KARASU - "LASTICA"

カラス - 「LASTICA」

KARASU - "LASTICA"

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カラス / karasu: (noun) crow

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1) 汚れた向日葵        太陽に苛立ち

      yogoreta  himawari            taiyou ni  iradachi

a. Sullied sunflowers        irritated by the sun,

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汚れる / よごれる / yogoreru: < past (Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb) to get dirty, become dirty, become sullied
向日葵 / ひまわり / himawari: (noun, usually written in kana) sunflower
太陽 / たいよう / taiyou: (noun) sun, solar
に / ni: (particle) indicates such things as location of a person or thing, location of short-term action, etc.
苛立つ / いらだつ / iradatsu: < masu (Godan verb with tsu ending) to be irritated

 Conjugate "yogoreru"

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 "taiyou" vs. "hi"

taiyou = specific to the sun
hi = more vague, about the day or sun

 Conjugate "iradatsu"

songs by Karasu/MUCC tend to end each line with a verb in the -masu stem

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2) 穢れを知らないお前が気がかり

      kegare o  shiranai      o-mae ga  ki-gakari

a. You who knows nothing of defilement are worrying

b. The you who doesn’t know of impurity has worry/concern

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穢れ / けがれ / kegare: (noun) uncleanness, impurity, disgrace

を / o:

1. [particle] indicates direct object of action
2. (noun-following particle making the direct object of a clause)
知る / しる / shiru: [Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb] to know, understand, be acquainted with, feel
お前 / おまえ / o-mae:  [Familiar language, Male term or language, Pronoun, No-adjective] you (formerly honorific, now sometimes derogatory term referring to an equal or inferior)
が / ga: [particle] indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
kigakari: (na-adjective, noun) anxiety, concern, worry

 Conjugate "shiru"

familiar

 About "o-mae"

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3. （今も）        壊れそうだ        そっとずっとずっと

      (ima mo)          koware sou  da            sotto      zutto      zutto

a. (even now)        So fragile,        secretly I always, always

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Definitions
今 / いま / ima: [adverbial noun, noun] now, the present time, just now, soon, immediately, (one) more
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
kowareru: < sou (vi) to be broken, break, fall through, come to nothing
sou da: (int) that is sou, that is right, it looks to me, I am of the impression, people say that (after a plain verb, adj), it is said that, I hear that
sotto: [adverb, suru verb] softly, gently, quietly, secretly
zutto
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About "sou da"

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4. （君を）        愛してたんだ

     (kimi o)              aishiteta      n   da

a. loved (you)

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Definitions
kimi
ashisu < (te) past
n da

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5. 煌めく不知火        今宵は十六夜

    kirameku shiranui              koyoi wa izayoi

a. Gleaming phosphorescence,    tonight is the moon’s sixteenth night,*

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Definitions
(* This refers to the sixteenth night of the lunar month.)
kirameku: (vi) to glitter, glisten, sparkle, twinkle, glare, gleam
shiranui: (n) phosphorescent light, mysterious lights on the sea, sea fire
koyoi: (n-adv) this evening, tonight
は / wa: [particle] topic marker particle
izayoi: (n) sixteen-day-old moon
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About "wa"

A. wa particle: written ha は, pronounced wa わ

B1. Often translated to "as for __ (whatever was written before it)"
Example: "As for love, __"
B2. Or simply imagine it as an arrow pointing to the topic:
love <--(topic) ocean

C1. I personally think "wa" is translated to "is" here, since one of the uses of "wa" is to describe facts.

C2. There is no need to write a full sentence here - which would be 愛は海です or だ　(da) = ai-wa umi desu/da (da/desu being the in/formal way of saying "is")

Quote from http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ao7caMLNV4qPCI9Rsy7EhQvsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20120805100804AAJn1fd by Miharu

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6. 言葉はいらない新世界へ誘い

    kotoba wa iranai          shin-sekai e   izanai

a. We need no words, I’ll tempt you into a new world

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Definitions
kotoba
iru < neg: (vi) to need
shin-sekai: (n) a new world, the New World
へe: [particle] indicates direction or goal (example: "to")
izanau < masu: (vt) to invite, ask, call (for), tempt, lure, induce
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About "wa" with negative

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7. （深く）        輪郭が溶けるくちづけを君へ

