YASASHISA – English Lyrics

• By: Fujii Kaze
• Album: HELP EVER HURT NEVER

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through Fujii Kaze's "YASASHISA" offers a beautiful way to understand nuanced emotions. The song's title itself, meaning "kindness," is a core concept in Japanese culture. Through its poetic lyrics, you can learn how feelings of shame, gratitude, and warmth are expressed, making it a special and moving introduction to the language.

[English]

YASASHISA (Kindness)

What are you looking at

I saw you in my dream

I got killed by kindness

in the shade of his tree

What are you looking at

I saw the shadow of you

I was shivering with kindness

in that arms

I am cold when I touch the warmth

I am small when I touch the kindness

Your heart is too big for this big world

There's nothing I can do but swim in it

Tiny, Empty, I have nothing at all

To be treated with kindness always makes me feel embarrassed

I'll lose it before I know it

So I've engraved your gaze deep in my heart

What are you looking at

I was looking at your eyes

I got killed by kindness

in the shade of his tree

What are you looking at

I saw the shadow of you

I was shivering with kindness

in that arms

Let's go back and find the affection we left behind

Let's bring back the emotion filled with warm feelings

My frozen heart is melting into love

Flowering season is coming back

What are you looking at

I was looking at your eyes

I got killed by kindness

in the shade of his tree

That was good enough

Stronger than anything

Kindness was the best,

the only thing we needed...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kindness /ˈkaɪndnəs/ B2	noun - the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ B1	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
warmth /wɔːrmθ/ B2	noun - the quality, state, or sensation of being warm
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body
emotion /ɪˈmoʊʃən/ B1	noun - a strong feeling such as joy, anger, or sadness
affection /əˈfɛkʃən/ B2	noun - a gentle feeling of fondness or liking
frozen /ˈfroʊzən/ B2	adjective - turned into ice; extremely cold
swim /swɪm/ A1	verb - to move through water by moving your body
big /bɪɡ/ A1	adjective - of considerable size, height, weight, number, power, or capacity
stronger /ˈstrɔːŋɡər/ B1	adjective - having greater strength or power
melt /mɛlt/ B1	verb - to make or become liquid as a result of heating
bring /brɪŋ/ A1	verb - to carry or move something to a place

Key Grammar Structures

• What are you looking at

  ➔ Present continuous tense with 'be' + verb-ing

  ➔ It indicates an action occurring right now.

• I was shivering with kindness

  ➔ Past continuous tense with 'be' + verb-ing

  ➔ It describes an ongoing action in the past that was happening at a specific time.

• I got killed by kindness

  ➔ Passive voice with 'got' + past participle

  ➔ Indicates that the subject was affected or overwhelmed by kindness.

• Your heart is too big for this big world

  ➔ Comparative phrase using 'too' + adjective + 'for'

  ➔ Expresses an exaggerated comparison emphasizing the size of the heart.

• So I've engraved your gaze deep in my heart

  ➔ Present perfect tense with 'have' + past participle

  ➔ Indicates an action that was completed at some point in the recent past with relevance to the present.

• Let's go back and find the affection we left behind

  ➔ Imperative form with 'Let's' + verb

  ➔ Used to make suggestions or proposals for joint actions.

• My frozen heart is melting into love

  ➔ Present continuous tense with 'be' + verb-ing to describe ongoing change

  ➔ Expresses an ongoing process of change happening now.