One Last Kiss – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 宇多田ヒカル

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

初めてのルーブルは

My first trip to the Louvre wasn't such a big deal.

なんてことは無かったわ

It wasn't anything special.

私だけのモナリザ

My Mona Lisa, just for me.

もうとっくに出会ってたから

Because I had already met you long ago.

初めてあなたを見た

The day I first saw you.

あの日動き出した歯車

That’s when the gears started turning.

止められない喪失の予感

A sudden sense of loss I can't stop feeling.

もういっぱいあるけど

I have plenty of those already.

もひとつ増やしましょう

Let's add one more.

Can you give me one last kiss?

Can you give me one last kiss?

忘れたくないこと

Things I don’t want to forget.

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-woah, oh-oh-oh, oh-woah

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-woah, oh-oh-oh, oh-woah.

Oh-oh-oh-oh, 忘れたくないこと

Things I don’t want to forget.

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-woah, oh-oh-oh (oh-oh)

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-woah, oh-oh-oh (oh-oh).

Oh-oh-oh-oh, I love you more than you'll ever know, oh

Oh, I love you more than you'll ever know, oh.

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...

「写真は苦手なんだ」

I’m not good at taking photos.

でもそんなものはいらないわ

But I don’t need that.

あなたが焼きついたまま

Because you're etched into my mind.

私の心のプロジェクター

My heart’s projector.

寂しくないふりしてた

Pretending I wasn’t lonely.

まあ、そんなのお互い様か

Well, maybe it’s the same for both of us.

誰かを求めることは

Wanting someone…

即ち傷つくことだった

Means getting hurt.

Oh, can you give me one last kiss?

Oh, can you give me one last kiss?

燃えるようなキスをしよう (ooh)

Let’s have a burning, passionate kiss (ooh).

忘れたくても

Even if I try to forget,

忘れられないほど

It’s so unforgettable.

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-woah, oh-oh-oh, oh-woah

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-woah, oh-oh-oh, oh-woah.

Oh-oh-oh-oh, I love you more than you'll ever know

Oh, I love you more than you'll ever know.

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-woah, oh-oh-oh (oh-oh)

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-woah, oh-oh-oh (oh-oh).

Oh-oh-oh-oh, I love you more than you'll ever know, oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh, I love you more than you'll ever know, oh.

...

...

I love you more than you'll ever know

I love you more than you'll ever know.

...

...

もう分かっているよ

I already know.

この世の終わりでも

Even if the world ends.

年をとっても

Even as I grow old.

忘れられない人

You’re someone I’ll never forget.

(Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-woah, oh-oh-oh, oh-woah)

(Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-woah, oh-oh-oh, oh-woah).

忘れられない人 忘れられない人

Someone I can’t forget, someone I won’t forget.

忘れられない人

Someone I’ll always remember.

(Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-woah, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh)

(Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-woah, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh).

忘れられない人

Someone I can’t forget.

I love you more than you'll ever know

I love you more than you'll ever know.

(Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-woah, oh-oh-oh, oh-woah)

(Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-woah, oh-oh-oh, oh-woah).

忘れられない人 忘れられない人

Someone I can’t forget, someone I won’t forget.

忘れられない人

Someone I can’t forget.

(Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-woah, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh)

(Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-woah, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh).

忘れられない人

Someone I won’t forget.

Oh-oh-oh-oh, I love you more than you'll ever know

Oh-oh-oh-oh, I love you more than you'll ever know.

忘れられな 忘れられな

Unforgettable, unforgettable.

忘れられな 忘れられない人

Unforgettable, someone I can’t forget.

忘れられな 忘れられな

Unforgettable, someone I won’t forget.

忘れられない人

Unforgettable, someone I can’t forget.

I love you more than you'll ever know

I love you more than you'll ever know.

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...

Ooh

Ooh.

吹いていった風の後を

Chasing after the path of the wind that blew past.

追いかけた眩しい午後

The dazzling afternoon I chased after.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
キス /kis/ A1	noun - a touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting
心 /kokoro/ B1	noun - the center of emotion and feeling
忘れる /wasureru/ B1	verb - to fail to remember
人 /hito/ A1	noun - a human being
愛 /ai/ B2	noun - a profound feeling of affection
出会う /deau/ B2	verb - to meet or encounter someone for the first time
喪失 /sōshitsu/ C1	noun - the state of losing something
予感 /yokan/ B2	noun - a feeling that something will happen
寂しい /sabishii/ B1	adjective - feeling lonely or sad
求める /motomeru/ B2	verb - to seek or request something
風 /kaze/ A2	noun - air in motion
午後 /gogo/ A2	noun - the period of time from noon to evening
眩しい /mabushii/ B2	adjective - very bright or dazzling
動き出す /ugokidasu/ B2	verb - to start moving

Key Grammar Structures

• 初めてのルーブルは

  ➔ possessive の (no) to indicate 'my first Louvre'

  ➔ The particle "の" is used to indicate possession or belonging.

• 私はだけのモナリザ

  ➔ だけの (dake no) means "only" or "exclusive to"

  ➔ "だけの" is used to denote exclusivity or that something is solely for a particular purpose.

• Can you give me one last kiss?

  ➔ Can you + verb: expressing request or possibility

  ➔ The phrase "Can you" is used to politely ask someone to do something.

• 忘れたくないこと

  ➔ たい-form (〜たい) expresses desire to do something

  ➔ "たい" is a grammar form used to express desire to do something.

• 燃えるようなキスをしよう

  ➔ ような (yō na) expresses a simile, "like" or "similar to"

  ➔ The phrase "ような" is used to make comparisons, similar to "like" or "such as".

• 吹いていった風の後を

  ➔ を (wo) is a particle marking the direct object of a verb

  ➔ The particle "を" marks the direct object of the verb in a sentence.