(fukaku)    rinkaku ga tokeru kuchizuke o kimi e

a. (deep)        I’ll give you a kiss that’ll melt/thaw our silhouettes

b. (deep) I’ll give you a silhouette thawing kiss

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Definitions
深い / ふかい / fukai: < adverb [adjective] deep, profound, thick, close
ringaku: (n) contour, outline, border, silhouette, summary, outline, sketch, looks, features, appearance
溶ける / とける / tokeru: < masu [Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb] to melt, thaw, fuse, dissolve
kuchizuke
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About zu vs du

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8. 乾いた言葉が選び出した『愛してる』

      kawaita kotoba ga  erabi-dashita     "aishiteru"

a. I chose a callous phrase, “I love you”

b. I chose a dry phrase, “I love you”

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Definitions
kawaka < past: (vi) to get dry
erbabi-dasu < past: to select, pick out
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About "erabi-dashita"

-masu + verb combines
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aisu (te) + (i)ru

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9. さよならここから抜け出すのさ月夜へ

sayonara koko kara nuke-dasu nosa tsuki-yo e

a. Goodbye, I’m sneaking out of here into the moonlit night

b. Goodbye, I’m sneaking away from here into the moonlit night

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Definitions
sayonara
koko
kara
nuke-dasu: (vi) to slip out, sneak away, excel, break (out of a loop)
no sa = n da
tsukiyo: (n) moonlit night
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About "sayonara"
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About "nuke-dasu"

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10. さぁ

saa

a. Come on

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saa

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11. LASTICA        君を連れて

        LASTICA              kimi o  tsurete

a. LASTICA  I’ll take you with me

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Definitions
tsureru < te: to lead, take (a person)

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12. LASTICA        この夜の果てへ

        LASTICA                kono  yo  no hate   e

LASTICA  to the end of this night

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Definitions
kono
yo(ru): (n-adv) evening, night
の / no:
1. [particle] indicates possession
2. of, having to do with (noun-following particle)
hate: (n) the end, extremity, limit(s), result
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About "no"

[noun A] の [noun B] can be translated in 3 different ways. Usually 2/3 sound good, but it depends on the nouns being combined.
1. Squish [noun A] together with [noun B] (so の seems "invisible"): Moonlight (sounds to-the-point)
2. Translate の as 's to show that [noun A] possesses/owns [noun B]: Moon's light (sounds awkward)
3. Translate の as [noun B] of (a/the) [noun A]: Light of the moon (sounds poetic)

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13. そっと独りの闇に怯えるのさ誰もが

        sotto     hitori no yami ni obieru  no sa dare-mo ga

a. Everyone fears the quiet darkness when they’re all alone

b. Secretly, everyone’s afraid of the darkness of being alone

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Definitions
独り / ひとり / hitori: [noun]
1. one person
2. alone, unmarried, solitary
闇 / やみ / yami: [noun, no-adjective] darkness, the dark, dark
obieru: (vi) to become frightened, be frightened/scared (of)
no sa
dare-mo: everyone, anyone, no-one (w/ neg. verb)
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About "hitori"

There are two words that are both pronounced as "hitori" (一人 and 独り). They have the same dictionary definitions, but different implications.
一人: one (when counting people) < just says there's one person for counting purposes
 独り: oneself alone < implies being alone, by yourself

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14. （今も）        愛してるそっとずっとずっと君を

(ima mo)                    aishiteru     sotto      zutto      zutto    kimi o

a. (even now)        Secretly I’ll always always love you

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15. 壊れた物憂げな瞳が今        光を

     kowareta monouge-na hitomi ga ima      hikari o

a. Now those broken, listless eyes (have) light**

b. Broken, listless eyes have light now

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Definitions
monouge: (adj-na) languorous, weary, listless
光 / ひかり / hikari: [noun] light
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(** In this sentence there’s no verb, but grammatically “eyes” is the subject and “light” the object, so you’ll have to imagine how they relate.)

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16. さよならここから抜け出すのさ月夜へ

        sayonara    koko kara   nuke-dasu  no sa tsuki-yo e

a. Goodbye, I’m sneaking out of here into the moonlit night

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17. さぁ

saa

a. Come on

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18. LASTICA        君を連れて

        LASTICA              kimi o  tsurete

a. LASTICA  I’ll take you with me

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19. LASTICA        この世の果てへ

        LASTICA                 kono yo  no hate   e

a. LASTICA  to the end of this world

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Definitions
yo: (n) world, society, age, generation

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Credit
Romaji: http://www.onlylyrics.com/karasu-lyrics-1040902.php
Kanji and translation A: http://antares489.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/lastica-karasu/
Translation B: Me (Haley)
Dictionaries: Denshi Jisho and Kodansha's Furigana Japanese-English Dictionary