CITRUS – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Da-iCE
• Album: SiX

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Japanese music with Da-iCE's impactful hit, "CITRUS." This rock ballad offers a fantastic opportunity to explore emotive Japanese lyrics and a powerful vocal performance. You can learn vocabulary related to determination, resilience, and deep affection, while appreciating the unique blend of rock and pop that makes this song special. Its connection to a popular drama also provides cultural context, enriching your language learning journey.

[English]

Stealing away the heat

The scent of the alleyway

Made me forget the me of yesterday

It made me forget

Throwing away the bitter and sweet

Even if I'm buried in the ordinary

The happiness that's here

Can't be replaced with anything

Even if I'm laughed at and pointed at

I'll keep going on the path I've chosen

If I'm lost, whether right or left

I can fly straight

Because I've decided not to let go

I said I want to protect you

I want to find the real strength

That's all

Now, I don't have any regrets at all

Even the wild grass growing randomly

Is grasping for freedom

Each of our futures is blooming

When I'm with you

I'm bound by our ties

The scent of citrus

Has taken hold of my heart strongly

I'm smiling smoothly

More than we were back then

I've even forgotten how to worry

I'm proud of our love

Rather than living in fear of someone

I'd rather live in a world with no top or bottom

Where I can envelop you

Because I've decided not to let go

I said I want to protect you

I want to find the real strength

That's all

I want to find

Now, I don't have any regrets at all

The runway that's burning with frustration

Unable to move

If I'm going to sink, struggling to catch up

Let's take to the sky

So that kindness doesn't overflow

No matter what happens, I won't change

Because I've decided not to let go

I said I want to protect you

I want to find the real strength

That's all

Now, I don't have any regrets at all

Even the wild grass growing randomly

Is grasping for freedom

Each of our futures is blooming

When 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 /ねつ/ B1	noun - heat
香り /かおり/ B1	noun - fragrance
幸福 /こうふく/ B2	noun - happiness
強さ /つよさ/ B2	noun - strength
未来 /みらい/ B1	noun - future
自由 /じゆう/ B1	noun - freedom
愛情 /あいじょう/ B2	noun - affection
道 /みち/ A2	noun - way
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart
悩み /なやみ/ B1	noun - worry
笑う /わらう/ A1	verb - to laugh
掴む /つかむ/ B1	verb - to grasp
埋もれる /うもれる/ B2	verb - to be buried
決める /きめる/ A2	verb - to decide
飛ぶ /とぶ/ A1	verb - to fly
咲く /さく/ A2	verb - to bloom

Key Grammar Structures

• 熱を奪っていく

  ➔ Teiru form + iku (いく)

  ➔ The teiru form indicates a continuous or ongoing action.

• 何にも代え難い

  ➔ Noun + に + 代え難い (kawainagai)

  ➔ This pattern expresses that something is irreplaceable or invaluable.

• 迷ったなら

  ➔ Past tense + なら (if you are lost or unsure)

  ➔ The phrase 使用たなら (if you have been lost or uncertain) is used to suggest a course of action.

• 見つけたくて

  ➔ たい form (want to do) + くて (te-form connecting reasons)

  ➔ The たい is a verb suffix expressing desire, and くて connects it to reason or additional action.

• 離さないって決めたから

  ➔ って (informal quoting) + 決めた (to decide) + から (because)

  ➔ The phrase combines informal quoting with the past tense form of 決める (to decide), followed by から indicating the reason.

• 包み込んで

  ➔ Stem of 包む (to wrap up) + 〜て (te-form, command or continuous)

  ➔ The te-form + て expresses an ongoing action, request, or command related to the verb.