OOTAKA Shizuru - "Ai Wa Umi"

おおたか静流 - 「あいは海」

OOTAKA Shizuru -     "Ai      Wa Umi"

Shizuru OOTAKA - "Love Is The Ocean"

 Definitions

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愛 / あい / ai: (noun, noun suffix) love, affection
は / wa: (particle) topic marker particle
海 / うみ / umi: (noun) sea, ocean

 About "wa"

"Wa" is a particle that has more than one use (like marking the topic of a conversation and when using negative verbs). Read more about it here (Look for #1) About "wa")

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1) 夢の中であなたの

yume {no naka de} [anata no**]

a. {In*} a dream, [**continues onto line #2]

 Definitions

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夢 / ゆめ / yume: (noun) dream
の / no:
1. (particle) indicates possession
2. (noun-following particle) of, having to do with
中 / なか / naka: (noun) inside, in
で / de: (particle)
1. indicates place/location of action, at, in 
2. (conjunction) indicates means of action, cause of effect, by
3. (noun-following particle) in, at, on [indicating a place which is the site of some activity]
貴方 / あなた / anata: (pronoun, usually written in kana, polite language) you [referring to someone of equal or lower status]

 About "no"

"No" is a particle that has more than one use (like connecting nouns and adding emphasis to what you're saying). Read more about the following topics here (Look for #3) About "no" for these specific sections:)
3a) Grammar for [noun A] の [noun B] ([yume] no [naka])
3b) Translating anata no [noun] (anata no [namae])
3c) About [noun] no naka ([yume] no naka)

 About "de"

"De" is a particle that has more than one use (like marking the means of doing a verb). Read more about it here (Look for #5) About "de")

 About "anata"

"Anata" is just one of the many ways to say "you" in Japanese. Read more about it and the rest here (Look for # "The many ways to say "you" in Japanese")

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 2) 名前を呼んだ

     namae o  yonda

a. I called out [*your] name

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名前 / なまえ / namae: (noun) name
を / o:
1. (particle) indicates direct object of action
2. (noun-following particle making the direct object of a clause)
呼ぶ / よぶ / yobu: <--informal, affirmative past
(godan verb with ~BU ending, transitive verb)
1. to call out (to), call, invoke
2. to call out, say out loud

 About "namae"

There are three different ways to say "name" in Japanese, depending on who you're talking about and how polite you're being. Read more about it and the rest here (Look for # About "namae")

 About "o"

"O is a particle that has more than one use (like marking the direct object of a transitive verb). Read more about it here (Look for #4) About "o")

 Conjugate "yobu" to informal, affirmative past

Not sure how to conjugate "yobu"? Continue here to see how (Look for Y > Yobu)

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3) 目覚めたとき        恋と気付く

      mezameta     toki             koi to kizuku

a. When I awoke                       I noticed it was love

b. When I woke up        I realized that it was love

 Definitions

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目覚める / めざめる / mezameru: <-- informal, affirmative past
(ichidan verb, intransitive verb) to wake up
時 / とき / toki:
1. (noun) occasion, moment (Compare to #10)
2. time, occasion, [time] when (See #3)
恋 / こい / koi:
1. (noun) love, tender passion
2. [romantic] love
と / to: (particle, conjunction) particle used for quoting [with speech, thoughts, etc.]
気付く / きづく / kizuku: <-- informal, affirmative present
(godan verb with ~KU ending) to notice, recognize, become aware of, realize

 Conjugate "mezameru" to informal, affirmative past

Not sure how to conjugate "mezameru"? Continue here to see how (Look for M > Mezameru)

 About "toki"

とき in hiragana is usually translated as "when" (See #3)
時 in kanji is a noun that means "time" (Compare to #10)

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 About "koi" vs. "ai"

"Koi" is ... a feeling of longing for a specific person. It can be described as "romantic love" or "passionate love." While "ai" has the same meaning as "koi," it also has ... a general feeling of love. "Koi" can be selfish, but "ai" is a real love. ... Koi is always wanting. Ai is always giving.

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 About "to"

と is a highly versatile copula, sometimes meaning just "and" (AとB),

often (like here) roughly meaning something like the conjunction "that": I noticed that it was love ("that" can be omitted in many cases in English)
eg. おかしいなと思った
okashii-na to omotta
"strange, I thought" (= I thought that it was strange)

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 Learn more about "kizuku"

Learn about the pronunciation of "kizuku" and more ways to conjugate it here (Look for K > Kizuku)

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4) こうして        心はうまれるの

      koushite            kokoro wa umareru no

a. Having realized this   My heart was born

b. As a result, my heart is born!

