音ノ国 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ
• Album: じゃぱみゅ

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant and imaginative world of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu with "音ノ国" (Oto no Kuni)! This captivating J-pop track, with its distinctive electronic sounds and whimsical lyrics, offers a fantastic entry point to learning Japanese. You'll encounter vocabulary related to traditional Japanese folklore and festive imagery, all wrapped in Kyary's signature 'kawaii' (cute) style. Its catchy melody and fantastical narrative make it an enjoyable way to immerse yourself in the language and unique cultural expressions found in modern Japanese music.

[English]

Shiny sunshine, such a lovely peach

Where does that flowing tune come from?

The carp dancing over gentle ripples

We should leave it just as it is

The feast, the feast, all across the country

Monks and raccoons sing along

This is the land where I was born, the Land of Sound

Playing like cherry blossoms in full bloom

Beauty in full bloom, two hopes

With melodies that echo

This is a Land of Peach Blossoms

Heartache cuts deep inside

Always held back in this land

In a song that seems endless

It all turns pure white, it seems

Pink of twilight, such a lovely peach

The warmth that reaches from you

A shy dance of love

I can’t stay still

The feast, the feast, all across the country

Soba shops and foxes sing along

This is the land where I was born, the Land of Sound

Playing like cherry blossoms in full bloom

Beauty in full bloom, two hopes

With melodies that echo

This is a Land of Peach Blossoms

Heartache cuts deep inside

Always held back in this land

In a song that seems endless

It all turns pure white, it seems

The feast, the feast, all across the country

Monks and raccoons sing along

This is the land where I was born, the Land of Sound

Playing like cherry blossoms in full bloom

Beauty in full bloom, two hopes

With melodies that echo

This is a Land of Peach Blossoms

Heartache cuts deep inside

Always held back in this land

In a song that seems endless

It all turns pure white, it seems

It all turns pure white, it seems

It all turns pure white, it seems

[Japanese]

お日様ピカピカいい桃

どこから流れる音頭

さざ波立てた鯉の舞

そーっとしておかなきゃよ

宴や宴や国中が

和尚さんもタヌキも歌唄う

ぼくらのあたしの生まれた音ノ国

奏で桜みたいに

キレイに咲期待の二

響く音色と共に

これは桃源郷

切ない想いが刺さり

いつも惹き止めた国

無限に続く歌に

真っ白にされたらしい

夕暮れのピンクがいい桃

キミから伝わる温度

はにかみしてた恋の舞

じーっとしておけないよ

宴や宴や国中が

蕎麦屋もキツネも歌唄う

ぼくらのあたしの生まれた音ノ国

奏で桜みたいに

キレイに咲期待の二

響く音色と共に

これは桃源郷

切ない想いが刺さり

いつも惹き止めた国

無限に続く歌に

真っ白にされたらしい

宴や宴や国中が

和尚さんもタヌキも歌唄う

ぼくらのあたしの生まれた音ノ国

奏で桜みたいに

キレイに咲期待の二

響く音色と共に

これは桃源郷

切ない想いが刺さり

いつも惹き止めた国

無限に続く歌に

真っ白にされたらしい

真っ白にされたらしい

真っ白にされたらしい

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
音 /おと/ B1	noun - sound
国 /くに/ A2	noun - country
桃 /もも/ A2	noun - peach
桜 /さくら/ B1	noun - cherry blossom
響く /ひびく/ B2	verb - to resonate, to echo
花 /はな/ A2	noun - flower
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
舞 /まい/ B1	noun - dance
光 /ひかり/ B2	noun - light
や /ya/ A2	particle - and, or
色 /いろ/ B1	noun - color
想い /おもい/ B2	noun - thoughts, feelings, memories
続く /つづく/ B2	verb - to continue
したがう /したがう/ B2	verb - to follow, to obey

Key Grammar Structures

• お日様ピカピカいい桃

  ➔ Adjective + な/Noun + です/のだ to describe qualities

  ➔ Using な-adjectives with です to attribute qualities like "ピカピカいい" meaning "bright and good"

• 奏で桜みたいに

  ➔ Noun + のように to indicate "like" or "as"

  ➔ Using のように to compare playing the music with cherry blossoms blooming beautifully

• いつも惹き止めた国

  ➔ Past tense + た form of 惹き止める to indicate that the action has been completed

  ➔ Using the past tense form た of 惹き止める to express that the country has always captivated or held the attention

• 無限に続く歌に

  ➔ Noun + に to indicate the target or focus of an action

  ➔ Using に to specify that the song continues infinitely as the focus or subject

• 切ない想いが刺さり

  ➔ が particle to mark the subject; る indicates the verb is in the continuous or descriptive form

  ➔ Using が to mark '想い' (feelings) as the subject that '刺さり' (pierce or sting) in the emotional context

• 真っ白にされたらしい

  ➔ Potential form + らしい to indicate that it is apparently done or seems to be done

  ➔ Using らしい with the potential form of された to suggest that being made completely white is an apparent or inferred state