Moritaka Chisato - Yurusenai「ユルセナイ」森高千里。歌詞と英語の翻訳

Yurusenai ("I can't forgive you") is the B-side to the 1988 single released by Moritaka Chisato (who I've spoken about on this blog before), THE Stress. THE Stress is a slightly remixed version of the original song Stress, found on her 4th album, Mite. It was a hit and has been covered by Abe Natsumi of Morning Musume (which is the first version of the song I heard) in 2006.

However, this is not a translation of THE Stress. This is a translation of the lesser known B-side, Yurusenai. By lesser known, I mean that there are literally no lyrics in Japanese to this on the internet that I could find and that I therefore had to transliterate it by ear. That's right. I was so obsessed with working out the lyrics to this song that I watched the only performance of it (at least, the only one I found on the internet), the self cover version on her channel, and actually got my friend living in Japan to send me a 1000 yen gift card so I could BUY the actual thing from iTunes. I listened to this song over and over again in the attempt to catch the 2 lines I could not understand. And yet I still couldn't quite get one of them.

What, did you think I was an ordinary human being?

It's not like this song is even that great or one of her best, but I really enjoy it for what it is - a piece of fun pop music. I also appreciate the lyrics about her taking control and dumping her idiot boyfriend, even if the line "women are weak" is a tad sexist.

Lyrics are by Chisato herself and composition is by Saito Hideo, who also wrote THE Stress and apparently a lot of other J-pop songs including ones by KinKi Kids. I will Google you later, my new friend Saito-san.

Here's the self cover from her very own Youtube channel!

ユルセナイ

ユルセナイ

ダダダダダ

ダダダダ

もう我慢できないわ

ダダダダダ

ダダダダ

これ以上

ユルセナイ

いい加減にして

もう我慢できないわ

いろいろあるけど

これ以上ユルセナイ

私を勝手に決めつけないで

本当に女をわからないのね

おもしろおかしく楽しげに見せてるけど

本当は嫌気持ち焼いてるの

知らないところね

冗談すぎるの

ほどほどにてしておいてね（1）

そのうち気持が離れても

知らない

あなたのせい

ダダダダダ

ダダダダ

ダダダダダ

弱いのよ

ダダダダダ

ダダダダ

ダダダダダ

お仕舞よ

なんだかんだ言っても
女の子弱いのよ

不安だけれども

この恋はお仕舞よ

今ごろ気づいて

焦ってみても

調子に乗ってた

あなたがバカよ

おもしろおかしく楽しげに見せてたけど

今度は私が約束を破ってみせるわ

そこまでしなくちゃわからないPLAYBOY

自分のやりたいことばかりしていちゃう

恋劇ね

ダダダダダ

ダダダダ

もう我慢できないわ

ダダダダダ

ダダダダ

これ以上ユルセナイ

ダダダダダ

ダダダダ

女の子弱いのよ

ダダダダダ

ダダダダ

この恋はお仕舞よ

ダダダダダ

ダダダダ

これ以上ユルセナイ

I can't forgive you

I can’t forgive you

Da da da da da

Da da da da

I can’t take it any more

Da da da da da

Da da da da

I can’t forgive you any more

Give me a break

I can’t take it any more

Lots of stuff has happened between us but

I won’t forgive you any more

Don’t say things about me you don’t know

You really don’t understand women, do you?

I act like I find it funny and nothing is wrong, but

I’m really burning up inside with jealousy

You didn’t know that about me, did you?

