ヨルシカ (Yorushika) - 修羅/Asura
ano kaze ano kaze
あの風 あの風
That wind, that wind
あの /ano/:
that; referring to something distant from both speaker and listener
natsukashii to omae ga itta
懐かしいとお前が言った
You said, 「It feels nostalgic」
懐かしい /natsukashii/:
nostalgic; fondly remembered
お
前 /omae/:
you; a familiar, blunt, and sometimes rude form of address
~と
言った /to itta/:
Original form: 言う. と marks quoted content; ~と言った means 「said...」
natsukashii watashi no kokoro ga sukete shimatta
懐かしい私の心が透けてしまった
My nostalgic heart ended up showing through
懐かしい /natsukashii/:
nostalgic; fondly remembered
心 /kokoro/:
heart; mind; feelings
透けてしまった /sukete shimatta/:
Original form: 透ける, to show through. ~てしまった indicates completion, often with regret or an unintended result
yamakage harebare
山影 晴れ晴れ
Mountain shadows, bright and clear
山影 /yamakage/:
mountain silhouette or shadow
晴れ
晴れ /harebare/:
bright and clear; refreshed and cheerful
kaze ga tatta arashi no you ni
風が立った 嵐のように
The wind rose, like a storm
風が
立った /kaze ga tatta/:
Original form: 風が立つ, for the wind to rise; 立った is past tense
嵐 /arashi/:
storm; tempest
ように /you ni/:
like; as if; in the manner of
omae ga utau to wa shiranakatta
お前が歌うとは知らなかった
I never knew that you would sing
お
前 /omae/:
you; a familiar, blunt, and sometimes rude form of address
~とは
知らなかった /to wa shiranakatta/:
Original form: 知る, to know. ~とは presents the preceding fact as unexpected; the phrase means 「I never knew that...」
wasuretai wasuretai
忘れたい 忘れたい
I want to forget, I want to forget
忘れたい /wasuretai/:
Original form: 忘れる, to forget. ~たい expresses the speaker's desire to do something
wasureyou to watashi ga itta
忘れようと私が言った
I said, 「Let's forget」
忘れよう /wasureyou/:
Volitional form of 忘れる, to forget; 「let's forget」 or 「I will forget」
~と
言った /to itta/:
Original form: 言う. と marks quoted content; ~と言った means 「said...」
wasureta
忘れた
I forgot
忘れた /wasureta/:
Past tense of 忘れる, to forget; 「forgot」
omae ga hizashi to wa shiranakatta
お前が日差しとは知らなかった
I never knew that you were the sunlight
お
前 /omae/:
you; a familiar, blunt, and sometimes rude form of address
日差し /hizashi/:
sunlight; rays of the sun
~とは
知らなかった /to wa shiranakatta/:
Original form: 知る, to know. ~とは highlights an unexpected fact; the phrase means 「I never knew that...」
namikaze harebare
波風 晴れ晴れ
Wind and waves, bright and clear
波風 /namikaze/:
wind and waves; also figuratively trouble or discord, though here it evokes the sea
晴れ
晴れ /harebare/:
bright and clear; refreshed and cheerful
umi ga tatta hitotsu no you ni
海がたった一つのように
As though there were only one sea
たった /tatta/:
only; merely; just
一つ /hitotsu/:
one; one thing
ように /you ni/:
like; as if; in the manner of
watashi mo hitori to wa shiranakatta
私も一人とは知らなかった
I never knew that I, too, was alone
一人 /hitori/:
one person; alone
~とは
知らなかった /to wa shiranakatta/:
Original form: 知る, to know. It means 「I never knew that...」 with surprise or belated realization
sabishii to utaeba haru yo
寂しいと歌えば春よ
If I sing, 「I'm lonely,」 oh spring
寂しい /sabishii/:
lonely; lonesome; desolate
歌えば /utaeba/:
Conditional form of 歌う, to sing; 「if I sing」 or 「when I sing」
春よ /haru yo/:
oh spring; よ gives a vocative or exclamatory tone here
