YOASOBI - 海のまにまに/As the Sea Wills
yoru no aima wo nuu you ni
夜の合間を縫うように
As if weaving through the gaps in the night
合間 /aima/:
interval, gap
縫うように /nuu you ni/:
as if sewing; as if weaving through gaps
hashiru densha no naka yurari
走る電車の中ゆらり
Swaying gently inside the moving train
走る /hashiru/:
to run; here, to travel
ushiro muki ni nagareru
後ろ向きに流れる
Flowing backward past me
後ろ
向き /ushiro muki/:
facing backward
流れる /nagareru/:
to flow, to pass by
keshiki wo hitori
景色をひとり
The scenery, all alone
suwatte mite ita mite ita
座って 見ていた 見ていた
I sat and watched, watched
座って /suwatte/:
te-form of 座る, to sit
見ていた /mite ita/:
was watching; past progressive of 見る
hirusagari no hizashi wa
昼下がりの陽射しは
The afternoon sunlight
昼下がり /hirusagari/:
early afternoon
yuuhi no orenji iro ni somatte
夕陽のオレンジ色に染まって
Was dyed the orange of the setting sun
夕陽 /yuuhi/:
setting sun
オレンジ
色 /orenji iro/:
orange color
染まって /somatte/:
te-form of 染まる, to be dyed
aiiro no sora ni oshi tsubusarete iku
藍色の空に押し潰されていく
Gradually swallowed by the indigo sky
藍色 /aiiro/:
indigo blue
押し
潰されていく /oshi tsubusarete iku/:
to be gradually crushed or swallowed up
sono saigo no hikari wo oshimu you ni
その最後の光を惜しむように
As if reluctant to lose that final light
その /sono/:
that, the one just mentioned
最後 /saigo/:
last, final
惜しむように /oshimu you ni/:
as if reluctant to let go
me de oikaketa no wa
目で追いかけたのは
The reason I followed it with my eyes
追いかけた /oikaketa/:
chased, followed with one’s eyes
kyou de baibai dakara
今日で バイバイ だから
Was that today I would say goodbye
だから /dakara/:
so; because of that
ashita wo suteru tame ni tobidashita
明日を捨てる為に飛び出した
I ran away to abandon tomorrow
明日 /ashita/:
tomorrow; here also the future
捨てる /suteru/:
to throw away, abandon
為 /tame/:
purpose; 〜tame ni means 「in order to」
飛び
出した /tobidashita/:
dashed out, ran away
touhikou
逃避行
On a runaway journey
逃避行 /touhikou/:
flight, runaway journey
katamichi bun no kippu de
片道分の切符で
With a ticket good for only one way
片道分 /katamichi bun/:
enough for a one-way trip
ikeru toko made iku no
行けるとこまで行くの
I will go as far as I can
行ける /ikeru/:
can go, can reach
とこ /toko/:
colloquial shortening of ところ, place
まで /made/:
until, as far as
doko ni mo ibasho nante nai watashi wo
どこにも居場所なんて無い私を
Me, with nowhere at all to belong
どこにも /doko ni mo/:
anywhere; with a negative, nowhere
居場所 /ibasho/:
place to belong, one’s place
なんて /nante/:
a particle adding dismissal, self-deprecation, or emphasis
無い /nai/:
not exist, have none
kono mama yoru ni oitette
このまま夜に置いてって
Just leave me here in the night
このまま /kono mama/:
as things are, like this
置いてって /oitette/:
colloquial form of 置いていって, leave me behind
oitette
置いてって
Leave me behind
置いてって /oitette/:
colloquial form of 置いていって, leave me behind
fui ni mado kara mieta keshiki ga kurayami ni
不意に窓から見えた景色が暗闇に
Suddenly, the view from the window sank into darkness
不意に /fui ni/:
suddenly, unexpectedly
見えた /mieta/:
became visible, could see
暗闇 /kurayami/:
darkness
kizuita are wa sou da kitto yoru no umi
気付いたあれはそうだきっと夜の海
I realized—that must surely be the sea at night
気付いた /kizuita/:
noticed, realized
そうだ /sou da/:
that’s right; that’s it
きっと /kitto/:
surely, probably
dekigokoro ni te wo hikarete orita
出来心に手を引かれて降りた
Led by a sudden impulse, I got off
出来心 /dekigokoro/:
sudden impulse, whim
手を
引かれて /te wo hikarete/:
being led by the hand
降りた /orita/:
got off, disembarked
umibe no machi nami no oto ni
海辺の町 波の音に
In a seaside town, by the sound of the waves
tada michibikareru you ni aruku
ただ導かれるように歩く
I simply walked as though being guided