This is beyond a joke

Don't act like this so often(1)

And within that time period, even if our feelings change(2),

I won’t care

It’s all your fault

Dadadada

Dadadada

Dadadadada

I’m weak

Dadadadada

Dadada

Dadadada

This is the end

No matter what we may say

Women are weak

Even though I’m full of worry

This love is over

Please realise by now

Even if you’re impatient

You got too carried away

You’re an idiot (3)

I acted like I found it funny and nothing was wrong but

This time I’ll show you I can break promises too

If I don’t do at least that much, then you won’t get it you PLAYBOY

And you’ll end up doing only whatever it is you want to (4)

This is such a dramatic romance (5)

Da da da da da

Da da da da

I can’t take it any more

Da da da da da

Da da da da

I can’t forgive you any more

Da da da da da

Da da da da

Women are weak

Dadadadada

Da da da da

This love is over

Da da da da da

Da da da da

I can’t forgive you anymore

Translation Notes

1. UPDATE 2021/04/13 : Someone finally posted the lyrics to the internet so now I know what this line is!!!! (Previous translation note:This is the one line of the song that no matter how many times I listened to it I just couldn’t quite get what she was saying. I THINK it’s something along these lines but I just don’t know. So frustrating! If you can decipher it please let me know!)
2. Basically says “even if our feelings are separated”
3. I’m not really sure if this is supposed to be 焦って (from 焦る, to be in a hurry/impatient) or if it’s 圧せて (from 圧せる, to dominate). I feel like the latter would make more sense in this context, but when I google the two verbs with みても only the first appears to be in common use. So maybe she’s saying even though he’s in a hurry with the relationship but he just got too carried away and he’s stupid?
4. Not sure if she’s talking about herself or the guy the song is about
5. This is literally 恋 (love)＋劇 (play) squished together. I tried googling it but I didn’t really seem to find anything describing the actual definition of the word. From what I gather it’s just meant to be like, a romance themed drama, so like, a dramatic love. If you google Romance Play in English you get a description of Shakespeare’s romance plays/tragi-comedies, which apparently include elements of both joy and destruction. Lovely.

Moritaka Chisato - Korekkiri Bye Bye

Wow look I managed to make a second blog post so my blog isn't just barren apart from one SMAP song! Everyone celebrte!

This is a song by Moritaka Chisato, a famous idol from the 80s/90s more well known for her song 私がオバさんになっても　("Even when I'm an old lady") that she sings literally all the time on music shows. She writes lyrics for a heck ton of her songs, and I am pretty much sure she did for this one as well.

These days she tends to upload covers of herself singing her various songs on Youtube, or else MC for big music shows such as FNS Kayousai. She also has a really good looking husband and they're the cutest couple of all time.

She does have more than that one song however and they are very catchy, such as this number from her 1989 album 非実力派宣言, the title of which I cannot be bothered translating even though it would literally take me two seconds to hover over it with Rikaichan. Oh well.

I absolutely adore this song even though it is quite possibly the most 80s thing of all time and everyone reading this blog will judge me terribly if they can be bothered to click the play button on the following video.

これっきりBye Bye
森高千里

いやだなｘ３

ダイダイダイダイ ダイダイダイダイ

ダイダイダイ ダイダイダイダイ

ダイダイダイ ダイキライ

ダイダイダイダイ ダイダイダイダイ

ダイダイダイ ダイダイダイダイ

ダイダイダイ ダイキライ きらいなのよ

ダイダイダイ ダイダイダイ ダイキライ

イヤイヤイヤイヤ イヤイヤイヤイヤ

イヤイヤイヤ イヤイヤイヤイヤ

イヤイヤイヤ イヤイヤー

いやだなｘ３

イヤイヤイヤイヤ イヤイヤイヤイヤ

イヤイヤイヤ イヤイヤイヤイヤ

イヤイヤイヤ イヤイヤー

いやもう

きらいなのよ イヤイヤ イヤイヤイヤイヤなの

きらいなのよ 悲しくなるわ

イヤイヤイヤモーイヤ ムカッとしたわ (まあおさえて)

ムカッとくるわ (わかる)

ムカッとしたわ (いってしまえ)

ムカッとくるわ

これっきりバイバイバイ

バイバイバイバイ バイバイバイバイ

バイバイバイ バイバイバイバイ

バイバイバイ バイバイ

バイバイバイバイ バイバイバイバイ

バイバイバイ バイバイバイバイ

バイバイバイ バイバイ

きらいなのよ バイバイ

バイバイバイバイグッバイ

きらいなのよ あとは知らない

バイバイバイグッバイ

スカッとしたわ (よかったわね)

