心のプラカード

• By: AKB48

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

こっち向いて

Look this way

一瞬だけ

Just for a moment

僕の存在に

Notice my existence

気づいてよ

Please realize it

こっち向いて

Look this way

5秒でいい

Just 5 seconds

近くにいる

I'm close by

僕を見て

Look at me

だけど本当は

But really

目と目合っても

Even if our eyes meet

あたふたするだけ

I just get flustered

何も言えない

I can't say anything

心のプラカード

The placard of my heart

君が見てくれたら

If you could see it

僕の気持ちが

You would understand

わかるのに・・・

How I feel...

「あなたが好きです」と

If I could just write

そう書いておけたら

"I like you"

ドキドキしても

Even if my heart races

汗をかいても

Even if I sweat

告白できる

I could confess

ギブ・ミー・ア・チャンス

Give me a chance

一回だけ

Just once

一人祈って

I pray alone

待ってるんだ

I'm waiting

ギブ・ミー・ア・チャンス

Give me a chance

偶然でいい

A coincidence is fine

僕の方を

Just turn to me

振り向いて

Gather your courage

勇気を出して

And call out to me

声を掛けるんだ

Everyone says it

みんなは言うけど

みんなは言うけど

それができない

But I can't do that

心のプラカード

The placard of my heart

口から手を入れて

I'll put my hand in my mouth

胸のつかえを

And take out the weight

取り出そう

That's in my chest

「あなたが好きです」と

If I could just say

伝えられただけで

"I like you"

返事なくても

Even without a reply

困った顔でも

Even with a troubled face

Happyになれる

I can be happy

人は誰でも

Everyone has

胸のどこかに

Somewhere in their heart

大事な言葉を

Important words

しまっているんだ

That they keep hidden

心のプラカード

The placard of my heart

君が見てくれたら

If you could see it

僕の気持ちが

You would understand

わかるのに・・・

How I feel...

「あなたが好きです」と

If I could just write

そう書いておけたら

"I like you"

ドキドキしても

Even if my heart races

汗をかいても

Even if I sweat

告白できる

I could confess

心のプラカード

The placard of my heart

ねぇ　出してみようよ

Hey, let's try to show it

思ってること

What I'm thinking

正直に・・・

Honestly...

口で言えないなら

If I can't say it out loud

書いておけばいいんだ

I should just write it down

伝えたいこと

What I want to convey

話したいこと

What I want to talk about

気づいてプラカード

Notice the placard

Vocabulary in this song:

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

Grammar:

• 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)".