ラストリゾート – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 初音ミク, Ayase

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with Ayase's 'Last Resort.' This song offers a powerful opportunity to learn Japanese through its poignant and evocative lyrics, which explore deep themes of struggle and finality. What makes 'Last Resort' special is its raw and honest portrayal of a dark subject, a characteristic of Ayase's songwriting that has resonated with millions. By engaging with this song, you can not only improve your language skills but also gain insight into a significant piece of modern Japanese music history.

[English]

I'm thinking in my messy mind

My eyes opened after two o'clock, they're blurry

Ah, here it comes again, I click my tongue at today

My final performance begins

Forty-two degrees, sighs and smoke

Ah, I ran out of conditioner

The laundry has piled up too

Well, I guess it’s fine

It looks like a cramped balcony

Like a garbage dump, that was me

Now then

Shall we go as far as we can?

Ah, I even laughed up to this point

In a world with no escape, a journey of avoidance

There's no fear, not anymore

When I'm tired of walking

Shall we end it?

Because I love you so much

I've tamed you too much, holding on tight

The laziness of holding hands

Looked over here and smiled

I laughed many times, saying "this is it"

With a distant gaze, as if to pity

Now then

Shall we go as far as we can?

Ah, I understood up to this point

A bouquet for a world with no destination

Anything is fine, it's okay now

As far as I can see, it seems I'm the only one left behind

Ah, I lamented so much, I've worried countless times

Help without an address never arrives

There's nothing, not anymore

Words I've struck out

Shall we go to the end?

Ah, I kept chanting that this was okay

So many times

It fades away without being grasped

Utopia

Back then, surely, hey surely

It seems I was just a little too late

To turn back

It announced the end

It was a beautiful day

[Japanese]

くしゃくしゃの頭の中で考えてる

十四時過ぎに開いた目がぼやけてる

嗚呼　またやって来た 今日に舌打ちをして

始まる僕の　最終演目

四十二度 溜息とスモーク

嗚呼　リンスー切れてたんだ

洗濯も溜まってたんだ

まあもういっか

狭くなったベランダの様だ

ゴミ溜めの様だ それが僕だった

さぁ

何処までだって行こうか

嗚呼　此処までだって笑った

逃げ場のない世界で逃避行

恐れはないな もう無いな

歩き疲れたところで

終わりにしようか

愛しくてたまらないからって

飼いならし過ぎてぎゅっと

手を繋いだままの怠惰が

こっちを見て笑った

こんなもんさと何度も笑った

憐れむような遠い目で

さぁ

何処までだって行こうか

嗚呼　此処までだって分かった

行き場の無い世界に花束を

何でもいいよ もういいよ

見渡す限り僕だけ置き去りみたいだ

嗚呼　散々だって嘆いた もう何回だって憂いた

宛名の無い助けは届かずに

何にも無いよ もう無いよ

殴り連ねた言葉と

終わりに行こうか

嗚呼　これでよかったんだって

そう何度も唱えて

掴めずに消えてゆく

ユートピア

あの時きっと ねえきっと

引き返すには少しだけ

遅過ぎたようだ

終わりを告げた

綺麗な日だった

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
くしゃくしゃ /kushakusha/ B1	adjective - crumpled, disheveled
溜息 /tameiki/ B1	noun - sigh
スモーク /sumōku/ B1	noun - smoke
リンス /rinsu/ B1	noun - rinse
狭い /semai/ A2	adjective - narrow
ゴミ /gomi/ A1	noun - trash, garbage
溜まる /tamaru/ B1	verb - to accumulate, to pile up
逃避 /tōhi/ B2	noun - escape, evasion
怠惰 /taida/ B2	noun - laziness, indolence
憐れむ /awaremu/ B2	verb - to pity, to sympathize
ユートピア /yūtopia/ C1	noun - utopia
引き返す /hikikaeru/ B2	verb - to turn back, to return
綺麗 /kirei/ A2	adjective - beautiful, pretty

Key Grammar Structures

• の

  ➔ possessive or descriptive particle

  ➔ It indicates possession or modifies nouns to describe them.

• たち

  ➔ pluralizer suffix for people or objects

  ➔ It indicates that the noun refers to multiple persons or objects.

• 〜ながら

  ➔ means 'while doing' or 'simultaneously'

  ➔ It is used to indicate two actions happening at the same time.

• 〜ことができる

  ➔ can do / able to do

  ➔ It expresses the ability or possibility to perform an action.

• 〜なる

  ➔ become / turn into

  ➔ It indicates a transition into a different state or condition.

• 〜そうだ

  ➔ looks like / seems like (based on appearance or hearsay)

  ➔ It indicates an inference based on appearance or hearsay.

• 〜ている

  ➔ present continuous or habitual action

  ➔ It shows an ongoing action or a repeated/habitual state.