ポニーテールとシュシュ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: AKB48

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

カレンダーより早く

Faster than the calendar

シャツの袖口まくって

Rolling up the sleeves of my shirt

太陽が近づく気配

I sense the sun getting closer

僕の腕から衣替え

Changing clothes from my arms

青い海

The blue sea

波打ち際で

At the water's edge

君と会いたい

I want to see you

裸足の水しぶき

Barefoot splashes

ポニーテール　揺らしながら

With your ponytail swaying

風の中

In the wind

君が走る　僕が走る

You run, I run

砂の上

On the sand

ポニーテール　揺らしながら

With your ponytail swaying

振り向いた

You turned around

君の笑顔

Your smile

僕の夏が始まる

My summer begins

教室に陽が射して

The sun shines into the classroom

夢の気温が上がった

The temperature of dreams rises

斜め前の君 見てると

When I see you diagonally in front of me

胸が苦しくなってくる

My heart starts to ache

好きなんて

I can't say

言えやしないよ

That I like you

後ろ姿に

I whisper my feelings

気持ちをつぶやく

To your back

ポニーテール　切なくなる

Your ponytail makes me feel bittersweet

夢の中

In my dreams

君のすべて　僕のすべて

Everything about you, everything about me

一人占め

All to myself

ポニーテール　切なくなる

Your ponytail makes me feel bittersweet

片想い

A one-sided love

瞳と瞳合えば

When our eyes meet

今はただの友達

Right now, we're just friends

束ねた長い髪

Your long hair tied up

水玉のシュシュ

With a polka dot scrunchie

恋の尻尾は

The tail of love

捕まえられない

Can't be caught

触れたら消えてく

If I touch it, it disappears

幻

An illusion

ポニーテール　ほどかないで

Don't let your ponytail down

変わらずに

Just as you are

君は君で　僕は僕で

You are you, and I am me

走るだけ

We just run

ポニーテール　ほどかないで

Don't let your ponytail down

いつまでも

Forever

はしゃいでいる

You're still playful

君は少女のままで

You remain a girl

LaLaLaLaLaLa...

LaLaLaLaLaLa...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
カレンダー /kaɾendaːɾ/ A1	noun - calendar
太陽 /taiyou/ A1	noun - sun
海 /umi/ A1	noun - sea
走る /hashiru/ A2	verb - to run
笑顔 /egao/ A2	noun - smile
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
気持ち /kimochi/ B1	noun - feeling
少女 /shoujo/ B1	noun - girl
恋 /koi/ B2	noun - love
切ない /setsunai/ B2	adjective - painful, heart-wrenching
気温 /kion/ B2	noun - temperature
幻 /maboroshi/ C1	noun - illusion, phantom
触れる /fureru/ C1	verb - to touch
捕まえる /tsukamaeru/ C2	verb - to catch

Key Grammar Structures

• 太陽が近づく気配

  ➔ The suffix "~が" indicates the subject of the sentence, and "気配" functions as the subject indicating a sign or indication.

  ➔ The particle "~が" marks the subject, emphasizing the focus of the sentence.

• 振り向いた

  ➔ Past tense form of "振り向く" (to turn around or look back).

  ➔ The verb "振り向く" means "to turn around" or "to look back", and its past tense form "振り向いた" indicates a completed action in the past.

• 夢の中

  ➔ Comprised of "夢" (dream) + "の" (possessive particle) + "中" (inside), meaning "inside of a dream" or "in a dream".

  ➔ The phrase "夢の中" means "inside a dream" or "in a dream", describing an inescapable or surreal state.

• 走るだけ

  ➔ The phrase "だけ" is a limiting particle meaning "only" or "just", emphasizing that the action of "走る" (to run) is the sole activity.

  ➔ The particle "だけ" limits the scope of the action to "only" or "just", emphasizing exclusivity.

• はしゃいでいる

  ➔ The verb "はしゃいでいる" is the te-iru form of "はしゃぐ", indicating a state of being exuberant or lively.

  ➔ The te-iru form of a verb describes an ongoing state or continuous action.