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• By: Mrs. GREEN APPLE

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

負けない何かが欲しい

I want something to never lose to

“私”だけの愛が欲しい

I want love that is only "mine"

そうすればきっと僕らは

If we do, surely we

比べないで居れる

Won't compare ourselves

あれこれ理由が欲しい

I want all sorts of reasons

“私”だけ独りのような

Like I'm the only one, "mine" alone

寂しい夜には

On lonely nights

何に抱きつけばいい?

What should I cling to?

羨ましい

I'm envious

ただ虚しい

Just empty

嫌われたくもないけど

I don't want to be hated but

自分を好きで居たい

I want to love myself

darling 僕の背中に乗って泳いでて

Darling, get on my back and swim

やるせない日々の海はとても深いから

The sea of unbearable days is very deep

「誰かの私でありたかった」

"I wanted to be someone's me"

勘違いしちゃうから

I'll misunderstand it

ひとりにしないでよね。

Don't leave me alone, okay?

信じれる何かが欲しい

I want something to believe in

解けない絆が欲しい

I want an unbreakable bond

そうすればきっと僕らは

If we do, surely we

呆れないで居られる

Won't be fed up

大事にしていてもいい?

Is it okay to cherish you?

強がりが崩れる夜は

On nights when my bravado crumbles

体丸めて

I curl up

布団で小さくなってる

And shrink in my futon

羨ましい

I'm envious

ただ虚しい

Just empty

自分で選んだ道でも

Even on a path I chose myself

たまに振り返ってしまう

Sometimes I look back

darling 私の腕の中で休んでて

Darling, rest in my arms

悲しくて堪らない 人はとても弱いから

Because people who are unbearably sad are very weak

「誰かの私でありたかった」

"I wanted to be someone's me"

彷徨ってしまうから

I'll get lost

ひとりにしないでよね。

Don't leave me alone, okay?

限りある世の中のせいで狂ってる

I'm going crazy because of this limited world

果てしなく続く時間に燻ってる

Smoldering in endless time

みんなと同じだからって

Just because everyone else is the same

僕の 私の

Doesn't mean my, my

ワダカマリが楽になるわけじゃない

Hangups will be relieved

darling 本当の音を聴いて

Darling, listen to the real sound

やるせない日々の膿は出切らないけど

The pus of unbearable days won't be completely drained but

ねぇ 私の私で居てもいいの?

Hey, is it okay for me to be my me?

あの子にはなれないし

I can't be that girl

なる必要も無いから

And I don't need to be

darling

Darling

darling

Darling

darling

Darling

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
負けない /makenai/ B1	verb - not to lose
欲しい /hoshii/ A2	adjective - wanting; desiring
愛 /ai/ B1	noun - love
比べない /kuranai/ B2	verb - not to compare
理由 /riyuu/ B1	noun - reason
寂しい /sabishii/ A2	adjective - lonely; lonely feeling
羨ましい /urayamashii/ B2	adjective - envious
虚しい /munashii/ B2	adjective - vain; empty; futile
好き /suki/ A1	adjective - like; love
海 /umi/ A2	noun - sea; ocean
深い /fukai/ B1	adjective - deep
泣いて /naite/ B1	verb - crying

Grammar:

• 負けない何かが欲しい

  ➔ Desire (～が欲しい)

  ➔ Expresses a desire for something. "何かが" modifies the verb "欲しい", indicating 'something I want' and "負けない" means 'not losing'. So it means 'I want something that helps me not losing/giving up'

• そうすればきっと僕らは 比べないで居れる

  ➔ Conditional Form (～ば) + Potential Form (～れる)

  ➔ "そうすれば" (if that's the case/if we do so) indicates a condition. "居れる" is the potential form of "いる" (to be/stay), indicating the ability to "stay/be" in a certain state. "比べないで" is the negative form of comparing (比べる)

• あれこれ理由が欲しい

  ➔ Desire (～が欲しい)

  ➔ Again, expresses a desire for something. "理由が" modifies the verb "欲しい", indicating 'reasons I want'.

• “私”だけ独りのような寂しい夜には 何に抱きつけばいい?

  ➔ Conditional question (～ばいい?)

  ➔ Expresses a question about what action is best to take under a certain condition. Here, the condition is 'on lonely nights where it feels like I'm alone'.

• darling 僕の背中に乗って泳いでて

  ➔ -te form + て (Imperative/Request)

  ➔ Implies a request for the darling to ride on the speaker's back and swim. ～て here can be a soft command/request.

• 大事にしていてもいい?

  ➔ -te form + もいい (May I)

  ➔ Asks for permission or confirmation. "大事にしていても" means "even if I cherish you", and the question is "Is it okay for me to cherish you?".

• 「誰かの私でありたかった」勘違いしちゃうから

  ➔ Past desire (-たかった)

  ➔ Expresses a desire that was felt in the past but is not necessarily being felt now. In this case, the speaker is expressing they wanted to be someone's "I", in other words, someone that is important to them. The "から" indicates a reason or cause, here it explains why they ask not to be left alone in the next line.

• ねぇ 私の私で居てもいいの?

  ➔ -te form + もいい (May I)

  ➔ Asking permission, similar to the earlier "大事にしていてもいい?". This time, it's "Is it okay if I remain my "I"?". "私の私で居る" is a bit more abstract, implying "Is it okay if I remain true to myself?".