又三郎 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ヨルシカ
• Album: Digital Single「又三郎」

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the evocative world of ヨルシカ's “又三郎,” a song inspired by classic Japanese literature that blends fast-paced melodies with profound themes of change and personal empowerment. Dive into the lyrics to explore how the song uses the imagery of wind and disruption to reflect on modern society and the individual's role in shaping their own destiny.

[English]

Stepping into a puddle

You let out a big yawn

I want you to summon a terrible storm

One that could blow away this sky

I've been waiting for the wind

A life with nothing is surely too boring

I've been waiting for the wind

I've been waiting for the wind

...

When it blows, a blue storm

Let the words fly away too

So that no one can say anything

Swallow us whole

Do-do-do, do-do-do

Do-do-do, do-do-do

Do-do-do, do-do-do

...

It's true that the wind calls

I heard it from my wide-eyed self

You said bluntly

“Everything is just as you wish”

I've been waiting for the wind

A society that fits the mold is quite too constricting

“Then bring on a worse rain!

A wind that can blow away this feeling”

...

When it blows, a blue storm

Throw everything away

If we stay like this

Someone will forget us

Blow away the blue walnuts

Blow away the sour quince

Bigger, much bigger

A wind that can destroy this town

Blow, blue storm

Throw everything away

All the sadness, all the dreams

Blow them away, Mata Saburo

If you go, it's a long road

Words are your wind

So that no one can say anything

Swallow us whole

Do-do-do, do-do-do

Do-do-do, do-do-do

Do-do-do, do-do-do

...

[Japanese]

水溜りに足を突っ込んで

貴方は大きなあくびをする

酷い嵐を呼んで欲しいんだ

この空も吹き飛ばすほどの

風を待っていたんだ

何もない生活はきっと退屈過ぎるから

風を待っていたんだ

風を待っていたんだ

吹けば青嵐

言葉も飛ばしてしまえ

誰も何も言えぬほど

僕らを飲み込んでゆけ

どっどど どどうど

どっどど どどうど

どっどど どどうど

風を呼ぶって本当なんだね

目を丸くした僕がそう聞いたから

ぶっきらぼうにあなたは言った

「何もかも思いのままだぜ」

風を待っていたんだ

型に合った社会は ずいぶん窮屈過ぎるから

「それじゃもっと酷い雨を！

この気分も飛ばす風を」

吹けば青嵐

何もかも捨ててしまえ

今に僕らこのままじゃ

誰かも忘れてしまう

青い胡桃も吹き飛ばせ

酸っぱいかりんも吹き飛ばせ

もっと大きく 酷く大きく

この街を壊す風を

吹けよ青嵐

何もかも捨ててしまえ

悲しみも夢も全て

飛ばしてゆけ 又三郎

行けば永い道

言葉があなたの風だ

誰も何も言えぬほど

僕らを呑み込んでゆけ

どっどど どどうど

どっどど どどうど

どっどど どどうど

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
水溜り /みずたまり/ B1	noun - puddle
嵐 /あらし/ B1	noun - storm
風 /かぜ/ A2	noun - wind
生活 /せいかつ/ B1	noun - life, living
退屈 /たいくつ/ B2	adjective - bored, boring
言葉 /ことば/ A2	noun - word, language
飲み込む /のみこむ/ B2	verb - to swallow, to engulf
飛ばす /とばす/ B2	verb - to blow away, to fly
街 /まち/ A2	noun - town, street
悲しみ /かなしみ/ B1	noun - sadness
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
道 /みち/ A1	noun - road, way
型 /かた/ B2	noun - type, model
社会 /しゃかい/ B1	noun - society

Key Grammar Structures

• この空も吹き飛ばすほどの風を待っていたんだ

  ➔ 〜ほどの：used to indicate the extent or degree of something.

  ➔ The phrase 'ほどの' indicates the **degree or extent** of the wind that can blow away the sky.

• 何もない生活はきっと退屈過ぎるから

  ➔ 〜過ぎる：used to express 'too' or 'excessively', implying that something surpasses a desirable limit.

  ➔ The phrase '〜過ぎる' indicates that the life is **too boring** because it exceeds an acceptable level of boredom.

• 言葉も飛ばしてしまえ

  ➔ 〜てしまう：used to express completion, regret, or an unintended action.

  ➔ The verb form '〜てしまう' suggests **completing** the action of 'to blow away words', possibly implying unintended or finality.

• 行けば永い道

  ➔ 〜ば：conditional form meaning 'if' or 'when', indicating a condition for the following result.

  ➔ '〜ば' introduces a **conditional** that if you 'go' (行けば), then the **long road** (永い道) unfolds or occurs.

• 誰も何も言えぬほど

  ➔ 〜ぬ：classical negative verb form used instead of modern negatives, expressing '*cannot*' or '*unability*'.

  ➔ The phrase '誰も何も言えぬほど' indicates that **no one can say anything to the extent** that it implies a situation where everyone is silenced or overwhelmed.

• 僕らを飲み込んでゆけ

  ➔ 〜てゆけ：imperative or encouraging form combining '〜て' with '行く' (ゆく), meaning 'go on' or 'continue to'.

  ➔ The phrase '僕らを飲み込んでゆけ' uses '〜てゆけ' to **encourage** or **command** to be swallowed by or to be engulfed in something, symbolizing surrender or being overwhelmed.