渦 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: iri
• Album: iri Best Album

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into iri's "渦" (Uzu), a compelling Japanese track that transcends its origin as a self-encouragement during challenging times to become a powerful anthem for navigating uncertainty. This song offers a unique window into contemporary Japanese music and rich lyrical themes of individuality and resilience, making it a special piece for language learners to explore.

[English]

Strummed loser, rippling away

The craft slipping through, how far can it go

A flowing flight

Please, just stay as you are

Crouch down, crouch down, in these long hollow spaces

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

Rely on the swirling voices

If I do that, I’ll get lost

Night’s vision is starting to blur

Ahead lies a wild, uncharted mountain peak

All alone, just one

My color, color, color

The unceasing melody of tomorrow

Rising up

Illuminating the worn traces with the wear and tear

Childish instincts and pride, reckless and naive

Our wavering feels so good

Reaching this strange, rare planet

Everyone’s nerves are on edge

The night is filling up

Following your heart’s desire

Burn, burn, burn, sweet lies

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

Rely on the swirling voices

If I do that, I’ll get lost

I stopped, frustrated and unable to move

Ahead lies fleeting impulses

All alone, just one

My color, color, color

The unceasing melody of tomorrow

Rising up

Illuminating the worn traces with the wear and tear

Childish instincts and pride, reckless and naive

Our wavering feels so good

I want to know, what is this?

Longing to hear more, craving rumors

A white night completely out of the time axis

My barrier, faint and breaking down

It’s impossible to avoid gathering in corners

Let’s talk — my own theory just for us

Dreaming a romantic dream on a shining star

Ahead lies a wild, uncharted mountain peak

All alone, just one

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

The unceasing melody of tomorrow

Rising up

Illuminating the worn traces with the wear and tear

Childish instincts and pride, reckless and naive

Our wavering feels so good

The unceasing melody of tomorrow

Following your heart’s desire

Rising up

Illuminating the worn traces with the wear and tear

Childish instincts and pride, reckless and naive

Our wavering feels so good

[Japanese]

弾かれた loser 波打って

すり抜けてく機体はどこまで

流れるようなフライト

どうかそのままで

伏せろ 伏せろ 伏せろ長い空洞

揺れよう 揺れよう今はそれでいい

渦巻く声を頼りに

してたら迷うわ

淀んできた夜の視界

この先が未開の高峰

よたった一人の

僕の色 色 色

嗚り止まない明日の音色

込み上げてくはずの gain と

すり減った痕照らして不揃いの

大人げもない本能とプライド

揺れ動く僕ら いい心地だわ

たどり着いた妙な希少惑星

誰もが 身体中を尖らせ

満ちたりてく night

心ゆくままに

燃える 燃えろ 燃えろ甘い嘘

光れよ 枯れよう今はそれでいい

渦巻く声を頼りに

してたら迷うわ

もどかしくて身を止めた

この先は儚い衝動

よたった一人の

僕の色 色 色

嗚り止まない明日の音色

込み上げてくはずの gain と

すり減った痕照らして不揃いの

大人げもない本能とプライド

揺れ動く僕ら いい心地だわ

シリタイコレナニ

聞き足りない 噂をねだったり

時間軸から外れ切った白夜

ぼんやり弱りかけた 僕のバリア

すみっこに固まるななんて無理な

話をしようここだけの自論

一人でにひかる星で

ロマンティックな夢を見た

この先が未開の高峰

よたった一人の

僕よ、い こう いこう いこう

嗚り止まない明日の音色

込み上げてくはずの gain と

すり減った痕照らして不揃いの

大人げもない本能とプライド

揺れ動く僕ら いい心地だわ

嗚り止まない明日の音色

込み上げてくはずの gain と

すり減った痕照らして不揃いの

大人げもない本能とプライド

揺れ動く僕ら いい心地だわ

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.