残ってる – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 吉澤嘉代子
• Album: 新・魔女図鑑

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese with 'Nokotteru' by Kayoko Yoshizawa offers a beautiful way to explore emotional and narrative-driven lyrics. The song tells a complete story, using evocative imagery and subtle language, like the colloquial title, to paint a picture of a young woman's feelings after a significant night. It's special because it shows how everyday language can convey deep, complex emotions, making it a great study in lyrical nuance.

[English]

The ticket gate has a distant face

I felt like I was being blamed for coming home in the morning

I’m still in last night’s clothes

The cheerful dress is dazzling

The sky seems like it might catch a cold

It seems the city has crossed into a new season overnight

You’re still inside me, deep within

Here and there, everywhere, it’s all you

But the busy morning takes me away

Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go

I still want to live in yesterday

When I search for my keys at the bike parking

The snow cone-colored nails were chipped

The artificial sunflower is like me

Summer already feels so cold

Someone put out their cigarette

But my fire continues to burn, sending up smoke signals

Your rough voice still lingers in my ears

I’ve always wanted to hear it up close

Ah, the kiss on my neck is warm

Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go

As the autumn breeze blends into the city

I’m still living in yesterday

...

[Japanese]

改札はよそよそしい顔で

朝帰りを責められた気がした

私はゆうべの服のままで

浮かれたワンピースがまぶしい

風邪をひきそうな空

一夜にして 街は季節を越えたらしい

まだ あなたが残ってる からだの奥に残ってる

ここもここもどこかしこも あなただらけ

でも 忙しい朝が 連れて行っちゃうの

いかないで いかないで いかないで いかないで

私まだ 昨日を生きていたい

駐輪場で鍵を探すとき

かき氷いろのネイルが剥げていた

造花の向日葵は私みたい

もう夏は寒々しい

誰かが煙草を消したけれど

私の火は のろしをあげて燃えつづく

まだ 耳に残ってる ざらざらした声

ずっとずっとちかくで 聞いてみたかったんだ

ああ 首筋につけた キスがじんわり

いかないで いかないで いかないで いかないで

秋風が街に 馴染んでゆくなかで

私まだ 昨日を生きていた

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
改札 /かいさつ/ B1	noun - ticket gate
責める /せめる/ B2	verb - to blame or criticize
服 /ふく/ A1	noun - clothes
ワンピース /わんぴーす/ A2	noun - one-piece dress
風邪 /かぜ/ B1	noun - cold (illness)
残る /のこる/ B2	verb - to remain
街 /まち/ A2	noun - town, city
季節 /きせつ/ B1	noun - season
忙しい /いそがしい/ A2	adjective - busy
耳 /みみ/ A1	noun - ear
声 /こえ/ A1	noun - voice
キス /きす/ A2	noun - kiss
秋風 /あきかぜ/ B2	noun - autumn breeze
燃える /もえる/ B1	verb - to burn
生きる /いきる/ B1	verb - to live

Key Grammar Structures

• 私はゆうべの服のままで

  ➔ The use of the の particle to connect nouns, expressing possession or modification.

  ➔ The particle "の" functions as a possessive or descriptive marker between nouns.

• 街は季節を越えたらしい

  ➔ The phrase "たらしい" indicates hearsay or an impression based on indirect evidence.

  ➔ The suffix "たらしい" is used to express hearsay or inference about a situation.

• いかないで

  ➔ The verb suffix "ないで" is used to form a negative command or request, meaning "don't" do something.

  ➔ The "ないで" form is a negative te-form used to request someone not to do something.

• まだ 昨日を生きていたい

  ➔ The verb いたい is a desire form (たい form) expressing wanting to do something, combined with まだ to indicate still wanting to.

  ➔ The たい form expresses desire or want to do something, and まだ keeps that intention ongoing.

• 街風が街に 馴染んでゆくなかで

  ➔ The verb "馴染む" (najimu) in the te-form "馴染んで" indicates continuous or progressive action, here used with "ゆく" to express ongoing change.

  ➔ The te-form "馴染んで" connects to "ゆく" to indicate ongoing or progressive change.

• あなたが残ってる

  ➔ The plain form "残ってる" is a contracted form of "残っている", expressing ongoing state or condition.

  ➔ The expression "残ってる" is the casual contracted form of "残っている", indicating an ongoing state.

• 私まだ 昨日を生きていたい

  ➔ The verb "いたい" is the desire form (たい form) indicating wanting to continue or stay in a certain state.

  ➔ The たい form "いたい" expresses desire to continue experiencing or staying in the past moment.