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こうして / koushite: (conjunction, usually written in kana)
1. thus
2. in this way
心 / こころ / kokoro: (noun) heart
生まれる / うまれる / umareru: <-- informal, affirmative present
(ichidan verb, intransitive verb) to be born
の / no: (particle) < [not that same usage as the "possessive の"! (Compare to #1)]
1. indicates a confident conclusion
2. (female term or language) indicates emotional emphasis

 About "koushite"

Can translate to things like:
1a. "As a result, __"
1b. "Therefore, __"
1c. "(And) thus __"
2a. "This is how __ (explaining how something was done)"
2b. "like this"

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 Learn more about "umareru"

Learn more ways to conjugate "umareru" here (Look for U > Umareru)

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5) あいは風        いますぐに

      ai       wa kaze         ima-sugu ni

a. Love is the wind           Right now

 Definitions

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風 / かぜ / kaze: (noun) wind
今すぐ / いますぐ / ima-sugu: (adverb) at once, immediately, right now
に / ni: (particle) indicates such things as location of a person or thing, location of short-term action, etc.

 About "ima-sugu ni"

sugu = na-adj
to turn a na-adj into an adverb, add ni
quiet --> quietly
http://www.learnjapanese.com/grammar/adverbs

 About "ni"

"Ni" is a particle that has more than one use (like marking locations and indirect objects, and changing na-adjectives into adverbs). Read more about it here (Look for #6) About "ni")

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6) あなたのもとへ        行きたいよ

      anata       no moto e             ikitai           yo

a. I want to go                               To where you are

b. I want to go                               To your side!

 Definitions

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元 / もと / moto: (noun) [somebody’s] side or location
へ / e: (particle) indicates direction or goal [Example: "to"]
行く / いく / iku: <-- formal, affirmative present
(godan verb - iku/yuku special class, intransitive verb) to go
～たい / -tai: (auxiliary adjective) [after the -masu stem of a verb] want to __ do something, would like to __
よ / yo: (particle) [at sentence end] indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.

 About "e"

"E" is a particle that marks a destination. Read more about it and its pronunciation here (Look for #7) About "e")

 Conjugating "iku" + "-tai"

iku > iki (-masu stem) + tail = ikitai
what's auxillary
iku vs yuku
explain adj

 About "yo"

Can think of it as a verbal explanation mark!

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7) あいは風        真実を走っていたい

      ai       wa kaze        shinjitsu o hashitteitai

a. Love is the wind          I want to go running with the truth

 Definitions

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真実 / しんじつ / shinjitsu: (na-adjective, adverb, noun, no-adjective) truth, reality
走る / はしる / hashiru: <-- -te form
(godan verb with ~RU ending, intransitive verb) to run

 Conjugate "hashiru" to -te form + "-tai"

hashiru > convert

 About "o" + "hashiru"

を is one of the very few unambiguous [<-- not vague] markers: the object in most cases, as you know.

But is has one other function: it denotes the place or distance one walks/runs/ travels:
a. 道を歩く
michi o aruku
to walk on the street
b. バスはAとBの間をはしる
BASU wa A to B no aida o hashiru
The bus runs between A and B

So here it means something like "I want to run the truth / I want to run with the truth in my heart / I want to run the way of truth"... it is an idiosyncratic metaphor [<-- a metaphor with a peculiar trait] even in the original.

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8) あいは風

      ai       wa kaze

Love is the wind

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9) 未来よりも大切        今見えるもの

      mirai   yori mo taisetsu         ima mieru    mono

a. More important than the future   Is what one can see now

 Definitions

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未来 / みらい / mirai: (noun, no-adjective) the future [usually distant]
より / yori: (adverb, particle) than
も / mo: (particle)
1. also, too, words of similar weight,
2. (adverb) about [emphasizing an upper limit], as much as, even
3. more, further, other, again
大切 / たいせつ / taisetsu: (na-adjective, noun) important, valuable, worthy of care
今 / いま / ima: (adverbial noun, noun) now, the present time, just now, soon, immediately, [one] more
見える / みえる / mieru: <-- informal, affirmative present
(ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
1. to be seen, be in sight
2. to be able to see, be visible
物 / もの / mono: (noun) thing, object

 About "yori"

"Yori" basically means "than." It compares two things and can follow either a noun or verb.
The thing mentioned first is "lower than" the second, so it can translate differently to fit English.

