ハート・エレキ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: AKB48

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the energy of 60s Japanese rock with AKB48's 'Heart Ereki'! This song is a fantastic way to learn Japanese through its catchy, repetitive phrases and expressive vocabulary related to love and intense emotions. The unique 'Group Sounds' style offers a glimpse into a classic era of Japanese pop music, making the learning process both fun and culturally enriching.

[English]

Loving you...

I love you so much it's making my chest feel tight

My heart's suffocating

Index finger (index finger)

Pointing at you (at you)

Sign of L

Index finger (index finger)

Feel it (feel it)

My electric guitar!

Even if I search the world for words

The nuance would be different

This frustrating feeling right now

Can only be conveyed

With this finger

That I can't express any other way

In the crowd

I found you

Targeting you with a love beam!

Your eyes (your eyes), your lips (your lips)

All of it, oh, so precious

Right now (right now), I want to make you fall

Hold you tight, oh baby, my angel

I'll never let go again

Index finger (index finger)

Feel it (feel it)

My electric guitar!

Flowing through my body

The passionate blood pulsing — when it beats

My crazy feelings

Shall I gather them into

The sense of being loved

If you’ve noticed,

Tell me the truth!

Your eyes (your eyes), your lips (your lips)

All of it, oh, so precious

Right now (right now), I want to make you fall

Hold you tight, oh baby, my angel

I'll never let go again

In the crowd

I found you

Targeting you with a love beam!

Your eyes (your eyes), your lips (your lips)

All of it, oh, so precious

Right now (right now), I want to make you fall

Hold you tight, oh baby, my angel

I'll never let go again

Index finger (index finger)

Feel it (feel it)

My electric guitar!

[Japanese]

Loving you...

愛し過ぎて

胸が息苦しい

人差し指（人差し指）

君に向けて（君に向けて）

Lのサイン

人差し指（人差し指）

感じてくれ（感じてくれ）

僕のエレキ！

世界のどんな言葉

探してもニュアンス違うだろう

もどかしい今の気持ち

この指でしか

伝えられない

群衆の中で

見つけた君を

愛のビームで狙い撃ちしよう！

その瞳（その瞳）その唇（その唇）

そのすべて Oh 愛しくて

今すぐに（今すぐに）落としたい（落としたい）

抱きしめよう Oh Baby, My angel

もう二度と離さない

人差し指（人差し指）

感じてくれ（感じてくれ）

僕のエレキ！

身体に流れている

情熱の血潮　脈打つ時

狂おしい僕の感情

一本の指に

集めようか

愛される気配

気づいたのなら

聞かせておくれ　真実を！

その瞳（その瞳）その唇（その唇）

そのすべて Oh 愛しくて

今すぐに（今すぐに）落としたい（落としたい）

抱きしめよう Oh Baby, My angel

もう二度と離さない

群衆の中で

見つけた君を

愛のビームで狙い撃ちしよう！

その瞳（その瞳）その唇（その唇）

そのすべて Oh 愛しくて

今すぐに（今すぐに）落としたい（落としたい）

抱きしめよう Oh Baby, My angel

もう二度と離さない

人差し指（人差し指）

感じてくれ（感じてくれ）

僕のエレキ！

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛し過ぎて /aishisugite/ B2	verb - to love too much
胸 /mune/ A2	noun - chest
君 /kimi/ A1	noun - you (informal)
感じて /kanjite/ B1	verb - to feel
世界 /sekai/ A2	noun - world
言葉 /kotoba/ B1	noun - word
気持ち /kimochi/ B1	noun - feeling
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
瞳 /hitomi/ B2	noun - eye
唇 /kuchibiru/ B2	noun - lip
抱きしめよう /dakishimeyou/ B2	verb - to hug
情熱 /jounetsu/ B2	noun - passion
感情 /kanjou/ B2	noun - emotion
真実 /shinjitsu/ B2	noun - truth
流れる /nagareru/ B1	verb - to flow
狙い撃ち /neraiuchi/ B2	verb - to aim and shoot

Key Grammar Structures

• 胸が息苦しい

  ➔ Using the が particle to mark the subject that is experiencing a state

  ➔ The 『が』 particle indicates the subject experiencing the feeling of shortness of breath.

• 愛し過ぎて

  ➔ Using the verb 過ぎる in the te-form to indicate excessiveness

  ➔ The 『過ぎて』 form expresses that love is excessive or too much.

• 胸が息苦しい

  ➔ Using the が particle to mark the subject experiencing a physical state

  ➔ The 『が』 particle here marks the subject who is feeling the physical sensation of breathlessness.

• 感じてくれ

  ➔ Imperative form of 感じる (to feel) combined with くれ to request or order someone to feel or understand

  ➔ The verb 感じてくれ is an imperative form asking someone to feel or understand the message.

• 僕のエレキ

  ➔ Using の to indicate possession or belonging

  ➔ The 『の』 particle shows that 'エレキ' belongs to or is associated with the speaker, indicated by 『僕』.

• この指でしか

  ➔ Using しか to indicate 'only' or 'nothing but' in a negative context

  ➔ 『しか』 emphasizes that the action is limited to 'this' and nothing else.

• もう二度と離さない

  ➔ Using もう and 二度と together to emphasize 'never again' with a negative verb

  ➔ The phrase indicates a firm resolve to never do the action again, combining もう (already) and 二度と (never again).