華奢なリップ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ジェニーハイ

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the nuanced world of J-Pop with Genie High's "華奢なリップ (Kyasha na Lip)." This collaborative track with Chanmina is an excellent way to learn modern, emotional Japanese, focusing on vocabulary related to love, inner strength, and masking true feelings. You can appreciate the lyrical interplay between Ikkyu Nakajima's vocal and Chanmina's impactful rap, showcasing contemporary Japanese wordplay and hip-hop expression.

[English]

What's wrong with your hair color? Your expression looks like you're trying to forget something

What's wrong with your hair color? Your expression looks like you're trying to forget something

I make it, bite down, my tears reflected in my eyes

The answer I created, is to act tough

My dry body sinks into the midnight

The night I thought I was sane, what did I say?

I don't remember, suddenly my drunkenness wakes up, I sit down deeply

The answer I made was to act tough

I grabbed a piece of crushed ice

That rosy cheek from the Chūō Line

Getting used to the speed, facing it head-on

We were definitely invincible

While remembering, in front of the dresser

Ah

I applied a delicate lipstick strongly. I’m still not giving up

Feeling frustrated and hateful, I still haven't cried enough

With red lipstick, I became stronger. Even if it's a mistake, it's okay

Being meek, only with light pink, just when I want to play

What will you do? The fire that was supposed to be eternal

I somehow found a color similar to it

I'm unreliable, the room’s atmosphere, and the fluttering curtains

I blame my reckless self

ZTBG ZTBG, that’s just boring

ZTBG, I won’t do it. Anyone is fine, just hold me

Ah

ああ

With red lipstick, I became stronger

Even if it’s a mistake, it’s okay to be meek

Only when I want to play, with light pink

I applied a delicate lipstick strongly. I’m still not giving up

Feeling frustrated and hateful, I still haven't cried enough

Matte and mature, with a stylish touch

Though I don't love it, I was held, eyes closed

Ah

The worn lipstick looks seductive, and I come back to myself, in a one-room

With a tear-jerker movie as BGM, maybe I’ll become really weak

I feel like I can become stronger if I put on more delicate lipstick again

Tonight is still long, just a little more until I’m enough

Tonight I look somewhere between red and pink

I just wanna let myself down, so stay

Don’t ask me this or that, don’t scare me

Even if I step with my foot or spill my true feelings

My profile is long gone already

My hands love to let go

How much longer can I get drunk on this anxious pink?

How many more until I fall?

Even if I turn red and black, it's just different shades, right?

Then, with prideless, such a woman—pride-less

Make me cry

Because I’ll grow stronger

[Japanese]

