愛してる、なんてね。 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ano

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

ヘイトも傷もエンタメに全部書き換えてあげる

I'll rewrite all the hate and wounds into entertainment for you.

僕だけが知ってる歌

The song only I know.

普通にしたら可愛いとかほざいてくる常連客

Regular customers spouting off about how I'd be cute if I just acted normally.

愛想理想偽装で固めてばっかの嘘

Lies, always made up of pleasantries, ideals, and disguises.

メイクも服もヘアセットも全部誰にもあげない 僕だけを知ってるミラー

My makeup, my clothes, my hairstyle — I won't give any of it away. Only the mirror knows me.

600w1分30秒の光が照らす灯り やりとりはしりとり

A light illuminated by 600 watts for 1 minute and 30 seconds. Our conversation is like Shiritori.

どうせまたすぐに冷めるくせに「運命だね」「ねぇ」「映画みたい」

They'll just cool off again soon, but still say, "It's fate," "Hey," "Like a movie."

「愛してる」なんて嘘、吐きすぎて 誰にも許されなかったけど

"I love you"—such lies, I told too many times and wasn't forgiven by anyone, but...

大丈夫じゃない僕をぎゅっと大丈夫にしてくれたね

You took me, who wasn't okay, and gently made me alright.

みんな死ねなんて強がりすぎです ふたりだけでもう何処までも

Saying "Everyone die!" is too much bravado. Just the two of us, we can go anywhere.

君がいなきゃ意味がない全部 君じゃなきゃ嫌だ

Everything is meaningless without you. It has to be you, or I don't want it.

お前といたら不幸になるとか退屈すぎて 寒いギャグ？=・ω・=

"I'll be unhappy if I'm with you" — that's too boring, a lame joke, isn't it?

え、何それもう忘れたフリして朦朧して

Huh? What's that? Just pretend to have forgotten and be vague.

ヘイトも傷もエンタメに全部書き換えてあげる そこだけに届け歌

I'll turn all the hate and pain into entertainment for you. A song delivered only to that place.

テレビサイズ1分30秒の光が消える灯り やりとりはあやとり

The light, TV-sized at 1 minute 30 seconds, fades away. Our conversation is like cat's cradle.

どうせならぐちゃぐちゃに絡まって二度と取れなくても

If that's the case, let's get tangled up messily, even if we can never be separated again.

いいような気がしなくなくなくもない

It might not be such a bad idea.

「愛してる」なんて嘘、飽きすぎて 何にも許せなかったけど

"I love you"—such lies, I grew so tired of them and couldn't forgive anything, but...

ちゃんとした言葉よりもずっと 情けない君が愛しい

More than proper words, your pathetic self is much more endearing to me.

死んでやるなんて強がりすぎです あれもこれも君としたいよ

Saying "I'll die!" is too much bravado. I want to do all of this and that with you.

光の向こうとは違う僕を 見つめてほしいの

I want you to gaze at the me that's different from the one beyond the spotlight.

最初はグーで出した左手 引き裂かれてもべつに泣かないよ

My left hand, put out first in rock-paper-scissors. Even if it's torn apart, I won't really cry.

これでおあいこ これでさよなら また会う日まで

Now we're even. This is goodbye. Until the day we meet again.

「愛してる」なんて嘘、吐きすぎて 誰にも許されなかったけど

"I love you"—such lies, I told too many times and wasn't forgiven by anyone, but...

大丈夫じゃない僕をぎゅっと大丈夫にしてくれたね

You took me, who wasn't okay, and gently made me alright.

みんな死ねなんて強がりすぎです ふたりだけでほら何処までも

Saying "Everyone die!" is too much bravado. See, just the two of us, we can go anywhere.

君がいなきゃ意味がない全部 君じゃなきゃ 嫌だ

Everything is meaningless without you. It has to be you, or I don't want it.

「愛してる、なんてね。」 ごめんね

"I love you, just kidding." I'm sorry.

嘘よ、君を愛してる

That was a lie, I do love you.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛してる /a.i.ʃi.te.ɾɯ/ A2	verb - to love (present progressive/state of 'aisuru')
嘘 /ɯ.so/ A1	noun - lie, falsehood
光 /çi.ka.ɾi/ A1	noun - light, ray
傷 /ki.zɯ/ A2	noun - wound, injury, scratch, flaw
歌 /ɯ.ta/ A1	noun - song, poem
運命 /ɯn.meː/ B1	noun - fate, destiny
大丈夫 /da.i.ʑoː.bɯ/ A1	adjective - alright, okay, no problem, safe
強がり /tsɯ.jo.ɡa.ɾi/ B2	noun - bluff, bravado, pretending to be strong
意味 /i.mi/ A2	noun - meaning, significance, sense
嫌だ /i.ja.da/ A2	adjective - unpleasant, disagreeable, dislike, no way
不幸 /ɸɯ.koː/ B1	noun - unhappiness, misfortune, misery
退屈 /ta.i.kɯ.tsɯ/ B1	noun - boredom, tediousness adjective - boring, tedious
情けない /na.sa.ke.na.i/ B2	adjective - pathetic, miserable, shameful, regrettable
愛しい /i.to.ʃi.i/ B2	adjective - beloved, dear, adorable, tender
見つめる /mi.tsɯ.me.ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to gaze at, to stare at, to watch intently
冷める /sa.me.ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to cool down, to get cold, to lose interest
飽きる /a.ki.ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to get tired of, to be bored with, to have enough of
書き換える /ka.ki.ka.e.ɾɯ/ B2	verb - to rewrite, to revise, to overwrite
許される /jɯ.ɾɯ.sa.ɾe.ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to be forgiven, to be permitted/allowed (passive form of 'yurusu')

