カラコンウインク – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: AKB48

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of AKB48 with 'Colorcon Wink,' a song that beautifully encapsulates the bittersweet emotions of first love and self-discovery. By exploring its lyrics and context, you'll gain insight into contemporary Japanese pop culture and the nuances of expressing subtle feelings through music.

[English]

Such a beautiful color

Such beautiful eyes

...

Such a beautiful color

Such beautiful eyes

...

It's still too cold barefoot

Sunshine on a spring-colored shore

With our usual classmates

We were having fun at the end

At this perfect moment

What should I do?

Color contact wink, softly to you

This special gaze

I want to tell you I like you in a heartbeat, can't say it outright

From my right eye, I love you

Hazel-colored eyes, deep inside

Get to know the real me

It's embarrassing if you don’t see me through the lens

Unrequited love with colored contacts

Such a beautiful color

Such beautiful eyes

...

Playing around on the sandy beach

Love’s splash in the sky

Too conscious of everyone

Becomes awkward, probably

An unstoppable hourglass

Before it turns to sky

Color contact magic, reborn anew

A different me than usual

A little courage that I received, I think

Looking like a different person, right?

A fresh feeling, like the first time we met

Active approach

How do you see the sunset tilting?

Since that day, I fell in love

Please, please notice

This girlish, passionate gaze

Come on, react already

When you like someone, even your eye color changes

Color contact wink, softly to you

This special gaze

I want to tell you I like you in a heartbeat, can't say it outright

From my right eye, I love you

Hazel-colored eyes, deep inside

Get to know the real me

It’s embarrassing if you don’t see me through the lens

Unrequited love with colored contacts

Wink with colored contacts

...

[Japanese]

Such a beautiful color

Such beautiful eyes

Such a beautiful color

Such beautiful eyes

素足ではまだ寒い

日差しが春色の渚

いつものクラスメイトと

最後にはしゃいでた

今しかないタイミングで

どうすればいいの？

カラコンウインク そっとあなたに

特別なこの眼差し

「好きです」と言えなくて 一瞬で伝えたい

右目から I love you

ヘーゼル系の瞳 その奥で

本当の私を知って

レンズ越しで見なくちゃ恥ずかしいじゃない

片想いカラコン

Such a beautiful color

Such beautiful eyes

砂浜でふざけ合い

恋する水飛沫の空

みんなを意識し過ぎて

ぎこちなくなるのだろう

止められない砂時計

空になる前に

カラコンマジック 生まれ変わって

いつもと違う私

ささやかなその勇気 そう貰ったみたい

別人のようでしょ？

初めて会ったような新鮮さ

積極的なアプローチ

傾いてく夕陽はどう見えるのかな

あの日から fall in love

どうか どうか 気づきなさい

こんな乙女チックな熱い視線

どうぞ どうぞ リアクションして

好きになったら 瞳の色も変わる

カラコンウインク そっとあなたに

特別なこの眼差し

「好きです」と言えなくて 一瞬で伝えたい

右目から I love you

ヘーゼル系の瞳 その奥で

本当の私を知って

レンズ越しで見なくちゃ恥ずかしいじゃない

片想いカラコン

カラコンでウインク

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
色 /iro/ A2	noun - color
目 /me/ A2	noun - eye
春色 /harusiro/ B1	noun - spring colors
渚 /nagisa/ B2	noun - beach or shoreline
クラスメイト /kurasumeito/ A2	noun - classmate
タイミング /taimingu/ B1	noun - timing
眼差し /man-nasashi/ B2	noun - gaze, look
伝えたい /tsutaetai/ B2	verb - want to communicate/deliver
好き /suki/ A1	adjective - like, love
言えなくて /ie naku te/ B2	verb - cannot say
伝えたい /tsutaetai/ B2	verb - want to communicate/deliver
奥 /oku/ B2	noun - depth, interior, inner part

Key Grammar Structures

• 〜たり〜たりする

  ➔ to list multiple actions or states, similar to 'do this and that' or 'such as...'

  ➔ This pattern allows listing actions, e.g., "Such as faking, flirting, and laughing".

• 〜ので (reason/cause clause)

  ➔ used to give a reason or cause for something, equivalent to 'because' or 'since'

  ➔ It explains the reason for an action, e.g., 'because I was cold'

• 〜たい (desire to do something)

  ➔ to express the want or desire to do something, e.g., 'want to say I love you'

  ➔ Used to show the speaker's desire, e.g., 'I want to tell you I love you' (= '言いたい')

• 〜ながら (while doing something)

  ➔ to indicate two simultaneous actions, e.g., 'look through the lens and feel shy'

  ➔ Shows two concurrent actions, e.g., 'seeing through the lens and feeling shy'

• 〜ように (so that / in order to)

  ➔ used to express purpose or goal, e.g., 'so that I can say I love you'

  ➔ Expresses purpose, e.g., 'so that I can truly confess my love'

• 〜て (te-form conjugation)

  ➔ a conjugation used to connect verbs in sequence, request, or continuous action

  ➔ Connects multiple verbs or indicates ongoing action, e.g., 'see through the lens and feel shy'

• 〜じゃない (negative form of です / to express denial or confirmation)

  ➔ used to deny or confirm a statement, similar to 'isn't it?' or 'isn't that so?'

  ➔ Expresses negation or confirmation, e.g., 'you are not shy'