ヘビーローテーション – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: AKB48
• Album: 17th Single

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

I want you!

I want you!

I need you!

I need you!

I love you!

I love you!

頭の中

In my head,

ガンガン鳴ってるMUSIC

The music is blaring loudly,

ヘビーローテーション

Heavy rotation

ポップコーンが

Popcorns,

弾けるように

Bursting open,

好きという文字が躍る

The words 'I like you' are dancing around,

顔や声を

Your face and voice,

想うだけで

Just thinking of you,

居ても立ってもいられない

I can't sit still or stand still,

こんな気持ちになれるって

To feel this way,

僕はついているね

I must be lucky,

I want you!

I want you!

I need you!

I need you!

I love you!

I love you!

君に会えて

Meeting you,

ドンドン近づくその距離に

The distance between us is closing in,

MAXハイテンション

Max high tension,

I want you!

I want you!

I need you!

I need you!

I love you!

I love you!

ハートの奥

Deep in my heart,

ジャンジャン溢れる愛しさは

Love overflowing like crazy,

ヘビーローテーション

Heavy rotation

人は誰も

Everyone,

一生のうち

In their lifetime,

何回愛せるのだろう？

How many times can we love?

たった一度

Just once,

忘れられない

Can’t forget,

恋ができたら満足さ

If I fall in love, I’ll be satisfied,

そんなときめきを感じて

Feeling that kind of trembling,

花は綻ぶのかな

Will the flowers bloom then?

I feel you!

I feel you!

I touch you!

I touch you!

I hold you!

I hold you!

夢の中で

In my dreams,

ダンダン大きくなって行く

Growing bigger and bigger,

僕のイマジネーション

My imagination,

I feel you!

I feel you!

I touch you!

I touch you!

I hold you!

I hold you!

この想いを

I want to tell you my feelings,

ビンビン伝えて欲しいから

Because I want my feelings to be felt strongly,

ヘビーローテーション

Heavy rotation

いつも聴いてた

Always listening to,

favorite song

My favorite song,

あの曲のように

Like that song,

ずっと繰り返して

Keep playing it over and over,

24時間

24 hours a day,

君だけリクエスト中

Just requesting you nonstop,

I want you!

I want you!

I need you!

I need you!

I love you!

I love you!

君に会えて

Meeting you,

ドンドン近づくその距離に

The distance between us is shrinking,

MAX ハイテンション

Maximum high tension,

I want you!

I want you!

I need you!

I need you!

I love you!

I love you!

ハートの奥

Deep in my heart,

ジャンジャン溢れる愛しさは

Love overflowing like crazy,

ヘビーローテーション

Heavy rotation

ヘビーローテーション

Heavy rotation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire something
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone
music /ˈmjuː.zɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds combined to produce harmony
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood in the body
distance /ˈdɪs.təns/ B1	noun - the amount of space between two points
imagination /ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ B2	noun - the ability to form new ideas or images not present to the senses
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
overflow /ˌoʊ.vərˈfloʊ/ B2	verb - to spill over the edge
satisfaction /ˌsæt.ɪsˈfæk.ʃən/ B2	noun - the feeling of pleasure when one’s wishes are fulfilled
repeat /rɪˈpiːt/ B1	verb - to say or do something again
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of a person's head
popcorn /ˈpɒp.kɔːrn/ A2	noun - a type of corn that expands when heated

Key Grammar Structures

• I want you!

  ➔ Use of 'want' + object pronoun to express desire

  ➔ The structure '*want* + *object pronoun*' shows desire towards someone or something.

• 頭の中ガンガン鳴ってるMUSIC

  ➔ Use of 'ガンガン' (gan gan) as an adverb indicating intenseness or loudness

  ➔ The onomatopoeic 'ガンガン' emphasizes the loudness or intensity of the music inside your head.

• ヘビーローテーション

  ➔ Use of 'ヘビーローテーション' as a noun phrase meaning 'heavy rotation' (repeatedly played)

  ➔ The phrase 'ヘビーローテーション' refers to the continuous or repeated playing of a song.

• たった一度忘れられない恋ができたら満足さ

  ➔ Conditional clause using 'たら' (tara) expressing 'if' or 'when' something happens

  ➔ 'たった一度忘れられない恋ができたら' means 'if I can have a love that I cannot forget even once.'

• 夢の中でダンダン大きくなって行く

  ➔ Use of 'て行く' (te iku) to express an action progressing or moving forward

  ➔ '大きくなって行く' means 'gradually gets bigger' or 'moving towards becoming larger.'

• この想いをビンビン伝えて欲しいから

  ➔ Use of the 'てほしい' (te hoshii) pattern to express desire for someone to do something

  ➔ '伝えて欲しい' means 'want you to tell (me)'.