Understand — YUI

More Japanese to English, more Yui. I told you I was a fan! Bit of a sad one this time; Understand is a downbeat track that was used as the theme to the Japanese film Dog in a Sidecar. I haven't seen the movie but it came out when I was in Japanese looked suitably heartwarming/heartbreaking. Enjoy these very honest and personal lyrics.


Special thanks to YouTube user airc2008 for the video!

Song: Understand
Artist: YUI

たぶん泣いてた　帰り道　うつむいたままで
Tabun naiteta kaerimichi utsumuita mama de
You could have been crying,
staring at the ground as we headed for home

何も言えなかった　ずっと側にいたけど
Nani mo ienakatta zutto soba ni ita kedo
There was nothing I could say
Still, I stayed next to you the whole time

公園を横切って　近道して歩いた
Kōen wo yokogitte chikamichi shite aruita
As we cut across the park

なんとなく　わかってるよ　あたしにだって
Nantonaku wakatteru yo atashi ni datte
Somehow, it all became clear.

夕暮れに　伸びる　影　幸せのかたちが変わる
Yūgure ni nobiru kage shiawase no katachi ga kawaru
Like shadows lengthening at dusk
our happiness becomes distorted

ずっと一緒だよ　そう言っていたのに
Zutto isshō da yo sō iteta no ni
You said we’d be together forever…

悲しみはいつだって　愛情の近くに潜んで
Kanashimi wa itsu datte aijō no chikaku hisonde
There was always a sadness just beneath the surface of our love

意地悪するよって　笑いながら話してた
Ijiwaru suru yotte warainagara hanashiteta
“You’re so mean to me!” you'd say, laughing.

正義の味方なんて　もし本当にいたなら
Seigi no mikata nante moshi hontō ni ita nara
A knight in shining armour,
if that sort of thing really existed,

困らせてしまうかもね　なんて思った
komarasete shimau kamo ne nante omotta
would just be a nuisance… right?

夕暮れに　伸びる　影　幸せのかたちが変わる
Yūgure ni nobiru kage shiawase no katachi ga kawaru
Like shadows lengthening at dusk,
Our happiness becomes distorted

ずっと一緒には　いられないから
Zutto isshō ni wa irarenai kara
Because we can’t stay together...

責めてばかりいては　生きてゆけないよ
Semete bakari ite wa ikite yukenai yo
I can’t go on living with all this blame

だって間違いばかり　…繰り返すんだ　…繰り返すんだ
Datte machigai bakari ...kurikaesun da ...kurikaesun da
We just keep making the same mistakes over and over again…

夕暮れに　伸びる　影　幸せのかたちが変わる
Yūgure ni nobiru kage shiawase no katachi ga kawaru
Like shadows lengthening at dusk
Our happiness becomes distorted

歩き始めた　だいじょうぶだよ
Arukihajimeta daijōbu da yo
I start walking...
I think it’s for the best.

How Crazy — YUI

Some more Japanese to English lyrics. I'm a huge Yui fan, she's probably my favourite Japanese artist and so you can expect to see a lot more of her lyrics appearing on this site in the very near future. This song is How Crazy, a bit of a teenage angst anthem (as so many of Yui's songs seem to be). The fast, almost rap-like bridge is a cool and interesting touch to a great song.


Special thanks to YouTube user donte800 for the video!

Song: How Crazy
Artist: YUI

VERSE 1
冷たいギターをケースに押し込む
Tsumetai gitā wo kēsu ni oshikomu
I put the cold guitar into its case,

人通りはまだ多いけど　今日の気分はここまで　Getting all right
Hitodōri wa mada ōi kedo kyō no kibun wa koko made GETTING ALL RIGHT
though the street is still busy with people.
Today was a little better

尊敬できない大人のアドバイス
Sonkei dekinai otona no adobaisu
Some adult gives me some worthless advice

アタシはあなたみたいにはなりたくないと思った
atashi wa anata mitai ni wa naritakunai to omotta
"I hope I don’t turn out like you" I think.

PRECHORUS 1
汚れたジーンズで乗り込んでいる
Yogoreta jīnzu de norikondeiru
The girl in dirty jeans boarding the subway,

地下鉄の窓　映っている自分
Chikatetsu no mado utsutteiru jibun
reflected in the window of the train,

変わってなんかない　あの頃のまま
Kawatte nanka nai ano koro no mama
hasn’t really changed since those days

お金なんて　ちょっとあればいいのよ
Okane nante chotto areba ī no yo
You don't need to be rich to be happy

CHORUS
How Crazy　わかったようにアタシのこと話すのはやめてよ
HOW CRAZY wakatta yō ni atashi no koto hanasu no wa yamete yo
How crazy
Stop talking about me as if you understand me

How Crazy　深い海に沈んでゆく船から逃げてきたの
HOW CRAZY fukai umi ni shizundeyuku fune kara nigetekita no
How crazy
I've left your sinking ship behind.

夢にlove love love　いつも
Yume ni LOVE LOVE LOVE itsumo
My dreams are nothing but love, love, love

純情じゃいられない　How Crazy
Junjō ja irarenai HOW CRAZY
I shouldn’t be so naïve
How crazy

VERSE 2
駅前通り　地上へ続いている階段は
Ekimaedōri chijō e tsuzuiteiru kaidan wa
The dark steps up onto the station road

いつも暗くて不安だ
Itsu mo kurakute fuan da
always make me uneasy

夕暮れのコンビニの駐車場
Yūgure no conbini no chūshajō
In the twilight parking lot of the convenience store,

明日を知らない子供が小さくアタシに手を振っている
Asu wo shiranai kodomo ga chīsaku atashi ni te wo futteriru
A kid waves shyly at me, his life a blank canvas

知恵をつけなさい　将来負けないように
Chie wo tsukenasai shōrai makenai yō ni
You’ve gotta keep your wits about you
Or the future will trip you up

説得したいのに　うまく話せない
Settoku shitai no ni umaku hanasenai
I want to make this kid understand
But the words won’t come

そんなんじゃダメ　納得もできない
Sonnan ja dame naitoku mo dekinai
It’s useless — he’ll never get it.

Oh神様　ちょっと不公平だって思うよ
OH kamisama chotto fukōhei datte omō yo
Oh god, this is so unfair

CHORUS

BRIDGE
努力を続けた学生だって　結果にならなきゃ　家族はきっと　悲しむ
Doryoku wo tsuzuketa gakusei datte kekka ni naranakya kazoku wa kitto kanashimu
Try hard, be a good student, get results or you’ll disappoint your family

世渡り上手が　うまくはいっても　そんなの尊敬できない人生　um Baby
Yowatari jōzu ga umaku wa ittemo sonna no sonkei dekinai jinsei UM BABY
I have no respect for this ‘live to work’ mentality oh baby

矛盾ばっかな感情を　いったい　いつまで抱えて生きてゆくのでしょう?
Mujun bakkana kanjō wo ittai itsu made kakaete ikite yuku no deshō?
How the hell am I supposed to carry on surrounded by all these contradictory feelings?

CHORUS

VERSE 3
冷たいギター　もう一度そっと
Tsumetai gitā mō ichido sotto
I softly take the cold guitar once more

抱きかかえて一人で
Dakikakaete hitori de
Clutch it to my chest alone

あの頃みたいに歌った
Ano koro mitai ni utatta
And sing a song like I used to