Matsuri – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Fujii Kaze
• Album: LOVE ALL SERVE ALL

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

愛しか感じたくもない

I only want to feel love

もう何の分け隔てもない

There’s no separation anymore

まとめてかかってきなさい

Come on, bring it all on

今なら全て受け止めるから

I’ll catch everything now

で、一体何がほしいわけ

So, what do you really want?

誰に勝ちたいわけ

Who do you want to beat?

なかなか気づけんよね

It’s not easy to realize this

何もかも既に持ってるのにね

Even though you already have everything

花祭り　夏祭り

Festival of flowers, summer festival

何でも好きに選びな

Pick whatever you like

あなたの心の中咲かせな　(えいっ)

Let your heart blossom inside (Hey!)

秋祭り　冬休み

Autumn festival, winter break

その閉じた心　今こじ開けな

Open up that closed heart now

あっけーな

How dull...

ラッセーラ

Laa-ssera!

祭り　祭り

Festival, festival

毎日愛しき何かの

Every day, cherishing something special

祭り　祭り

Festival, festival

あれもこれもが大当たり

Everything here is a big hit

比べるものは何もない

There’s nothing to compare with

勝ちや負けとか一切ない

There’s no winning or losing

ない　ない

No, no

何も知ったこっちゃない

I don’t care about that

好きにしてください

Just do what you like

何も知ったこっちゃない

I don’t care about that

好きにしてください

Just follow your heart

僕が激しく泣いたせいで

Because I cried so fiercely...

君が派手に笑ったせいで

And you laughed so brightly...

夏の暑さ身体を焦がして

The summer heat scorched our bodies

冬の厳しさ骨身に沁みた

The harshness of winter touched our bones

真っ平らに生きられたら

If only we could live completely free

真っ直ぐにそこへ行けたかな

Would we be able to go straight there?

っしゃ今なら遅くはねーから

Alright, it’s not too late now

っしゃ　っしゃ　っしゃ　っしゃ

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

花祭り　夏祭り

Festival of flowers, summer festival

生まれゆくもの死にゆくもの

Births and deaths happen all the time

全てが同時の出来事

Everything is happening at once

秋祭り　冬休み

Autumn festival, winter break

みな抱きしめたら踊りなさいな

Hold everyone tight and dance

祭り　祭り

Festival, festival

毎日愛しき何かの

Each day, cherishing something special

祭り　祭り

Festival, festival

あれもこれもが有り難し

All of this is precious

苦しむことは何もない

There's nothing to suffer from

肩落とすこた一切ない

No reason to hang your head

ない　ない

No, no

祭り　祭り

Festival, festival

毎日愛しき何かの

Every day, cherishing something special

祭り　祭り

Festival, festival

あれもこれもが有り難し

All of this is precious

苦しむことは何もない

There’s nothing to suffer from

肩落とすことは一切ない

No reason to hang your head

ない　なあああああああああい

No, no...

何も知ったこっちゃない

I don’t care about that

好きにしてください

Just do what you like

何も知ったこっちゃない

I don’t care about that

何にせよめでたい

Anyway, it's a celebration

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
感じ /kanji/ A2	verb - to feel
分け /wake/ A2	verb - to divide
隔て /heda/ B1	noun - distance
祭り /matsuri/ A1	noun - festival
咲かせ /sakase/ B1	verb - to bloom
こじ開け /koji ake/ B2	verb - to open
勝ち /kachi/ A2	noun - victory
負け /make/ A2	noun - defeat
大当たり /ōatari/ B1	noun - jackpot
激しく /hageshiku/ B2	adverb - intensely
派手に /hade ni/ B2	adverb - flashily
焦がして /kogashi te/ B2	verb - to scorch
骨身 /kosshin/ B1	noun - body
沁み /shimi/ B2	verb - to seep
真っ平ら /masshira/ B2	adjective - flat
真っ直ぐ /massugu/ B2	adjective - straight

Key Grammar Structures

• 全てが同時の出来事

  ➔ ga (subject marker) indicating the subject of a sentence

  ➔ The particle "が" is used to mark the subject of the sentence, emphasizing "everything" as the subject in this context.

• 好きにしてください

  ➔ て-form + ください (te-form + kudasai) polite imperative/request

  ➔ The phrase "好きにしてください" uses the te-form plus ください to politely ask or say "please do as you like."

• なんでも好きに選びな

  ➔ なんでも + noun + に + verb (imperative form)

  ➔ The phrase "なんでも好きに選びな" uses the particle "に" with a verb in imperative form to express "choose whatever you like."

• 比べるものは何もない

  ➔ は (topic marker) + 何もない (nothing exists)

  ➔ The particle "は" marks the topic of the sentence, while "何もない" means "nothing at all" or "there is nothing."

• 苦しむことは何もない

  ➔ こと (nominalizer) + は (topic marker) + 何もない (nothing at all)

  ➔ The nominalizer "こと" turns the verb into a noun phrase, with "は" marking the topic, and "何もない" indicating "nothing exists" regarding suffering.

• あっけーな

  ➔ Adjective or colloquial expression indicating surprise or simple realization

  ➔ This is a colloquial expression, often used to express a simple, understated feeling of surprise or realization.

• 毎日愛しき何かの

  ➔ 毎日 (every day) + noun + の (possessive or descriptive particle)

  ➔ The phrase "毎日愛しき何かの" combines "毎日" (every day) with a noun connected by "の," indicating possession or description, meaning "something beloved every day."