Fire – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SHINee

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into SHINee's captivating Japanese single "Fire" and let its powerful message ignite your passion for learning the language! This emotional ballad, with its compelling lyrics about love and self-improvement, offers a fantastic way to immerse yourself in Japanese vocabulary and expressions used in a deeply heartfelt context. Its memorable melody and clear vocals make it an accessible and special song for language learners.

[English]

The day I first met you

A new birthday

To be reborn for you

To suit you, lady

Everyone is born incomplete

I can't hide the corners of my broken heart

I want to hold you, but we hurt each other

While being close, we keep leaning on each other

I was born to become complete with that love

To illuminate the future

Burn away the foolish me until now, love's fire, fire

Melt this heart, don't look back anymore

A sea of diverse personalities

I sink into myself

Even when I'm here, it feels like I'm not

Struggling every day

Before everyone is born, we had a meeting

Though we were born, I couldn't realize it

Someday to the person of destiny... a story too lonely

Even though you were by my side, we kept passing each other

I was born to become complete with that love

I was born, fire, keep shining

Guide me so I won't hesitate anymore, love's fire, fire

Fill this heart, don't look back anymore

The man reflected in the mirror is a different man, I've waited long

Just by looking into each other's eyes, I understand everything, take my hand, let me be by your side

Your words give me wings, that smile

Soars into the sky, we make it, make it... into the light

I was born to become complete with that love

To illuminate the future

Burn away the foolish me until now, love's fire, fire

I was born to become complete with that love

I was born, fire, keep shining

Guide me so I won't hesitate anymore, love's fire, fire

Fill this heart, don't look back anymore

...

[Japanese]

初めて君に出会った日が

新しいBirthday

生まれ変わる 君のために

似合うようにLady

誰もが 生まれた ときには不完全

欠けた 心のカドを 隠せなくて

抱きしめたいのに 傷つけ合ったり

寄り添いながら 寄り掛かってばかり

その愛で 完全になるために

生まれて来たんだ 未来を照らし出して

今までの愚かな僕を焼き尽くしてよ 愛のFire, Fire

融かして この心を もうDon't Look Back

十人十色の個性の海

自分が沈んで

ここにいてもいないみたい

もがいたEveryday

誰もが 生まれる 前に待ち合わせ

して生まれて来たのに 気付けなくて

いつか運命の人に... 孤独に過ぎるStory

そばにいたのにすれ違ってばかり

その愛で 完全になるために

生まれて来たんだ Fire 照らしていて

もう何も迷わぬように導いてずっと 愛のFire, Fire

満たして この心を もうDon't Look Back

鏡の中に映る男はDifferent Man ずっと待った

見つめ合うだけですべてが分かるTake My Hand そばにいさせて

翼をくれる 君の言葉 その笑顔が

空に羽ばたいて We Make It, Make It... 光の中へ

その愛で 完全になるために

生まれて来たんだ 未来を照らし出して

今までの愚かな僕を焼き尽くしてよ 愛のFire, Fire

その愛で 完全になるために

生まれて来たんだ Fire 照らしていて

もう何も迷わぬように導いてずっと 愛のFire, Fire

満たして この心を もうDon't Look Back

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
出会う /deau/ B1	verb - to meet
生まれる /umareru/ B1	verb - to be born
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
傷 /kizu/ B2	noun - wound
火 /hi/ A1	noun - fire
道 /michi/ B1	noun - way/path
個性 /kosei/ B2	noun - personality
翼 /tsubasa/ B2	noun - wing
言葉 /kotoba/ B1	noun - word/language
愚か /oroka/ B2	adjective - foolish
待つ /matsu/ A2	verb - to wait
導く /michibiku/ B2	verb - to guide

Key Grammar Structures

• 生まれ変わる

  ➔ The verb '生まれ変わる' (umare kawaru) is in the potential form to express 'to be reborn' or 'to transform'.

  ➔ Potential form in Japanese is used to express ability or possibility.

• 欠けた 心のカドを 隠せなくて

  ➔ '隠せなくて' (kakusenakute) is the negative te-form of '隠す' (kakusu - to hide), used to connect clauses indicating inability to do something.

  ➔ The te-form connects clauses and indicates a reason or inability to perform an action.

• 寄り添いながら

  ➔ '寄り添いながら' (yorisoi nagara) uses the -ながら form to indicate 'doing something while...' or 'simultaneously'.

  ➔ The -ながら form indicates simultaneous action or doing two things at the same time.

• 未来を照らし出して

  ➔ '照らし出して' (terashidashite) is the te-form of '照らし出す' (to illuminate), used here to express 'illuminate' or 'shine upon' in a continuous or imperative sense.

  ➔ The te-form of verbs is often used in continuous tenses, commands, or when connecting multiple actions.

• 完全になるために

  ➔ 'ために' (tame ni) indicates purpose or goal, meaning 'in order to' or 'for the purpose of'.

  ➔ 'ために' is used to specify the purpose of an action, often followed by verb in dictionary form.

• 焼き尽くしてよ

  ➔ '焼き尽くしてよ' (yakitsukushite yo) combines the te-form '焼き尽くす' (to burn out) with the ending 'よ' (emphasis or request), expressing a strong desire or command.

  ➔ The te-form combined with 'よ' can be used to give strong commands or express earnest wishes.