Jpop recommend #290 Un by Noriyuki Makihara

うん Un

槇原 敬之 Noriyuki Makihara


Released in October 1996, this song is recorded as one of the songs in the album, "UNDERWEAR".  I really like this song for a long time and wanted to introduce to you during rainy season.


"うん, Un" in Japanese means "yes" in a casual way.  It is not polite to use it to strangers, your senior or boss, but it is OK to use with your friends, colleagues, and family.  It sounds childish and sweet dependning on the way you say it.  It means similar to "OK", "Yeah", "Sure" but in this song, "Un" shows a bit stronger determination and sincerity.

If you like his song, please try his other songs.  There are many!
"遠く遠く tooku tooku", "冬がはじまるよ Fuyu ga hajimaruyo", "超えろ。 Koero",
Kita kaze ~Kimi ni todokimasu youni~"








Any comment about this blog is highly appreciated.  Requests to pick up any singer or song are always welcome!



Lyrics
Japanese
Japanese pronunciation
English translation

お互い に 形 みたい な モノ が
otagai ni katachi mitai na mono ga
Both needed some "visible thing" 
なければ ダメ な 頃 も あった
nakereba dame na koro mo atta
to keep the relationship
何 が 誰か の 心 の 支え に なる か わからない nani ga dareka no kokoro no sasae ni naru ka wakaranai
No one knows what can support others


ずっと 前 に 僕 の キーホルダー から
zutto mae ni boku no key holder kara
Long ago you took away one of my key holders
もってった やつ を 大事 に つけてる
mottetta yatsu wo daiji ni tsuketeru
and you still keep it
ちっぽけ だけど これ でも 僕 なんだ と chippoke dakedo kore demo boku nanda to
"Even though it's a small thing but this still reminds me of you"
言って 揺らして 見せた itte yurashite miseta
You said so and swung it in front of me

25 歳 の 年 から 急に
25-sai no toshi kara kyuni  
After we turned 25, suddenly
一年 一年 が 早い よね ichinen ichinen ga hayai yone
each year started to pass so quickly
あまり どこ にも 連れて 行けなかった amari doko nimo tsurete ikenakatta
I haven't been able to take you to many places
もう ちょっと だけ 待ってろ よ mou chotto dake mattero yo
but could you wait just a bit more, OK?

他 には 何 も 言わない で

hoka niwa nani mo iwanai de
Without saying anything else
君 が「うん」って 言えた から
kimi ga "un" tte ieta kara
You just said, "Yup"
百回 好き と 言われる より hyakkai suki to iwareru yori
More than being confessed of your love a hundred times
うれしく なった ureshiku natta
it made me happy
他 には 何 も 言わない で hoka niwa nani mo iwanai de
Without saying anything else
僕 も「うん」って 言えた から boku mo "un" tte ieta kara
I was able to say, "Yup", too
ほら 世界 で 一番 短い I love you hora sekai de ichiban mijikai
See, this is "I love you" in the shortest form of the world


梅雨 の 晴れ 間 は 少し だけ tsuyu no hare-ma wa sukoshi dake
A brief sunshine during rainy season seems a bit like
次 の 夏 の 予告 を する 様 tsugi no natsu no yokoku wo suru you
a preview of next summer
紫陽花 の 垣根 の 前 で 僕ら は ajisai no kakine no mae de bokura wa
In front of hydrangea hedge,
小さな キス を した chiisana kiss wo shita
we kissed briefly

「綺麗 に なりたい と 思う こと "kirei ni naritai to omou koto
"Trying to be prettier
これから も 忘れず に いる から korekara mo wasurezu ni iru kara
I won't forget in the years to come
恪好いい おじさん に なる よう 頑張って よ」 kakkoii ojisan ni naru you ganbatte yo"
so you should also try to be a cool guy"
鼻先 に 指 が 触れる hanasaki ni yubi ga fureru
you say and your hand touches my nose


他 には 何 も いらない から hoka niwa nani mo iranai kara
I don't need anything else
ずっと 撲 の そば に いて zutto boku no soba ni ite
I just want you to stay by my side forever
嬉しい 気持ち 伝える のは ureshii kimochi tsutaeru nowa
How happy I am
ちょっと下手 だけど chotto heta dakedo
I'm not good at telling you that feeling
他 には 何 も いらない よ hoka niwa nani mo iranai yo
I don't need anything else
こんな 気持ち は 初めて だよ konna kimochi wa hajimete dayo
This is the first time I feel this way
どんな 遠く に いっても もう 独り じゃない donna tooku ni ittemo mou hitori jyanai
Even how far I go, I'm not alone anymore

大事 な こと は いつも daiji na koto wa itsumo
The most important thing is always
平凡 な 場所 に うずくまって heibon na basho ni uzukumatte
hidden in an ordinary place
僕ら に 気づかれる のを bokura ni kizukareru nowo
and being noticed by us
じっと 待ってる jitto matteru
it just waits in silence


他 には 何 も 言わない で

hoka niwa nani mo iwanai de
Without saying anything else
君 が「うん」って 言えた から
kimi ga "un" tte ieta kara
You just said, "Yup"
百回 好き と 言われる より hyakkai suki to iwareru yori
More than being confessed of your love a hundred times
うれしく なった ureshiku natta
it made me happy
他 には 何 も 言わない で hoka niwa nani mo iwanai de
Without saying anything else
僕 も「うん」って 言えた から boku mo "un" tte ieta kara
I was able to say, "Yup", too
ほら 世界 で 一番 短い I love you hora sekai de ichiban mijikai
See, this is "I love you" in the shortest form of the world








Any comment about this blog is highly appreciated.  Requests to pick up any singer or song are always welcome!



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