心のプラカード – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: AKB48

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the heartfelt messages conveyed through AKB48's "Kokoro no Placard." This song offers a unique way to understand how to express unspoken emotions, making it a special piece for fans to connect with the idol culture and the art of communication through simple yet powerful visual messages.

[English]

Look this way

Just for a moment

Notice my existence

Please realize it

Look this way

Just 5 seconds

I'm close by

Look at me

But really

Even if our eyes meet

I just get flustered

I can't say anything

The placard of my heart

If you could see it

You would understand

How I feel...

If I could just write

"I like you"

Even if my heart races

Even if I sweat

I could confess

Give me a chance

Just once

I pray alone

I'm waiting

Give me a chance

A coincidence is fine

Just turn to me

Gather your courage

And call out to me

Everyone says it

みんなは言うけど

But I can't do that

The placard of my heart

I'll put my hand in my mouth

And take out the weight

That's in my chest

If I could just say

"I like you"

Even without a reply

Even with a troubled face

I can be happy

Everyone has

Somewhere in their heart

Important words

That they keep hidden

The placard of my heart

If you could see it

You would understand

How I feel...

If I could just write

"I like you"

Even if my heart races

Even if I sweat

I could confess

The placard of my heart

Hey, let's try to show it

What I'm thinking

Honestly...

If I can't say it out loud

I should just write it down

What I want to convey

What I want to talk about

Notice the placard

[Japanese]

こっち向いて

一瞬だけ

僕の存在に

気づいてよ

こっち向いて

5秒でいい

近くにいる

僕を見て

だけど本当は

目と目合っても

あたふたするだけ

何も言えない

心のプラカード

君が見てくれたら

僕の気持ちが

わかるのに・・・

「あなたが好きです」と

そう書いておけたら

ドキドキしても

汗をかいても

告白できる

ギブ・ミー・ア・チャンス

一回だけ

一人祈って

待ってるんだ

ギブ・ミー・ア・チャンス

偶然でいい

僕の方を

振り向いて

勇気を出して

声を掛けるんだ

みんなは言うけど

それができない

心のプラカード

口から手を入れて

胸のつかえを

取り出そう

「あなたが好きです」と

伝えられただけで

返事なくても

困った顔でも

Happyになれる

人は誰でも

胸のどこかに

大事な言葉を

しまっているんだ

心のプラカード

君が見てくれたら

僕の気持ちが

わかるのに・・・

「あなたが好きです」と

そう書いておけたら

ドキドキしても

汗をかいても

告白できる

心のプラカード

ねぇ　出してみようよ

思ってること

正直に・・・

口で言えないなら

書いておけばいいんだ

伝えたいこと

話したいこと

気づいてプラカード

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
存在 /zonzai/ B1	noun - existence
気持ち /kimochi/ B1	noun - feeling, emotion
勇気 /yuuki/ B2	noun - courage
告白 /kokuhaku/ B2	noun - confession (of love) verb - to confess (one's feelings)
チャンス /chansu/ A2	noun - chance, opportunity
言葉 /kotoba/ A2	noun - word, language
胸 /mune/ A2	noun - chest, breast
出す /dasu/ A2	verb - to take out, to put out
思う /omou/ A1	verb - to think
見て /mite/ A1	verb - to see, to look
好き /suki/ A1	adjective - like, fond of
返事 /henji/ B1	noun - reply, response
困る /komaru/ B2	verb - to be troubled, to be in a difficult situation
気づく /kizuku/ B1	verb - to notice, to realize

Key Grammar Structures

• こっち向いて

  ➔ Te-form for request/command

  ➔ "向いて" is the Te-form of the verb "向く" (muku, to face). It's a direct, somewhat informal, way of saying "Face this way."

• 君が見てくれたら

  ➔ Conditional form: たら (tara)

  ➔ "見てくれたら" means "if you would look (at it/me)". The "たら" form expresses a condition or a hypothetical situation. It suggests that if the condition is met (you look), then something else will happen.

• そう書いておけたら

  ➔ Conditional form (tara) with potential form and auxiliary verb "oku" (ておく)

  ➔ "書いておけたら" is a combination of: "書ける" (kakeru, potential form of "書く", to write, meaning "can write") and "ておく" (te oku), auxiliary verb meaning to do something in advance or to prepare. The "tara" turns the whole thing into a conditional, meaning "If I could write it down beforehand...".

• 伝えられただけで

  ➔ Passive voice (られる) + conditional particle (だけで)

  ➔ "伝えられた" is the passive form of "伝える" (tsutaeru, to convey, to tell). "だけで" (dakede) means "just by doing (something)". So, the whole phrase means "just by being able to convey (it)" or "just by being told (it)".