夏祭り
JITTERIN' JINN Lyrics

The lyrics of JITTERIN' JINN's song 夏祭り describe a nostalgic and bittersweet reminiscence of a past summer festival. The singer longs for the time when they were with someone special during the festival, whose memory has now become a distant dream that has vanished like the fireworks in the sky. The singer recalls the fragrance of the person's hair and the radiance of their yukata. The phrase "胸が騒いだ" ("my heart was troubled") suggests that the festival's atmosphere and the company of the special person caused the singer's heart to flutter. However, despite the singer's desire to remain close to the person and not be separated in the crowd, the two had to walk away from each other, creating a sense of loneliness and longing. The image of how the childlike innocence of catching goldfish contrasts with the singer's current yearning for the past creates a wistful feeling.

In the second part of the song, the singer sits on the stairs of a shrine in the darkness, where they hear the faint sounds of people's commotion. They light an incense stick and match and talk about various things but could not find the courage to convey their feelings of love to the person, creating a sense of missed opportunity and regret. The repetition of the phrase "君がいた夏は遠い夢の中 空に消えてった 打ち上げ花火" ("The summer when you were there has disappeared like fireworks in the sky, becoming a distant dream") reinforces the idea that the past is gone and cannot be recaptured, leaving the singer with only a poignant memory.