いろはにほへと

• By: 椎名林檎, Sheena Ringo

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

青い空よなぜ雲をかかえて走っていく

Oh blue sky, why do you run with clouds in your embrace?

恋しいだれかをそっと追い掛けるの?

Are you gently chasing someone you long for?

甘い果実よなぜ蜜を隠して黙っている

Oh sweet fruit, why do you hide your nectar and stay silent?

美味しい所をだれかに残しているの?

Are you leaving the delicious parts for someone else?

おしえてよもう騙されないわ

Please tell me, I won't be deceived anymore.

仮初めの彩度だけぢゃ厭なの

I'm tired of just the temporary saturation.

‥色眼鏡割り棄てて‥

...Throw away the colored glasses...

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赤い空よなぜ太陽なんて溶かしていく

Oh red sky, why do you melt the sun away?

敢えないなみだに今日を滲ませるの?

Do you blur today with your fleeting tears?

判るのよちゃんと見極めるわ

I understand, I can see it clearly.

モノクロの濃度だけで好いの

Just the density of monochrome is enough for me.

‥色仕掛取り止めて‥

...Stop the color tricks...

気高いあなたもこの大自然の一端ね

Even you, noble one, are a part of this great nature.

わたしに見せてよ今尚未開拓の根源

Show me now the still uncharted source.

生きているあなたいのちは無色透明

Your life, living and vibrant, is colorless and transparent.

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黄色い百合よなぜ別れ際に咲っている

Oh yellow lily, why do you bloom at the moment of parting?

万代不易を欲するのは無為と云うの?

Is wanting eternal permanence called futility?

丸い目をすかして求めた全部が愛しい

Everything I sought with my round eyes is dear to me.

浅い夢見やしゃんせさあ見やしゃんせ

Shallow dreams, come and see, come and see.

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
空 /sora/ A2	noun - sky
雲 /kumo/ A2	noun - cloud
走って /hashitte/ B1	verb - to run
恋しい /koishii/ B2	adjective - dear; missed; beloved
甘い /amai/ A2	adjective - sweet
蜜 /mitsu/ B2	noun - honey
黙って /damatte/ B2	verb - to be silent
美味しい /oishii/ A2	adjective - delicious
残して /nokoshite/ B1	verb - to leave behind
騙されない /damasarenai/ B2	verb - not to be deceived
彩度 /saido/ C1	noun - saturation (of color)
色眼鏡 /irome-gane/ C1	noun - colored glasses; biased perspective
太陽 /taiyō/ A2	noun - the sun
滲ませる /namasaseru/ C1	verb - to make penetrate; to soak through
濃度 /nōdo/ B2	noun - concentration
大自然 /dai-shizen/ B1	noun - the natural world
見せて /misete/ A2	verb - to show
未開拓 /mikaitaku/ C1	noun - unexplored; uncharted

Grammar:

• 青い空よなぜ雲をかかえて走っていく

  ➔ Why is the blue sky running while holding clouds?

  ➔ The phrase "なぜ" (naze) is used to ask 'why', indicating curiosity or questioning.

• 甘い果実よなぜ蜜を隠して黙っている

  ➔ Why is the sweet fruit hiding its nectar and remaining silent?

  ➔ The phrase "黙っている" (damatte iru) indicates a state of being silent or not speaking.

• 判るのよちゃんと見極めるわ

  ➔ I understand and can see it clearly.

  ➔ The phrase "判る" (wakaru) means 'to understand' or 'to know'.

• 気高いあなたもこの大自然の一端ね

  ➔ You, noble one, are also a part of this great nature.

  ➔ The phrase "気高い" (kedakai) means 'noble' or 'elevated', indicating a high status.

• 生きているあなたいのちは無色透明

  ➔ Your life that is alive is colorless and transparent.

  ➔ The phrase "無色透明" (mushoku toumei) means 'colorless and transparent', indicating purity.