米津玄師 (Yonezu Kenshi) - Nighthawks

米津玄師 (Yonezu Kenshi) - Nighthawks




ano hi nemurezuni nagameteta rasen no firamento
That day, gazing at the spiral filament, unable to sleep

  • あの日ひ /ano hi/:
    that day
  • 眠ねむれず /nemurezu/:
    unable to sleep (Original form: 眠る, ず is negative form)
  • 眺ながめてた /nagameteta/:
    was gazing (Original form: 眺める, colloquial contraction of 眺めていた)
  • 螺旋らせん /rasen/:
    spiral
  • フィラメント /firamento/:
    filament (English: filament)

taikutsu na eiga no wankatto hanbiraki no doa
A single shot from a boring movie, a half-open door

  • 退屈たいくつな /taikutsu na/:
    boring
  • 映画えいが /eiga/:
    movie
  • ワンカット /wankatto/:
    one cut/shot (English: one cut)
  • 半開はんびらき /hanbiraki/:
    half-open
  • ドア /doa/:
    door (English: door)

moshimo kono manma ashita ga konai nara dou shiyou ka
What should we do if tomorrow never comes like this?

  • もしも /moshimo/:
    what if, suppose
  • このまんま /kono manma/:
    just like this (まんま is colloquial for まま)
  • 明日あした /ashita/:
    tomorrow
  • 来こない /konai/:
    won't come (Original form: 来る, negative form)
  • どうしよう /dou shiyou/:
    what should I do (volitional form, expressing uncertainty)

asa ga kite zenbu owattetara boku wa doko e ikou
If morning comes and everything is over, where should I go?

  • 朝あさ /asa/:
    morning
  • 来きて /kite/:
    came (Original form: 来る, te-form)
  • 全部ぜんぶ /zenbu/:
    everything, all
  • 終おわってたら /owattetara/:
    if it had ended (Original form: 終わる, colloquial contraction of 終わっていたら)
  • 僕ぼく /boku/:
    I (masculine)
  • どこ /doko/:
    where
  • 行いこう /ikou/:
    let's go (Original form: 行く, volitional form)

kanpeki da to omoeru yoru wo sagashiteita n da
I was searching for a night I could call perfect

  • 完璧かんぺき /kanpeki/:
    perfect
  • 思おもえる /omoeru/:
    to be able to think (Original form: 思う, potential form)
  • 夜よる /yoru/:
    night
  • 探さがしていた /sagashiteita/:
    was searching (Original form: 探す, past progressive)

ima wa tonikaku hoshi ga mitai kimi no tonari de
Right now I just want to see the stars, beside you

  • 今いま /ima/:
    now
  • とにかく /tonikaku/:
    anyway, in any case
  • 星ほし /hoshi/:
    stars
  • 見みたい /mitai/:
    want to see (Original form: 見る, tai-form)
  • 君きみ /kimi/:
    you
  • 隣となり /tonari/:
    next to, beside

nani mo nai kono te de tsukameru no ga nokori ato hitotsu dake nara
If there's only one thing left that these empty hands can grasp

  • 何なにもない /nani mo nai/:
    nothing, empty
  • 手て /te/:
    hand
  • 掴つかめる /tsukameru/:
    can grasp (Original form: 掴む, potential form)
  • 残のこり /nokori/:
    remaining
  • あと /ato/:
    still, more
  • 一ひとつ /hitotsu/:
    one
  • だけ /dake/:
    only, just
  • なら /nara/:
    if

sore ga nobasareta kimi no te de atte hoshii to omou
I hope it's the hand you've reached out to me

  • それ /sore/:
    that
  • 伸のばされた /nobasareta/:
    was extended (Original form: 伸ばす, passive past form)
  • 君きみ /kimi/:
    you
  • 手て /te/:
    hand
  • であって /de atte/:
    to be (te-form of である)
  • ほしい /hoshii/:
    want, hope
  • 思おもう /omou/:
    to think, to feel

amari ni kirei da to osoroshii kara yogoreteiru kurai ga ii
Something too beautiful is frightening, so a little imperfect is fine

  • あまりに /amari ni/:
    too much, excessively
  • 綺麗きれい /kirei/:
    beautiful, clean
  • 恐おそろしい /osoroshii/:
    frightening, terrifying
  • 汚よごれている /yogoreteiru/:
    dirty, tainted (Original form: 汚れる, progressive indicating state)
  • くらい /kurai/:
    about, to the degree of
  • いい /ii/:
    good, fine

aa sore kurai de ii bokura no negau mirai
Ah, that much is enough — the future we wish for

  • それくらい /sore kurai/:
    about that much
  • いい /ii/:
    good, fine
  • 僕ぼくら /bokura/:
    we
  • 願ねがう /negau/:
    to wish for, to pray
  • 未来みらい /mirai/:
    future


ano hi yume no naka kurashiteta kakuu no sutoriito
That day, living in a dream on a fictional street

