ヨルシカ (Yorushika) - 修羅/Asura

ヨルシカ (Yorushika) - 修羅/Asura





ano kaze ano kaze
That wind, that wind

  • あの /ano/:
    that; referring to something distant from both speaker and listener
  • 風かぜ /kaze/:
    wind

natsukashii to omae ga itta
You said, 「It feels nostalgic」

  • 懐なつかしい /natsukashii/:
    nostalgic; fondly remembered
  • お前まえ /omae/:
    you; a familiar, blunt, and sometimes rude form of address
  • ~と言いった /to itta/:
    Original form: 言いう. と marks quoted content; ~と言った means 「said...」

natsukashii watashi no kokoro ga sukete shimatta
My nostalgic heart ended up showing through

  • 懐なつかしい /natsukashii/:
    nostalgic; fondly remembered
  • 私わたし /watashi/:
    I; me
  • 心こころ /kokoro/:
    heart; mind; feelings
  • 透すけてしまった /sukete shimatta/:
    Original form: 透すける, to show through. ~てしまった indicates completion, often with regret or an unintended result

yamakage harebare
Mountain shadows, bright and clear

  • 山影やまかげ /yamakage/:
    mountain silhouette or shadow
  • 晴はれ晴ばれ /harebare/:
    bright and clear; refreshed and cheerful

kaze ga tatta arashi no you ni
The wind rose, like a storm

  • 風かぜが立たった /kaze ga tatta/:
    Original form: 風かぜが立たつ, for the wind to rise; 立った is past tense
  • 嵐あらし /arashi/:
    storm; tempest
  • ように /you ni/:
    like; as if; in the manner of

omae ga utau to wa shiranakatta
I never knew that you would sing

  • お前まえ /omae/:
    you; a familiar, blunt, and sometimes rude form of address
  • 歌うたう /utau/:
    to sing
  • ~とは知しらなかった /to wa shiranakatta/:
    Original form: 知しる, to know. ~とは presents the preceding fact as unexpected; the phrase means 「I never knew that...」

wasuretai wasuretai
I want to forget, I want to forget

  • 忘わすれたい /wasuretai/:
    Original form: 忘わすれる, to forget. ~たい expresses the speaker's desire to do something

wasureyou to watashi ga itta
I said, 「Let's forget」

  • 忘わすれよう /wasureyou/:
    Volitional form of 忘わすれる, to forget; 「let's forget」 or 「I will forget」
  • 私わたし /watashi/:
    I; me
  • ~と言いった /to itta/:
    Original form: 言いう. と marks quoted content; ~と言った means 「said...」

wasureta
I forgot

  • 忘わすれた /wasureta/:
    Past tense of 忘わすれる, to forget; 「forgot」

omae ga hizashi to wa shiranakatta
I never knew that you were the sunlight

  • お前まえ /omae/:
    you; a familiar, blunt, and sometimes rude form of address
  • 日差ひざし /hizashi/:
    sunlight; rays of the sun
  • ~とは知しらなかった /to wa shiranakatta/:
    Original form: 知しる, to know. ~とは highlights an unexpected fact; the phrase means 「I never knew that...」

namikaze harebare
Wind and waves, bright and clear

  • 波風なみかぜ /namikaze/:
    wind and waves; also figuratively trouble or discord, though here it evokes the sea
  • 晴はれ晴ばれ /harebare/:
    bright and clear; refreshed and cheerful

umi ga tatta hitotsu no you ni
As though there were only one sea

  • 海うみ /umi/:
    sea; ocean
  • たった /tatta/:
    only; merely; just
  • 一ひとつ /hitotsu/:
    one; one thing
  • ように /you ni/:
    like; as if; in the manner of

watashi mo hitori to wa shiranakatta
I never knew that I, too, was alone

  • 私わたし /watashi/:
    I; me
  • 一人ひとり /hitori/:
    one person; alone
  • ~とは知しらなかった /to wa shiranakatta/:
    Original form: 知しる, to know. It means 「I never knew that...」 with surprise or belated realization

