忘れてください – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ヨルシカ
• Album: Digital Single「忘れてください」

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the profound emotion of Japanese through Yorushika's 'Wasurete kudasai.' The song's central phrase, '忘れてください' (Wasurete kudasai), offers a powerful lesson in expressing a complex, selfless desire. By exploring the lyrics, you can learn how gentle language can convey deep, heart-wrenching love and the bittersweet pain of letting go, all wrapped in a beautiful, story-driven melody that is a hallmark of Yorushika's music.

[English]

Forget me

Bring you a bouquet

Let your hair sway freely

In the small house inside the box,

On the chipped window sill,

In the garden of memories,

Plant a single piece of spring sunlight,

Water it just a little sometimes,

When a small loquat blooms,

Please forget

Me, myself, me

My heart

And the bouquet for you

Let your hair sway freely

Put your words,

Follow your humming,

Beyond the long, long maze,

Count them one by one.

The things you love in your life,

Your own life,

Is there really nothing?

At the small station by the sea,

Walk five minutes to the coast,

Remembering the color of the jade we saw,

Please forget

Me, myself, me

And the things I am

And what I hold dear

And all I hope for

And what I wish for

And what I love

My heart

And the bouquet for you

Let your hair sway freely

Put your words,

Follow your humming,

Beyond the long, long maze,

In the small house inside the box,

The curtains swaying in the morning sun,

On a quiet holiday morning,

When you wake up,

Sitting there, groggy-eyed,

At the breakfast table,

My heart was there,

Please forget

[Japanese]

僕に心を

君に花束を

揺れる髪だけ靡くままにして

箱の中の小さい家の、

二人で並んだチッチンの

小窓のカーテンの先の

思い出の庭に、

春の日差しを一つ埋めて、

たまには少しの水をやって、

小さな枇杷が生ったとき

忘れてください

僕に　僕に　僕に

僕に心を

君に花束を

揺れる髪だけ靡くままにして

僕に言葉を

君の鼻歌を

長い長い迷路の先に置いて

一つ一つ数えてみて。

あなた自身の人生の

あなたが愛したいものを。

……何もないのかい？

海の側の小さい駅を

歩いて五分の海岸の、

僕と見た翡翠の色も

忘れてください

僕に　僕に

僕に

僕に

僕に

僕に

僕に心を

君に花束を

揺れる髪だけ靡くままにして

僕に言葉を

君の鼻歌を

長い長い迷路の先に置いて

箱の中の小さい家の、

朝の日に揺れるカーテンを

開けた静かな休日の、

寝起きの君が

寝ぼけ眼で座ったその

朝のダイニングテーブルに

僕の心があったこと、

忘れてください

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
心 (kokoro) /ko.ko.ɾo/ A2	noun - heart; mind; spirit
花束 (hanataba) /ha.na.ta.ba/ A2	noun - bouquet; bunch of flowers
揺れる (yureru) /ju.ɾe.ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to shake; to sway; to waver
髪 (kami) /ka.mi/ A1	noun - hair
箱 (hako) /ha.ko/ A1	noun - box; case
小さい (chiisai) /t͡ɕiː.sai/ A1	adjective - small; little
家 (ie) /i.e/ A1	noun - house; home
庭 (niwa) /ɲi.wa/ A2	noun - garden; yard
春 (haru) /ha.ɾɯ/ A1	noun - spring (season)
日差し (hizashi) /hi.za.ɕi/ B1	noun - sunlight; sunshine
水 (mizu) /mi.zɯ/ A1	noun - water
枇杷 (biwa) /bi.wa/ B2	noun - loquat
言葉 (kotoba) /ko.to.ba/ A2	noun - word; language
鼻歌 (hanauta) /ha.na.ɯ.ta/ B2	noun - humming
迷路 (meiro) /meː.ɾo/ B1	noun - labyrinth; maze
人生 (jinsei) /d͡ʑin.seː/ B1	noun - life
海 (umi) /ɯ.mi/ A1	noun - sea
駅 (eki) /e.ki/ A1	noun - station
翡翠 (hisui) /hi.sɯ.i/ C1	noun - jade

Key Grammar Structures

• 忘れてください

  ➔ imperative form of 'forget'

  ➔ This is the **imperative** form used to make a direct request or command.

• 揺れる髪だけ靡くままにして

  ➔ expression of 'leaving something as it is' using て-form + まま

  ➔ This construct indicates **leaving** the state unchanged, similar to 'doing X while remaining Y'.

• 長い長い迷路の先に置いて

  ➔ using て-form of 動詞 + 置いて to indicate 'putting something somewhere' or 'leaving something behind'

  ➔ This expression is used to **place** or **leave** something at a location, often conveying a sense of continuation or distance.

• 置いた静かな休日の

  ➔ modifying noun phrase with の to connect adjectives and nouns

  ➔ の is used here to **link** the descriptive phrase to the noun, creating a compound noun phrase.

• 僕の心があったこと

  ➔ past tense noun phrase with た to indicate completed existence or experience

  ➔ This phrase indicates the **existence** or **experience** of the speaker's heart in the past.

• 僕に言葉を

  ➔ direct object marker を with noun to indicate the object of an action

  ➔ を marks the **direct object** of the verb, specifying what or whom the action is performed on.

• 僕に　僕に　僕に

  ➔ repetition for emphasis or poetic effect, with に indicating 'to me' or 'for me'

  ➔ Repetition emphasizes the **personal** and **emotional** significance of the phrase, with に indicating 'to me' or 'for me'.