Learning japanese through music : Lauren Alba's classes online are FAB !!!
Last week I attended my first class with Lauren A’s Japanese Through Music .. and it was really great. It's free and everyone is welcomed... the amount of work the girls put into the preparation is mindboggling and despite a lack of input by the participants it was really interesting, and mostly we learn hands-on a LOT !!!
So in short you peel a song apart and analyse is on various levelsl : grammatically, etc and get to learn to sing it as well ... Karaoke with a major plus....
For the very beginner that I am, it was such a find and I highly recommend... you may join here or get more info http://bit.ly/japanesethroughmusic
Questions or comments: japanesethroughanime@gmail.com
Join the group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_102297663171415
Romaji + japanese lyrics are available during class, as well as a grammar and vocal sheet to help further your comprehension, in additional there is an extensive powerpoint information file available pertaining to the song and artist you are learning from..
So, as for class of July 18 2013, Season 5, Class #22, we reviewed Gackt's 情熱のイナズマ（Jounetsu no Inazuma ）
Verse 1 - Part 1
“オレ”だけ見下す
ギラギラ嘲笑う太陽
壁にもたれ
俯いてても「NO!!!」
*“”だけす
*う
*にもたれ
*いてても「!!!」
"Ore" dake mikudasu
Giragira azawarau taiyou
Kabe ni motare
Utsumuitete mo "NO!!!"
The glaring, ridiculing sun
Looks down on only "me;"
Even if you lean against the wall and
Hang your head down, "NO!!!"
Verse 1 - Part 2
誰も彼も、
上辺の偽りの過去も
すべて捨てて
今すぐ走り出せ
*もも、
のりのも
*すべててて
*すぐりせ
Daremo karemo
Uwabe no itsuwari no kako mo
Subete sutete
Ima sugu hashiri dase
Anyone and everyone
Throw away all of it,
Even the past of the false outward appearances,
And start running right now.
Chorus 1 - Part 1
バラバラに
壊れたオマエの
無謀と言われた夢
もう一度拾い上げ
*に
*れたの
*とわれた
*もういげ
Barabara ni
Kowareta omae no
Mubou to iwareta yume
Mou ichido hiroi age
Your broken
Dream that you were told was reckless
And scattered,
Pick it up once again and
Chorus 1 - Part 2
ドロドロに
汚れた時代も
そう悪くはないさ
情熱のイナズマで
*ドロドロに
*れたも
*そうくはないさ
*ので
Dorodoro ni
Yogoreta jidai mo
Sou waruku wa nai sa
Jounetsu no inazuma de
Even the time that was corrupted
And dirtied,
Isn't that bad
With a lightning bolt of passion.
Chorus 1 - Part 3
モタモタしてたら
駄目よ
惑わせるヤワな
太陽を壊せ
*モタモタしてたら
*よ
*わせるな
*をせ
Motamota shitetara
Dame yo
Mayowaseru yawa na
Taiyou wo kowase
Don't
Be inefficient!
Destroy the sun
That is weak and leads you astray.
Verse 2 - Part 1
誰かが何かウダウダ
愚痴るのが日常
「やる気ないし、金ないし、
生きる意味もないし…」 Oh
*かがか
*るのが
*「やるないし、ないし、
*きるもないし」
Dareka ga nanika udauda
Guchiru no ga nichijou
"Yaruki nai shi, kane nai shi,
Ikiru imi mo nai shi..." Oh
Every day someone is idly
Complaining about something.
"I've no motivation, no money,
There's no meaning to live..." Oh
Verse 2 - Part 2
どこかで無くした
誇りもプライドも夢も
拾い集め
組み立てるのもいいぜ
*どこかでくした
*りももも
*いめ
*みてるのもいいぜ
Dokoka de nakushita
Hokori mo puraido mo yume mo
Hiroi atsume
Kumitateru no mo ii ze
Your dignity, pride and dreams
That were lost somewhere,
It's okay to gather them up
And build them!
Chorus 2 - Part 1
ダラダラと
過ごした時間は
苦労と無縁の日々
もう二度と
言い訳しないで
*と
*ごしたは
*との
*もうと
*いしないで
Daradara to
Sugoshita jikan wa
Kurou to muen no hibi
Mou nidoto
Iiwake shinai de
The times you spent
Idly
Are unrelated days with troubles.
Don't make excuses
Ever again!
Chorus 2 - Part 2
ギラギラに
輝く未来の
オマエに目を向けて
情熱のイナズマで
*に
*くの
*にをけて
*ので
Giragira ni
Kagayaku mirai no
Omae ni me wo mukete
Jounetsu no inazuma de
Turn your eyes to the you
Of the future that shines
And dazzles
With a lightning bolt of passion.
