Vaundy - 灯火/Guiding Light




tanchou na ashioto ni
To the sound of monotonous footsteps

  • 単調たんちょうな /tanchou na/:
    monotonous; repetitive
  • 足音あしおと /ashioto/:
    sound of footsteps

merodii wo nosetara
If I set a melody to them

  • メロディー /merodii/:
    melody
  • せたら /nosetara/:
    from 乗せる, to put or set on; たら makes it conditional: if

kanjou ga touta shiteku
My emotions gradually weed out

  • 感情かんじょう /kanjou/:
    emotion; feeling
  • 淘汰とうた /touta/:
    selection; elimination
  • してく /shiteku/:
    colloquial contraction of していく, from する; indicates an action continuing or developing

jisoshin to boku no hiai wo
My pride and my sorrow

  • 自尊心じそんしん /jisoshin/:
    self-respect; pride
  • ぼく /boku/:
    I; me (often masculine)
  • 悲哀ひあい /hiai/:
    sorrow; sadness

mienai mienai mono wo
Those things I cannot, cannot see

  • えない /mienai/:
    negative of 見える, to be visible; cannot be seen
  • もの /mono/:
    thing; something

mieteru mieteru hontou ni
I can see them, see them, truly

  • えてる /mieteru/:
    colloquial contraction of 見えている, from 見える; to be visible
  • 本当ほんとうに /hontou ni/:
    really; truly

mienai mienai hontou wo
The truth I cannot, cannot see

  • えない /mienai/:
    negative of 見える, to be visible; cannot be seen
  • 本当ほんとう /hontou/:
    truth; reality; real

mieteru mieteru kandou ni
Yet I see it, see it, in the emotion

  • えてる /mieteru/:
    colloquial contraction of 見えている, from 見える; to be visible
  • 感動かんどう /kandou/:
    emotion; being deeply moved

sagashita boku no unmei to
The fate I searched for, and

  • さがした /sagashita/:
    past tense of 探す, to search for; modifies 運命 here
  • ぼく /boku/:
    I; me (often masculine)
  • 運命うんめい /unmei/:
    fate; destiny

yuruginai sekai no uta
The unwavering song of the world

  • るぎない /yuruginai/:
    unwavering; unshakable; derived from 揺るぐ, to waver
  • 世界せかい /sekai/:
    world
  • うた /uta/:
    song

sonna basho ni bokutachi wa
In such a place, we

  • そんな /sonna/:
    such; that kind of
  • 場所ばしょ /basho/:
    place; location
  • ぼくたち /bokutachi/:
    we; たち marks a group or plural after a person

itsumademo ikite iru
Go on living forever

  • いつまでも /itsumademo/:
    forever; for all time
  • きている /ikite iru/:
    from 生きる, to live; ている indicates an ongoing state

kawashita ten no yakusoku wo
The promise exchanged with heaven

  • わした /kawashita/:
    past tense of 交わす, to exchange or make with one another
  • てん /ten/:
    heaven; sky
  • 約束やくそく /yakusoku/:
    promise; agreement

uragirareta to shite mo
Even if it was betrayed

  • 裏切うらぎられた /uragirareta/:
    passive past of 裏切る, to betray; was betrayed
  • としても /to shite mo/:
    even if; supposing that

sonna koto ni bokutachi wa
As for such a thing, we

  • そんなこと /sonna koto/:
    such a thing; something like that
  • ぼくたち /bokutachi/:
    we; たち marks a group or plural after a person

kizukazu ni ikite iku dake
We simply keep living without noticing

  • 気付きづかずに /kizukazu ni/:
    from 気付く, to notice; ずに means without doing
  • きていく /ikite iku/:
    from 生きる, to live; ていく indicates continuing onward
  • だけ /dake/:
    only; simply

dake
That's all

  • だけ /dake/:
    only; just; marks limitation

kanpeki na risoukyou nado
Something like a perfect utopia

  • 完璧かんぺきな /kanpeki na/:
    perfect; flawless
  • 理想郷りそうきょう /risoukyou/:
    utopia; ideal place
  • など /nado/:
    such as; and the like; here it downplays the idea

bokura ni wa arie wa shinai kara
Because it could never exist for us

  • ぼくら /bokura/:
    we; ら marks a group or plural after a person
  • ありはしない /arie wa shinai/:
    from あり得る, to be possible; はしない strongly emphasizes negation: could never be
  • から /kara/:
    because; since

mienai mienai mono wo
Those things I cannot, cannot see

  • えない /mienai/:
    negative of 見える, to be visible; cannot be seen
  • もの /mono/:
    thing; something