スカッとするわ (いいな)

スカッとしたわ (うらやましい)

スカッとするわ

これっきりバイバイバイ

いやもう

きらいなのよ バイバイ

バイバイバイバイグッバイ きらいなのよ

あとは知らない バイバイバイグッバイ

スカッとしたわ (よかったわね)

スカッとするわ (いいな)

スカッとしたわ（スカッ！すごい） (うらやましい)

スカッとするわ

これっきりバイバイバイ

きらいなのよ バイバイ バイバイバイバイグッバイ

きらいなのよ バイバイ バイバイバイバイグッバイ

きらいなのよ バイバイ バイバイバイバイグッバイ

(いやだなｘ３）

きらいなのよ これっきりバイバイバイ

It’s over, Bye Bye

Don’t like this don’t like this don’t like this...

Hate hate hate hate, hate hate hate hate

Hate hate hate hate hate hate hate
Hate hate hate hate you

Hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate
Hate hate hate hate hate hate hate

Hate hate hate hate you

I really hate you

Hate hate hate hate hate hate hate you [1]

No no no no, no no no no

No no no no no no no
No no no no no

(Don’t like you don’t like you don’t like you) [2]
No no no no no no no no

No  no no no no no no

No no no no no (no way) [2]

I hate you, don’t don’t don’t don’t don’t like you

I hate you so much it makes me feel sad

No no no no more, you've pissed me off (Well you did push me) [3]

You piss me off (Get it?)

You've pissed me off (Fuck off) [3]

You piss me off

This is the end, bye bye bye

Bye bye bye bye, bye bye bye bye

Bye bye bye bye bye bye bye
Bye bye bye bye bye

Bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye

Bye bye bye bye bye bye bye

Bye bye bye bye bye

I hate you bye bye

Bye bye bye bye goodbye

I hate you, I don’t care what happens after this

Bye bye bye goodbye

I feel so refreshed (Thank god, right)

I feel refreshed (How nice)

I feel so refreshed (Be Jealous) [4]

I feel refreshed

This is the end bye bye bye

(No way)

I hate you bye bye

Bye bye bye bye goodbye

I hate you, I don’t care what happens after this

Bye bye bye goodbye

I feel so refreshed (Thank god, right)

I feel refreshed (How nice)

I feel so refreshed (How cool!) (Be jealous)

I feel refreshed

This is the end bye bye bye

I hate you, bye bye bye bye bye bye goodbye

I hate you, bye bye bye bye bye bye goodbye

I hate you, bye bye bye bye bye bye goodbye

(Don’t like this don’t like this don’t like this…)
I hate you, it’s over bye bye bye

TRANSLATION NOTES

[1] The だい (“big”) is technically the part of 大嫌い that means “really” as in “I REALLY hate you” (literally “BIG HATE”), but for the purposes of the rhythm of the song, I've chosen to write “hate” rather than the literal translation of “big” over and over.

[2] Again here, saying いやもう/もういや/いやだ is more like saying “Urk, I can’t stand this thing/person (any more)” or an exclamation of disgust. But to make it fit with the song I've translated it as simply “no”

[3] Admittedly I COULD have made this sound more polite by saying “you've annoyed me” and “go away”, but hey, the song is about absolutely detesting someone and part of translation is interpretation! Usually I don’t like when people put random swear lyrics in their translations but now I have become one of these people. Oops.

[4] When I first heard this song I felt like she was sarcastically saying “oh, how NICE it is YOU feel refreshed! I'm SO jealous!” but whilst I was translating the actual song it didn't seem to fit in with the rest of the lyrics. Therefore I'm not entirely sure if I've translated this section properly. Please forgive me and if you have any suggestions whatsoever feel free to leave a comment to discuss.

There are various parts in the song that aren't in the official lyrics that are of Chisato in the background saying things like “I can’t stand it any more (see translation note 2)” and the beginning “I don’t like this”. I've included them as much as I can, but I might have missed something or put it in the wrong place so if you notice let me know!