SCARLET – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 三代目 J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of "SCARLET" by 三代目 J SOUL BROTHERS and discover how music can paint emotions with the color red. This song, blending J-Pop with EDM, offers a chance to explore themes of passion and summer romance, all while enjoying a unique sound crafted by top producers. Experience a new level of J-Pop and expand your understanding of its musical language.

[English]

I see the wind in your swaying hair, Sunset beach

I gently touched a new feeling

In a colorless, plastic world

The flavor you gave me

The fruit of the desert moistens my heart

To that dazzling brightness

Scratching’ Scratching’ rising up

The friction heat when our eyes meet

Sparks are sparklin’ sparklin’ dancing

This summer's fuse starts to stir

Feeling passion and sadness at the same time

I’ll hold you and the sun close in my heart

Dye it red, red SCARLET

Burn boldly, BE RED

As my heart desires, everything now turns into vivid love

I WANNA BE RED LIKE SCARLET

I WANNA BE RED LIKE SCARLET

I WANNA BE RED

Parallel stories

We kept running, we were in the solitude of freedom

Without hesitation, I reach out my hand

To you, run to you, even if caught in a passing rain

Because I believe in the overlapping moments

Shinin’ Shinin’ sparkling

Dancing with the stars is fantastic

I want to claim the night sky for just the two of us

In the season’s breeze

Burning my body

Sing this song, for that smile of yours

For any fate, for example

I’ll embrace it all, even the tears

Dye it red, red SCARLET

Burn boldly, BE RED

As my heart desires, everything now turns into vivid love

I WANNA BE RED

(Wow...)

I WANNA BE RED

(Wow...)

I WANNA BE RED LIKE SCARLET

I WANNA BE RED LIKE SCARLET

I WANNA BE RED

Sing this song, for that smile of yours

Because I’ll change the passing seasons into eternity

[Japanese]

揺れる髪に風を見る Sunset beach

新しい予感にそっと触れたよ

Plasticな色のない世界で

君がくれた Flavor

この胸を潤す砂漠の果実

その眩しさに

Scratching’ Scratching’ 上がっていく

瞳が出会う摩擦熱

火花が Sparklin’ Sparklin’ 舞って

騒ぎ出す この夏の導火線

情熱と切なさを同時に感じて

心の中に 君を太陽ごと抱き寄せるから

染まれ 紅く紅く SCARLET

大胆に燃えてく BE RED

心のままに 今すべてが 鮮やかな愛に変わる

I WANNA BE RED LIKE SCARLET

I WANNA BE RED LIKE SCARLET

I WANNA BE RED

パラレルな Stories

走り続けて 僕ら自由という孤独の中にいたんだ

迷わずに手を伸ばして

君の元へ Run to you 通り雨に打たれても

信じてるから 重なる瞬間を

Shinin’ Shinin’ 煌めく

星と踊れば幻想的

夜空 ふたり占めにしたいね

In the season’s breeze

この身を焦がして

Sing this song その笑顔のためなら

例えばどんな運命も

涙ごと抱きしめるから

染まれ 紅く紅く SCARLET

大胆に燃えてく BE RED

心のままに 今すべてが 鮮やかな愛に変わる

I WANNA BE RED

(Wow...)

I WANNA BE RED

(Wow...)

I WANNA BE RED LIKE SCARLET

I WANNA BE RED LIKE SCARLET

I WANNA BE RED

Sing this song その笑顔のためなら

過ぎ行く季節を永遠に変えるから

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
揺れる /yureru/ B1	verb - to swing
予感 /yokan/ B1	noun - premonition
Flavor /ˈfleɪvər/ B2	noun - a pleasant quality
潤す /urumu/ B1	verb - to moisten
眩しさ /mabushisa/ B2	noun - dazzling
摩擦熱 /masatsu-netsu/ C1	noun - frictional heat
情熱 /jōnetsu/ B1	noun - passion
切なさ /setsunasa/ B1	noun - sadness
SCARLET /ˈskɑːrlɪt/ B2	adjective - deep red
パラレル /parareru/ C1	adjective - parallel
孤独 /kodoku/ B1	noun - loneliness
煌めく /kirameku/ B2	verb - to sparkle
幻想的 /gensōteki/ C1	adjective - fantastic
運命 /unmei/ B1	noun - fate

Key Grammar Structures

• 新しい予感にそっと触れたよ

  ➔ Verb in past tense + よ (yo)

  ➔ Using the past tense of the verb to express a completed action with an emotional nuance.

• 心の中に 君を太陽ごと抱き寄せるから

  ➔ Noun + ごと (g) to mean 'together with' or 'entirely'

  ➔ Using 〜ごと to indicate doing something entirely with or including the noun.

• 染まれ 紅く紅く SCARLET

  ➔ Imperative form of verb + 〜れ

  ➔ The imperative form is used here as a poetic encouragement to 'become' or 'be dyed' in vivid colors.

• 過ぎ行く季節を永遠に変えるから

  ➔ Verb in volitional form + から to indicate 'because' or 'since' that action will happen.

  ➔ The 〜から structure is used to show the reason or cause for the following action.

• 心のままに 今すべてが 鮮やかな愛に変わる

  ➔ Noun + に to indicate 'as' or 'into'

  ➔ Using に to express the transformation or change into a state represented by the noun.

• Sing this song その笑顔のためなら

  ➔ もし〜なら (moshi ~ nara) to mean 'if' or 'for the sake of' in conditional sentences.

  ➔ The phrase その笑顔のためなら indicates doing something for the sake of that smile.

• 信じてるから 重なる瞬間を

  ➔ から (kara) meaning 'because' or 'since' when providing a reason.

  ➔ 使用 から 來表明前句為後句提供理由。