イチジク煙 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ずっと真夜中でいいのに。
• Album: 形藻土

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of 'Ichijiku Kemuri' to master advanced Japanese vocabulary and poetic expressions. The song's unique rhythmic patterns and metaphorical lyrics make it a perfect challenge for learners looking to move beyond conversational Japanese into the realm of abstract and artistic language.

[English]

Hold me tight while it's still hazy

Forget me, keep me hidden

The more I talk, the less I can reveal about this fig

Even if everything is swayed by winning or losing

Sometimes I feel like I've won, even when playing the loser

An unreasonable rhyme, no way to make sense of it

Don't go rotten; just barely scraping by

I know there's nothing special about this

Because you can't make it bloom if it changes every day

A single phrase, a fleeting moment; "How have you been?" amidst the haze

I'm not the type to jump to conclusions

A well-behaved, ripened secret continues to grow

To think I'm being saved all on my own

I'll try not to say anything for certain

It feels like we're just next to each other by chance

That level of ambiguity is just right, growing cloudy

With logic still pressed tight

Against my thighs, getting in the way of my days

I can't bring myself to pull it out, every single word

Just enough to keep this soft heart intact

Even though common sense is never something you can rely on

You can't make it bloom if it changes every day

A single phrase, a fleeting moment; "How have you been?" amidst the haze

My skin knows better than to misinterpret

A well-behaved, ripened secret continues to grow

Watching your profile

As you read the instruction manual gives me peace

Why am I so captivated? I admit it, but why?

Do you realize that a night like this

Works better than any herbal medicine?

I know, I know, but why is it like this?

Telling myself it's just a momentary lapse in judgment

The fruit aches more the more I hesitate and hold back

I am being so obviously drawn in

By these clear-cut feelings

Even though I can't hide them

You can't make it bloom if it changes every day

A single phrase, a fleeting moment; "How have you been?" amidst the haze

So that it doesn't lose its shape

I'd prefer a well-behaved, ripened secret

Hold me tight while it's still hazy

Forget me, keep me hidden

Hold me tight while it's still hazy

Forget me, keep me hidden

The more I talk, the less I can reveal, every single word of the fruit

[Japanese]

煙ったいまま つかまえて

忘れて 匿って

話すほど 明かせない 無花果の実

例えば 勝ち負けに左右されても

負ける役割で 勝った気になったり

理不尽なライム 悟す術

腐らないで ギリやり過ごせたり

特別なんてない事 わかってるから

日替わりじゃ 咲かせはしないから

一時一句 煙ったいままの お元気ですか

勘違いは しない派だ

お行儀良く 熟した 秘密育って

勝手に 救われてるだなんて

確かなことは 言わないように

偶然 隣に居るようで

それくらいが 丁度良く 濁ってく

太ももに 挟んだままの

理屈が 邪魔をする日々よ

取り出せないでいるよ 一字一句

柔い心 保てる程度に

良識なんて 当てにならないくせに

日替わりじゃ 咲かせはしないから

一時一句 煙ったいままの お元気ですか

勘違いは しない肌

お行儀良く 熟した 秘密育って

取説 読んでる君の

横顔に 安心する

見惚れてる 認めるのに何故だ

こんな夜が どんな漢方よりも

効くこと わかってる？

わかってる わかってるのに何故だ

気の迷いだと 言い聞かせて

ちくりと 遠慮するほど 傷んでく果実

あからさまに 惹かれてく

こんな明確な気持ち

誤魔化せないのになあ

日替わりじゃ 咲かせはしないから

一時一句 煙ったいままの お元気ですか

型崩れ しないように

お行儀良く 熟した 秘密がいい

煙ったいまま つかまえて

忘れて 匿って

煙ったいまま つかまえて

忘れて 匿って

話すほど 明かせない 一字一句の実

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
煙ったい kemuttai N2	adjective - smoky
匿う kakumau N1	verb - to harbor, to shelter
無花果 ichijiku N1	noun - fig
理不尽 rifujin N1	adjective - unreasonable, absurd
悟す satosu N1	verb - to teach, to admonish
術 sube N1	noun - way, method
熟す jukusu N2	verb - to ripen
理屈 rikutsu N3	noun - logic, theory, excuse
良識 ryoushiki N1	noun - good sense, common sense
取説 torisetsu N3	noun - instruction manual
見惚れる mitoreru N2	verb - to gaze at, to be fascinated by
漢方 kanpou N2	noun - Chinese medicine
遠慮 enryo N4	verb - to restrain oneself, to hesitate
あからさま akarasama N1	adjective - plain, frank, obvious
明確 meikaku N2	adjective - clear, precise
誤魔化す gomakasu N2	verb - to deceive, to fudge