ツキヨミ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: King & Prince
• Album: King & Prince 11th Single「ツキヨミ / 彩り」2022.11.9(水)発売

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the intriguing world of King & Prince's "ツキヨミ," a powerful up-tempo dance number that serves as the theme song for the popular drama "Kurosagi." This song offers a captivating blend of alluring sensuality and profound emotional depth, making it an excellent piece to experience the expressive power of Japanese lyrics and contemporary J-Pop sounds. Through its poignant words and dynamic musicality, you can learn about complex emotional expressions and the art of storytelling in Japanese music.

[English]

The moon mysteriously rises and tilts in the hidden city.

Surely something will happen tonight.

In the loneliness each of us brought along separately,

We give it a silly name like love,

Pretending, what’s the use?

I’ve thrown everything away.

My heart, my love, just gets in the way of living.

If only it could come true...

Please erase the worthless me.

Don’t look with those eyes that seem to sink into sorrow.

If you come closer, my heart will break.

I don’t need love. I don’t want to know it. I want to stay lonely, I want to disappear.

When I gaze, I’m always overwhelmed by a magic of sadness.

Love? I don’t know it. But still, I won’t erase the future.

At least, just for now...

You see through this lie...

Blah Blah

tangled lies,

Hope muddied by the tangled mess of people’s greed.

If I could touch true love...

Deep darkness from which I can’t escape

Would shatter and end everything...

I don’t need love. I don’t know it. I want to be lonely, I want to disappear.

When I gaze, I’m always overwhelmed by a magic of sadness.

Love? I don’t know it. But still, I won’t erase the future.

At least, just for now...

You see through this lie...

Please, just be the one to notice...

Blah Blah

[Japanese]

潜んでる街に　月が妖しく　傾いて昇る

きっと今夜　何か起こる

別々に持ち寄った寂しさに

愛なんてくだらない名前つけて

誤魔化して　何になる？

すべて捨ててきた

心なんて　愛なんて　生きる邪魔をするだけ

もしも叶うなら

ろくでもない俺を消してくれ

憂いで沈みそうな　その目で見ないで

近づけば　この心が　壊れてしまうから

愛は要らない　知らない　孤独でいたい　消えたい

見つめれば　いつだって　悲しみの魔法に押し殺されてく

愛？　知らない　それでも未来　消さない

せめて今

君はこの嘘を見抜いて…

Blah Blah

もつれた嘘

絡まる有象無象の人の業で濁る希望

本当の愛に触れられたら

逃れられない深い闇が

砕け散って　終わってしまえばいい…

愛は要らない　知らない　孤独でいたい　消えたい

見つめれば　いつだって　悲しみの魔法に押し殺されてく

愛？　知らない　それでも未来　消さない

せめて今

君はこの嘘を見抜いて

君だけはどうか気づいて…

Blah Blah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
潜んでる /hiding/ B1	verb - hidden; lurking
街 /gaitsu/ A2	noun - street
月 /tsuki/ A1	noun - moon
妖しく /ayakashiku/ B2	adjective - eerie; mysterious
傾いて /katamuite/ B2	verb - tilting; leaning
昇る /noboru/ A2	verb - to rise; to ascend
起こる /okoru/ A2	verb - to happen; to occur
寂しさ /sabishisa/ B1	noun - loneliness
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
くだらない /kudaranai/ B2	adjective - worthless; trivial
誤魔化して /gomakashite/ B2	verb - to deceive; to cover up
すべて /subete/ A2	noun - everything; all
捨ててきた /sutete kita/ B1	verb - thrown away; discarded
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart; mind
邪魔 /jama/ B2	noun - obstacle; hindrance
叶う /kanau/ B2	verb - to come true; to be realized
消す /kesu/ A2	verb - to extinguish; to turn off; to erase

Key Grammar Structures

• 潜んでる街に　月が妖しく　傾いて昇る

  ➔ The use of the verb "潜んでる" (tucked away, hidden) in its teiru form indicates ongoing action or state.

  ➔ "潜んでる" is the teiru form of "潜む" (to hide, lurk), showing an ongoing state.

• 愛なんてくだらない名前つけて

  ➔ The phrase "なんて" is used to trivialize or dismiss the preceding noun, here "愛" (love).

  ➔ "なんて" expresses dismissiveness or trivialization of the noun it follows.

• すべて捨ててきた

  ➔ The verb "捨ててきた" is in the te-form plus "きた" indicating a completed action with a nuance of emotional or experiential aspect.

  ➔ "捨ててきた" combines the te-form of "捨てる" with "きた" to show a completed action with emotional or experiential nuance.

• 心なんて　愛なんて　生きる邪魔をするだけ

  ➔ The phrase "だけ" indicates that the preceding action or state is the only purpose or result.

  ➔ "だけ" is used to emphasize that the preceding action or thing is the sole purpose or effect.

• 見つめれば　いつだって　悲しみの魔法に押し殺されてく

  ➔ The conditional "見つめれば" uses the ba-form to express "if you stare/observe," indicating a conditional action.

  ➔ "見つめれば" means "if you stare/observe" using the conditional ba-form to show a condition.

• 君だけはどうか気づいて…

  ➔ The phrase "だけは" emphasizes "only" or "at least" with a sense of exception or importance.

  ➔ "だけは" emphasizes that the person or thing is a special or sole exception.