ネーブルオレンジ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 乃木坂46
• Album: ネーブルオレンジ

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

乃木坂46の井上和です

This is Inoue Kazu from Nogizaka46

乃木坂46の中西アルノです

This is Nakanishi Aruno from Nogizaka46

この楽曲は乃木坂46の

This song is Nogizaka46's

最新シングルとなっております

latest single

たくさんの人に届きますように

Hoping it reaches many people

それでは聴いてください

Please listen now

ネーブルオレンジ

Navel Orange

ネーブルオレンジ　一つだけ手にして

Just one navel orange in my hand

君の街まで電車に乗った

I took the train to your town

春は何かを思い出させる

Spring makes me remember something

切なくて　甘酸っぱい香りが誘うんだ

A bittersweet, tangy scent invites me

窓の外に雲ひとつない空

The sky outside the window is cloudless

僕の気持ちは早送りされる

My feelings are fast-forwarded

君に会えたら　何が言えるのだろうか？

If I could see you, what would I say?

スーパーマーケットに並んだ　あの季節

That season at the supermarket

ネーブルオレンジ　両手で包んで

Navel orange, hold it with both hands

恋の甘さを　今さら思う

Thinking about that sweet love now

君が一番好きだと言った

You said you liked it the most

柑橘の青春はどこへ消えたのか？

Where did that citrus youth go?

ネーブルオレンジ　頬に近づけて

Navel orange, bring it close to my cheek

この瑞々しさに接吻(くちづけ)したくなる

I want to kiss this freshness

ボールみたいに上へと投げながら

Tossing it up like a ball

今の現実はちゃんと受け止める

I face reality properly

そして　初めて降りた駅の改札は

And the station ticket gate where I first got off

僕にどんな物語　見せるのか？

What kind of story will it show me?

ネーブルオレンジ　なぜに握りしめて

Navel orange, why are you clutching so tight?

僕は知らない街へ来たのか？

Did I come to a city I don't know?

この香りに惹かれ　どこかで君が

Drawn in by this scent, somewhere you

気づいてくれたなら　あの頃を語り合おう

Would notice, let's talk about those days

少し厚めの　この皮のその中に

Inside this slightly thick skin

僕が大切にしてた君がいる Ah

Lies someone I cherish, you, ah

ネーブルオレンジ　両手で包んで

Navel orange, hold it with both hands

恋の甘さを　今さら思う

Thinking about that sweet love again

君が一番好きだと言った

You said you liked it the most

柑橘の青春はどこへ消えたのか？

Where did that citrus youth go?

なんてセンチメンタルな記憶

Such a sentimental memory

まさか　会えるわけなどないのに…

Even though there's no way we could meet…

Ah それでもいい

Ah, but that's okay

君が住んでいると聞かされた

I heard you live nearby

街を一目見たかっただけだ

Just wanted to see your town at a glance

片想いネーブルオレンジ

Unrequited love Navel Orange

ネーブルオレンジ

Navel Orange

よろしくお願いします

Thank you very much

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ネーブルオレンジ /neːburu oɾendʒi/ B1	noun - navel orange, a type of citrus fruit
春 /haɾu/ A2	noun - spring, the season
気持ち /kimochi/ B1	noun - feeling, emotion
恋 /koi/ A2	noun - love, romance
思い出 /omoide/ B1	noun - memory, recollection
香り /kaori/ B2	noun - fragrance, scent
物語 /monogatari/ B2	noun - story, tale
青春 /seishun/ B1	noun - youth, adolescence
駅 /eki/ A1	noun - station, train station
街 /machi/ A1	noun - town, city
記憶 /kioku/ B2	noun - memory, recollection
接吻 /kuchizuke/ B2	noun - kiss
消える /kieɾu/ B1	verb - to disappear
思う /omou/ A2	verb - to think, to believe

Key Grammar Structures

• ネーブルオレンジ　一つだけ手にして

  ➔ て-form of verbs followed by auxiliary verb (implied or explicit) indicating a sequence of actions or reasons.

  ➔ Here, "手にして" (te ni shite) implies "holding (a navel orange), I..."

• 春は何かを思い出させる

  ➔ Causative verb (思い出させる - omoidasaseru) : expressing someone or something causing another to perform an action or feel a certain way.

  ➔ "思い出させる" means "to remind (someone) of something" or "to evoke memories". The subject "春" (haru - spring) causes the reminding.

• 君に会えたら　何が言えるのだろうか？

  ➔ Conditional form (たら - tara) followed by a question with potential form (言える - ieru) + question particle (だろうか - darou ka) expressing speculation or uncertainty.

  ➔ "会えたら" (aetara) means "if I could meet (you)". "何が言えるのだろうか？" (nani ga ieru no darou ka?) is a rhetorical question expressing uncertainty about what he could say if he met her.

• 君が一番好きだと言った

  ➔ Indirect Speech with Quotation marker (と - to): reporting what someone said.

  ➔ The sentence means "You said that you liked (me) the most." The "と" (to) marks the beginning of the quoted speech.

• なぜに握りしめて

  ➔ Emphasis with particle (に - ni): Emphasizes the reason why something is being done, often in a questioning or exclamatory manner.

  ➔ "なぜに" (naze ni) is a more emphatic way of saying "why?" (なぜ - naze). It emphasizes the speaker's wonderment or confusion.

• 気づいてくれたなら　あの頃を語り合おう

  ➔ Conditional form (なら - nara): expressing a hypothetical situation based on information received or a condition met. Volitional form (語り合おう - katariaou) expressing intention or invitation to do something together.

  ➔ "気づいてくれたなら" (kizuite kureta nara) means "if you noticed (me)". "語り合おう" (katariaou) means "let's talk together" or "let's reminisce".

• 少し厚めの　この皮のその中に

  ➔ Adjective + め (me) to express degree: A suffix attached to adjectives to indicate a slight degree of that quality.

  ➔ "厚め (atsume)" means "slightly thick" or "somewhat thick". "厚い(atsui)" alone means "thick".

• まさか　会えるわけなどないのに…

  ➔ Double negative structure with わけがない (wake ga nai) and など (nado) emphasizing impossibility or denial.

  ➔ "会えるわけなどないのに" (aeru wake nado nai noni) means "there's no way I could meet (you), even though..." or "it's impossible that I could meet (you), even though...".