Blue Jeans – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: HANA

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into HANA's 'Blue Jeans' to improve your English through evocative storytelling. The song’s clear, rhythmic lyrics and conversational tone make it a perfect tool for learning how to express vulnerability and romantic nostalgia in natural, everyday English.

[English]

Ooh-woah, ooh, ooh

Ooh-woah, ooh, ooh

...

I think I lost my last piece

In a daily life where something was missing

You were like a flashlight, so bright

My eyes still ache, so blind

I never had any confidence

Feeling intimidated by the pretty girls

By the time I realized it, I'd grown cynical

Just coasting through life, heading out again

All right

Just another usual night, yeah

It was unbelievably beautiful, yeah

That night, at that time, I fell for you

Blue jeans, old sneakers

My hair was a mess, my makeup smudged

1 AM, blue jeans, old sneakers

Come closer, I want you, baby

Such a beautiful person, blue jeans, old sneakers

Yeah, high-heels and you want peace

Long legs, a perfect body

You ignored all those things

And came to me like a fantasy

I wanted to make sure over and over

Saying, "I'm not that type of girl"

Even so, you just laughed

"Just believe me for the duration of midsummer"

Alright

I was so afraid of getting hurt

But you didn't mind

My hesitation for a single second; the you I fell for was...

Blue jeans, old sneakers

Your hair was a mess, all spiked up

You dancing, blue jeans, old sneakers

I thought it was okay even if it was a lie

When can I see you next? Blue jeans, old sneakers

Even when the sun rises

Please stay with me for a while

About the future

Just for now, please don't say a word

Blue jeans, old sneakers

My hair was a mess, my makeup smudged

1 AM, blue jeans, old sneakers

Come closer, I want you, baby

Such a beautiful person, blue jeans, old sneakers

Your hair was a mess, all spiked up

You dancing, blue jeans, old sneakers

I thought it was okay even if it was a lie

When can I see you next? Blue jeans, old sneakers

Blue jeans, old sneakers

Blue jeans, old sneakers

Even when the sun rises

Please stay with me for a while

About the future

Just for now, please don't say a word

...

[Japanese]

Ooh-woah, ooh, ooh

Ooh-woah, ooh, ooh

I think I lost my last piece

Nanika ga tarite nai nichijou ni

Flashlight mitaina kimi datta, so bright

Imada ni mada me ga itai so blind

Itsu datte jishin ga nakute

Pretty girls tachi ni shitto shite

Kidzuita toki ni wa mou hinekurete

Tekitou ni ikite mata dekakete

All right

Itsumodoori no night, yeah

Uso mitai ni kireina, yeah

Ano yoru ano jikan kimi ga koishita

Blue jeans, furui suniikaa

My hair was mess, kuzureta make

Shin ya ichiji, blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Chikadzuite, kimi want you, baby

Kirei hina hitoda, blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Yeah, high-heel and ya want peace

Nagai ashi, kanpekina body

Sonna kotachi kimi wa yokome ni

Watashi no toko e like a fantasy

Nando mo tashikametai

"I'm not a type of girl" tte itte

Sore demo kimi wa warattе

"Manatsu no aida dake demo shinjite"

Alright

Kizutsuku no ga kowakutе

Tomadou watashi wo sukoshi datte

Ki ni shite kurenai, watashi ga koishita kimi wa

Blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Your hair was mess, ah settakude

Odoru kimi, blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Uso demo ii, sou omotteta

Tsugi itsu aeru? Blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Asahi ga nobotte mo

Shibaraku wa issho ni ite

Mirai no koto nante

Ima dake wa iwanaide

Blue jeans, furui suniikaa

My hair was mess, kuzureta make

Shin ya ichiji, blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Chikadzuite, kimi want you, baby

Kirei hina hitoda, blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Your hair was mess, ah settakude

Odoru kimi, blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Uso demo ii sou omotteta

Tsugi itsu aeru? Blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Asahi ga nobotte mo

Shibaraku wa issho ni ite

Mirai no koto nante

Ima dake wa iwanaide

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
日常 nichijou N3	noun - daily life
自信 jishin N3	noun - confidence
嫉妬 shitto N2	noun/verb - jealousy
適当 tekitou N3	adjective - careless, nonchalant
古い furui N5	adjective - old
崩れた kuzureta N3	verb - to collapse, to fall apart (makeup)
深夜 shinya N3	noun - late at night
完璧な kanpekina N2	adjective - perfect
横目 yokome N3	noun - looking sideways
確かめる tashikameru N3	verb - to verify, to confirm
真夏 manatsu N3	noun - midsummer
傷つく kizutsuku N3	verb - to get hurt
戸惑う tomadou N2	verb - to be bewildered
踊る odoru N4	verb - to dance
朝陽 asahi N2	noun - morning sun
未来 mirai N4	noun - future

Key Grammar Structures

• Nanika ga tarite nai nichijou ni

  ➔ Relative clause modifying a noun

  ➔ The clause "tarite nai" modifies "nichijou", meaning daily life that is lacking something.

• Kidzuita toki ni wa mou hinekurete

  ➔ Temporal noun phrase with particle "ni"

  ➔ "Kidzuita toki ni" sets the specific time frame when the realization occurred.

• I'm not a type of girl tte itte

  ➔ Quotative particle "tte" (short for to)

  ➔ "tte" is used here to report the direct speech or the content of what was said.

• Kizutsuku no ga kowakute

  ➔ Nominalizer "no" + te-form for cause

  ➔ "Kizutsuku no" turns the verb into a noun, and "kowakute" explains the reason for the hesitation.

• Tomadou watashi wo sukoshi datte ki ni shite kurenai

  ➔ Te-form + kurerai (doing a favor)

  ➔ "Ki ni shite kurenai" indicates the lack of care or attention from the other person.

• Uso demo ii, sou omotteta

  ➔ Conditional "demo" (even if)

  ➔ "Uso demo ii" expresses acceptance of an undesirable situation (a lie).

• Asahi ga nobotte mo

  ➔ Concessive "te-mo" (even though)

  ➔ "Nobotte mo" is used to show that even if the sun rises, the speaker wants the moment to continue.

• Mirai no koto nante, ima dake wa iwanaide

  ➔ Negative imperative "nai-de"

  ➔ "Iwanaide" is a gentle way to ask someone not to talk about the future.