King Gnu - ユーモア/Humor
hirari kono yoru wo odoru nda
ひらりこの夜を踊るんだ
I dance lightly through this night
この /kono/:
this (used before a noun)
んだ /nda/:
colloquial form of のだ, adding explanation or emphasis
nandakanda de umaku iku
なんだかんだで上手く行く
One way or another, things work out
なんだかんだ /nandakanda/:
this and that; after all is said and done
上手く /umaku/:
well, successfully (dictionary form: 上手い)
行く /iku/:
to go; here, for things to proceed
ki ga shite kita gozen ichiji
気がしてきた午前一時
At 1 a.m., I am starting to feel that way
気がする /ki ga suru/:
to feel, to have a sense
してきた /shite kita/:
dictionary form: する; 〜てくる shows a change developing up to now
午前 /gozen/:
a.m., morning
一時 /ichiji/:
one o’clock
subarashiki kono sekai wo
素晴らしきこの世界を
In this wonderful world
素晴らしき /subarashiki/:
wonderful; literary attributive form of 素晴らしい
この /kono/:
this (used before a noun)
waruagaki, tsunawatari
悪あがき、綱渡り
A desperate struggle, walking a tightrope
悪あがき /waruagaki/:
a desperate or futile struggle
綱渡り /tsunawatari/:
tightrope walking; a risky balancing act
sono kokoro, urahara ni munasawagi
その心、裏腹に胸騒ぎ
Yet my heart says otherwise, stirring with unease
その /sono/:
that; here referring back to what was just said
心 /kokoro/:
heart, mind
裏腹 /urahara/:
the opposite; contrary to
胸騒ぎ /munasawagi/:
uneasiness, a foreboding feeling
nagai nagai yoru wo koete
長い長い夜を超えて
Crossing the long, long night
長い /nagai/:
long; repetition adds emphasis
超えて /koete/:
crossing, going beyond (dictionary form: 超える)
kaze tooru sukima umeatte
風通る隙間埋めあって
Filling together the gaps where the wind blows through
通る /tooru/:
to pass through
隙間 /sukima/:
gap, opening
埋めあって /umeatte/:
filling in together (dictionary form: 埋め合う; 〜合う means doing something mutually)
wasurekaketa yuumoa ga
忘れかけたユーモアが
The humor I had almost forgotten
忘れかけた /wasurekaketa/:
had almost forgotten (dictionary form: 忘れかける; 〜かける marks an action begun or nearly happening)
ユーモア /yuumoa/:
humor (English: humor)
machi no keshiki ni iro wo otosu
街の景色に色を落とす
Drops color onto the cityscape
景色 /keshiki/:
scenery, view
落とす /otosu/:
to drop, cast; here, poetically casting color over the scene
ikiatari battari samayotta
行き当たりばったり彷徨った
I wandered wherever chance took me
行き
当たりばったり /ikiatari battari/:
haphazardly, without a plan
彷徨った /samayotta/:
wandered (dictionary form: 彷徨う)
yume ni made mita tougenkyou wa doko
夢にまで見た桃源郷は何処
Where is the paradise I even saw in my dreams?
夢にまで
見る /yume ni made miru/:
to see even in one’s dreams; to long for deeply
桃源郷 /tougenkyou/:
paradise, an idyllic utopia
kuraku nattara hi wo tomosou
暗くなったら火を灯そう
When it grows dark, let us light a flame
暗くなったら /kuraku nattara/:
when it gets dark (dictionary form: 暗くなる; 〜たら marks a condition or sequence)
灯そう /tomosou/:
let us light (volitional form of 灯す)
kodoku wo wakeaeru yo
孤独を分け合えるよ
Then we can share our loneliness
孤独 /kodoku/:
loneliness, solitude
分け
合える /wakeaeru/:
can share with one another (potential form of 分け合う)
norari kurari to odoru nda
のらりくらりと踊るんだ
I drift along and dance
んだ /nda/:
colloquial form of のだ, adding explanation or emphasis
nandakanda de yuuutsu ga
なんだかんだで憂鬱が
One way or another, melancholy
なんだかんだ /nandakanda/:
this and that; after all is said and done
憂鬱 /yuuutsu/:
melancholy, depression
kage wo otoshita gozen niji
影を落とした午前二時
Cast its shadow at 2 a.m.
