Vaundy - 飛ぼうよ/Let's Fly
mada mitete
まだ見てて
Keep watching me
見てて /mitete/:
keep watching; contraction of 見ていて (dict. form: 見る)
boku ga hanarenai you ni
僕が離れないように
So that I won't leave
僕 /boku/:
I, me; a commonly masculine first-person pronoun
離れない /hanarenai/:
not leave, not separate (dict. form: 離れる)
ないように /nai you ni/:
so that ... does not; used to avoid a result
dakishimete
抱きしめて
Hold me tight
抱きしめて /dakishimete/:
hold tightly (dict. form: 抱きしめる; the て-form expresses a request here)
boku ga nakidasanai you ni
僕が泣きださないように
So that I don't burst into tears
僕 /boku/:
I, me; a commonly masculine first-person pronoun
泣きださない /nakidasanai/:
not burst into tears; 泣く + 出す (dict. form: 泣き出す)
ないように /nai you ni/:
so that ... does not; used to avoid a result
oikaze ga fuki
追い風が吹き
A tailwind blows
追い
風 /oikaze/:
tailwind; figuratively, a favorable force
吹き /fuki/:
blow (dict. form: 吹く; continuative form linking to the next line)
ito ga sesuji kayoi, ketsueki ni todoku koro
糸が背筋通い、血液に届くころ
When the thread runs along my spine and reaches my blood
背筋 /sesuji/:
spine, line of the back
通い /kayoi/:
run through, circulate (dict. form: 通う; continuative form)
届く /todoku/:
to reach, to arrive
ころ /koro/:
when, around the time
boku ga mata tobesou na hane wo mitsuketa yo
僕がまた飛べそうな羽を見つけたよ
I found wings that might let me fly again
僕 /boku/:
I, me; a commonly masculine first-person pronoun
飛べそうな /tobesou na/:
seemingly able to fly; 飛ぶ in the potential form 飛べる plus そう
見つけた /mitsuketa/:
found (dict. form: 見つける)
moshi sa
もしさ
What if, you know
kimi mo mada sudatsu mae naraba
君もまだ巣立つ前ならば
If you, too, have yet to leave the nest
君 /kimi/:
you; an informal or intimate second-person pronoun
巣立つ /sudatsu/:
to leave the nest; figuratively, to become independent
前 /mae/:
before; plain-form verb + 前 means before doing something
ならば /naraba/:
if it is; a more formal or emphatic form of なら
nee issho ni, tobou yo
ねぇ一緒に、飛ぼうよ
Hey, let's fly together
一緒に /issho ni/:
together
飛ぼう /tobou/:
let's fly; volitional form of 飛ぶ, used as an invitation
yosomi shite
よそみして
Look away
よそみして /yosomi shite/:
look away, look elsewhere (dict. form: よそみする, also written よそ見する)
sudachi wo ou kaze no you ni
巣立ちを追う風のように
Like the wind that follows a fledgling's departure
巣立ち /sudachi/:
leaving the nest, independence (from the verb 巣立つ)
追う /ou/:
to chase, to follow
ように /you ni/:
like, as if, in the manner of
dakiagete
抱き上げて
Lift me up in your arms
抱き
上げて /dakiagete/:
lift up in one's arms (dict. form: 抱き上げる; the て-form expresses a request here)
boku ga akiramenai you ni
僕が諦めないように
So that I don't give up
僕 /boku/:
I, me; a commonly masculine first-person pronoun
諦めない /akiramenai/:
not give up (dict. form: 諦める)
ないように /nai you ni/:
so that ... does not; used to avoid a result
kubisuji
首筋
The nape of the neck
首筋 /kubisuji/:
nape, line of the neck
hotsure oi hajime
解れ老い始め
Begins to fray and grow old
解れ /hotsure/:
fray, come loose (dict. form: 解れる; continuative form)
老い
始め /oi hajime/:
begin to grow old; 老いる + 始める in the continuative form
ito ga shinzou ni todoku made
糸が心臓に届くまで
Until the thread reaches the heart
届く /todoku/:
to reach, to arrive
boku ga mada tobesou na riyuu wo mitsuketa yo
僕がまだ飛べそうな理由を見つけたよ
I found a reason I might still be able to fly
僕 /boku/:
I, me; a commonly masculine first-person pronoun
