だってだってだって – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: NMB48
• Album: 23rdシングル「だってだってだって」

Lyrics & Translation

Learn Japanese with NMB48's 'Datte Datte Datte'! This catchy pop song is special for its repetitive and emotive lyrics, which perfectly capture the feeling of youthful frustration in love. By listening, you can learn different ways to express reasons and ask 'why' in Japanese, as the song repeats 'datte' (because/but) and 'nande' (why). It's a fun way to pick up colloquial Japanese expressions and connect with the feelings of a sweet, one-sided love story.

[English]

But, but, but, but

But it can't be helped, right?

When asked, "Aren't you going home yet?"

I'm sorry for my cold reaction

But, but, but, but

I got all fluttery

You know, I really wanted to say, "Let's go home together"

I wanted to say that

...

Why is it that when you fall in love

You become someone you're not?

Thinking I should have done this or that

I stop and look back, regretting it

I start to dislike myself more and more

Next time we meet, I overthink how to act

Even casual conversations become awkward

I want to show you the cutest side of me

But I'm showing you the not-so-cute me

Summer is just around the corner

But nothing has changed

Even the sun must be exasperated, right?

Why, why, why, why

Does it always end up like this?

Pretending not to care

I just want to step away for a bit

Why, why, why, why

Can't I just be honest?

You know, after that, the me from earlier is regretting it

And crying

...

If it were someone else

I could always be myself

No matter what they think, it really doesn't matter...

Without trying to look cool, I could show my true self

I was just being myself, for better or worse

If I were a guy, I’d think I’d dislike someone like me

Why have I become someone like that?

If it's not meant to be, I can't just accept it

Something feels off since I met you

I cut my hair short

I wanted you to look back at me

Maybe pure-heartedness doesn't suit me

More, more, more, more

If I could act naturally

I might have been able to show a little more of my good side

Maybe I could have done that

More, more, more, more

I’m really cute, you know

But I feel like a different person, self-loathing

It's the worst

...

I love you so much that things just don't go well

Just making eye contact makes my mind go blank

My words and actions become awkward

I'm just spinning my wheels

But, but, but, but

But it can't be helped, right?

When asked, "Aren't you going home yet?"

I'm sorry for my cold reaction

But, but, but, but

I got all fluttery

You know, I really wanted to say, "Let's go home together"

Why, why, why, why

Does it always end up like this?

Pretending not to care

I just want to step away for a bit

Why, why, why, why

Can't I just be honest?

You know, after that, the me from earlier is regretting it

And crying

...

[Japanese]

だってだってだってだって

だってしょうがないでしょ？

「まだ帰らないの？」って聞かれて

ごめん 素っ気ないリアクションして

だってだってだってだって

ドキドキしちゃったんだもん

そう 本当は ねぇ 一緒に帰ろうって

言いたかった

恋をするとどうして

自分が自分じゃなくなる？

こうすべきだったとか ああすべきだったとか

立ち止まったり振り返ってみては後悔して

自分がどんどん嫌いになるの

次会ったらこうしよう頭で考えすぎて

何でもない会話までぎこちなくなるよ

一番可愛い私をあなたには見せたいのに

可愛くない私を見せてしまってる

夏まですぐなのに

何にも変わってない

太陽だって呆れてるでしょう？

なんでなんでなんでなんで

いつもこうなっちゃうの？

そう興味ないフリをして

ちょっと その場を離れたくなる

なんでなんでなんでなんで

素直になれないのかな

そう その後でさっきの私 悔しくて

泣いてるよ

他の誰かだったら

いつだって普通でいられる

どう思われたって そう まるで関係ないし...