影を
落とした /kage wo otoshita/:
cast a shadow (dictionary form: 影を落とす), also figuratively to darken something
午前 /gozen/:
a.m., morning
dou shiyou mo nai kono sekai wo
どうしようもないこの世界を
In this hopeless world
どうしようもない /dou shiyou mo nai/:
hopeless, beyond remedy
この /kono/:
this (used before a noun)
waruagaki, tsunawatari
悪あがき、綱渡り
A desperate struggle, walking a tightrope
悪あがき /waruagaki/:
a desperate or futile struggle
綱渡り /tsunawatari/:
tightrope walking; a risky balancing act
sono kokoro, urahara ni munasawagi
その心、裏腹に胸騒ぎ
Yet my heart says otherwise, stirring with unease
その /sono/:
that; here referring back to what was just said
心 /kokoro/:
heart, mind
裏腹 /urahara/:
the opposite; contrary to
胸騒ぎ /munasawagi/:
uneasiness, a foreboding feeling
kokyuu wo kobamenakutatte
呼吸を拒めなくたって
Even if you cannot refuse to keep breathing
呼吸 /kokyuu/:
breathing, respiration
拒めなくたって /kobamenakutatte/:
even if one cannot refuse (dictionary form: 拒む; 〜なくたって is colloquial for 〜なくても)
sono ryouashi de tatte sakende
その両足で立って叫んで
Stand on those two feet and shout
その /sono/:
those; here referring to one’s own feet
両足 /ryouashi/:
both feet, both legs
立って /tatte/:
stand (て-form of 立つ, linking to the next action)
叫んで /sakende/:
shout, cry out (て-form of 叫ぶ)
etai no shirenai yokubou ga
得体の知れない欲望が
An unfathomable desire
得体の
知れない /etai no shirenai/:
mysterious, unfathomable, of unknown nature
欲望 /yokubou/:
desire, craving
chiisana karada wo mushibanda
小さな体を蝕んだ
Ate away at the small body
小さな /chiisana/:
small; an attributive form used directly before a noun
蝕んだ /mushibanda/:
ate away at, undermined (dictionary form: 蝕む)
senobi shitatte ahiru wa ahiru ka
背伸びしたってアヒルはアヒルか
Even stretching tall, is a duck still just a duck?
背伸び /senobi/:
standing on tiptoe; figuratively, overreaching or putting on airs
したって /shitatte/:
even if one does (from する; 〜たって is colloquial for 〜ても)
アヒル /ahiru/:
domestic duck
sora no aosa wo nagamete iru nda
空の蒼さを眺めているんだ
I am gazing at the deep blue of the sky
蒼さ /aosa/:
deep blueness; 蒼い nominalized with 〜さ
眺めている /nagamete iru/:
is gazing at (dictionary form: 眺める; 〜ている marks an ongoing action)
んだ /nda/:
colloquial form of のだ, adding explanation or emphasis
konna yoru wa kikinareta
こんな夜は聞き慣れた
On a night like this, something familiar
こんな /konna/:
this kind of, like this
聞き
慣れた /kikinareta/:
familiar from repeated listening (dictionary form: 聞き慣れる)
uta demo kikitai na
歌でも聞きたいな
I feel like listening to a song
でも /demo/:
or something; gives a non-exclusive example after a noun
聞きたい /kikitai/:
want to listen (from 聞く; 〜たい expresses desire)
kirari kono yo wo odoru nda
きらりこの世を踊るんだ
I dance brightly through this world
この /kono/:
this (used before a noun)
世 /yo/:
the world, society
んだ /nda/:
colloquial form of のだ, adding explanation or emphasis
nandakanda de umaku iku
なんだかんだで上手く行く
One way or another, things work out
なんだかんだ /nandakanda/:
this and that; after all is said and done
上手く /umaku/:
well, successfully (dictionary form: 上手い)
行く /iku/:
to go; here, for things to proceed
ki ga shite iru gozen sanji
気がしている午前三時
At 3 a.m., I still feel that way
気がしている /ki ga shite iru/:
to be feeling, to keep having a sense (from 気がする; 〜ている marks a continuing state)
午前 /gozen/:
a.m., morning
三時 /sanji/:
three o’clock