Chorus 2 - Part 3
モタモタしてたら
駄目よ
焼き尽くす邪魔な
太陽を焦がせ
*してたら
*よ
*きくすな
*をがせ
Motamota shitetara
Dame yo
Yakitsukusu jama na
Taiyou wo kogase
Don't
Be inefficient!
Scorch the sun
That hinders you and burns you up!
Bridge - Part 1
遠ざかる雲,
追いかけ
無限を
感じていただろ?
*ざかる,
*いかけ
*を
*じていただろ?
Toozakaru kumo,
Oikake
Mugen wo
Kanjite ita daro?
Chasing after
The clouds that fade away,
You felt
The infinite, didn't you?
Bridge - Part 2
いつの間にか
空も見上げなくなって…
「情熱のオレ様!!!」
取り戻せ!!
*いつのにか
*もげなくなって
*「の!!!」
*りせ!!
Itsu no ma ni ka
Sora mo miagenaku natte...
"Jounetsu no oresama!!!"
Tori modose!!
Before you realized it,
You stopped looking up at even the sky...
"That passionate me"
Take it back!!
Chorus 3 - Part 1 (Same as Chorus 1 - Part 1)
バラバラに
壊れたオマエの
無謀と言われた夢
もう一度拾い上げ
*に
*れたの
*とわれた
*もういげ
Barabara ni
Kowareta omae no
Mubou to iwareta yume
Mou ichido hiroi age
Your broken
Dream that you were told was reckless
And scattered,
Pick it up once again and
Chorus 3 - Part 2 (Same as Chorus 1 - Part 2)
ドロドロに
汚れた時代も
そう悪くはないさ
情熱のイナズマで
*ドロドロに
*れたも
*そうくはないさ
*ので
Dorodoro ni
Yogoreta jidai mo
Sou waruku wa nai sai
Jounetsu no inazuma de
Even the time that was corrupted
And dirtied,
Isn't that bad
With a lightning bolt of passion.
Chorus 3 - Part 3 (Same as Chorus 1 - Part 3)
モタモタしてたら
駄目よ
惑わせるヤワな
太陽を壊せ
*モタモタしてたら
*よ
*わせるな
*をせ
Motamota shitetara
Dame yo
Mayowaseru yawa na
Taiyou wo kowase
Don't
Be inefficient!
Destroy the sun
That is weak and leads you astray.
So in short you peel a song apart and analyse is on various levelsl : grammatically, etc and get to learn to sing it as well ... Karaoke with a major plus....
For the very beginner that I am, it was such a find and I highly recommend... you may join here or get more info http://bit.ly/japanesethroughmusic
Questions or comments: japanesethroughanime@gmail.com
Join the group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_102297663171415
Romaji + japanese lyrics are available during class, as well as a grammar and vocal sheet to help further your comprehension, in additional there is an extensive powerpoint information file available pertaining to the song and artist you are learning from..
So, as for class of July 18 2013, Season 5, Class #22, we reviewed Gackt's 情熱のイナズマ（Jounetsu no Inazuma ）
Click to viewVerse 1 - Part 1
“オレ”だけ見下す
ギラギラ嘲笑う太陽
壁にもたれ
俯いてても「NO!!!」
*“”だけす
*う
*にもたれ
*いてても「!!!」
"Ore" dake mikudasu
Giragira azawarau taiyou
Kabe ni motare
Utsumuitete mo "NO!!!"
The glaring, ridiculing sun
Looks down on only "me;"
Even if you lean against the wall and
Hang your head down, "NO!!!"
Verse 1 - Part 2
誰も彼も、
上辺の偽りの過去も
すべて捨てて
今すぐ走り出せ
*もも、
のりのも
*すべててて
*すぐりせ
Daremo karemo
Uwabe no itsuwari no kako mo
Subete sutete
Ima sugu hashiri dase
Anyone and everyone
Throw away all of it,
Even the past of the false outward appearances,
And start running right now.
Chorus 1 - Part 1
バラバラに
壊れたオマエの
無謀と言われた夢
もう一度拾い上げ
*に
*れたの
*とわれた
*もういげ
Barabara ni
Kowareta omae no
Mubou to iwareta yume
Mou ichido hiroi age
Your broken
Dream that you were told was reckless
And scattered,
Pick it up once again and
Chorus 1 - Part 2
ドロドロに
汚れた時代も
そう悪くはないさ
情熱のイナズマで
*ドロドロに
*れたも
*そうくはないさ
*ので
Dorodoro ni
Yogoreta jidai mo
Sou waruku wa nai sa
Jounetsu no inazuma de
Even the time that was corrupted
And dirtied,
Isn't that bad
With a lightning bolt of passion.