sabishii to utaeba haru yo
If I sing, 「I'm lonely,」 oh spring

  • 寂さびしい /sabishii/:
    lonely; lonesome; desolate
  • 歌うたえば /utaeba/:
    Conditional form of 歌うたう, to sing; 「if I sing」 or 「when I sing」
  • 春はるよ /haru yo/:
    oh spring; よ gives a vocative or exclamatory tone here

kaze wo fuku ore wa hitori no shura na no da
I blow the wind; I am a solitary Asura

  • 風かぜを吹ふく /kaze wo fuku/:
    to blow or stir up the wind; ordinary Japanese uses 風かぜが吹ふく, 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
  • 修羅しゅら /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
Open your mouth wide

  • 大おおきな /ookina/:
    big; an attributive form used directly before a noun, similar to 大おおきい
  • 口くち /kuchi/:
    mouth
  • 開あけろ /akero/:
    Imperative form of 開あける, to open; a forceful command, 「Open it!」

sabishii to umeku shura
An Asura groaning, 「I'm lonely」

  • 寂さびしい /sabishii/:
    lonely; here, the content of the groan
  • うめく /umeku/:
    to groan; to moan
  • 修羅しゅら /shura/:
    Asura; a warlike being in Buddhism, also someone caught in conflict or torment

anata no kokoro wa tsumetai to dareka ga itta
Someone said that your heart was cold

  • あなた /anata/:
    you; a general second-person pronoun, also used for an intimate partner
  • 心こころ /kokoro/:
    heart; mind; feelings
  • 冷つめたい /tsumetai/:
    cold; figuratively distant or heartless
  • 誰だれか /dareka/:
    someone; somebody
  • ~と言いった /to itta/:
    Original form: 言いう. と marks quoted content; 「said that...」

maa kokoro ga hieru to wa shiranakatta
Well! I never knew a heart could grow cold

  • 心こころ /kokoro/:
    heart; mind; feelings
  • 冷ひえる /hieru/:
    to grow cold; to cool down; an intransitive verb
  • ~とは知しらなかった /to wa shiranakatta/:
    Original form: 知しる, to know. It means 「I never knew that...」 and conveys surprise

yuuyake harebare
The sunset glow, bright and clear

  • 夕焼ゆうやけ /yuuyake/:
    sunset glow; red evening sky
  • 晴はれ晴ばれ /harebare/:
    bright and clear; refreshed and cheerful

kaze ga tatta kodachi no you ni
The wind rose, like a grove of trees

  • 風かぜが立たった /kaze ga tatta/:
    Original form: 風かぜが立たつ, for the wind to rise; 立った is past tense
  • 木立こだち /kodachi/:
    grove; cluster of trees
  • ように /you ni/:
    like; as if; in the manner of

omae mo hitori to wa shiranakatta
I never knew that you, too, were alone

  • お前まえ /omae/:
    you; a familiar, blunt, and sometimes rude form of address
  • 一人ひとり /hitori/:
    one person; alone
  • ~とは知しらなかった /to wa shiranakatta/:
    Original form: 知しる, to know. It means 「I never knew that...」 with surprise or belated realization

sabishii to watashi no mune yo sakero
At the cry of 「lonely,」 oh my heart, split open

  • 寂さびしい /sabishii/:
    lonely; here, the content being cried out
  • 私わたし /watashi/:
    I; me
  • 胸むねよ /mune yo/:
    oh chest, oh heart; 胸 can represent one's feelings, and よ marks direct address
  • 裂さけろ /sakero/:
    Imperative form of 裂さける, to split or tear open; a forceful command

ima ore wa hitori no shura na no da
Now, I am a solitary Asura

  • 今いま /ima/:
    now; at this moment
  • おれ /ore/:
    I; a casual, rough, masculine first-person pronoun
  • ひとり /hitori/:
    alone; by oneself
  • 修羅しゅら /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
Open your mouth wide

