HUSH – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 倖田來未

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese with Koda Kumi's "HUSH" is an exciting way to pick up assertive and powerful phrases. The song's mix of Japanese and English, along with its strong, repetitive chorus, makes it a great tool for learners to practice pronunciation and understand the nuances of a confident and direct communication style in Japanese music.

[English]

I bring the fire

You gotta ring, gotta ring, gotta ring the alarm

I bring desire

You know I can’t promise I won’t do any harm

Hey guys, step back! Do you want to get burned?

I’ll burn out tiny sparks with my fire!

I’m playing with fire

In 1, 2, 3, cast a spell, and I get so into it

Are you ready to jump in?

Even if I’m feeling good, really, I don’t care

Stumbling at my feet, little lady

That kind of soft stuff is so lame

Want to win

Moving forward with wine

Weak control over my heated body

Shaking at the problems that block me

Turning around with a fighting stance

Soft words won’t be enough

Blow up your mind with my hardcore swag, right?

I have no time for idle games

Jealous and twisted people

Hey mom’s boy, playing with fire is no good

You’ve been fooling around, so what do you say huh?

Burning like fire

So hurry up, ring, ring, call on me

Playing with fire

You better bring bling-bling, we are breaking out

From toes to head

Even if it’s just for fun, you get burned

I’m playing with fire

We’re playing with fire

I bring the fire

You gotta ring, gotta ring, gotta ring the alarm

I bring desire

You know I can’t promise I won’t do any harm

Want to play with me?

You’re too naive, try again

Impress me, like my fireworks

When you spit it out, still wearing silk on your teeth

Burn everything to the ground, you know what I mean?

Once this is sorted out

The problems will lessen, right? <HUSH, HUSH, HUSH>

I will blow it out

Soft words won’t be enough

Blow up your mind with my hardcore swag, right?

I have no time for idle games

Jealous and twisted people

Hey mom’s boy, playing with fire is no good

You’ve been fooling around, bring it bring it on, bitch!

Burning like fire

So hurry up, ring, ring, call on me

Playing with fire

You better bring bling-bling, we are breaking out

From toes to head

Even if it’s just for fun, you get burned

I’m playing with fire

We’re playing with fire

Cunningly my way

Facing reality

If you won’t change

You have to change

Burning like fire

So hurry up, ring, ring, call on me

Playing with fire

You better bring bling-bling, we are breaking out

From toes to head

Even if it’s just for fun, you get burned

I’m playing with fire

We’re playing with fire

I bring the fire

We gotta ring, gotta ring, gotta ring the alarm

I bring desire

You know I can’t stop, stop, I can’t stop

From toes to head

Playing, working... You get burned

I’m playing with fire

We’re playing with fire

[Japanese]

I bring the fire

You gotta ring, gotta ring, gotta ring the alarm

I bring desire

You know I can’t promise you I won’t do any harm

Hey guys step back! 火傷したいの？

小さい火種なんて焼き尽くす　with my fire!

I’m playing with fire

In 1,2,3, 魔法かけたらそう夢中に

飛び込む覚悟はいい？？

調子良くても　really don’t care

足元すくむ　 little lady

そんなヤワなことは　so lame

望む win

進む wine

鈍い control　over heat body

阻む問題には　shakin’

The turn around 　立ち向かう姿勢

Softly じゃ間に合わない

Blow up ya mind with my ハードな Swag right?

I got no time 戯れ合うヒマは無い

ねたむ　ひねくれ者

Hey Mom’s boy 火遊びはアカン

遊んだんで whatcha say huh?

Burning Like Fire

So hurry up, ring ring, ring call on me

Playing with fire

You better bring bling-bling we are breaking out

つま先から頭まで

遊びでも get burned

I’m playing with fire

We’re playing with fire

I bring the fire

You gotta ring, gotta ring, gotta ring the alarm

I bring desire

You know I can’t promise you I won’t do any harm

You wanna play with me?

詰め甘すぎる出直しな

感動させな Like my fireworks

歯に絹着せたまま When you spit it out

全て燃やし尽くす You know what I’m sayin’?

これ片付けば

問題は減るのね？？　<HUSH, HUSH, HUSH>

吹き消してやるわ

Softly じゃ間に合わない

Blow up ya mind with my ハードな Swag right?

I got no time 戯れ合うヒマは無い

ねたむ　ひねくれ者

Hey Mom’s boy 火遊びはアカン

遊んだんで Bring it Bring it on bitch!

Burning Like Fire

So hurry up, ring ring, ring call on me

Playing with fire

You better bring bling-bling we are breaking out

つま先から頭まで

遊びでも get burned

I’m playing with fire

We’re playing with fire

ずる賢く my way

現実に立ち向かう

変わらないなら

変えるしかない

Burning Like Fire

So hurry up, ring ring, ring call on me

Playing with fire

You better bring bling-bling we are breaking out

つま先から頭まで

遊びでも get burned

I’m playing with fire

We’re playing with fire

I bring the fire

We gotta ring, gotta ring, gotta ring the alarm

I bring desire

You know I can’t stop stop c-c-can’t stop

つま先から頭まで

遊び、仕事、、 get burned

I’m playing with fire

We’re playing with fire

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fire /faɪər/ A2	noun - the process of combustion that produces heat and light
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B1	noun - a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation
burn /bɜrn/ B1	verb - to be on fire or to cause to be on fire
alarm /əˈlɑrm/ B2	noun - a warning sound or signal
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B2	verb - to direct or manage
problem /ˈprɒbləm/ A2	noun - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful
hurry /ˈhɜri/ A2	verb - to move or act with speed
swag /swæɡ/ B2	noun - stylish confidence or swagger
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to shout out or speak to someone
win /wɪn/ A2	verb - to achieve victory in a contest or competition
little /ˈlɪtəl/ A1	adjective - small in size, amount, or degree
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal

Key Grammar Structures

• You know I can’t promise you I won’t do any harm

  ➔ Modal verbs for ability and negation

  ➔ Uses "can’t" (cannot) to express inability or impossibility concerning the promise.

• You better bring bling-bling we are breaking out

  ➔ The phrase "You better" as a warning or strong suggestion

  ➔ Indicates that the listener should do something to avoid negative consequences.

• Playing with fire

  ➔ Gerund as a noun phrase describing an ongoing activity

  ➔ Uses the gerund "Playing" to denote an ongoing or habitual activity, metaphorically representing risk or defiance.

• I got no time

  ➔ Use of "got" as equivalent to "have" in colloquial expressions

  ➔ Indicates possession or state, here meaning "I do not have" or "there is no" time available.

• We’re playing with fire

  ➔ Contracted form "We’re" = "We are" as subject + verb

  ➔ Uses the contraction "We’re" to indicate the subject "we" performing the action "playing".

• Keep control over heat body

  ➔ Imperative phrase with noun phrase as a command

  ➔ Uses an imperative tone to instruct maintaining "control over" the "heat body".