  • あの日ひ /ano hi/:
    that day
  • 夢ゆめ /yume/:
    dream
  • 中なか /naka/:
    inside
  • 暮くらしてた /kurashiteta/:
    was living (Original form: 暮らす, colloquial contraction of 暮らしていた)
  • 架空かくう /kakuu/:
    fictional, imaginary
  • ストリート /sutoriito/:
    street (English: street)

hontou ni arun da to shinjikomi sagashita chizu no ue
Truly believing it existed, on the map I searched

  • 本当ほんとうに /hontou ni/:
    truly, really
  • ある /aru/:
    to exist
  • 信しんじ込こみ /shinjikomi/:
    to firmly believe (Original form: 信じ込む, conjunctive form)
  • 探さがした /sagashita/:
    searched (Original form: 探す, past form)
  • 地図ちず /chizu/:
    map
  • 上うえ /ue/:
    on top of, above

umaku tsutawaranai omoi dake ga mune ni nokotta
Only feelings I couldn't convey well remained in my heart

  • 上手うまく /umaku/:
    well, smoothly (Original form: 上手い)
  • 伝つたわらない /tsutawaranai/:
    can't be conveyed (Original form: 伝わる, negative form)
  • 想おもい /omoi/:
    feelings, thoughts
  • だけ /dake/:
    only, just
  • 胸むね /mune/:
    chest, heart
  • 残のこった /nokotta/:
    remained (Original form: 残る, past form)

sabishisa ga nodo ni komiagete kotoba wo sagashiteiru
Loneliness wells up in my throat as I search for words

  • 寂さびしさ /sabishisa/:
    loneliness (noun form of 寂しい)
  • 喉のど /nodo/:
    throat
  • こみ上あげて /komiagete/:
    to well up, to surge (Original form: こみ上げる, te-form)
  • 言葉ことば /kotoba/:
    words, language
  • 探さがしている /sagashiteiru/:
    searching for (Original form: 探す, progressive)

tooku hanareta mono wa utsukushiku miete shimau kara
Because things far away always look beautiful

  • 遠とおく /tooku/:
    far (Original form: 遠い)
  • 離はなれた /hanareta/:
    became distant (Original form: 離れる, past form)
  • もの /mono/:
    thing
  • 美うつくしく /utsukushiku/:
    beautifully (Original form: 美しい)
  • みえて /miete/:
    to appear, to look (Original form: みえる, te-form)
  • しまう /shimau/:
    to end up (auxiliary verb, expresses involuntariness)

omoide ni natte shimau mae ni subete tsutaetai
Before it all becomes just a memory, I want to convey everything

  • 思おもい出で /omoide/:
    memory
  • なって /natte/:
    to become (Original form: なる, te-form)
  • しまう /shimau/:
    to end up (auxiliary verb, expresses regret)
  • 前まえに /mae ni/:
    before
  • 全すべて /subete/:
    everything, all
  • 伝つたえたい /tsutaetai/:
    want to convey (Original form: 伝える, tai-form)

ate no nai mirai nara iranain da to me wo tojite sakenda oku ni
Deep inside, as I shut my eyes and cried out that I don't need a future with no hope

  • 当あて /ate/:
    prospect, hope
  • ない /nai/:
    not having, without
  • 未来みらい /mirai/:
    future
  • いらない /iranai/:
    don't need (Original form: 要る)
  • 目め /me/:
    eyes
  • 閉とじて /tojite/:
    to close (Original form: 閉じる, te-form)
  • 叫さけんだ /sakenda/:
    cried out (Original form: 叫ぶ, past form)
  • 奥おく /oku/:
    deep inside

korogemawatte made nozomu kimi to no mirai ga atta
There was a future with you that I yearned for even through struggle

  • 転ころげ回まわって /korogemawatte/:
    to roll around, to struggle (Original form: 転げ回る, te-form)
  • まで /made/:
    to the point of, even
  • 望のぞむ /nozomu/:
    to desire, to long for
  • 君きみ /kimi/:
    you
  • 未来みらい /mirai/:
    future
  • あった /atta/:
    existed (Original form: ある, past form)

kudaranai sekai demo itoshii yo to kimi ga iu kono sekai ga ii
Even if the world is worthless, this world where you say "I love it" is enough

  • くだらない /kudaranai/:
    worthless, trivial
  • 世界せかい /sekai/:
    world
  • でも /demo/:
    even
  • 愛いとおしい /itoshii/:
    dear, beloved
  • 言いう /iu/:
    to say
  • いい /ii/:
    good, fine

aa sore kurai de ii dakara todoite hoshii
Ah, that much is enough — so I hope it reaches you

  • それくらい /sore kurai/:
    about that much
  • いい /ii/:
    good, fine
  • だから /dakara/:
    so, therefore
  • 届とどいて /todoite/:
    to reach (Original form: 届く, te-form)
  • 欲ほしい /hoshii/:
    want, hope


natsukashii ongaku ga atama no naka wo kakemeguru
Nostalgic music runs through my mind

  • 懐なつかしい /natsukashii/:
    nostalgic
  • 音楽おんがく /ongaku/:
    music
  • 頭あたま /atama/:
    head, mind
  • なか /naka/:
    inside
  • 駆かけ巡めぐる /kakemeguru/:
    to race around, to run through

omae wa daijoubu datte sou kikoetan da
I heard it say, "You'll be alright"

