チャンカパーナ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: NEWS
• Album: NEWS LIVE TOUR 2012 ～美しい恋にするよ～

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

深夜バスで君を見た 息を呑むよな黒髪

I saw you on the late-night bus, your breathtaking black hair.

行き先は違うけれど オレは迷わず飛び乗る

Our destinations were different, but I didn't hesitate and jumped right on.

一人じゃ悲しすぎる夜さ 誰かと話したかった

It was too sad a night to be alone, I wanted to talk to someone.

君もうれしそうで どちらからともなく 手を握る

You looked happy too, and we naturally held hands.

Baby チャンチャンチャンカパーナ チャンカパーナ

Baby Chanka-paana, Chanka-paana

痛いほど君が欲しいよ

I want you so badly it hurts.

もう ジン ジン 熱えている 身体は止まらない

My body is already tingling and burning, it can't be stopped.

Baby チャンチャンチャンカパーナ チャンカパーナ

Baby Chanka-paana, Chanka-paana

頷いた君 抱きしめた

You nodded, and I held you close.

恥らうその瞳 狂ってしまいそう

Your shy eyes make me feel like I'm going crazy.

夜の吐息のなか チャンカパーナ チャンカパーナ

Amidst the sighs of the night, Chanka-paana, Chanka-paana

バスを捨てて二人は 眠れる場所を探した

Leaving the bus behind, we looked for a place to sleep.

うやうやしく服を脱ぎ ベッドに滑り込む花

You gently took off your clothes, and like a flower, you slipped into bed.

この世にも天使がいたのさ その肌に触れたんだ

There really was an angel in this world, and I touched your skin.

「恋って好き」なんて悪戯に言うから 舞い上がる

Because you playfully said, "Love is nice," my heart soared.

Baby チャンチャンチャンカパーナ チャンカパーナ

Baby Chanka-paana, Chanka-paana

人生で一番美味しいもの

The most delicious thing in life.

そう ナン ナン 何度だって 君を抱いていたい

Yes, I want to hold you again and again, countless times.

Baby チャンチャンチャンカパーナ チャンカパーナ

Baby Chanka-paana, Chanka-paana

まだまだ君がたりないよ

I still haven't had enough of you.

露なその果実 狂ってしまいそう

Your unveiled fruit, I feel like I'm going crazy.

夜よ覚めないでくれ チャンカパーナ

Night, please don't end, Chanka-paana.

美しい恋にする 美しい恋にするよ

I'll make this a beautiful love, I will make this a beautiful love.

美しい恋にするから 約束するよ、チャンカパーナ

Because I'll make this a beautiful love, I promise you, Chanka-paana.

月がふたりを探すから

The moon will be looking for us,

今夜 世界から身を隠そう

Tonight, let's hide ourselves from the world.

覗いたその肌は褐色の葡萄だね

The skin I glimpsed, it's like brown grapes.

Baby チャンチャンチャンカパーナ チャンカパーナ

Baby Chanka-paana, Chanka-paana

痛いほど君が欲しいよ

I want you so badly it hurts.

もう ジン ジン 燃えている 身体は止まらない

My body is already tingling and burning, it can't be stopped.

Baby チャンチャンチャンカパーナ チャンカパーナ

Baby Chanka-paana, Chanka-paana

オレの腕にしがみついた

You clung to my arm.

華奢なその肩に 狂ってしまいそう

Your delicate shoulders make me feel like I'm going crazy.

夜の吐息のなか チャンカパーナ

Amidst the sighs of the night, Chanka-paana.

チャンカパーナ

Chanka-paana.

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Key Grammar Structures

• 深夜バスで君を見た 息を呑むよな黒髪

  ➔ Noun + のような / ～よな (like, similar to Noun)

  ➔ The particle "よな" (or its more formal "のような") is used after a noun to mean "like" or "similar to," indicating a comparison or resemblance. Here, "息を呑む" (breathtaking) acts as a descriptor before "よな黒髪" (hair like something breathtaking).

• 行き先は違うけれど オレは迷わず飛び乗る

  ➔ Verb (stem) + ず (without doing something)

  ➔ The form "Verb stem + ず" is a classical Japanese construction that means "without doing the verb." "迷う" (mayou) means "to hesitate" or "to get lost," so "迷わず" means "without hesitation."

• 一人じゃ悲しすぎる夜さ 誰かと話したかった

  ➔ Adjective/Verb stem + ～すぎる (too much, excessively)

  ➔ Adding "～すぎる" to the stem of an i-adjective (e.g., "悲しい" -> "悲しすぎる") or the masu-stem of a verb indicates that something is done or feels "too much" or "excessively." It often carries a negative nuance.

• 君もうれしそうで どちらからともなく 手を握る

  ➔ Adjective/Verb stem + ～そう (seems, appears to be)

  ➔ Attaching "～そう" to the stem of an i-adjective (e.g., "うれしい" -> "うれしそう") or a verb indicates that something appears to be a certain way based on observation, or that something is likely to happen soon.

• 痛いほど君が欲しいよ

  ➔ ～ほど (to the extent that, so much that)

  ➔ "～ほど" is used after an adjective or verb to express a degree or extent, meaning "so much that..." or "to the extent that...." Here, it emphasizes the intensity of the desire: "I want you so much that it hurts."

• バスを捨てて二人は 眠れる場所を探した

  ➔ Potential Form (～れる/られる) (can, able to)

  ➔ The potential form of verbs indicates ability or possibility. For Godan verbs (Group 1), it's formed by changing the 'u' sound to 'e' and adding 'る' (e.g., 読む -> 読める). For Ichidan verbs (Group 2), 'る' is replaced with 'られる' (e.g., 食べる -> 食べられる). "眠る" is a Godan verb, so its potential form is "眠れる" (can sleep).

• この世にも天使がいたのさ その肌に触れたんだ

  ➔ ～のさ/んだ (explanatory/assertive nuance)

  ➔ Adding "～のさ" (or the slightly more informal "～んだ" at the end of a sentence) is a colloquial way to provide an explanation, assert a fact, or convey a strong feeling. It often implies a shared understanding or a reason for something.

• 「恋って好き」なんて悪戯に言うから 舞い上がる

  ➔ ～なんて (such a thing as; often conveys surprise, contempt, or slight exaggeration)

  ➔ "～なんて" is used after a noun or a quoted phrase to express surprise, disappointment, contempt, or sometimes a playful exaggeration. Here, it implies a slight amusement or surprise at such a straightforward declaration about love.

• そう ナン ナン 何度だって 君を抱いていたい

  ➔ ～だって (even; also, but with emphasis or unexpectedness)

  ➔ "～だって" is a colloquial particle that adds emphasis, often meaning "even," "no matter how many/what," or expressing an unexpected fact. Here, "何度だって" means "even how many times" or "no matter how many times," strongly emphasizing the desire.

• 夜よ覚めないでくれ チャンカパーナ

  ➔ Verb Te-form + くれ (request/command, "do X for me")

  ➔ The "Verb Te-form + くれ" construction is used to make a direct request or command, specifically asking someone to do something for the speaker's benefit. The negative form is "～ないでくれ" ("please don't do X for me").