Recently, Tegoshi Yuya (my favorite Japanese idol/singer), came back to the music scene and released his first digital single with the song called "CINNAMON".

After he left Johnny's Entertainment (agency for male idols in Japan), he started his YouTube channel and became more active on social media to continue his connection with his fans. This is one of the perks of getting out of Johnny's. The artist get more freedom and Tegoshi appears to be very happy and satisfied and that's more than enough for me as a fan.

For the past year after he left, he sometimes upload cover songs on his channel and every time he does, it makes me really happy because I love his voice so much. I believe he's the best singer among everyone in Johnny's! He really has this amazing voice and he can reach really high notes, which is really awesome!

Of course, I feel really glad when I see him perform, especially when he sings and dance. However, listening to his original song again after a while makes me so delighted that I even challenged myself to translate it. Just a disclaimer, my Japanese sucks and I have to rely on a Japanese-English dictionary in translating the song. And no, I don't like using translators because they make no sense most of the time.

First, let's listen to this awesome song by Tegoshi Yuya... Here's CINNAMON.

And for the English translation I did, this is what I came up with. Well, I chose not to make it per line just like in the table above because I didn't translate it word for word, but more on the thought. Here it goes..

English Translation:

^{(NOTE: I'm not good at Japanese, so this isn't accurate... It's more of my interpretation of the song)}

I wonder what you think of when I told you I like your face when you laugh
You deceived me by laughing and by telling my your eyes are red because they're itchy

You have a habit of saying "The weather is fine, isn't it?" even on rainy days and windy days
You always get rid of the bitterness in my heart
That heartfelt time when we sweetly entwined had an unforgettable cinnamon scent

Your lipstick smeared so much on my chest (He's hugging the person he loves in this case)
I didn't think that loving like this is painful
In my arms until such a time
Even if you lost your voice from crying
I won't let you go

Although I said, "Everything is already fine/alright!"
You still didn't lift up your face
Please show me your face, even though your cheeks are still a little damp

I can't say I'm a coward
If you're unsure about relying on me
Just hug me
You'd think the cinnamon scent is enough

The stain is soaked in my chest (stain refers to the lipstick stain, I think)
Your faint sigh overlaps with me stroking your hair
Your small body is tarnished in pain
I wonder if we can divide that pain
I want to protect you

I want to know everything about you, but I'll stick to these useless words
I want to know your hair, your lips, your nose, whatever your shape is

Wouldn't it be awesome to be with you?
With your voice and with your scent...

Your lipstick smeared so much on my chest
I didn't think that loving like this is so painful
Love fell on your moist lips (I actually don't get this part 落とすと means to drop, so since it's talking about love, I suppose "to fall" is better... I have no idea.. sorry)
I'll just laugh openly
My tears won't stop

It's my first time trying to translate a full song. I haven't studied Japanese in ages, but I tried my best to get the message as much as I could. In one video, Tegoshi explained that the song is about true love and how you want to cherish and protect it.

Anyway, here's how I came up with my translations..

On a separate sheet, I translated the lyrics word for word and based on that, I'll figure out what the sentence means. It's more complicated because it's a song lyrics, so the grammar even in Japanese is more difficult to understand.

Here's me and Tegoshi... hahaha... xDD You can also see one of my Tego sketches behind. :)