Baby, it's you – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: YUKI
• Album: Terminal

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese with YUKI's 'Baby, it's you' is a chance to connect with the language through heartfelt and positive emotions. The song's lyrics, while poetic, are direct in their expression of love and appreciation, making them accessible for learners to understand nuanced feelings. The use of playful and gentle language offers a beautiful entry point into the subtleties of Japanese expression, all wrapped in a comforting and groovy pop sound that makes learning feel like a joyous discovery.

[English]

Your smile knows no boundary — I won’t let it go

Plucking the strings on Steinway in uncharted territory

Melodies riding the wind — so they don’t tear apart

Flow even more

I’m not waiting for promises — just sketch out my destiny lines

Knowing it’s a mistake — a little trick, like teasing a cat

Baby, it’s you! Love blooms here

Your smile, our starting point

There’s no answer — let it spread across the land

It’s true, Baby, it’s true

The moon tonight is so beautiful — because you’re smiling

...

Sudden trouble — no backup plan, we’re in a pinch

Play an unexpected phrase — Stevie Ray Vaughan

Before the feast on the plate cools down

Please, enjoy it — deliciously

No fancy education — just took out a correction pen and rewrote

A real fantasy at 153 cm

Baby, it’s me! If love cries

Your smile, shining in the sky

Let’s create the world — form a circle, turn into the earth

It’s true, baby — it’s true

Being true to myself — because you’re just as you are

...

Someone’s swing swaying in the breeze

Ah, I can still make it — turning back is the clever plan

Deeply haunted by sorrow, inside the opened box

All that’s left is hope

Baby, it’s you! Love blooms here

In the soft area around my solar plexus

Gaze far away, no strength needed

It’s true, baby — it’s true

The moon tonight is so bright — because you’re crying and laughing

Baby, it’s you! Love blooms here

Your smile, our starting point

There’s no answer — let it spread across the land

It’s true, baby — it’s true

The moon tonight is so beautiful — because you’re smiling

...

[Japanese]

君のスマイル 境界線は無いっす 逃すまいっと

未開の地に 指先で鳴らすスタインウェイ

風に乗った旋律 千切れてしまわぬように

一層 流れて

約束なんて待ってない 運命線なんて描き足して

ミステイク承知の助 猫じゃらし

Baby it's you! 愛が咲くのは

君の笑顔 出発地点にして

答えなどないの 広がれ 大地に

本当さ Baby it's true

今日の月が綺麗なのは そう 君が笑っているからさ

急なトラブル 代替案は無いっす ピンチです

予想もしないフレーズ弾いてよ スティーヴィー・レイ・ヴォーン

皿に載った御馳走が 冷めてしまわぬうちに

どうぞ 美味しく召し上がれ oh

学歴なんて持ってない 修正ペン出して書き直した

153cmのリアルファンタジー

Baby it's me! 愛が泣くなら

君の笑顔 満天にして

世界をつくろう 輪になれ 大地に

本当さ Baby it's true

私らしくいられるのは そう 君があるがままだからさ

誰かが漕いだブランコ 揺れている

ああ 今なら間に合う 引き返すのも妙案

哀しみに深く取り憑かれ こじ開けた箱の中

残されたのは 希望だけ

Baby it's you! 愛が咲くのは

やわらかい みぞおちあたり

目線は 遠くへ 力はいらない

本当さ Baby, it's true

今日も月が綺麗なのは そう 君が泣き笑いするからさ

Baby it's you! 愛が咲くのは

君の笑顔 出発地点にして

答えなどないの 広がれ 大地に

本当さ Baby, it's true

今日も月が綺麗なのは そう 君が笑っているからさ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
スマイル /sumairu/ A1	noun - smile
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
笑顔 /egao/ A1	noun - smile, facial expression of happiness
運命 /unmei/ B1	noun - fate, destiny
希望 /kibou/ B1	noun - hope
月 /tsuki/ A1	noun - moon
トラブル /toraburu/ B2	noun - trouble, problem
美味しい /oishii/ A2	adjective - delicious
深い /fukai/ B1	adjective - deep
冷める /sameru/ B2	verb - to cool down
描く /kaku/ A2	verb - to draw, to depict
流れる /nagareru/ B1	verb - to flow
約束 /yakusoku/ B2	noun - promise
旋律 /senritsu/ B2	noun - melody
現実 /genjitsu/ B2	noun - reality

Key Grammar Structures

• 約束なんて待ってない

  ➔ Negative form using なんて to diminish the importance of the noun

  ➔ The phrase "なんて" is used to express dismissiveness or negation towards "待ってない" (not waiting)

• 未開の地に 指先で鳴らすスタインウェイ

  ➔ Use of に to indicate the target/location of an action

  ➔ The particle "に" indicates the location where the action of "鳴らす" (to sound/play) occurs, namely "未開の地" (untouched land)

• 風に乗った旋律

  ➔ Use of に to show means or mode of transport or conveyance

  ➔ The particle "に" indicates that the melody is carried "by" or"on" the wind, showing the mode of transportation of the melody

• 答えなどないの 広がれ 大地に

  ➔ Use of の as a nominalizer to turn a phrase into a noun clause

  ➔ The の nominalizer turns "答えなどない" (there is no answer) into a noun phrase, emphasizing the abstract idea

• 今日の月が綺麗なのは

  ➔ Use of の because it is adjectivizing the noun phrase "今日の月" (today's moon)

  ➔ The の connects "今日" (today) and "月" (moon), making a descriptive phrase "today's moon"

• 愛が咲くのは

  ➔ Use of の to nominalize the preceding clause

  ➔ The の turns the clause "愛が咲く" (love blooms) into a noun phrase, emphasizing the concept

• 本当さ Baby, it's true

  ➔ Use of さ as a sentence-ending particle to emphasize assertion

  ➔ The particle "さ" adds emphasis to the statement "Baby, it's true," reinforcing the sincerity

• 今日も月が綺麗なのは

  ➔ Repetition to emphasize the reason or cause for the statement

  ➔ The phrase emphasizes that the reason the moon appears beautiful is due to "君が笑っているからさ" (because you are smiling)