Happier
歌詞:
[English]
Lately, I've been, I've been thinking
I want you to be happier
I want you to be happier
When the morning comes
When we see what we've become
In the cold light of day
We're a flame in the wind, not the fire that we've begun
Every argument
Every word we can't take back
'Cause with all that has happened
I think that we both know the way that this story ends
Then only for a minute
I want to change my mind 'cause
This just don't feel right to me
I wanna raise your spirits
I want to see you smile, but
Know that means I'll have to leave
...
Know that means I'll have to leave
Lately, I've been, I've been thinking
I want you to be happier
I want you to be happier
When the evening falls
And I'm left there with my thoughts
And the image of you being with someone else
Well, that's eating me up inside
But we ran our course
We pretended we're okay
Now if we jump together
At least we can swim far away from the wreck we made
Then only for a minute
I want to change my mind 'cause
This just don't feel right to me
I wanna raise your spirits
I want to see you smile, but
Know that means I'll have to leave
...
Know that means I'll have to leave
Lately, I've been, I've been thinking
I want you to be happier
I want you to be happier
So I'll go, I'll go
I will go, go, go
So I'll go, I'll go
I will go, go, go
Lately, I've been, I've been thinking
I want you to be happier
I want you to be happier
Even though I might not like this
I think that you'll be happier
I want you to be happier
Then only for a minute (only for a minute)
I want to change my mind 'cause
This just don't feel right to me
I wanna raise your spirits (wanna raise your spirits)
I want to see you smile, but
Know that means I'll have to leave
...
Know that means I'll have to leave
Lately, I've been, I've been thinking
I want you to be happier
I want you to be happier
So I'll go, I'll go
I will go, go, go
...
この曲の語彙:
語彙 | 意味 |
---|---|
happier /ˈhæpiər/ A2 |
|
thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A1 |
|
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1 |
|
cold /koʊld/ A1 |
|
light /laɪt/ A1 |
|
flame /fleɪm/ B1 |
|
wind /wɪnd/ A1 |
|
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1 |
|
argument /ˈɑːrɡjumənt/ B1 |
|
story /ˈstɔːri/ A1 |
|
minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ A1 |
|
spirits /ˈspɪrɪts/ B2 |
|
smile /smaɪl/ A1 |
|
evening /ˈiːvnɪŋ/ A1 |
|
thoughts /θɔːts/ A2 |
|
eating /ˈiːtɪŋ/ A1 |
|
course /kɔːrs/ A2 |
|
wreck /rek/ B2 |
|
文法:
-
Lately, I've been, I've been thinking
➔ 現在完了進行形
➔ "have been" + 動名詞 (thinking) の使用。過去に始まり現在まで続いている行動を示します。思考プロセスの期間または継続を強調します。
-
I want you to be happier
➔ 目的の不定詞
➔ "to be happier" は、"I want you" の理由として機能します...
-
When we see what we've become
➔ 名詞節
➔ "what we've become" は、動詞 "see" の目的語として機能する名詞節です。それは状態または状況を記述します。
-
We're a flame in the wind, not the fire that we've begun
➔ 'not' との対比
➔ 弱い炎 ("a flame in the wind") と強い火 ("the fire that we've begun") の間のコントラストを表現します。 "not" はこの違いを強調します。
-
Every word we can't take back
➔ 関係詞節 (省略)
➔ 完全な節は "Every word *that* we can't take back" となります。関係代名詞 "that" は省略されています。 これは "Every word" を修飾します。
-
I think that we both know the way that this story ends
➔ 埋め込み節
➔ "that we both know the way" は、"I think" の中に埋め込まれた節です。 "the way that this story ends" は、動詞 "know" の目的語として機能する名詞節です。 "that" はくだけた口語表現では省略することもでき、"I think we both know..." となります。
-
I wanna raise your spirits
➔ 短縮形とインフォーマルな言葉遣い
➔ "Wanna" は "want to" の短縮形です。 これはインフォーマルな言葉遣いです。
-
Know that means I'll have to leave
➔ ゼロ条件法 (暗黙)
➔ ゼロ条件を意味します: "If I want to see you smile, then that means I'll have to leave." 結果が常に真である因果関係を表します。
-
And the image of you being with someone else, well, that's eating me up inside
➔ 名詞としての動名詞、句動詞
➔ "Being with someone else" は名詞として機能し、前置詞 "of" の目的語になります。 また、"eating me up" は句動詞で、誰かを非常に苦しめたり、悩ませたりすることを意味します。