mieteru mieteru hontou ni
I can see them, see them, truly

  • えてる /mieteru/:
    colloquial contraction of 見えている, from 見える; to be visible
  • 本当ほんとうに /hontou ni/:
    really; truly

mienai mienai hontou wo
The truth I cannot, cannot see

  • えない /mienai/:
    negative of 見える, to be visible; cannot be seen
  • 本当ほんとう /hontou/:
    truth; reality; real

mieteru mieteru kandou ni
Yet I see it, see it, in the emotion

  • えてる /mieteru/:
    colloquial contraction of 見えている, from 見える; to be visible
  • 感動かんどう /kandou/:
    emotion; being deeply moved

sagashita boku no unmei to
The fate I searched for, and

  • さがした /sagashita/:
    past tense of 探す, to search for; modifies 運命 here
  • ぼく /boku/:
    I; me (often masculine)
  • 運命うんめい /unmei/:
    fate; destiny

yuruginai sekai no uta
The unwavering song of the world

  • るぎない /yuruginai/:
    unwavering; unshakable; derived from 揺るぐ, to waver
  • 世界せかい /sekai/:
    world
  • うた /uta/:
    song

sonna basho ni bokutachi wa
In such a place, we

  • そんな /sonna/:
    such; that kind of
  • 場所ばしょ /basho/:
    place; location
  • ぼくたち /bokutachi/:
    we; たち marks a group or plural after a person

itsumademo ikite iru
Go on living forever

  • いつまでも /itsumademo/:
    forever; for all time
  • きている /ikite iru/:
    from 生きる, to live; ている indicates an ongoing state

kawashita ten no yakusoku wo
The promise exchanged with heaven

  • わした /kawashita/:
    past tense of 交わす, to exchange or make with one another
  • てん /ten/:
    heaven; sky
  • 約束やくそく /yakusoku/:
    promise; agreement

uragirareta to shite mo
Even if it was betrayed

  • 裏切うらぎられた /uragirareta/:
    passive past of 裏切る, to betray; was betrayed
  • としても /to shite mo/:
    even if; supposing that

sonna koto ni bokutachi wa
As for such a thing, we

  • そんなこと /sonna koto/:
    such a thing; something like that
  • ぼくたち /bokutachi/:
    we; たち marks a group or plural after a person

kizukazu ni ikite iku dake
We simply keep living without noticing

  • 気付きづかずに /kizukazu ni/:
    from 気付く, to notice; ずに means without doing
  • きていく /ikite iku/:
    from 生きる, to live; ていく indicates continuing onward
  • だけ /dake/:
    only; simply


yuruginai ne bokutachi wa
We are unwavering, aren't we

  • るぎない /yuruginai/:
    unwavering; unshakable; derived from 揺るぐ, to waver
  • ぼくたち /bokutachi/:
    we; us

nando mo koe wo agete
Raising our voices again and again

  • 何度なんども /nando mo/:
    many times; again and again
  • こえ /koe/:
    voice
  • こえげて /koe wo agete/:
    from 声を上げる, to raise one's voice or cry out; て-form

ari mo shinai kassouro
A runway that does not even exist

  • ありもしない /ari mo shinai/:
    from ある, to exist; もしない strongly emphasizes that it does not exist
  • 滑走路かっそうろ /kassouro/:
    runway

hane wo hiroge hashiru
We spread our wings and run

  • はね /hane/:
    feather; wing
  • ひろげ /hiroge/:
    continuative form of 広げる, to spread or unfold
  • はしる /hashiru/:
    to run

yurugi wa shinai yo bokutachi wa
We will not waver

  • るぎはしない /yurugi wa shinai/:
    from 揺るぐ, to waver; はしない strongly emphasizes negation: will not waver
  • ぼくたち /bokutachi/:
    we; us

nando mo koe wo agete
Raising our voices again and again

  • 何度なんども /nando mo/:
    many times; again and again
  • こえ /koe/:
    voice
  • こえげて /koe wo agete/:
    from 声を上げる, to raise one's voice or cry out; て-form

nando mo koe wo agete
Raising our voices again and again

  • 何度なんども /nando mo/:
    many times; again and again
  • こえ /koe/:
    voice
  • こえげて /koe wo agete/:
    from 声を上げる, to raise one's voice or cry out; て-form

nando mo koe wo agete
Raising our voices again and again

  • 何度なんども /nando mo/:
    many times; again and again
  • こえ /koe/:
    voice
  • こえげて /koe wo agete/:
    from 声を上げる, to raise one's voice or cry out; て-form

