ムシ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 琴葉茜, 琴葉葵

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Japanese vocal synthesis with "ムシ" by 琴葉茜 and 琴葉葵! This song is a fantastic way to experience the nuances of the Japanese language through its engaging lyrics and the distinct voices of the Kotonoha sisters, Akane (Kansai dialect) and Aoi (Standard Japanese). Learn about their playful rivalry and the song's intriguing metaphors, all set to a dynamic, fast-tempo melody.

[English]

I'm the most beautiful in this world, right?

Hey

You wore that meaningless expression again today.

You keep shouting insults at me.

Fine, you don’t like it?

Is my table manners irritating you?

You wore that meaningless expression again today.

You keep shouting insults at me.

Now that you mention it, when did wine become a thing?

You were saying you couldn’t stand it just a short while ago.

Got it, got it.

A world that keeps rolling and changing.

I am the most beautiful in this world.

Owe Owe Owe

That's probably just a boring feeling.

It's pointless, right?

Owe Owe Owe

Come tangle with me.

Love me.

Love me, like I'm drowning.

Whether it’s sour now or sweet later,

taste it.

Because there's nothing we can do, right?

By my scent,

you were captured.

Just like a summer you flying into the fire.

Summer you.

Owe Owe Owe

That's probably just a boring feeling.

It's pointless, right? Hey

Owe Owe Owe

Come tangle with me.

All the way here.

Love me.

Love me, like I'm drowning.

Whether it’s sour now or sweet later,

taste it.

Because there's nothing we can do, right?

My wind

It feels so good it calms everything down.

Sympathy

Love me.

Love me, as if I'm drowning to death.

Just hold me.

Hold me tight until we’re crushed.

Because there's nothing we can do, right?

By my scent,

you were captured.

I had gone crazy without even noticing.

Flying into fire, summer you.

[Japanese]

僕がこの世で一番美しいでしょ

ねえ

今日もくだらない顔して

僕に罵声を浴びせるのね

上等 お気に召さない？

このテーブルマナーが鼻につくのかしら

今日もくだらない顔して

僕に罵声を浴びせるのね

そういえば、いつからワインなんて

ちょっと前から苦手だとかほざいてたくせに

分かった 分かった

コロコロコロ 変わる世界

僕がこの世で一番美しい

Owe Owe Owe

それはきっとつまらん情よ

くだらないでしょ

Owe Owe Owe

絡ませておいで

愛してくれ

愛してくれ 溺れるように

この酸いまでも 甘いまでも

味わっちゃえ

だってしょうがないよね しょうがないよね

僕の匂いに

攫われたんだからね

まるで飛んで火に入る

夏の君

Owe Owe Owe

それはきっとつまらん情よ

くだらないでしょ ねえ

Owe Owe Owe

絡ませておいで

こっちまで

愛してくれ

愛してくれ 溺れるように

この酸いまでも 甘いまでも

味わっちゃえ

だってしょうがないよね しょうがないよね

僕の風が

心地良すぎて凪いでくの

シンパシー

僕を愛してくれ

愛してくれ 溺死するように

ただ抱きしめて

抱きしめて 潰れるまで

だってしょうがないよね しょうがないよね

僕の匂いに

攫われたんだからね

まるでいつの間にか狂っていた

飛んで火に入る夏の君

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛する /あいする/ B1	verb - to love
味わう /あじわう/ B2	verb - to taste, to savor
絡ませる /からませる/ C1	verb - to entangle, to entwine, to involve
罵声 /ばせい/ C2	noun - shout of abuse, insult
匂い /におい/ A2	noun - smell, scent, odor
狂う /くるう/ C1	verb - to go crazy, to go wrong, to be out of order
美しい /うつくしい/ B1	adjective - beautiful
溺れる /おぼれる/ B2	verb - to drown, to be engrossed in
夏 /なつ/ A1	noun - summer
攫う /さらう/ C2	verb - to snatch away, abduct, seize
情 /じょう/ C1	noun - emotion, sentiment, attachment
酸い /すい/ B2	adjective - sour, acidic
甘い /あまい/ A2	adjective - sweet
顔 /かお/ A1	noun - face
風 /かぜ/ A1	noun - wind

Key Grammar Structures

• 僕がこの世で一番美しいでしょ

  ➔ Superlative degree with 「一番」 and a sentence-ending tag 「でしょ」 to seek agreement.

  ➔ In this line, the word "一番" marks the superlative.

• ねえ 今日もくだらない顔して

  ➔ Use of the て-form to describe a continuing state; often the accompanying verb いる is omitted in casual speech.

  ➔ The "て" form here creates a descriptive clause for a continuing state, with the auxiliary "いる" omitted.

• このテーブルマナーが鼻につくのかしら

  ➔ Use of the question-ending 'のかしら' to express mild speculation or wonder.

  ➔ In this line, the phrase "のかしら" expresses a soft question or speculation.

• 分かった 分かった

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis; stylistic device called reduplication or chiasmus in casual speech.

  ➔ The line repeats to add emphasis, a common casual stylistic device.

• 絡ませておいで

  ➔ Verb + ておいで: imperative asking someone to do something and come; a casual command.

  ➔ The construction "verb ておいで" is an imperative requesting someone to perform an action and come over.

• 愛してくれ

  ➔ Imperative form of the verb + くれる to request or demand someone's action for speaker.

  ➔ The verb "愛してくれ" uses the imperative of くれる to request someone to love me for the speaker.

• この酸いまでも 甘いまでも 味わっちゃえ

  ➔ Pattern "〜までも" meaning 'even...'; plus "味わっちゃえ" from てしまう + imperative as intense command.

  ➔ The phrase "〜までも" expresses extent (even). "味わっちゃえ" is the emphatic imperative of tasting fully (from "てしまう").

• だってしょうがないよね しょうがないよね

  ➔ Set phrase 'しょうがない' meaning 'it can't be helped'; 'だって' gives a reason; 'よね' seeks agreement.

  ➔ The line uses the fixed phrase "しょうがない" with reason "だって" and confirmation tag "よね".

• 僕の匂いに攫われたんだからね

  ➔ Passive construction with agent marked by に; colonizer/agent expressed by 「僕の匂いに」; followed by "んだから" giving explanation.

  ➔ The clause uses the passive voice with the agent marked by "に" and the explanatory "んだから".

• まるで飛んで火に入る夏の君

  ➔ Use of まるで for a direct simile; ベース metaphorical phrase with '飛んで火に入る' as an idiom.

  ➔ The line employs "まるで" as a direct simile; the phrase "飛んで火に入る" is used metaphorically.