メフィスト – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 女王蜂
• Album: New Single「メフィスト」

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

ラストチャンスに飢えたつま先が

The toes hungry for a last chance

踊り出すまま駆けたこの夜空

Danced through this night sky

並のスタンスじゃ靡かない

Won't be swayed by an ordinary stance

星は宝石の憧れ

Stars are the longing for jewels

浮かぶ涙と汗は血の名残り

Floating tears and sweat are remnants of blood

目の中でしか泳げなきゃ芝居

If you can only swim in your eyes, it's a play

だけどステージが逃がさない

But the stage won't let you escape

いついつまでも憧れ　焦がれているよ

Always longing, burning with desire

I’ve never seen such a liar

I’ve never seen such a liar

生まれつきたっての底なし

Born with an endless pit

This lie is love. And this lie is a gift to the world

This lie is love. And this lie is a gift to the world

誰と生きたか思い出して

Remember who you lived with

わたしが命を賭けるから　あげるから

Because I will stake my life, I will give it to you

あなたは時間をくれたのでしょう？

You gave me your time, didn't you?

あらゆる望みの総てを叶えたら　ああ果たせたら

If all wishes could come true, oh if they could be fulfilled

あなたに会いたい

I want to see you

星に願いをかけて

Wishing upon a star

戻れないから大切にするの？

Is it because I can't go back that I cherish it?

始めないなら高を括れるよ

If you don't start, you can take it lightly

らくになる日はまず来ない

The day of ease won't come first

日々のなかに集まる悲しい光

The sad light gathering in the days

生まれつきだってば底なし

Born with an endless pit, I tell you

This lie is love. And this lie is a gift to the world

This lie is love. And this lie is a gift to the world

誰を生きたか忘れちゃった！

I forgot who I lived for!

あなたに命が戻るなら　届くなら

If your life could return to you, if it could reach you

わたしはどうなろうと構わないのに

I wouldn't care what happens to me

どうやら総ては叶わない

It seems that nothing can be fulfilled

叶わないならばあなたになりたい

If it can't be fulfilled, I want to be you

星は砕け光る

Stars shatter and shine

わたしが命を賭けるから　あげるから

Because I will stake my life, I will give it to you

あなたは時間をくれたのでしょう？

You gave me your time, didn't you?

あらゆる望みの総てを叶えたら　ああ果たせたら

If all wishes could come true, oh if they could be fulfilled

あなたに会いたい

I want to see you

星に願いをかけて

Wishing upon a star

さあ星の子たちよ　よくお眠りなさい

Now, star children, sleep well

輝きは鈍らない　あなたたちならば

The shine won't dull, if it's you

さあ星の子たちよ　よく狙いなさい

Now, star children, aim well

またたきを許さない　あなたたちならば

You won't allow a twinkle, if it's you

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
チャンス /tɕaɳsɯ/ B1	noun - chance, opportunity
星 /hoɕi/ A2	noun - star
涙 /namida/ B1	noun - tear
命 /inochi/ B2	noun - life, fate
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
願い /negai/ B1	noun - wish, desire
悲しい /kanashii/ B1	adjective - sad
逃がす /nigasu/ B2	verb - to let escape, to release
高 /taka/ A2	adjective - high, tall
底なし /sokonashi/ B2	adjective - bottomless
憧れ /akogare/ B2	noun - longing, aspiration
命を賭ける /inochi o kakeru/ C1	verb phrase - to risk one's life
砕け /kudake/ B2	verb - to break, to shatter

Key Grammar Structures

• 飢えたつま先が踊り出す

  ➔ The use of the contextually implied 'subject' particle "が" to mark the subject of the verb "踊り出す" (starts dancing).

  ➔ The particle "が" indicates the subject of the verb, emphasizing who is performing the action.

• この夜空

  ➔ Use of "この" (this) as a demonstrative adjective modifying "夜空" (night sky).

  ➔ "この" is a demonstrative adjective meaning "this," specifying which night sky is being referred to.

• 浮かぶ涙と汗は血の名残り

  ➔ Use of "と" to connect multiple nouns "涙" (tears) and "汗" (sweat), and "は" as the topic marker.

  ➔ "と" is a coordinating conjunction used to connect nouns, and "は" marks the topic of the sentence.

• 生まれつきだってば底なし

  ➔ Use of "だって" to emphasize the assertion "birth from the beginning"; "ば" as a colloquial emphatic ending.

  ➔ "だって" emphasizes the statement, indicating strong certainty or assertion, while "ば" adds colloquial emphasis.

• わたしが命を賭けるから

  ➔ Use of "が" to mark "わたし" as the subject, and "から" to indicate reason or cause (because I will stake my life).

  ➔ "が" marks the subject "わたし" (I) and "から" indicates the reason or cause of the action.

• 星に願いをかけて

  ➔ Verb "かけて" in the te-form of "かける" meaning to cast or make a wish, with "に" marking "星" (star) as the target.

  ➔ The te-form "かけて" is used to link actions, here meaning to make a wish directed at the star marked by "に".