Lulu. Lyrics in English by Mrs.GREEN APPLE

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Lulu. by Mrs.GREEN APPLE from Japanese to English.

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Verse 1

owari ga kitara

When the end comes

nante iou

what should I say?

douse nara hora

If it comes to that anyway, hey

kanashikunai you ni

so that it won't be sad

itsu ka no anata no kotoba ga

Words you once said

hidoku sasatteru

still sting so badly

atatakaku nokotteru

and still linger warmly

Verse 2

shire ba shiru dake de ii noni

Just knowing would be enough, and yet

nani ka o motometeshimau

I end up wanting something more

daijoubu

It's okay

doko ni mo ikanai yo

I won't go anywhere

doko ni mo ikenai yo

I can't go anywhere

Right?

Prechorus 1

sagashiteru mono mitsukattara

If I find the thing I'm looking for

nani ka ga togirechaisou

It feels like something would break off

tada hanauta ni kakushi rarara

I just hide it in a hum, la la la

tsuzuku himekuri karendaa

The page-a-day calendar keeps going

wasurenai noni

Even though I don't forget

naze ka tookunaru

Somehow it gets farther away

Chorus 1

hitomi no ura ni itsumo kimi wa iru

You're always there behind my eyes

ima mo zutto sou

Even now, it's always been that way

itsu ka ne

Someday, you know

mousukoshi ne

Just a little longer

sekai ni yasashii kaze ga fuitara

If a gentle wind blew across the world

nani ka kawaru no deshou ka

Would something change?

kaeritai basho ga aru

"There's a place I want to go home to"

dare mo ga kono hoshi no shison

Every one of us is a child of this planet

yakusoku wa ne

A promise, you know

daiji ni ne

Keep it close, okay

atatakaku nokotteru

and still linger warmly

Verse 3

shire ba shiru dake komaru noni

The more I know, the more troubled I get

senaka ni yudaneteshimau

Yet I end up leaning on you

daijoubu

Are you okay?

doko ni mo ikanai

You won't go anywhere?

koko ni ite hoshii yo

I want you to stay here

Right?

Prechorus 2

sagashiteru mono mitsukattara

If I find the thing I'm looking for

nani ka ga kuzurechaisou

Something feels like it's about to crumble

tada kuchibiru o kami rarara

I just bite my lip, la la la

yureru reesu no kaaten da

It's a swaying lace curtain

wasurenai noni

Even though I don't forget

naze ka tookunaru

Somehow it gets farther away

Chorus 2

kokoro no okusoko ni daiji ni kimi ga iru

Deep in my heart, you're there, cherished

itsumo zutto sou

Always, forever, yes

itsu ka ne

Someday, you know

mousukoshi ne

Always, it's always been that way

watashi ga yasashiku aretara

If only I could be gentle

nani ka kawaru no deshou ka

Would something change?

Bridge

ano hi no omoide ni

In the memories of that day

yasashiku tsutsumare arukou

Let's walk, gently wrapped in them

sabishisa no namida o nagasu koto mo aru deshou

There may be times I shed tears of loneliness

Chorus 3

kaeritai basho ga aru

"There's a place I want to go home to"

dare mo ga kono hoshi no shison

Every one of us is a child of this planet

ano toki no ne

How it felt back then, you know

kokochi wa ne

That feeling, you know

atatakaku nokotteru

and still linger warmly

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日めくりカレンダー — tear-off calendar

日めくりカレンダー literally means a calendar with a page to tear off for each day. It creates a vivid image of time quietly passing, as the song reflects on memories that remain present even while the days move further away.

Mrs. GREEN APPLE open "lulu." at the end of something: "終わりが来たら / なんて言おう" (when the end comes / what should I say). The singer wants to part "哀しくない様に" (so it isn't sad), but someone's old words still "酷く刺さってる" (sting badly) and at the same time "温かく残ってる" (stay with me, warm). That pairing of hurt and warmth is the whole song, and I love that it never picks one.

The verses are full of small, homely pictures. A 日めくりカレンダー is a tear-off calendar, one page a day, and here it keeps going while a face drifts "何故か遠くなる" (somehow further away) even though the singer says "忘れないのに" (yet I don't forget). Feelings get hidden in a hum, or swallowed while biting a lip, under a swaying lace curtain. Then the song zooms all the way out: "誰もがこの星の子孫" (everyone is a descendant of this planet), and everyone has "帰りたい場所" (a place they want to go home to). For learners, listen for the soft ね at the end of short lines like "約束はね" (the promise, you know): it is the gentle "right?" that makes the whole thing sound like a quiet talk with someone close.

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