spending all my time – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Perfume

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking about learning Japanese? Perfume's 'Spending all my time' offers a unique entry point. While the song is mostly in English, its journey and the members' own struggles with the language, as shared in interviews, can be an inspiring story for any language learner. The few Japanese phrases sprinkled in provide a gentle introduction, and the song's global aspirations might just motivate you to connect with Japanese culture on a deeper level.

[English]

Spending all my time, all my time

Loving you endlessly

Spending all my time

Loving you forever

Spending every moment

Loving you endlessly

Spending all my time

Loving you more and more I want to stay

All I do is spend my time

Loving you endlessly, always

Spending all my time

Loving you endlessly

...

Spending all my time...

Always thinking of you, all my time

...

Spending all my time

Loving you endlessly

Spending all my time

Loving you more and more, I want to stay

All I do is spend my time

Loving you endlessly, always

Spending all my time

Loving you endlessly

Spending all my time

Loving you endlessly (I believe)

Spending all my time (thinking of you)

Loving you forever

...

Spending all my time...

Don't let go of me now, spending all my time

Spending all my time...

Always thinking of you, all my time

Spending all my time

Loving you endlessly, I believe

Spending all my time (thinking of you)

Loving you forever

Spending all my time

Loving you endlessly, always

Spending all my time

Loving you endlessly

...

Spending all my time...

Don't let go of me now, spending all my time

Spending all my time...

Always thinking of you, all my time

...

[Japanese]

Spending all spending spending all my time

Loving you so loving you forever

Spending all spending spending all my time

Loving you so loving you forever

Spending all spending spending all my time

Loving you so loving you forever

Spending all spending spending all my time

Loving you so loving you I wanna do

Spending all spending spending all my time

So loving you loving loving you forever

Spending all spending spending all my time

So loving you loving loving you forever

Spending all my time...

(いつもキミを想うよ all my time)

Spending all spending spending all my time

Loving you so loving you forever

Spending all spending spending all my time

Loving you so loving you I wanna do

Spending all spending spending all my time

So loving you loving loving you forever

Spending all spending spending all my time

So loving you loving loving you forever

Spending all spending spending all my time

So loving you loving loving you forever (信じてる)

Spending all spending spending all my time (キミのこと)

So loving you loving loving you forever

Spending all my time...

(このまま離さないで spending all my time)

Spending all my time...

(いつもキミを想うよ all my time) All my time

Spending all spending spending all my time

So loving you loving loving you forever (信じてる)

Spending all spending spending all my time (キミのこと)

So loving you loving loving you forever

Spending all spending spending all my time

So loving you loving loving you forever

Spending all spending spending all my time

So loving you loving loving you forever

Spending all my time...

(このまま離さないで spending all my time)

Spending all my time...

(いつもキミを想うよ all my time)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
spending /ˈspɛndɪŋ/ A2	verb - to use time, money, or energy
loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ/ A2	verb - to feel deep affection for someone
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a measurable period during which an action occurs
forever /fɔˈrɛvər/ B1	adverb - for all future time; always
always /ˈɔːlweɪz/ A2	adverb - at all times; on every occasion
want /wɒnt/ A2	verb - to desire something
all /ɔːl/ A1	determiner - the whole quantity or extent
forever /fɔˈrɛvər/ B1	adverb - for all future time; always
you /juː/ A1	pronoun - referring to the person addressed
forever /fɔˈrɛvər/ B1	adverb - for all future time; always
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a measurable period during which an action occurs
jya /ʑa/ A2	adjective or pronoun (Japanese) - informal or dialect form of 'ja', meaning 'then' or 'well'

Key Grammar Structures

• Loving you so loving you forever

  ➔ Use of the gerund (verb + -ing) to indicate continuous or ongoing action

  ➔ The phrase emphasizes ongoing love using the present participle form of the verb.

• Spending all my time

  ➔ Present participle phrase expressing the expenditure of time on an activity

  ➔ Indicates the speaker's continuous allocation of time to loving someone.

• I wanna do

  ➔ Informal contraction of 'I want to' expressing desire or intention

  ➔ A casual way to express desire to perform an action.

• Loving you so forever

  ➔ Use of adverbs like 'so' and 'forever' to emphasize degree and duration

  ➔ Enhances the expression of love's intensity and timelessness.

• All my time

  ➔ Possessive pronoun 'my' plus noun to indicate personal belongings or focus

  ➔ Shows that the entire focus or time is dedicated to loving someone.

• 信じてる

  ➔ Present tense form of 'believe', expressing current belief or trust

  ➔ Expresses a current belief or trust in the feelings or promises.

• このまま離さないで

  ➔ Imperative sentence using negative command form to ask not to leave as is

  ➔ A direct command asking someone not to leave or let go.