Magic of Love – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Perfume

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the captivating world of Perfume's "Magic of Love," a sleek synth-pop track that offers a delightful entry point to Japanese electronic music. Through its calm melodies and introspective lyrics about the enchantment of love, this song provides a unique opportunity to explore Japanese vocabulary and expressions related to emotions and relationships, all while experiencing Perfume's signature futuristic sound and intricate production.

[English]

Drawing sweet love and affection

I will captivate you

Magic of Love, such a spell

Even if I could use it, would it make my heart race?

Your heart is a butterfly

Floating softly in the sky

Free like the wind

Unable to even touch

When I tried various seasonings of love

Surely there must be some kind of magic

I wonder if I could use it?

使えるようになるかな?

Drawing sweet love and affection

I will captivate you

Magic of Love, such a spell

Even if I could use it, would it make my heart race?

Savoring a single drop of love

If I could fly to you

Magic of Love, this spell

Cast it on me, hey, forever

The ingredients to create a heart

Break them down once

If I could make it as I like

This worry would disappear

What kind of seasoning of love

Do you prefer?

Surely there must be some kind of magic

It has to be infused, right?

Drawing sweet love and affection

I will captivate you

Magic of Love, such a spell

Even if I could use it, would it make my heart race?

Savoring a single drop of love

If I could fly to you

Magic of Love, this spell

Cast it on me, hey, forever

Drawing sweet love and affection

I will captivate you

Magic of Love, such a spell

Even if I could use it, would it make my heart race?

Savoring a single drop of love

If I could fly to you

Magic of Love, this spell

Cast it on me, hey, forever

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[Japanese]

甘い恋と 愛を描いて

君のこと虜にするの

Magic of Love そんな魔法が

もし使えても ドキドキできるの?

キミの心は Butterfly

ふわふわ空を飛ぶ

風のように自由で

触れることもできなくて

恋の調味料を

いろいろ試したら

きっとなにか魔法とか

使えるようになるかな?

甘い恋と 愛を描いて

君のこと虜にするの

Magic of Love そんな魔法が

もし使えても ドキドキできるの?

一粒の恋を噛み締めて

君のもとに飛んでいけたら

Magic of Love この魔法を

かけて 私に ねぇ永遠に

ハートを作る成分を

一度分解して

好きなように出来たら

この悩みも消えるのに

恋の調味料は

どんなのがお好み?

きっとなにか魔法とか

込めてないといけないね

甘い恋と 愛を描いて

君のこと虜にするの

Magic of Love そんな魔法が

もし使えても ドキドキできるの?

一粒の恋を噛み締めて

君のもとに飛んでいけたら

Magic of Love この魔法を

かけて 私に ねぇ永遠に

甘い恋と 愛を描いて

君のこと虜にするの

Magic of Love そんな魔法が

もし使えても ドキドキできるの?

一粒の恋を噛み締めて

君のもとに飛んでいけたら

Magic of Love この魔法を

かけて 私に ねぇ永遠に

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
恋 /koi/ A1	noun - love
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
魔法 /mahou/ B1	noun - magic
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart
空 /sora/ A2	noun - sky
自由 /jiyuu/ B1	noun - freedom
風 /kaze/ A2	noun - wind
調味料 /choumiryou/ B2	noun - seasoning
悩み /nayami/ B1	noun - worry
永遠 /eien/ B2	noun - eternity
飛ぶ /tobu/ A2	verb - to fly
作る /tsukuru/ A1	verb - to make
分解 /bunkai/ B2	verb - to decompose
試す /tamesu/ B1	verb - to try
飛んでいく /tondeiku/ B1	verb - to fly away

Key Grammar Structures

• もし使えても

  ➔ Conditional conjugation using "もし" (if) + potential form "使える" + "も" (even if)

  ➔ The structure "もし...でも" is used to create a hypothetical or concessive "even if" condition.

• 一粒の恋を噛み締めて

  ➔ Using the noun phrase "一粒の恋" (a grain of love) + the te-form "噛み締めて" (biting/appreciating), to connect actions.

  ➔ The te-form "噛み締めて" connects the action of "biting" or "savoring" with the previous noun phrase.

• この魔法をかけて

  ➔ Using the noun "この魔法" (this magic) + the te-form "かけて" (cast), imperative request.

  ➔ The te-form "かけて" functions as a request or imperative 'cast (the magic)'.

• 好きなように出来たら

  ➔ Potential form of the verb "出来る" (can do) in the conditional "たら" (if/when).

  ➔ The potential form "出来たら" (if able to do) used with "たら" to express a conditional.

• 永遠に

  ➔ Adverb meaning "forever" or "eternally" describing the duration.

  ➔ The adverb "永遠に" emphasizes the wish for something to last forever.