  • お前まえ /omae/:
    you (casual/rough)
  • 大丈夫だいじょうぶ /daijoubu/:
    alright, fine
  • だって /datte/:
    they say, quoting
  • 聴きこえた /kikoeta/:
    could be heard (Original form: 聴こえる, past form)

owaranai yo bokutachi wa ibitsu na mama ikiteikeru
We won't end — we can keep living, imperfect as we are

  • 終おわらない /owaranai/:
    won't end (Original form: 終わる, negative form)
  • 僕ぼくたち /bokutachi/:
    we
  • 歪いびつ /ibitsu/:
    crooked, imperfect
  • まま /mama/:
    remaining as is
  • 生いきていける /ikiteikeru/:
    can keep living (Original form: 生きる, ていける indicates sustainability)

ano kaabu no mukou e
Beyond that curve

  • カーブ /kaabu/:
    curve (English: curve)
  • 向むこう /mukou/:
    the other side, beyond

te no naru hou e
Toward the sound of clapping hands

  • 手て /te/:
    hand
  • 鳴なる /naru/:
    to ring, to sound
  • 方ほう /hou/:
    direction, toward

nani mo nai kono te de tsukameru no ga nokori ato hitotsu dake nara
If there's only one thing left that these empty hands can grasp

  • 何なにもない /nani mo nai/:
    nothing, empty
  • 手て /te/:
    hand
  • 掴つかめる /tsukameru/:
    can grasp (Original form: 掴む, potential form)
  • 残のこり /nokori/:
    remaining
  • あと /ato/:
    still, more
  • 一ひとつ /hitotsu/:
    one
  • だけ /dake/:
    only, just
  • なら /nara/:
    if

sore ga nobasareta kimi no te de atte hoshii to omou
I hope it's the hand you've reached out to me

  • それ /sore/:
    that
  • 伸のばされた /nobasareta/:
    was extended (Original form: 伸ばす, passive past form)
  • 君きみ /kimi/:
    you
  • 手て /te/:
    hand
  • であって /de atte/:
    to be (te-form of である)
  • ほしい /hoshii/:
    want, hope
  • 思おもう /omou/:
    to think, to feel

amari ni kirei da to osoroshii kara yogoreteiru kurai ga ii
Something too beautiful is frightening, so a little imperfect is fine

  • あまりに /amari ni/:
    too much, excessively
  • 綺麗きれい /kirei/:
    beautiful, clean
  • 恐おそろしい /osoroshii/:
    frightening, terrifying
  • 汚よごれている /yogoreteiru/:
    dirty, tainted (Original form: 汚れる, progressive indicating state)
  • くらい /kurai/:
    about, to the degree of
  • いい /ii/:
    good, fine

aa sore kurai de ii bokura no negau mirai
Ah, that much is enough — the future we wish for

  • それくらい /sore kurai/:
    about that much
  • いい /ii/:
    good, fine
  • 僕ぼくら /bokura/:
    we
  • 願ねがう /negau/:
    to wish for, to pray
  • 未来みらい /mirai/:
    future

ano hi nemurezuni nagameteta rasen no firamento
That day, gazing at the spiral filament, unable to sleep

  • あの日ひ /ano hi/:
    that day
  • 眠ねむれず /nemurezu/:
    unable to sleep (Original form: 眠る, ず is negative form)
  • 眺ながめてた /nagameteta/:
    was gazing (Original form: 眺める, colloquial contraction of 眺めていた)
  • 螺旋らせん /rasen/:
    spiral
  • フィラメント /firamento/:
    filament (English: filament)

taikutsu na eiga no wankatto hanbiraki no doa
A single shot from a boring movie, a half-open door

  • 退屈たいくつな /taikutsu na/:
    boring
  • 映画えいが /eiga/:
    movie
  • ワンカット /wankatto/:
    one cut/shot (English: one cut)
  • 半開はんびらき /hanbiraki/:
    half-open
  • ドア /doa/:
    door (English: door)

moshimo kono manma ashita ga konai nara dou shiyou ka
What should we do if tomorrow never comes like this?

  • もしも /moshimo/:
    what if, suppose
  • このまんま /kono manma/:
    just like this (まんま is colloquial for まま)
  • 明日あした /ashita/:
    tomorrow
  • 来こない /konai/:
    won't come (Original form: 来る, negative form)
  • どうしよう /dou shiyou/:
    what should I do (volitional form, expressing uncertainty)

sorenara waratte sugoshitai
Then I want to spend it laughing

  • それなら /sorenara/:
    in that case
  • 笑わらって /waratte/:
    laughing (Original form: 笑う, te-form)
  • 過すごしたい /sugoshitai/:
    want to spend (Original form: 過ごす, tai-form)

kimi ni ai ni ikou
Let's go see you

  • 君きみ /kimi/:
    you
  • 会あいに /ai ni/:
    to go see (Original form: 会う, conjunctive + に indicates purpose)
  • 行いこう /ikou/:
    let's go (Original form: 行く, volitional form)