ケモノミチ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Mr.Children
• Album: miss you

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant world of Mr.Children's "Kemonomichi" to explore contemporary Japanese social commentary and heartfelt lyricism. This song offers a unique opportunity to learn expressions related to perseverance, societal pressures, and silent emotional struggles, all set to a powerful blend of acoustic and orchestral sounds. Its raw emotion and thought-provoking lyrics make it a compelling piece for language learners and music enthusiasts alike.

[English]

Don't stand upwind

They'll notice the beasts

If that's the kind of era it was

We would've already been dead

Look, silly fools just walk by, carefree

Beneath the lukewarm breeze

Laws and the value of things

Change with time

Just trying to stay balanced

Wears us out completely

Once again, spin and get dizzy

Brains swirling around

Who should I send SOS to?

A fragile scream written anonymously

Rock and roll hits my eardrums

Briefly, I feel refreshed

Did they say, 'I'll wait forever'?

What is that person doing now?

Just drifting thoughts

Again, carefree fools pass by

Dragging yesterday along

Sending you a love song

A lonely melody played on the moon

Leaving just for your ears

Singing silently

Who should I send SOS to?

A dull ache written anonymously

Lying awake, plotting alone

Only revenge gives hope

Shouting out loud, even without a voice

Shouting out loud

Shouting out loud

...

[Japanese]

風上に立つなよ

獣達にバレるだろ

そんな時代だったら

俺らとうに死んでる

ほら ふわふわとマヌケが通る

生温い風を受けて

法律も物の価値も

時と共に変わってく

バランス取るだけで

精一杯 消耗してく

また クラクラと目眩起こすよ

脳味噌振り回され

誰にSOSを送ろう

匿名で書いた 柔な叫びを

鼓膜でくらうロックンロール

束の間 潤う

「いつまでも待つよ」と

言ってたっけ あの人

今何してるかな？

そんなこと ボンヤリ

また ふわふわとマヌケが通る

昨日を引き摺りながら

君にlove songを送ろう

月に爪弾いた 孤独のメロディ

その耳にだけ残るように

声もなく 歌う

誰にSOSを送ろう

匿名で書いた 鈍い痛みを

眠れず独り目論む

「仕返し」だけが希望

声もなく 叫ぶよ

叫ぶよ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
風 /kaze/ A2	noun - wind
獣 /kemono/ B1	noun - beast
時代 /jidai/ B1	noun - era
死 /shi/ A2	noun - death verb - to die
風 /kaze/ A2	noun - wind
法律 /hōritsu/ B2	noun - law
価値 /kachi/ B2	noun - value
変わる /kawaru/ B1	verb - to change
バランス /baransu/ B2	noun - balance
消耗 /shōmō/ B2	noun - exhaustion verb - to exhaust
目眩 /memai/ B2	noun - dizziness
叫ぶ /sakebu/ B1	verb - to shout
痛み /itami/ B1	noun - pain
希望 /kibō/ B1	noun - hope
歌う /utau/ A2	verb - to sing

Key Grammar Structures

• 風上に立つなよ

  ➔ Prohibition using "ない" form with an added "よ" for emphasis.

  ➔ "立つ" is in the plain form; combined with "なよ", it forms a command or prohibition (don't stand).

• 獣達にバレるだろ

  ➔ Casual conjecture expressed with "だろう".

  ➔ The suffix "だろう" indicates an educated guess or assumption about a situation.

• 法律も物の価値も

  ➔ Use of も to imply "also" or "both" for multiple subjects.

  ➔ The particle "も" emphasizes that both "laws" and "value of things" are included or affected.

• 脳味噌振り回され

  ➔ Passive form of "振り回す" (to swing around, to be overwhelmed).

  ➔ The phrase is a metaphor for being overwhelmed or dominated mentally.

• 誰にSOSを送ろう

  ➔ Using the volitional form "送ろう" to indicate intention or suggestion.

  ➔ The volitional form "送ろう" means "let's send" or "intend to send," indicating a suggestion or plan.

• 声もなく 歌う

  ➔ Use of "もなく" to mean "without" or "lacking".

  ➔ The phrase indicates performing an action "without" something, here "声" (voice).