気まぐれ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Vaundy
• Album: 気まぐれ

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of modern Japanese music with Vaundy's 'Kimagure.' This song is a perfect tool for learners to explore conversational Japanese expressions regarding emotions and relationships, all set to a groovy, infectious beat that makes studying feel like a breeze.

[English]

Lyrics: Vaundy

Composed by: Vaundy

So intense, it's almost suffocating

As time goes by

Deep in my throat, the levee is

Choked with moss

...

So that I don't forget

This racing heartbeat

So it doesn't get lost

In the waves of memory

...

Leaning gently against your whims

Let's turn our restless moments into poetry.

Whoosh

The sound of the wind at my neck

Right now, I feel the cool breeze.

The flowers that bloom softly from your whims

And the cicadas that won't stop singing—let's make them poetry.

Whoosh

The sound of fingertips touching

I'm still feeling all this affection.

...

So intense, it's overwhelming

As time goes by

The lactic acid building up

Just keeps on accumulating

...

So that this racing heartbeat

Doesn't fade away

So it doesn't rust

Under the heavy rain

...

Leaning gently against your whims

Let's turn our restless moments into poetry.

Whoosh

The sound of the wind at my neck

Because right now, I feel the cool breeze

...

So that this racing heartbeat

Never stops

So I can keep singing

Tomorrow and beyond

...

Leaning gently against your whims

Let's turn our restless moments into poetry.

Whoosh

The sound of the wind at my neck

Right now, I feel the cool breeze.

The flowers that bloom softly from your whims

Let's freeze time and turn them into poetry.

Whoosh

The sound of fingertips touching

Because I want to keep feeling this affection.

[Japanese]

作词 : Vaundy

作曲 : Vaundy

むせるほど、猛烈な

時間が経っている

喉の奥、堤防は

苔が詰まって

そのドキドキを

忘れぬよう

記憶の波に

紛れぬよう

君の気まぐれに、そっと肩を寄せ

二人あせばむ時間を詩にしよう。

ひゅるり

首元、風の音

今、涼しさを感じている。

君の気まぐれで、ふわぁっと咲く花と

そこで鳴り止まぬ蝉を詩にしよう。

ひゅるり

指先、触れる音

まだ、愛しさを感じているまま。

かがむほど、強烈な

時間が経っている

筋残る、乳酸は

溜まり溜まって

そのドキドキが

薄れぬよう

豪雨に打たれ

錆びれぬよう

君の気まぐれに、そっと肩を寄せ

二人あせばむ時間を詩にしよう。

ひゅるり

首元、風の音

今、涼しさを感じているから

このドキドキが

途切れぬよう

明日もその先も

歌えるよう

君の気まぐれに、そっと肩を寄せ

二人あせばむ時間を詩にしよう。

ひゅるり

首元、風の音

今、涼しさを感じている。

君の気まぐれで、ふわぁっと咲く花を

時を止めまたそれを詩にしよう。

ひゅるり

指先、触れる音

まだ、愛しさを感じていたいから。

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
気まぐれ kimagure N2	noun - whim, capriciousness
猛烈 mōretsu N1	adjective - fierce, intense
堤防 teibō N2	noun - embankment, levee
苔 koke N2	noun - moss
記憶 kioku N3	noun - memory
紛れる magireru N2	verb - to be mixed in, to be confused with
強烈 kyōretsu N2	adjective - intense, strong
乳酸 nyūsan N1	noun - lactic acid
豪雨 gōu N2	noun - heavy rain
錆びる sabiru N3	verb - to rust
涼しさ suzushisa N4	noun - coolness
蝉 semi N3	noun - cicada
愛しさ itoshisa N3	noun - love, affection
詩 shi N3	noun - poem
途切れる togireru N3	verb - to be interrupted, to pause

Key Grammar Structures

• むせるほど、猛烈な時間が経っている

  ➔ Noun + ほど (hodo)

  ➔ "ほど" indicates the extent or degree of the action/state.

• そのドキドキを忘れぬよう

  ➔ Verb (negative) + ぬ (nu) + よう (you)

  ➔ "ぬ" is a classical negative suffix meaning "not", "よう" means "so that".

• 二人あせばむ時間を詩にしよう

  ➔ Verb (Volitional) + よう (you)

  ➔ "しよう" is the volitional form of "suru", expressing "let's do".

• 今、涼しさを感じている

  ➔ Verb (Te-form) + いる (iru)

  ➔ Used to describe a state that is currently ongoing.

• 溜まり溜まって

  ➔ Verb (Stem) + 溜まり溜まって (Repetition)

  ➔ Repetition of verbs emphasizes the degree or intensity of the action.

• 明日もその先も歌えるよう

  ➔ Potential form of Verb

  ➔ "歌える" is the potential form of "歌う", meaning "able to sing".

• 愛しさを感じていたいから

  ➔ Verb (Te-form) + いたい (itai)

  ➔ "いたい" indicates the speaker's strong desire for the state to continue.