Charade – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Superfly

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

Oh, blue

Oh, blue

お人好しがお上手

You're so good at being nice

あの子の好きな服ね

That's the outfit that girl likes

Truth

Truth

愛する人はどっち？

Which one is the person you love?

運命を覗きましょう for you

Let's peek into fate for you

ほら close your eyes

Look, close your eyes

リマインドしよう

Let's remind ourselves

出会った日は 花火の上がる夜

The day we met was a night of fireworks

理想と違う 二人が惹かれ合い

Two people drawn together, different from ideals

まるで heaven

Like heaven

魂のぬか喜び

The joy of the soul is a false alarm

化けの皮を剥いで残りの人生

Peel off the disguise and live the rest of your life

死ぬまで愛し合おう

Let's love each other until we die

キザなジャケット脱いで抜け殻を捨てて

Take off that flashy jacket and throw away the shell

できぬならオサラバ

If you can't, then goodbye

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遠く 光のない夜

A distant night without light

Moon 穏やかな孤独

Moon, gentle solitude

なぜ直感に 抗って

Why resist your intuition?

ちぐはぐで 生きてくのだろう

I wonder why we live in discord

もういっそ天国へ逃げるわ

I might as well escape to heaven

今日はスペシャル

Today is special

魂が汚れる前に

Before the soul gets tainted

薔薇のグロスつけて 笑顔も綺麗

With rose gloss on, my smile is beautiful

光が溢れる

Light overflows

私らしくあれば 運命はいつか

If I can be myself, fate will someday

味方してくれる

Be on my side

化けの皮を剥いで 残りの人生

Peel off the disguise and live the rest of your life

死ぬまで愛し合おう

Let's love each other until we die

キザなジャケット脱いで 抜け殻を捨ててよ

Take off that flashy jacket and throw away the shell

できぬならオサラバ

If you can't, then goodbye

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どこかで会いましょう

Let's meet somewhere

来世で会いましょう for you

Let's meet in the next life for you

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
お人好し /o-nin-yoshi/ B1	noun - a person who is too kind or gentle
運命 /un-me-i/ B1	noun - fate, destiny
覗き /no-zo-ki/ B2	verb - to peek, to take a look
花火 /ha-na-bi/ A2	noun - fireworks
理想 /ri-so-u/ B1	noun - ideal, dream
惹かれ /sa-se-ra-re/ B2	verb - to be attracted to, to be drawn to
化けの皮 /ba-ke-no-ki/ C1	noun - false appearance, facade
キザな /ki-za-na/ B2	adjective - showy, flashy
ジャケット /ja-ke-tto/ A2	noun - jacket
抜け殻 /nu-ke-ga-ra/ C1	noun - empty shell, hollow shell
オサラバ /o-sa-ra-ba/ B2	interjection - goodbye, farewell
穏やか /o-n-ya-ka/ B1	adjective - calm, peaceful
孤独 /ko-do-ku/ B1	noun - loneliness, solitude
直感 /chi-ka-n/ B1	noun - intuition, instinct
ちぐはぐ /chi-gu-ha-gu/ C1	adjective - inconsistent, contradictory
天国 /te-n-gu-ku/ A2	noun - heaven, paradise
薔薇 /ba-ra/ A2	noun - rose
グロス /gu-ro-su/ B2	noun - gloss, lip gloss

Key Grammar Structures

• 愛する人はどっち？

  ➔ Use of the particle 'は' to mark the topic of the sentence.

  ➔ The particle **'は'** indicates the **topic** of the sentence, often contrasting or highlighting what the sentence is about.

• 出会った日は 花火の上がる夜

  ➔ Past tense of the verb '出会う' (to meet) '出会った' with the time marker '日は'.

  ➔ The phrase indicates **the day when** the meeting took place, with **'日は'** marking the specific day.

• 理想と違う 二人が惹かれ合い

  ➔ Use of 'と' to connect nouns, meaning 'and' or contrast, and verb '惹かれ合い' as a reciprocal action.

  ➔ The particle **'と'** connects nouns, often meaning **'and'** or contrasting ideas, and **'惹かれ合い'** describes mutual attraction.

• 魂のぬか喜び

  ➔ Use of the possessive 'の' to indicate '魂' (soul) as the subject of 'ぬか喜び' (false joy).

  ➔ The possessive **'の'** links **'魂'** (soul) to **'ぬか喜び'** (false joy), showing possession or association.

• 死ぬまで愛し合おう

  ➔ Use of 'まで' to indicate 'until' a certain point in time, with volitional '愛し合おう' meaning 'let’s love each other'.

  ➔ The particle **'まで'** indicates **'until'** a point in time or space, and **'愛し合おう'** is a volitional form expressing **'let’s love each other'**.