Chorus 1 - Part 3
モタモタしてたら
駄目よ
惑わせるヤワな
太陽を壊せ
*モタモタしてたら
*よ
*わせるな
*をせ
Motamota shitetara
Dame yo
Mayowaseru yawa na
Taiyou wo kowase
Don't
Be inefficient!
Destroy the sun
That is weak and leads you astray.
Verse 2 - Part 1
誰かが何かウダウダ
愚痴るのが日常
「やる気ないし、金ないし、
生きる意味もないし…」 Oh
*かがか
*るのが
*「やるないし、ないし、
*きるもないし」
Dareka ga nanika udauda
Guchiru no ga nichijou
"Yaruki nai shi, kane nai shi,
Ikiru imi mo nai shi..." Oh
Every day someone is idly
Complaining about something.
"I've no motivation, no money,
There's no meaning to live..." Oh
Verse 2 - Part 2
どこかで無くした
誇りもプライドも夢も
拾い集め
組み立てるのもいいぜ
*どこかでくした
*りももも
*いめ
*みてるのもいいぜ
Dokoka de nakushita
Hokori mo puraido mo yume mo
Hiroi atsume
Kumitateru no mo ii ze
Your dignity, pride and dreams
That were lost somewhere,
It's okay to gather them up
And build them!
Chorus 2 - Part 1
ダラダラと
過ごした時間は
苦労と無縁の日々
もう二度と
言い訳しないで
*と
*ごしたは
*との
*もうと
*いしないで
Daradara to
Sugoshita jikan wa
Kurou to muen no hibi
Mou nidoto
Iiwake shinai de
The times you spent
Idly
Are unrelated days with troubles.
Don't make excuses
Ever again!
Chorus 2 - Part 2
ギラギラに
輝く未来の
オマエに目を向けて
情熱のイナズマで
*に
*くの
*にをけて
*ので
Giragira ni
Kagayaku mirai no
Omae ni me wo mukete
Jounetsu no inazuma de
Turn your eyes to the you
Of the future that shines
And dazzles
With a lightning bolt of passion.
Chorus 2 - Part 3
モタモタしてたら
駄目よ
焼き尽くす邪魔な
太陽を焦がせ
*してたら
*よ
*きくすな
*をがせ
Motamota shitetara
Dame yo
Yakitsukusu jama na
Taiyou wo kogase
Don't
Be inefficient!
Scorch the sun
That hinders you and burns you up!
Bridge - Part 1
遠ざかる雲,
追いかけ
無限を
感じていただろ?
*ざかる,
*いかけ
*を
*じていただろ?
Toozakaru kumo,
Oikake
Mugen wo
Kanjite ita daro?
Chasing after
The clouds that fade away,
You felt
The infinite, didn't you?
Bridge - Part 2
いつの間にか
空も見上げなくなって…
「情熱のオレ様!!!」
取り戻せ!!
*いつのにか
*もげなくなって
*「の!!!」
*りせ!!
Itsu no ma ni ka
Sora mo miagenaku natte...
"Jounetsu no oresama!!!"
Tori modose!!
Before you realized it,
You stopped looking up at even the sky...
"That passionate me"
Take it back!!
Chorus 3 - Part 1 (Same as Chorus 1 - Part 1)
バラバラに
壊れたオマエの
無謀と言われた夢
もう一度拾い上げ
*に
*れたの
*とわれた
*もういげ
Barabara ni
Kowareta omae no
Mubou to iwareta yume
Mou ichido hiroi age
Your broken
Dream that you were told was reckless
And scattered,
Pick it up once again and
Chorus 3 - Part 2 (Same as Chorus 1 - Part 2)
ドロドロに
汚れた時代も
そう悪くはないさ
情熱のイナズマで
*ドロドロに
*れたも
*そうくはないさ
*ので
Dorodoro ni
Yogoreta jidai mo
Sou waruku wa nai sai
Jounetsu no inazuma de
Even the time that was corrupted
And dirtied,
Isn't that bad
With a lightning bolt of passion.
Chorus 3 - Part 3 (Same as Chorus 1 - Part 3)
モタモタしてたら
駄目よ
惑わせるヤワな
太陽を壊せ
*モタモタしてたら
*よ
*わせるな
*をせ
Motamota shitetara
Dame yo
Mayowaseru yawa na
Taiyou wo kowase
Don't
Be inefficient!
Destroy the sun
That is weak and leads you astray.