ラブラドール・レトリバー – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: AKB48

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through AKB48's "Labrador Retriever" is a delightful experience. The song's clear and repetitive chorus, filled with simple and sweet phrases about summer love, makes it easy for beginners to pick up new vocabulary and practice pronunciation. Its charming story and catchy retro-pop melody offer a fun window into modern Japanese pop culture.

[English]

Baby Love

The pure white parasol

Is your reserved seat for the summer

Beachside

This year's favorite is a 70's bikini

Did you come on vacation

パパやママよりも先に

Before mom and dad? (Oh Yeah!)

Last year was a time over

The continuation of love (of love)

The sun is waiting for us

Labrador, run

To the shore

Splashing water, inviting us

Chasing on the sand

Just like that day

Throwing off my sandals

(Laughing)

（笑ってる）

Shall we have our first

Kiss?

Oh Ma Chérie

Just sharing one bottle of mineral water

Makes my heart race

Pure Heart

It's because I truly love you

When the season passes

No one will be around (Oh Yeah!)

Until I can say I love you

My summer

Is still far from over

Labrador, come here

Finally warmed up

I’ll hold you tight

Memories always

Leave some regrets

This time, I won’t let go

(Yes, with you)

The long-awaited

Shall we have a kiss?

Our love

Has been watched over

For many years, so frustratingly

Since we were small

Friends who grew up together

Our allies are

Labrador

Labrador, run

To the shore

Splashing water, inviting us

Chasing on the sand

Just like that day

Throwing off my sandals

(Laughing)

Shall we have our first

サンダル脱ぎ捨てて

（笑ってる）

初めての

Kiss?

[Japanese]

Baby Love

真っ白なパラソルは

君のひと夏の予約席

Beachside

70's ビキニが

今年のお気に入りだね

パパやママよりも先に

バカンスに来たのかい？（Oh Yeah ! ）

去年はタイムオーバー

恋の（恋の）続き（続き）

太陽が待ってるよ

ラブラドール　走って

波打ち際へ

水しぶき　跳ねながら

僕らを誘うよ

砂の上　追いかけ

あの日のように

サンダル脱ぎ捨てて

（笑ってる）

初めての

キスをしようか？

Oh Ma Chérie

１本のミネラルウォーター

２人回し飲みするだけで

Pure Heart

胸がどきどきするのは

本気で愛してるから

季節が過ぎてしまえば

誰もいなくなるけど（Oh Yeah ! ）

君に好きと言えるまで

僕の（僕の）夏は（夏は）

まだまだ終わらない

ラブラドール　おいでよ

やっと懐いた

この腕で思いっきり

抱きしめてあげる

思い出はいつでも

悔いが残るもの

今度こそ　放さない

（そう君と）

待ち望んだ

キスをしようか？

僕たちの恋を

ずっと　じれったく

何年も見守ってくれたんだ

小さい頃から

一緒に育って来たフレンズ

味方は

ラブラドール

ラブラドール　走って

波打ち際へ

水しぶき　跳ねながら

僕らを誘うよ

砂の上　追いかけ

あの日のように

サンダル脱ぎ捨てて

（笑ってる）

初めての

キスをしようか？

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ラブラドール /raburadōru/ A2	noun - Labrador (a breed of dog)
走って /hashitte/ A1	verb - to run
波打ち際 /namiuchigiwa/ B1	noun - water's edge
水しぶき /mizushibuki/ B1	noun - splash of water
抱きしめて /dakishimete/ B1	verb - to hug
キス /kisu/ A1	noun - kiss
恋 /koi/ A2	noun - love
思い出 /omoide/ B1	noun - memory
夏 /natsu/ A1	noun - summer
胸 /mune/ B1	noun - chest
悔い /kui/ B2	noun - regret
季節 /kisetsu/ B1	noun - season
思いっきり /omoikkiri/ B2	adverb - to the fullest
待ち望んだ /machinozonda/ C1	verb - to long for
フレンズ /furenzu/ A2	noun - friends

Key Grammar Structures

• 真っ白なパラソルは

  ➔ Using the topic marker 'は' to indicate the topic of the sentence.

  ➔ 'は' marks the topic of the sentence, often setting the focus for what is being described.

• やっと懐いた

  ➔ Using the adverb 'やっと' to indicate 'finally' or 'at last'.

  ➔ 'やっと' emphasizes that something happened after a long wait or effort.

• 水しぶき　跳ねながら

  ➔ Using the 'ながら' form to indicate doing two actions simultaneously.

  ➔ 'ながら' connects two actions, showing that they happen at the same time.

• 季節が過ぎてしまえば

  ➔ Using the conditional form '〜ば' to express 'if' or 'when' a condition is met.

  ➔ '〜ば' indicates that if the condition is fulfilled, then the result will follow.

• 僕らを誘うよ

  ➔ Using the potential or verb '誘う' in plain form to mean 'invite (us)'.

  ➔ '誘う' means to invite or call someone to do something, here it refers to a figurative sense of drawing us towards the scene.

• 一緒に育って来たフレンズ

  ➔ Using the verb '育つ' in the past participle form '育って来た' to indicate 'have grown up together'.

  ➔ '育って来た' combines the verb '育つ' (to grow) with '来た' (came) to form a phrase meaning 'have grown up together'.

• ずっと　じれったく

  ➔ Using 'ずっと' with 'じれったく' to describe an ongoing feeling of impatience or frustration.

  ➔ 'ずっと' means 'all along' or 'continuously', while 'じれったく' describes feelings of impatience or frustration.