Ayase - 幽霊東京/Ghost Tokyo

Ayase - 幽霊東京/Ghost Tokyo

Ayase


sanzen to kagayaku machi no akari
The city lights shine brilliantly

  • 燦然さんぜんと /sanzen to/：
    brilliantly, radiantly; と marks the manner
  • 輝かがやく /kagayaku/：
    to shine, to sparkle
  • 街まち /machi/：
    city, town, streets
  • 灯あかり /akari/：
    light, illumination
taishouteki na boku wo miorosu
They look down on me, a stark contrast

  • 対照的たいしょうてきな /taishouteki na/：
    contrasting; な links this na-adjective to a noun
  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I, me; commonly used by males
  • 見下みおろす /miorosu/：
    to look down on, to overlook
ano biru no aida wo nukete
Passing between those buildings

  • あの /ano/：
    that; for something distant from both speaker and listener
  • ビル /biru/：
    building; shortened from the English word building
  • 間あいだ /aida/：
    between, interval
  • 抜ぬけて /nukete/：
    passing through; te-form of 抜ける
irozukidashita neon to majitte
Mingling with the neon that has begun to take on color

  • 色いろ付づき出だした /irozukidashita/：
    began to take on color; 色付く plus 出す, which marks the start of an action
  • ネオン /neon/：
    neon, neon light
  • 混まじって /majitte/：
    mingling, blending in; te-form of 混じる
boku no jikan to kono sekai wo toreedo
Trading my time for this world

  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I, me; commonly used by males
  • 時間じかん /jikan/：
    time
  • この /kono/：
    this; placed before a noun
  • 世界せかい /sekai/：
    world
  • トレード /toreedo/：
    trade, exchange
yoru ni shizumu
Sinking into the night

  • 夜よる /yoru/：
    night
  • 沈しずむ /shizumu/：
    to sink, to submerge
shuuden de ieji wo tadoru boku no
As I make my way home on the last train, my...

  • 終電しゅうでん /shuuden/：
    last train of the day
  • 家路いえじ /ieji/：
    the way home
  • 辿たどる /tadoru/：
    to follow a route, to make one's way
  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I, me; the final の connects this line to the next
me ni utsuru garasu mado ni ita no wa
The one reflected in the glass window before my eyes was...

  • 目めに映うつる /me ni utsuru/：
    to be reflected in one's eyes, to come into view
  • ガラス /garasu/：
    glass; from Dutch glas
  • 窓まど /mado/：
    window
  • 居いた /ita/：
    was there; past tense of 居る
  • ～のは /no wa/：
    nominalizes the preceding phrase and marks it as the topic: the one who or the thing that
yumemita jibun ja nakute
Not the self I had dreamed of

  • 夢見ゆめみた /yumemita/：
    dreamed of; past tense of 夢見る, modifying 自分
  • 自分じぶん /jibun/：
    oneself, myself
  • じゃなくて /ja nakute/：
    not... but...; conversational form of ではなくて, linking to what follows
ima ni mo nakidashite shimaisou na
Looking as though he might burst into tears at any moment

  • 今いまにも /ima ni mo/：
    at any moment; often used with そう
  • 泣なき出だして /nakidashite/：
    bursting into tears; te-form of 泣き出す, where 出す marks a sudden beginning
  • ～てしまいそうな /te shimaisou na/：
    looks about to end up doing; てしまう suggests completion, lack of control, or regret, and そうな modifies a noun
kurayami no naka hitori tada mayotte iru
Alone in the darkness, simply wandering lost

  • 暗闇くらやみ /kurayami/：
    darkness
  • 中なか /naka/：
    inside, amid
  • 独ひとり /hitori/：
    alone; this spelling emphasizes solitude
  • ただ /tada/：
    merely, simply
  • 迷まよっている /mayotte iru/：
    is lost or wandering; ている form of 迷う indicates an ongoing state
kanashii hito
A sorrowful person

  • 哀かなしい /kanashii/：
    sad, sorrowful; this spelling emphasizes pathos
  • 人ひと /hito/：
    person
daijoubu, itsuka daijoubu ni naru
It'll be all right; someday things will be all right

  • 大丈夫だいじょうぶ /daijoubu/：
    all right, okay, safe
  • いつか /itsuka/：
    someday
  • ～になる /ni naru/：
    to become; indicates a change of state
nante omou hibi wo ikutsu kasaneta
How many days have I piled up thinking such things?

