I'll Tell You That I Love You・アイラブ言う — Wasureranneyo
English+Romaji Translation
愛してる愛してる愛してる
aishiteru aishiteru aishiteru
I love you, I love you, I love you
俺みたいなやつが言ったら速攻爆死する
ore mitai na yatsu ga ittara sokkou bakushi suru
If a guy like me said that, I'd die swiftly by an explosion
て言いながら本当は奇跡が
te ii nagara hontou wa kiseki ga
But as I say it, I'll really believe
起きると思ってる
okiru to omotteru
That a miracle will happen
彼氏いる彼氏いる彼氏いる
kareshi iru kareshi iru kareshi iru
Do you have a boyfriend, a boyfriend, a boyfriend
占いもお前がぶっちぎりで最下位だと言う
uranai mo omae ga bucchigiri de saikai da to iu
My fortune will say my compatibility with you is dead last
友人もYahoo知恵袋も
yuujin mo yahoo chiebukuro mo
And my friends, even Yahoo Answers' wisdom
やめとけと言ってる
yametoke to itteru
They'll say to give it up
くだらねえ 世界を変えるよ
kudaranee sekai wo kaeru yo
It's all fucking worthless, I'm going to change this world
アイラブ言う あなたが好きだと言うのさ
ai rabu iu anata ga suki da to iu no sa
So I'll tell you that I love you, I'll tell you I love you
アイラブ言う 死ぬほど好きだと言うのさ
ai rabu iu shinu hodo suki da to iu no sa
I'll tell you that I love you, I'll tell you I love you to death
なけなしの勇気をかき集めてあなたが好きだ
nakenashi no yuuki wo kaki atsumete anata ga suki da
I'll gather what little courage I have and tell you that I love you
泣いている泣いている泣いている
naiteiru naiteiru naiteiru
You're crying, crying, crying
あなたを救うだけの力と勇気が欲しい
anata wo sukuu dake no chikara to yuuki ga hoshii
I just want the courage and strength to be able to comfort you
お金とか名誉とか人気者との
okane toka meiyo toka ninkimono to no
Money, honor, popularity
ツーショットとかいらない
tsuushotto toka iranai
Posting couple photos online, I don't need any of that
狂ってる狂ってる狂ってる
kurutteru kurutteru kurutteru
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy
この世界であなたがそっと微笑んでいられるよに
kono sekai de anata ga sotto hohoende irareru yo ni
So that you can smile softly in this world
あなたを苦しめるすべてをぶっ壊したい
anata wo kurushimeru subete wo bukkowashitai
I want to destroy all of your suffering
できない なんにも 世界を変えれない
dekinai nanimo sekai wo kaerenai
But I can't do anything
I can't change the world
アイラブ言う あなたが好きだと言うのさ
ai rabu iu anata ga suki da to iu no sa
So I'll tell you that I love you, I'll tell you I love you
アイラブ言う だからさ 好きだと言ってよ
ai rabu iu dakara sa suki da to itte yo
I'll tell you that I love you, so tell me you love me
これっぽっちも愛とか知らないよ
koreppochi ai toka shiranai yo
I don't know anything about love and all that, really
あなたが好きだ
anata ga suki da
I love you
あなたが好きだ
anata ga suki da
I love you
アイラブ言う
ai rabu iu
I'll tell you that I love you
アイラブユー ああ
ai rabu yuu aa
I love you, ahh
Translation notes:
The title (and chorus) of this song "ai rabu iu" is a play on words- "ai" is the Japanese word for love, "rabu" is the English word "love", and then "iu" sounds like "you" in English, but it's also the Japanese verb "to say".
So "ai rabu iu" sounds like the English phrase "I love you", but the "iu" portion is written with the kanji for "to say". Thus it's like "I'll say I love (you)" (subjects are naturally omitted from Japanese so this makes sense for Japanese listeners even though the object "you" technically isnt there).
It also literally is like "love love I'll say". lol. god
He alternates between saying "I'll tell you that I love you" in Japanglish with this play on words, and saying it normally in Japanese "anata ga suki da to iu". At the very end he switches "iu" from the kanji "to say" to properly saying "you" in English, in Japanese (lol)...
Something exploded inside me when I listened to Chatmonchy*
涙が もう涙がぼろぼろ溢れた
namida ga mou namida ga boroboro afureta
And the tears, the tears just kept flowing
そんなことブランキー以来だから
sonna koto burankii iraidakara
I’ve been feeling that sort of thing since Blankey**
思い切ってファンレター書いた
omoikitte fanretaa kaita
So I took it upon myself to write a fan letter
拝啓、俺のエレキギター
haikei, ore no erekigitaa
To whom it may concern,
いつか聴いてくれませんか
itsuka kiite kuremasenka
Would you please listen to my electric guitar someday
いつのまにか三十路になっていく
itsu no manika misoji ni natteiku
Before you realize it you’ll be in your thirties
いい それでいい
ii sore de ii
That’s fine, it’s all good
逢いたいとかあなたを愛してるとかそんなもん今さらもう聴きたかねえよ
aitai toka anata wo aishiteru toka sonna mon ima sara mou kikitakaneeyo
I’m sure by this point she doesn’t want to hear things like “I want to see you” or “I love you”
あの娘は彼氏候補の男とグループでスノボに行った
anoko wa kareshi kouhou no otoko to guruupu de sunobo ni itta
That girl went snowboarding with a group of potential boyfriends
残された俺たちはつぼ八で飲みました
nokosareta oretachi wa tsubo hachi de nomimashita
Those of us who remained, drank within our 8 mat rooms***
夢の中で今ももがいてる
yume no naka de ima mo mogaiteru
Making desperate efforts even now inside a dream
いい それでいい
ii sore de ii
That’s fine, it’s all good
オナニーで失われるエナジー
onanii de ushiwareru enajii
The lost energy spent on beating off
いい それでいい
ii sore de ii
That’s fine, it’s all good
でかい音じゃなきゃ意味がねえよ
dekai on janakya imi ga nee yo
If it’s not loud, it doesn’t mean shit
いい それでいい
ii sore de ii
That’s fine, it’s all good
CからはじまるABC
shi kara hajimaru ei bi shi
ABC’s starting from C
C〜
C〜
*Chatmonchy was a Japanese rock band that was active until 2017. Apparently the song he’s referring to is ハナノユメ, according to this interview. He says he was watching a live video of it and it moved him.
**Blankey=Blankey Jet City, another rock band that was active until 2000.
***8 mat room refers to the traditional tatami mat sizing of Japanese rooms. 8 mat is actually on the larger size.
I finished translating this and was like, so what does starting from C mean LOL
In the interview linked Shibata talks about how he gave up on music for a while, and only made his major debut with Wasureranneyo at 28. So he’s starting a little late (from C)! I think!
My other two cents is that a 6 tatami room is the standard room size in Japan. So by mentioning the 8 tatami I believe he's pointing out that he's well off (via working a stable job) but unhappy.
