Can Someone Help Me With This Lyric?

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v3nge

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Hi! I've been studying Japanese songs recently. I'm a musician, so learning songs in Japanese is a great way for me to practice the language. I'm having some trouble understanding this particular lyric,

星空とパノラマの街の光と光の真ん中らへん。

The grammar seems confusing to me. If anyone could help me understand it, I would be very grateful. Thanks!

 

Toritoribe

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• 6 May 2012

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星空とパノラマの街の光と光: 「星空」と「パノラマの街の光」と「光」
真ん中らへん means 真ん中辺り.

 

berean_315

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• 6 May 2012

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Toritoribe does what I like to do to try to figure out Japanese; group parts together.

星空と[パノラマの街の光]と[光の真ん中らへん]

Something like: The starry sky, the panorama of the street lights, the central neighborhood/nearby lights. Not sure about the last part. May can gather that from the other lyrics in the song.

星空: starry sky
パノラマ: panorama
街: street
光: light
真ん中: middle, center
辺り: neighborhood, vicinity, nearby
らへん=辺り

 

Toritoribe

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That's a description of a view from a Ferris wheel.
街 is まち, i.e., "city", and never means "street" as a single kanji word.
パノラマの街 is used as パノラマのような街 here.

最終便の観覧車―――。
君と僕が夜に浮かんでく。
星空とパノラマの街の光と光の真ん中らへん。

The last Ferris wheel ride of the day―――
You and I are floating up in the night
Around the center between the starry sky and the lights of the panoramic city view

 

berean_315

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Thanks for the clarification Toritoribe! What is the name of the song by the way?

 

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v3nge

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It's Replay by Plastic Tree. It's a good song, you should check it out.

Anyway, thanks guys! It makes a little more sense when you group it like that. What was confusing me most, was why they used 光 twice. I guess I'm just the type of person who has to understand the reason behind something to fully understand it, though. Maybe I should do some more reading on grammar. Any suggestions?