名前は片想い – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: indigo la End
• Album: 夜行秘密

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of indigo la End's '名前は片想い,' a Japanese indie rock song that captures the essence of unrequited love. By exploring the nuances of the lyrics, you'll gain insight into the beauty and complexity of Japanese language and culture, while also understanding the universal feeling of longing.

[English]

It was love at first sight.

That's why I was so scared.

I fell in love at the start and skipped the middle part.

I wonder if you and I can never really blend together.

We just happen to have the same color by chance.

Just that alone makes me feel awkward.

I found out.

The ambiguous relationship we're in is just unrequited love.

Who am I that’s become smarter?

That's how I put restrictions on myself.

The usual things.

Instead of living true to myself,

I want you to live your life true to you.

Goodbye.

It’s always sad, but

I sang brightly anyway.

I want you to understand,

But I don't even want you to understand.

Because I won't miss even the slightest sigh,

the social air started to say.

The knife of righteousness.

Sometimes it hurts.

I don’t worry about relationships that are just fine.

Don’t pretend to be smarter than you are.

That's how I put restrictions on myself and fall in unrequited love.

Living in the real world.

Did you live today as yourself?

...

The ambiguous relationship we have is just unrequited love.

Who am I, the one who’s become smarter?

That’s how I put restrictions on myself.

The usual things.

Instead of living true to myself,

I want you to live your life true to yourself.

Or did I just act strong?

Honestly, I feel like I’m about to fall apart.

I want to regain my fallen rationality,

but my body is strangely honest.

I sang unrequited love with a true self.

...

[Japanese]

一目惚れだったよ

だから怖かったな

始まりに恋して途中を飛ばしたの

あなたと私混ざれないのかな

偶然色が同じなだけ

たったそれだけでバツが悪いの

知っちゃった

曖昧な関係の名前は片想い

賢くなった私って誰

そうやって縛った

いつも通りのこと

私らしく生きるより

あなたらしく生きて欲しいから

バイバイ

いつも悲しいけど

明るく歌ったよ

わかって欲しいけど

わかって欲しくもない

どんな溜め息も見逃さないと

社会の空気が言い出した

正しさの矛

たまに痛いよ

問題ない関係で悩んだりしないから

賢くなったつもりにならないで

そうやって縛ってしまって片想い

生きていくためのリアル

あなたはあなたらしく生きたの？今日も

曖昧な関係の名前は片想い

賢くなった私って誰

そうやって縛った

いつも通りのこと

私らしく生きるより

あなたらしく生きて欲しいとか

強がってしまったの

本当は崩れ落ちそうで

飛んでった理性を取り戻したいのに

身体はやけに正直

私らしく片想いに乗せて歌った

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
恋 /こい/ A2	noun - love
関係 /かんけい/ B1	noun - relationship
名前 /なまえ/ A1	noun - name
痛い /いたい/ B1	adjective - painful
生きる /いきる/ B1	verb - to live
歌う /うたう/ A2	verb - to sing
明るい /あかるい/ B1	adjective - bright
強がる /つよがる/ B2	verb - to pretend to be strong
社会 /しゃかい/ B2	noun - society
問題 /もんだい/ B1	noun - problem
正直 /しょうじき/ B2	adjective - honest
飛ぶ /とぶ/ A2	verb - to fly
偶然 /ぐうぜん/ B2	noun - coincidence
悪い /わるい/ A2	adjective - bad
悩む /なやむ/ B1	verb - to worry
崩れる /くずれる/ B2	verb - to collapse

Key Grammar Structures

• 一目惚れだったよ

  ➔ Past tense using 'だった' for descriptive verbs

  ➔ 'だった' is the past tense form of 'だ', used to describe a state or condition in the past.

• あなたと私混ざれないのかな

  ➔ Potential form of verb using '混ざれない' indicating inability

  ➔ '混ざれない' is the potential form of '混ざる' (to mix), expressing inability to do so.

• 私らしく生きるより

  ➔ Using 'より' to compare actions, meaning 'rather than' or 'more than'

  ➔ 'より' indicates comparison, expressing preference for one action over another.

• 本当は崩れ落ちそうで

  ➔ Using 'そうで' to indicate an appearance or likelihood of 'about to' or 'seems like'

  ➔ 'そうで' is a construction used to suggest that something appears to be about to happen or seems like that.

• 身体はやけに正直

  ➔ Use of 'やけに' to mean 'excessively' or 'remarkably'

  ➔ 'やけに' is an adverb used to emphasize that something is to an unusual or excessive degree.

• 私らしく生きるより

  ➔ Similar to previous 'より', comparing living in one's own way to another option

  ➔ 'より' is used here to compare the act of living in one's own way versus another mode of living.