告白ライバル宣言 (Kokuhaku Rival Sengen)


Song title
"告白ライバル宣言" Romaji: Kokuhaku Rival Sengen English: Confession Rival Declaration
Original Upload Date
February 14, 2014
Singer
GUMI
Producer(s)
HoneyWorks: Shito (music, lyrics, bass) Gom (lyrics) Kaizoku Ou (guitar) Yamako (video)
Views
2,000,000+ (NN), 34,000,000+ (YT)
Links
Niconico Broadcast / YouTube Broadcast
Description "Sometimes there are loves that don't work out no matter how hard you try. You just have to say 'Congrats/Best Wishes to the person I loved'. But love can always begin to move once more..."

Lyrics

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The following translation was made by ElectricRaichu, and may only be used in accordance with the restrictions stated on his user page.

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Japanese	Romaji	English
「恋に落ちたのはあなたのせいです･･･」	“koi ni ochita no wa anata no sei desu…”	“It’s because of you that I fell in love …”
そんなに見つめて	sonna ni mitsumete	gazing at you like that.
０％が分かった上で	zero paasento ga wakatta ue de	While I knew absolutely nothing,^[1]
宣戦布告	sensen fukoku	I declared war.

「女の子みたいだね」	“onna no ko mitai da ne”	“Hey, you look like a girl.”
って自覚はないけど	tte jikaku wa nai kedo	I had no self-awareness of that, but
女の子に負けちゃうような	onna no ko ni makechau you na	I’m a Virgo “guy”^[2]
乙女座男の娘(こ)	otomeza otoko no ko	who can’t win against a girl.
「コミュニケーション苦手だって･･･」	“komyunikeeshon nigate da tte …”	“I’m bad at communicating …”
自覚はあるけど	jikaku wa aru kedo	Though I was aware of that.
透明人間にもなれちゃう	toumei ningen ni mo narechau	I’m an A-blood type “guy”^[3]
Ａ型男の娘(こ)	A-gata otoko no ko	who can even turn invisible.

そんな僕を見つけて	sonna boku o mitsukete	You found me, a guy like that,
名前呼んでくれた	namae yonde kureta	and called my name.
できそこないの	dekisokonai no	My reply is such a fail,
呼ばれない正解こたえ	yobarenai kotae	I can’t even say it.

恋が満ちたのは	koi ga michita no wa	Falling so fully in love
まばたきくらい一瞬の事で	mabataki kurai isshun no koto de	happened instantly, in the blink of an eye.
こんな出来事は	konna dekigoto wa	Something happening like this
まるで誰かの夢物語だね	marude dareka no yumemonogatari da ne	is just like someone’s pipe dream.

未完成ナイトもうちょっと待って	mikansei naito mou chotto matte	Hang on a sec, imperfect knight.
君と君の好きな人に	kimi to kimi no suki na hito ni	To you and the the one you like,
贈る精一杯「せーのっ！」	okuru seiippai “see no!”	I send with all my might, “GO!”,
僕の宣戦布告	boku no sensen fukoku	my declaration of war.

苦手な美容室に行って	nigate na biyoushitsu ni itte	I went to a hairdresser, which I’m hopeless with,
髪まで切って	kami made kitte	and I went as far as getting my hair cut.
７年連れ添ったメガネさん	nana-nen tsuresotta megane-san	My glasses I’ve been married to for the last seven years
補欠降格	hoketsu koukaku	get demoted to the reserve bench.
「男の子みたいだね」って	“otoko no ko mitai da ne” tte	“Hey, you look like a guy,” they say.
そりゃそうだけど	sorya sou da kedo	Well maybe I do, but
くすぐったいね初体験	kusuguttai ne hatsutaiken	I feel awkward. For a first experience
悪くはないかな？	waruku wa nai ka na?	is it really that bad?

そんな僕の勝ち目は	sonna boku no kachime wa	The chance of me winning now,
相も変わらずしょっぱくて	ai mo kawarazu shoppakute	is as bad as usual.
関係ないね！	kankei nai ne!	I don’t care!
でもちょっと神頼み	demo chotto kamidanomi	But I say a quick prayer.

「恋に落ちたのはあなたのせいです･･･」	“koi ni ochita no wa anata no sei desu…”	“It’s because of you that I fell in love …”
そんなに見つめて	sonna ni mitsumete	gazing at you like that.
０％が分かった上でも	zero paasento ga wakatta ue de mo	Though I know absolutely nothing,
仕方ないんです	shikata nai n desu	I can’t help it.
大事な人想ってるのは	daiji na hito omotteru no wa	The person who we think of as important
君も僕と同じだから	kimi mo boku to onaji da kara	is the same for you as for me.
矛盾してるって？	mujun shiteru tte?	It’s contradictory, you say?
きっと全部全部好きなんだ	kitto zenbu zenbu suki na nda	Surely absolutely everything is love.

そんな顔させたくて	sonna kao sasetakute	The knight who wanted to put that expression on your face
見守ってきたナイトは	mimamotte kita naito wa	and who was watching over you
もう必要ないね	mou hitsuyou nai ne	is no longer needed.
「おめでとう好きだった人」	“omedetou suki datta hito”	“Congratulations to the one I loved.”

恋が満ちたのは	koi ga michita no wa	Falling so fully in love
まばたきくらい一瞬の事で	mabataki kurai isshun no koto de	happened instantly, in the blink of an eye.
こんな出来事は	konna dekigoto wa	Something happening like this
まるで誰かの夢物語だね	marude dareka no yume monogatari da ne	is just like someone’s pipe dream.

未完成恋愛ありがとう	mikansei renai arigatou	For an incomplete romance, thank you.
君と君の好きな人に	kimi to kimi no suki na hito ni	To you and the person you like,
贈る精一杯「せーのっ！」	okuru seiippai “see no!”	I send with all my might, “GO!”,
僕は背伸びしてエール	boku wa senobi shite eeru	I stretch out and yell.

English translation by ElectricRaichu

Translation Notes

↑ Literally, "I understood 0%".
↑ The expression for "guy" is a play on words suggesting a girlish boy.
↑ It is popularly believed in Japan that blood type correlates with personality.