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Plastic Love – Mariya Takeuchi 竹内まりや

Mariya Takeuchi 竹内まりや

Plastic Love lyrics with English translation

Language
Japanese
Level
Intermediate
Released
2025
Genre
City Pop
Length
5:09
  1. 突然キス 熱いまなざし

    With a sudden kiss and burning gaze,

  2. プログラム わせない

    Don't let the love program go astray.

  3. いと別れ 上手打ちんで

    Skillfully weaving through meeting and parting,

  4. 時間 終わる don't hurry!

    When the time comes, it ends, don't hurry!

  5. つい あのからずっと

    Since that day when love left me scarred,

  6. 暮らし

    Continuing a life where day and night are swapped,

  7. はやりdisco 踊り明かすうち

    As I dance till dawn in the trendy disco,

  8. 魔術 I'm sorry!

    It's a magic I’ve learned, I'm sorry!

  9. こと決して本気ない

    Never fall truly in love with me,

  10. なんてただゲーム しめそれでいい

    Love is just a game, as long as we enjoy it, that's fine.

  11. した飾る 派手ドレス

    Adorned with flashy dresses and shoes to hide my closed heart,

  12. 孤独友だち

    A lonely friend,

  13. 誘う皮肉もの

    The ones who invite me are quite ironic,

  14. いつもてる

    They always remind me of him,

  15. なぜか思い出重なり合う

    For some reason, they overlap with my memories.

  16. グラス落としんで

    Even if I drop my glass and suddenly tear up,

  17. わけない

    Don't ask me the reason, please.

  18. 夜更け高速 眠りにつくころ

    As I drift into sleep on the highway late at night,

  19. ハロゲンライトだけ しく輝く

    Only the halogen lights shine mysteriously.

  20. よう冷たい

    Even if they whisper I'm a cold woman like ice,

  21. ささやく don't worry!

    Don't worry about it!

  22. I'm just playing games, I know that's plastic love

    I'm just playing games, I know that's plastic love.

  23. Dance to the plastic beat, another morning comes

    Dance to the plastic beat, another morning comes.

  24. I'm just playing games, I know that's plastic love

    I'm just playing games, I know that's plastic love.

  25. Dance to the plastic beat, another morning comes

    Dance to the plastic beat, another morning comes.

  26. I'm just playing games, I know that's plastic love

    I'm just playing games, I know that's plastic love.

  27. Dance to the plastic beat, another morning comes

    Dance to the plastic beat, another morning comes.

  28. I'm just playing games, I know-

    I'm just playing games, I know-

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Key vocabulary

した
did
しめ
-
ずっと
alwaysN5
わけ
reason
わせ
together
んで
and
上手じょうず
skillN5
かれ
heN5
てる
seems
ドレス
dressN3

About this song

Japanese singer-songwriter whose 1984 song 'Plastic Love' became a global city pop hit decades later.

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Plastic Love

突然とつぜんキス あつまなざし

With a sudden kiss and burning gaze,

こいプログラム くるわせない

Don't let the love program go astray.

出逢であいとわか 上手じょうずんで

Skillfully weaving through meeting and parting,

時間じかん わる don't hurry!

When the time comes, it ends, don't hurry!

あいきずつい あのからずっと

Since that day when love left me scarred,

ひるよるぎゃく らしつづ

Continuing a life where day and night are swapped,

はやりdisco おどかすうち

As I dance till dawn in the trendy disco,

魔術まじゅつ I'm sorry!

It's a magic I’ve learned, I'm sorry!

わたしことけっして本気ほんきあいない

Never fall truly in love with me,

こいなんてただゲーム たのしめそれでいい

Love is just a game, as long as we enjoy it, that's fine.

したこころかざ 派手はでドレスくつ

Adorned with flashy dresses and shoes to hide my closed heart,

孤独こどくともだち

A lonely friend,

わたしさそひと皮肉ひにくもの

The ones who invite me are quite ironic,

いつもかれてる

They always remind me of him,

なぜかおもかさなり

For some reason, they overlap with my memories.

グラスとしきゅうなみだんで

Even if I drop my glass and suddenly tear up,

わけたずない

Don't ask me the reason, please.

夜更よふ高速こうそく ねむにつくころ

As I drift into sleep on the highway late at night,

ハロゲンライトだけ あやしくかがや

Only the halogen lights shine mysteriously.

こおりようつめたいおんな

Even if they whisper I'm a cold woman like ice,

ささやくこえ don't worry!

Don't worry about it!

I'm just playing games, I know that's plastic love

I'm just playing games, I know that's plastic love.

Dance to the plastic beat, another morning comes

Dance to the plastic beat, another morning comes.

I'm just playing games, I know that's plastic love

I'm just playing games, I know that's plastic love.

Dance to the plastic beat, another morning comes

Dance to the plastic beat, another morning comes.

I'm just playing games, I know that's plastic love

I'm just playing games, I know that's plastic love.

Dance to the plastic beat, another morning comes

Dance to the plastic beat, another morning comes.

I'm just playing games, I know-

I'm just playing games, I know-