好きだ。 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Little Glee Monster

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt message of "好きだ。" by Little Glee Monster, a song that beautifully encapsulates the spirit of learning Japanese through music. Experience the simple yet powerful emotions expressed in the lyrics, and let the harmonies inspire you to express your own feelings. This song offers not just a language lesson, but also a cultural glimpse into Japanese expressions of love and encouragement.

[English]

Even if I open a new notebook

It doesn't mean a pure white future will unfold

To avoid hurting someone, so that no one gets hurt

Searching for answers that shouldn't exist in the deep of the night

Let's break down the invisible walls in this small world

Being scared is just foolish

This moment is all we have, ah (wanna be, wanna be, wanna be)

I love "you," I really love "you"

I can't say it, but I love you

How can I convey this stirring in my heart? (oh, be wanna happy)

It's not written in any book, our theory of happiness

Just watching? That won't get us started

So let's jump!

...

If you only watch the world's reactions

You'll forget your own color someday

Even throwing everything away, or protecting everything

I realized at dawn that it was impossible anyway

In this cold world, let's hold hands

On the other side of sadness

It's nice to dive in, come on (wanna be, wanna be, wanna be)

I love "today," I love "yesterday"

I'm sure I'll love "tomorrow" too

I finally decided to live that way at dawn (oh, believe in myself)

Before I knew it, the notebook got dirty

In the end, I have to learn by myself

Just watching? That won't get us started

So let's jump!

...

Now, without looking back, in the headwind

Without stopping, reach out your hand

There are no dead ends

Not on this round Earth

Just speed up and run through

I love "you," I love "you" so much

That makes me really happy

I'll deliver it with all my might, this once-in-a-lifetime story

Until my voice is hoarse... let's shout!

I love "you," I really love "you"

I love you from the bottom of my heart

Now I can shout this stirring in my heart (all you wanna happy)

It's not written in any book

It's our theory of happiness

“The pain of chasing dreams won't become a scar”

So... let's jump!

...

[Japanese]

新しいノートを開いたとしても

真っ白な未来が広がるわけじゃないよ

誰かを傷つけないように 誰も傷つかないように

あるはずのない答え探す夜深け

小さいこの世界 見えない壁壊そう

おびえてちゃ馬鹿馬鹿しい

今しかない瞬間だ ah (wanna be, wanna be, wanna be)

「キミ」が好きだ ホントに好きだ

言えないけど 好きなんだ

どうしたら伝わる？この胸のざわめき (oh, be wanna happy)

どんな本にも 書いてないよ ぼくたちの幸福論は

ただ見ているだけ？それじゃ始まらないさ

だから 跳ぼう！

世間の顔色をうかがうばかりじゃ

いつか自分の色すら忘れてしまうよ

全てを捨てることさえも 全てを守ることも

どうせ無理だと気づいた夜明け前さ

冷たいこの世界 だからこそ手を握ろう

哀しみの向こう側

飛び込んでみれるのもいい、さあ (wanna be, wanna be, wanna be)

「今日」が好きで 「昨日」も好きで

きっと「明日」も好きなんだ

そうやって生きようと やっと決めた夜明け (oh, believe in myself)

いつのまにか汚れたノート

最後は自分で学ぶんだ

ただ見ているだけ？それじゃ始まらないさ

だから 跳ぼう！

今は振り向かず 向かい風の中

立ち止まらずに その手を伸ばせ

行き止まりなんてない

丸い地球の上にないんだ

スピード上げて駆け抜けるだけさ

「キミ」が好きだ とても好きだ

それがすごく嬉しいんだ

精一杯届けよう 二度とないストーリーを

声が枯れるまで... 叫ぼう！

「キミ」が好きだ ホントに好きだ

心から 好きなんだ

今なら叫べるさ この胸のざわめき (all you wanna happy)

どんな本にも 書いてないよ

ぼくたちの幸福論さ

「夢を追うための痛みは傷にならない」

だから... 跳べ！

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
好き /suki/ A1	adjective - liked, loved
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
世界 /sekai/ A2	noun - world
答え /kotae/ B1	noun - answer
瞬間 /shunkan/ B2	noun - moment
幸福 /shiawase/ B2	noun - happiness
手 /te/ A1	noun - hand
声 /koe/ A2	noun - voice
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
痛み /itami/ B2	noun - pain
風 /kaze/ A2	noun - wind
壁 /kabe/ B1	noun - wall
学ぶ /manabu/ B1	verb - to learn
跳ぶ /tobu/ A2	verb - to jump
壊す /kowasu/ B2	verb - to break
嬉しい /ureshii/ A2	adjective - happy, glad

Key Grammar Structures

• 新しいノートを開いたとしても

  ➔ Use of 〜としても to indicate 'even if' or 'even though'

  ➔ Expresses a hypothetical or concessive condition, meaning 'even if' or 'even though'

• あるはずのない答え探す夜深け

  ➔ Use of 〜はずのない to express impossibility or something that shouldn't exist

  ➔ Expresses assumption that something is impossible or that it should not be the case

• だから 跳ぼう！

  ➔ Use of だから to indicate reason or cause, followed by volitional form 〜ように/〜と like 'let's' or 'shall'

  ➔ Connects a reason with a command or suggestion, often expressed in volitional form indicating intention

• この胸のざわめき

  ➔ Possessive の indicating 'belonging to' or describing 'the heartbeat or excitement of this chest'

  ➔ Indicates possession or related attribute, describing the excitement or agitation within the chest

• 声が枯れるまで... 叫ぼう！

  ➔ Use of まで to indicate 'until' a certain point, combined with volitional form 〜う to suggest 'let's shout until voice is exhausted'

  ➔ Indicates a goal or endpoint of an action, with volitional form expressing 'let's' to do it until the endpoint