First Love – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 宇多田ヒカル
• Album: First Love

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depth of Hikaru Utada's "First Love," a song that captures the universal experience of first love with its heartfelt lyrics and soulful melody. Learning this song offers a beautiful glimpse into Japanese R&B and J-pop, showcasing Utada's unique talent for expressing complex emotions in both Japanese and English.

[English]

My last kiss tasted like tobacco flavor

A bitter, heartbreaking scent

...

By this time tomorrow

Where do you think you'll be?

Who will you be thinking of?

You are always gonna be my love

Even if one day I fall in love again with someone new

I'll remember to love

You taught me how

You are always gonna be the one

For now, it's still a sad love song

Until I can sing a new one

...

The time to stand still

Is starting to move again

All I don’t want to forget

...

By this time tomorrow

I'll probably be crying

Thinking of you, yeah-yeah-yeah

You will always be inside my heart

Because there's always a special place just for you

I hope I have a place in your heart too

Now and forever, you are still the one

For now, it's still a sad love song

Until I can sing a new one, oh, oh-oh

You are always gonna be my love

Even if one day I fall in love again with someone new

I'll remember to love

You taught me how

You are always gonna be the one

Still a sad love song, yeah-yeah

Now and forever

...

[Japanese]

最後のキスはタバコの flavor がした

ニガくてせつない香り

明日の今頃には

あなたはどこにいるんだろう

誰を思ってるんだろう

You are always gonna be my love

いつか誰かとまた恋に落ちても

I'll remember to love

You taught me how

You are always gonna be the one

今はまだ悲しい love song

新しい歌 歌えるまで

立ち止まる時間が

動き出そうとしてる

忘れたくないことばかり

明日の今頃には

私はきっと泣いている

あなたを思ってるんだろう yeah-yeah-yeah

You will always be inside my heart

いつもあなただけの場所があるから

I hope that I have a place in your heart too

Now and forever you are still the one

今はまだ悲しい love song

新しい歌 歌えるまで oh, oh-oh

You are always gonna be my love

いつか誰かとまた恋に落ちても

I'll remember to love

You taught me how

You are always gonna be the one

まだ悲しい love song, yeah-yeah

Now and forever

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
キス /kisu/ A2	noun - kiss
香り /kaori/ A2	noun - fragrance, scent
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love
悲しい /kanashii/ A2	adjective - sad
歌 /uta/ A1	noun - song
歌える /utaeru/ B1	verb - to be able to sing
立ち止まる /tachidomaru/ B2	verb - to stop (walking)
動き出そう /ugokidaseyou/ B2	verb - to start moving
忘れたくない /wasuretakunai/ B2	verb - to don't want to forget
泣いている /naiteiru/ B1	verb - crying
心 /kokoro/ A1	noun - heart, mind
場所 /basho/ A2	noun - place
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
記憶 /kioku/ B2	noun - memory
想う /omou/ B1	verb - to think, to feel

Key Grammar Structures

• You are always gonna be my love

  ➔ Future intention with 'gonna'

  ➔ The phrase "you are always gonna be my love" expresses a future intention or commitment.

• 明日の今頃にはあなたはどこにいるんだろう

  ➔ Future prediction with 'だろう'

  ➔ The phrase "I wonder where you will be around this time tomorrow" indicates a prediction about the future.

• I'll remember to love

  ➔ Future intention with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase "I will remember to love" expresses a future intention or promise.

• 今はまだ悲しい love song

  ➔ Present tense for current state

  ➔ The phrase "right now, it's still a sad love song" indicates the current emotional state.

• You will always be inside my heart

  ➔ Future tense with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase "you will always be inside my heart" expresses a future certainty or belief.

• I hope that I have a place in your heart too

  ➔ Present tense for hope

  ➔ The phrase "I hope that I have a place in your heart too" expresses a current desire or wish.