チーズ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Kafu
• Album: The Hollows

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the whimsical world of "チーズ" by Kafu, a song that uses the seemingly simple concept of cheese to explore deeper themes of personal growth and changing tastes. Discover how the playful lyrics and vibrant music video create a unique experience, offering a fresh perspective on everyday life.

[English]

A colorless solid.

Fruit flies drift around.

Ah, this is it—Machiavellianism.

A screen fixates on such a dark hero.

I suddenly wake up and sit cross-legged on the train.

Little by little, I’m adapting, calmly.

If I pause and look back for a moment.

Why am I the one who devours him?

What do you know?

Well, lately it's cheese.

The older you get, the more you understand the taste.

What is growth?

Taste or flavor—taste or flavor.

Ah, either way is fine.

So

Cheese—it's really moving.

Cheese—it's really moving.

I couldn't be cool.

Cheese—it's really moving.

Cheese—it's still cool.

And why won't you look at me with those eyes, cheese!

Ti-ri ti-ri ti-ri

Miso-simmered and remixed.

In the end, you’re probably laughing at someone like me.

Whirl, whirl, ti-ri-ti-ri.

A big, overly sweet Western pastry.

Someday I won't be able to eat it—so fuzzy.

It hits me head-on.

It feels like something's going to knock me down.

I started to hate it more and more.

So easily.

Surely my hero is

I will never end up like this, absolutely.

Cheese—it's really moving.

Cheese—it's really moving.

Cheese—it's really moving.

Somehow I must have been different.

Cheese—it's really moving.

Cheese—it's still cool.

And why won't you drive me crazy with those eyes, cheese!

Ti Ti Ti Ti Ti

Ti Ti Ti Ti Ti

Ti Ti Ti Ti Ti

The me that isn't hurting hurts.

Cheese—it's really moving.

Cheese—it's really moving.

Cheese—it's really moving.

I couldn't be cool.

Cheese—it's really moving.

Cheese—it's still cool.

And why won't you look at me with those eyes, cheese!

Hahahahahahaha

Wipe away that buzz and go ahead.

Cheese—it's really moving.

Cheese—Fall in love.

Ah, yes—together in dreams we bloom wildly, cheese!

Ti-ri ti-ri ti-ri-ti-ri

Miso-simmered and remixed.

In the end, you’re probably laughing at someone like me.

Crazy-p crazy-p W

Ti-ri ti-ri ti-ri-ti-ri.

Melt it and remix.

Yeah, I used to mock you a little while back.

Hit yourself—say cheese!

[Japanese]

不言色の固形物

コバエたちが浮遊 Who you

あ、これそうだ マキャベリズム

そんなダークヒーローに釘づくScreen

ハッと目覚めたら電車で体育座り

段々と淡々と適応してゆく

ただいま後にふとすれば

何故アイツを頬張る僕がいる

What do you know?

まぁ最近はチーズ

大人になればなるほど味が分かる

What is growth?

味覚か味か味覚か味か

あぁもうどっちでもええわ ええわ

So

はいチーズってグッとする

はいチーズってグッとする

かっこよくなれなかった

はいチーズってグッとくる

はいチーズってやっぱクール

って、どうしてそんな目で僕を見ないでくれチーズ！

ティリ ティリ ティリ

味噌煮込んでアレンジ

結局こんな僕を笑ってるんだろう

クルクルティリティリ

ドンッと甘すぎ洋菓子

いつか食べれなくなってSo Fuzzy

そんな僕に直にぶつけてくる

何かにやられそうだし

だんだん嫌いだったのに

こんなにもアッサリ

きっと僕のヒーローは

こうなったりしない 絶対

はいチーズってグッとする

はいチーズってグッとする

はいチーズってグッとする

どこか違ってたんだろう

はいチーズってグッとくる

はいチーズってやっぱクール

って、どうしてそんな目で狂わせてくれないチーズ！

ティ ティ ティ ティ ティ

ティ ティ ティ ティ ティ

ティ ティ ティ ティ ティ

苦しくない自分が苦しい

はいチーズってグッとする

はいチーズってグッとする

はいチーズってグッとする

かっこよくなれなかった

はいチーズってグッとくる

はいチーズってやっぱクール

って、どうしてそんな目で僕を見ないでくれチーズ！

ハハハハハハハハハ

そのバズかき消してどうぞ

はいチーズってグッとくる

はいチーズってFall in love

ああそう一緒に夢の中で狂い咲くのチーズ！

ティリ ティリ ティリティリ

味噌煮込んでアレンジ

結局こんな僕を笑ってるんだろう

狂パ狂パW

ティリ ティリ ティリティリ

とろけさせてアレンジ

どうも、ちょっと前バカにしてた

自分を殴ってはいチーズ！

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
チーズ /chiːzu/ A1	noun - cheese
浮遊 /fuyū/ B2	verb - to float
マキャベリズム /makyaberizmu/ C1	noun - Machiavellianism
ダークヒーロー /dāku hīrō/ B2	noun - dark hero
適応 /tekiō/ B1	verb - to adapt
頬張る /hobaru/ B2	verb - to stuff one's cheeks (with food)
味覚 /mikaku/ B1	noun - taste (sense)
アッサリ /assari/ B2	adjective - light (flavor)
アレンジ /arenji/ B1	noun - arrangement
洋菓子 /yōgashi/ B1	noun - Western confectionery
Fuzzy /ˈfʌzi/ B2	adjective - blurred or indistinct
直 /sunao/ B2	adjective - straightforward
狂わせる /kuruwaseru/ C1	verb - to drive crazy
とろけさせる /trokesaseru/ B2	verb - to melt
バカ /baka/ A2	noun - fool

Key Grammar Structures

• 不言色の固形物

  ➔ Noun modification with na-adjective

  ➔ The phrase uses a 'na-adjective' (**不言色** - 'unspoken color') to modify the noun (**固形物** - 'solid object'). This is a common structure in Japanese to describe qualities of nouns.

• ハッと目覚めたら電車で体育座り

  ➔ Te-form + たら conditional

  ➔ The **たら** (tara) construction indicates a condition and its result. Here, **目覚めたら** (meokumetara - 'if I woke up') sets the condition for the subsequent action of finding oneself in a *seiza* position on a train. The **て形** (te-form) is essential for forming this conditional.

• 味覚か味か味覚か味覚か

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis (A or B or A or B)

  ➔ The repeated question **味覚か味か味覚か味覚か** (mikaku ka mi ka mikaku ka mikaku ka - 'Is it taste or flavor? Is it taste or flavor?') emphasizes the speaker's confusion and internal debate about the nature of 'taste' or 'flavor'. The **か** particle marks a question.

• あぁもうどっちでもええわ ええわ

  ➔ Informal expression of indifference

  ➔ **ええわ** (ee wa) is a very casual and somewhat dismissive way of saying 'it doesn't matter' or 'either way is fine'. The repetition (**ええわ ええわ**) further emphasizes the speaker's apathy. **もう** (mou) adds a sense of 'already' or 'enough'.

• はいチーズってグッとする

  ➔ Quoted speech + verb of feeling/reaction

  ➔ The phrase **はいチーズ** (hai chiizu - 'Say cheese!') is quoted, and then **グッとする** (gutto suru - 'to feel a pang/surge of emotion') describes the feeling associated with hearing or saying it. This is a common way to express a visceral reaction to something.