渦 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: iri
• Album: iri Best Album

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

弾かれた loser 波打って

Strummed loser, rippling away

すり抜けてく機体はどこまで

The craft slipping through, how far can it go

流れるようなフライト

A flowing flight

どうかそのままで

Please, just stay as you are

伏せろ 伏せろ 伏せろ長い空洞

Crouch down, crouch down, in these long hollow spaces

揺れよう 揺れよう今はそれでいい

Let's shake, let's shake, for now that's enough

渦巻く声を頼りに

Rely on the swirling voices

してたら迷うわ

If I do that, I’ll get lost

淀んできた夜の視界

Night’s vision is starting to blur

この先が未開の高峰

Ahead lies a wild, uncharted mountain peak

よたった一人の

All alone, just one

僕の色 色 色

My color, color, color

嗚り止まない明日の音色

The unceasing melody of tomorrow

込み上げてくはずの gain と

Rising up

すり減った痕照らして不揃いの

Illuminating the worn traces with the wear and tear

大人げもない本能とプライド

Childish instincts and pride, reckless and naive

揺れ動く僕ら いい心地だわ

Our wavering feels so good

たどり着いた妙な希少惑星

Reaching this strange, rare planet

誰もが 身体中を尖らせ

Everyone’s nerves are on edge

満ちたりてく night

The night is filling up

心ゆくままに

Following your heart’s desire

燃える 燃えろ 燃えろ甘い嘘

Burn, burn, burn, sweet lies

光れよ 枯れよう今はそれでいい

Shine on, burn out — for now, that's enough

渦巻く声を頼りに

Rely on the swirling voices

してたら迷うわ

If I do that, I’ll get lost

もどかしくて身を止めた

I stopped, frustrated and unable to move

この先は儚い衝動

Ahead lies fleeting impulses

よたった一人の

All alone, just one

僕の色 色 色

My color, color, color

嗚り止まない明日の音色

The unceasing melody of tomorrow

込み上げてくはずの gain と

Rising up

すり減った痕照らして不揃いの

Illuminating the worn traces with the wear and tear

大人げもない本能とプライド

Childish instincts and pride, reckless and naive

揺れ動く僕ら いい心地だわ

Our wavering feels so good

シリタイコレナニ

I want to know, what is this?

聞き足りない 噂をねだったり

Longing to hear more, craving rumors

時間軸から外れ切った白夜

A white night completely out of the time axis

ぼんやり弱りかけた 僕のバリア

My barrier, faint and breaking down

すみっこに固まるななんて無理な

It’s impossible to avoid gathering in corners

話をしようここだけの自論

Let’s talk — my own theory just for us

一人でにひかる星で

Dreaming a romantic dream on a shining star

ロマンティックな夢を見た

Ahead lies a wild, uncharted mountain peak

この先が未開の高峰

All alone, just one

よたった一人の

My, let's go, let’s move forward, move forward

僕よ、い こう いこう いこう

The unceasing melody of tomorrow

嗚り止まない明日の音色

Rising up

込み上げてくはずの gain と

Illuminating the worn traces with the wear and tear

すり減った痕照らして不揃いの

Childish instincts and pride, reckless and naive

大人げもない本能とプライド

Our wavering feels so good

揺れ動く僕ら いい心地だわ

The unceasing melody of tomorrow

嗚り止まない明日の音色

Following your heart’s desire

込み上げてくはずの gain と

Rising up

すり減った痕照らして不揃いの

Illuminating the worn traces with the wear and tear

大人げもない本能とプライド

Childish instincts and pride, reckless and naive

揺れ動く僕ら いい心地だわ

Our wavering feels so good

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
弾かれた /hajikareta/ B2	verb - to be bounced or plucked
流れる /nagareru/ B1	verb - to flow
声 /koe/ A2	noun - voice
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
高峰 /kōhō/ B2	noun - peak
色 /iro/ A1	noun - color
音色 /onshoku/ B1	noun - tone color
衝動 /shōdō/ B2	noun - impulse
本能 /honnō/ B2	noun - instinct
プライド /puraido/ B2	noun - pride
心地 /kokorochi/ B1	noun - state of mind
夢 /yume/ A1	noun - dream
星 /hoshi/ A1	noun - star
甘い /amai/ A2	adjective - sweet
燃える /moeru/ B1	verb - to burn
揺れ動く /yuredoku/ B2	verb - to sway or shake

Key Grammar Structures

• すり抜けてく機体はどこまで

  ➔ The use of the verb "すり抜けてく" (surinukete ku) combines the te-form "すり抜けて" (to slip through) with the auxiliary verb "く" (ku), indicating acontinuous action or movement towards a destination.

  ➔ "すり抜けて" is the te-form of "すり抜ける" (to slip through), and "く" is an auxiliary verb used to indicate ongoing movement or direction.

• 渦巻く声を頼りに

  ➔ The phrase "頼りに" (tayori ni) is formed with the noun "頼り" (reliance, dependence) + the particle "に" indicating the reliance on something for guidance or support.

  ➔ "頼り" means reliance or dependence, and "に" indicates the target or basis of reliance.

• いい心地だわ

  ➔ The phrase "いい心地だ" uses the na-adjective "いい" (good, comfortable) with the copula "だ" (desu), expressing a state or feeling.

  ➔ "いい" is a na-adjective meaning "good" or "comfortable," and "だ" is the copula used to state a declaration or describe a state.

• 揺れよう 揺れよう今はそれでいい

  ➔ The repeated "揺れよう" (yureyou) uses the volitional form of "揺れる" (to shake), indicating a suggestion or intention to sway or move.

  ➔ The volitional form "〜よう" is used to express intention, suggestion, or will to do something.

• この先が未開の高峰

  ➔ The particle "が" marks "先" (ahead, future) as the subject of the clause, indicating that "the future" is what is "unopened" or "unknown".

  ➔ "が" is a subject marker particle, emphasizing "先" (ahead, future) as the focus of the statement.