あの子コンプレックス – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through “Ano ko Complex” offers a unique opportunity to explore the nuanced language of emotion and relationships. The lyrics, penned by Rino Sashihara, are rich with subtle expressions of jealousy, longing, and heartbreak, providing insight into how these complex feelings are conveyed in Japanese. The song's narrative structure and evocative vocabulary make it a compelling and emotionally resonant tool for language learners.

[English]

Until winter, the powdery snow turned into dirty rain

It seems like you've made a decision

About having lingering feelings

Only the sky notices and keeps crying

Reflected in my eyes

You're lying

You're seeing yourself

I pretended not to know

If I'm not special

Don't show that face

Sorry for still loving you

I have just one wish

Please look this way

A sinking ship won't come back

Still, I wander the sea alone

Love can't be found in colored snow

Return it to pure white

Gently, like filling the moon that’s missing today

Melt away with what’s lacking

I don't need anything else anymore

I only want love

Forever like this

Even though I have pieces of a puzzle that could make me hate you

It’s scary to complete it

So I don't touch it

Still hiding it in my heart today

If it's not a treasure

I don't want you to cherish it

In this dry, aching chest

You add a little water

If it were the old us

How would we stare into each other's eyes?

Having no idea at all

Not understanding anything

Pretending to be stupid

Stars have disappeared, in this night

Guided by you, I turn into snow

When the scent of vanilla I don’t know wafts by

The magic begins to fade

Please, tell me it's not because I lost to someone

Say it without averting your eyes

I was just weak,

Make me think that

With gentle lies

The two who weren’t destined for each other

Probably won't meet in the next life

If only I could rely on someone like that...

Ah, that girl

Complex

Keep sinking, keep falling deeper

But love will still run forward

Love can't be found in colored snow

Return it to pure white

Gently, like filling the moon that’s missing today

Am I also touching that girl?

I don't need love anymore

Just stay by my side

In this ocean

[Japanese]

冬までの粉雪は 汚れた雨に変わってた

決断したようで

未練がある事

空だけが気付いて 泣いている

私の目に映ってる

あなたは嘘をついてる

あなたに映ってる

私は知らないふりした

特別じゃないなら

あんな顔 見せないでよ

まだ好きでごめんね

願い ただひとつ

こっちを見て

沈む船は戻らない

それでも 海を孤独に彷徨う

色付いた雪じゃ愛されない

真っ白に戻して

今日も欠けた月を満たすように 優しく

足りないもので 溶かして

もう全ては 要らないの

愛だけが欲しい

このままずっと

君を嫌いになれるパズルのピースはあるのに

完成するのが

怖くて触れず

今日も心に隠している

宝物じゃないなら

大事にしないでほしい

乾いた切ない胸に

あなたは少し水を足す

昔の2人なら

どんな目で見つめ合うの？

何にも知らない

何もわかってない

バカなふり

星も消えた この夜に

あなたに導かれて 雪になる

知らないバニラが香った時

魔法が解けていく

どうか 誰かに負けたわけじゃないって事

目を逸らさずに言ってよ

私が弱かっただけ、

そう思わせて

優しい嘘を

運命じゃなかった2人は

来世では会えないでしょう

誰かみたいに甘えられたなら…

Ah あの子

コンプレックス

沈んでも沈んでもいい

それでも 恋は走って行くから

色付いた雪じゃ愛されない

真っ白に戻して

今日も欠けた月を満たすように 優しく

あの子に 触れているのでしょうか？

愛なんて もういらないよ

側にいさせて

この海の中

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
粉雪 /こなゆき/ A2	noun - powdered snow
決断 /けつだん/ B1	noun - decision
未練 /みれん/ B2	noun - lingering attachment
嘘 /うそ/ A1	noun - lie
特別 /とくべつ/ B1	adjective - special
願い /ねがい/ B2	noun - wish
孤独 /こどく/ B2	noun - loneliness
愛 /あい/ A1	noun - love
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart/mind
宝物 /たからもの/ B1	noun - treasure
運命 /うんめい/ B2	noun - fate
触れる /ふれる/ B1	verb - to touch
怖い /こわい/ A2	adjective - scary
月 /つき/ A1	noun - moon
海 /うみ/ A1	noun - sea
夜 /よる/ A1	noun - night

Key Grammar Structures

• 決断したようで

  ➔ It seems that I/they made a decision (based on 'ようで')

  ➔ 'ようで' expresses appearance or assumption, indicating that the speaker infers something from observation.

• あなたは嘘をついてる

  ➔ You are lying ('を' particle marks direct object, 'ついてる' is a colloquial contraction of 'ついている')

  ➔ 'を' marks the direct object of the verb, and 'ついてる' is a colloquial contraction of 'ついている', meaning 'lying' or 'telling a lie'.

• 今日も欠けた月を満たすように

  ➔ 'ように' expresses a purpose or manner, meaning 'like' or 'as if'.

  ➔ 'ように' indicates that actions are performed in a manner similar to the comparison or for a purpose, like 'to fill the missing moon today'.

• あの子に 触れているのでしょうか？

  ➔ 'のでしょうか' is a polite form of questioning, expressing speculation or uncertainty, 'I wonder if...'.

  ➔ 'のでしょうか' conveys polite speculation, meaning 'I wonder if...'.