Jpop Recommend #107 Christmas song by back number

クリスマス ソング Christmas song

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Released in November 2015, this is their 14th single.   This song now became one of the most popular Christmas song this year.  

Being the theme song for ”「5→9~私に恋したお坊さん~」 (5→9~Watashi ni koishita obousan~)", the Japanese "月9(Gekku)*" drama is one, and its lyrics which sound so real is another reason for this merry and festive tune's popularity.

"月9(Gekku)*" drama:  means a drama of Fuji television on Monday at 9 o'clock.  It's not so in recent years, but Gekku drama has been popular for long time and it often gained the best viewer rating.  



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<Lyrics>
Japanese
Japanese pronunciation
English translation

どこか  で 鐘  が 鳴って
Dokoka de kane ga natte
The bell is ringing somewhere,
らしく   ない 言葉      が 浮かんで
Rashiku nai kotoba ga ukande
words unlike my character pop up in my mind
寒さ         が 心地       よくて
Samusa ga kokochi-yokute
and the cold air feels so nice
あれ なんで   恋  なんか  してんだろう
Are, nande koi nanka shitendarou
Wait, why am I in love?
聖夜   だ  なんだ   と  繰り返す   歌    と
Seiya da nanda to kurikaesu uta to
Maybe because of the songs repeating about "holy night" or something
わざと      らしく     きらめく      街      の せい かな
Wazato rashiku kirameku machi no sei kana
or the town twinkling to create a festive mood


会いたい と   思う      回数    が
Aitai      to omou kaisuu ga
The number of times I miss you
会えない と 痛い この    胸      が
Aenai   o  itai  kono mune ga
and the pain in my heart for not seeing you
君の事どう思うか教えようとしてる
Kimi no koto dou omouka oshieyouto shiteru
are trying to tell me how I feel about you
いいよそんなこと自分でわかってるよ
Iiyo, sonna koto jibun de wakatteru yo
OK, I already knew it myself
サンタ  と  やら に   頼んでも       仕方ない      よなぁ
Santa to yara ni tanondemo shikatanai   yonaa
There is no use making a wish to someone like "Santa (Clause)", isn't there?


できれば  横   に いて 欲しくて
Dekireba yoko ni ite hoshikute
If you don't mind, I want you to stay next to me
どこ    にも   行って 欲しく      なくて
Doko nimo itte    hoshiku nakute
I don't want you to go anywhere 
僕      の   事    だけ   を  ずっと  考えて     いて 欲しい
Boku no koto dake wo zutto kangaete ite hoshii
I want you to think always and only about me
でも     こんな   事    を     伝えたら    格好     悪いし
Demo konna koto wo tsutaetara kakko waruishi
But it would ruin your impression on me if I tell you these things
長く        なる  だけ   だから     まとめる    よ
Nagaku naru dake dakara matomeru yo
and I can go on like this forever, so I just make it plain and simple
君     が  好き  だ
Kimi ga suki da
I like you


はしゃぐ    恋人       達    は
Hasyagu koibito-tachi wa
The lovers are showing off their holiday spirit by
トナカイ   の   ツノ    なんか  生やして
Tonakai no tsuno nanka hayashite
putting on "reindeer antlers" costume
よく      人前      で  出来る なぁ
Yoku hitomae de dekiru naa
Hey, how can you do such things in front of strangers?
いや 羨ましく             なんて ない けど
Iya, urayamashiku nante nai kedo
Not that I'm envious or anything
君     が   喜ぶ        プレゼント って なんだろう
Kimi ga yorokobu present   tte nandarou
What would be a present that will make you happy?
僕      だけ  が  あげられる   もの って なんだろう
Boku dake ga agerareru mono tte nandarou
What would be a gift only I can give to you?
大好きだ     と 言った 返事  が
Daisukida to itta   henji ga
If the answer to my love confession
思ってたのとは違っても
Omotteta no towa chigatte mo
is not what I expected
それだけで嫌いになんてなれやしないから
Sodake de kirai ni nante nareya shinai kara
There is no way that I will instantly come to dislike you just by that
星に願いをなんてさ 柄じゃないけど
Hoshi ni negai wo nante sa gara jya nai kedo
I'm not a kind of person who "wishes upon a star"
結局君じゃないと嫌なんだって
kekkyoku kimi jya naito iya nanda tte
but then again, "I can't be without you", I pray
見上げてるんだ
miageterunda
and look up the sky


あの  時   君     に
Ano toki kimi ni
At that time 
出会って ただ それ  だけ で
deatte tada sore dake de
I met you and just by that
自分   も   知らなかった    自分  が  次      から   次     に
Jibun mo shiranakatta jibun ga tsugi kara tsugi ni
It made me discover myself I even didn't know one after another


会いたい と   毎日  思ってて
Aitai     to mainichi omottete
I want to see you, I think about it everyday
それ    を   君  に  知って  欲しくて
sore wo kimi ni shitte hoshikute
I want you to know that
すれ違う        人混み   に   君    を   探して       いる
surechigau hitogomi ni kimi wo sagashite iru
so I look for you in the crowds passing by
こんな  日  は  他      の  誰か    と   笑ってる    かな
Konna hi wa hoka no dareka to waratteru kana
On a day like this, you may be laughing with someone else
胸      の   奥   の  奥    が  苦しく        なる
Mune no oku no oku ga kurushiku naru
Just by thinking it brings pain deep and deep down in my heart



できれば  横   に いて 欲しくて
Dekireba yoko ni ite hoshikute
If you don't mind, I want you to stay next to me
どこ    にも   行って 欲しく      なくて
Doko nimo itte    hoshiku nakute
I don't want you to go anywhere 
僕      の   事    だけ   を  ずっと  考えて     いて 欲しい
Boku no koto dake wo zutto kangaete ite hoshii
I want you to think always and only about me
やっぱり  こんな   事    を伝えたら格好悪いし
Yappari konna koto wo tsutaetara kakko waruishi
Then again it would ruin your impression on me if I tell you these things
長く        なる  だけ   だから     まとめる    よ
Nagaku naru dake dakara matomeru yo
and I can go on like this forever, so I just make it plain and simple
君      が 好きだ
Kimi ga sukida
I like you


聞こえる  まで    何度    だって 言うよ
Kikoeru made nando datte iuyo
Until you can hear it loud and clear, I will say it again and again
君     が  好きだ
Kimi ga sukida
I like you


Any comment about this blog is highly appreciated.  Requests to pick up any singer or song are always welcome!

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