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

[Japanese]

[English]

僕に心を

Forget me

君に花束を

Bring you a bouquet

揺れる髪だけ靡くままにして

Let your hair sway freely

箱の中の小さい家の、

In the small house inside the box,

二人で並んだチッチンの

On the chipped window sill,

小窓のカーテンの先の

In the garden of memories,

思い出の庭に、

Plant a single piece of spring sunlight,

春の日差しを一つ埋めて、

Water it just a little sometimes,

たまには少しの水をやって、

When a small loquat blooms,

小さな枇杷が生ったとき

Please forget

忘れてください

Me, myself, me

僕に　僕に　僕に

My heart

僕に心を

And the bouquet for you

君に花束を

Let your hair sway freely

揺れる髪だけ靡くままにして

Put your words,

僕に言葉を

Follow your humming,

君の鼻歌を

Beyond the long, long maze,

長い長い迷路の先に置いて

Count them one by one.

一つ一つ数えてみて。

The things you love in your life,

あなた自身の人生の

Your own life,

あなたが愛したいものを。

Is there really nothing?

……何もないのかい？

At the small station by the sea,

海の側の小さい駅を

Walk five minutes to the coast,

歩いて五分の海岸の、

Remembering the color of the jade we saw,

僕と見た翡翠の色も

Please forget

忘れてください

Me, myself, me

僕に　僕に

And the things I am

僕に

And what I hold dear

僕に

And all I hope for

僕に

And what I wish for

僕に

And what I love

僕に心を

My heart

君に花束を

And the bouquet for you

揺れる髪だけ靡くままにして

Let your hair sway freely

僕に言葉を

Put your words,

君の鼻歌を

Follow your humming,

長い長い迷路の先に置いて

Beyond the long, long maze,

箱の中の小さい家の、

In the small house inside the box,

朝の日に揺れるカーテンを

The curtains swaying in the morning sun,

開けた静かな休日の、

On a quiet holiday morning,

寝起きの君が

When you wake up,

寝ぼけ眼で座ったその

Sitting there, groggy-eyed,

朝のダイニングテーブルに

At the breakfast table,

僕の心があったこと、

My heart was there,

忘れてください

Please forget

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'.