I Need You – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Nissy

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

寂しくなったら 恋が泣いたなら

When I feel lonely, when love cries

僕の役目だから 抱きしめさせて

It's my duty, so let me hold you

来月の記念日も 好きな花を送るよ

I'll send your favorite flowers on our anniversary next month

放って置けないんだ 大事にさせて

I won't let you go, I'll treasure you

願いを叶えたい Everything

I want to make your wishes come true, everything

近くで支えたい Everyday

I want to support you, every day

君が僕に恋をくれたから

Because you gave me love

I need you 毎朝目覚めて

I need you, every morning I wake up

I need you そこに君がいて

I need you, you're always there

I need you 誰より先におはようって言うね

I need you, I'm the first to say good morning

I need you 毎日の占いとか信じないけど

I need you, I don't believe in daily fortunes, but

君の頑張ってねが 僕にとってのお守りだよ

Your words of encouragement are my good luck charm

This is our happy love song

This is our happy love song

Yeah this is our happy love song

Yeah, this is our happy love song

This is our happy love song

This is our happy love song

Yeah this is our happy love song

Yeah, this is our happy love song

ある日私たち ケンカしました

One day, we had a fight

仲直りまでの 時間は苦しくて

The time until we made up was painful

でも あなたとならば

But with you, I can

幸せをもって きっと 乗り越えられるから

definitely overcome it with happiness

頬にキスして

I'll kiss your cheek

たまに思う あなたとの日々

Sometimes I think about our days together

ウソなら ずっとこのまま

Even if it's a lie, I want to keep thinking it's true

勘違いしていたい It’s a story of my love

I want to keep misunderstanding, it's a story of my love

I need you 口にしなくても

I need you, even if I don't say it

I need you 通じ合えること

I need you, we can understand each other

I need you 分かってるけど何度も言うよ

I need you, I know it, but I'll say it again

I need you 釣り合うかどうか一つずつ

I need you, whether we match or not, one by one

答え合わせは 楽しくて不安だけど

Checking the answers is fun, but also unsettling

全部幸せに感じるよ

But everything feels happy

君と出逢う前の 何十年よりも

More than the decades before I met you

会えない1日がもう 長過ぎてもっと愛しくて

Even one day without you feels too long, and I love you more

あなたといつまでも 一緒にいたい

I want to be with you forever

This is our happy love song

This is our happy love song

Yeah this is our happy love song

Yeah, this is our happy love song

This is our happy love song

This is our happy love song

True love to you

True love to you

I need you 今夜出かけよう

I need you, let's go out tonight

I need you 夜空を見ながら

I need you, let's look at the night sky

I need you これからもbaby

I need you, from now on, baby

It’s a story of love

It's a story of love

I need you この先も君の笑顔を

I need you, can I keep looking at your smile from now on?

一番そばで 見つめてていいですか？

Right by your side?

照れくさいけど 愛してるずっと

It's embarrassing, but I love you, always

This is our happy love song

This is our happy love song

Yeah this is our happy love song

Yeah, this is our happy love song

This is our happy love song

This is our happy love song

This is our one and only happy love song

This is our one and only happy love song

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
恋 /koi/ A2	noun - love
役目 /yakume/ B1	noun - role, duty
花 /hana/ A1	noun - flower
願い /negai/ B1	noun - wish
支え /sasae/ B2	noun - support
頑張る /ganbaru/ B1	verb - to do one's best
幸せ /shiawase/ A2	noun - happiness
一緒 /issho/ A2	adverb - together
出かける /dekakeru/ B1	verb - to go out
笑顔 /egao/ A2	noun - smile
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
日々 /hibi/ B1	noun - days, daily life
物語 /monogatari/ B2	noun - story
不安 /fuan/ B2	noun - anxiety, unease
長過ぎる /nagasugiru/ B2	verb - to be too long

Key Grammar Structures

• なら

  ➔ conditional 'if' or 'when' with the form 'なら'

  ➔ Used to set a condition or hypothetical statement, similar to 'if' in English.

• ~たい

  ➔ desire form, expressing 'want to' do something

  ➔ Used to express the speaker's desire to do something.

• も

  ➔ particle indicating 'also', 'even', or emphasis

  ➔ Adds emphasis or means 'also' or 'even' in the sentence.

• から

  ➔ particle meaning 'from' or 'because'

  ➔ Indicates the starting point in space or time, or reasons/cause.

• ください

  ➔ polite imperative form meaning 'please do...'

  ➔ Used to politely request someone to do something.

• ている

  ➔ progressive or continuous tense, 'be ~ing'

  ➔ Expresses ongoing actions or states at the moment of speaking.

• だけ

  ➔ particle indicating 'only' or 'just'

  ➔ Highlights exclusivity or limitation to the specified thing.