ヒトガタ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: HIMEHINA

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of virtual identity with HIMEHINA's "ヒトガタ", a song that blends J-pop with deeper questions about what it means to be human. Explore the lyrics to understand the virtual-real divide and enhance your Japanese vocabulary related to technology and emotions. This song offers a unique lens into modern identity.

[English]

Hey, Mr. & Mrs. Virtual

you know we are not a doll

Hey, Human...

Tell us the Secret of Life!!

The shape of a human, the way to show it, a false form

Not knowing how to imitate, it seeps out from the light

The heart that seeped out, the pain turns into a person

Singing the life of those who are not human

Sorry for being born, just kidding (laughs)

The shadow in the mirror asks

“Come on, struggle like a human

You are a mere shadow that can’t become either.”

Look, our eyes met, didn’t they?

What are you looking at? That’s not a lie

“Come on, let’s go and make some noise”

The world of the opening act, playful laughter, piercing voices

Become, perish, what we trace

The tomorrow of humans, the future

Close your eyelids, the shadow appears

Whose figure is it?

you know we're not a doll !!

For one night, standing in the human world

I was watching the end of this incomplete body

Oh human, oh human, I plead

To live, I chose this body

Life, the human shape

Struggling, crying, and fighting

Pain, the human shape

Turning to ash, turning to indigo

you know it's naughty virtual virtualize a life alive

Since when have I been waiting, since when have I been plotting

Answer me, like a dark existence without a grave

I believed and waited, my heart was closed

Trying to hide emotions I don’t want to be seen

Alright, laugh, LieLieLie

Light, shine on that blue girl over there

Let’s make up and show ourselves

Let’s go, this new V, a life voyage without regrets

Regrets? Opportunities that won’t come back

Expectations, dislikes, the monster of machines, destruction

The key to hidden secrets is Laska!

I can’t go any further, Hey, George. Take Back

Lament, gamble, withering

The future that humans await

Betting on fate, the seeds of stealth

Whose figure is it?

you know we're not a doll !!

For one night, dancing in the human world

A mysterious human shadow sways

Echoing, laughter in the moonlight

Overflowing words fluttering

Real to the ideal

Intertwining, looking away

Beloved, the human shape

Overlapping, touching

It’s impossible without you

LaLaLa...

Not a doll

Shout your heart!

For one night, standing in the human world

I was watching the end of this incomplete body

Oh human, oh human, I plead

To live, I chose the box of this body

The light of life

Crying and struggling, shining

The light of life

Becoming an embryo, loving each other

The distorted human shape

you know it's naughty virtual virtualize a life alive

you know it's naughty virtual virtualize a life alive

The shape of a human, the way to show it, a false form

Not knowing how to imitate, it seeps out from the light

The heart that seeped out, the pain turns into a person

Singing the life of those who are not human

“Human Shape”

[Japanese]

Hey, Mr.&Mrs. Virtual

you know we are not a doll

Hey, Human...

Tell us the Secret of Life!!

人型の姿　見せ方　偽型

似せ方も知らず光から染み出し

染み出したココロ痛みのち人成り

人ならざる者の生命を謳う

生まれてごめん　なんてね(笑)

鏡の中の影が問いかける

「さぁさ　もがけやヒトのように

お前はどちらにもなれぬ片影だ」

見てほら目が　合ったじゃない

何を見てるかそれ　嘘じゃない

「さぁさ　おいでや騒ごうぜ」

幕開きの世界　戯笑　刺さる声

成れ　果て　辿るは

ヒトの明日　未来

まぶた閉じて　見える影

誰の姿なのか？

you know we're not a doll !!

一夜　人の世に立ち

片欠けの身の果てを見ていた

ヒトよ　ヒトよ　とせがみ

生きるためは　この身を選んだ

イノチ　ヒトガタ

あらがって　泣いてもがいている

イタミ　ヒトガタ

灰になって　藍になっていく

you know it's naughty virtual virtualize a life alive

いつから待っていた　いつから図っていた

答えろ墓のない存在のような暗い２体

信じて待っていた　心は閉まっていた

覗かれたくない感情隠そう

Alright　笑い　LieLieLie

Light照らせそこの蒼いネーチャン

MakeUpして表出ようぜ

行こうぜ新しいそのＶの悔いの無いこの人生航海

こうかい？戻らない機会

期待　嫌い　機械の怪　損壊なんてーのは

秘め事秘めた鍵はそうLaska！

行けないよこの先 Hey,George. Take Back

嘆げ　賭け　枯れるは

ヒトの待つ　未来

運命賭して　忍ぶ種

誰の姿なのか？

you know we're not a doll !!

一夜　人の世に舞う

不可思議な人影がゆらゆら

響く　月夜の笑い

溢れ出す言の葉がひらひらり

リアル　ト　リソウ

交わって　目をそらしている

イトシ　ヒトガタ

重なって　触れ合っていて

キミナシじゃ無理

LaLaLa...

人形じゃない

ココロを叫べ！

一夜　人の世に立ち

片欠けの身の果てを見ていた

ヒトよ　ヒトよ　とせがみ

生きるため　箱の身を選んだ

生命の光

泣いてもがいて　輝いている

生命の光

胚になって　愛しあっている

歪んだヒトガタ

you know it's naughty virtual virtualize a life alive

you know it's naughty virtual virtualize a life alive

人型の姿　見せ方　偽型

似せ方も知らず光から染み出し

染み出したココロ痛みのち人成り

人ならざる者の生命を謳う

“ヒトガタ”

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
人型 /hito-gata/ B2	noun - human shape
生命 /seimei/ B2	noun - life
痛み /itami/ B1	noun - pain
未来 /mirai/ A2	noun - future
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
影 /kage/ B1	noun - shadow
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart
生きる /ikiru/ B1	verb - to live
嘘 /uso/ B1	noun - lie
感情 /kanjō/ B2	noun - emotion
運命 /unmei/ B2	noun - destiny
嘆く /nageku/ B2	verb - to sigh
新しい /atarashii/ A2	adjective - new
暗い /kurai/ B1	adjective - dark
声 /koe/ A2	noun - voice
世界 /sekai/ A1	noun - world

Key Grammar Structures

• you know we are not a doll

  ➔ Use of simple present tense with 'be' + not for negation

  ➔ 'we are not a doll' expresses a negation of the state of being a doll.

• Tell us the Secret of Life!!

  ➔ Imperative form directing someone to do something

  ➔ 'Tell us the Secret of Life!!' uses the imperative to make a direct request or command.

• 人型の姿　見せ方　偽型

  ➔ Use of nominal noun phrases describing 'how to' do something

  ➔ The phrasing '人型の姿　見せ方　偽型' refers to the way of presenting a human-shaped form, including false or fake types.

• 見てほら目が　合ったじゃない

  ➔ Use of casual past tense with 'got' + negative 'じゃない' to indicate a previous shared experience

  ➔ '目が　合ったじゃない' means 'Our eyes met, didn't they?' referring to a shared moment in the past.

• イノチ　ヒトガタ

  ➔ Use of noun phrases to emphasize core concepts, often repeated for poetic effect

  ➔ 'イノチ　ヒトガタ' emphasizes the concept of 'life' and 'human shape,' highlighting their importance through repetition.

• あらがって　泣いてもがいている

  ➔ Use of the te-form for ongoing or continuous action

  ➔ 'あらがって　泣いてもがいている' uses the te-form to indicate ongoing struggle or action.