Hikaru Utada 宇多田ヒカル
COLORS lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Japanese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:03
ミラーが映し出す幻を気にしながら
While I worry about the illusions mirrored before me,
いつの間にか速度上げてるのさ
Before I know it, I'm picking up the pace.
どこへ行ってもいいと言われると
When they say I can go anywhere,
半端な願望には標識も全部灰色だ
All the signs for half-hearted wishes turn completely gray.
炎の揺らめき 今宵も夢を描く
The flicker of flames sketches dreams again tonight,
あなたの筆先 渇いていませんか
Is your brush not thirsty for your touch?
青い空が見えぬなら青い傘広げて
If the blue sky is out of sight, just open your blue umbrella.
いいじゃないか キャンバスは君のもの
Isn't it great? The canvas belongs to you.
白い旗はあきらめた時にだけかざすの
The white flag is only raised when you give up.
今は真っ赤に 誘う闘牛士のように
Right now, like a bold matador, I’m inviting you with fiery red.
カラーも色褪せる蛍光灯の下
Under the fluorescent lights, the colors start to fade
白黒のチェスボードの上で君に出会った
On a black and white chessboard, I met you for the first time
僕らは一時 迷いながら寄り添って
For a moment, we nestled close, lost in our thoughts
あれから一月 憶えていますか
A month has passed since then, do you remember?
オレンジ色の夕日を隣で見てるだけで
Just watching the orange sunset beside you was enough
よかったのにな 口は災いの元
I wish it had stayed that way; words can be a source of trouble
黒い服は死者に祈る時にだけ着るの
I only wear black clothes when praying for the deceased
わざと真っ赤に残したルージュの痕
The intentionally left red marks from the lipstick
もう自分には夢の無い絵しか描けないと言うなら
If you say you can only paint dreams that have lost their way
塗り潰してよ キャンバスを何度でも
Then cover it up, on the canvas, as many times as it takes
白い旗はあきらめた時にだけかざすの
The white flag is raised only when giving up,
今の私はあなたの知らない色
Right now, I'm a color you don't know.
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Key vocabulary
- 塗りぬり
- paintingN4
- 夢ゆめ
- dreamN4
- 寄りより
- closerN4
- 描くえがく
- drawN4
- 祈るいのる
- prayN4
- 見み
- seeN4
- 言ういう
- sayN4
- 映し出すうつしだす
- display
- 気き
- spiritN4
- カラーからー
- colorN3
About this song
Hikaru Utada is a Japanese singer-songwriter born in New York whose work blends J-pop with American R&B, trip-hop, and dance-pop, and who is known for redefining late-1990s J-pop and for the best-selling 1999 album First Love. Raised partly in the United States and writing and producing much of their own material, Utada gained major acclaim with a string of hit singles and albums including First Love and Exodus.