好きだ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: YOASOBI

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of YOASOBI's "Suki da" and discover the nuances of Japanese language related to love and regret. This song, based on a touching novel, offers a unique opportunity to understand how Japanese artists express complex feelings through music and storytelling.

[English]

Suddenly, I can't sit still

I send an SOS to my friends

I want someone to listen to me

After all, I really like him

“I already know that, so many times”

Such a shallow reaction

Even if it annoys you, please listen

I can't hold it in anymore

Now, for the fourth confession to him

Ah, this unrequited love is just bitter

Being friends is fine

Just exchanging a word as we pass by

I thought that was all I needed

But I was wrong

Your voice won't leave my head

What if I had never told you my feelings

I wonder how that would be

A practiced confession doesn't excite me at all

Ten years ago, when I first confessed

I was far too innocent

The next five years were too lighthearted

And the three years after that were the same

次の三年前もそうだ

If I could redo everything from scratch

Then let's time travel back to that day

Let's reclaim that first confession

Let’s erase it all, all of it

That would be just fine

That would be okay, right?

No matter how many times I was rejected and felt disappointed

Even if I repeated those bitter feelings

Each time, the things you loved

Eventually became the things I loved

Those are now my irreplaceable treasures

It's okay to fail

I'll say it once more

I like you

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[Japanese]

急に居ても立っても居られず

友達にSOS

話聞いて欲しいんだ

やっぱり私 彼のことが

「そんなこと知ってるもう何度も」

薄っぺらなそんなリアクション

耳にタコが出来ててもいいから聞いて

我慢出来ないんだ

いざ彼に四回目の告白を

嗚呼 期待薄い片思いなんて苦いだけ

友達でいいよ

すれ違いざま 一言交わすだけ

それだけでいいなんて

思ってたのに

頭から離れない君の声

もしも君に想いを一度も

伝えていなかったらなぁ

慣れた告白なんてちっとも

ときめかないよね

初めて想い伝えた十年前

あまりにも無邪気だった

次の五年前も軽すぎたし

次の三年前もそうだ

もしも根こそぎ全部やり直せたのなら

さぁ タイムトラベルだ あの日まで

取り返そう 初めての告白を

全部全部無かったことに

それでいいんだ

それでいいんだっけ

何回フラれてがっかりしたって

苦い想い繰り返したって

その度触れた君の好きなものが

いつしか私の好きなものになったんだ

それはかけがえない今の私の宝物

失敗してもいい

もう一度言うよ

私 君のことが

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
告白 /kokuhaku/ B2	noun - confession; declaration (of love) verb (compound form) - to confess (love)
想い /omoi/ B1	noun - feelings; thoughts; love
君 /kimi/ A2	pronoun - you (familiar)
好き /suki/ A1	adjective - liking; love
苦い /nigai/ B1	adjective - bitter
未来 /mirai/ B2	noun - future
宝物 /takaramono/ B2	noun - treasure; prized possession
失敗 /shippai/ B2	noun - failure
時間 /jikan/ A2	noun - time
一瞬間 /isshunkan/ B2	noun - a moment; instant
声 /koe/ A2	noun - voice; sound
夢 /yume/ B1	noun - dream

Key Grammar Structures

• やっぱり私 彼のことが

  ➔ Use of も after やっぱり to emphasize 'anyway' or 'after all'.

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• 耳にタコが出来ててもいいから聞いて

  ➔ Use of ても to indicate concessive 'even if' or 'even though'.

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• 全部全部無かったことに

  ➔ Use of に to indicate 'to do something as a status or result'.

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• 苦いだけ

  ➔ Use of だけ to indicate 'only' or 'just'.

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• もしも君に想いを一度も伝えていなかったらなぁ

  ➔ Use of もしも to express hypothetical 'if' situations.

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• 何回フラれてがっかりしたって

  ➔ Use of て-form to connect clauses, here expressing 'even if' or 'although'.

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• 私 君のことが

  ➔ Use of が to mark the subject in a sentence, often indicating emphasis or contrast.

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