おにごっこ

• By: 優里
• Album: 弐

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

公園 ブランコも飽きて

The park swings are boring now

君の背中 追いかけ走った

I chased after your back

遠くの街に行ってしまうから

Because you're going far away to another town

帰りたくなかった

I didn't want to go home

迎えが来て 遠ざかる君

When you came to pick me up, you walked away

走り出す車 追いかけた

A car started chasing, I ran after it

見えなくなるまで手を振ったよ

I waved goodbye until I couldn't see you anymore

僕の方が足が速かったね

I was faster than you, right?

今度は僕が追いかけるね

This time, I'll be the one chasing you

鬼ごっこはいつも僕の勝ちで

Tag, I always win at hide and seek

恋心に気付けなかった

I didn't realize I was falling in love

追いかける番になって初めてわかったよ

Only when I was the one chasing did I understand

その背中に触れたくて 走ってた事

I ran because I wanted to touch your back

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連絡取り方も無くて

We had no way to contact each other

君の背中 忘れかけてた

I almost forgot about your back

向かいのホーム 面影残した

At the opposite platform, there's a lingering memory

君が居たんだ

You were there

多分見間違いだけどさ

Maybe I’m just mistaken

もしかしたらって あぁ

Could it be, ah...

声をかける勇気もないのに

I lack the courage to say something

認めたくないよ 女々しくって嫌だな

I don't want to admit it, it's so annoying

ずいぶんと前の事なのに

Even though it feels like so long ago

かくれんぼは君の勝ちで

Hide and seek, you always win

隠せないまま この気持ちは

This feeling can't be hidden

会えてもどう話せばいい？

Even when we meet, I don't know what to say

わからないよ

I don’t know

終わり方も決めないで

Don’t decide how it ends

君が僕を追いかけてた

You were chasing after me

好かれることに慣れていたんだ

I was used to being liked

会えなくなるから好きだなんて

Loving you just because we might never see each other again

ずるいよな あぁ

That’s unfair, ah...

鬼ごっこは一人じゃできないよ

You can't play hide and seek alone, you know

恋心も生まれないよ

Love can’t even be born

追いかける番になって初めてわかったよ

Only when I’m the one chasing did I realize

その背中に触れたくて

I want to touch your back

かくれんぼは君の勝ちで

Hide and seek, you win again

恋心がまだ痛くて

My love still hurts

早くその背中に触れて

Hurry up and let me touch your back

もう一度

Just once more

鬼を終わらせてくれよ

End this game of tag

早く帰ろう

Let's go home quickly

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
公園 /kōen/ A1	noun - park
背中 /senaka/ A2	noun - back (of a person)
走る /hashiru/ A1	verb - to run
街 /machi/ A2	noun - town, city
気持ち /kimochi/ B1	noun - feeling, emotion
勝ち /kachi/ B1	noun - victory, win
恋心 /koigokoro/ B2	noun - romantic feelings
勇気 /yūki/ B2	noun - courage
触れる /fureru/ B2	verb - to touch
帰る /kaeru/ A1	verb - to return, to go home
声 /koe/ A2	noun - voice
気付く /kizuku/ B1	verb - to notice, to realize
話す /hanasu/ A1	verb - to speak, to talk
隠す /kakusu/ B2	verb - to hide
決める /kimeru/ B1	verb - to decide
一人 /hitori/ A2	noun - one person, alone

Grammar:

• 君の背中 追いかけ走った

  ➔ Verb + (を) + 追いかける (to chase) in past tense

  ➔ Using the verb "追いかける" in past tense (‘走った’) indicates a completed action of "chasing" in the past.

• きっと見間違いだけどさ

  ➔ Particle "だけど" (but) expressing contrast or contradiction

  ➔ The particle "だけど" is used here to contrast or introduce a contradiction to the previous idea, meaning "but" or "although".

• 会えてもどう話せばいい？

  ➔ Conditional form "ても" (even if) + verb "話す" (to talk)

  ➔ The "ても" form expresses "even if" or "regardless of" the action, here used to question what to do "even if" they meet.

• 早くその背中に触れて

  ➔ Verb "触れる" (to touch) in imperative form "触れて" (please touch)

  ➔ The imperative form "触れて" is used here to request or urge someone to "touch" the back quickly.

• もう一度

  ➔ "もう一度" (once more / one more time) - adverb indicating repetition

  ➔ The phrase "もう一度" is used to express the desire or request to do something "again" or "once more".