utada hikaru with "prisoner of love"

heard this song as an OST of the japanese drama last friends, "prisoner of love" has become one of my favorites since then. it certainly did a great job in setting the feel of the drama. this became one of the reasons why i watched that drama. :D

utada herself wrote both the lyrics and the music of the song. this for me is one of her masterpieces. the song was released sometime last year.

hope you enjoy as much as i did.

here is the MV. お楽しみに!!!

PRISONER OF LOVE

ROMANIZATION 

from www.songlyrics.com

I’m a prisoner of love

Prisoner of love

Just a prisoner of love

I’m just a prisoner of love

A prisoner of love

heiki na kao de uso wo tsuite

waratte iyake ga sashite

raku bakari shiyou to shite ita

naimononedari buru-su

mina yasuragi wo motomete iru

michitariteru noni ubaiau

ai no kage wo otte iru

taikutsu na mainichi ga kyuu ni kagayakidashita

anata ga arawareta ano hi kara

kodoku demo tsurakutemo heiki da to omoeta

I’m just a prisoner of love

Just a prisoner of love

Prisoner of love

Prisoner of love

I’m a prisoner of love

yameru toki mo sukoyaka naru toki mo

arashi no hi mo hare no hi mo tomo ni ayumou

I’m gonna tell you the truth

hitoshirezu tsurai michi wo erabu

watashi wo ouen shite kureru

anata dake wo tomo to yobu

tsuyogari ya yokubari ga muimi ni narimashita

anata ni ai sareta ano hi kara

jiyuu demo yoyuu demo hitori ja munashii wa

I’m just a prisoner of love

Just a prisoner of love

Oh mou sukoshi da yo

Don’t you give up

Oh misutenai zettai ni

zankoku na genjitsu ga futari wo hikisakeba

yori issou tsuyoku hikareau

ikura demo ikura demo ganbareru ki ga shita

I’m just a prisoner of love

Just a prisoner of love

arifureta nichijou ga kyuu ni kagayakidashita

kokoro wo ubawareta ano hi kara

kodoku demo tsurakutemo heiki da to omoeta

I’m just a prisoner of love

Just a prisoner of love

I’m a prisoner of love

Prisoner of love

Prisoner of love

I’m just a prisoner of love

I’m a prisoner of love

Stay with me, stay with me

My baby, say you love me

Stay with me, stay with me

hitori ni sasenai

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

from www.quartet4.net

I’m a prisoner of love

Prisoner of love

Just a prisoner of love

I’m just a prisoner of love

A prisoner of love

I used to lie with a straight face

And smile, it made me sick

I had decided to take it easy

The blues of wanting what you don’t have

Everyone wants peace of mind

Even though we’re content, we steal it from one another

We’re chasing the shadow of love

The boring days suddenly started to shine

Ever since the day you appeared

It’s been lonely and painful, but I can take it

I’m just a prisoner of love

Just a prisoner of love

Prisoner of love

Prisoner of love

I’m a prisoner of love

In sickness and in health

On stormy days and on clear days, let’s walk together

I’m gonna tell you the truth

In my mind, I choose the hard path

And you help support me

So you’re the only one I call a friend

Pretending and greed became meaningless

Ever since the day that you loved me

Freedom and space would feel empty if I’m alone

I’m just a prisoner of love

Just a prisoner of love

Oh, you’re almost there

Don’t you give up

Oh, I’ll never abandon you

If the cruel reality tears us apart

We’ll be pulled together even tighter

I felt I could make it through somehow

I’m just a prisoner of love

Just a prisoner of love

The ordinary days suddenly started to shine

Ever since the day my heart was stolen

It’s been lonely and painful, but I can take it

I’m just a prisoner of love

Just a prisoner of love

I’m a prisoner of love

Prisoner of love

Prisoner of love

I’m just a prisoner of love

I’m a prisoner of love

Stay with me, stay with me

My baby, say you love me

Stay with me, stay with me

You’ll never be alone

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JAPANESE

from www.quartet4.net

I’m a prisoner of love

Prisoner of love

Just a prisoner of love

I’m just a prisoner of love

A prisoner of love

平気な顔で嘘をついて

笑って　嫌気がさして

楽ばかりしようとしていた

ないものねだりブルース

皆安らぎを求めている

満ち足りてるのに奪い合う

愛の影を追っている

退屈な毎日が急に輝きだした

あなたが現れたあの日から

孤独でも辛くても平気だと思えた

I’m just a prisoner of love

Just a prisoner of love

Prisoner of love

Prisoner of love

I’m a prisoner of love

病める時も健やかなる時も

嵐の日も晴れの日も共に歩もう

I’m gonna tell you the truth

人知れず辛い道を選ぶ

私を応援してくれる

あなただけを友と呼ぶ

強がりや欲張りが無意味になりました

あなたに愛されたあの日から

自由でもヨユウでも一人じゃ虚しいわ

I’m just a prisoner of love

Just a prisoner of love

Oh もう少しだよ

Don’t you give up

Oh 見捨てない　絶対に

残酷な現実が二人を引き裂けば

より一層強く惹かれ合う

いくらでもいくらでも頑張れる気がした

I’m just a prisoner of love

Just a prisoner of love

ありふれた日常が急に輝きだした

心を奪われたあの日から

孤独でも辛くても平気だと思えた

I’m just a prisoner of love

Just a prisoner of love

I’m a prisoner of love

Prisoner of love

Prisoner of love

I’m just a prisoner of love

I’m a prisoner of love

Stay with me, stay with me

My baby, say you love me

Stay with me, stay with me

一人にさせない

enjoy the song for yourself from here.

