怪物 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: YOASOBI
• Album: 怪物/優しい彗星

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

あぁ素晴らしき世界に今日も乾杯

Ah, to this wonderful world, a toast again today

街に飛び交う笑い声も

Even the laughter echoing through the streets

見て見ぬフリしてるだけの作りもんさ

Is just a fake, pretending not to see

気が触れそうだ

I feel like I'm going insane

クラクラするほどの良い匂いが

A scent so sweet it makes me dizzy

ツンと刺した鼻の奥

Stabbed sharply at the back of my nose

目を覚ます本能のまま

Awakening my instincts

今日は誰の番だ？

Whose turn is it today?

この世界で何が出来るのか

What can I do in this world?

僕には何が出来るのか

What can I possibly do?

ただその真っ黒な目から

Just so that from those dark, black eyes

涙溢れ落ちないように

Tears won't overflow and fall

あぁ願う未来に何度でもずっと

Ah, to the future I wish for, again and again

喰らいつく

I'll keep devouring

この間違いだらけの世界の中

In this world filled with mistakes

君には笑ってほしいから

I want you to smile, so

もう誰も傷付けない

I won't hurt anyone anymore

強く強くなりたいんだよ

I want to become stronger, stronger

僕が僕でいられるように

So that I can remain myself

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素晴らしき世界は今日も安泰

The wonderful world is peaceful again today

街に渦巻く悪い話も

Even the bad rumors swirling in the streets

知らない知らないフリして目を逸らした

I pretended not to know, not to know, and looked away

正気の沙汰じゃないな

This isn't sane

真面目に着飾った行進

A procession earnestly dressed up

鳴らす足音が弾む行き先は

The destination where the ringing footsteps bounce

消えない消えない味が染み付いている

A taste that won't disappear, won't disappear, is ingrained

裏側の世界

In the world on the other side

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清く正しく生きること

To live purely and correctly

誰も悲しませずに生きること

To live without making anyone sad

はみ出さず真っ直ぐに生きること

To live straight without sticking out

それが間違わないで生きること？

Is that what it means to live without making mistakes?

ありのまま生きることが正義か

Is living as you are justice?

騙し騙し生きるのは正義か

Is living by deceiving justice?

僕の在るべき姿とはなんだ

What is my true form supposed to be?

本当の僕は何者なんだ

Who am I really?

教えてくれよ

Tell me, please

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教えてくれよ

Tell me, please

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今日も

Even today

答えのない世界の中で

In this world without answers

願ってるんだよ

I'm wishing

不器用だけれど

Though I'm clumsy

いつまでも君とただ

I just want to keep

笑っていたいから

Smiling with you forever

あぁ跳ねる心臓が

Ah, my pounding heart

体揺らし叫ぶんだよ

Shakes my body and shouts

今こそ動き出せ

Move out now!

あぁ弱い自分を何度でもずっと

Ah, the weak me, again and again

喰らい尽くす

I'll devour it all

この間違いだらけの世界の中

In this world filled with mistakes

君には笑ってほしいから

I want you to smile, so

もう誰も泣かないよう

So that no one cries anymore

強く強くなりたいんだよ

I want to become stronger, stronger

僕が僕でいられるように

So that I can remain myself

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ただ君を守るそのために

Just to protect you

走る走る走るんだよ

I'll run, run, run

僕の中の僕を超える

Surpassing the me within me

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
世界 (sekai) /se̞ka̠i/ A1	noun - world
笑い (warai) /ɰᵝa̠ɾa̠i/ A2	noun - laughter, smile
心臓 (shinzou) /ɕĩnzɵː/ B1	noun - heart
涙 (namida) /na̠mida̠/ A2	noun - tear
未来 (mirai) /miɾa̠i/ A2	noun - future
傷 (kizu) /kizu/ B1	noun - wound, scar
姿 (sugata) /sɯɡata/ B1	noun - figure, shape, appearance
怪物 (kaibutsu) /ka̠ibɯ̟̊t͡sɨᵝ/ B2	noun - monster
匂い (nioi) /ɲioi/ B1	noun - smell, scent
本能 (honnou) /ho̞nːno̞ː/ B2	noun - instinct
間違い (machigai) /ma̠t͡ɕiɡa̠i/ B1	noun - mistake, error
正義 (seigi) /se̞ːɡi/ B2	noun - justice, righteousness
真面目 (majime) /ma̠ʑime/ B1	adjective - serious, earnest
叫ぶ (sakebu) /sakebɯ/ B1	verb - to shout, to scream
願う (negau) /ne̞ɡa̠ɯ/ B1	verb - to wish, to desire
守る (mamoru) /ma̠mo̞ɾɯ/ A2	verb - to protect, to defend

Key Grammar Structures

• あぁ素晴らしき世界に今日も乾杯

  ➔ Adjective + き + Noun (素晴らしき世界)

  ➔ This archaic grammar form expresses strong emotion or appreciation. "素晴らしき" is an old-fashioned way of saying "素晴らしい" (wonderful). It adds a sense of grandeur or poetic expression.

• 見て見ぬフリしてるだけの作りもんさ

  ➔ Verb (te form) + いる + だけ

  ➔ This grammar expresses that someone is only doing something and nothing else. "見て見ぬフリしてるだけ" means "only pretending not to see."

• 気が触れそうだ

  ➔ Verb stem + そうだ (indicating likelihood)

  ➔ "気が触れそうだ" means "It seems like I'm going crazy." The "そうだ" here indicates that the speaker feels like something is likely to happen based on their current state.

• 目を覚ます本能のまま

  ➔ Noun + の + まま (as.../in the state of...)

  ➔ "本能のまま" means "as instinct dictates" or "following instinct." It describes acting according to a certain state or condition.

• この世界で何が出来るのか

  ➔ Question word + か (embedded question)

  ➔ This is an embedded question. "何が出来るのか" translates to "what can be done?" or "what is possible?". The "か" marks this as an indirect question within the larger sentence.

• ただその真っ黒な目から 涙溢れ落ちないように

  ➔ Verb (negative potential form) + ように (so that.../in order that...)

  ➔ This grammar indicates a purpose or goal: to prevent something from happening. "涙溢れ落ちないように" means "so that tears don't fall" or "in order to prevent tears from falling."

• もう誰も傷付けない

  ➔ Potential form + ない (negative potential)

  ➔ "傷付けない" is the negative potential form of "傷付ける". It means "cannot hurt" or "will not hurt". The sentence means "I will not hurt anyone anymore."

• 清く正しく生きること

  ➔ Verb (dictionary form) + こと (nominalization)

  ➔ "生きること" nominalizes the verb "生きる" (to live). It transforms the verb into a noun, meaning "living." This is often used to state general concepts or define things.

• ただ君を守るそのために

  ➔ Noun + を + ために (for the sake of)

  ➔ This structure expresses the purpose or reason for an action. "君を守るために" (kimi o mamoru tame ni) means "for the sake of protecting you" or "in order to protect you."