I LOVE YOU – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: D-LITE, 葉加瀬太郎

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

I love you ima dake wa kanashii

I love you, just for now I feel so sad

Uta kikitaku nai yo

I don't want to hear that song

I love you nogare nogare

I love you, slipping away, slipping away

Tadori tsuita kono heya

We finally reached this room

Nanimo kamo yurusareta koi ja nai kara

Because this isn't a love that forgives everything

Futari wa maru de

The two of us are like

Sute neko mitai

Cats on a leash

Kono heya wa ochiba ni

This room feels like autumn falling leaves

Umoreta aki bako mitai

Drenched in fall, just like a soaked box

Dakara omae wa

So you,

Koneko no you na nakigoe de

With a kitten-like cry

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Kishimu beddo no ue de

On the bed you cherish

Yasashi sa wo mochi yori

Holding tenderness more than anything

Kitsuku karada dakishimeaeba

If I embrace your body, I fall for it

Sorekara mata futari wa me wo tojiru yo

And then we both close our eyes again

Kanashii uta ni ai ga shirakete shimawanu you ni

So that love doesn't reveal itself in this sad song

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I love you waka sugiru futari no ai ni wa

I love you, because our love is too much

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Furerarenu himitsu ga aru

There’s a secret we can’t touch

I love you ima no kurashi no naka dewa

I love you, in this routine of now

Tadoritsuke nai

We keep reaching, but can’t quite get there

Hitotsu ni kasanari ikite yuku koi wo

Living a love that overlaps one after another

Yume mite kizutsuku dake no futari da yo

We only dream and get hurt, it’s just the two of us

Nandomo aishiteru tte kiku omae wa

You always say you love me again

Kono ai nashi dewa ikite sae yuke nai to

Without this love, I can’t even go on living

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Kishimu beddo no ue de

On the bed you cherish

Yasashi sa wo mochi yori

Holding tenderness more than anything

Kitsuku karada dakishimeaeba

If I embrace your body, I fall for it

Sorekara mata futari wa me wo tojiru yo

And then we both close our eyes again

Kanashii uta ni ai ga shirakete

So that love doesn't reveal itself in this sad song

Shimawanu you ni

To avoid making it obvious

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Sorekara mata futari wa me wo tojiru yo

Again, we both close our eyes

Kanashii uta ni ai ga shirakete shimawanu you ni

So that love doesn’t reveal itself in this sad song

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - deep affection or attraction verb - to feel deep affection for someone
you /juː/ A1	pronoun - the person being addressed
kanashii /ka.na.ɕiː/ B1	adjective - sad, sorrowful
uta /u.ta/ A2	noun - song, poem
kikitaku /ki.ki.ta.ku/ B2	verb - want to listen
nogare /no.ɡa.ɾe/ B2	noun - fleeing, escape
tadoru /ta.do.ɾu/ B2	verb - to reach, to arrive at
kono /ko.no/ A1	adjective - this
heya /he.ja/ A2	noun - room, chamber
maru /ma.ɾu/ A2	noun - circle, round shape
mitai /mi.ta.i/ B1	adjective - like, similar to
sute /su.te/ B2	verb - to discard, to throw away
neko /ne.ko/ A2	noun - cat
mitai /mi.ta.i/ B1	adjective - like, similar to
sora /so.ɾa/ A2	noun - sky
wake /weɪk/ B2	verb - to wake up

Key Grammar Structures

• ima dake wa kanashii

  ➔ wa (topic marker)

  ➔ The particle "wa" is used to indicate the topic of the sentence, emphasizing "ima dake" (only now).

• Tadori tsuita kono heya

  ➔ Tadori tsuita (reached, arrived at)

  ➔ "Tadori tsuita" is the past tense of "tadoru" meaning "to reach" or "to arrive at", indicating the action of finally reaching the room.

• Nandomo aishiteru tte kiku omae wa

  ➔ tte (quotation particle)

  ➔ The particle "tte" is used to quote or indicate indirect speech, here referring to "kiku" (to hear) that someone has said "I love you" many times.

• Kishimu beddo no ue de

  ➔ no (possessive or descriptive particle)

  ➔ The particle "no" indicates possession or attribution, here linking "bed" with "kishimu" (to embrace), describing "on the bed".

• Shimawanu you ni

  ➔ you ni (like, to the extent that)

  ➔ "You ni" expresses comparison or manner, meaning "so that" or "like" to indicate aiming for a certain state.

• Kono ai nashi dewa ikite sae yuke nai to

  ➔ dewa ikite sae yuke nai (even live)

  ➔ "dewa ikite sae yuke nai" expresses that even "living" itself is impossible, emphasizing the severity of the situation.