  • なんて /nante/：
    things like that; quotes the preceding thought with an emotional or self-deprecating nuance
  • 思おもう /omou/：
    to think, to feel
  • 日々ひび /hibi/：
    days, day after day
  • 幾いくつ /ikutsu/：
    how many, several
  • 重かさねた /kasaneta/：
    accumulated, repeated; past tense of 重ねる
kyou datte hitori toukyou no keshiki ni sukeru boku wa
Today again, alone, I fade transparently into the Tokyo scenery

  • 今日きょう /kyou/：
    today
  • ～だって /datte/：
    even or too; after a time expression, means that time is no exception
  • 独ひとり /hitori/：
    alone
  • 東京とうきょう /toukyou/：
    Tokyo
  • 景色けしき /keshiki/：
    scenery, view
  • 透すける /sukeru/：
    to become transparent or show through; here, to fade into the scenery
  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I, me; commonly used by males
yuurei mitai da
I'm like a ghost

  • 幽霊ゆうれい /yuurei/：
    ghost, spirit
  • ～みたいだ /mitai da/：
    to be like or seem like; a conversational comparison or judgment
ushinau koto ni narete iku naka de
As I gradually grow used to losing things

  • 失うしなう /ushinau/：
    to lose
  • こと /koto/：
    nominalizes the preceding verb: the act or fact of doing
  • 慣なれていく /narete iku/：
    to gradually get used to; 慣れる plus ていく, indicating a change continuing onward
  • 中なかで /naka de/：
    amid, in the course of
wasurete shimatta ano negai sae mo
Even that wish I had forgotten

  • 忘わすれてしまった /wasurete shimatta/：
    ended up forgetting; 忘れる plus てしまった, expressing completion and regret
  • あの /ano/：
    that; can refer to something remembered by speaker and listener
  • 願ねがい /negai/：
    wish, desire
  • ～さえも /sae mo/：
    even; emphasizes an unexpected or extreme example
omoidashita toki ni
When I remembered it

  • 思おもい出だした /omoidashita/：
    remembered, recalled; past tense of 思い出す
  • 時ときに /toki ni/：
    when, at the time that; follows a plain-form clause
namida ga ochita no wa
The reason my tears fell was...

  • 涙なみだ /namida/：
    tear, tears
  • 落おちた /ochita/：
    fell; past tense of 落ちる
  • ～のは /no wa/：
    nominalizes and topicalizes the clause; paired with から below to mean the reason... is because...
kono machi ga tada
Simply because this city...

  • この /kono/：
    this; placed before a noun close or relevant to the speaker
  • 街まち /machi/：
    city, town, streets
  • ただ /tada/：
    simply, merely; the thought continues into the next line
amari ni mo mabushii kara
Because it is far too dazzling

  • 余あまりにも /amari ni mo/：
    far too, excessively
  • 眩まぶしい /mabushii/：
    dazzling, glaringly bright
  • ～から /kara/：
    because; gives the reason for the preceding statement
sanzan datte warai nagara nageku
I lament with a laugh that things are awful

  • 散々さんざん /sanzan/：
    awful, disastrous; also thoroughly or severely
  • ～だって /datte/：
    a conversational quotation: saying or thinking that...
  • 笑わらいながら /warai nagara/：
    while laughing; 笑う plus ながら indicates simultaneous actions
  • 嘆なげく /nageku/：
    to lament, to grieve
taihaiteki na hibi no naka
Amid decadent, dispirited days

  • 退廃的たいはいてきな /taihaiteki na/：
    decadent, degenerate; な links this na-adjective to a noun
  • 日々ひび /hibi/：
    days, day after day
  • 中なか /naka/：
    inside, amid
ano hi no omoi ga furasshubakku
The feelings from that day flash back

  • あの日ひ /ano hi/：
    that day; a particular day in one's memory
  • 想おもい /omoi/：
    feelings, thoughts, longing; this spelling emphasizes emotion
  • フラッシュバック /furasshubakku/：
    flashback
kizukeba asa made hiraku rojikku
Before I know it, Logic is open until morning

  • 気付きづけば /kizukeba/：
    before one knows it, upon noticing; conditional form of 気付く
  • 朝あさ /asa/：
    morning
  • ～まで /made/：
    until, up to; marks an endpoint
  • 開ひらく /hiraku/：
    to open or keep open; here it modifies Logic
  • ロジック /rojikku/：
    Logic music-production software, specifically Logic Pro
boku no kotoba wo oto ni nosete nando demo
Again and again, setting my words to sound

  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I, me; commonly used by males
  • 言葉ことば /kotoba/：
    words, language, lyrics
  • 音おとに乗のせて /oto ni nosete/：
    setting words to sound or carrying them on music; te-form of 乗せる
  • 何度なんどでも /nando demo/：
    any number of times, again and again
ushinau koto ni narete iku naka de
As I gradually grow used to losing things

  • 失うしなう /ushinau/：
    to lose
  • こと /koto/：
    nominalizes the preceding verb: the act or fact of doing
  • 慣なれていく /narete iku/：
    to gradually get used to; 慣れる plus ていく, indicating a change continuing onward
  • 中なかで /naka de/：
    amid, in the course of
wasurete shimatta ano hibi de sae mo
Even those days I had forgotten

  • 忘わすれてしまった /wasurete shimatta/：
    ended up forgetting; 忘れる plus てしまった, expressing completion and regret
  • あの /ano/：
    those; here it points to days distant in memory
  • 日々ひび /hibi/：
    days, day after day
  • ～でさえも /de sae mo/：
    even; で follows the noun and さえも adds strong emphasis
soredemo mada saki e
Even so, onward still

  • それでも /soredemo/：
    even so, nevertheless
  • まだ /mada/：
    still, yet
  • 先さきへ /saki e/：
    onward, toward what lies ahead; へ marks direction
nante omoeru no wa
The reason I can still think that is...

