蝶々結び

• By: Aimer
• Album: daydream

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

片っぽで丸を作って

Make a circle with one hand

しっかり持ってて

Hold it tight

もう片っぽでその丸の後ろを

With the other hand, go behind that circle

ぐるっと回って

And spin around

間にできたポッケに入って

Put it into the pocket made in between

出て来るの待ってて

Wait for it to come out

出てきたところを迎えにきて

Come pick it up when it appears

「せーの」で引っぱって

Pull together with a "Ready, go!"

はじめはなんとも

At first, it looks somehow

情けない形だとしても

Even if it's a clumsy shape

同じだけ力を込めて

Pull with the same amount of strength

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羽根は大きく 結び目は固く

Sleep is big, knots are tight

なるようにきつく結んでいてほしいの

I want you to tie it tight enough, just as it should be

腕はここに 思い出は遠くに

Your arms are here, memories are far away

置いておいてほしい ほしいの

I want you to leave them behind, I want you to

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片っぽでも引っ張ちゃえば

Even if you pull with one side, it will come undone

ほどけちゃうけど

Breaking what you've made is

作ったもの壊すのは

Much easier, after all

遥かに簡単だけど

But just as it's easy to undo, you see

だけどほどく時も そう ちゃんと

When untying, you have to do it properly, too

同じようにね

Same way, yeah

分かってるよ でもできたらね

I understand, but if only I could

「せーの」で引っ張って

Pull together with a "Ready, go!"

ほどけやしないように

So it won't come apart

と願って力込めては

I pray with all my might

広げすぎた羽根に

For my wings, which have spread too wide

戸惑う

I get confused

羽根は大きく 結び目は固く

The wings are big, knots are tight

なるようにきつく結んでいてほしいの

I want you to tie it as tightly as it should be

夢はここに 思い出は遠くに

Dreams are here, memories are far away

気づけばそこにあるくらいがいい

It’s better when you notice they’re there

黙って引っ張ったりしないでよ

Don’t pull silently, okay?

不格好な蝶にしないでよ

Don’t turn into an awkward butterfly

結んだつもりが ほどいていたり

Thinking you tied it, but actually untying it

緩めたつもりが 締めていたり

Thinking you loosened it, but you’ve actually tightened it

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この蒼くて広い世界に

In this vast blue world

無数に散らばった中から

Among countless scattered things

別々に二人選んだ糸を

Two people chose separate threads

お互いたぐり寄せ合ったんだ

And pulled them close to each other

結ばれたんじゃなく結んだんだ

We didn’t just get tied, we tied ourselves

二人で 「せーの」 で引っ張ったんだ

We pulled with a "Ready, go!" together

大きくも 小さくもなりすぎないように

So we wouldn’t become too big or too small

力を込めたんだ

We put all our strength into it

この蒼くて広い世界に

In this vast blue world

無数に散らばった中から

Among countless scattered things

別々に二人選んだ糸を

Two people chose separate threads

お互いたぐり寄せ合ったんだ

And pulled them close to each other

結ばれたんじゃなく結んだんだ

We didn’t just get tied, we tied ourselves

二人で 「せーの」 で引っ張ったんだ

We pulled with a "Ready, go!" together

大きくも 小さくもなりすぎないように

So we wouldn’t become too big or too small

力を込めたんだ

We put all our strength into it

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
丸 /まる/ A2	noun - circle
羽根 /はね/ B1	noun - feather
結び目 /むすびめ/ B2	noun - knot
力 /ちから/ A2	noun - power/strength
思い出 /おもいで/ B1	noun - memory
世界 /せかい/ A1	noun - world
引っ張る /ひっぱる/ B2	verb - to pull
壊す /こわす/ B2	verb - to break
簡単 /かんたん/ A2	adjective - easy
夢 /ゆめ/ A1	noun - dream
戸惑う /とまどう/ B2	verb - to be confused
結ぶ /むすぶ/ B1	verb - to tie/connect
固い /かたい/ B1	adjective - hard/firm
遠く /とおく/ A2	adverb - far away
選ぶ /えらぶ/ B1	verb - to choose
散らばる /ちらばる/ B2	verb - to scatter

Grammar:

• しっかり持ってて

  ➔ Te-form + て (te) indicates a sequential or connective action, here implying 'Hold firmly and continue'.

  ➔ The て form is used to connect verbs in a sequence or to soften commands or requests.

• なるようにきつく結んでいてほしいの

  ➔ Volitional form + てほしい (te hoshii) expresses a desire or wish for someone to perform the action.

  ➔ The てほしい structure is used to politely express a desire for someone else to do something.

• 結び目は固く

  ➔ The adjective 固い (katai) is used to describe the noun 結び目 (musubime), meaning 'knot,' with the particle は as the topic marker.

  ➔ The adjective 固い (kettai) is used to describe something that is firm or tough, emphasizing the 'knot' being secure.

• 気づけばそこにあるくらいがいい

  ➔ 気づけば (kizukeba) is the conditional form of 気づく (to notice), meaning 'if you notice', and くらい (kurai) indicates approximation or degree, meaning 'about the same as'.

  ➔ The conditional form 気づけば indicates 'if you notice', and くらい suggests an approximate or desirable level or state.

• お互いたぐり寄せ合ったんだ

  ➔ お互い (otagai) means 'mutually' or 'each other', and たぐり寄せ合った (taguriyoseatta) is the past tense of the compound verb たぐり寄せ合う, meaning 'to draw close to each other'.

  ➔ お互い indicates mutual or reciprocal action, and たぐり寄せ合う is a verb meaning 'to draw close or pull towards each other'.

• 結ばれたんじゃなく結んだんだ

  ➔ 結ばれたんじゃなく (musubaretnjanaku) uses passive past + じゃなく (janaku) to mean 'not being tied', while 結んだんだ (musunda n da) is the plain past form of 結ぶ, meaning 'tied' or 'bound'.

  ➔ The phrase 結ばれたんじゃなく expresses a passive voice meaning 'was not tied', contrasting with 結んだ (tied or bound) in active voice.