Example: 
[thing A] yori [thing B]
哲学より詩
Poetry over/rather than/instead of philosophy

 About "mo"

"Mo" is a particle that has more than one meaning (like "too," "even," and "more"). Read about the variations here (Look for #8) About "mo")

 Learn more about "mieru"

A verb in its dictionary form infront of a noun combines them.
So, it would be "seen thing"

Learn more ways to conjugate "mieru" here (Look for M > Mieru)

 About "ima mieru mono"

Line #9 and #10 are a whole statement together.

As the sentence runs on (消えてしまう　時がきても),

it becomes clear that "mono (the thing)" belongs to "kiete-shimau (will disappear)"

WHAT ("the thing") you can see now will disappear

So the entire clause must be understood as:

"... more important than the future, even when the time comes that all we can see now, will disappear"--well, it sounds a bit askew in English, but you get the drift.

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10) 消えてしまう        時がきても

         kiete-shimau                 toki ga kite mo

a. The time will come                When they'll completely disappear

 Definitions

消える / きえる / kieru: (ichidan verb, intransitive verb) to go out, vanish, disappear
～しまう / shimau: (godan verb with ~U ending, transitive verb, usually written in kana) to finish, close, do something completely, put away, put an end to
が / ga: (particle) indicates sentence subject [occasionally object]
来る / くる / kuru: (kuru verb - special class, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb) to come [spatially or temporally], approach, arrive

 Conugate "kieru" to -te form + "shimau"

-te shimau shows that something is completed and you regret/aren't happy with the outcome (sometimes implies you've resignated yourself to dealing/managing with how things turned out).

Line #9: what is seen now
Line #10: (to my regret,) will dissapear

 Conjugate "kuru" to past

Exception verb, has no pattern (just have to memorize)

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11) かならず    わたしのそばにいて

         kanarazu          watashi   no soba   ni   ite

a. Make sure            To be by my side

 Definitions

必ず / かならず / kanarazu: [adverb] always, without exception, certainly, without fail
私 / わたし / watashi: [Pronoun, No-adjective] I, me
側 / そば / soba: [noun] near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while
居る / いる / iru: [Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb]
1. [Usually written using kana alone] to be (of animate objects), exist
2. [v1, aux-v] to stay
3. (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be __ing, to have been __ing)

 Conjugate "iru" to -te form 

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12) あいは海    求めあう

         ai       wa umi    motome-au

a. Love is the ocean        Wishes

b. Love is the ocean        Looking for each other

 Definitions

求める / もとめる / motomeru: [ichidan verb, Transitive verb]
1. to want, to wish for
2. to request; to demand
3. to seek, search for, pursue (pleasure), hunt (a job)
au:

 About "motome-au"

motomeru + au

There are quite a few verbs that can be tacked onto others (and in that compound form they won`t be listed in any dictionary), and 会う au is frequently used that way, adding the idea of reciprocity, or "each other", "motome-au" = "looking for each other" in this case.

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 Conjugate "motomeru" to -masu 

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13) 大きな波に        つつまれて

        ooki-na  nami ni          tsutsumarete

Are engulfed within            A large wave

 Definitions

ooki:
nami:
tsutsumu: to wrap up, tuck in, pack, dress in, conceal, hide, be engulfed in, be enveloped by

Conjugate "tsutsumu" to passive to past

why te

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14) あいは海    どこまでもふたりをつなぐ

         ai      wa umi     doko-made-mo futari    o  tsunagu

Love is the ocean        Wherever we may be, the two of us will be connected

 Definitions

doko-made-mo: anywhere, through thick and thin, to the utmost, persistently, stubbornly
tsunagu: to tie, fasten, connect, transfer (phone call)
futari:
tsunagu:

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15) あいは海

         ai      wa umi

Love is the ocean

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16) あいは風    いますぐに

         ai      wa kaze    ima-sugu     ni

Love is the wind        Right now

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17) あなたのもとへ    行きたいよ

         anata       no moto e        ikitai           yo

I want to go                    To where you are

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18) あいは海    どこまでもふたりをつなぐ

         ai       wa umi    doko-made-mo futari    o   tsunagu

Love is the ocean        Wherever we may be, the two of us will be connected

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19) あいは海

         ai       wa umi

Love is the ocean

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Romaji and translation A: http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/tenshinn/aiwaumi.htm
Translation B: Me (Haley)
Kanji: http://music.goo.ne.jp/lyric/LYRUTND34621/index.html
Dictionaries: Denshi Jisho and Kodansha's Furigana Japanese-English Dictionary