subarashiki kono sekai wo
素晴らしきこの世界を
In this wonderful world
素晴らしき /subarashiki/:
wonderful; literary attributive form of 素晴らしい
この /kono/:
this (used before a noun)
waruagaki, tsunawatari
悪あがき、綱渡り
A desperate struggle, walking a tightrope
悪あがき /waruagaki/:
a desperate or futile struggle
綱渡り /tsunawatari/:
tightrope walking; a risky balancing act
sono kokoro, urahara ni munasawagi
その心、裏腹に胸騒ぎ
Yet my heart says otherwise, stirring with unease
その /sono/:
that; here referring back to what was just said
心 /kokoro/:
heart, mind
裏腹 /urahara/:
the opposite; contrary to
胸騒ぎ /munasawagi/:
uneasiness, a foreboding feeling
hajimari to owari wa tsumujikaze
始まりと終わりはつむじ風
Beginnings and endings are whirlwinds
始まり /hajimari/:
beginning (from 始まる)
終わり /owari/:
end, conclusion (from 終わる)
つむじ
風 /tsumujikaze/:
whirlwind
itsudatte toutotsu ni yusaburare
いつだって唐突に揺さぶられ
Always shaken without warning
いつだって /itsudatte/:
whenever, always
唐突に /toutotsu ni/:
suddenly, abruptly
揺さぶられ /yusaburare/:
being shaken or deeply moved (connective form of passive 揺さぶられる, from 揺さぶる)
taeshinobu toki wa eien ni kanjirare
耐え忍ぶ時は永遠に感じられ
Times of endurance feel eternal
耐え
忍ぶ /taeshinobu/:
to endure, to bear patiently
時 /toki/:
time, occasion
永遠 /eien/:
eternity, forever
感じられ /kanjirare/:
can be felt, seems (connective form of 感じられる, from 感じる)
maa sore mo ima ja goikkyou
まあそれも今じゃ御一興
But now, even that is part of the amusement
それ /sore/:
that; here referring to the hardship just mentioned
今じゃ /ima ja/:
nowadays; colloquial contraction of 今では
御一興 /goikkyou/:
an amusement, something entertaining; 御 adds a polite or playful tone
hirari kono yoru wo odoru nda
ひらりこの夜を踊るんだ
I dance lightly through this night
この /kono/:
this (used before a noun)
んだ /nda/:
colloquial form of のだ, adding explanation or emphasis
nandakanda de umaku iku
なんだかんだで上手く行く
One way or another, things work out
なんだかんだ /nandakanda/:
this and that; after all is said and done
上手く /umaku/:
well, successfully (dictionary form: 上手い)
行く /iku/:
to go; here, for things to proceed
ki ga shite kita gozen ichiji
気がしてきた午前一時
At 1 a.m., I am starting to feel that way
気がする /ki ga suru/:
to feel, to have a sense
してきた /shite kita/:
dictionary form: する; 〜てくる shows a change developing up to now
午前 /gozen/:
a.m., morning
一時 /ichiji/:
one o’clock
subarashiki kono sekai wo
素晴らしきこの世界を
In this wonderful world
素晴らしき /subarashiki/:
wonderful; literary attributive form of 素晴らしい
この /kono/:
this (used before a noun)
waruagaki, tsunawatari
悪あがき、綱渡り
A desperate struggle, walking a tightrope
悪あがき /waruagaki/:
a desperate or futile struggle
綱渡り /tsunawatari/:
tightrope walking; a risky balancing act
sono kokoro, urahara ni munasawagi
その心、裏腹に胸騒ぎ
Yet my heart says otherwise, stirring with unease
その /sono/:
that; here referring back to what was just said
心 /kokoro/:
heart, mind
裏腹 /urahara/:
the opposite; contrary to
胸騒ぎ /munasawagi/:
uneasiness, a foreboding feeling
norari kurari to odoru nda
のらりくらりと踊るんだ
I drift along and dance
んだ /nda/:
colloquial form of のだ, adding explanation or emphasis
nandakanda de yuuutsu ga
なんだかんだで憂鬱が
One way or another, melancholy
なんだかんだ /nandakanda/:
this and that; after all is said and done
憂鬱 /yuuutsu/:
melancholy, depression
kage wo otoshita gozen niji
影を落とした午前二時
Cast its shadow at 2 a.m.
