はしりがき

• By: マカロニえんぴつ

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

イメージは超えられないのさ

It's impossible to surpass the image.

だからこそ走るのだ 振り返らず

That's why I run forward, without looking back.

どう転んでもあんたはあんただ

No matter how things turn out, you're still you.

仮面より、起こせアクション！いざゆけ

Push past the mask—take action! Let's go.

叶わない夢などないけれど

There are no impossible dreams, after all.

敵わないゾ、Oh 父ちゃんの背中

Can't beat that, oh, Dad's back.

語り合った友たちも 大人しくなれた大人たちも

Even the friends we talked with, and the mature adults who have calmed down.

分からない事をぜんぶ “青春” と呼ぶことにしてます

I've decided to call everything I don’t understand 'youth'.

ただ無駄を愛すのだ！生き止まらないように笑うのだ

Just love the waste! Smile so you don’t stop living.

素直になれずごめんね

Sorry for not being honest.

まだ あなたには自分を愛していてほしいだけなのです

I just want you to still love who I am.

交わし合った約束も 守れないと知ってしまって

I found out I can't keep the promises we made, yet...

それでも進んでゆく青春を 抱きしめて走るぜ

Even so, I’ll hold onto youth as I move forward and run.

いざ無駄を愛すのだ！生き止まらないように笑うのよ

Let's love the waste! Smile so you don’t stop living.

素顔になれた気がした

I felt like I became my true self.

ただ あなたには自分を愛してほしいだけなのです

I just want you to love who I am.

そう 掛け替えのない日々は掛け違いだらけだ

Yes, precious days are full of mismatches.

だからいいのか

Is that okay then?

もう 買えないモノの方が欲しい歳頃になっちまったな

I've reached the age where I want things I can't buy anymore.

覚えた数だけ分からないことだらけ

The more I learn, the more I realize I don’t understand.

頭の中は騒がしく踊る

My mind is noisy, dancing around.

悲しいだけが さよならじゃない

Sadness isn’t the only thing that says goodbye.

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
走る /はしる/ A2	verb - to run
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
友 /とも/ A2	noun - friend
青春 /せいしゅん/ B1	noun - youth
大人 /おとな/ A2	noun - adult
守る /まもる/ B1	verb - to protect
笑う /わらう/ A2	verb - to laugh
気 /き/ B1	noun - spirit, mind
数 /かず/ A2	noun - number
背中 /せなか/ B1	noun - back (of the body)
買う /かう/ A1	verb - to buy
欲しい /ほしい/ A2	adjective - wanting, desired
悲しい /かなしい/ B1	adjective - sad
踊る /おどる/ B1	verb - to dance
分かる /わかる/ A2	verb - to understand

Grammar:

• イメージは超えられないのさ

  ➔ Negative form of potential verbs.

  ➔ The phrase uses the negative potential form of the verb, indicating something that cannot be surpassed.

• どう転んでもあんたはあんただ

  ➔ Conditional form with どう転んでも.

  ➔ This phrase expresses that no matter how things turn out, the subject remains unchanged.

• 素直になれずごめんね

  ➔ Negative potential form with になれず.

  ➔ This line indicates an inability to be honest or straightforward.

• それでも進んでゆく青春を 抱きしめて走るぜ

  ➔ Use of それでも to indicate contrast.

  ➔ This phrase shows that despite challenges, the speaker continues to embrace youth.

• 掛け替えのない日々は掛け違いだらけだ

  ➔ Use of だらけ to indicate abundance.

  ➔ This line suggests that precious days are filled with mistakes or mismatches.

• もう 買えないモノの方が欲しい歳頃になっちまったな

  ➔ Use of になっちまった to indicate a change in state.

  ➔ This line reflects a realization that one desires things that cannot be bought as they grow older.