Yurie Kokubu 国分友里恵
Just a Joke lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Japanese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1983
- Genre
- City Pop
- Length
- 3:10
偶然ふたりが出会うPavement
By chance, we meet on the pavement.
あなたは昔と変わらない
You haven’t changed a bit since the old days.
魅力的な視線 軽く誘うけれど
Your captivating gaze lightly beckons me, yet,
薬指にはキラリとリング
A ring sparkles on your ring finger.
燃えかけた胸 急にさめてく
My heart, ignited, suddenly cools down.
It's just a joke ごめんなさいね
It's just a joke, I’m sorry about that.
It's just a joke つき合えないわ
It's just a joke, we can't be together.
It's just a joke 愛してたのは
It's just a joke, what I loved was
Learn languages through musicJapanese and 10+ more. Quizzes, karaoke, vocabulary bookmarks. Free.Get自由だった あなたよ
The freedom that was you.
融通のきかない女だと
A woman who won't budge an inch.
あなたは秘かに苦笑い
You secretly smile wryly
想い出壊す程 気前良くはないわ
You're not so generous as to break our memories
私意外とFantastic
Surprisingly, I'm fantastic
先の読めてる恋は嫌なの
I don't want a love that feels predictable
It's just a joke 今さら何を
It's just a joke, what are you doing now?
It's just a joke 確かめ合うの
It's just a joke, let's not confirm it
It's just a joke あなた得意の
It's just a joke, your specialty
Jokeでしょ？
Isn't it a joke?
It's just a joke ごめんなさいね
It's just a joke, I'm sorry
It's just a joke つき合えないわ
It's just a joke, I can't date you
It's just a joke あなた得意の
It's just a joke, your specialty,
Jokeでしょ？
Isn't it a joke?
It's just a joke 今さら何を
It's just a joke, what are you trying to say now?
It's just a joke 確かめ合うの
It's just a joke, confirming with each other,
It's just a joke あなた得意の
It's just a joke, your specialty,
Jokeでしょ？
Isn't it a joke?
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Key vocabulary
- リング
- ring
- キラリ
- sparkle
- けれど
- butN4
- ふたり
- two people
- 偶然ぐうぜん
- chanceN3
- 出会うであう
- meet
- 壊すこわす
- breakN4
- 想い出おもいで
- memories
- 意外といがいと
- surprisingly
- 視線しせん
- gazeN2
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About this song
Yurie Kokubu is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and lyricist whose early-1980s work, produced by Tetsuji Hayashi, has returned to attention through the city pop revival; she has focused on Christian music since the 1990s.