どうかなり

[noodle]

i can't figure out what this is supposed to mean. i think it's a set phrase.

i found a couple references but i'm still clueless. :?

頭がどうかなりそうだ= i'm going to go nuts

the original line is from a song:
本当は 本当はね
本当はこの頃ずっと
本当は寂しくてどうかなりそうさ
そこにいてよ

there's really no other context. the song is pretty vague in the first place. any idea?

thanks!

 

[NANGI]

Konnichiwa Noodle-san!

"頭がどうかなる" means "go mad" or "lose one's mind".

NANGI

 

[Elizabeth]

What about just どうかなる though ? Any meaning in the phrase itself ? I've seen subete douka naru translated as "everything works out" or "everything comes together" -- but that's the end of my reference trail as well.

 

[Glenn]

Perhaps the meaning of どうか would help?

 

[PaulTB]

Perhaps the meaning of どうか would help?

Presumably line
(3) いつもの状態と異なっている、変な様子である、といぶかしく思う場合などに使う。
「こんな失敗をするなんて今日は―している」「陽気のせいで―したんじゃない」

 

[Glenn]

Presumably line
(3) いつもの状態と異なっている、変な様子である、といぶかしく思う場合などに使う。
「こんな失敗をするなんて今日は―している」「陽気のせいで―したんじゃない」

Well, for the original question, yes. But I was speaking more to this:

What about just どうかなる though ?

In this case, (2) would (I believe) be more appropriate:
(2)漠然としたある状態・事柄の実現を期待する気持ちを表す。なんとか。どうにか。
「―して下さい」「―なるさ」

 

[NANGI]

Konnichiwa Elizabeth-san!

What about just どうかなる though ? Any meaning in the phrase itself ? I've seen subete douka naru translated as "everything works out" or "everything comes together" -- but that's the end of my reference trail as well.

"どうかなる" has two contrast meaning, "possible(success)" and "mad(failure)".

possible(success) instance
A: このラジオは壊れている / This radio is out of order.
B: どうかなる？/ Can you repair it?
This is same as Glenn's explanation.

mad(failure) instance
悲しさのあまり彼女はどうかなってしまった / Grief has turned her brain.
This is same as PaulTB's explanation.

Sorry, my explain is not good.

NANGI

 

[noodle]

なるほど。

では、「本当は寂しくてどうかなりそうさ」って
'the truth is, i'm lost in loneliness'

こんな感じだろう。ありがとう。