Call – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ちゃんみな
• Album: Never Grow Up

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotions of Chanmina's "Call," a captivating R&B Pop fusion song that offers a powerful narrative of heartbreak and self-empowerment. This track is a fantastic entry point to understanding Chanmina's unique trilingual artistry, blending Japanese, Korean, and English. By exploring its honest lyrics, you can gain insight into modern Japanese pop and hip-hop, and appreciate how an artist fearlessly conveys deeply personal stories through music. It's a song that speaks volumes about moving on and valuing oneself.

[English]

Maybe I was dreaming Just for a moment, I saw the light

So beautiful, incredibly beautiful That's why I shed tears

You liked me just a little bit, didn't you?

You noticed that, didn't you?

You like girls who are cute, right?

That girl is being sweet, and you’re grinning

It's so obvious, isn't it?

You're nice, but you're not my type

just friends

I understand well, goodbye tonight

Go ahead and date her (that girl) Get cheated on (get cheated on)

Even if it hurts, don’t don’t don’t don’t don’t Don’t call call call call call

I’m not like that girl (me) I’m not that easy (you are)

What if you fall? More and more and more Don’t call call call call call me baby

I was expressing my love as much as I could

Putting aside whether I’m good or bad at it

you know, I rarely send a line saying I want to see you

Yet compared to that, you (no no)

I don’t understand what you want

You act like you care about me a little, but you never say the decisive things

I really dislike that feeling of yours

just friends

I understand well, goodbye tonight

It's the summer's fault (it's the fault) Even though we're in the city (even though)

Stars are falling, more and more and more No call call call call call call

I’m getting tired of it (me) When I turn my back (as always)

You trying to hold me back, don’t don’t don’t don’t don’t Just don’t don’t don’t don’t make me crazy

She looks so perfect, I’m so happy for you

Go ahead and date her (that girl) Get cheated on (get cheated on)

Even if it hurts, don’t don’t don’t don’t don’t Don’t call call call call call

I’m not like that girl (me) I’m not that easy (you are)

What if you fall? More and more and more Don’t call call call call call me baby

[Japanese]

多分夢を見てたみたい 一瞬だけど光が見えた

すごく綺麗でとても綺麗で だから涙がでるの

君もちょっとだけ わたしの事好きだったのは

気付いてたのも気付いたでしょ

顔だけ可愛い子が好きなのね

あの子は甘えて君はニヤける

超わかりやすいんだね

性格良いけど私はタイプじゃない

just friends

よくわかった今夜さよなら

付き合っちゃいなよ (あの子と) 浮気されろ (されろ)

傷ついても don’t don’t don’t don’t don’t Don’t call call call call call

あの子みたいに (わたし) 軽くないんだよ (きみは)

落ちてけば？どんどんどんどんどん Don’t call call call call call me baby

私だって出来る限りの 愛情表現はしてたよ

上手い下手は置いといて

you know 滅多に送らない 会いたいなって line

なのに比べて君は (no no)

何がしたいのか わかんないんだよね

私をちょっと気にしてるくせに 決定的な事はいつまでも言わないし

君のその感じすっごい嫌なんだ

just friends

よくわかった今夜さよなら

夏のせいだ (せいだ) 都会なのに (なのに)

星が降る だんだんだんだんだん No call call call call call call

もう嫌になって (わたし) 背を向ける頃 (いつも)

引き止める君 don’t don’t don’t don’t don’t Just don’t don’t don’t don’t make me crazy

She looks so perfect I’m so happy for you

付き合っちゃいなよ (あの子と) 浮気されろ (されろ)

傷ついてもdon’t don’t don’t don’t don’t Don’t call call call call call

あの子みたいに (わたし) 軽くないんだよ (きみは)

落ちてけば？どんどんどんどんどん Don’t call call call call call me baby

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢 (yume) /jɯme/ A2	noun - dream
光 (hikari) /hikari/ A2	noun - light
綺麗 (kirei) /kiɾeː/ A2	adjective - beautiful, clean
涙 (namida) /namida/ A2	noun - tear
顔 (kao) /kao/ A1	noun - face
好き (suki) /suki/ A1	adjective - liked, favorite
性格 (seikaku) /seːkaku/ B1	noun - personality
タイプ (taipu) /taipu/ B1	noun - type
今夜 (konya) /koɲja/ A2	noun - tonight
浮気 (uwaki) /ɯwaki/ B2	noun - cheating, affair
傷 (kizu) /kizu/ B1	noun - wound, hurt
愛情 (aijou) /aɪdʒoː/ B2	noun - love, affection
表現 (hyougen) /hjoːɡeɴ/ B2	noun - expression
下手 (heta) /heta/ B1	adjective - unskillful, bad at
夏 (natsu) /nat͡sɯ/ A1	noun - summer

Key Grammar Structures

• だから涙がでるの

  ➔ because

  ➔ The phrase "だから" indicates a causal relationship, meaning "therefore" or "because."

• あなたのその感じすっごい嫌なんだ

  ➔ The phrase "すっごい嫌なんだ" expresses strong dislike or aversion.

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• いろいろ送らない会いたいなって line

  ➔ The phrase "会いたいなって" is a colloquial way to express "I want to see you" with a nuance of wish or longing.

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• 背を向ける頃

  ➔ The phrase "背を向ける頃" indicates the time when someone turns their back, implying a point in time.

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• 傷ついても don’t don’t don’t...

  ➔ The use of "傷ついても" (even if hurt) employs a concessive clause to express endurance or persistence despite difficulty.

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• 落ちてけば？どんどんどんどんどん

  ➔ The conditional "落ちてけば" (if you fall) employs the hypotehtical "ば" form to express potential or hypothetical situations.

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• もう嫌になって

  ➔ The phrase "もう嫌になって" indicates reaching a point of frustration or exhaustion.

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