パッパパラダイス – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 宇多田ヒカル, 甲本ヒロト
• Album: パッパパラダイス EP

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the unique world of Japanese alternative pop with this collaboration! By listening to the interplay between Utada and Komoto, you can learn how different vocal textures and rock-inspired Japanese phrasing can create a powerful atmosphere, making it a perfect track for discovering the expressive side of the language.

[English]

Composed by: Hikaru Utada

I just want to do what I love

So what if I'm a fool?

In that summer when I chased after you as you took flight

(The sky is always blue when I'm thinking of you)

Shoobee-doo, doobee-doo

I want to stay forever, doobee-wah

Pa-pa paradise

If you get your hopes up, you might end up disappointed

(If you do, you might)

But so what? The next thrill

Is waiting just on the other side of the door

In my watermelon crossbody bag

Are all my treasures: candy or gummies

My wallet isn't in there

I want to believe in magic

So what if I'm an oddball?

From the very front row of your life as you strive

(The sky is always blue when I'm thinking of you)

Shoobee-doo, doobee-doo

I want to stay forever, doobee-wah

Pa-pa paradise

You don't have to try to be liked by everyone

It's okay to be liked

They say even popular people

Have their own struggles and loneliness

A small body and big eyes

A teddy bear's birthday party

Adults aren't on the VIP list

Not on the list

I just want to do what I love

So what if I'm a fool?

In that summer when I chased after you as you took flight

Shoobee-doo, doobee-doo

I want to stay forever, doobee-wah

Pa-pa paradise

The sky is always blue

When I'm thinking of you

The sky is always blue

When I'm thinking of you

The sound of the waves, ebbing and flowing

The sun that doesn't want to set

The sun that doesn't want to set

The sky is always blue

When I'm thinking of you

The sound of your breath as you dream

The forecast here is sunny forever

(It's always a sunny forecast)

Sha-la-la-la, I might be late today

[Japanese]

作曲 : 宇多田ヒカル

好きなことをしてたい

愚か者でいいじゃない

羽ばたく君を追いかけた夏に

(The sky is always blue when I'm thinking of you)

シュビドゥビ ドゥビドゥビ

ずっといたい ドゥビドゥワ

パッパパラダイス

期待しちゃうとガッカリするかも

(しちゃうと するかも)

それがどうした？次の楽しみが

ドアの向こうで待ってるよ

斜め掛けしたスイカのバッグに

大事なものがいっぱい+キャンディorグミ

財布は入ってない

不思議を信じてたい

変わり者でいいじゃない

がんばる君の最前列に

(The sky is always blue when I'm thinking of you)

シュビドゥビ ドゥビドゥビ

ずっといたい ドゥビドゥワ

パッパパラダイス

皆に好かれようとしないでいいんだよ

好かれよう いいんだよ

人気者には人気者の苦労や

寂しさもあるんだってよ

小さな身体に大きな瞳

ぬいぐるみのバースデイパーティ

VIPリストに大人は入ってない

入ってない

好きなことをしてたい

愚か者でいいじゃない

羽ばたく君を追いかけた夏に

シュビドゥビ ドゥビドゥビ

ずっといたい ドゥビドゥワ

パッパパラダイス

The sky is always blue

When I'm thinking of you

The sky is always blue

When I'm thinking of you

押しては引く wave の音

沈みたくない太陽

沈みたくない太陽

The sky is always blue

When I'm thinking of you

夢見てる君の息の音

ここはいつまでも晴れの予報

(いつだって晴れの予報)

シャララララ 今日は遅刻かも

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
好き suki N5	adjective - like, fond of
愚か者 orokamono N2	noun - fool
羽ばたく habataku N1	verb - flap wings, soar
期待 kitai N3	verb/noun - expectation
ガッカリ gakkari N3	adverb/verb - disappointed
不思議 fushigi N3	adjective/noun - mystery, strange
変わり者 kawarimono N2	noun - eccentric person
最前列 saizenretsu N2	noun - front row
苦労 kurou N3	noun - hardship, trouble
寂しさ sabishisa N4	noun - loneliness
身体 karada N5	noun - body
瞳 hitomi N2	noun - eye
沈む shizumu N3	verb - sink, set
予報 yohou N3	noun - forecast
遅刻 chikoku N3	noun/verb - lateness, tardiness

Key Grammar Structures

• 好きなことをしてたい

  ➔ Verb + ～てたい (Contraction of ～ていたい)

  ➔ Used to express the desire to keep doing something. Here, "してたい" means "I want to keep doing".

• 愚か者でいいじゃない

  ➔ ～でいい (It is fine to be/do...)

  ➔ Used to accept a state or choice as sufficient or acceptable. "Fool is fine" implies defiance of societal norms.

• 期待しちゃうとガッカリするかも

  ➔ ～しちゃう (Emphasis on completion or regret) + ～かも (Might)

  ➔ "期待しちゃう" is a casual way to say "期待してしまう". It carries a nuance of losing control or feeling like it will inevitably happen.

• ドアの向こうで待ってるよ

  ➔ Place + で (At/in) + Verb progression (～ている)

  ➔ Indicates the location where an action is happening. "ドアの向こうで" means "on the other side of the door".

• 不思議を信じてたい

  ➔ Transitive verb + を (Object marker)

  ➔ "不思議" (Wonder/mysteries) is the object of the verb "信じる" (to believe).

• 皆に好かれようとしないでいいんだよ

  ➔ ～ようとする (Try to) + ～ないで (Don't do...)

  ➔ Used to advise against the act of trying to please everyone. Combines "volitional" with negative request.

• 寂しさもあるんだってよ

  ➔ ～んだって (Indirect quote/hearsay)

  ➔ A casual way to report information heard from others. Often implies "I heard that...".

• 今日は遅刻かも

  ➔ Noun + かも (Colloquial abbreviation of ～かもしれない)

  ➔ Using "かも" directly after a noun or verb to express uncertainty or a hunch in a very casual, lighthearted way.