飛べそうな /tobesou na/:
seemingly able to fly; 飛ぶ in the potential form 飛べる plus そう
見つけた /mitsuketa/:
found (dict. form: 見つける)
dakara moshi mo
だからもしも
So, if
だから /dakara/:
so, therefore
もしも /moshi mo/:
if, supposing; slightly more emphatic than もし
mada kimi ga sudatsu mae naraba
まだ君が巣立つ前ならば
If you have yet to leave the nest
君 /kimi/:
you; an informal or intimate second-person pronoun
巣立つ /sudatsu/:
to leave the nest; figuratively, to become independent
前 /mae/:
before; plain-form verb + 前 means before doing something
ならば /naraba/:
if it is; a more formal or emphatic form of なら
nee issho ni
ねぇ一緒に
Hey, together
一緒に /issho ni/:
together
kono saki ga mukaikaze to
この先が向かい風と
Even if the road ahead is made of headwinds
この
先 /kono saki/:
from here on, what lies ahead
向かい
風 /mukaikaze/:
headwind; figuratively, resistance or adversity
yama yama de orinasedo
山々でおりなせど
And mountain after mountain
山々 /yama yama/:
mountains, mountain after mountain; 々 repeats the preceding kanji
おりなせど /orinasedo/:
even though it is woven together; a literary concessive form of 織りなす + ど
ketsueki oyogu kono ito ga kimi no da to kizuku made
血液泳ぐこの糸が君のだと気づくまで
Until I realize this thread swimming through my blood is yours
泳ぐ /oyogu/:
to swim; poetically, to move through the blood here
この /kono/:
this; used before a noun
君の /kimi no/:
yours; the following noun is omitted
だと /da to/:
だ is the copula and と marks the content of 気づく: realize that it is ...
気づく /kizuku/:
to notice, to realize
aa boku wa mata ii sokoneta kotoba wo tsuranete
あぁ僕はまた言い損ねた言葉をつらねて
Ah, once again I string together the words I failed to say
僕 /boku/:
I, me; a commonly masculine first-person pronoun
言い
損ねた /ii sokoneta/:
failed or missed the chance to say; 言う + 損ねる (dict. form: 言い損ねる)
言葉 /kotoba/:
word, words, language
つらねて /tsuranete/:
string together, arrange in a row (dict. form: つらねる, also written 連ねる)
aa moshi mo
あぁもしも
Ah, if only
もしも /moshi mo/:
if, supposing; slightly more emphatic than もし
anata nara to omou hibi ga fuete kita kara
あなたならと思う日々が増えてきたから
Because more and more days find me thinking, 「If it were you」
あなた /anata/:
you; can also be an intimate way to address a partner
なら /nara/:
if it is; あなたなら means if it were you
思う /omou/:
to think, to feel
日々 /hibi/:
days, day after day
増えてきた /fuete kita/:
have been increasing (dict. form: 増える; てくる marks a change continuing up to now)
aa kimi to nara, tobesou na mirai wo mitsuketa yo
あぁ君となら、飛べそうな未来を見つけたよ
Ah, I found a future where I might fly if I'm with you
君となら /kimi to nara/:
if I am with you; noun + となら means if it is with ...
飛べそうな /tobesou na/:
seemingly able to fly; 飛ぶ in the potential form 飛べる plus そう
見つけた /mitsuketa/:
found (dict. form: 見つける)
aa moshi mo
あぁもしも
Ah, if
もしも /moshi mo/:
if, supposing; slightly more emphatic than もし
mada tobesou nara
まだ飛べそうなら
If you still feel you can fly
飛べそう /tobesou/:
seemingly able to fly; 飛ぶ in the potential form 飛べる plus そう
なら /nara/:
if; marks a condition or supposition
boku ni itte yo
僕に言ってよ
Tell me
僕 /boku/:
I, me; a commonly masculine first-person pronoun
言って /itte/:
say, tell (dict. form: 言う; the て-form expresses a request here)
issho ni
一緒に
Together
一緒に /issho ni/:
together
tobou yo
「 飛ぼうよ 」
「Let's fly」
飛ぼう /tobou/:
let's fly; volitional form of 飛ぶ, used as an invitation