Here’s my attempt at a translation of the song I’m presenting on Thursday. I didn’t realise how adult its theme really is until I actually studied it in detail. It’ll be interesting explaining what all the vocabulary and metaphors mean (in Japanese) on Thursday. A lot of it is pretty open to interpretation and a couple of lines I’m not sure how to interpret which means the translation is especially weak. I’m very poor at translation work as it is so apologies. I can never think of English idioms when I need them.
English
Mika Nakashima – Love Addict
Lyrics: Mika Nakashima Music: Shinichi Osawa
I dive into bed. Out of breath, he comes around again In his arms, I think of the man of tomorrow. Tired shoulders, puffing on a cigarette, When the smoke disappears my skin is already drying.
Get into the rhythm and dance, that sweat. I keep passing over the valley but it fights back every time. I devour the love tainted by hands, and I can fly. Orders handed down by a single fleeting moment.
Discover the passion with those hands. Burning love with those hands. Love which believes and dwells is beautiful.
Solve those lips with that body. Swell up those emotions with that body. A woman crazy in love is beautiful.
The wiped wind hits my cheek and invites tears. It’s become a habit, this evening I can’t escape.
Like a cat licking its fur, I curl up against you Pushing forward my closed-off heart.
I overtake the splattered moon and decide! Given to me by the power of this incredible love.
Cut off all the desires that can’t dance! Crush all the useless pride! Love which believes and dwells is beautiful.
Create a limitless pleasure! Take away any undoubting resistance! A woman crazy in love is beautiful.
This boundless love is abusing me cruelly… If it’s in the shape of love, I can’t resist. That’s my testimony!
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h2>Japanese
中島美嘉 – Love Addict
作詞者名 中島美嘉 作曲者名 大沢伸一
潜るベッド 息切らしてヤツがやって来る 腕の中で 明日の男を思う 疲れた肩 タバコふかし 見えた煙が 消える頃に 私の肌はもう乾く
リズムに合わせておどる その汗は 限界の狭間を越えては 襲う 手に染まる愛を喰らい 飛べるのさ 一瞬の儚い者に指令は下された
探し出せその手で欲望 打ち焦がせその手で愛情 信じて宿る愛は美しい 解き明かせその身で唇 突き上げよその身で感情 愛に狂う女は美しい
拭った風頬を殴り涙を誘う 癖になって今夜も逃げられないわ
毛を舐める猫のように擦り寄って 塞がった心を後押ししてる 飛び散った月追い越しきめるのさ！ 偉大な愛の力がここに与えられた
切り落とせ踊れない願望！ 踏み躙れ必要のないプライド！ 信じて宿る愛は美しい 巻き起こせ限りない快感！ 取り上げろ迷わない抵抗！ 愛に狂う女は美しい
切りの亡いこんな 愛などに 振り回されているわ 残酷に… 愛の型ならば否定出来ない 私の証だわ！
