Kingo Hamada 濱田金吾
midnight cruisin' lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Japanese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 1982
- Genre
- City Pop
- Length
- 4:43
ラジオが泣いてたよ
The radio was crying out,
流れる ボズ・スキャッグズ
As Boz Scaggs plays on,
またたく夜にぬれて
Soaked in the twinkling night,
飛び込むハイウェイ
Diving into the highway,
横切る流れ星
A shooting star crosses by,
お前はうつむいて
You look downcast,
最後の夜と ぼつり
A whisper for the last night,
かすれた声さ
In a hoarse voice,
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Midnight cruising,
心から酔えた日が
The day I could drink from the heart.
もどるなら 抱くだろ
If we're going back, I would hold you tight.
ミラーに映った
Reflected in the mirror,
あの日の幻
A mirage from that day.
追いこして このまま goin' on
Chasing it down, let’s keep goin' on.
突き刺すような ヘッドライト
Like a piercing headlight,
光の海へ アクセル
Accelerating into the sea of light.
今度のランプ シフト・ダウン
This time, shifting down at the lamp.
お前を降したら
If I drop you off,
ハンドル回し帰る
I'll turn the wheel and head back home.
ひとりのアベニュー
Avenue for one.
昔にすべてやめた
I gave everything up long ago
別れるの言い訳は
Excuses for parting ways
やさしさなんて恋を
Only ruined love with kindness
だめにしただけ
That's all it did
ミッドナイト・クルージン
Midnight cruising
思い出の横顔に
In the profile of memories
くちづけは つらいよ
A kiss is so painful
ドライな言葉で
With dry words
心の裏側
Behind the heart's facade
隠したら そのまま goin' on
If you hide it, just keep goin' on
切り裂くような クラクション
A siren that pierces through the night
光の海へ アクセル
Accelerate into the sea of light
心から酔えた日が
The day I could truly lose myself
もどるなら 抱くだろ
If I could go back, I would hold you tight
ミラーに映った
Reflected in the mirror
あの日の幻
The illusion of that day
追いこして このまま goin' on
Overtake it, let's keep goin' on
突き刺すような ヘッドライト
The headlights pierce like a dagger
光の海へ アクセル
Accelerate into the sea of light
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Key vocabulary
- 飛び込むとびこむ
- dive
- アベニュー
- avenue
- お前おまえ
- youN3
- クルー
- crew
- シフト
- shiftN1
- ジン
- gin
- すべて
- everythingN4
- ダウン
- downN3
- つらい
- painful
- なんて
- like
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About this song
Kingo Hamada is a Japanese singer-songwriter associated with the city pop sound of the early 1980s.