GOOD NIGHT BABY – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: あいみょん

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

さよならの後が

After goodbye

心地いいように

I want it to feel comfortable

キスはしないでおこう？

Should we avoid kissing?

2人きりだけど

Just the two of us

さよならの後に

After goodbye

恋しくなるように

I want to feel longing

キスは我慢しておこう

Let's hold back on the kiss

「グッドなナイトにしなよ ベイベー」

“Have a good night, baby”

と 吐き捨てたくせに

Even though I wanted to spit that out

恋しくなるのは僕さ

It's me who feels longing

息切らし走る 君が手を振る

You wave while running out of breath

今日が終わっていく

The day is coming to an end

ほら もう君に会いたくて

Look, I already want to see you

恋しくてこのまま

Longing for you just like this

走り始めたスタート地点に戻って

I go back to the starting point where I began to run

後ろ姿の君を見るだけでもいいのさ

Just seeing your back is enough for me

愛してる人の後ろ姿に

In the silhouette of the one I love

また恋するのさ ベイベー

I fall in love again, baby

街を歩こうか

Shall we walk through the city?

どこまでいこうか

How far should we go?

耳にタコな話して

Talking about the same old things

2人きりでどうだ

Just the two of us, how about that?

落ち着け 落ち着け

Calm down, calm down

冷静を装って

Pretending to be composed

キスは我慢しておこう

Let's hold back on the kiss

「グッドなナイトにしたいよ 今日は 」

“I want to have a good night today”

と 吐き捨てたかった

I wanted to spit that out

でも体は馬鹿正直だ

But my body is honestly foolish

息切らし走る 君が手を振る

You wave while running out of breath

今日が終わっていく

The day is coming to an end

ほら もう君に会いたくて

Look, I already want to see you

恋しくてこのまま

Longing for you just like this

手を引き寄せても良いかななんて考える

I wonder if it's okay to pull you closer

後ろ姿の君が 手を振り笑う君が

You wave and laugh in your silhouette

愛しい人だと強く頷いた

I nodded strongly that you are dear to me

君が好きだ

I like you

これからの僕らの未来に

I want to look forward to our future

期待したい いつか叶えたい

I want to make it come true someday

夢ばかりの今をとりあえず

For now, just dreaming

君と過ごしたい

I want to spend time with you

...

...

ほら もう君の横顔が

Look, I already want to see your profile

恋しくてこのまま

Longing for you just like this

抱きしめた勢いでなんて考える

I think about hugging you with that momentum

後ろ姿の君が 手を振り笑う君が

You wave and laugh in your silhouette

愛しい人なんだ

You are the one I cherish

まだまだずっと

Still, for a long time

これからもずっとずっと大切さ ああ

From now on, forever and ever, you're important, ah

ほら もう君に会いたくて

Look, I already want to see you

恋しくてこのまま

Longing for you just like this

走り始めたスタート地点に戻って

I go back to the starting point where I began to run

後ろ姿の君を見るだけでもいいのさ

Just seeing your back is enough for me

愛してる人の後ろ姿に

In the silhouette of the one I love

また恋するのさ ベイベー

I fall in love again, baby

...

...

GOOD NIGHT BABY

GOOD NIGHT BABY

ありがとう

Thank you

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
さよなら /sayonara/ A1	noun - goodbye
心地いい /kokochi ii/ B1	adjective - comfortable, pleasant
恋しくなる /koishiku naru/ B2	verb - to miss someone, to long for someone
キス /kisu/ A2	noun - kiss
愛してる /aishiteru/ B1	verb - to love
未来 /mirai/ B2	noun - future
夢 /yume/ B1	noun - dream
街 /machi/ A2	noun - street, town
走る /hashiru/ A1	verb - to run
会う /au/ A1	verb - to meet
抱きしめる /dakishimeru/ B2	verb - to hug
考える /kangaeru/ B1	verb - to think
大切 /taisetsu/ B2	adjective - important, precious
冷静 /reisei/ B2	noun - calmness, composure
期待 /kitai/ B2	noun - expectation

Key Grammar Structures

• ほら もう君に会いたくて

  ➔ Verb stem + て to express a reason or cause for a subsequent action

  ➔ The て form of a verb connects a reason with an action, often translated as 'because' or 'due to'.

• 君が好きだ

  ➔ Subject + が + adjective / verb + だ to state a preference or feeling

  ➔ The particle が marks the subject and combined with 好きだ (suki da), it expresses 'I like'.

• 後ろ姿の君が 手を振り笑う君が

  ➔ の indicates possession or description, connecting nouns together

  ➔ The の particle links two nouns, showing possession or a descriptive relationship.

• 期待したい いつか叶えたい

  ➔ たい form expresses a desire to do something

  ➔ The たい form of a verb indicates a desire or wish to perform that action.

• 走り始めたスタート地点に戻って

  ➔ V始める means 'to begin to' [V + 始める]

  ➔ V始める attaches to the verb stem to mean 'to start to' do something.

• また恋するのさ

  ➔ のさ ending adds emphasis or assertiveness to a statement

  ➔ The ending のさ adds emphasis or assertiveness to the sentence, often used in casual speech.