愛の賞味期限 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: tuki

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the nuances of Japanese love and relationships through tuki's poignant song, “愛の賞味期限”. This track uses the metaphor of an expiring product to explore themes of fading affection and neglect, offering a unique insight into the language used to express relationship challenges.

[English]

[音楽]

Stop staring at TikTok all the time

I might just hit you once or twice

Don't feel too secure

When you're by my side

Instagram

Stories are nice too

It's fine to look later, alone

Aren't you right in front of me?

Convenience

Only when I want something

Don't call me

Hold me tight

Love is about to expire

Like it's sleeping in the fridge

Touch me

It's not me

It might be you, goodbye

貴方かもね　ばいばい

[音楽]

The season when the fragrant olive ripens

Last year feels so far away

It's easy to feel secure

When you're here

Warm soda is fine

Touch me, it's just inertia, the aftertaste is bad

Don't smoke right in front of me

Convenience

With discounted love

It feels like it's about to break

Hold me tight

Love is about to expire

Like it's sleeping in the fridge

Touch me

It's not me

It's you, right?

貴方だよね

Yesterday's love belongs to yesterday

If you don't give me anything today, I'll be hungry

Since you seem to not know

Let me tell you

Love is a living thing

Notice it

Love is about to expire

Step back a little, I'm going to sleep today

Goodbye

It's not easy

What a waste

Hold me tight

抱きしめて

Love is past its expiration date

Like it's sleeping in the fridge

Touch me

It's not me

It might be you, goodbye

貴方だよね　ばいばい

[音楽]

[Japanese]

[音楽]

TikTokばっか見てんじゃないよ

一発二発殴ってやんよ

安心しないでね

傍にいると

インスタグラム

ストーリーもいいよ

見るのは後で一人でいいよ

目の前にいるじゃないか

コンビニエンス

欲しくなったときだけ

呼ばないでね

抱きしめて

愛が賞味期限切れになる

冷蔵庫の中で眠るように

触れてよ

愛が廃棄処分になるのは

私じゃない

貴方かもね　ばいばい

[音楽]

金木犀が熟れる季節を

過ごした去年が凄く遠いよ

安心しちゃうよね

傍に居ると

ぬるくなったサイダーはいいよ

触って　惰性　後味悪いよ

目の前で吸わないでよ

コンビニエンス

値引きされた愛で

壊れちゃいそうだよ

抱きしめて

愛が賞味期限切れになる

冷蔵庫の中で眠るように

触れてよ

愛が廃棄処分になるのは

私じゃない

貴方だよね

昨日は昨日の愛だからさ

今日何もくれないならお腹がすくわ

貴方は知らないようだからさ

教えといてあげる

愛は生き物なの

気付いて

愛が賞味期限切れになる

少し離れて　今日は眠るから

さよなら

愛が廃棄処分になるのは

ままならない

勿体ないなぁ

抱きしめて

愛が消費期限切れになる

冷蔵庫の中で眠るように

触れてよ

愛が廃棄処分になるのは

私じゃない

貴方だよね　ばいばい

[音楽]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛(ai) /aɪ/ A1	noun - love
見る(miru) /ˈmɪru/ A1	verb - to see, to look
傍(soba) /ˈsoʊbə/ A2	noun - side, nearby
呼ぶ(yobu) /ˈjoʊbu/ A2	verb - to call
抱きしめる(dakishimeru) /dɑːkiːʃɪˈmeɪruː/ B1	verb - to hug, to embrace
眠る(nemuru) /neˈmuːru/ B1	verb - to sleep
触れる(fureru) /fɯˈɾeɾɯ/ B1	verb - to touch
季節(kisetsu) /kiˈsɛtsu/ B1	noun - season
去年(kyonen) /ˈkjoʊnɛn/ A2	noun - last year
値引き(nebiki) /neˈbiːki/ B2	noun - discount
壊れる(kowareru) /ko̞wäɾe̞ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to be broken
昨日(kinō) /kiꜜnoː/ A1	noun - yesterday
今日(kyō) /kjoː/ A1	noun - today
教える(oshieru) /o̞ɕie̞ɾɯ/ A2	verb - to teach
生き物(ikimono) /ikimono/ B1	noun - living thing
気付く(kidzuku) /kidzɯkɯ/ B1	verb - to notice
離れる(hanareru) /hanareɾɯ/ B1	verb - to separate, to leave
勿体ない(mottainai) /motːainai/ B2	adjective - wasteful
賞味期限(shōmikigen) /ʃoːmikigen/ B2	noun - expiration date (best before)
廃棄処分(haikishobun) /haikishobɯn/ C1	noun - disposal
熟れる(ureru) /ɯɾeɾɯ/ B2	verb - to ripen

Key Grammar Structures

• じゃないか

  ➔ Used for confirmation or assumption, similar to 'isn't it?' or 'probably' in English.

  ➔ This phrase is used at the end of a sentence to seek agreement or indicate assumption.

• 〜てよ

  ➔ Imperative form used to tell someone to do something politely or insistently.

  ➔ It combines the te-form of a verb with よ to emphasize or invite action.

• 〜もいいよ

  ➔ Expresses permission or allowance, similar to 'it's okay to' or 'you can'.

  ➔ It indicates that performing the action is acceptable or permitted.

• 愛は生き物なの

  ➔ Saying that 'love' is a living thing, using 'なの' to provide an explanatory tone.

  ➔ The 'なの' ending explains or emphasizes the subject as a noun, often giving a sense of assertion or explanation.

• 〜になる

  ➔ Expression indicating a change of state or condition to something new, equivalent to 'become' in English.

  ➔ It is used to express that something changes into a different state or form.