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

• By: AKB48

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

Such a beautiful color

Such a beautiful color

Such beautiful eyes

Such beautiful eyes

...

...

Such a beautiful color

Such a beautiful color

Such beautiful eyes

Such beautiful eyes

...

...

素足ではまだ寒い

It's still too cold barefoot

日差しが春色の渚

Sunshine on a spring-colored shore

いつものクラスメイトと

With our usual classmates

最後にはしゃいでた

We were having fun at the end

今しかないタイミングで

At this perfect moment

どうすればいいの？

What should I do?

カラコンウインク そっとあなたに

Color contact wink, softly to you

特別なこの眼差し

This special gaze

「好きです」と言えなくて 一瞬で伝えたい

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

右目から I love you

From my right eye, I love you

ヘーゼル系の瞳 その奥で

Hazel-colored eyes, deep inside

本当の私を知って

Get to know the real me

レンズ越しで見なくちゃ恥ずかしいじゃない

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

片想いカラコン

Unrequited love with colored contacts

Such a beautiful color

Such a beautiful color

Such beautiful eyes

Such beautiful eyes

...

...

砂浜でふざけ合い

Playing around on the sandy beach

恋する水飛沫の空

Love’s splash in the sky

みんなを意識し過ぎて

Too conscious of everyone

ぎこちなくなるのだろう

Becomes awkward, probably

止められない砂時計

An unstoppable hourglass

空になる前に

Before it turns to sky

カラコンマジック 生まれ変わって

Color contact magic, reborn anew

いつもと違う私

A different me than usual

ささやかなその勇気 そう貰ったみたい

A little courage that I received, I think

別人のようでしょ？

Looking like a different person, right?

初めて会ったような新鮮さ

A fresh feeling, like the first time we met

積極的なアプローチ

Active approach

傾いてく夕陽はどう見えるのかな

How do you see the sunset tilting?

あの日から fall in love

Since that day, I fell in love

どうか どうか 気づきなさい

Please, please notice

こんな乙女チックな熱い視線

This girlish, passionate gaze

どうぞ どうぞ リアクションして

Come on, react already

好きになったら 瞳の色も変わる

When you like someone, even your eye color changes

カラコンウインク そっとあなたに

Color contact wink, softly to you

特別なこの眼差し

This special gaze

「好きです」と言えなくて 一瞬で伝えたい

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

右目から I love you

From my right eye, I love you

ヘーゼル系の瞳 その奥で

Hazel-colored eyes, deep inside

本当の私を知って

Get to know the real me

レンズ越しで見なくちゃ恥ずかしいじゃない

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

片想いカラコン

Unrequited love with colored contacts

カラコンでウインク

Wink with colored contacts

...

...

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'