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Shangri-La
Vocabulary from angela: 'Shangri-La' (Fafner in the Azure OP1 (蒼穹のファフナー OP1) · 2004).
愚かでいいのだろう 見渡す夢の痕
さよなら 蒼き日々よ
流れに身を任せ いつか大人になってゆく
少しずつ汚れてゆく事なの?
熟した果実だけ 選ばれて
ナイフで裂かれて 呑み込まれる前に
僕等は目指した Shangri-La
欲望は抑えきれずに
空想にまみれた 「自由」を求め続けた
今なら言えるだろう 此処がそう楽園さ
さよなら 蒼き日々よ
大切な何かを 踏み台にしてまでも
一番高い林檎 掴みたかった
無くしてから気付く 尊いモノ
幼い僕等は 的はずれだらけさ
満ち足りた日々の制圧は
情緒不安定になる
傷を負ってでも 羽ばたきたいと願うよ
愚かでいいのだろう 見渡す夢の痕
さよなら 蒼き日々よ
輝く空は 無邪気さを装い
全てを知っていた...
僕等は目指した Shangri-La
欲望は抑えきれずに
空想にまみれた 「自由」を求め続けた
距離をおいてこそ 自分の大きさを知る
未熟な心は それさえ分からないまま
今なら言えるだろう 此処がそう楽園さ
さよなら 蒼き日々よ
Vocabulary
愚か
Adjectival nounおろか
foolish; stupid; silly
It is a foolish thing to repeat the same mistake.
Describes a lack of wisdom or common sense. Often used with 'こと' to mean 'a foolish thing'. It can also mean 'inadequate' or 'insufficient' in archaic or formal contexts.
で
Particleby, at, in, with (particle)
I commute by train.
Marks location of action (where something happens), means/tool (how/with what), material, reason, or scope. Different from に which marks location of existence.
いい
Adjectivegood, nice, fine
Tomorrow the weather will be nice, so it will be sunny.
Colloquial form of よい (yoi). Cannot be conjugated normally - uses よく for adverbial form, よかった for past tense, etc. One of the most common adjectives in everyday Japanese.
の
Particlepossessive particle indicating belonging, attribution, or relationship
Mother's cooking is the most delicious.
Connects two nouns to show possession or attribution. The modifying noun comes before の, and the modified noun comes after. Can also connect clauses when nominalizing.
だろう
Auxiliary verbprobably; I think; right?
I think it will probably be sunny tomorrow.
Auxiliary verb expressing conjecture or seeking confirmation. Plain form of 'でしょう'. Follows verbs, adjectives, and nouns (with だ omitted).
見渡す
Verbみわたす
to look out over; to survey; to look far and wide
I looked out over the vast plains from the top of the mountain.
Used when viewing a wide area at once, often from a high vantage point.
夢
Nounゆめ
dream
My dream when I was a child was to become a pilot.
Refers to both visions during sleep and future aspirations or fantasies.
痕
Nounあと
scar; mark; trace
The scar from the surgery remains.
Specifically used for physical marks like scars or traces of something that happened in the past.
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