XOXO – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 浜崎あゆみ
• Album: Colours

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the energetic world of Ayumi Hamasaki's "XOXO," a vibrant J-pop song with catchy bilingual lyrics. This song offers a great opportunity to learn casual Japanese phrases while enjoying its infectious dance beat and message of carefree fun.

[English]

Me and you? Of course, that's me

You and her? Maybe you're the one

Getting too serious would just be boring

Me and her? You must be joking

Let's put difficult stuff aside for a bit

But I know I can't really put it away

Like saying, 'Hey, listen for a sec,' and then forgetting it entirely, crazy

Crying is the most heartbreaking thing, you know?!

Yes, girls just wanna have fun, have fun

That's all we need

Girls just wanna have fun, have fun

Dance forever

Yeah, girls just wanna have fun, have fun

That's all we need

Girls just wanna have fun, have fun

Dance forever

When morning comes, we have to face reality

Girls just wanna have fun, have fun

That's all we need now

[Japanese]

Me and you? That is of course me

You and her? Could be that is you

マジになりすぎたらつまんないわ

Me and her? Must be joking

難しい事はちょっとどっかに置いといて

でも本当はどこにも置けないのも知ってる

「ねぇちょっと聞いて」とか一瞬忘れてcrazy

泣くとかが1番悲惨よ？！

Yes, Girls just wanna have fun have fun

That's all we need

Girls just wanna have fun have fun

Dance forever

Yeah, Girls just wanna have fun have fun

That's all we need

Girls just wanna have fun have fun

Dance forever

朝がくる頃にはリアルを受け止めなきゃね

Girls just wanna have fun have fun

That's all we need NOW

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
マジ /madʒi/ B1	adjective - serious, earnest
つまんない /tsɯmannai/ A2	adjective - boring, uninteresting
難しい /muzukashii/ A2	adjective - difficult, hard
本当 /hontɔː/ A2	noun - truth, reality
聞く /kiku/ A1	verb - to hear, to listen
忘れる /wasureru/ A2	verb - to forget
泣く /naku/ A1	verb - to cry
悲惨 /hisan/ B2	adjective - miserable, wretched
必要 /hitsuyɔː/ B1	noun - need, necessity
踊る /odoɾu/ A1	verb - to dance
朝 /asa/ A1	noun - morning
リアル /riarɯ/ B1	noun - real, reality
受け止める /uketomeru/ B2	verb - to accept, to take
楽しい /tanoshii/ A1	adjective - fun, enjoyable

Key Grammar Structures

• Me and you? That is of course me

  ➔ Inversion for emphasis (Question format)

  ➔ Using the question form '...?'' emphasizes the contrast or importance of the statement.

• 難しい事はちょっとどっかに置いといて

  ➔ Casual form of '置いておく' (to put aside)

  ➔ Casual version of 'to put aside or leave somewhere,' used in spoken language to indicate setting aside concerns.

• Girls just wanna have fun have fun

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis and rhythm

  ➔ Repeating ‘have fun’ emphasizes the importance of enjoying oneself, creating a catchy rhythm.

• 朝がくる頃にはリアルを受け止めなきゃね

  ➔ Conditional phrase using '～頃には' (by the time…)

  ➔ Using '～頃には' indicates that by a certain time in the future, a specific action or condition will happen.

• That's all we need

  ➔ Simple present tense indicating general truth or desire

  ➔ Using the simple present 'need' expresses a general statement of what is sufficient or desired.

• Dance forever

  ➔ Imperative or hortative mood (encouragement)

  ➔ Using the verb in its base form without a subject creates an encouraging or imperative tone.