Bolero – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Shane, Molly Yam
• Album: Bolero

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'Bolero' to master the art of modern English pop phrasing! This song is perfect for learners looking to pick up contemporary idioms and rhythmic sentence structures through its catchy, dance-driven melody.

[English]

Lyrics: Ai BANCO/Shane/Molly Yam

Composed by: Ai BANCO/Shane/Molly Yam

You know exactly what you're doing

How about you?

Our eyes met for the third time as you glanced my way, yeah

Dismiss it as a misunderstanding

But my head keeps turning toward you

You’re so fine

I don’t know why but

You are so sensual

The earth goes round and round and round

In this short, fast moment

I sync my eyes and my heart, ooh-ooh

Round and round and round

I can just make up an excuse and leave

My friends said you're no good for me

But I think this might actually be love

Ah, I think I'm being a fool again

I've never been like this before

What should I tell you?

(What you want babe)

I think this is definitely love

How many times do I have to say it, ooh-ooh

Even if it sounds a bit cliché, ooh-ooh

I'm not usually like this, ooh-ooh

But it's because it's you, ooh – ooh

It feels like all these little things are growing so big

Now, I can't hear anything but you, oh ohh

I've never been like this before

Said I love you, put a stamp on it

Then you said to me

"It's too cliché, it's boring, why act out?"

What's the point of talking more?

Let's add more to us

Trying so hard, our relationship

Kilometers apart

Back and forth, riding the waves

Whether you're begging or pleading now

We love

Nothing's an accident

Nothing to rush for you

Yeah, you just need to show up, ay ay ay

I think this might actually be love

Ah, I think I'm being a fool again

I've never been like this before

What should I tell you?

(What you want babe)

I think this is definitely love

How many times do I have to say it, ooh-ooh

Even if it sounds a bit cliché, ooh-ooh

I'm not usually like this, ooh-ooh

But it's because it's you, ooh – ooh

[Japanese]

作词 : Ai BANCO/Shane/Molly Yam

作曲 : Ai BANCO/Shane/Molly Yam

다 알면서 그래

넌 어떤데

힐끔대던 너의 눈 마주쳐 세번째 Yeah

치부해 오해로

내 고갠 네게로

You’re so fine

I don’t know why but

관능적이야 넌

지구는 round and round and round

짧고 빠른 시간

맞춰 눈과 맘을 ooh-ooh

Round and round and round

둘러대고 나오면 돼

내 친구 넌 안된댔지만

아마도 사랑이 맞는 것 같애

아 나 또 주책도 맞는 것 같애

이런 적 없지만

말해 뭐해줄까

(What you want babe)

이건 사랑이 맞는 것 같애

몇 번을 말해 ooh-ooh

좀 뻔한 말이어두 ooh-ooh

원랜 안 이래 ooh-ooh

너니까 나는 ooh – ooh

이 작은 것들이 전부 다 커지는 느낌

이젠 너밖엔 안 들리지만 oh ohh

이런 적 없지만

Said I love you, put a stamp on it

이제 와서 너는 말했지

“넘 뻔해, 질려 왜 질러?“

더는 말해 모해

우리 사이 더해

애써 우리 거린

킬로미터

와리가리 타다

이제 와서 빌던 밀던

We love

Nothing's an accident

Nothing to rush for you

그래 너는 몸만 오면 돼 애 애 애

아마도 사랑이 맞는 것 같애

아 나 또 주책도 맞는 것 같애

이런 적 없지만

말해 뭐해줄까

(What you want babe)

이건 사랑이 맞는 것 같애

몇 번을 말해 ooh-ooh

좀 뻔한 말이어두 ooh-ooh

원랜 안 이래 ooh-ooh

너니까 나는 ooh – ooh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
관능적 kannōteki N1	adjective - sensual
사랑 sarang N5	noun - love
주책 juchak N2	noun - foolishness / lack of discretion
뻔하다 ppeonhada N3	adjective - obvious / predictable
느낌 neukkim N4	noun - feeling / sensation
오해 o-hae N3	noun - misunderstanding
시간 sigan N5	noun - time
친구 chingu N5	noun - friend
질리다 jillida N2	verb - to get tired of / to be sick of
전부 jeonbu N4	noun - all / everything
사이 sai N4	noun - relationship / between
눈 nun N5	noun - eye
마음 maeum N4	noun - heart / mind
작다 jakda N5	adjective - small
빠르다 ppareuda N4	adjective - fast / quick

Key Grammar Structures

• 다 알면서 그래

  ➔ -면서 (While/Even though)

  ➔ The ending "-면서" here conveys a sense of knowing something while pretending not to; "You know it all, yet you act like that."

• 치부해 오해로

  ➔ -해 (Imperative/Suggestive form)

  ➔ The short form "-해" acts as a casual command or suggestion, meaning "Dismiss it as a misunderstanding."

• 내 친구 넌 안된댔지만

  ➔ -댔지만 (Contraction of -다고 했지만)

  ➔ This is a colloquial contraction of "-다고 했지만," meaning "My friend said we shouldn't (be together), but..."

• 아마도 사랑이 맞는 것 같애

  ➔ -는 것 같애 (Guessing/Supposition)

  ➔ Used to express a cautious conclusion or subjective feeling: "It seems like it is love."

• 이런 적 없지만

  ➔ -적 없지만 (Have never done - but)

  ➔ Denotes an absence of prior experience: "I've never been like this before, but..."

• 말해 뭐해줄까

  ➔ -어/아 줄까 (Offer/Suggestion)

  ➔ A combination of "말하다" (to say) and the auxiliary verb "-아/어 주다" (to do for someone) in a question format: "Should I tell you? What should I say?"

• 이젠 너밖엔 안 들리지만

  ➔ -밖엔 (Nothing but/Only)

  ➔ Used with a negative verb ("안 들리다") to mean "only": "I can't hear anything but you now."

• 넘 뻔해

  ➔ 넘 (Slang for 너무)

  ➔ A trendy abbreviation of "너무" (too/very), used to emphasize "It's so obvious."