オールナイトレディオ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Ado

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the vibrant world of Japanese radio culture with Ado's 'All Night Radio'! This song is a fantastic way to learn Japanese, as the lyrics are filled with fun, nostalgic references to broadcasting and city life. Its catchy City Pop melody and Ado's clear, expressive vocals make it an enjoyable and unique language-learning experience, offering a special glimpse into the cozy, exciting world of a late-night radio show.

[English]

One, two, four, two

Za-za-zi-ga-ga, za-za-zi-ga-ga, tune, tune

Za-za-zi-ga-ga, za-za-zi-ga-ga

I love talking, I’m good at improvising

But before the broadcast, I get nervous

Gripping the T-bar on the mic and raising the tension

Then we jump on the radio waves, here we go

Today again, my voice echoes through Herb-Alpert

The brass sounds groovy, groovy (yeah, yeah)

Delivered right to your room

All night radio, with a bit of noise in the sound

That’s part of the charm, like faint waves of the sea

All night radio, with the best friends at this station

From here, my voice blooms in the night again

Even things I love, someday they might end

I overthink, asking myself ‘What is eternity?’

When those times come, I open up honestly

And I want you to hear, just talk freely

Parting is like a classic mood song, franky, franky (yeah, yeah)

Let’s meet again at Yurakucho

All night radio, the stage show where we can meet that night

This studio filled with memories, I want to run out and meet you

All night radio, just being yourself is okay

Because we’re always connected on the same wavelength

Za-za-zi-ga-ga, za-za-zi-ga-ga, tune, tune

Za-za-zi-ga-ga, za-za-zi-ga-ga, tune, tune

Za-za-zi-ga-ga, za-za-zi-ga-ga, tune, tune

Za-za-zi-ga-ga, all night

One, two, four, two

Radio, the stage show where we can meet that night

This studio full of memories, I want to run out and meet you

All night radio, just being yourself is okay

Because we’re always connected on the same wavelength

Even as time passes, we can meet again someday that night

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[Japanese]

One, two, four, two

Za-za-zi-ga-ga, za-za-zi-ga-ga, tune, tune

Za-za-zi-ga-ga, za-za-zi-ga-ga

喋るのが好きアドリブ得意

けどオンエアー前はソワソワ

カフのTバーとテンションを上げて

いざラジオウェーブに乗り here we go

今日も響くハーブ・アルパート

ブラスはご機嫌 groovy, groovy (yeah, yeah)

君の部屋までお届け

All night radio 少しノイズある音色

それも味あっていいでしょ まるでかすかな潮騒

All night radio 最高の仲間いるステイション

こっから僕の声今夜も 闇に花咲かす

超好きなこともいつか終わると

考えすぎちゃって 「永遠とは？」

そんなときには本音打ち明け

君に聞いてほしいのさ free talk

お別れはムード歌謡の名曲で franky, franky (yeah, yeah)

「有楽町で逢いましょう」

All night radio あの夜であえるステージ・ショー

思い出密なこのスタジオ 飛び出し会いに行きたい

All night radio 飾らぬ自分でいいんだよ

僕らはいつも同じ波長で繋がってるから

Za-za-zi-ga-ga, za-za-zi-ga-ga, tune, tune

Za-za-zi-ga-ga, za-za-zi-ga-ga, tune, tune

Za-za-zi-ga-ga, za-za-zi-ga-ga, tune, tune

Za-za-zi-ga-ga, all night

One, two, four, two

Radio あの夜であえるステージ・ショー

思い出密なこのスタジオ 飛び出し会いに行きたい

All night radio 飾らぬ自分でいいんだよ

僕らはいつも同じ波長で繋がってるから

時が移ろっても また会えるあの夜

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
音色 /onsei/ B1	noun - tone, timbre, sound quality
ノイズ /noizu/ B1	noun - noise, static
響く /hibiku/ B2	verb - to resonate, to ring, to echo
花咲かす /hanasakasu/ B2	verb - to make flowers bloom, to blossom
繋がる /tsunagaru/ B2	verb - to be connected, to link
ステージ /sutēji/ A2	noun - stage, platform
仲間 /nakama/ A2	noun - mate, companion, friend
潮騒 /shiosai/ B2	noun - sound of the sea, tide's sound
波長 /hachoː/ B2	noun - wavelength
tune /tjuːn/ A2	noun - melody, song
ラジオ /rajio/ A1	noun - radio
前 /mae/ A1	noun - front, before
好き /suki/ A1	adjective - like, fond of

Key Grammar Structures

• けどオンエアー前はソワソワ

  ➔ Use of "けど" to express contrast or contradiction.

  ➔ The word "けど" functions as a conjunction expressing contrast between ideas, similar to "but" in English.

• 僕らはいつも同じ波長で繋がってるから

  ➔ Use of "から" to indicate reason or cause.

  ➔ The particle "から" indicates the reason or cause for the preceding statement, similar to "because" in English.

• 何も飾らぬ自分でいいんだよ

  ➔ Use of "で" as a particle to indicate the manner or means.

  ➔ "で" indicates the manner or state in which something occurs, often translated as "by" or "with" in English.

• 時が移ろっても また会えるあの夜

  ➔ Use of "ても" to indicate concessive condition, "even if".

  ➔ "ても" is a concessive conjunction that means "even if" or "despite" and expresses that the action will still happen regardless of the condition.