導かれるように /michibikareru you ni/:
as if being guided
dareka ni yobareru you ni
誰かに呼ばれるように
As if someone were calling me
呼ばれるように /yobareru you ni/:
as if being called
chikazuita umi no hotori
近付いた海のほとり
I approached the edge of the sea
近付いた /chikazuita/:
approached, came closer
koko ni wa hitori
ここにはひとり
Here, all alone
mou kono mama isso karada wo koko ni
もうこのままいっそ体をここに
Maybe I should just leave my body here
このまま /kono mama/:
as things are, like this
いっそ /isso/:
rather, might as well
nante kangaete ita watashi no mae ni
なんて考えていた私の前に
As I was thinking that, before me
なんて /nante/:
a particle adding dismissal, self-deprecation, or emphasis
考えていた /kangaete ita/:
was thinking
前 /mae/:
front; 〜no mae ni means 「in front of」
totsuzen arawareta kimi wa
突然現れた君は
You suddenly appeared
突然 /totsuzen/:
suddenly
現れた /arawareta/:
appeared
tsukiakari no shita aojiroi hada
月明かりの下 青白い肌
Under the moonlight, your skin was pale blue-white
月明かり /tsukiakari/:
moonlight
青白い /aojiroi/:
bluish-white, pale
shiro no wanpiisu
白のワンピース
A white dress
ワンピース /wanpiisu/:
one-piece dress
konna toko de nani shite iru no
「こんなとこで何しているの?」
「What are you doing in a place like this?」
こんな /konna/:
this kind of, such
とこ /toko/:
colloquial shortening of ところ, place
している /shite iru/:
doing; progressive form of する
nante kyuu ni tazuneru kara
なんて急に尋ねるから
Because you suddenly asked me that
なんて /nante/:
a particle adding dismissal, self-deprecation, or emphasis
急に /kyuu ni/:
suddenly, abruptly
尋ねる /tazuneru/:
to ask, inquire
kotoba ni tsumari nagara
言葉に詰まりながら
Faltering for words, I answered
詰まりながら /tsumari nagara/:
while faltering for words
umi wo mi ni
「海を、見に」
「To see the sea.」
見に /mi ni/:
to see; verb stem plus に expresses purpose
kimi wa nanika wo toridashita
君は何かを取り出した
You took something out
取り
出した /toridashita/:
took out
sore wa sukoshi furui hanabi setto
それは少し古い花火セット
It was a slightly old fireworks set
少し /sukoshi/:
a little, slightly
soko de kizuita kanojo wa
そこで気付いた彼女は
That was when I noticed: she
そこで /soko de/:
then, at that point
気付いた /kizuita/:
noticed, realized
konkuriito no ue
コンクリートの上
On the concrete
コンクリート /konkuriito/:
concrete
hadashi datta
裸足だった
Was barefoot
だった /datta/:
past form of だ, was
kyou de zenbu owari ni suru to kimeta kara
今日で全部終わりにすると決めたから
Because I had decided to end everything today
全部 /zenbu/:
all, everything
終わりにする /owari ni suru/:
to bring to an end
kitto watashi ga ano sekai ni chikazuita kara
きっと私があの世界に近付いたから
Surely because I had drawn close to that world
きっと /kitto/:
surely, probably
世界 /sekai/:
world; here implying the world of the dead
近付いた /chikazuita/:
approached, came closer
miete shimatta deatte shimatta
視えてしまった出会ってしまった
I ended up seeing her, ended up meeting her
視えてしまった /miete shimatta/:
ended up seeing; 視 suggests supernatural sight
出会ってしまった /deatte shimatta/:
ended up meeting
sonna kimi to futari de
そんな君と二人で
Together, just the two of us—you, like that, and me
そんな /sonna/:
that kind of, such
二人 /futari/:
two people
hanabi no fuu wo kitta
花火の封を切った
Opened the sealed fireworks
切った /kitta/:
cut open, broke the seal
nakanaka tsukanai hanabi ni
なかなか点かない花火に
Toward the fireworks that would not light
なかなか /nakanaka/:
not readily; with a negative, not easily
点かない /tsukanai/:
will not light
hi wo chikazuke nagara
火を近付けながら
As we brought the flame closer
近付けながら /chikazuke nagara/:
while bringing closer
watashi ga koko ni kita wake wo kimi wa atete miseta
私がここに来た理由を君は当ててみせた
You managed to guess why I had come here
理由 /wake/:
reason; read wake here
当ててみせた /atete miseta/:
