未完成婚姻論 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 超学生, マサ

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the complexities of modern relationships with '未完成婚姻論'. This song is a fantastic tool for learners of Japanese to explore abstract vocabulary regarding philosophy and love, all delivered through the energetic and rhythmic flow of Chougakusei's unique vocal style.

[English]

Common sense, sensibility, ethics—you gotta have them, gotta have them

Financial stability, too—you gotta have it, gotta have it

I filled in the blanks and even gave you a ring

Once the seal is pressed, it's game over, isn't it?

Love and romance, that's all just emotional talk, right?

But when we're fooling around before marriage, it feels amazing, doesn't it?

A trembling heart and an aching body

Everything's backwards and upside down (Run away!!!)

Let's get married, yes, let's do that

I'll be with you until the day I die

Let's get married, yes, let's do that

I want nothing more than to gaze upon your face

In sickness and in health

It is our destiny to hold hands

Let's get married, yes, let's do that

I wonder if we'll finally become one — - One day, your scent will change

One day, your scent will change

As we become covered in wrinkles

Even our touching skin will be back-to-back

As our longing rots away

Even for the person who gave me

The things that truly matter

Expectations are swallowed up by reality, aren't they?

I'm sick of lining up nothing but pure intentions

You can already see us betraying each other anyway, right?

If there's a future where we break apart

Then spare me the fairy tales! (Stop it!)

Let's get married, yes, let's do that

I'll be with you until the day I die

Let's get married, yes, let's do that

I want nothing more than to gaze upon your face

In sickness and in health

It is our destiny to hold hands

Let's get married, yes, let's do that

I wonder if we'll finally become one

Let's get married, yes, let's do that

Let's get married, yes, let's do that

Let's get married, yes, let's do that

Let's get married, yes, let's do that

I'll be with you until the day I die

Let's get married, yes, let's do that

I'll be with you until the day I die

Let's get married, yes, let's do that

I want nothing more than to gaze upon your face

In sickness and in health

It is our destiny to hold hands

Let's get married, yes, let's do that

I wonder if we'll finally become one

[Japanese]

常識　感性　倫理観　持って持って

経済的余裕も持って持って

空欄は埋めた指輪もあげた

印鑑押したらとうとう負けだね

愛だの恋だのそんなもんは感情論でしょ

でも婚前交渉する時はめっちゃイイでしょ

震える心疼いてる体

裏腹くわばら(逃げてー!!!)

結婚しましょうそうしましょう

死ぬまであなたと一緒

結婚しましょうそうしましょう

あなたの顔しか拝めない

病める時も　健やかな時も

手を取り合うのが定め

結婚しましょうそうしましょう

ようやく一つになれるかな いつかあなた香り変わって

いつかあなた香り変わって

シワだらけになって

触れる肌も背中合わせ

憧れが腐って

本当に大事なモノを

あげた人でも

期待が普通に呑まれるのね

純情ばっか並べて嫌になっちゃうでしょ

どうせ裏切り合うのが見えるでしょ

壊れる未来があるならば

お伽話なんか（やめてー！）

結婚しましょうそうしましょう

死ぬまであなたと一緒

結婚しましょうそうしましょう

あなたの顔しか拝めない

病める時も 健やかな時も

手を取り合うのが定め

結婚しましょうそうしましょう

ようやく一つになれるかな

結婚しましょうそうしましょう

結婚しましょうそうしましょう

結婚しましょうそうしましょう

結婚しましょうそうしましょう

死ぬまであなたと一緒

結婚しましょうそうしましょう

死ぬまであなたと一緒

結婚しましょうそうしましょう

あなたの顔しか拝めない

病める時も 健やかな時も

手を取り合うのが定め

結婚しましょうそうしましょう

ようやく一つになれるかな

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
常識 joushiki N3	noun - common sense
感性 kansei N2	noun - sensibility
倫理観 rinrikan N1	noun - ethical view
経済的 keizaiteki N3	adjective - economic
印鑑 inkan N2	noun - seal / stamp
感情論 kanjouron N1	noun - emotional argument
婚前交渉 konzenkoushou N2	noun - premarital sex
疼く uzuku N1	verb - to ache / throb
裏腹 urahara N2	adjective - opposite / contrary
拝む ogamu N2	verb - to pray / to worship
健やか sukoyaka N2	adjective - healthy / sound
定め sadame N2	noun - fate / destiny
背中合わせ senakaawase N3	noun - back to back
憧れ akogare N3	noun - longing / yearning
純情 junjou N2	noun - naivety / pure heart

Key Grammar Structures

• 印鑑押したらとうとう負けだね

  ➔ Conditional 'tara' (Past conditional)

  ➔ The particle 'tara' after a past-tense verb expresses a condition (if/when). Here it implies that the act of stamping the seal is considered a 'defeat'.

• 愛だの恋だのそんなもんは感情論でしょ

  ➔ Listing items using 'dano... dano...'

  ➔ Using 'dano' to list examples dismissively, suggesting that things like 'love' and 'romance' are just emotional arguments.

• 震える心疼いてる体

  ➔ Te-form/Continuous state 'te-iru'

  ➔ Used to describe the current physical and emotional state (trembling heart, aching body).

• あなたの顔しか拝めない

  ➔ Negative potential 'shika... nai'

  ➔ Indicates limitation: you 'can only' see his face (and nothing else).

• 手を取り合うのが定め

  ➔ Nominalization with 'no ga'

  ➔ Turns the verb 'toriau' (to take each other's hands) into a noun phrase to act as the subject of the sentence.

• ようやく一つになれるかな

  ➔ Potential form and conjectural 'kana'

  ➔ Combines the potential 'nareru' (can become) with 'kana', expressing doubt or wondering about the outcome.

• 期待が普通に呑まれるのね

  ➔ Passive voice 'nomareru'

  ➔ The subject 'kitai' (expectation) is the receiver of the action 'nomu' (to swallow), meaning expectations are being consumed by 'ordinary' life.

• 純情ばっか並べて嫌になっちゃうでしょ

  ➔ Colloquial contraction '...chau'

  ➔ 'Nacchau' is a contraction of 'narite shimau', expressing a feeling of regret or complete change to an undesirable state.