Are you Happy? – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: モーニング娘。'18

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Japanese pop music with Morning Musume '18's electrifying track, "Are you Happy?". This song offers a fantastic opportunity to engage with Japanese through its introspective lyrics about the pursuit of happiness and love, and its high-energy EDM sound and unique Maasai-inspired choreography make it a captivating cultural experience. Understanding the song's questioning nature and the urgent emotions conveyed in its lyrics can provide valuable insights into modern Japanese expressions of desire and self-reflection.

[English]

Are you Happy?

It's already too late

You can't really save up love

It's already too late

Today is today's love

It's already too late

If it was that surprise the other day

It's already too late

You reacted, didn’t you?

Just more for me

Only for me

More for me

Only I

Show me the proof of love

Show me the proof of love

Show me the proof of love

Show me the proof of love

I have no confidence, but I

Want to be happy

(Are you Happy?)

(You Know?) That one is good

It's always that one

That girl is also nice

This girl is also nice

(Loneliness) Let me out of here

Let me out of here

Let me out of here

Let me out of here

(Loneliness) Let me out of here

Let me out of here

Let me out of here

Let me out of here

Because I love you so much

I'm so lonely

(Are you Happy?)

Hey, please understand

You can't really reserve love

Hey, please understand

Tomorrow is tomorrow’s love

Hey, please understand

For next year's birthday

Hey, please understand

Love me first

More for me

Only for me

More for me

Only I

Add a guarantee to love

Add a guarantee to love

Add a guarantee to love

Add a guarantee to love

I'm working hard, right?

I want to be happy

(You Know?) I want that

I want this kind of thing

That girl, I want her

I want one more thing

(Loneliness) Let me out of here

Let me out of here

Let me out of here

Let me out of here

(Loneliness) Let me out of here

Let me out of here

Let me out of here

Let me out of here

After we were together,

I only feel anxious

(Are you Happy?)

Because I love you so much

(Loneliness) I'm so lonely

(Loneliness) After being together

(Loneliness) I only feel anxious

It's already too late

You can't really save up love

It's already too late

Today is today's love

It's already too late

If it was that surprise the other day

It's already too late

You reacted, didn’t you?

Hey, please understand

You can't really reserve love

Hey, please understand

Tomorrow is tomorrow’s love

Hey, please understand

For next year's birthday

Hey, please understand

Love me first

...

[Japanese]

Are you Happy？

もう遅いよ

愛の貯金なんて出来ないよ

もう遅いよ

今日は今日の愛

もう遅いよ

こないだのサプライズなら

もう遅いよ

リアクションしたでしょね

もっと私だけ

もっと私だけ

もっと私だけ

もっと私だけ

愛の証拠見せて

愛の証拠見せて

愛の証拠見せて

愛の証拠見せて

自信もないけど 私

幸せになりたい

(Are you Happy？)

(You Know？) あいつはいいな

あいつばかりね

あの子もいいな

この子もいいな

(Loneliness) ここから出して

ここから出して

ここから出して

ここから出して

(Loneliness) ここから出して

ここから出して

ここから出して

ここから出して

すっごい好きだから

すっごい寂しい

(Are you Happy？)

ねえ わかって

愛の予約なんて出来ないよ

ねえ わかって

明日は明日の愛

ねえ わかって

来年の誕生日の分

ねえ わかって

先に愛してね

もっと私だけ

もっと私だけ

もっと私だけ

もっと私だけ

愛に保証つけて

愛に保証つけて

愛に保証つけて

愛に保証つけて

努力してるでしょ？ 私

幸せになりたい

(You Know？) あんなのほしい

こんなのほしい

あの子のほしい

もうひとつほしい

(Loneliness) ここから出して

ここから出して

ここから出して

ここから出して

(Loneliness) ここから出して

ここから出して

ここから出して

ここから出して

一緒にいた後は

不安しかない

(Are you Happy？)

すっごい好きだから

(Loneliness) すっごい寂しい

(Loneliness) 一緒にいた後は

(Loneliness) 不安しかない

もう遅いよ

愛の貯金なんて出来ないよ

もう遅いよ

今日は今日の愛

もう遅いよ

こないだのサプライズなら

もう遅いよ

リアクションしたでしょね

ねえ わかって

愛の予約なんて出来ないよ

ねえ わかって

明日は明日の愛

ねえ わかって

来年の誕生日の分

ねえ わかって

先に愛してね

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
遅い /oː.i/ A2	adjective - late
愛 /a.i/ A1	noun - love
幸せ /ʃiaːse/ B1	noun - happiness
証拠 /shōko/ B1	noun - evidence
自信 /jishin/ B2	noun - self-confidence
幸せになりたい /ʃiaːse ni na ri tai/ B1	phrase - want to be happy
リアクション /riakushon/ B2	noun - reaction
証拠見せて /shōko misete/ B2	phrase - show evidence
出して /dashite/ A2	verb (te-form) - put out, take out, bring out
努力 /doryoku/ B2	noun - effort
出して /dashite/ A2	verb (te-form) - put out, take out, bring out
一緒 /issho/ A2	adverb / noun - together
不安 /fuan/ B2	noun - anxiety, unease

Key Grammar Structures

• もう遅いよ

  ➔ Expressing 'it's too late' using もう + adjective/verb

  ➔ The phrase 'もう遅い' indicates that it is already too late to do something.

• 愛の貯金なんて出来ないよ

  ➔ Using なんて to dismiss or belittle something

  ➔ 'なんて' is used here to dismiss the possibility of saving love like savings money.

• 次の愛

  ➔ Using の to specify a possessive or descriptive noun

  ➔ '次の愛' means 'next love', using の to connect the noun '次' (next) with '愛' (love).

• 先に愛してね

  ➔ Using に to indicate the point in time 'in advance' of an action

  ➔ '先に' means 'in advance' or 'beforehand', indicating to love first.

• 幸せになりたい

  ➔ Using たい to express desire to do something

  ➔ '幸せになりたい' means 'I want to be happy', with たい expressing the speaker's desire.

• リアクションしたでしょね

  ➔ Using でしょ to seek confirmation or assumption

  ➔ 'リアクションしたでしょね' means 'You reacted, didn't you?' in a confirming or expecting tone, using でしょ to seek agreement.

• 愛に保証つけて

  ➔ Using つけて (te-form of つける) to mean 'attach' or 'provide' a guarantee

  ➔ The phrase '愛に保証つけて' means 'give guarantee to love', with つけて as the te-form of the verb つける to connect and suggest an action of providing assurance.