kaze wo fuku ore wa hitori no shura na no da
風を吹く、おれはひとりの修羅なのだ
I blow the wind; I am a solitary Asura
風を
吹く /kaze wo fuku/:
to blow or stir up the wind; ordinary Japanese uses 風が吹く, while を makes this an active, poetic expression
おれ /ore/:
I; a casual, rough, masculine first-person pronoun
ひとり /hitori/:
alone; by oneself
修羅 /shura/:
Asura; a warlike being in Buddhism, also someone caught in conflict or torment
なのだ /na no da/:
an explanatory and emphatic ending after a noun or na-adjective; 「it is that...」 or 「indeed...」
ookina kuchi wo akero
大きな口を開けろ
Open your mouth wide
大きな /ookina/:
big; an attributive form used directly before a noun, similar to 大きい
開けろ /akero/:
Imperative form of 開ける, to open; a forceful command, 「Open it!」
sabishii to umeku shura
寂しいとうめく修羅
An Asura groaning, 「I'm lonely」
寂しい /sabishii/:
lonely; here, the content of the groan
うめく /umeku/:
to groan; to moan
修羅 /shura/:
Asura; a warlike being in Buddhism, also someone caught in conflict or torment
anata no kokoro wa tsumetai to dareka ga itta
あなたの心は冷たいと誰かが言った
Someone said that your heart was cold
あなた /anata/:
you; a general second-person pronoun, also used for an intimate partner
心 /kokoro/:
heart; mind; feelings
冷たい /tsumetai/:
cold; figuratively distant or heartless
誰か /dareka/:
someone; somebody
~と
言った /to itta/:
Original form: 言う. と marks quoted content; 「said that...」
maa kokoro ga hieru to wa shiranakatta
まぁ!心が冷えるとは知らなかった
Well! I never knew a heart could grow cold
心 /kokoro/:
heart; mind; feelings
冷える /hieru/:
to grow cold; to cool down; an intransitive verb
~とは
知らなかった /to wa shiranakatta/:
Original form: 知る, to know. It means 「I never knew that...」 and conveys surprise
yuuyake harebare
夕焼け 晴れ晴れ
The sunset glow, bright and clear
夕焼け /yuuyake/:
sunset glow; red evening sky
晴れ
晴れ /harebare/:
bright and clear; refreshed and cheerful
kaze ga tatta kodachi no you ni
風が立った 木立のように
The wind rose, like a grove of trees
風が
立った /kaze ga tatta/:
Original form: 風が立つ, for the wind to rise; 立った is past tense
木立 /kodachi/:
grove; cluster of trees
ように /you ni/:
like; as if; in the manner of
omae mo hitori to wa shiranakatta
お前も一人とは知らなかった
I never knew that you, too, were alone
お
前 /omae/:
you; a familiar, blunt, and sometimes rude form of address
一人 /hitori/:
one person; alone
~とは
知らなかった /to wa shiranakatta/:
Original form: 知る, to know. It means 「I never knew that...」 with surprise or belated realization
sabishii to watashi no mune yo sakero
寂しいと私の胸よ裂けろ
At the cry of 「lonely,」 oh my heart, split open
寂しい /sabishii/:
lonely; here, the content being cried out
胸よ /mune yo/:
oh chest, oh heart; 胸 can represent one's feelings, and よ marks direct address
裂けろ /sakero/:
Imperative form of 裂ける, to split or tear open; a forceful command
ima ore wa hitori no shura na no da
今、おれはひとりの修羅なのだ
Now, I am a solitary Asura
今 /ima/:
now; at this moment
おれ /ore/:
I; a casual, rough, masculine first-person pronoun
ひとり /hitori/:
alone; by oneself
修羅 /shura/:
Asura; a warlike being in Buddhism, also someone caught in conflict or torment
なのだ /na no da/:
an explanatory and emphatic ending after a noun or na-adjective; 「it is that...」 or 「indeed...」
ookina kuchi wo akero
