Hikaru Utada 宇多田ヒカル
Play A Love Song lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Japanese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:13
傷ついた時僕は
When I'm hurt
一人静かに内省す
Alone, I quietly reflect
深読みをしてしまう君は
You, who tend to read too much into things,
不安と戦う
Struggling against uncertainty
Hold me tight and don't let go
Hold me close and never set me free
Why we fight I don't know
Why we fight, I cannot say
他の人がどうなのか
What about others, I wonder?
僕は知らないけど
I don't know, but
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There’s no hidden meaning behind my words.
長い冬が終わる瞬間
The moment the long winter comes to an end
笑顔で迎えたいから
I want to welcome you with a smile,
意地張っても寒いだけさ
But it's just cold if I put on a brave face.
悲しい話はもうたくさん
I've heard enough of sad stories,
好きだって言わせてくれよ
So let me say that I love you, please.
Can we play a love song?
Can we play a, can we play a love song?
Can we play a, can we play a love song?
友達の心配や
The worries of friends,
生い立ちのトラウマは
And the traumas from my upbringing,
まだ続く僕たちの歴史の
Still continue in our history.
ほんの注釈
Just a little annotation
Hold me tight and don't let go
Why we fight, I don't know
僕の親がいつからああなのか
When did my parents become like that?
知らないけど（大丈夫 大丈夫）
I don't know, but it’s okay, it’s okay
君と僕はこれからも成長するよ
You and I will keep growing from here on
落ち着いてみようよ一旦
Let's take a moment to calm down
どうだってよくはないけど
It's not really that great, but
考え過ぎているかも
I might be overthinking it
悲しい話はもうたくさん
I've had enough of sad stories
飯食って笑って寝よう
Let's eat, laugh, and sleep together.
Can we play a love song?
Can we play a, can we play a love song?
Can we play a, can we play a love song?
Can we play a, can we play a love song?
Can we play a
側においでよ
Come close to me,
どこにも行かないでよ
Don't go anywhere, please.
Hold me tight and don't let, don't let go
もう二度と離さないと
I won't ever let you go again.
言わんばかりに抱き締めたいよ
I want to hold you tight as if to say it all.
疑っていてもいいけど
It's alright if you have your doubts.
悲しい話はもうたくさん
I've had enough of these sad tales.
嘘だって吐きたくなるよ
Sometimes I just want to spill out a lie.
Can we play a love song?
長い冬が終わる瞬間
The moment the long winter ends,
笑顔で迎えたいから
I want to greet it with a smile.
意地張っても寒いだけさ
Being stubborn only brings the cold.
悲しい話はもうたくさん
I've had enough of these sad tales.
好きだって聞かせてくれよ
Just tell me you love me.
Can we play a love song?
Can we play a, can we play a love song?
Can we play a, can we play a love song?
Can we play a, can we play a love song?
Can we play a, can we play a love song?
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Key vocabulary
- 言葉ことば
- wordsN5
- 話はなし
- storyN5
- 続くつづく
- continueN4
- 親おや
- parentN4
- たくさん
- manyN5
- だけ
- onlyN5
- どう
- howN5
- など
- etc.N5
- もう
- alreadyN5
- 一人ひとり
- alone
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About this song
Hikaru Utada is a Japanese singer-songwriter born in New York whose work blends J-pop with American R&B, trip-hop, and dance-pop, and who is known for redefining late-1990s J-pop and for the best-selling 1999 album First Love. Raised partly in the United States and writing and producing much of their own material, Utada gained major acclaim with a string of hit singles and albums including First Love and Exodus.