風神 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Vaundy
• Album: replica

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the intricate emotions of Japanese expression with Vaundy's "風神" (Fujin). This song offers a unique opportunity to learn how abstract concepts like the conflict between the 'brain' and the 'heart' are poetically rendered in Japanese lyrics. Its sophisticated funk-pop sound and profound message about finding warmth in pain make it a special and rewarding song for any Japanese language learner to explore.

[English]

More than anyone else

Pretending to be tragic, saying 'I Want to Save You'

More than the hassle

Even if it’s shattered or boiled down

I can't eat it, because

It's not decided by the brain's will

They say silence is the key move

But, according to my heart

When it sprouts, it’s nourishment

Every time I think of someone ahead

I’ll be wrapped in wind, and bruises won’t stop

But, eventually, every time I face this wind

That irreplaceable, warm pain

Must feel rewarding

It should

It should

...

Burning painfully on my cheeks

Fledglings fluttering, passing down my throat

Inhaling, my lungs hurt

But still, my heart beats warmly

That’s because

It's not decided by the brain's will

My prejudice was the key move

Again, my heart says

You too, are a wind god

Every time I think of someone ahead

I’ll be wrapped in wind, and bruises won’t stop

But, eventually, every time I face this wind

That irreplaceable, warm pain

Must feel rewarding

It should

It should

If only in the gaps of this world

I could share a little love

Would this warmth

Calm the sneaky cold drafts?

Every time I think of someone

I’ll be wrapped in wind, and bruises won’t stop

But, eventually, every time I face this wind

That irreplaceable, warm pain

Is wiped away

Every time I think of you

I’ll be wrapped in wind, and bruises won’t stop

But, eventually, every time I face this wind

That irreplaceable, warm pain

Is saved within me

It should be, because

...

[Japanese]

誰よりも

「救いたい」 と悲劇を気取ってた

面倒よりも

それが砕いても、煮込んでも

食べれない 故に

大脳の意思では

静観がキメの一手なんだって

だが、心臓が言うには

芽吹けば栄養さ

この先も誰かを想うたび

風纏い 擦り傷が絶えないだろう

だがやがてこの風、受けるたびに

その、変え難い ぬくい痛みに

報われていたいはず

はず

はず

ジリジリ 頬つたって痛いよ

芽吹いた ヒラヒラ 喉元つたって

吸い込み 肺が痛いよ

でもね トクトク あたたかいね

それが

大脳の意思では

食わず嫌いがキメの一手だったって

また、心臓が言うには

君もそう、風神さ

この先も誰かを想うたび

風纏い 擦り傷が絶えないだろう

だがやがてこの風、受けるたびに

その、変え難い ぬくい痛みに

報われていたいはず

はず

はず

もしもこの世の隙間に

愛を少し分けられたら

それでこのぬくもりに

隙間風も凪ぐだろうか

僕が、誰かを想うたび

風纏い 擦り傷が絶えないだろう

だがやがてこの風、受けるたびに

その、変え難い ぬくい痛みに

拭われて

あなたを想うたびに

風纏い 擦り傷が絶えないだろう

だがやがてこの風、受けるたびに

その、変え難い ぬくい痛みに

救われていたはず

はずだから

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
救う (sukuu) /sɯ̥kɯ/ B1	verb - to save, to rescue
悲劇 (higeki) /çiɡeki/ B2	noun - tragedy
砕く (kudaku) /kɯdakɯ/ B2	verb - to break, to smash
煮込む (nikomu) /nikomɯ/ B2	verb - to stew, to simmer
大脳 (dainou) /dainoː/ C1	noun - cerebrum
意思 (ishi) /iɕi/ B2	noun - intention, will
静観 (seikan) /seːkan/ C1	noun - wait-and-see attitude, standing by
心臓 (shinzou) /ɕinzoː/ B1	noun - heart
芽吹く (mebuku) /mebɯkɯ/ B2	verb - to bud, to sprout
栄養 (eiyou) /eːjoː/ B1	noun - nutrition
風 (kaze) /kaze/ A1	noun - wind
纏う (matou) /matoː/ B2	verb - to wear, to put on; to be attended by
擦り傷 (surikizu) /sɯɾikizɯ/ B1	noun - scratch, graze
絶えない (taenai) /taenai/ B2	adjective - incessant, endless
報われる (mukuwareru) /mɯkɯwaɾeɾɯ/ B2	verb - to be rewarded, to be compensated
頬 (hoho) /hoho/ A2	noun - cheek
風神 (fuujin) /ɸɯːd͡ʑiɴ/ C1	noun - wind god
拭う (nuguu) /nɯɡɯː/ B2	verb - to wipe, to mop, to clear (away)