CITRUS – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Da-iCE
• Album: SiX

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese with 'CITRUS' by Da-iCE is a fantastic way to connect with the emotional power of the language. The song's clear, passionate vocals and impactful lyrics about self-belief and perseverance offer a great opportunity to learn expressive vocabulary. What makes this song special is its raw emotion and the story of how it became a massive hit, which can inspire your own journey in mastering Japanese.

[English]

Stealing away the heat

The scent of the back alley

Made me forget

About the me up until yesterday

Discarding the bitter and the sweet

Even if buried in mediocrity

The happiness that is here

Is irreplaceable

Even if pointed at and laughed at

The path I master won't fade

If I'm lost between right and left

Fly straight ahead

Because I decided I won't let go

I said I want to protect you

I only want to find

True strength

Right now I don't have any regrets at all

Even the weeds growing randomly

Are grasping freedom

Each of our futures bloom beautifully

If I'm with you

I've become bound

By the scent of citrus

Like my heart has been strongly seized

I'm smiling better

Than the me from that day

I've even forgotten how to worry

Proud affection

Rather than aimlessly sniffing around

And living in fear of someone

In a world without top or bottom

I'll embrace you

Because I decided I won't let go

I said I want to protect you

I only want to find

True strength

Right now I don't have any regrets at all

A frustrating, smoldering runway

Unable to move

If I'm always reacting late and sinking

Then take a chance and fly to the sky

So that tenderness doesn't overflow, always

No matter what happens, staying the same

Because I decided I won't let go

I said I want to protect you

I only want to find

True strength

Right now I don't have any regrets at all

Even the weeds growing randomly

Are grasping freedom

Each of our futures bloom beautifully

If I'm with you

[Japanese]

熱を奪っていく

路地裏の香りが

昨日までの僕

忘れさせたんだ

酸いも甘いも捨て

平凡に埋もれても

ここにある幸福は

何にも代え難い

指差し 笑われたとして

極める道 褪せることなく

右か左 迷ったなら

真っ直ぐに飛べ

離さないって決めたから

守りたいって言ったのさ

ホンモノの強さだけ

見つけたくて

今未練なんかこれっぽっちも無い

無作為に伸びてる雑草も

自由を掴んでる

それぞれの未来が咲き誇る

君といれば

絆されてしまった

シトラスの香りに

強く心の臓掴まれた様で

上手く笑えてる

あの日の僕らよりも

悩み方すら忘れた

誇らしい愛情

そぞろに鼻を利かせては

誰かに怯えて生きるより

上も下も無い世界で

包み込んで

離さないって決めたから

守りたいって言ったのさ

ホンモノの強さだけ

見つけたくて

今未練なんかこれっぽっちも無い

もどかしく燻る滑走路

身動き取れずに

後手後手にまわり沈むのなら

空へカケろ

優しさが 溢れないようにずっと

何が起きようと変わらないままで

離さないって決めたから

守りたいって言ったのさ

ホンモノの強さだけ

見つけたくて

今未練なんかこれっぽっちも無い

無作為に伸びてる雑草も

自由を掴んでる

それぞれの未来が咲き誇る

君といれば

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
熱 /ne/ B1	noun - heat
香り /kaori/ B1	noun - fragrance
幸福 /shiawase/ B2	noun - happiness
強さ /tsuyosa/ B2	noun - strength
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
愛情 /aijou/ B2	noun - love
自由 /jiyuu/ B1	noun - freedom
道 /michi/ A2	noun - way
悩み /nayami/ B1	noun - worry
雑草 /zassou/ B2	noun - weed
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart
飛ぶ /tobu/ A1	verb - to fly
決める /kimeru/ A2	verb - to decide
埋もれる /umoreru/ B2	verb - to be buried
笑う /warau/ A1	verb - to laugh

Key Grammar Structures

• 熱を奪っていく

  ➔ Present continuous form

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous form to indicate an ongoing action, as in "taking away heat".

• 平凡に埋もれても

  ➔ Conditional form

  ➔ The phrase implies a condition, meaning "even if buried in the ordinary".

• 離さないって決めたから

  ➔ Past tense with reason

  ➔ This line uses the past tense to explain a decision made, meaning "because I decided not to let go".

• 上手く笑えてる

  ➔ Present perfect form

  ➔ This line uses the present perfect to indicate a state achieved, meaning "I am able to smile well".

• それぞれの未来が咲き誇る

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement

  ➔ This line demonstrates subject-verb agreement, meaning "each future blooms proudly".

• 無作為に伸びてる雑草も

  ➔ Adverbial phrase

  ➔ This line uses an adverbial phrase to describe how the weeds grow, meaning "weeds growing randomly".

• 悩み方すら忘れた

  ➔ Past tense with emphasis

  ➔ This line uses the past tense to emphasize forgetting a way of worrying, meaning "I even forgot how to worry".