お勉強しといてよ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ずっと真夜中でいいのに。
• Album: ぐされ

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the intricate world of Japanese music and emotion with ZUTOMAYO's "お勉強しといてよ". This song offers a glimpse into the nuances of young love and the challenges of expressing oneself. Explore the rich language and subtle cultural contexts embedded in the lyrics, and discover new facets of Japanese expression through this captivating song.

[English]

When high-quality feelings of depression overflow,

Words like 'it's inevitable' feel a bit embarrassing, oh

Imagination is boundless, so charming,

It's okay to have expectations even for words that don't make sense

Memories from yesterday, washed away, still the same

They won't dry, in this cold season

Ah, it's okay to act like it’s precious, just as I am

It's sizzling, unstoppable and invincible

Complimenting rhymes, signals, still the same

They won't dry, in this tough season

Ah, it's okay to act like it's precious, just staying as I am

You're a tough guy, just maintaining the status quo, invincible, ohoh

With a funky instinct, if today's song also changes,

I want to jump in for that reason, but

It's just that I wanted to cry, so I gathered these feelings, like a reference book

Study up, get it sorted out

What should I do today?

Think positively, until when again?

Can't ask again—it's dangerous

I want to stay healthy, at least

In the end, here I am

Having grown my feelings

All this, I’m just being modest about it

Because I don't want to be depressed, I’ll say it here

Memories from last year, washed away, still the same

They won't dry, in this cold season

Ah, it's okay to act like it's precious, just as I am

It's sizzling, unstoppable and invincible

Complimenting rhymes, signals, still the same

They won't dry, in this tough season

Ah, it's okay to act like it's precious, just staying as I am

You're a tough guy, just maintaining the status quo, invincible, ohoh

With a funky instinct, if today's song also changes,

I want to jump in for that reason, but

It's just that I wanted to cry, so I gathered these feelings, like a reference book

Study up, get it sorted out

The weakness of caring for me, even a little,

Seems to be causing you pain

Hoping even you can feel that I think about you

So much so that I can feel it's unavoidable

Hope you feel that I love you just a little

And that my strength in loving you causes you trouble

Even if I sacrifice the answer or get hurt

It’s okay—feels painful but seems bright, doesn't it

With that funky instinct, if today's song also changes,

I want to jump in for that reason, but

It's just that I wanted to cry, feel regret, gathered these feelings, like a reference book

Study up, get it sorted out

Choosing unstable things, if today's song also changes,

Is it something wonderful for both of us?

Right now, this is all I can hear, gathered these feelings, like a reference book

Study up, and ask questions, okay?

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[Japanese]

質のいい病み感情が 溢れた時の

しょうがないって言葉は 照れくさい Oh

想像力が無限大 魅力的なので

意味わかんない言葉にも 期待していい

昨日の思い出 お洗濯したって 相変わらず

乾かないや 寒がりな季節に

あぁ 勿体ぶっていいから このまんま

焼き焼きだ 押し潰される無敵め

褒めあいライム 合図 変わらず

乾かないや 強がりな季節に

あぁ 勿体ぶっていいから 孤のまんま

ヤンキーヤンキーだ 現状維持の無敵め ohoh

ファンキーな直感で 今日の歌だって 変わってゆくなら

そんな理由で 飛び込んでみたいけど

ただ泣きたくて、謀っといて 集めちゃった感情参考書です

お勉強しといてよ 解いといてよ

今日どうしよ？も

前向きに何時までだっけ？すら

聞き返せない 危ないから

健康でいたい せめて

結局此処まで

気持ち育てられてしまった

事が 全て 謙遜してるけど

病みたくないから 此処で いって

去年の思い出お洗濯したって 相変わらず

乾かないや 寒がりな季節に

あぁ 勿体ぶっていいから 個のまんま

焼き焼きだ 押し潰される無敵め

褒めあいライム 合図 変わらず

乾かないや 強がりな季節に

あぁ 勿体ぶっていいから 子のまんま

ヤンキーヤンキーだ 現状維持の無敵め ohoh

ファンキーな直感で 今日の歌だって 変わってゆくなら

そんな理由で 飛び込んでみたいけど

ただ泣きたくて 図っといて 集めちゃった感情参考書です

お勉強しといてよ 解いといてよ

私を少しでも 想う弱さが

君を苦しめていますように

それすらも しょうがないって思えるほど

同じくらい 浸ってくれていますように

私を少しでも 想う強さが

君を悩ませていますように

答えを犠牲にしたって 傷つけたって

しょうがないって イタいって 明るいみたいだね

ファンキーな直感で 今日の歌だって 変わってゆくなら

損な理由で 飛び込んでみたいけど

ただ泣きたくて くやしくって 集めちゃった感情参考書

お勉強しといてよ 解いといてよ

不安定なこと 選んで 今日の歌だって 変わってゆくなら

お互いにとっても 素敵なことなの？

今はこれしか 聞けなくて 集めちゃった感情参考書です

お勉強しといてよ 問い説いてよ？

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
感情 /kanjō/ B1	noun - emotion
思い出 /omoide/ B1	noun - memory
季節 /kisetsu/ A2	noun - season
強がり /tsuyogari/ B2	noun - pretending to be strong
無敵 /muteki/ B2	adjective - invincible
期待 /kitai/ B1	noun - expectation
健康 /kenkō/ A2	noun - health
答え /kotae/ A2	noun - answer
理由 /riyū/ B1	noun - reason
歌 /uta/ A1	noun - song
泣きたい /nakitai/ B1	verb - to want to cry
育てる /sodateru/ B2	verb - to raise, to nurture
飛び込む /tobikomu/ B2	verb - to jump in
不安定 /fuantei/ B2	adjective - unstable
素敵 /suteki/ B1	adjective - wonderful

Key Grammar Structures

• 〜てよ

  ➔ Imperative form with soft nuance, requesting or urging someone to do something.

  ➔ The phrase "〜てよ" is used to politely or softly request someone to do something, often with a sense of urging or emphasis.

• しかし～ても

  ➔ Concessive clause meaning 'even if' or 'although', expressing contrast or unexpected result.

  ➔ The phrase "〜ても" introduces a concessive clause, indicating that the main statement holds true despite the condition mentioned.

• 〜ながら

  ➔ In the form "〜ながら," it indicates simultaneous actions or states, 'while doing something'.

  ➔ The pattern "〜ながら" is used to describe two actions or states occurring at the same time, emphasizing simultaneity.

• 〜てしまう

  ➔ Expresses completion, regret, or unintendedness of an action, often with a sense of finality.

  ➔ The pattern "〜てしまう" indicates that an action has been completed, often with feelings of regret or that it was unintentional.

• 〜なきゃ

  ➔ Colloquial contraction of "〜なければならない", meaning 'must do' or 'have to'.

  ➔ The phrase "〜なきゃ" is a casual way to say "must" or "have to" do something, derived from the more formal "〜なければならない."

• 〜なら

  ➔ Conditional "〜なら" meaning 'if' or 'assuming that', used to set a condition.

  ➔ The pattern "〜なら" is used to introduce a conditional statement, meaning 'if' or 'assuming that', to discuss what happens under certain conditions.