how would you translate this?

[rayman.the.one.and.only1_498570]

So there is this song called Suteki Da ne (isn't it amazing/wonderful)
And the first line has me super confused, it writes "Kaze ga yoseta kotoba ni oyoida kokoro"
Kaze ga is easy enough to understand as wind, and kotoba ni and kokoro are also easy to understand, but how does
oyoida (the past Indicative of "to swin" or basically swam) fit into the sentance? is it something like "Wind drew close to words that swam in my heart?" or something, and if that's a case what is that supposed to mean, assuming it's a metophor.
I am really at a loss with this. And I would appriciate any help. arigato Gozaimasu!

[mmmason8967]

Song lyrics are difficult and this is definitely one I don't understand. However, I think the structure consists of kokoro being modified by the phrase that precedes it. I am very unsure what the ni means, though...

Starting at the beginning, kaze ga yoseta kotoba is basically just kotoba modified by the preceding words. So the key word is kotoba and the phrase kaze ga yoseta tells you what kind of kotoba--they were carried here on/by the wind.

That phrase is part of a longer phrase modifying kokoro in the same way. That is, kokoro is modified by kotoba ni oyoida, only I don't know what ni means here. So it's a mind/heart that swam in/by/with/to/for words that were carried here by the wind. At least, I think that's what it means...

マイケル

[rayman.the.one.and.only1_498570]

Thanks, Ni is a place indicator I believe (That's what everybody I looked up said it was) kind of like at or in.

[community.japanese]

マイケルさん、
そうですね。
詩はむずかしいですね。

rayman.the.one.and.only1 san,

"Kaze ga yoseta kotoba ni oyoida kokoro"
風が寄せた言葉に泳いだ心
oyogu has meanigs not only swim but also others.

That is a relative clause like
The heart which loses my balance by the word that, the wind carry.
However the translation doesn’t make sense.
That is a poem so it has metaphor.

I will try to explain the situation.

There is a wind.
The word wafts in on the breeze.
The word jolts my heart and I lose my balance (totter). (the word makes my heart move)

I think the word is something surprising or shocking. Or it might be the word for which the person has been waiting and the person is really happy.

I hope it could be helpful.

Yuki 由紀
Team JapanesePod101.com

[rayman.the.one.and.only1_498570]

oh, thanks. That makes perfect sense now. you guys rock! Domo Arigato Gozaimasu

[community.japanese]

rayman.the.one.and.only1 san,

douitashimashite. You are welcome.

Yuki 　由紀
JapanesePod101.com