PAPARAZZI – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Girls' Generation, 少女時代

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

Ooh, la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Ooh, la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Ooh, la-la-la

Ooh, la-la-la

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Ooh, la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Ooh, la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Ooh, la-la-la

Ooh, la-la-la

(With the girls, with the Girls' Generation)

(With the girls, with the Girls' Generation)

Cha-cha-cha-cha

Cha-cha-cha-cha

こっち見て baby 電話したり ring, ring

Look this way, baby, call me ring, ring

不自然なほど自然なフリフリ

So natural, it's almost unnatural, the flirty way

気付いてるのよパパラッチあなたが

I see right through you, paparazzi, you're

望む通りの笑顔で ah-ha-ha-ha

Smiling just how you want, ah-ha-ha-ha

Hide and seek の every night

Every night, hide and seek

瞬くスターの satellite

Stars shining, satellite in the sky

もっと イイ記事欲しくない?

Don’t you want a better article?

仲良くやりましょ 仲間じゃない?

Let’s get along, we’re not just friends

Life is a party ガレージから suite room

Life is a party, from the garage to the suite

いつだってあなたが boom, boom, boom

You’re always my boom, boom, boom

派手に car chase 花の around

Showy car chase, flowers swirling around

惹きつけられてboom, boom, boom

Drawn in, boom, boom, boom

値段もつけられやしない愛を

Love that can’t be priced, wild and free

闇を裂いたフレッシが裂いて money

Breaking through the dark, flashing money

Life is a party ガレージから suite room

Life is a party, from the garage to the suite

寝ても覚めても boom, boom, boom

Whether asleep or awake, boom, boom, boom

Ooh, la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Ooh, la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Ooh, la-la-la

Ooh, la-la-la

隠すと見たい画面の ooh, la-la-la

Hidden behind the screen, ooh, la-la-la

真面目ぶってるあの娘も la, cha-cha, la

Even that serious girl, cha-cha-cha

ダンディな彼だって家では mama, mama

Even the dashing guy, at home, mama, mama

秘密のキスのスリルでハラハラ

The thrill of secret kisses, nervous and excited

Punkadelic crazy night

Punkadelic crazy night

ときめく star の searching light

The shining star’s searching light

Bad boy, bad girl 気にしない

Bad boy, bad girl, don’t care

踊らされるより踊るが style

Dancing or not, dancing’s my style

Life is a party ダメージほど売れる

Life is a party, the more damage, the more it sells

見つかったら最後 boom, boom, boom

When found out, it’s the end, boom, boom, boom

夜の果て潜む影

Shadows lurking at night

先回りして boom, boom, boom

Pre-emptive, boom, boom, boom

噂が噂に飛び火して以来

Since the rumors started spreading

燃え上って burning していくmy name

Burning bright, my name's igniting

...

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(With the girls, with the Girls' Generation)

(With the girls, with the Girls' Generation)

愛して愛されただけなのに

Just loving and being loved, that’s all

どの恋も汚れた恋なんて

No dirty love, all pure

我慢出来ない 我慢出来ない

Can’t hold back, can’t hold back

なんて騒いでる暇もないの

No time to fuss or fight

あっちでもこっちでも boom, boom, boom

Boom, boom, boom here and there

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

見られてるほど輝くわ だから

We shine brighter when seen, so

Come on, friends ほらおいでよ ra-ta-ta

Come on, friends, come on over, ra-ta-ta

Life is a party ガレージから suite room

Life is a party, from the garage to the suite

いつだってあなたが boom, boom, hoom

You’re always my boom, boom, hoom

派手に car chase 花の around

Showy car chase, flowers swirling around

惹きつけられて boom, boom, boom

Drawn in, boom, boom, boom

こぼれた涙の一粒がいま

Until that tear drop turns into shining diamond

光るダイヤモンドに変わるまで

Until that tear drops and turns into a shining diamond

Life is a party ガレージから suite room (party, yeah)

Life is a party, from the garage to the suite (party, yeah)

寝ても覚めても boom, boom, boom

Whether asleep or awake, boom, boom, boom

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A2	noun - a social gathering of invited guests
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
star /stɑːr/ A2	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky
chase /tʃeɪs/ B1	verb - to pursue in order to catch
secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/ B1	noun - something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
burning /ˈbɜrnɪŋ/ B2	adjective - on fire; very hot
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged; insane
thrill /θrɪl/ B2	noun - a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure
searching /ˈsɜːrʧɪŋ/ B2	verb - to look for something or someone
image /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ B1	noun - a representation of the external form of a person or thing
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to make a facial expression showing happiness
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and has a bond of mutual affection
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ B1	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface

Key Grammar Structures

• 望む通りの笑顔で

  ➔ Expressing 'as desired' using の (no) + 通り (tōri)

  ➔ 'の (no)' indicates possession or description, here it links '通り (tōri)' (way, manner) with the noun '望む' (to desire), forming a phrase 'as desired'.

• Hide and seek の every night

  ➔ Using の (no) to nominalize the phrase 'Hide and seek', turning it into a noun phrase.

  ➔ 'の (no)' functions as a nominalizer, turning the noun phrase 'Hide and seek' into a noun that can serve as the subject or object.

• Life is a party

  ➔ Simple present statement where 'is' links the subject 'Life' to the complement 'a party'.

  ➔ 'is' is the present tense of 'to be', linking the subject 'Life' with the predicate 'a party', describing a state or identity.

• 惹きつけられて boom, boom, boom

  ➔ Using the passive form られて (rarete) to indicate being attracted or drawn into something.

  ➔ 'られて' is a passive form of the verb, indicating that the subject is being attracted, pulled, or caught by something.

• 瞳のsearching light

  ➔ Using の (no) to nominalize 'searching light', turning it into a noun phrase.

  ➔ 'の (no)' functions as a nominalizer, turning the phrase 'searching light' into a noun to serve as the subject or object.

• 随時で好きな時に

  ➔ Using phrases indicating 'anytime' or 'whenever' with 随時 (zuiji) + で (de) and 好きな時 (suki na toki).

  ➔ These phrases express that an action can happen 'anytime' or 'whenever' the person desires, with '随時 (zuiji)' meaning 'at any time' and '好きな時に' meaning 'at the preferred time'.