大きな口を開けろ
Open your mouth wide
大きな /ookina/:
big; an attributive form used directly before a noun, similar to 大きい
開けろ /akero/:
Imperative form of 開ける, to open; a forceful command, 「Open it!」
kaze wo uke hashiru shura
風を受け、走る修羅
An Asura running into the wind
風を
受け /kaze wo uke/:
Original form: 風を受ける, to catch or face the wind; 受け connects to the following action
修羅 /shura/:
Asura; a warlike being in Buddhism, also someone caught in conflict or torment
sabishii to utaeba haru yo
寂しいと歌えば春よ
If I sing, 「I'm lonely,」 oh spring
寂しい /sabishii/:
lonely; lonesome; desolate
歌えば /utaeba/:
Conditional form of 歌う, to sing; 「if I sing」 or 「when I sing」
春よ /haru yo/:
oh spring; よ gives a vocative or exclamatory tone here
kaze wo fuku ore wa hitori no shura na no da
風を吹く、おれはひとりの修羅なのだ
I blow the wind; I am a solitary Asura
風を
吹く /kaze wo fuku/:
to blow or stir up the wind; ordinary Japanese uses 風が吹く, while を makes this an active, poetic expression
おれ /ore/:
I; a casual, rough, masculine first-person pronoun
ひとり /hitori/:
alone; by oneself
修羅 /shura/:
Asura; a warlike being in Buddhism, also someone caught in conflict or torment
なのだ /na no da/:
an explanatory and emphatic ending after a noun or na-adjective; 「it is that...」 or 「indeed...」
ookina kuchi wo akero
大きな口を開けろ
Open your mouth wide
大きな /ookina/:
big; an attributive form used directly before a noun, similar to 大きい
開けろ /akero/:
Imperative form of 開ける, to open; a forceful command, 「Open it!」
kaze wo fuku ore to shura
風を吹くおれと修羅
I who blow the wind, and the Asura
風を
吹く /kaze wo fuku/:
to blow or stir up the wind; an active, poetic phrasing instead of the ordinary 風が吹く
おれ /ore/:
I; a casual, rough, masculine first-person pronoun
修羅 /shura/:
Asura; a warlike being in Buddhism, also someone caught in conflict or torment
kokoro ga kokoro ga namiutsu to omae ga itta
心が 心が波打つとお前が言った
You said your heart, your heart, was surging
心 /kokoro/:
heart; mind; feelings
波打つ /namiutsu/:
to undulate or surge like waves; also used of strong emotion
お
前 /omae/:
you; a familiar, blunt, and sometimes rude form of address
~と
言った /to itta/:
Original form: 言う. と marks quoted content; 「said that...」
aa kokoro ga umi da to wa shiranakatta
あぁ、心が海だとは知らなかった
Ah, I never knew that the heart was the sea
心 /kokoro/:
heart; mind; feelings
~だとは
知らなかった /da to wa shiranakatta/:
Original form: 知る, to know. だ is the copula for a noun predicate; the whole phrase means 「I never knew that... was...」
yamakage harebare
山影 晴れ晴れ
Mountain shadows, bright and clear
山影 /yamakage/:
mountain silhouette or shadow
晴れ
晴れ /harebare/:
bright and clear; refreshed and cheerful
kaze ga tatta arashi no you ni
風が立った 嵐のように
The wind rose, like a storm
風が
立った /kaze ga tatta/:
Original form: 風が立つ, for the wind to rise; 立った is past tense
嵐 /arashi/:
storm; tempest
ように /you ni/:
like; as if; in the manner of
omae ga warau to wa shiranakatta
お前が笑うとは知らなかった
I never knew that you would smile
お
前 /omae/:
you; a familiar, blunt, and sometimes rude form of address
笑う /warau/:
to laugh; to smile
~とは
知らなかった /to wa shiranakatta/:
Original form: 知る, to know. ~とは presents the preceding fact as unexpected; the phrase means 「I never knew that...」