A song by Mariya Takeuchi originally released in 1984.
Mariya Takeuchi (竹内まりや)
突然のキスや熱いまなざしで
恋のプログロムを狂わせないでね
出逢いと別れ上手に打ち込んで
時間がくれば終わる Don’t hurry!
とつぜん の きす や あつい まなざし で
こい の ぷろぐらむ を くるわせないで ね
であい と わかれ じょうず に うちこんで
じかん が くれば おわる Don’t hurry!
Totsuzen no kisu ya atsui manazashi de
Koi no puroguramu wo kuruwasenaide ne
Deai to wakare jōzu ni uchikonde
Jikan ga kureba owaru Don’t hurry!
With a sudden kiss or a passionate gaze, please don’t throw off the program of love. Program the meetings and partings skillfully; when time is up, it ends—Don’t hurry!
📖 Grammar Explanation
Let’s break down each sentence and analyze the grammar!
1. 竹内まりや: 突然のキスや熱いまなざしで
- Possessive Particle & Noun Modification: “突然の (totsuzen no)” is the noun “突然 (totsuzen – suddenness)” modified by the possessive particle “の (no)” to act as an adjective meaning “sudden”, directly connecting to the noun “キス (kisu – kiss)”.
- Non-exhaustive Listing Particle: The particle “や (ya)” is a non-exhaustive listing particle connecting the nouns “キス (kisu)” and “熱いまなざし (atsui manazashi – passionate gaze)”, implying “such things as a kiss or a passionate gaze”.
- Adjective & Noun Context: “熱い (atsui)” is an I-adjective meaning “passionate/hot”, directly modifying the noun “まなざし (manazashi – gaze/glance)”.
- Means/Instrument Particle: The particle “で (de)” acts as a means or instrument particle, indicating “by means of / with” a sudden kiss or a passionate gaze.
2. 竹内まりや: 恋のプログロムを狂わせないでね
- Possessive Particle & Direct Object Particle: “恋の (koi no)” connects the noun “恋 (koi – love)” with “の (no)” to modify “プログラム (puroguramu – program)”, meaning “the program of love”. The object marker particle “wo (を)” marks “恋のプログラム (the program of love)” as the direct object of the verb that follows.
- Causative Form & Negative Request: “狂わせないでね (kuruwasenaide ne)” utilizes the causative form of the Group 1 verb “狂う (kuruu – to go mad/go awry)”. How to form the Causative Form (使役形): For Group 1 (U-verbs), change the final u-sound to an a-sound and attach “せる (seru)” (e.g., 狂う kuruu → 狂わせる kuruwaseru). For Group 2 (Ru-verbs), drop “る (ru)” and attach “させる (saseru)” (e.g., 食べる taberu → 食べさせる tabesaseru). For Irregular Verbs, する (suru) becomes させる (saseru) and くる (kuru) becomes こさせる (kosaseru).
- Modality & Particle: In this sentence, “狂わせる (kuruwaseru)” takes the negative Te-form “〜ないで (~naide – without doing / please don’t)”, and ends with the gentle sentence-ending particle “ね (ne)”. In terms of modality, combining the causative negative request “〜ないで (~naide)” with the softer interjection particle “ね (ne)” expresses a gentle, seductive, yet firm plea meaning “please don’t make [it] go awry / don’t disrupt”.
3. 竹内まりや: 出逢いと別れ上手に打ち込んで
- Conjunction Particle & Nouns: “出逢いと別れ (deai to wakare)” connects the nouns “出逢い (deai – encounter/meeting)” and “別れ (wakare – parting/farewell)” with the conjunction particle “と (to – and)”, meaning “encounters and partings”.
- Adverbial Modification: “上手に (jōzu ni)” is the Na-adjective “上手 (jōzu – skillful)” attached to the adverbial particle “に (ni)”, turning it into an adverb meaning “skillfully/well”.
- Compound Verb Tense: “打ち込んで (uchikonde)” is the Te-form of the compound verb “打ち込む (uchikomu – to type in / to program)”. In song lyrics, using the Te-form at the end of a line acts as a gentle imperative or smooth transition between actions.
4. 竹内まりや: 時間がくれば終わる Don’t hurry!
- Subject Marker Particle: “時間が (jikan ga)” places the subject marker particle “が (ga)” after the noun “時間 (jikan – time)”, marking time as the active subject.
- Conditional Form (Ba-form): “くれば (kureba)” is the conditional form (Ba-form) of the irregular verb “来る (kuru – to come)”, meaning “if/when time comes”.
- Verb Tense & Statement: “終わる (owaru)” is the dictionary plain form of the verb meaning “to end”, expressing a factual statement or inevitable outcome (“it ends”).
- Interjection: “Don’t hurry!” is an English interjection phrase used directly within the Japanese lyrics to add a stylish, casual nuance emphasizing calm detachment.
Vocabulary List
| Word / Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 突然 (totsuzen) | suddenness / abrupt (noun) |
| キス (kisu) | kiss (noun) |
| や (ya) | and / such as (non-exhaustive particle) |
| 熱い (atsui) | hot / passionate (I-adjective) |
| まなざし (manazashi) | gaze / look (noun) |
| で (de) | with / by means of (means particle) |
| 恋 (koi) | love (noun) |
| の (no) | ‘s / of (possessive particle) |
| プログラム (puroguramu) | program (noun) |
| 狂わせないで (kuruwasenaide) | please don’t disrupt (causative negative request of kuruu) |
| ね (ne) | right? / okay? (gentle sentence-ending particle) |
| 出逢い (deai) | encounter / meeting (noun) |
| と (to) | and (conjunction particle) |
| 別れ (wakare) | parting / farewell (noun) |
| 上手に (jōzu ni) | skillfully / well (adverb) |
| 打ち込んで (uchikonde) | typing in / programming (Te-form of uchikomu) |
| 時間 (jikan) | time (noun) |
| が (ga) | subject marker particle |
| くれば (kureba) | if/when comes (conditional form of kuru) |
| 終わる (owaru) | to end (verb) |
Quick Quiz
Fill in the blanks ( ) to complete the natural conversation.
A: 太郎が泣いているね。
B: 目が痛いんだって。しばらくiPadを（ ）。*太郎 (Taro) is their son.
1: 使わさせられないでね
2: 使われないでね
3: 使わせないでね
🔑 Check the Correct Answer & Explanation
Correct Answer: 3
📝 Dialogue Translation
A: Taro is crying, isn’t he?
B: He says his eyes hurt. Please don’t let him use the iPad for a while.
💡 Explanation
The grammar pattern “〜させないでね (~sasenai de ne)” combines the causative form of a verb (making/letting someone do something) with the negative request pattern “〜ないでね (~naide ne – please don’t)”, meaning “please don’t let/make [someone] do [something]”. The verb “使う (tsukau – to use)” has the causative form “使わせる (tsukawaseru – to let/make use)”. Adding “〜ないでね” forms “使わせないでね (tsukawasenaide ne – please don’t let him use)”. Therefore, Option 3 is correct. Option 1 “使わさせられないでね” contains an incorrect over-coerced causative form, and Option 2 “使われないでね” is the passive form, which means “please don’t be used” and does not fit the context of preventing Taro from using the device.
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