PEANUTS
Maaya Sakamoto (Original)
Translations by Mumu Alpaka + GPT (23 July 2025)
どうやらあなたと
Dou yara anata to
Looks like something’s starting… between you and me
私のあいだに新たな展開
Watashi no aida ni aratana tenkai
A brand new development is unfolding
どっちが最初の一歩を踏むのか
Docchi ga saisho no ippo wo fumu no ka
Which of us will take the first step, I wonder?
お互い牽制
Otagai kensei
We’re both playing it cautious
なんでもないようなことばが
Nandemo nai you na kotoba ga
Even the simplest words you say
なんだかとっても嬉しい
Nandaka tottemo ureshii
Make me oddly, incredibly happy
のらりくらり ひらりふわり
Norari kurari hirari fuwari
We drift, flutter, float — just the two of us
ふたりきりです
Futarikiri desu
Alone together
聞きたい聞けない
Kikitai kikenai
I want to ask, but I can’t
ほんとのところは結構繊細
Honto no tokoro wa kekkou sensai
The truth is, I’m kind of delicate about this
優柔不断なA型気質を今さら反省
Yuujuu fudan na A-gata kishitsu wo imasara hansei
Now I’m regretting my indecisive Type-A personality
どうでもいいけど
Doudemo ii kedo
It doesn’t really matter but…
そろそろお腹がすいてきませんか
Sorosoro onaka ga suite kimasen ka
Aren’t you starting to get hungry, maybe?
もどかしいな それもいいな
Modokashii na, sore mo ii na
This is frustrating… but kind of nice too
恋人未満
Koibito miman
Not quite lovers
すすみたいような 帰りたいような
Susumitai you na, kaeritai you na
I want to move forward… but also turn back
Monday 満員電車に駆け込み
Monday man'in densha ni kakekomi
Monday — I rush onto a packed train
問題は先送り
Mondai wa sakiokuri
Pushing all my problems to later
Tuesday 午後から予報はどしゃ降り
Tuesday gogo kara yohou wa doshaburi
Tuesday — forecast says downpour after lunch
今度はいつ逢えるかな
Kondo wa itsu aeru kana
I wonder when we’ll meet again
帳尻あわせの応急処置でも
Choujiri awase no oukyuu shochi demo
Even some quick-fix patchwork math
なんとかなったり
Nantoka nattari
Somehow works out
やっつけ仕事が案外ひとから
Yattsuke shigoto ga angai hito kara
Half-hearted work sometimes surprisingly gets
褒められちゃったり
Homerarechatttari
Compliments from others!
一生懸命やってることほど
Isshoukenmei yatteru koto hodo
The harder I try at something
見返りないのに
Mikaeri nai noni
The less reward I seem to get
人生とは 世の中とは
Jinsei to wa, yo no naka to wa
That’s life, that’s the world
そんなものです
Sonna mono desu
That’s just how it is
どうしてあなたがいいのか
Doushite anata ga ii no ka
Why is it you that I like so much?
私も全然わからない
Watashi mo zenzen wakaranai
Honestly, I don’t know either
いつでもどこでも
Itsudemo doko demo
No matter when or where
あなたの顔が頭から離れない
Anata no kao ga atama kara hanarenai
Your face won’t leave my mind
なんでも白黒つけなきゃなんない
Nandemo shirokuro tsukenakya nannai
We always feel like we need to label everything black or white
そんな時代でも
Sonna jidai demo
Even in a world like that
好きになるのに理由なんて
Suki ni naru no ni riyuu nante
You don’t need a reason to fall in love
なくていいんです
Nakute iin desu
And that’s perfectly okay
あそびもしごとも 無理しない主義
Asobi mo shigoto mo muri shinai shugi
My motto? Don’t overdo it — in play or in work
Wednesday 雑誌の占い立ち読み
Wednesday zasshi no uranai tachiyomi
Wednesday — reading magazine horoscopes in the store
順調な星回り
Junchou na hoshi mawari
The stars say I’m doing fine
Thursday 運命の人に逢いたい
Thursday unmei no hito ni aitai
Thursday — I want to meet my destined one
あなたがそうならいいのに
Anata ga sou nara ii no ni
If only that person could be you
Friday 暮れなずむ街でため息
Friday kurenazumu machi de tameiki
Friday — sighing in the dusky city lights
青春 ひとりよがり
Seishun hitori yogari
Youth… a bit self-indulgent sometimes
Weekend 新作映画に行きたい
Weekend shinsaku eiga ni ikitai
Weekend — I want to see the new movie
ほんとは毎日逢いたいな
Honto wa mainichi aitai na
Truth is… I want to see you every day
Monday 満員電車に飛び乗り
Monday man'in densha ni tobinori
Monday — I leap onto a crowded train
階段ひとつ飛ばし
Kaidan hitotsu tobashi
Skipping stairs two at a time
Tuesday 恋する乙女になりたい
Tuesday koisuru otome ni naritai
Tuesday — I just want to be a girl in love
今度はいつ逢えるかな
Kondo wa itsu aeru kana
I wonder when we’ll meet again...