The Flavor of Life

Hello, everyone~!
Today, I would like to introduce you the song that I've listened to a lot recently.

I happened to find that she has officially released her new song's video when I visited her official website. Her name is Utada Hikaru. I guess some of you remember her because I mentioned her on the previous post about her show in Yoyogi. I've been a big fan of her since I was a junior high student. She is so famous in Japan that she even made a debut in the US. What I like about her most is her choices of words in her lyrics. She happened to be born in New York due to parents' job, and it turns out that she became fluent both in Japanese and English. So I think that's why she always fascinates me about how she descibes something in a way that I've never thought of. I sometimes imagine that she may have a kind of different way to describe what she want to say in Japanese. Her new song is called "The flavor of Life". In order for all of you to understand what she sings about, I translated the lyrics.

"The Flavor of Life"

ありがとうと君に言われると　何だか切ない

(When you say "Thank you" to me, heartache just begins for some reason)

さようならの後も解けぬ魔法　淡くほろ苦い

(A magic that lasts even after goodbye, it's slightly bittersweet)

The flavor of life The flavor of life

(The flavor of life The flavor of life)

友達でも恋人でもない中間地点で

(In an uncertain relationship, neither friends nor lovers)

収穫の日を夢見てる　青いフルーツ

(Unripe fruit that waits for the day to be harvested)

あと一歩が踏み出せないせいで

(Because it's unable to move forward)

じれったいのなんのって　Baby

(It makes me frustrated)

ありがとうと君に言われると　何だか切ない

(When you say "Thank you" to me, heartache begins for some reason)

さようならの後も解けぬ魔法　淡くほろ苦い

(A magic that lasts after goodbye, it's slightly bittersweet)

The flavor of life The flavor of life

(The flavor of life The flavor of life)

甘いだけの誘い文句　味気のないトーク

(The phrases which sound just sweet, the talks that bore me)

そんなものには興味をそそられない

(I have no interest in those things)

思い通りにいかない時だって

(Even when life doesn't go the way you want it to)

人生捨てたもんじゃないって

(Life is not that bad)

どうしたのと急に聞かれると　ううん何でもない

(When I hear you say "What's wrong with you?" suddenly, I say "No, nothing")

さようならの後に消える笑顔　私らしくない

(The smile that disappears after goodbye, this isn't like me)

信じたいと願えば願うほど　何だか切ない

(The more I hope to believe, it hurt my heart slightly with bitterness)

愛してるよよりも大好きの方が君らしいんじゃない

(Saying "I like you" is very you, not "I love you")

The flavor of life

(The flavor of life)

忘れかけていた人の香りを

(The scent of the person who I seem to start forgetting)

突然思い出す頃

(The scent comes back to me out of nowhere)

降り積もる雪の白さをもっと

(The whiteness of the snow that lies thick on the ground)

素直に喜びたいよ

(Wanting to be gladder honestly about the color of the snow)

ダイヤモンドよりもやわらかくて　温かな未来

(The future that looks warmer and somoother than diamond)

手にしたいよ　限りある時間を君と過ごしたい

(That's what I want, I'd love to spend time with you even though time is limited)

ありがとうと君に言われると　何だか切ない

(When you say "Thank you" to me, heartache somehow begins)

さようならの後も解けぬ魔法　淡くほろ苦い

(A magic that lasts after goodbye, it's slightly bittersweet)

The flavor of life The flavor of life

(The flavor of life The flavor of life)

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That's all for today! See you soon~