ギンガムチェック – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: AKB48

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

こんなに君を

I love you this much

好きでいるのに

Even though I love you

僕は誤魔化してる

I'm just hiding it

自転車を押して歩く

Walking, pushing my bicycle

君が無邪気に笑う

You laugh so innocently

海岸通り

Along the seaside street

バイト先まで

All the way to my part-time job

焦らすね　太陽

The sun teasing me

ギンガムチェック

Gingham check pattern

君が着てる

That you're wearing

半袖シャツ

Short-sleeved shirt

マニッシュだね

It looks pretty mannish

愛しくて切なくて

So lovable, so heartbreaking

心は格子柄だよ

My heart's like a checkered pattern

ギンガムチェック

Gingham check pattern

恋の模様

A pattern of love

ブルー　ホワイト　ブルー

Blue, white, blue

どっちだろう？

Which one is it?

気持ちを伝えるか

Should I tell you how I feel?

僕の迷いは

My hesitation

ギンガムチェック

Gingham check pattern

目の前の海

The sea right in front of me

青一色で

So blue, all over

すべて語ってるよ

Speaks everything without words

シンプルな言葉ひとつ

Just one simple word

僕は口にできないよ

I can't say it aloud

臆病だから

Because I'm too shy

今の関係も

Our current relationship too

しあわせってことさ

It's actually happiness

ギンガムチェック

Gingham check pattern

夏が過ぎて

Summer passes by

カーディガンは

When do I start wearing my cardigan?

いつから着る？

When do I begin?

この道をどこまでも

Walking endlessly down this road

歩ける訳じゃないけど

Though I can't walk forever

ギンガムチェック

Gingham check pattern

恋の期限

The limit of our love

YES NO YES

Yes, no, yes

スルーでもいい

Maybe I should ignore it

大事な君だから

Because you're so important to me

次の夏まで

Until next summer

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海がキラキラと

The sea sparkling brightly

反射してる

Reflecting so clearly

僕のまだらな思いは

My scattered feelings

光と影

Light and shadow

ギンガムチェック

Gingham check pattern

君が着てる

That you're wearing

半袖シャツ

Short-sleeved shirt

マニッシュだね

It looks pretty mannish

愛しくて切なくて

So lovable, so heartbreaking

心は格子柄だよ

My heart's like a checkered pattern

ギンガムチェック

Gingham check pattern

恋の模様

A pattern of love

ブルー　ホワイト　ブルー

Blue, white, blue

どっちだろう？

Which one is it?

気持ちを伝えるか

Should I tell you how I feel?

僕の迷いは

My doubts

ギンガムチェック

Gingham check pattern

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
君 /kimi/ A1	noun - you
好き /suki/ A1	adjective - like, fond of
誤魔化す /gomahaku/ B1	verb - to deceive, to mislead
歩く /aruku/ A1	verb - to walk
笑う /warau/ A1	verb - to laugh
太陽 /taiyō/ A2	noun - sun
海 /umi/ A1	noun - sea
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart, mind
恋 /koi/ A2	noun - love, romance
模様 /moyō/ B1	noun - pattern, design
道 /michi/ A1	noun - road, path
夏 /natsu/ A1	noun - summer
思い /omoi/ B1	noun - thought, feeling
言葉 /kotoba/ A2	noun - word, language
大事 /daiji/ B2	adjective - important, significant
反射 /hansha/ B2	noun - reflection

Key Grammar Structures

• 僕は誤魔化してる

  ➔ や(は) + verbている (te-form + iru)

  ➔ The phrase "誤魔化してる" is the informal contraction of "誤魔化している," meaning "am/are pretending."

• 心は格子柄だよ

  ➔ は (topic particle) + だ (copula)

  ➔ The structure "心は格子柄だ" uses "は" to mark "心" (heart) as the topic, and "だ" as the copula meaning "is."

• どっちだろう？

  ➔ 疑问句 + だろう (daro) indicating uncertainty

  ➔ The sentence "どっちだろう？" uses "だろう" to express uncertainty about "which" (which one).

• すべて語ってるよ

  ➔ ている (te-form + iru) + よ (sentence-ending particle)

  ➔ "語ってる" is the contracted form of "語っている," meaning "are talking/speaking," with "よ" adding emphasis or information.

• この道をどこまでも

  ➔ を (object particle) + どこまでも (adverb meaning 'to anywhere' or 'endlessly')

  ➔ The phrase "この道をどこまでも" uses "を" as the object marker and "どこまでも" as an adverb meaning 'endlessly' or 'to anywhere,' indicating the path can continue infinitely.

• 僕のまだらな思いは

  ➔ の (possessive or descriptive particle) + まだらな (adjective meaning 'mottled' or 'patchy') + 思いは (thinking or feelings as the topic)

  ➔ The phrase "僕のまだらな思いは" uses "の" as a possessive particle, "まだらな" as an adjective meaning "mottled" or "patchy," and "思い" as the topic, meaning "my blotchy/mixed feelings."