  • 大おおきな /ookina/:
    big; an attributive form used directly before a noun, similar to 大おおきい
  • 口くち /kuchi/:
    mouth
  • 開あけろ /akero/:
    Imperative form of 開あける, to open; a forceful command, 「Open it!」

kaze wo uke hashiru shura
An Asura running into the wind

  • 風かぜを受うけ /kaze wo uke/:
    Original form: 風かぜを受うける, to catch or face the wind; 受け connects to the following action
  • 走はしる /hashiru/:
    to run
  • 修羅しゅら /shura/:
    Asura; a warlike being in Buddhism, also someone caught in conflict or torment

sabishii to utaeba haru yo
If I sing, 「I'm lonely,」 oh spring

  • 寂さびしい /sabishii/:
    lonely; lonesome; desolate
  • 歌うたえば /utaeba/:
    Conditional form of 歌うたう, to sing; 「if I sing」 or 「when I sing」
  • 春はるよ /haru yo/:
    oh spring; よ gives a vocative or exclamatory tone here

kaze wo fuku ore wa hitori no shura na no da
I blow the wind; I am a solitary Asura

  • 風かぜを吹ふく /kaze wo fuku/:
    to blow or stir up the wind; ordinary Japanese uses 風かぜが吹ふく, 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
  • 修羅しゅら /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
Open your mouth wide

  • 大おおきな /ookina/:
    big; an attributive form used directly before a noun, similar to 大おおきい
  • 口くち /kuchi/:
    mouth
  • 開あけろ /akero/:
    Imperative form of 開あける, to open; a forceful command, 「Open it!」

kaze wo fuku ore to shura
I who blow the wind, and the Asura

  • 風かぜを吹ふく /kaze wo fuku/:
    to blow or stir up the wind; an active, poetic phrasing instead of the ordinary 風かぜが吹ふく
  • おれ /ore/:
    I; a casual, rough, masculine first-person pronoun
  • 修羅しゅら /shura/:
    Asura; a warlike being in Buddhism, also someone caught in conflict or torment

kokoro ga kokoro ga namiutsu to omae ga itta
You said your heart, your heart, was surging

  • 心こころ /kokoro/:
    heart; mind; feelings
  • 波打なみうつ /namiutsu/:
    to undulate or surge like waves; also used of strong emotion
  • お前まえ /omae/:
    you; a familiar, blunt, and sometimes rude form of address
  • ~と言いった /to itta/:
    Original form: 言いう. と marks quoted content; 「said that...」

aa kokoro ga umi da to wa shiranakatta
Ah, I never knew that the heart was the sea

  • 心こころ /kokoro/:
    heart; mind; feelings
  • 海うみ /umi/:
    sea; ocean
  • ~だとは知しらなかった /da to wa shiranakatta/:
    Original form: 知しる, to know. だ is the copula for a noun predicate; the whole phrase means 「I never knew that... was...」

yamakage harebare
Mountain shadows, bright and clear

  • 山影やまかげ /yamakage/:
    mountain silhouette or shadow
  • 晴はれ晴ばれ /harebare/:
    bright and clear; refreshed and cheerful

kaze ga tatta arashi no you ni
The wind rose, like a storm

  • 風かぜが立たった /kaze ga tatta/:
    Original form: 風かぜが立たつ, for the wind to rise; 立った is past tense
  • 嵐あらし /arashi/:
    storm; tempest
  • ように /you ni/:
    like; as if; in the manner of

omae ga warau to wa shiranakatta
I never knew that you would smile

  • お前まえ /omae/:
    you; a familiar, blunt, and sometimes rude form of address
  • 笑わらう /warau/:
    to laugh; to smile
  • ~とは知しらなかった /to wa shiranakatta/:
    Original form: 知しる, to know. ~とは presents the preceding fact as unexpected; the phrase means 「I never knew that...」