credits:

chinotechpop @ youtube for the videos

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utada hikaru with "flavor of life"

if you have seen hana yori dango 2, then most probably you've heard this song. you can't miss this song from the show, especially on the last episode. it is so true that songs really help the mood in dramas. "flavor of life" did an awesome job.

listen to one of utada's finest.

お楽しみに!!!

FLAVOR OF LIFE

ROMANIZATION

* arigatou to kimi ni iwareru to nandaka setsunai

sayounara no ato mo tokenu mahou awaku horonigai

the flavor of life, the flavor of life

tomodachi de mo koibito de mo nai chuukan chiten de

shuukaku no hi wo yume miteru aoi furuutsu

ato ippo ga fumidasenai sei de

jirettai no nan no tte baby

(Repeat*)

amai dake no sasoi monku ajike no nai doku

sonna mono ni wa kyoumi mo sosorarenai

omoitoori ni ikanai toki datte

jinsei suteta mon janai tte

doushita no to kyuu ni kikareru to uun nandemo nai

sayounara no ato ni kieru egao watashi rashikunai

shinjitai to negaeba negau hodo nandaka setsunai

aishiteru yo yori mo daisuki no hou ga kimi rashii n janai

the flavor of life

wasurekakete ita hito no kaori wo totsuzen omoidasu koro

furitsumoru yuki no shirosa wo motto sunao ni yorokobitai yo

daiyamondo yori mo yawarakakute atataka na mirai

te ni shitai yo kagiri aru jikan wo kimi to sugoshitai

(Repeat*)

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

*When you say, “Thank you,” to me

It hurts for some reason

Even after our goodbyes the spell isn’t lifted

It’s slightly bittersweet

The flavor of life

In that middle ground between friends and lovers

Unripe fruit dream of the harvest day

Because I can’t take another step forward

It’s way more frustrating than usual, baby

(Repeat*)

Tempting words that just sound sweet

Flavorless conversation

That sort of stuff doesn’t excite me

When things don’t go your way

You can’t just throw your life away

When you ask me, “What’s wrong?”

Oh nothing

After our goodbyes my smile disappears

That’s not like me

The more I wish to believe

The more it hurts for some reason

Instead of saying “I love you,” doesn’t “I like you a lot”

Fit you better?

The flavor of life

Those times I suddenly recall the scent of a person I was about to forget

I want to be more open to the joy of the falling snow’s white color

More than diamonds

I want to have a soft and warm future

I want to spend the time I have left with you

(Repeat*)

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JAPANESE

※ありがとう、と君に言われると

なんだかせつない

さようならの後も解けぬ魔法

淡くほろ苦い

The flavor of life※

友達でも恋人でもない中間地点で

収穫の日を夢見てる　青いフルーツ

あと一歩が踏み出せないせいで

じれったいのなんのってbaby

(※くり返し)

甘いだけの誘い文句

味っけの無いトーク

そんなものには興味をそそられない

思い通りにいかない時だって

人生捨てたもんじゃないって

どうしたの?と急に聞かれると

ううん、なんでもない

さようならの後に消える笑顔

私らしくない

信じたいと願えば願うほど

なんだかせつない

「愛してるよ」よりも「大好き」の方が

君らしいんじゃない?

The flavor of life

忘れかけていた人の香りを　突然思い出す頃

降りつもる雪の白さをもっと　素直に喜びたいよ

ダイアモンドよりもやわらかくて

あたたかな未来　手にしたいよ

限りある時間を　君と過ごしたい

(※くり返し)

you can download the music from here.

credits:

asianfanatics.com

quartet4.net

Jaeho @ soompi.com

smileangelcat @ youtube.com

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utada hikaru with "come back to me"

this is utada's new single and i've heard that this will be released in the US. owww.... so asian music is now coming to the western shores. this song has a slow beat to it and is all english. no need for multiple lyrics then. i do admit that she had better songs than this and i will be posting them in the future. but i do hope she does well.

the album will still be released on the 24th of march. 

enjoy!!!

