あなたのことをおしえて – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: キタニタツヤ

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt plea of Kitani Tatsuya's 'あなたのことをおしえて' (Anata no Koto wo Oshiete), a song that tenderly asks to understand another's deepest feelings. Through its poignant lyrics and emotive delivery, you can explore Japanese expressions of empathy, vulnerability, and connection, making it an ideal piece to learn about nuanced emotional language and the powerful art of storytelling through song.

[English]

Tell me about yourself

Your favorite music, the people you dislike, and so on

Show me your future

What you want to protect, what you want to resist

A 36-degree passive state weeps beneath the mask

I think you no longer have to give anything

Even a modest hatred of the world, let yourself allow it

So,

Please live, laugh, and cry

Even just a little more

The grand story sleeping deep in your heart

Show it to me

All the sadness you have

Sown into this song

With the water given, with those tears

Tell me about yourself

In the words you love

Please live, laugh, and cry

Even just a little more

The grand story sleeping deep in your heart

Show it to me

All the sadness you have

Sown into this song

I've surrendered my kindness and had it taken away

You understand, don't you?

Let me hear your song

I keep it close so I don't lose it

Tell me your secret

Share your feelings

Nurture my sorrow with those tears

[Japanese]

あなたのことをおしえて

好きな音楽とか、嫌いな人とか

あなたの未来を見せて

守りたいもの、抗いたいこと

36度の受動態が仮面の下で泣いている

あなたはもう何も差し出さなくてもいいと思うよ

ささやかでも世界を憎むことを許してあげよう

だから、

どうか生きて、笑って、泣いて

少しでも多く

胸の奥、眠っている壮大なストーリー

僕に見せてくれ

ありったけの悲しみ全部

この歌に蒔いた

水を遣って、その涙で

あなたのことをおしえて

あなたの好きな言葉で

どうか生きて、笑って、泣いて

少しでも多く

胸の奥、眠っている壮大なストーリー

僕に見せてくれ

ありったけの悲しみ全部

この歌に蒔いた

優しさを明け渡し奪われてきた

あなたにはわかるでしょう？

あなたの歌をきかせて

失くさないように抱えている

秘密をおしえて

あなたの気持ちを分けて

僕の悲しみを育てて、その涙で

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
好き (suki) /sɯki/ A1	adjective - liked, favorite, beloved
嫌い (kirai) /kiɾai/ A2	adjective - disliked, hated
未来 (mirai) /miɾai/ A2	noun - future
守る (mamoru) /mamoru/ B1	verb - to protect, to defend
抗う (araga) /aɾagau/ B2	verb - to resist, to oppose
泣く (naku) /naku/ A1	verb - to cry
世界 (sekai) /sekai/ A1	noun - world
憎む (nikumu) /nikumu/ B2	verb - to hate, to detest
生きる (ikiru) /ikiɾɯ/ A1	verb - to live, to exist
笑う (warau) /waɾaɯ/ A1	verb - to laugh
胸 (mune) /mune/ A2	noun - chest, breast, heart
奥 (oku) /okɯ/ A2	noun - interior, innermost
眠る (nemuru) /nemɯɾɯ/ A2	verb - to sleep
壮大 (soudai) /soːdai/ B2	adjective - magnificent, grand
悲しみ (kanashimi) /kanashimi/ B1	noun - sadness, sorrow
歌 (uta) /ɯta/ A1	noun - song
言葉 (kotoba) /kotoba/ A1	noun - word, language
秘密 (himitsu) /himit͡sɯ/ B1	noun - secret
気持ち (kimochi) /kʲimot͡ɕi/ A2	noun - feeling, sensation
優しさ (yasashisa) /jasashisa/ B1	noun - gentleness, kindness
わかる (wakaru) /wakaɾɯ/ A1	verb - to understand

Key Grammar Structures

• あなたのことをおしえて

  ➔ ～て (te-form) + ください (kudasai) for polite request/command

  ➔ "おしえて" (oshiete) is the te-form of the verb "おしえる" (oshieru - to teach/tell) and is used with "ください" (kudasai) to make a polite request. Here, it translates to 'Please tell me'.

• 好きな音楽とか、嫌いな人とか

  ➔ ～とか (toka) used to list non-exhaustive examples

  ➔ "とか" (toka) indicates that the listed items (好きな音楽 - suki na ongaku - favorite music, 嫌いな人 - kirai na hito - hated people) are just examples, and there could be more.

• 36度の受動態が仮面の下で泣いている

  ➔ Subject が (ga) + Verb ている (teiru) to describe a current state or ongoing action.

  ➔ The grammar structure "が + Verb ている" indicates an ongoing state. Here, "受動態が泣いている" (judo tai ga naiteiru) describes the passive state that is crying.

• ささやかでも世界を憎むことを許してあげよう

  ➔ ～ても (temo) + いい (ii) / ～ても (temo) + かまわない (kamawanai) to express permission or acceptance

  ➔ Here, "憎むことを許してあげよう" (nikumu koto o yurushite ageyou) means 'Let's allow them to hate'. The phrase gives permission for someone to hate the world.

• どうか生きて、笑って、泣いて

  ➔ Verb (te-form) to connect multiple actions

  ➔ Using the te-form of verbs links actions together in sequence or as a set. "生きて、笑って、泣いて" (ikite, waratte, naite) means 'live, laugh, and cry'.

• 胸の奥、眠っている壮大なストーリー

  ➔ Verb ている (teiru) + Noun: Modifying a Noun with an action in progress

  ➔ "眠っている壮大なストーリー" (nemutte iru soudai na suto-ri-) means 'a grand story that is sleeping'. "眠っている" (nemutte iru) is modifying the noun "ストーリー" (suto-ri-).

• ありったけの悲しみ全部

  ➔ ありったけの (arittake no) - all of, every bit of

  ➔ "ありったけの" (arittake no) is used to emphasize the entirety of something. "ありったけの悲しみ" (arittake no kanashimi) means 'all of your sorrow'.

• 優しさを明け渡し奪われてきた

  ➔ Verb (te-form) + くる (kuru): indicates an action that has continued from the past until now.

  ➔ "奪われてきた" (ubawarete kita) literally means 'have been stolen and come'. It implies that the act of being stolen has continued from the past up until now.

• 失くさないように抱えている

  ➔ Verb (ない form) + ように (you ni): in order to; so that

  ➔ "失くさないように抱えている" (nakusanai you ni kakaeteiru) means 'holding (it) so that (I) won't lose (it)'. It expresses the purpose of holding something is to prevent losing it.