CHARM

• By: WANIMA
• Album: Gotta Go!!

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

憧れぶら下げて走り続けて

Running with my dreams hanging on

心配なんかいらない さよなら ありがとう

No need to worry, goodbye, thank you

フレーフレー 探し続けて

Go, go, keep searching

行き先なんか知らない まだ見ぬはじまりを...

I don't know where I'm headed, towards an unseen beginning...

いつまでもどこまでも

Forever and ever

新しい歌が遠くにいるあなたに届くように

So that new songs can reach you far away

懐かしい歌がいつかまたあなたと歌える世に

In a world where nostalgic songs can be sung with you again someday

昨日のミス 引き摺ったまま 飛び乗った電車

Boarding a train while dragging yesterday's mistakes

窮屈そうに 人混みに流され 変わらないで

Being swept away in the crowd, don't change

この歌はお守りに

This song is my charm

Hey もうすぐ それぞれ選んだ道まじわり

Hey, soon we'll cross paths on the roads we've chosen

Hey いますぐ 花びら舞い散った

Hey, right now, petals are scattering

満たされないまま時は流れ

Time flows while I'm still unfulfilled

どんな言葉並べても不安定

No matter what words I line up, it's unstable

建前や嘘にも慣れて

Getting used to pretense and lies

偽物が個々に立ってる

Fakes are standing individually

山積みの仕事 放り投げ

Throwing away the piled-up work

出逢い別れ すれ違いまたね

Meetings, farewells, passing by, see you again

まだやれる まだまだやれる

I can still do it, I can still do it

直向きなその姿 未来花咲く ありのままで

That earnest figure, blooming future, just as you are

...

...

Hey もうすぐ それぞれ選んだ道まじわり

Hey, soon we'll cross paths on the roads we've chosen

はじまり向かう合図 花びら舞い散る頃

A signal heading towards the beginning, when petals scatter

逢いたくなるから...

Because I want to see you...

満たされないまま時は流れ

Time flows while I'm still unfulfilled

どんな言葉並べても不安定

No matter what words I line up, it's unstable

建前や嘘にも慣れて

Getting used to pretense and lies

偽物が個々に立ってる

Fakes are standing individually

山積みの仕事 放り投げ

Throwing away the piled-up work

出逢い別れ すれ違いまたね

Meetings, farewells, passing by, see you again

まだやれる まだまだやれる

I can still do it, I can still do it

直向きなその姿 未来花咲く ありのままで

That earnest figure, blooming future, just as you are

変わらない生まれた町は

The town I was born in hasn't changed

飾らないぬくもりをくれた

Gave me warmth without adornment

何年経っても思い出して

No matter how many years pass, I remember

凹んだ心膨らみ出して

A deflated heart starts to swell

支えられていた距離 時間も飛び越えて

The distance I was supported from, transcending time

振り返る海や星空

Looking back at the sea and starry sky

繰り返す日々は泡沫

Repeating days are fleeting

おかえり ただいま 懐かしくなって

Welcome back, I'm home, feeling nostalgic

あの味忘れず覚えている

I remember that taste without forgetting

雨あがりの空の下で哀しみが綺麗に乾くまで

Under the sky after the rain, until sadness dries beautifully

憧れぶら下げて走り続けて

Running with my dreams hanging on

心配なんかいらない さよなら ありがとう

No need to worry, goodbye, thank you

フレーフレー探し続けて

Go, go, keep searching

行き先なんか知らない まだ見ぬはじまりを...

I don't know where I'm headed, towards an unseen beginning...

いつまでもどこまでも

Forever and ever

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
走り続けて /hashiri tsuzukete/ B1	verb - to continue running
心配 /shinpai/ A2	noun - worry
歌 /uta/ A1	noun - song
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
花咲く /hanasaku/ B2	verb - to bloom
不安定 /fuantei/ B2	adjective - unstable
出逢い /deai/ B1	noun - encounter
別れ /wakare/ B1	noun - separation
仕事 /shigoto/ A2	noun - work
町 /machi/ A1	noun - town
思い出 /omoide/ A2	noun - memory
心 /kokoro/ A1	noun - heart
距離 /kyori/ B1	noun - distance
時 /toki/ A1	noun - time
海 /umi/ A1	noun - sea
星空 /hoshizora/ B1	noun - starry sky

Grammar:

• 心配なんかいらない

  ➔ Use of 'なんか' to express dismissiveness or trivialization

  ➔ 'なんか' functions as a particles to diminish the importance of the preceding noun or phrase

• 行き先なんか知らない

  ➔ Use of 'なんか' with '知らない' to imply indifference or lack of knowledge about the destination

  ➔ 'なんか' emphasizes the speaker's nonchalance or lack of concern about the destination

• 新しい歌が遠くにいるあなたに届くように

  ➔ Use of 'ように' to indicate purpose or hope, meaning 'so that' or 'in order to'

  ➔ 'ように' expresses the purpose or intention behind an action, akin to 'so that' in English

• 昨日のミス 引き摺ったまま

  ➔ Use of 'まま' to indicate doing something while keeping the state unchanged

  ➔ 'まま' signifies doing something while remaining in the same condition or state

• 未来花咲く ありのままで

  ➔ Imperative or inspirational form using 'で' to mean 'as you are' or 'being oneself'

  ➔ 'ありのままで' means 'as you are' or 'being oneself', encouraging authenticity

• 振り返る海や星空

  ➔ Use of 'や' to list multiple items, meaning 'such as' or 'among other things'

  ➔ 'や' functions to list multiple nouns or items, indicating examples or non-exhaustive listing