  • なんて /nante/：
    something like that; quotes the preceding thought with emotional emphasis
  • 思おもえる /omoeru/：
    can think or manage to feel; potential form of 思う
  • ～のは /no wa/：
    nominalizes and topicalizes the clause; paired with から below to express the reason
kimi ga iru kara
Because you are here

  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you; used toward someone close or of equal or lower status
  • いる /iru/：
    to be, to exist; used for animate beings
  • ～から /kara/：
    because; gives the reason for being able to move onward
nee
Hey
konna sabishii machi de
In a lonely city like this

  • こんな /konna/：
    this kind of, like this; placed before a noun
  • 寂さびしい /sabishii/：
    lonely, desolate
  • 街まち /machi/：
    city, town, streets; the final で marks the setting
nee
Hey
sanzen to kagayaku machi no akari
The city lights shine brilliantly

  • 燦然さんぜんと /sanzen to/：
    brilliantly, radiantly; と marks the manner
  • 輝かがやく /kagayaku/：
    to shine, to sparkle
  • 街まち /machi/：
    city, town, streets
  • 灯あかり /akari/：
    light, illumination
taishouteki na boku wo miorosu
They look down on me, a stark contrast

  • 対照的たいしょうてきな /taishouteki na/：
    contrasting; な links this na-adjective to a noun
  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I, me; commonly used by males
  • 見下みおろす /miorosu/：
    to look down on, to overlook
ano biru no saki, te wo nobashite
Reaching my hand out beyond that building

  • あの /ano/：
    that; for something distant from both speaker and listener
  • ビル /biru/：
    building; shortened from the English word building
  • 先さき /saki/：
    ahead, beyond, the other side; here, beyond the building
  • 手てを伸のばして /te wo nobashite/：
    reaching out one's hand; te-form of 手を伸ばす
ano hi yumemita keshiki wo nazotte
Tracing the scenery I dreamed of that day

  • あの日ひ /ano hi/：
    that day; a particular day in one's memory
  • 夢見ゆめみた /yumemita/：
    dreamed of; past tense of 夢見る, modifying 景色
  • 景色けしき /keshiki/：
    scenery, view
  • なぞって /nazotte/：
    tracing or following; te-form of なぞる
boku no jikan to kono sekai wo toreedo
Trading my time for this world

  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I, me; commonly used by males
  • 時間じかん /jikan/：
    time
  • この /kono/：
    this; placed before a noun
  • 世界せかい /sekai/：
    world
  • トレード /toreedo/：
    trade, exchange
ashita wo yobu
Calling forth tomorrow

  • 明日あした /ashita/：
    tomorrow; also symbolizes the future here
  • 呼よぶ /yobu/：
    to call, to summon
ushinau koto ni narete iku naka de
As I gradually grow used to losing things

  • 失うしなう /ushinau/：
    to lose
  • こと /koto/：
    nominalizes the preceding verb: the act or fact of doing
  • 慣なれていく /narete iku/：
    to gradually get used to; 慣れる plus ていく, indicating a change continuing onward
  • 中なかで /naka de/：
    amid, in the course of
nakusazu ni ita daiji na omoi wo
The precious feeling I had managed not to lose

  • 失なくさずにいた /nakusazu ni ita/：
    had kept without losing; ずに is the literary-style negative connector of 失くす, and いた marks a continuing past state
  • 大事だいじな /daiji na/：
    important, precious; な links this na-adjective to a noun
  • 想おもい /omoi/：
    feelings, thoughts, longing; this spelling emphasizes emotion
dakishimetara fui ni
When I held it tight, suddenly...

  • 抱だき締しめたら /dakishimetara/：
    when or after holding tightly; 抱き締める plus たら marks a condition or occasion
  • 不意ふいに /fui ni/：
    suddenly, unexpectedly
namida ga ochita no wa
The reason my tears fell was...

  • 涙なみだ /namida/：
    tear, tears
  • 落おちた /ochita/：
    fell; past tense of 落ちる
  • ～のは /no wa/：
    nominalizes and topicalizes the clause; paired with から below to mean the reason... is because...
kono machi de mada
Because in this city, I still...

  • この /kono/：
    this; placed before a noun close or relevant to the speaker
  • 街まち /machi/：
    city, town, streets; で marks where the action takes place
  • まだ /mada/：
    still, yet; the thought continues into the next line
ikite itai to omou kara
Because I feel that I still want to live

  • 生いきていたい /ikite itai/：
    want to keep living; based on 生きている, with たい expressing desire
  • ～と思おもう /to omou/：
    to think or feel that...; と quotes the thought
  • ～から /kara/：
    because; gives the reason for the tears
kimi mo sou desho
You feel the same way too, don't you?

  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you; used toward someone close or of equal or lower status
  • そう /sou/：
    so, that way; here, feeling the same desire to live
  • ～でしょ /desho/：
    conversational shortening of でしょう, seeking confirmation: right?