Soul Full of Music – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 鈴木瑛美子

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Japanese music with Emiko Suzuki's "Soul Full of Music." This song, a blend of J-Pop and soulful gospel influences, serves as an excellent introduction to her powerful vocal style and heartfelt compositions. Listen to how Emiko Suzuki pours her "soul full of music" into every note, offering a rich lyrical and melodic experience perfect for anyone looking to explore the beauty of Japanese musical expression.

[English]

A soul filled with music from head to toe

Selfish! Do as I please! As my heart desires

Who decided that women are women and men are men to play around?

I can do anything that I want to

Carrying the weight of freedom on my back

Ain't nobody, nobody can be like me

Overcome, swallowed, broken

I can do anything that I want to

Knowing my own weaknesses

Ain't nobody, nobody can be like me

Stand firm with my own bow and arrow

[Japanese]

頭からつま先まで音楽に満ちたsoul

わがまま！思うがまま！心の赴くまま

女は女、男は男と遊ぶって誰が決めたの？

I can do anything that I want to

自由の重みを背に

Ain’t nobody nobody can be like me

おわれ 呑まれ 壊れ

I can do anything that I want to

自分の弱みを知り

Ain’t nobody nobody can be like me

貫く己のbow and arrow

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
自由 /jiyū/ B1	noun - freedom
心 /kokoro/ B1	noun - heart or mind
壊れ /koware/ B2	verb - to break
弱み /yowami/ B1	noun - weakness
貫く /tsuranuku/ B2	verb - to penetrate or pierce through
決めた /kimeta/ B1	verb - to decide
遊ぶ /asobu/ A2	verb - to play or have fun
重み /omomi/ B2	noun - weight or importance
己 /onore/ C1	noun - oneself
anything /ˈɛnɪθɪŋ/ A2	pronoun - any thing; no matter what
男 /otoko/ A1	noun - man
女 /onna/ A1	noun - woman
思う /omou/ A2	verb - to think
まま /mama/ A2	noun - as it is; unchanged

Key Grammar Structures

• わがまま！思うがまま！心の赴くまま

  ➔ The phrase 'がまま' indicates doing something according to one's own whim or desire.

  ➔ This structure shows doing something freely, following one's own will.

• Ain’t nobody nobody can be like me

  ➔ Negative contraction 'Ain't' used for emphasis, and 'nobody' as an indefinite pronoun meaning 'no person'.

  ➔ This phrase emphasizes that nobody can be comparable or as unique as 'me'.

• 自分の弱みを知り

  ➔ The verb '知る' (shiru) means 'to know', used here with '自分の弱み' (one's own weakness) as the object.

  ➔ Using '知る' indicates gaining awareness or understanding about one's vulnerabilities.

• 貫く己のbow and arrow

  ➔ The verb '貫く' (tsuranuku) means 'to pierce through' or 'to uphold', and '己' (onore) means 'oneself'.

  ➔ This phrase signifies embodying or upholding one's own strength or resolve, like a bow and arrow.