おうちに帰りたい – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Humbert Humbert
• Album: 家族行進曲

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the poignant world of Japanese lyrics with Humbert Humbert's "おうちに帰りたい" ("I Want to Go Home"). This beautiful folk song, known to many as the ending theme of the popular anime "KonoSuba," offers a gentle yet profound exploration of homesickness and the simple desire for comfort. Learning the lyrics of this song can help you appreciate the emotional depth conveyed through everyday Japanese phrases and discover the nuanced ways Japanese artists express universal feelings of longing and belonging.

[English]

Leaving the house without saying a word

I came all the way to a place like this

As the sun sets, the crybaby

Feels lonely and starts to sniffle

The town’s sky dyed red

A crow caws and flies away

A long shadow stretches on the street

Pulls my sleeve, saying it’s time to go home

The smell of fish grilling

The nice smell of dinner time

My stomach starts to growl too

I’m getting tired of being stubborn

I want to say sorry right now

I just want to go home soon

...

In front of me, with nowhere to go

A child passes by alone

Sniffling and hiccuping

Running straight without looking back

A back disappearing into the dark

Looks like me from that day

Run, run, wipe away your tears

Chase the broken moon

If I say sorry right now

I’ll make it in time for dinner

...

The smell of fish grilling

The nice smell of dinner time

My stomach starts to growl too

I’m getting tired of being stubborn

I want to say sorry right now

I just want to go home soon

...

[Japanese]

何も言わずに家を出て

こんなとこまで来たけれど

日暮れとともに泣き虫が

心細いとべそをかく

赤く染まる町の空を

カラスが鳴いて行きすぎる

道に伸びる長い影が

早く帰ろと袖を引く

お魚を焼く匂い

晩ご飯のいい匂い

お腹の虫も鳴き出した

意地をはるのも飽きてきた

今すぐごめんと謝って

早くおうちに帰りたい

行くあてのないぼくの前を

子どもが1人行きすぎる

鼻をすすりしゃくりあげて

脇目もふらず走ってく

闇に消えてく背中

あの日のぼくに似ている

走れ走れ涙拭いて

欠けたお月さん追いかけて

今すぐごめんと謝れば

晩ご飯には間に合うさ

お魚を焼く匂い

晩ご飯のいい匂い

お腹の虫も鳴き出した

意地をはるのも飽きてきた

今すぐごめんと謝って

早くおうちに帰りたい

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
家 /いえ/ A1	noun - house
出 /で/ A1	verb - to leave
泣 /なみだ/ A1	verb - to cry
心 /こころ/ A1	noun - heart
細 /ほそ/ A1	adjective - thin
べそ /べそ/ A1	noun - tears
赤 /あか/ A1	adjective - red
町 /まち/ A1	noun - town
空 /そら/ A1	noun - sky
カラス /カラス/ A1	noun - crow
鳴 /なみ/ A1	verb - to cry out
道 /みち/ A1	noun - road
影 /かげ/ A1	noun - shadow
早 /はや/ A1	adjective - early
帰 /かえ/ A1	verb - to return
魚 /さかな/ A1	noun - fish
ごめん /ごめん/ A1	interjection - sorry
晩 /ばん/ A1	noun - evening
ご飯 /ごはん/ A1	noun - rice
腹 /ふく/ A1	noun - belly
意地 /いじ/ A1	noun - pride

Key Grammar Structures

• 何も言わずに家を出て

  ➔ Te-form (連用形) + 出る

  ➔ The Te-form of the verb 言う (いう - to say) is 言わず, combined with 出る (でる - to leave) to describe leaving without saying anything.

• 日暮れとともに泣き虫が

  ➔ Together with (とともに)

  ➔ とともに is used to express actions or states happening simultaneously. Here, it shows the crybaby feeling lonely as the sun sets.

• 道に伸びる長い影が

  ➔ Ga (が) particle for emphasis

  ➔ The ga (が) particle is used here to emphasize the subject 'the long shadow' stretching on the road.

• お魚を焼く匂い

  ➔ Te-form (連用形) + 匂い

  ➔ The Te-form of the verb 焼く (やく - to grill) is 焼く, combined with 匂い (におい - smell) to describe the smell of grilling fish.

• 意地をはるのも飽きてきた

  ➔ Also (のも) + 飽きてきた

  ➔ のも is used to add another item to a list or to emphasize a point. Here, it highlights getting tired of being stubborn.

• 今すぐごめんと謝って

  ➔ Quote (と) + 謝る

  ➔ The quote particle と is used to indicate direct speech or thoughts. Here, it shows the intention to apologize immediately.