アカシア – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: EXILE THE SECOND
• Album: Highway Star

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

それなりにこのタブーも危険とわかっていた

Somehow, I knew this taboo was dangerous

けどすでに物語は始まっていた

But the story had already begun

風にゆれるダンス 香るフレグランス

Dancing in the wind, with a scent of fragrance

もう止められないよ Tonight

I can’t stop now, tonight

麗しいキミにくびったけ

Completely captivated by your grace

2人に Mercy Mercy Mercy

Mercy Mercy Mercy for us two

そのまま Winey Winey Winey

Just keep on Winey Winey Winey

悲しいほどの愛なんて

Love so deep, it almost hurts

神の他にだれが予想したろうか

Who could have guessed, apart from the divine

「ユルサレナイ」「イタダケナイ」

‘I can't forgive’ ‘I can't get enough’

秘密に咲く花は人知れぬほど

The secret flower blooms quietly

それは情熱の色

That’s the color of passion

後ろめたい 気持ちはない

No feelings of guilt here

ただ純愛(ピュア)なまま

Just pure love, untouched

やがてゆらりとアカシアが舞い散る

Soon, the acacia will sway and scatter

予想通りこのタブーは地雷を刺激した

As expected, this taboo triggered a landmine

けどすでに完璧な2人邪魔できない

But already, we're perfect enough—can't be stopped

ドキドキリスク 恋のポリリズム

Heartbeat risks, love’s polyrhythm

更に落ちていく Deeper

Falling even deeper

満たされてもまだ欲する

Even satisfied, I still crave more

カラダは Fancy Fancy Fancy

My body is so Fancy Fancy Fancy

そのまま Winey Winey Winey

Just keep on Winey Winey Winey

花はやがて咲き 枯れる

Flowers bloom and eventually fade

それでも夢の中で愛させて

Still, let me love you in my dreams

「ユルサレナイ」「イタダケナイ」

‘I can't forgive’ ‘I can't get enough’

秘密に咲く花は人知れぬほど

The secret flower blooms unseen

それは情熱の色

That’s the color of passion

後ろめたい 気持ちはない

No feelings of guilt

ただ純愛(ピュア)なまま

Just pure love

やがてゆらりとアカシアが舞い散る

Soon, the acacia will sway and scatter

Once again

Once again

もっと触れていたいよ 揺れてたいよ

I want to touch more, to feel your sway

One more dance

One more dance

ネガティヴを忘れるくらいに

To forget all negativity

ユラユラゆらりと

Swaying gently, softly

綺麗なアカシアが舞い散る

Beautiful acacia petals drift down

「ユルサレナイ」「イタダケナイ」

‘I can't forgive’ ‘I can't get enough’

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
タブー /tabū/ B2	noun - a social or cultural prohibition
危険 /kiken/ B1	noun - danger
物語 /monogatari/ B1	noun - story
風 /kaze/ A2	noun - wind
ダンス /dansu/ A1	noun - dance
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
秘密 /himitsu/ B1	noun - secret
情熱 /jōnetsu/ B2	noun - passion
純愛 /junai/ B2	noun - pure love
舞い散る /maichiru/ B2	verb - to dance or flutter in the air
欲する /hosuru/ B2	verb - to desire or want
綺麗 /kirei/ A2	adjective - beautiful
地雷 /jirai/ B2	noun - landmine
リスク /risuku/ B1	noun - risk
欲望 /yokubō/ B2	noun - desire

Key Grammar Structures

• それなりにこのタブーも危険とわかっていた

  ➔ も (mo) indicating 'also' or reinforcement of prior statement

  ➔ The particle 'も' is used to indicate 'also' or to emphasize that the subject is included in the statement.

• すでに物語は始まっていた

  ➔ すでに (sude ni) meaning 'already', used to indicate prior completion or occurrence

  ➔ The adverb 'すでに' means 'already' and emphasizes that the action took place before now.

• 風にゆれるダンス 香るフレグランス

  ➔ に (ni) indicating the agent or target of an action

  ➔ The particle 'に' is used here to indicate the target or location where the dance 'sways' and the fragrance 'permeates'.

• 神の他にだれが予想したろうか

  ➔ だれが (dare ga) using the subject marker 'が' to emphasize 'who' as the subject of prediction

  ➔ The particle 'が' marks 'だれ' (who) as the subject of the verb '予想した' (predicted), emphasizing the focus on the doer.

• やがてゆらりとアカシアが舞い散る

  ➔ やがて (yagate) meaning 'eventually' or 'sooner or later'

  ➔ The word 'やがて' indicates that something will happen eventually over time, emphasizing a sense of inevitability.

• 花はやがて咲き 枯れる

  ➔ は (wa) topic marker emphasizing 'flower', indicating the subject of 'blooming' and 'wither'

  ➔ The particle 'は' marks '花' (flower) as the topic of the sentence, setting it as the subject that 'blooms' and 'wither'.