Itsu no ma ni ka, yowai mono ijime

Title:                いつのまにか、弱い者いじめ | Itsu no ma ni ka, yowai mono ijime | Somehow, I've begun to bully the weak
Info:                 SKE48 13th Single - Sansei Kawaii!
Member(s):        Ego Yuna, Niidoi Sayaka, Futamura Haruka, Azuma Rion, Ichino Narumi, Iwanaga Tsugumi, Mizuno Honoka,                                Miyamae Ami

弱い者いじめなんてしない だって あなたの負け 弱い者いじめなんてしない 恋は私の勝ち 昨日まで(昨日まで) 切なくて(切なくて) 遠くから(あなた)見てただけ だけど今朝起きて思ったの 何だかむかつく 窓を開け大声で ふざけんなぁ～って叫んだわ どうして苦しくなるくらい 愛してしまったんだろう? 今怒りが込み上げて 開き直ったよ 失恋を恐れてたら 人を好きになれないんだ いつのまにか逆転してた そうさ 振られてもいい いつのまにか逆転してた むしろ 振ってごらんよ さっきまで(さっきまで) 臆病で(臆病で) 顔色を(そっと)窺ってた だけど今 急に苛ついた 悪いのはあなた 純情な私のこと こんなにもマジにする 他に男の子はいるのに どうしてあなただったんだろう? 私一人眠れずに 損ばかりしてた 恋愛は不公平さ 惚れてる方が振り回される 弱い者いじめなんてしない だって あなたの負け 弱い者いじめなんてしない 恋は私の勝ち 昨日まで(昨日まで) 切なくて(切なくて) 遠くから(あなた)見てただけ 弱い者いじめなんてしない だって あなたの負け 弱い者いじめなんてしない 恋は私の勝ち いつのまにか逆転していたね そうよ 振られてもいい いつのまにか逆転していたね どうぞ 私を振って さっきまで(さっきまで) 臆病で(臆病で) 顔色を(そっと)窺ってた 今日からは(今日からは) いじめるわ(いじめるわ) イニシアチブ(私)握ってる

yowai mono ijime nante shinai datte anata no make yowai mono ijime nante shinai koi wa watashi no kachi kinou made (kinou made) setsunakute (setsunakute) tooku kara (anata) miteta dake dakedo kesa okite omotta no nandaka mukatsuku mado wo ake oogoe de fuzaken naa~ tte sakenda wa doushite kurushiku naru kurai ai shite shimattan darou? ima ikari ga komiagete hirakinaotta yo shitsuren wo osoretetara hito wo suki ni wa narenainda itsu no ma ni ka gyakuten shiteta sou sa furarete mo ii itsu no ma ni ka gyakuten shiteta mushiro futte goran yo sakki made (sakki made) okubyou de (okubyou de) kaoiro wo (sotto) ukagatteta dakedo ima kyuu ni iratsuita warui no wa anata junjou na watashi no koto konna ni mo maji ni suru hoka ni otoko no ko wa iru no ni doushite anata dattan darou? watashi hitori nemurezu ni son bakari shiteta renai wa fukouheisa horeteru hou ga furimawasareru yowai mono ijime nante shinai datte anata no make yowai mono ijime nante shinai koi wa watashi no kachi kinou made (kinou made) setsunakute (setsunakute) tooku kara (anata) miteta dake yowai mono ijime nante shinai datte anata no make yowai mono ijime nante shinai koi wa watashi no kachi itsu no ma ni ka gyakuten shite ita ne sou yo furarete mo ii itsu no ma ni ka gyakuten shite ita ne douzo watashi wo futte sakki made (sakki made) okubyou de (okubyou de) kaoiro wo (sotto) ukagatteta kyou kara wa (kyou kara wa) ijimeru wa (ijimeru wa) INISHIACHIBU (watashi) nigitteru

I don’t bully the weak After all, you’ve lost I don’t bully the weak In love, I’ve won Up until yesterday It’s been a really trying time I could only watch you from afar But when I woke up this morning I felt kind of disgusted I opened the window and shouted “You gotta be kidding me!” How have I fallen in love To the point that it hurts? Now my blood is starting to boil And I’m feeling defiant If you’re afraid of heartbreak There’s no way you could like someone Somehow I’ve had a change of heart Even if you reject me, that’s fine Somehow I’ve had a change of heart So you just reject me and see Up until just now In fear I’ve secretly studied your face But now suddenly I’m irritated You’re the one at fault here Going all out like this With someone as naïve as me There are so many other guys But why did it have to be you? I’m the only one who can’t sleep So I’m the one losing everything here Romance is so unfair The one in love is the one being led around I don’t bully the weak After all, you’ve lost I don’t bully the weak In love, I’ve won Up until yesterday It’s been a really trying time I could only watch you from afar I don’t bully the weak After all, you’ve lost I don’t bully the weak In love, I’ve won Somehow I’ve had a change of heart Even if you reject me, that’s fine Somehow I’ve had a change of heart But you are welcome to reject me Up until just now In fear I’ve secretly studied your face From today onwards I shall bully you ‘Cuz now I hold the initiative

Despite being set to very generic-sounding music, this song is worth noting for its psychological realism in depicting a classic female tsundere. That is, if tsunderes were psychologically real in any way, then this would be exactly how they'd act... Ever wonder what goes on in a tsundere's mind? It's not so much what is said, but what is left unsaid.

Straight off the bat, she insults her male love interest as "weak". This is clearly to cover up the fact that she is the one who has "lost", having given in to her feelings towards him. But despite all her statements that she's won and he's lost, deep down she knows that it's really the other way round, and that's what makes her irritated and defiant. Dead giveaway. Typical tsundere reaction.

She then goes one step further and blames him outright for her loss - I mean, her win. Calling herself naïve and all. And where is this weak but devious guy in all this? He's just ignorantly going about his own business! This is clear from the fact that she watches him from afar. Well, she's not actually delusional (on top of having abusive and sadistic tendencies). This is just how she desperately tries to rationalize her feelings in her own mind. Or so we hope.

For all that, she's surprisingly noble, though. She valiantly resolves to act on her feelings and is mentally resigned to the possibility of getting rejected. She believes that one must love all out, not love in fear of heartbreak. Of course, all this is wrapped underneath her confrontational tone and desire to physically clobber (or mentally torture, either which way) the poor guy. She is a tsundere, after all.

On a side translation note, I decided to do away with the echoes because it might be confusing. Some echoes are pure repeats, whereas others are not. In either case they're more of a musical feature than a linguistic one.

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