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

Learning Japanese with Nogizaka46's “ネーブルオレンジ” offers a chance to explore nuanced emotional expressions. The lyrics are rich with sentimental language and metaphors, such as the “citrus-colored youth,” providing a beautiful context for understanding how feelings of nostalgia and longing are conveyed in Japanese. The song's gentle melody makes it easy to listen to repeatedly, aiding in language acquisition.

[English]

This is Inoue Kazu from Nogizaka46

This is Nakanishi Aruno from Nogizaka46

This song is Nogizaka46's

latest single

Hoping it reaches many people

Please listen now

Navel Orange

Just one navel orange in my hand

I took the train to your town

Spring makes me remember something

A bittersweet, tangy scent invites me

The sky outside the window is cloudless

My feelings are fast-forwarded

If I could see you, what would I say?

That season at the supermarket

Navel orange, hold it with both hands

Thinking about that sweet love now

You said you liked it the most

Where did that citrus youth go?

Navel orange, bring it close to my cheek

I want to kiss this freshness

Tossing it up like a ball

I face reality properly

And the station ticket gate where I first got off

What kind of story will it show me?

Navel orange, why are you clutching so tight?

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

Drawn in by this scent, somewhere you

Would notice, let's talk about those days

Inside this slightly thick skin

Lies someone I cherish, you, ah

Navel orange, hold it with both hands

Thinking about that sweet love again

You said you liked it the most

Where did that citrus youth go?

Such a sentimental memory

Even though there's no way we could meet…

Ah, but that's okay

I heard you live nearby

Just wanted to see your town at a glance

Unrequited love Navel Orange

Navel Orange

Thank you very much

[Japanese]

乃木坂46の井上和です

乃木坂46の中西アルノです

この楽曲は乃木坂46の

最新シングルとなっております

たくさんの人に届きますように

それでは聴いてください

ネーブルオレンジ

ネーブルオレンジ　一つだけ手にして

君の街まで電車に乗った

春は何かを思い出させる

切なくて　甘酸っぱい香りが誘うんだ

窓の外に雲ひとつない空

僕の気持ちは早送りされる

君に会えたら　何が言えるのだろうか？

スーパーマーケットに並んだ　あの季節

ネーブルオレンジ　両手で包んで

恋の甘さを　今さら思う

君が一番好きだと言った

柑橘の青春はどこへ消えたのか？

ネーブルオレンジ　頬に近づけて

この瑞々しさに接吻(くちづけ)したくなる

ボールみたいに上へと投げながら

今の現実はちゃんと受け止める

そして　初めて降りた駅の改札は

僕にどんな物語　見せるのか？

ネーブルオレンジ　なぜに握りしめて

僕は知らない街へ来たのか？

この香りに惹かれ　どこかで君が

気づいてくれたなら　あの頃を語り合おう

少し厚めの　この皮のその中に

僕が大切にしてた君がいる Ah

ネーブルオレンジ　両手で包んで

恋の甘さを　今さら思う

君が一番好きだと言った

柑橘の青春はどこへ消えたのか？

なんてセンチメンタルな記憶

まさか　会えるわけなどないのに…

Ah それでもいい

君が住んでいると聞かされた

街を一目見たかっただけだ

片想いネーブルオレンジ

ネーブルオレンジ

よろしくお願いします

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...".