Jazzclub – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BoA

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Hey master, tonight's special

What a wonderful night this is

That someone I love got married

They looked so happy

Taking off my hair and getting into a taxi to the jazz club

Returning to the me that’s normal, jazz, jazz club

...

I knew it couldn't be true

I was hoping just a little

Things don’t go as I want them to

Although I’m used to it

Before I can fake a smile perfectly, taxi to the jazz club

Let me dance as my true self, jazz, jazz club

...

Through the window, the city sparkles, taxi to the jazz club

Bring me back to the real me, jazz, jazz club

PaPaPaPaRaRaPaPa...

...

[Japanese]

Hey master 今夜は特別なの

なんて素敵な夜なのかしら

大好きなあの人が結婚したの

幸せそうだったの

髪をほどいて乗り込んだ Taxi で Jazzclub

いつもの私に戻らせて Jazz, Jazzclub

叶うはずない わかってたのに

期待してたの ほんの少しね

思いどおりにいかないことばかりで

慣れてはいるけど

上手く笑えなくなる前に Taxi で Jazzclub

本音の私で踊らせて Jazz, Jazzclub

窓越しに街が煌めく Taxi で Jazzclub

いつもの私に戻らせて Jazz, Jazzclub

PaPaPaPaRaRaPaPa...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
master /ˈmæstər/ B2	noun - a person with control or authority over others
special /ˈspɛʃəl/ A2	adjective - better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
taxi /ˈtæksi/ A1	noun - a car that carries passengers for a fare
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to give off light
return /rɪˈtɜrn/ B1	verb - to go back to a place
expect /ɪkˈspɛkt/ B1	verb - to think that something will happen
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to make a facial expression showing happiness
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment
jazz /dʒæz/ B2	noun - a type of music characterized by improvisation

Key Grammar Structures

• 今夜は特別なの

  ➔ Topic marker は with a noun + なの for explanation or emphasis

  ➔ The は marks the topic of the sentence; なの adds an explanatory nuance.

• なんて素敵な夜なのかしら

  ➔ なんて + adjective + な, expressing admiration or surprise

  ➔ なんて expresses a strong emotion like surprise or admiration, often with an adjective plus な.

• 大好きなあの人が結婚したの

  ➔ な adjectives + の to nominalize and indicate a possessive relationship

  ➔ The な adjective + の pattern nominalizes the adjective and often indicates possession or description.

• 幸せそうだったの

  ➔ そう + だった to indicate seeming or appearance in past tense

  ➔ そう is used with だった to express that something appeared to be a certain way in the past.

• 思いどおりにいかないことばかりで

  ➔ in + noun phrase + で to mean 'because of' or 'due to'

  ➔ The particle に indicates the reason or cause, especially with phrases like ことばかりで meaning 'only things that...'

• 慣れてはいるけど

  ➔ てはいる to indicate a state or condition that has been achieved or is ongoing

  ➔ The pattern てはいる indicates a state of ongoing condition or familiarity, often translated as 'have been doing' or 'are in a state of.'

• 本音の私で踊らせて

  ➔ の connects nouns, here '本音の私' meaning 'the true me,' with で indicating 'using' or 'as.'

  ➔ The の particle connects '本音' (true feelings) and '私' (me), forming a compound noun, and で indicates 'as' or 'by means of.'