MR. TAXI – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Girls' Generation

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

TOKYO, SEOUL, LONDON, N.Y.

TOKYO, SEOUL, LONDON, N.Y.

気ままに世界を Drive tonight

Driving freely around the world tonight

各地で披露するニュー・スタイル

Showcasing a new style in various places

見たことないモノだけ見せたげる

I'll show you things you've never seen

ホラ・こっちを見て少し警戒セヨ!

Hey, look this way and be a little cautious!

あの左ハンドルより何倍も

It's much more than that left-hand drive

I'm so fast

I'm so fast

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi 相当

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, quite a lot

ズクシ・ズクシ・ズクシ

Zoom, zoom, zoom

追いつけないスピードで Oops!

At a speed you can't catch up with, oops!

ねぇ ついてこれるの?

Hey, can you keep up?

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi 相当

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, quite a lot

ズクシ・ズクシ・ズクシ

Zoom, zoom, zoom

ヒカリ輝くけど触れられないの

It shines brightly, but you can't touch it

まさに Supersonic n' hypertonic

Truly supersonic and hypertonic

奪って欲しいの U take me 今すぐ

I want you to take me, U take me right now

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi 相当

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, quite a lot

ズクシ・ズクシ・ズクシ

Zoom, zoom, zoom

けど簡単にはいかないのよ

But it won't be easy

...

...

街の灯がまるで Shooting Star

The city lights are like a shooting star

次の目的地まで Non-Stop

Non-stop until the next destination

エンジン音だけ残して ダシボジャ

Leaving only the sound of the engine, dash it out

後ろ手で Say good-bye

Saying goodbye with my hands behind my back

ホラ・よそ見しないで冒険セヨ!

Hey, don't look away, let's go on an adventure!

あの右ハンドルよりも確かよ

It's definitely more reliable than that right-hand drive

I'm so sure

I'm so sure

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi 相当

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, quite a lot

ズクシ・ズクシ・ズクシ

Zoom, zoom, zoom

追いつけないスピードで Oops!

At a speed you can't catch up with, oops!

ねぇ ついてこれるの?

Hey, can you keep up?

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi 相当

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, quite a lot

ズクシ・ズクシ・ズクシ

Zoom, zoom, zoom

ヒカリ輝くけど触れられないの

It shines brightly, but you can't touch it

まさに Supersonic n' hypertonic

Truly supersonic and hypertonic

奪って欲しいの U take me 今すぐ

I want you to take me, U take me right now

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi 相当

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, quite a lot

ズクシ・ズクシ・ズクシ

Zoom, zoom, zoom

けど簡単にはいかないのよ

But it won't be easy

...

...

どこへでも自由自在よ

I can go anywhere freely

そう宇宙の果てでさえも

Even to the ends of the universe

...

...

願いどおりなのよ どうして不安なの?

It's just as I wished, why am I anxious?

And I don't know why, and I don't know why

And I don't know why, and I don't know why

ついてきてよね I don't wanna say good-bye,

Come with me, I don't wanna say goodbye,

Good-bye, good-bye

Goodbye, goodbye

...

...

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi 相当

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, quite a lot

ズクシ・ズクシ・ズクシ

Zoom, zoom, zoom

追いつけないスピードで Oops!

At a speed you can't catch up with, oops!

ねぇ ついてこれるの?

Hey, can you keep up?

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi 相当

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, quite a lot

ズクシ・ズクシ・ズクシ

Zoom, zoom, zoom

ヒカリ輝くけど触れられないの

It shines brightly, but you can't touch it

まさに Supersonic n' hypertonic

Truly supersonic and hypertonic

奪って欲しいの U take me 今すぐ

I want you to take me, U take me right now

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi 相当

Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, quite a lot

ズクシ・ズクシ・ズクシ

Zoom, zoom, zoom

けど簡単にはいかないのよ

But it won't be easy

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
drive /draɪv/ A2	verb - to operate a vehicle
style /staɪl/ B1	noun - a particular way of behaving or doing something
show /ʃoʊ/ A2	verb - to display or present
alert /əˈlɜːrt/ B2	adjective - watchful and alert to danger or trouble
light /laɪt/ B1	noun - electromagnetic radiation that makes things visible adjective - not heavy
shine /ʃaɪn/ B2	verb - to emit light or be bright
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of images or thoughts in sleep verb - to imagine or hope for something
fast /fæst/ A2	adjective - moving quickly adverb - at high speed
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
speed /spiːd/ B1	noun - rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate verb - to increase the speed of
move /muːv/ A2	verb - to change position
touch /tʌtʃ/ B2	verb - to make contact with
escape /ɪsˈkeɪp/ B2	verb - to break free from confinement or control
wish /wɪʃ/ B1	noun - a desire or hope for something verb - to want something to happen

Key Grammar Structures

• 気ままに世界を Drive tonight

  ➔ Adverbial phrase describing doing something freely or casually

  ➔ The phrase "気ままに" indicates doing something freely or at will.

• 各地で披露するニュー・スタイル

  ➔ Use of の particle to connect noun phrases, indicating possession or description

  ➔ The particle "の" connects noun phrases to modify or describe another noun.

• 追いつけないスピードで Oops!

  ➔ Use of the potential form 追いつけない (cannot catch up)

  ➔ The phrase "追いつけない" is the negative potential form of "追いつく" meaning "cannot catch up".

• ヒカリ輝くけど触れられないの

  ➔ Contrasting conjunction けど (but) connecting two clauses

  ➔ The conjunction "けど" means "but" and is used to contrast two ideas in a sentence.

• 奪って欲しいの U take me 今すぐ

  ➔ Use of the やっぱり for emphasis, with the imperative phrase "欲しい" (want)

  ➔ The word "欲しい" means "want" and expresses a desire or wish strongly.

• 簡単にはいかないのよ

  ➔ Adverbial phrase with 簡単には (easily) + negative form いかない (not go/do)

  ➔ The phrase "簡単にはいかない" means "it doesn't go easily" or "it's not simple to do," highlighting difficulty.