일본어 못합니다 (I Can't Speak Japanese) (feat. 카사네 테토)

I Can't Speak Japanese (feat. Kasane Teto)

일본어 못합니다 (I Can't Speak Japanese) (feat. 카사네 테토)

Ah, um, what was it again?
あ, その, えっえっと, なんだっけ
a, sono, eee tto, nandakke
Oh, I totally forgot.
아 까먹어버렸어
아 까먹어버렸어

I can read hiragana, but
ひらがなだけなら読めるけど
hiragana dake nara yomeru kedo
When kanji shows up, my brain just stops.
漢字が出てくると脳が止まる
kanji ga dete kuru to nou ga tomaru
Hello and thank you,
こんにちはとありがとう
konnichiwa to arigatou
But after that, I don’t know any more words.
そのあとの言葉知らないだから
sono ato no kotoba shiranai dakara

Ah, here we go again.
あ、まただ
a, mata da
Before I know it, I’m erasing it.
気がつけば消している
ki ga tsukeba keshite iru
Even now, I keep reading it over and over,
今もまた何度も読み返す
ima mo mata nando mo yomikaesu
But I can’t tell if it’s off in some way.
でもどこか違うかわからない
demo doko ka chigau ka wakaranai

I can’t speak Japanese, I really can’t.
日本語できません、本当にできません
nihongo dekimasen, hontou ni dekimasen
I don’t understand a single thing.
何もひとつもわかりません
nani mo hitotsu mo wakarimasen
I want to write some cool lyrics,
何かかっこいい歌詞を書きたい
nanika kakkoii kashi wo kakitai
But with my skills, that’s impossible.
けどこんな実力じゃ無理だ
kedo konna jitsuryoku ja muri da

I can’t speak Japanese, I can’t do it.
日本語できません、僕はできません
nihongo dekimasen, boku wa dekimasen
The only words I know are from anime lines.
知ってる言葉すらアニメのセリフなんだ
shitteru kotoba sura anime no serifu nanda
I’m sure I still don’t realize
きっと今も気づいてない
kitto ima mo kidzuite nai
There are probably some weird lyrics in there.
変な歌詞があるんだろうな
hen na kashi ga arun darou na

Hey, look, there’s no water, right?
おい、ほら水がないんだろう
oi, hora mizu ga nain darou

On a night with nothing,
何もない夜に
nani mo nai yoru ni
I tried to write something emotional,
エモく書いてみた
e mo ku kaite mita
But honestly, it doesn’t mean anything at all.
けど本当は何も意味が全然ないんだよ
kedo hontou wa nani mo imi ga zenzen nain da yo

I don’t know how many on’yomi and kun’yomi there are.
音読み訓読みいくつあるのわからない
on'yomi kun'yomi ikutsu aru no wakaranai
Even the okurigana and furigana are tough.
送り仮名と振り仮名まで難しい
okurigana to furigana made muzukashii
Respectful, humble, who do I use them for?
尊敬、謙譲、誰に向けて使うの
sonkei, kenjou, dare ni mukete tsukau no
I can’t take it anymore, someone teach me.
これ以上無理、誰か教えて
kore ijou muri, dareka oshiete

Ah, here we go again.
あ、まただ
a, mata da
Before I know it, I’m erasing it.
気がつけば消している
ki ga tsukeba keshite iru
Even now, I keep reading it over and over,
今もまた何度も読み返す
ima mo mata nando mo yomikaesu
But I can’t tell if it’s off in some way.
でもどこか違うかわからない
demo doko ka chigau ka wakaranai
I’m so tired.
もう疲れた
mou tsukareta

I can’t speak Japanese, I really can’t.
日本語できません、やっぱりできません
nihongo dekimasen, yappari dekimasen
I can’t say a single thing.
何もひとつも話せません
nani mo hitotsu mo hanasemasen
I want to write some cool lyrics,
何かかっこいい歌詞を書きたい
nanika kakkoii kashi wo kakitai
But with my skills, that’s just not gonna happen.
けどこんな実力じゃだめだ
kedo konna jitsuryoku ja dame da

I can’t speak Japanese, I can’t do it.
日本語できません、僕はできません
nihongo dekimasen, boku wa dekimasen
The only words I know are from anime lines.
知ってる言葉すらアニメのセリフなんだ
shitteru kotoba sura anime no serifu nanda
I’m sure I still don’t realize
きっと今も気づいてない
kitto ima mo kidzuite nai
There are probably some weird lyrics in there.
変な歌詞があるんだろうな
hen na kashi ga arun darou na