Key Grammar Structures

• ヘイトも傷もエンタメに全部書き換えてあげる

  ➔ V-te ageru (〜てあげる)

  ➔ Indicates that the speaker performs an action for the benefit of someone else. Here, 'I will rewrite everything for you.' The action of 'rewriting' is done as a favor or for the benefit of the listener. "書き換えてあげる" means 'I will rewrite it for you.'

• 普通にしたら可愛いとかほざいてくる常連客

  ➔ ~toka hozaku (~とかほざく)

  ➔ `~とか` is used for quoting or listing examples, often with a dismissive or vague nuance. `ほざく` is a derogatory verb meaning 'to blabber,' 'to say presumptuously/arrogantly.' So, the phrase means 'regular customers who blabber things like "if you were normal, you'd be cute."'

• 愛想理想偽装で固めてばっかの嘘

  ➔ ~te bakka (~てばっか) / ~te bakari (~てばかり)

  ➔ Indicates that one does nothing but a certain action, often implying repetition or a focus on that single action, sometimes with a negative or exasperated nuance. Here, 'lies that are only solidified by pleasantries, ideals, and deception.'

• どうせまたすぐに冷めるくせに「運命だね」「ねぇ」「映画みたい」

  ➔ ~kuse ni (~くせに)

  ➔ Means 'even though,' 'despite the fact that,' or 'in spite of,' usually used with a critical, blaming, or exasperated nuance towards the subject of the clause. Here, 'even though you'll surely cool down again soon.'

• 「愛してる」なんて嘘、吐きすぎて 誰にも許されなかったけど

  ➔ ~sugiru (〜すぎる) + Dare ni mo V-nai (誰にもV-ない)

  ➔ `~すぎる` indicates doing something 'too much.' `誰にも~ない` means 'not by anyone' or 'not to anyone,' expressing a complete lack of action or permission from anyone. The verb 許される is passive ('to be forgiven'). So, the phrase means 'Because I told too many lies like "I love you," I wasn't forgiven by anyone.'

• 大丈夫じゃない僕をぎゅっと大丈夫にしてくれたね

  ➔ N o Adj ni/N ni suru (Nを Adjに/Nにする) + V-te kureru (V-てくれる)

  ➔ `~にする` means 'to make something into something else' or 'to make something [adjective].' `~てくれる` indicates that someone performs an action for the speaker's benefit. Here, 'you firmly made me, who wasn't okay, okay.'

• 君がいなきゃ意味がない全部 君じゃなきゃ嫌だ

  ➔ ~nakya (~なきゃ) / ~janakya (~じゃなきゃ)

  ➔ Colloquial contractions of `~なければ (~nakereba)` and `~でなければ (~denakereba)`, meaning 'if not' or 'unless.' They often imply that something is impossible or undesirable without the stated condition. `いなきゃ` (from いる) for existence, `じゃなきゃ` (from だ) for nouns/na-adjectives. Here, 'everything is meaningless if you're not here' and 'I don't want it if it's not you.'

• いいような気がしなくなくなくもない

  ➔ Triple Negative (~なくなくなくもない)

  ➔ An emphatic triple negative construction meaning 'it's not that it's not not [Verb/Adjective],' which effectively implies 'it *is* [Verb/Adjective]' or 'it is not impossible.' It expresses a hesitant affirmation or a nuanced possibility. Here, 'I'm not without the feeling that it might not be bad/not not good.'

• ちゃんとした言葉よりもずっと 情けない君が愛しい

  ➔ ~yori mo zutto (~よりもずっと)

  ➔ Used for making comparisons, meaning 'much more than.' `よりも` is 'more than,' and `ずっと` emphasizes the degree, meaning 'much' or 'far.' Here, 'I cherish your pitiful self much more than proper words.'

• 光の向こうとは違う僕を 見つめてほしいの

  ➔ V-te hoshii (V-てほしい) + No (の)

  ➔ `~てほしい` expresses the speaker's desire for someone else to perform an action. `の` is an explanatory particle, often adding a nuance of asking for understanding or simply softening the tone. Here, 'I want you to look at me, who is different from beyond the light.'