COME BACK TO ME

The rain falls on my windows 

And the coldness runs through my soul 

And the rain falls, oh the rain falls 

I don’t want to be alone 

 

I wish that I could photoshop  

All our bad memories 

Cause the flashbacks, oh the flashbacks 

Won’t leave me alone 

 

If you come back to me 

I’ll be all that you need 

Baby, come back to me 

Let me make up for what happened in the past 

 

Chorus 

(Come back) 

Baby come back to me (Come back) 

I’ll be everything you need (Come back) 

Baby come back to me (Come back) 

Boy you’re one in a million (Come back) 

Baby come back to me (Come back) 

I’ll be everything you need (Come back) 

Baby come back to me (Come back) 

You’re one in a million 

(You’re one in a million) 

 

Lower east side of Manhattan 

She goes shopping for new clothes 

And she buys this, and she buys that 

Just leave her alone 

I wish that he would listen to her 

Side of the story 

It isn’t that bad, it isn’t that bad 

And she’s wiser for it now 

 

I admit I cheated (admit I cheated ) 

Don’t know why I did it (why I did it) 

But I do regret it (do regret it) 

Nothing I can do or say can change the past 

 

Chorus 

(Come back) 

Baby come back to me (Come back) 

I’ll be everything you need (Come back) 

Baby come back to me (Come back) 

Boy you’re one in a million (Come back) 

Baby come back to me (Come back) 

I’ll be everything you need (Come back) 

Baby come back to me (Come back) 

You’re one in a million 

(You’re one in a million) 

 

Everything I ever did 

Heaven knows I’m sorry babe 

I was too young to see 

You were always there for me 

And my curiosity 

Got the better of me 

Baby take it easy on me 

Anything from A to Z 

Tell me what you want to be 

I open my heart to be 

You are more priority 

Can’t you see you punished me 

More than enough already 

Baby take it easy on me 

 

Baby take it easy on me 

Baby come back to me 

Baby come back to me 

 

Chorus 

(Come back) 

Baby come back to me (Come back) 

I’ll be everything you need (Come back) 

Baby come back to me (Come back) 

Boy you’re one in a million (Come back) 

Baby come back to me (Come back) 

I’ll be everything you need (Come back) 

Baby come back to me (Come back) 

You’re one in a million 

(You’re one in a million) 

 

(Come back) 

Baby come back to me (Come back) 

I’ll be everything you need (Come back) 

Baby come back to me (Come back) 

Boy you’re one in a million (Come back) 

Baby come back to me (Come back) 

I’ll be everything you need (Come back) 

Baby come back to me (Come back) 

You’re one in a million 

(One in a million) 

 

La la la la 

La la la la la la 

La la la la la la 

La la la

credits:

asianfanatics.com

jpopasia.com

akang somad @ imeem.com

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First Love

The first song that I fell in love with. A song by Utada Hikaru.

Dozo.

First Love - うただ 光

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
誰を思っているんだろう

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いる

忘れたくないことばかり　woah

明日の今頃には　わたしはきっと泣いている

あなたを思っているんだろう　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　うたえるまで

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
新しい歌　歌えるまで
Now and forever

First Love

Saigo no kisu wa
Tabako no flavor ga shita
Nigakute setsunai kaori

Ashita no imagoro ni wa
Anata wa doko ni irun darou
Dare wo omotte irun darou

You are always gonna be my love
Itsu ka dare ka to mata koi ni ochite mo
I'll remember to love
You taught me how
You are always gonna be the one
Ima wa mada kanashii love song
Atarashii uta utaeru made

Tachidomaru jikan ga
Ugoki-dasou to shite iru
Wasuretaku nai koto bakari

Ashita no imagoro ni wa
Watashi wa kitto naite iru
Anata wo omotte irun darou

You will always be inside my heart
Itsu mo anata dake no basho ga aru kara
I hope that I have a place in your heart too
Now and forever you are still the one
Ima wa mada kanashii love song
Atarashii uta utaeru made

You are always gonna be my love
Itsu ka dare ka to mata koi ni ochite mo
I'll remember to love
You taught me how
You are always gonna be the one
Mada kanashii love song
Now and forever...


First Love
Translation by:mink309
the last kiss
tasted like tobacco
a bitter and sad smell

tomorrow, at this time
where will you be?
who will you be thinking about?

you are always gonna be my love
even if I fall in love with someone once again
I'll remember to love
you taught me how
you are always gonna be the one
it's still a sad song
until I can sing a new song

the paused time is
about to start moving
there's many things that I don't want to forget about

tomorrow, at this time
I will probably be crying
I will probably be thinking about you

you will always be inside my heart
you will always have your own place
I hope that I have a place in your heart too
now and forever you are still the one
it's still a sad song
until I can sing a new song

you are always gonna be my love
even if I fall in love with someone once again
I'll remember to love
you taught me how
you are always gonna be the one
it's still a sad song
until I can sing a new song

Credits:
SoranoArika@youtube.com

Transliterated by Shinobi Chirlind-Byouko
http://www.virtual-rotation.com/chirlind/others/sentai.html

Translated by mink309
http://minknokobeya.wordpress.com/

http://www.quartet4.net

edited by innocent 色男  \(^o^)/