TOKYO GIRL

• By: Perfume
• Album: Future Pop

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

太陽が射しこむ街で目を覚ます

Waking up in a city where the sun streams in

情報を掻き分ける熱帯魚

Like a tropical fish moving through information

平凡を許してくれない水槽で

In a tank that doesn't allow the ordinary

どんな風に気持ち良く泳げたら

How can I swim happily, feeling good?

Lighting, lighting 照らして

Lighting, lighting, illuminating

Singing 今日も着飾って

Singing, dressing up again today

ハッピー feeling good 見渡して

Happy feeling good, taking in the view

めいっぱいに手を伸ばして

Reaching out with all my might

...

...

踊れ boom, boom, Tokyo Girl

Dance, boom, boom, Tokyo Girl

色とりどりの恋

A rainbow of love

Let us be going, going, boy

Let's go, go, boy

Kawaii と駆ける未来

Chasing a future that's cute

踊れ boom, boom, Tokyo Girl

Dance, boom, boom, Tokyo Girl

廻る街 メリーゴーランド

The city spins like a merry-go-round

彩りのサラウンド 奏でるわ

A colorful surround playing music

ここにいるあなたへ

To you who's here

...

...

夢見る Tokyo Girl

Dreaming Tokyo Girl

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...

たくさんのモノが行き交う街で

In a city bustling with so many things crossing paths

何気なく見てる風景に

In the scenery I see so casually

なにかもの足りない特別な

Something feels missing, a special

未来を指差して求めてる

Pointing at and seeking that future

Lighting, lighting 照らして

Lighting, lighting, illuminating

Singing 今日も着飾って

Singing, dressing up again today

ハッピー feeling good 見渡して

Happy feeling good, taking in the view

めいっぱいに手を伸ばして

Reaching out with all my might

...

...

踊れ boom, boom, Tokyo Girl

Dance, boom, boom, Tokyo Girl

色とりどりの恋

A rainbow of love

Let us be going, going, boy

Let's go, go, boy

Kawaii と駆ける未来

Chasing a future that's cute

踊れ boom, boom, Tokyo Girl

Dance, boom, boom, Tokyo Girl

廻る街 メリーゴーランド

The city spins like a merry-go-round

彩りのサラウンド 奏でるわ

A colorful surround playing music

ここにいるあなたへ

To you who's here

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
太陽 /たいよう/ A1	noun - sun
街 /まち/ A1	noun - city/street
未来 /みらい/ B1	noun - future
恋 /こい/ B1	noun - love
気持ち /きもち/ B1	noun - feeling
踊る /おどる/ A2	verb - to dance
照らす /てらす/ B2	verb - to illuminate
感じる /かんじる/ B1	verb - to feel
特別 /とくべつ/ B2	adjective - special
ハッピー /はっぴー/ A2	adjective - happy
色 /いろ/ A1	noun - color
夢 /ゆめ/ A1	noun - dream
手 /て/ A1	noun - hand
気持ち良い /きもちよい/ B2	adjective - pleasant
駆ける /かける/ B1	verb - to run (to dash)
彩り /いろどり/ B2	noun - coloring

Grammar:

• 目を覚ます

  ➔ the verb '覚ます' in its '〜を' form with an attached direct object '目' (eye), meaning 'to wake up'.

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• 掻き分ける

  ➔ verb '掻き分ける' meaning 'to push one's way' or 'to forcefully part through (crowd, obstacles)'.

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• 許してくれない

  ➔ phrase using the '〜てくれる' structure in negative form, meaning 'won't forgive' or 'refuse to forgive'.

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• 未来を指差して求めてる

  ➔ compound phrase with '指差す' (to point at) and '求める' (to seek), with te-form linking the actions.

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• 照らして

  ➔ te-form of '照らす' (to illuminate), used to connect to subsequent actions or as a request.

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• 着飾って

  ➔ te-form of '着飾る' (to dress up), used to link actions or give commands.

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• ハッピー feeling good

  ➔ Use of 'feeling good' as an English phrase in the midst of Japanese lyrics, functioning as a descriptive phrase or exclamation.

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