Jpop Recommend #130 Celery by Masayoshi Yamazaki/SMAP

セロリ　Celery

山崎 まさよし Masayoshi Yamazaki / SMAP


Released in September 1996, this is his 3rd single.  This song is first given to SMAP, one of the most popular idol group in Japan but later self-covered by Masayoshi Yamazaki, a singer-songwriter.

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Covered by 和紗 Kazusa

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Japanese

Japanese pronunciation

English translation

育って    きた 環境      が   違う    から

Sodatte kita kankyou ga chigau kara

Because we grew up in different environment

好き 嫌い は  イナメナイ

suki-kirai wa inamenai

our preference differs naturally

夏      が  だめ  だったり

natsu ga dame dattari

One dislike summer

セロリ  が 好き だったり する  のね

Celery ga suki dattari suru none

another like celery

ましてや      男    と   女    だから

Mashiteya otoko to onna dakara

Besides that, we are different as men and women

すれちがい は  しょうがない

surechigai wa shouganai

our way of thinking differs naturally

妥協      して  みたり  多く  を    求めたり     なっちゃう ね

Dakyou shite mitari ooku wo motometari nacchau ne

One compromises and another seeks for more

何    が  きっかけ で どんな タイミング で

Nani ga kikkake de donna timing   de

What kind of chance and timing

二人  は  出逢ったん だろう

futari wa deattan   darou

made us meet?

やるせない  時 とか   心         許ない   夜

yarusenai toki toka kokoro-motonai yoru

At the time of dispair or on a lonely night

出来る だけ  いっしょ に いたい のさ

dekiru dake issho   ni   itai    nosa

I want to be together as much as possible

がんばって みる よ やれる   だけ

Gambatte miru yo yareru dake

I will try harder as much as possible

がんばって みて よ  少し      だけ

Gambatte mite yo sukoshi dake

Hang in there a bit more

なんだ かんだ  言って も  つまり    は  単純      に

Nanda-kanda itte    mo tsumari wa tanjyun ni

Even though I say this and that, but in the end, just simply

君    の こと  好き  なの  さ

kimi no koto suki nano sa

I like you and that's the truth

もともと      何処  吹く   他人 だから

Motomoto doko fuku tanin dakara

We are originally strangers

価値観    は イナメナイ

kachikan wa inamenai

our set of values differs

流行   が  好き  だったり その  わり 古風  な  とこ   あったり する のね

Hayari ga suki dattari  sono wari kofuu na toko attari   suru none

You like to follow the trend but you also think in a traditional way 

性格      曲げて  まで     気持ち  おさえて まで  付き合う  こと ない けど

Seikaku magete made kimochi osaete  made tsukiau koto nai kedo

We don't have to bend our own character just to keep the relationship 

一人  じゃ 持ち切れない 素敵  な  時間  に

Hitori jya machikirenai suteki na jikan ni

But wonderful time can't be created by yourself

出来る だけ いっしょ に いたい のさ

dekiru dake issho  ni   itai    nosa

I want to spend the time as much as possible

がんばって みる よ やれる   だけ

Gambatte miru yo yareru dake

I will try harder as much as possible

がんばって みて よ  少し      だけ

Gambatte mite yo sukoshi dake

Hang in there a bit more

なんだ かんだ  言って も  つまり    は  単純      に

Nanda-kanda itte    mo tsumari wa tanjyun ni

Even though I say this and that, but in the end, just simply

君    の こと  好き  なの  さ

kimi no koto suki nano sa

I like you and that's the truth

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

Please visit my Amazon.jp shop for more CD/music sheet/band score!