影を
落とした /kage wo otoshita/:
cast a shadow (dictionary form: 影を落とす), also figuratively to darken something
午前 /gozen/:
a.m., morning
dou shiyou mo nai kono sekai wo
どうしようもないこの世界を
In this hopeless world
どうしようもない /dou shiyou mo nai/:
hopeless, beyond remedy
この /kono/:
this (used before a noun)
waruagaki, tsunawatari
悪あがき、綱渡り
A desperate struggle, walking a tightrope
悪あがき /waruagaki/:
a desperate or futile struggle
綱渡り /tsunawatari/:
tightrope walking; a risky balancing act
sono kokoro, urahara ni munasawagi
その心、裏腹に胸騒ぎ
Yet my heart says otherwise, stirring with unease
その /sono/:
that; here referring back to what was just said
心 /kokoro/:
heart, mind
裏腹 /urahara/:
the opposite; contrary to
胸騒ぎ /munasawagi/:
uneasiness, a foreboding feeling
kirari kono yo wo odoru nda
きらりこの世を踊るんだ
I dance brightly through this world
この /kono/:
this (used before a noun)
世 /yo/:
the world, society
んだ /nda/:
colloquial form of のだ, adding explanation or emphasis
nandakanda de umaku iku
なんだかんだで上手く行く
One way or another, things work out
なんだかんだ /nandakanda/:
this and that; after all is said and done
上手く /umaku/:
well, successfully (dictionary form: 上手い)
行く /iku/:
to go; here, for things to proceed
ki ga shite iru gozen sanji
気がしている午前三時
At 3 a.m., I still feel that way
気がしている /ki ga shite iru/:
to be feeling, to keep having a sense (from 気がする; 〜ている marks a continuing state)
午前 /gozen/:
a.m., morning
三時 /sanji/:
three o’clock
subarashiki kono sekai wo
素晴らしきこの世界を
In this wonderful world
素晴らしき /subarashiki/:
wonderful; literary attributive form of 素晴らしい
この /kono/:
this (used before a noun)
waruagaki, tsunawatari
悪あがき、綱渡り
A desperate struggle, walking a tightrope
悪あがき /waruagaki/:
a desperate or futile struggle
綱渡り /tsunawatari/:
tightrope walking; a risky balancing act
sono kokoro, urahara ni munasawagi
その心、裏腹に胸騒ぎ
Yet my heart says otherwise, stirring with unease
その /sono/:
that; here referring back to what was just said
心 /kokoro/:
heart, mind
裏腹 /urahara/:
the opposite; contrary to
胸騒ぎ /munasawagi/:
uneasiness, a foreboding feeling
nagai nagai yoru wo koete
長い長い夜を超えて
Crossing the long, long night
長い /nagai/:
long; repetition adds emphasis
超えて /koete/:
crossing, going beyond (dictionary form: 超える)
kaze tooru sukima umeatte
風通る隙間埋めあって
Filling together the gaps where the wind blows through
通る /tooru/:
to pass through
隙間 /sukima/:
gap, opening
埋めあって /umeatte/:
filling in together (dictionary form: 埋め合う; 〜合う means doing something mutually)
wasurekaketa yuumoa ga
忘れかけたユーモアが
The humor I had almost forgotten
忘れかけた /wasurekaketa/:
had almost forgotten (dictionary form: 忘れかける; 〜かける marks an action begun or nearly happening)
ユーモア /yuumoa/:
humor (English: humor)
machi no keshiki ni iro wo otosu
街の景色に色を落とす
Drops color onto the cityscape
景色 /keshiki/:
scenery, view
落とす /otosu/:
to drop, cast; here, poetically casting color over the scene
ikiatari battari samayotta
行き当たりばったり彷徨った
I wandered wherever chance took me
行き
当たりばったり /ikiatari battari/:
haphazardly, without a plan
彷徨った /samayotta/:
wandered (dictionary form: 彷徨う)
yume ni made mita tougenkyou wa doko
夢にまで見た桃源郷は何処
Where is the paradise I even saw in my dreams?
夢にまで
見る /yume ni made miru/:
to see even in one’s dreams; to long for deeply
桃源郷 /tougenkyou/:
paradise, an idyllic utopia
kuraku nattara hi wo tomosou
暗くなったら火を灯そう
When it grows dark, let us light a flame
暗くなったら /kuraku nattara/:
when it gets dark (dictionary form: 暗くなる; 〜たら marks a condition or sequence)
灯そう /tomosou/:
let us light (volitional form of 灯す)
kodoku wo wakeaeru yo
孤独を分け合えるよ
Then we can share our loneliness
孤独 /kodoku/:
loneliness, solitude
分け
合える /wakeaeru/:
can share with one another (potential form of 分け合う)