Let's leap over the language barrier! Western love songs with great lyrics
Western love songs that are familiar in Japan from weddings and TV commercials.
In this article, I took a closer look by focusing on the lyrics.
It would be a shame to just listen without knowing the “language barrier” and the true meanings!
I’m sure the real melody flows beyond the language.
Try making a full-length, line-by-line translation of your favorite song.
You’ll likely make unexpected discoveries and notice all kinds of things.
This time, I’ll introduce you to exquisite love songs born across the sea.
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Leap over the language barrier! Western love songs with great lyrics (21–30)
SugarMaroon 5
This is a song by a Grammy Award–winning band.
The music video is themed around a wedding.
Popular both as a wedding song and a love song, it features sweet, beautiful lyrics that, true to its name, are sure to make women swoon!
The Bones (with Hozier)Maren Morris, Hozier
Here’s a song by American singer-songwriter Maren Morris that I want people who are doing their best to live in the present to hear.
The message carried by her voice is a powerful and reassuring lyric that supports your journey—one that has included hardships and sorrows that were anything but easy.
It’s a song meant to reach those who are seriously struggling and striving to live.
LoverTaylor Swift
Taylor Swift’s best ballad song, “Lover.” It’s a gorgeous, dreamy track with a calm tempo that many listeners have surely seen themselves in.
Ordinary yet dreamlike, the lyrics perfectly capture the joyful moments and tender feelings of newlyweds and couples.
And the fact that it’s sung by Taylor Swift herself makes it all the more wonderful.
ParisThe Chainsmokers
This is a famous song by The Chainsmokers.
The title “Paris” isn’t inspired by the French capital; if you listen closely to the lyrics, you’ll understand the secret behind it.
The song also features a striking, cool melody worth noting.
RudeMAGIC
It’s a song by MAGIC that beautifully sings about the sweet yet bittersweet relationship between a man and a woman.
It became well-known in Japan, even being featured on morning variety shows.
With its distinctive, rich vocals and lyrics that especially make women’s hearts flutter, it’s sure to captivate listeners.