ばかじゃないのに – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ずっと真夜中でいいのに。
• Album: 沈香学

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the poignant world of Japanese pop with ZUTOMAYO's "ばかじゃないのに", a song that captures the bittersweet essence of young love and regret. Through its evocative lyrics, you'll gain insight into Japanese expressions of longing and the cultural nuances of unspoken feelings, all while enjoying ZUTOMAYO's unique musical style.

[English]

I'm not twenty anymore.

Even if I tear off my work clothes.

I was still lying on the floor, smelling of incense.

Complaining about the fan spinning around so proudly.

Suddenly, I thought of someone I can't see.

Sudden contradictions can't be tamed.

It's not really anyone's fault.

Just boiling vegetables with strong colors.

I want to blend into those vivid gestures.

Though I have a voice, why is it always like this?

I should just say it, but I’m not stupid.

It's cliché, but...

Can I spend my days thinking of you?

Even though you're no longer here, we’re drawn to each other.

It was just a fleeting summer.

Thank you.

The warmth I still carry with me.

It's still right in front of me.

That’s not me.

Saying goodbye without hurting each other.

Even when stones get in my shoes, I keep walking and thinking.

You worry only about what's ahead, and I fall behind.

Thinking of those slightly awkward days.

What should I do from now on? I don’t know.

In this back-and-forth when you sigh.

I felt secure being myself.

Sudden contradictions can’t be tamed.

It’s not about what triggered it.

I think I got used to tiring out.

That became a duty, that was the goal, and it’s ready now.

It’s the finish line, and dinner’s ready.

I should just say it, but I’m not stupid.

It’s cliché, but...

Can I spend my days thinking of you?

Even though you’re no longer here, we’re drawn to each other.

It was just a fleeting summer.

What kind of luxury sorrow do I desire more of?

Where are you headed?

The moment you fold your usual clothes,

Within the tidy logic, breathe in and out.

Because it’s okay, really.

When the end is near, we can become close.

Winning at Momotaro Densetsu, and then you fall asleep.

My love, or your love—

Is more important than anything.

To realize these feelings are the same,

It seems I mustn't notice.

It’s just goodbyes all around.

I should just say it, but I’m not stupid.

It’s cliché, but...

Can I spend my days thinking of you?

Even though you’re no longer here, we’re drawn to each other.

It was just a fleeting summer.

Thank you.

The warmth I still carry with me.

It’s still right in front of me.

...

[Japanese]

これは 二十歳じゃない

作業着 剥ぎ取っても

まだ お線香の匂い 床に寝そべってた

一丁前に回り回る 扇風機に嘆いてた

ふと 会えない人を 思い浮かべてた

急な矛盾が 飼い慣らせない

誰のせいって わけじゃない

色の濃い野菜ばっかり 湯掻いてた

鮮やかな仕草に 混ざりたいのに

声があるのに いつもどうして

言っとけばいいのに ばかじゃないのに

在り来りだろうけど

僕には 君を思い返す日々で過ごしていける？

もう居ないのに 惹かれ合うのに

一瞬の夏だったよ

ありがとう

僕に残ってる 引き摺る温もり

ずっと まだ目の前に

それは わたしじゃない

傷つけない さよなら を

靴に石入っても 歩き考えてた

先ばかり気にする君と 遅れをとるわたしと

ふと ぎこちない日々を 思い浮かべてた

この先どうする ね どうしよう わからない

君が溜息つく このやりとりに

安心できる 自分がいた

急な矛盾が 飼い慣らせない

何がきっかけとかじゃないけど

疲れてくことも 慣れていたと思う

それが始まりで 義務になったし

ゴールだったし ご飯できたよ

言っとけばいいのに ばかじゃないのに

在り来りだろうけど

僕には 君を思い返す日々で過ごしていける？

もう居ないのに 惹かれ合うのに

一瞬の夏だったよ

これ以上求めた贅沢な 悲しみは

何処へゆくの

君の普段着 畳む途端に

片付いた理屈の中で 吸って吐いて

だって大丈夫だって

終わりが近いと 仲良くなれたし

桃鉄勝って 君が寝落ちして

自分の好き＜君の好き

が何よりも大事で

同じ気持ちって

気づいちゃダメみたいな

さよなら ばっか だよ

言っとけばいいのに ばかじゃないのに

在り来りだろうけど

僕には 君を思い返す日々で過ごしていける

もう居ないのに 惹かれ合うのに

一瞬の夏だったよ

ありがとう

僕に残ってる 引き摺る温もり

ずっと まだ目の前に

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
二十歳 /にじゅっさい/ A1	noun - twenty years old
匂い /におい/ A2	noun - smell, scent
思い浮かべる /おもいうかべる/ B1	verb - to recall, to remember
矛盾 /むじゅん/ B2	noun - contradiction
傷つける /きずつける/ B2	verb - to hurt, to injure
温もり /ぬくもり/ B2	noun - warmth
悲しみ /かなしみ/ B2	noun - sadness
気持ち /きもち/ B1	noun - feeling, emotion
ありがとう /ありがとう/ A1	interjection - thank you
靴 /くつ/ A1	noun - shoes
道 /みち/ A1	noun - road, way
日々 /ひび/ A2	noun - days, daily life
居ない /いない/ A2	verb - to not be (existence)
考える /かんがえる/ A2	verb - to think
過ごす /すごす/ B1	verb - to spend (time)
求める /もとめる/ B2	verb - to seek, to request

Key Grammar Structures

• まだ お線香の匂い 床に寝そべってた

  ➔ The use of てた (te-ta) indicates a past continuous or habitual action.

  ➔ The suffix てた combines the te-form with た to express "was doing" or "used to do" in the past.

• 一瞬の夏だったよ

  ➔ The phrase だった (datta) is the past tense of です (desu), used to state "was".

  ➔ いまの状態や出来事を過去の形で表現し、強調や感慨を含める時に使います。

• 思い返す日々で過ごしていける？

  ➔ The potential form いける (ikeru) is used here to ask "can I" or "be able to".

  ➔ The verb いける in the potential form asks whether one is capable or allowed to do something.

• 言っとけばいいのに ばかじゃないのに

  ➔ The conditional えば (eba) form of 言う (iu) expresses "if I had said" or "if I say".

  ➔ The えば conditional form shows hypothetical situations or conditions under which something would happen.

• 傷つけない さよなら を

  ➔ The negative causative つけない (tsukenai) indicates "not to hurt" or "not cause damage".

  ➔ The phrase 伤つけない is the negative form of the causative verb, meaning "not to hurt" or "not to cause harm".

• 終わりが近いと 仲良くなれたし

  ➔ The conditional と (to) here expresses "if" or "when" a certain condition is met.

  ➔ The と particle after the clause indicates a conditional or causal relationship, meaning "if" or "when."

• 自分の好き＜君の好き

  ➔ The comparison 〜＜〜 (less than) expresses a preference or degree.

  ➔ The symbol ＜ indicates that one is less than the other, often used here to show personal preference.