カッコつけずに本当の自分をさらけ出して

よくも悪くもマイペースだった

もしも自分が男ならこんな奴 嫌いだなって

思っちゃうような私になぜなってしまった？

ダメならダメで縁がなかったんだと割り切れない

なんかおかしい あなたと出会ってから

髪をショートにして

振り向いて欲しかった

純情なんて似合わないのかな

もっともっともっともっと

自然に振る舞えたら

もう少しだけいい所アピール

できたかもしれないよね

もっともっともっともっと

ホントは可愛いんだよ

でも 別人の私みたいで 自己嫌悪

最悪だ

大好き過ぎて なんかうまくいかない

目が合うだけで頭の中が真っ白で

言葉と行動ぎこちなくなって

空回りしてるよ

だってだってだってだって

だってしょうがないでしょ？

「まだ帰らないの?」って聞かれて

ごめん 素っ気ないリアクションして

だってだってだってだって

ドキドキしちゃったんだもん

そう 本当は ねぇ 一緒に帰ろうって

なんでなんでなんでなんで

いつもこうなっちゃうの？

そう興味ないフリをして

ちょっと その場を離れたくなる

なんでなんでなんでなんで

素直になれないのかな

そう その後でさっきの私 悔しくて

泣いてるよ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
恋 /こい/ A2	noun - love
自分 /じぶん/ A2	noun - oneself
後悔 /こうかい/ B1	noun - regret
可愛い /かわいい/ A2	adjective - cute
泣く /なく/ A1	verb - to cry
思う /おもう/ A1	verb - to think
普通 /ふつう/ B1	adjective - normal
変わる /かわる/ B1	verb - to change
一緒 /いっしょ/ A2	adverb - together
頭 /あたま/ A1	noun - head
場 /ば/ A2	noun - place
気持ち /きもち/ A2	noun - feeling
自然 /しぜん/ B2	noun - nature
大好き /だいすき/ A2	adjective - love (very much)
見せる /みせる/ A1	verb - to show
欲しい /ほしい/ A2	adjective - want

Key Grammar Structures

• だってだってだってだって

  ➔ When repeating 'だって' multiple times, it emphasizes a reason or justification, often used for emotional emphasis.

  ➔ 'だって' is used to give a reason or justification, often implying emotion or insistence.

• まだ帰らないの？

  ➔ The question form with 'の？' is used to seek confirmation or express curiosity about a situation.

  ➔ Adding 'の？' at the end of a sentence turns it into a question seeking confirmation or expressing curiosity.

• ごめん 素っ気ないリアクションして

  ➔ The phrase uses 'して' as a command form of the verb 'する,' meaning 'to do,' indicating a request or instruction.

  ➔ 'して' is the imperative form of 'する,' used to give a command or make a request.

• ドキドキしちゃったんだもん

  ➔ The auxiliary 'しちゃった' combines 'する' with 'て' and 'しまった,' expressing regret or an unintended action.

  ➔ 'しちゃった' is a colloquial contraction of 'してしまった,' indicating a completed action with a sense of regret or accidental happening.

• 自然に振る舞えたら

  ➔ The conditional 'たら' attaches to the potential form '振る舞えた,' meaning 'if I can behave naturally.'

  ➔ 'たら' is a conditional particle used with the potential form to express 'if' something is possible.

• もっともっと自然に振る舞えたら

  ➔ This line is similar to the previous one, using 'たら' for a conditional and emphasizing increasing degrees with 'もっともっと.'

  ➔ 'もっともっと' intensifies the degree, meaning 'more and more,' combined with the conditional 'たら' to express 'if I could behave even more naturally.'

• もう少しだけいい所アピールできたかもしれないよね

  ➔ The phrase uses 'できたかもしれない' to express possibility or conjecture about an action that might have happened.

  ➔ 'できたかもしれない' combines the potential past form 'できた' with 'かもしれない,' meaning 'might have been able to' or 'perhaps.'

• 自己嫌悪 最悪だ

  ➔ This phrase expresses self-loathing or self-hatred with strong emotion, often used in colloquial speech.

  ➔ '自己嫌悪' means self-hatred, and '最悪だ' emphasizes that it is the worst or extremely negative feeling.