火星人 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ヨルシカ
• Album: 火星人

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the language of longing and escapism with ヨルシカ's "火星人," a song that captures the feeling of being an outsider. Explore Japanese through its vivid lyrics and unique musical style, and understand the cultural context of feeling like a 'Martian' in today's world .

[English]

From the tip of my pointed finger

It gleams brightly

From the back of my wide-open mouth

I can see Mars again today

I want to live peacefully

Rest.

Ah, please understand

Rendezvous on Mars

Ordinary days, ordinary sympathy

What I want to see is just a wild storm

Rendezvous on Mars

I don’t need a lantern or mirror for that

I wish my pain was just a reflection of the moon

From the tip of my pointed pen

I see my hollow self

Even in the perfectly quiet night

The orchid petals shine

Let me sleep deeply

Rest.

Gently stroke me

Rendezvous on Mars

Days on autopilot, ideals are gravity

What I want to see is only what’s inside myself

Rendezvous with myself

I don’t need music or medicine for that

I wish my values were just a reflection of my brain

From the tip of my stiff tail,

The crescent moon looks faint like a thread

Rest.

Ah, it’s frustrating

Rendezvous on Mars

Days on autopilot, every day of reason

What you’re missing is just time and space

Rendezvous on Mars

No bullets or fireworks are needed there

I wish Mars’s soil was like chocolate

Rendezvous on Mars

Goodbye to Earth's gravity

What I’m watching is only the light of words

Rendezvous on Mars

I don’t need a lantern or mirror for that

I wish my pain was a reflection of the moon

If only

[Japanese]

ぴんと立てた指の先から

爛と光って見える

ぱんと開けた口の奥から

今日も火星が見える

穏やかに生きていたい

休符。

あぁ、わかってください

火星へランデヴー

普通の日々　普通のシンパシー

僕が見たいのはふざけた嵐だけ

火星へランデヴー

それにランタンも鏡もいらない

僕の苦しさが月の反射だったらいいのに

ぴんと立てたペンの先から

芯のない自分が見える

しんと静かな夜にさえ

蘭の花弁が映える

深く眠らせて

休符。

優しく撫でて

火星でランデヴー

惰性の日々　理想は引力

僕が見たいのは自分の中身だけ

自分へランデヴー

それに音楽も薬もいらない

僕の価値観が脳の反射だったらいいのに

ぴんと立てたしっぽの先から、

糸のやうなみかづきがかすんでゐる

休符。

あぁ、いらいらするね

火星へランデヴー

惰性の日々　理性の毎日

君に足りないのは時間と余裕だけ

火星へランデヴー

そこに銃弾も花火もいらない

火星の大地がチョコと同じだったらなぁ

火星へランデヴー

さよならあの地球の引力

僕が見てるのは言葉の光だけ

火星へランデヴー

それにランタンも鏡もいらない

僕の苦しさが月の反射だったらいい

のに

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
火星 /kasei/ B1	noun - Mars
指 /jishi/ A2	noun - finger
口 /kuchi/ A1	noun - mouth
日々 /hibi/ A2	noun - days
嵐 /arashi/ B2	noun - storm
鏡 /kagami/ A2	noun - mirror
苦しみ /kurushimi/ B2	noun - suffering, pain
月 /tsuki/ A1	noun - moon
自分 /jibun/ A1	noun - oneself
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
花弁 /kaben/ B2	noun - petal
理想 /risou/ B1	noun - ideal
音楽 /ongaku/ A1	noun - music
価値観 /kachikan/ B2	noun - values
言葉 /kotoba/ A2	noun - word
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light

Key Grammar Structures

• ぴんと立てた指の先から

  ➔ Adjective + に + Verb (立てる) + た (past tense) + Noun + の + 先 + から: From the tip of the noun that was verbed.

  ➔ This line uses the structure "A (adjective) に verb た B (noun) の 先 から", which means "from the tip of B that was A-ly verbed". Here, "ぴんと立てた" means "erected sharply", and "指の先" means "fingertip". So, the whole phrase means "from the sharply erected fingertip".

• 爛と光って見える

  ➔ Adverb (onomatopoeia) + と + Verb (光る) + て + 見える (to appear)

  ➔ This structure describes how something appears. "爛と" is an onomatopoeia for something shining brightly, 光る means "to shine", and 見える means "to appear/to be seen". The て form connects the shining action to the appearance. So it means "appears to shine brightly".

• あぁ、わかってください

  ➔ Verb (わかる - to understand) + て + ください (please)

  ➔ This is a simple request. Using the て form of a verb followed by ください creates a polite request. It means "please understand."

• 僕が見たいのはふざけた嵐だけ

  ➔ Noun + が/は + Verb (見る - to see) + たい (want to) + のは + Adjective (ふざけた - foolish) + Noun (嵐 - storm) + だけ (only)

  ➔ This sentence uses the "Noun が/は Verb たいのは…だけ" pattern to emphasize what the speaker wants to see. "見る" is "to see", "たい" expresses desire, "ふざけた" means "foolish/ridiculous", and "嵐" is "storm". The entire line means "The only thing I want to see is a foolish storm."

• それにランタンも鏡もいらない

  ➔ それに (Besides/Moreover) + Noun + も + Noun + も + Verb (いる - to need, negative form: いらない)

  ➔ "それに" means "besides/moreover". The particle "も" indicates "also/neither/nor". The negative form "いらない" of the verb "いる" (to need) means "don't need". So, "ランタンも鏡もいらない" means "I don't need a lantern, nor a mirror".

• 僕の苦しさが月の反射だったらいいのに

  ➔ Noun (苦しさ - suffering) + が + Noun (月 - moon) + の + Noun (反射 - reflection) + だったら (if it were) + いいのに (I wish)

  ➔ This sentence expresses a wish or hope that something were different. "苦しさ" is "suffering", "月の反射" is "moon's reflection", "だったら" is "if it were", and "いいのに" means "I wish/I hope". Therefore, the whole sentence means "I wish my suffering were the moon's reflection". It's an expression of longing for something impossible.

• 糸のやうなみかづきがかすんでゐる

  ➔ Noun (糸 - thread) + の + やうな (like/resembling) + Noun (みかづき - crescent moon) + が + Verb (かすむ - to be hazy/dim) + でいる (progressive form, old style => ゐる)

  ➔ "糸のやうな" means "like a thread/resembling a thread". "みかづき" means "crescent moon". "かすむ" means "to become hazy/dim". The old-fashioned form "でいる" is used, appearing as "でゐる" in older texts, to show a progressive state (being hazy). Thus, the entire line means "A thread-like crescent moon is becoming hazy/dim."