作词 : ちゃんみな/Enon Kawatani

作曲 : Enon Kawatani

どうしたの 髪の色 何か忘れるための表情

作って 噛み締めて 映る涙目私

濡らした答えは 強がることで

渇いた身体 常夜に沈む

正気だったはずの夜 私何を言ったか

覚えてない 急に酔いが醒めて 深く腰掛けた

作った答えは 強がることで

砕いたアイスを 一つ掴んだ

中央線で赤らんだこと

スピードに慣れて 向き合ったこと

私たちきっと無敵だったこと

思い出しながら ドレッサーで

ああ

華奢なリップを 強く塗ったよ 私まだめげないよ

悔しくってさ 憎らしくてさ まだまだまだ泣き足りないけど

赤いリップで 強くなったよ 勘違いでもいいよ

しおらしいのは 薄いピンクで only that 遊びたい時だけ

どうしてくれるの 不滅だったはずの火を

どうにかして似たような色探したんだ

頼りないな 部屋の空気もカーテンのヒラヒラも

向こう見ずな私を恨むわ

ZTBG ZTBG それだけはつまらないわ

ZTBG しないから 誰でもいいの 抱きしめて

ああ

赤いリップで 強くなったよ

勘違いでもいいよ しおらしいのは

薄いピンクで only that 遊びたい時だけ

華奢なリップを 強く塗ったよ 私まだめげないよ

悔しくってさ 憎らしくてさ まだまだまだ泣き足りないけど

マットで大人っぽく こなれ感で色めいた

好きでもないけど抱かれたの 目は瞑ったまま

ああ

とれたリップが 艶めかしくて 我に返る ワンルームで

泣ける映画をBGM に 思いっきり弱くなろうかな

華奢なリップを 上に塗ったら また強くなる気がするし

今日の夜だけまだ長いから 足りるまでもう少しだけ

レッド ピンク今夜の私はどっかとっぽい

I just wanna let me down so stay ey

あれこれ聞かないでね 脅かしたり

足を踏んだり 真をポロッと溢しても

プロフィールはとっくに無いよ

手放しが好きなマイハンドルズ

この不安なピンクをどれほど

あとどれだけで酔えるの？

赤黒くしても 色違いなんでしょ

ならプライドレスで こんな女よ プライドレスで

泣かせて

強くなるから

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
華奢 /きゃしゃ/ B2	adjective - slender, delicate
リップ /ripp/ A1	noun - lipstick
強く /つよく/ A2	adverb - strongly
塗る /ぬる/ A2	verb - to apply, to paint
めげる /めげる/ B1	verb - to lose heart, to be discouraged
悔しい /くやしい/ B1	adjective - frustrating, regrettable
憎らしい /にくらしい/ B2	adjective - hateful, detestable
泣く /なく/ A1	verb - to cry
赤い /あかい/ A1	adjective - red
しおらしい /しおらしい/ B2	adjective - demure, modest
ピンク /pink/ A1	noun - pink
遊び /あそび/ A2	noun - play, amusement
不滅 /ふめつ/ C1	adjective - immortal, eternal
頼りない /たよりない/ B1	adjective - unreliable, undependable
プライド /puraido/ B1	noun - pride
泣かせる /なかせる/ B1	verb - to make someone cry

Key Grammar Structures

• 作って 噛み締めて

  ➔ Te form for verb chaining

  ➔ In "作って 噛み締めて", the verbs are chained using the "テ" form to show sequential actions: first making, then biting down.

• 強がることで

  ➔ Nominalization with ~koto de

  ➔ In "強がることで", "強がる" is nominalized with "ことで" to mean "by acting strong" or "through bluffing", functioning as an adverbial phrase.

• 覚えてない

  ➔ Negative form with i-adjective ~nai

  ➔ In "覚えてない", "覚えている" becomes negative by adding "ない", meaning "I don't remember", where "ない" negates the verb.

• 砕いたアイスを 一つ掴んだ

  ➔ Past tense with ~ta

  ➔ In "砕いたアイスを 一つ掴んだ", "砕いた" and "掴んだ" are in the past tense with "た", indicating completed actions: "the ice crunched" and "grabbed one".

• 思い出しながら

  ➔ Conjunctive 'while' with ~nagara

  ➔ In "思い出しながら ドレッサーで", "思い出し" is conjugated with "ながら" to mean "while recalling", linking simultaneous actions.

• 塗ったよ

  ➔ Past tense with informal ~ta yo

  ➔ In "強く塗ったよ", "塗った" is past tense with "よ" for emphasis, meaning "I applied it forcefully", adding conversational stress.

• 抱きしめて

  ➔ Imperative form

  ➔ In "抱きしめて", "抱きしめる" is in the imperative form, meaning "hold me tight", giving a direct command in an emotional context.

• 泣かせて

  ➔ Causative form

  ➔ In "泣かせて", "泣かせる" is causative, meaning "make me cry", where the subject causes the object to perform the action.

• 泣ける映画

  ➔ Potential form with ~eru

  ➔ In "泣ける映画を", "泣ける" is the potential form of "泣く", meaning "a movie that can make one cry" or "tear-jerking movie".

• 塗ったら また強くなる気がするし

  ➔ Conditional with ~tara

  ➔ In "塗ったらまた強くなる気がするし", "塗ったら" uses the conditional "たら" to mean "if I apply more", linking to the subsequent effect.