correctly guessed; てみせる shows determination or demonstration
soshite nando mo yamena yo tte
そして何度もやめなよって
And again and again you told me, 「Don’t do it」
何度も /nando mo/:
many times, repeatedly
やめな /yamena/:
colloquial shortening of やめなさい, stop it
って /tte/:
colloquial quotation particle, equivalent to と
shinken na manazashi de itta
真剣な眼差しで言った
You said it with an earnest gaze
真剣な /shinken na/:
serious, earnest
眼差し /manazashi/:
gaze, look
dakedo
だけど…
But…
だけど /dakedo/:
but, however
sono shunkan kono te no saki de hikari ga hajiketa
その瞬間この手の先で光が弾けた
At that moment, light burst at the tip of my hand
その /sono/:
that, the one just mentioned
瞬間 /shunkan/:
moment, instant
先 /saki/:
tip, point ahead
弾けた /hajiketa/:
burst, sparked
omowazu tsuita to futari de
思わず「点いた!」と二人で
Without thinking, the two of us cried, 「It’s lit!」
思わず /omowazu/:
involuntarily, without thinking
点いた /tsuita/:
lit, caught fire
二人 /futari/:
two people
soroete sakendeta
揃えて叫んでた
We shouted in unison
揃えて /soroete/:
in unison, together
叫んでた /sakendeta/:
colloquial form of 叫んでいた, were shouting
kore demo ka to kagayaku hibana no
これでもかと輝く火花の
From the sparks glittering with all their might
これでもかと /kore demo ka to/:
with all its might, as if to say 「is this enough?」
輝く /kagayaku/:
to shine, sparkle
surudoi oto ga hibiita
鋭い音が響いた
A sharp sound rang out
鋭い /surudoi/:
sharp, piercing
響いた /hibiita/:
echoed, resounded
hibiita
響いた
It rang out
響いた /hibiita/:
echoed, resounded
yukkuri nagameru hima mo naku
ゆっくり眺める暇もなく
With no time even to admire it slowly
ゆっくり /yukkuri/:
slowly, leisurely
眺める /nagameru/:
to gaze at, admire
暇 /hima/:
free time, time to spare
もなく /mo naku/:
without even, with no time to
kiete iku kagayaki wo
消えていく輝きを
The glow as it faded away
消えていく /kiete iku/:
to fade away gradually
輝き /kagayaki/:
radiance, sparkle
mottainakute saigo no isshun made
もったいなくて最後の一瞬まで
Too precious to waste, until its final instant
もったいなくて /mottainakute/:
feeling it was too precious to waste
最後 /saigo/:
last, final
一瞬 /isshun/:
instant, moment
まで /made/:
until, as far as
oikaketa
追いかけた
I chased after it
追いかけた /oikaketa/:
chased, followed with one’s eyes
densha no mado kara mieta
電車の窓から見えた
Like what I saw through the train window
見えた /mieta/:
became visible, could see
saigo no taiyou wo oshinda you ni
最後の太陽を惜しんだように
Just as I had been reluctant to lose the final sun
最後 /saigo/:
last, final
惜しんだように /oshinda you ni/:
just as I had regretted losing it
oikaketa
追いかけた
I chased after it
追いかけた /oikaketa/:
chased, followed with one’s eyes
yappari watashi
やっぱり 私
After all, I…
やっぱり /yappari/:
after all, as expected
nee yoru ga aketara kimi wa
ねえ夜が明けたら君は
When dawn breaks, will you…
明けたら /aketara/:
when dawn breaks, if it becomes light
doko ka e kiete shimau no kana
どこかへ消えてしまうのかな
I wonder if you will disappear somewhere
どこかへ /doko ka e/:
to somewhere
消えてしまう /kiete shimau/:
will disappear; てしまう adds regret or finality
のかな /no kana/:
I wonder whether
yoru no tobari wo nukedashite
夜の帳を抜け出して
Slipping out through the veil of night
帳 /tobari/:
curtain; 夜の帳 means the veil of night
抜け
出して /nukedashite/:
slipped out of, escaped from
asa no hikari de me ga sameta
朝の光で目が覚めた
I awoke in the morning light
目が
覚めた /me ga sameta/:
woke up
tonari wo miru to atarimae no you ni nemuru
隣を見ると当たり前のように眠る
When I looked beside me, you were sleeping as if it were the most natural thing
隣 /tonari/:
next to, beside
見ると /miru to/:
when I looked; と marks the result that followed
当たり
前 /atarimae/:
natural, ordinary, taken for granted
kimi no sugata
君の姿
Your sleeping figure
姿 /sugata/:
figure, form