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Midnight Pretenders – Tomoko Aran 亜蘭知子

Tomoko Aran 亜蘭知子

Midnight Pretenders lyrics with English translation

Language
Japanese
Level
Intermediate
Released
2025
Genre
City Pop
Length
5:46
  1. Midnight pretenders

  2. 背中のホクロを なぞれば

    Tracing the mole on your back

  3. にじむ 涙 uneasy heart (uneasy heart)

    Tears blur my uneasy heart (uneasy heart)

  4. 軽い寝息 たてながら

    While giving out light snores

  5. 泳ぎ疲れた 魚のように

    Like a fish worn out from swimming

  6. 眠りを 貪る人 how much I love you, I love you

    The one who devours sleep, how much I love you, I love you

  7. 二人を 載せた船は

    The boat carrying us two

  8. 夜の海を さすらって

    Wanders through the night sea

  1. 明日は 何処へ 流れ 流されるの

    Where will tomorrow drift, drift away to?

  2. Every time I wish

  3. Monopolize your love

  4. 行く先 告げない 旅人

    A traveler who doesn't reveal their destination

  5. Every time I wish

  6. That you would be mine

  7. 貴方のすべてが 欲しいの

    I want all of you

  8. Midnight pretenders

  9. 闇に 隠れて

    Hiding in the darkness

  10. 束の間 ぬくもり分け合う secret love (secret love)

    In a fleeting moment, we share warmth, secret love (secret love)

  11. 窓に しのび込む 朝が

    Morning creeps in through the window

  12. 急き立てる 別れ

    Urgently hastening our goodbye

  13. 最後は いつも 胸につまる say goodbye, say goodbye

    In the end, it always chokes my heart, say goodbye, say goodbye

  14. 深い 海の底に

    Deep down in the ocean's depths

  15. 言えない 言葉 沈めて

    Words I can't say, sinking away

  16. 置き去りの 孤独に

    Left behind in loneliness

  17. 唇 噛むだけなの

    All I can do is bite my lips

  18. Every time I wish

  19. Monopolize your love

  20. 約束 交わさぬ 恋人

    Lovers who don't exchange promises

  21. Every time I wish

  22. That you would be mine

  23. 貴方のすべてが 欲しいの

    I want all of you

  24. 二人を 載せた船は

    The boat carrying us both

  25. 夜の海を さすらって

    Wanders through the night sea

  26. 明日は 何処へ 流れ 流されるの

    Tomorrow, where will we drift, drift away?

  27. Every time I wish

  28. Monopolize your love

  29. 行く先 告げない 旅人

    A traveler who reveals not their destination

  30. Every time I wish

  31. That you would be mine

  32. 貴方のすべてが 欲しいの

    I want all of you

  33. Every time I wish

  34. Monopolize your love

  35. 行く先 告げない 旅人

    A traveler who doesn't reveal their destination

  36. Every time I wish

  37. That you would be mine

  38. 貴方のすべてが 欲しいの

    I want all of you

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Key vocabulary

クロ
black
ぬくもり
warmth
何処どこ
whereN1
分け合うわけあう
share
別れわかれ
separationN3
寝息ねいき
breath
底そこ
bottomN4
急き立てるせきたてる
hurry
置き去りおきざり
abandon
背中せなか
backN4

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About this song

Tomoko Aran is a Japanese singer-songwriter and author who recorded nine albums between 1981 and 1990, and whose music found renewed attention during the city pop revival.

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Midnight Pretenders

Midnight pretenders

背中せなかのホクロを なぞれば

Tracing the mole on your back

にじむ 涙なみだ uneasy heart (uneasy heart)

Tears blur my uneasy heart (uneasy heart)

軽かるい寝息ねいき たてながら

While giving out light snores

泳およぎ疲つかれた 魚さかなのように

Like a fish worn out from swimming

眠ねむりを 貪むさぼる人ひと how much I love you, I love you

The one who devours sleep, how much I love you, I love you

二人ふたりを 載のせた船ふねは

The boat carrying us two

夜よるの海うみを さすらって

Wanders through the night sea

明日あしたは 何処どこへ 流ながれ 流ながされるの

Where will tomorrow drift, drift away to?

Every time I wish

Monopolize your love

行ゆく先さき 告つげない 旅人たびびと

A traveler who doesn't reveal their destination

Every time I wish

That you would be mine

貴方あなたのすべてが 欲ほしいの

I want all of you

Midnight pretenders

闇やみに 隠かくれて

Hiding in the darkness

束つかの間ま ぬくもり分わけ合あう secret love (secret love)

In a fleeting moment, we share warmth, secret love (secret love)

窓まどに しのび込こむ 朝あさが

Morning creeps in through the window

急せき立たてる 別わかれ

Urgently hastening our goodbye

最後さいごは いつも 胸むねにつまる say goodbye, say goodbye

In the end, it always chokes my heart, say goodbye, say goodbye

深ふかい 海うみの底そこに

Deep down in the ocean's depths

言いえない 言葉ことば 沈しずめて

Words I can't say, sinking away

置おき去ざりの 孤独こどくに

Left behind in loneliness

唇くちびる 噛かむだけなの

All I can do is bite my lips

Every time I wish

Monopolize your love

約束やくそく 交かわさぬ 恋人こいびと

Lovers who don't exchange promises

Every time I wish

That you would be mine

貴方あなたのすべてが 欲ほしいの

I want all of you

二人ふたりを 載のせた船ふねは

The boat carrying us both

夜よるの海うみを さすらって

Wanders through the night sea

明日あしたは 何処どこへ 流ながれ 流ながされるの

Tomorrow, where will we drift, drift away?

Every time I wish

Monopolize your love

行ゆく先さき 告つげない 旅人たびびと

A traveler who reveals not their destination

Every time I wish

That you would be mine

貴方あなたのすべてが 欲ほしいの

I want all of you

Every time I wish

Monopolize your love

行ゆく先さき 告つげない 旅人たびびと

A traveler who doesn't reveal their destination

Every time I wish

That you would be mine

貴方あなたのすべてが 欲ほしいの

I want all of you