命日 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ちゃんみな

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through Chanmina's 'Meinichi' offers a deep dive into the emotional landscape of contemporary Japanese youth. The song's lyrics touch on complex feelings of anxiety, defiance, and the search for self-worth, using evocative and poetic language. Its unique blend of modern J-Pop with traditional 'kayokyoku' elements makes it a special track for understanding the evolving sound of Japanese music.

[English]

I'm at the age where I even cherish tomorrow

I'm just waiting for the end that will someday come

Time overflowing from the gaps between my fingers

I can't dedicate myself or offer myself to someone like you

There’s no memorial day or birthday

I hated endlessly

The world, it's evil

That back I was watching

Such malice

Your true nature is

Now I walk through from afar

I still can't die

What is this anxiety I feel these days?

I'm probably easy to melt around twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six

I have to be careful

Mom kept telling me over and over

That someday, the time will come when you'll truly be yourself

But all that will happen in the blink of an eye, just a blink, just a blink

There’s no memorial day or birthday

Walking without a destination

Wanting you to send what I desire from your side

Of course, I’m high up, that’s why

Right now I’m young, I don’t want to pay enough

I’m getting fed up

Will fighting for this messed-up world be rewarded?

I hated endlessly

The world, it's evil

That back I was watching

Such malice

Your true nature is

Now I walk through from afar

I still can't die

Dreams and hopes—they don't feel real, it's painful

Will I be able to connect with someone? Till I die

Looking at the real world, is there value in it? Or not?

Living alone is all I can manage

You know what, I've already walked quite a bit when I realized

Ride or Die, whatever—it’s my life

To live, to kill, to keep alive—what's the deal?

I am myself, me, and I keep myself alive

[Japanese]

明日さえも惜しい年頃なの

いつかは来る終わりを待ってるの

指の隙間から 溢れ落ちてる時間を

お前なんかに 捧げ差下げ捧げらんないわ

命日もバースデーもないんだから

果て無く嫌ってた

世間、悪

見てたあの背中

なんて邪悪

お前の正体は

今は遠くwalk through

まだ死ねないわ

この頃感じる焦りはなんだろう

二十四、五、六は溶けやすいだろう

気をつけなくちゃ

ママがちょいちょい言っていた

いつかお前がお前である時が来る

だけどそんなんはあっという間いっという間うっという間

命日もバースデーもないんだから

行く宛 なく歩いた

欲しいもんは そっちからよこしてと

当たり前だ 私高いから

今はヤング 十分払いたくないわ

嫌気がさす

こんな世の中の為戦う私は報われるのかしら

果て無く嫌ってた

世間、悪

見てたあの背中

なんて邪悪

お前の正体は

今は遠くwalk through

まだ死ねないわ

夢とか希望もI don’t feel 辛い

誰かと結ばれるの?till I die

見て現世界 価値がある？ない？

1人で生きていくので精一杯

You know what 気付けばもうだいぶ歩いた

Ride or Die うっせぇit’s my life

致すイカす生かす死なすの？

私は私で私を生かす

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
明日 /ashita/ A1	noun - tomorrow
惜しい /oshii/ B1	adjective - precious, valuable
終わり /owari/ A2	noun - end
捧げ /sasage/ B2	verb - to dedicate, to offer
命日 /meinichi/ B1	noun - birthday
バースデー /bāsudē/ A2	noun - birthday
果て /hate/ B1	noun - end, limit
嫌い /kirai/ A2	adjective - hate, dislike
世間 /seken/ B1	noun - world, society
悪 /waru/ A2	adjective - bad, evil
邪悪 /jaaku/ B2	adjective - wicked, evil
正体 /shōtai/ B1	noun - true nature, identity
遠く /tōku/ A2	adverb - far, distant
walk /wōku/ A1	verb - to walk
死ね /shine/ B1	verb - to die
焦り /aseri/ B2	noun - anxiety, impatience
溶け /toke/ B1	verb - to melt
気をつけ /ki o tsuke/ B1	verb - to be careful, to pay attention
ママ /mama/ A1	noun - mom, mother
ヤング /yangu/ A2	adjective - young
嫌気がさす /iya ki ga sasu/ B2	verb - to be fed up, to be tired of

Key Grammar Structures

• なの

  ➔ Nominal sentence ending particle used for explanation or confirmation.

  ➔ It emphasizes explanation or confirmation about a statement.

• も

  ➔ Particle meaning 'also' or 'too', used to include additional information.

  ➔ Indicates inclusion of the same action or condition in addition to previous.

• ないんだから

  ➔ Expresses reason or explanation for a negative statement; 'because there is no...'.

  ➔ Indicates the reason for the negative statement based on the absence of something.

• ～まで

  ➔ Particle indicating 'until' or 'up to' a certain point or time.

  ➔ Shows the limit or extent of an action or state in terms of time or space.

• と

  ➔ Particle used to quote direct speech or to connect thoughts (with 'till I die').

  ➔ Used to quote or specify the content of speech or thought.

• ～ら

  ➔ Conditional or hypothetical form indicating 'if' or 'when' based on the noun before it.

  ➔ Expresses hypothetical situations or conditions related to the noun.

• ～し

  ➔ Sequential connector used to list multiple reasons or actions, similar to 'and'.

  ➔ Connects multiple reasons or actions, indicating they occur together or consecutively.

• ～から

  ➔ Particle indicating the starting point, reason, or cause of an action.

  ➔ Shows the origin or reason for an action or state.