nee dou shiyou
Hey, what should I do

  • どうしよう /dou shiyou/:
    what should I do; しよう is the volitional of する, used here to deliberate

doko e ikou ka
Where shall I go

  • どこ /doko/:
    where
  • こうか /ikou ka/:
    from 行く, to go; volitional 行こう plus か expresses deliberation: where shall I go

boku ga ima santan to koe ni dashite
Now I voice it in misery

  • ぼく /boku/:
    I; me (often masculine)
  • いま /ima/:
    now; this moment
  • 惨憺さんたんと /santan to/:
    miserably; desolately
  • こえして /koe ni dashite/:
    from 声に出す, to say aloud; て-form

mata mienai
Still, I cannot see

  • また /mata/:
    again; also; here, still
  • えない /mienai/:
    negative of 見える, to be visible; cannot see

chizu wo boku wa hisshi ni sagashite aruite iru
I walk on, desperately searching for a map

  • 地図ちず /chizu/:
    map
  • ぼく /boku/:
    I; me (often masculine)
  • 必死ひっしに /hisshi ni/:
    desperately; with all one's might
  • さがして /sagashite/:
    て-form of 探す, to search for
  • あるいている /aruite iru/:
    from 歩く, to walk; ている indicates an ongoing action

kedo mada dou shiyou
But still, what should I do

  • けど /kedo/:
    but; though; a casual form of けれども
  • まだ /mada/:
    still; yet
  • どうしよう /dou shiyou/:
    what should I do; volitional of する used for deliberation

koko ni iyou ka
Should I stay here

  • ここ /koko/:
    here
  • いようか /iyou ka/:
    from いる, to be or stay; volitional いよう plus か expresses deliberation

itsuka mata me ga miehajimeru made
Until someday my eyes begin to see again

  • いつか /itsuka/:
    someday; sometime
  • また /mata/:
    again
  • /me/:
    eye; eyesight
  • はじめる /miehajimeru/:
    to begin to see; verb stem plus 始める means to begin doing
  • まで /made/:
    until; up to

mada mienai
Still unseen

  • まだ /mada/:
    still; yet
  • えない /mienai/:
    negative of 見える, to be visible; cannot be seen

mirai wo bokura
That future, we will

  • 未来みらい /mirai/:
    future
  • ぼくら /bokura/:
    we; us; ら marks a group or plural after a person

tomoshibi de terashite iku kara
Because we will keep lighting it with a flame

  • 灯火ともしび /tomoshibi/:
    lamplight; flame; figuratively, a light of hope or guidance
  • らしていく /terashite iku/:
    from 照らす, to illuminate; ていく indicates continuing onward
  • から /kara/:
    because; since

sagashita boku no unmei to yuruginai sekai no uta
The fate I searched for and the unwavering song of the world

  • さがした /sagashita/:
    past tense of 探す, to search for; modifies 運命 here
  • ぼく /boku/:
    I; me (often masculine)
  • 運命うんめい /unmei/:
    fate; destiny
  • るぎない /yuruginai/:
    unwavering; unshakable; derived from 揺るぐ, to waver
  • 世界せかい /sekai/:
    world
  • うた /uta/:
    song

sonna basho ni bokutachi wa itsumademo ikite iru
In such a place, we go on living forever

  • そんな /sonna/:
    such; that kind of
  • 場所ばしょ /basho/:
    place; location
  • ぼくたち /bokutachi/:
    we; us
  • いつまでも /itsumademo/:
    forever; for all time
  • きている /ikite iru/:
    from 生きる, to live; ている indicates an ongoing state

kawashita ten no yakusoku wo uragirareta to shite mo
Even if the promise exchanged with heaven was betrayed

  • わした /kawashita/:
    past tense of 交わす, to exchange or make with one another
  • てん /ten/:
    heaven; sky
  • 約束やくそく /yakusoku/:
    promise; agreement
  • 裏切うらぎられた /uragirareta/:
    passive past of 裏切る, to betray; was betrayed
  • としても /to shite mo/:
    even if; supposing that

sonna koto ni bokutachi wa kizukazu ni ikite iku dake
We simply keep living without noticing such a thing

  • そんなこと /sonna koto/:
    such a thing; something like that
  • ぼくたち /bokutachi/:
    we; us
  • 気付きづかずに /kizukazu ni/:
    from 気付く, to notice; ずに means without doing
  • きてく /ikite iku/:
    from 生きる, to live; て行く indicates continuing onward
  • だけ /dake/:
    only; simply