100万回の「I love you」 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Rake

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt expression of love in Rake's "100万回の「I love you」," a popular J-Pop ballad. Learn how to convey deep emotions and explore Japanese expressions of love through its touching lyrics and melody. Experience the cultural impact of this song, often played at weddings and requested by couples, and understand why it resonates with so many listeners.

[English]

Hello, I'm Rake, a singer‑songwriter.

“One Million ‘I Love You’s,” a song I wrote when I was 21.

Seriously, no matter what words you string together when you fall for someone,

the more you try to convey your feelings, the more your emotions overflow.

I pour that pure feeling into a song.

It was released in 2011 and used as a commercial song for Yokohama Tire.

Since then, many people have been humming along with it.

It’s even been used at weddings.

People have belted out “One Million ‘I Love You’s” when confessing to someone special.

We really receive a lot of messages like that.

I’ll sing it today with all my heart.

“One Million ‘I Love You’s”

Let’s go.

I love you so much that saying “I love you” just isn’t enough.

I’ll send you “I love you” a million times.

No matter where you are, there’s only one thing I care about.

Are you smiling? Or perhaps a little blue.

Everyone must hold onto their own special something.

For me, without a doubt, that special something is you.

I love you so much that saying “I love you” just isn’t enough.

Let’s go see you right now, soaring across this blue sky.

Baby I love you baby

Beyond the ticket gate, disappearing into the crowd.

I watched your back with my eyes, not wanting you to drift away.

I need nothing else; I can honestly say that.

You’re always inside me.

I love you I love you I love you

Everybody sing together

La La La La La La…

La La La La La La…

Ready!

La La La La La La…

La La La La La La…

Hey

La La La La La La…

La La La La La La…

One more time

La La La La La La…

La La La La La La…

No matter how much time passes, it doesn’t matter—I love you.

No matter what lines I line up, I can’t fully convey this feeling.

I love you so much that saying “I love you” just isn’t enough.

I’ll send you “I love you” a million times.

Baby I love you baby

Baby I love you, love you, love you, love you, love you, love you, love you, love you

[Japanese]

こんにちは　シンガーソングライターのRakeです

100万回の「I love you」　僕が21才の時に書いた曲で

本気でね　誰かを好きになったらどんな言葉を並べても

どれだけ想いを伝えよう　伝えようとしても もっともっと気持ちが溢れてくる

そんなとてもピュアな想いを歌にしています

2011年にリリースして ヨコハマタイヤさんのCMソングとして使っていただいて

そこから本当に多くの方が一緒に口ずさんでくれたり

結婚式で使いました　とかね

大事な人に告白するときに 「100万回の『I love you』」を大熱唱しました　とかね

本当にそういうメッセージを多くいただきます

今日も心を込めて歌います

「100万回の『I love you』」

いきましょう

「愛してる」の言葉じゃ 足りないくらいに君が好き

「愛してる」の言葉を 100万回君に送ろう

いつもどこにいたって 気にしてるのは一つだけ

君は笑ってますか それともちょっぴりブルー

きっとみんな抱いてる それぞれの特別を

僕にとって紛れもなく それは君だから

「愛してる」の言葉じゃ 足りないくらいに君が好き

今すぐ君に会いに行こう この青い空を飛び越えて

Baby I love you baby

改札の向こう側 人ごみに消えてゆく

後ろ姿 目で追った 離れたくなくて

他には何もいらない 本気でそう言えるほど

僕の中にはいつだって 君がいるんだよ

I love you I love you I love you

Everybody sing 皆で

La La La La La La…

La La La La La La…

せーの

La La La La La La…

La La La La La La…

ヘイ

La La La La La La…

La La La La La La…

もう一回

La La La La La La…

La La La La La La…

どれほど時が経ったって 関係ないよ君が好き

どんな台詞並べても 伝えきれないこの想い

「愛してる」の言葉じゃ 足りないくらいに君が好き

「愛してる」の言葉を 100万回君に送ろう

Baby I love you baby

Baby I love you, love you, love you, love you, love you, love you, love you, love you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛してる /a.i ɕi.te.ɾɯ/ B2	verb - to love
言葉 /ko.to.ba/ A2	noun - word; language
君 /kʲiɯ/ A1	pronoun - you (informal)
好き /sɯ.ki/ A2	adjective - liked; favorite; to like
心 /ko.ko.ɾo/ A2	noun - heart; mind
歌 /ɯ.ta/ A2	noun - song
想い /o.mo.i/ B1	noun - thought; feeling; emotion
伝える /tsɯ.ta.e.ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to convey; to tell
本気 /hoŋ.ki/ B2	noun - seriousness; earnestness
青い /a.o.i/ A1	adjective - blue
空 /so.ɾa/ A1	noun - sky
飛び越える /tɯ.bi.ko.e.ɾɯ/ B2	verb - to jump over; to leap over
人ごみ /hi.to.go.mi/ B2	noun - crowd; throng
後ろ姿 /ɯ.ɕi.ɾo.sɯ.ɡa.ta/ B2	noun - back view; silhouette
離れる /ha.na.re.ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to separate; to be away
特別 /to.kɯ.bɛ.tsɯ/ B2	adjective - special
結婚式 /ke.kkoɴ.ɕi.ki/ B2	noun - wedding ceremony
メッセージ /me.seː.ɕi/ B1	noun - message

Key Grammar Structures

• 本気でね　誰かを好きになったらどんな言葉を並べても

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (hypothetical/unreal condition)

  ➔ The use of "たら" (tara) after "好きになった" (suki ni natta) indicates a hypothetical condition. "どんな言葉を並べても" (donna kotoba o narabetemo) means "no matter what words you line up/use". This expresses that even with many words, the feeling is hard to express.

• いつもどこにいたって 気にしてるのは一つだけ

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Place with "ても" (temo) and Topic Marker "は" (wa)

  ➔ "どこにいたって" (doko ni itatte) means "no matter where you are" using the ても form to express "even if/no matter where". "気にしているのは" (ki ni shiteiru no wa) uses "は" to mark what the speaker is particularly focused on, which is what follows.

• 君は笑ってますか それともちょっぴりブルー

  ➔ Question with polite form "ますか" and "それとも" (soretomo) - or

  ➔ "笑ってますか" (warattemasu ka) is a polite question asking "Are you smiling?". "それとも" (soretomo) is used to present an alternative: "or are you feeling a little blue?".

• きっとみんな抱いてる それぞれの特別を

  ➔ Verb + ている form to describe a state or continuing action with object を (o).

  ➔ "抱いてる" (idaiteru) is the short form of "抱いている" (idaiteiru), which means "holding/harboring/having". It describes the state of everyone harboring their own special something (それぞれの特別を, sorezore no tokubetsu o). "を" (o) indicates the object of the verb.

• 僕にとって紛れもなく それは君だから

  ➔ Particles indicating possessive and reason: "にとって" (ni totte) and "から" (kara)

  ➔ "僕にとって" (boku ni totte) means "for me" or "in my opinion/regarding me". "だから" (dakara) means "therefore/so/because", indicating the reason for the previous statement. In this context, the reason is that the other person is the most special to him.