Kissin’ Christmas (クリスマスだからじゃない) Lyrics in Japanese and English

• 道行(みちゆ)く - passing by; going along
• 人(ひと)  - person
• 吐息(といき)  - sigh
• 星屑(ほしくず) - stardust
• 消(き)える - to disappear; to vanish
• 気(き)づく - to notice; to realize
• 手(て) - hand
• 瞳(ひとみ) - eyes; pupils
• 泣(な)きそう - about to cry
• 街中(まちじゅう) - in the town; throughout the city
• 特別(とくべつ) - special
• 今年(ことし) - this year
• 想(おも)い出(で) - memories
• 何処(どこ) - where; which place
• 向(む)かう - to face; to head towards
• 進(すす)む - to advance; to proceed
• 時々(ときどき) - sometimes; occasionally
• 哀(かな)しい - sad; sorrowful
• 大丈夫(だいじょうぶ) - alright; safe
• 新(あたら)しい - new
• 夢(ゆめ) - dream
• 大切(たいせつ) - important; precious
• 振(ふ)り向(む)く - to turn around; to look back
• 恋人(こいびと) - lover; sweetheart
•  サンタクロース - Santa Claus

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Kissin' Christmas (クリスマスだからじゃない)

桑田佳祐 and 松任谷由実の曲「Kissin' Christmas (クリスマスだからじゃない)」

道行(みちゆ)く人(ひと)の吐息(といき)が星屑(ほしくず)に消(き)え

気(き)づいたら君(きみ)がそっと手(て)をつないだ

忘(わす)れちゃいたくないよね今夜(こんや)の瞳(ひとみ)

泣(な)きそうな街中(まちじゅう)よりキラキラして

クリスマスだから言(い)うわけじゃないけど

何(なに)か特別(とくべつ)な事(こと)をしてあげる

誰(だれ)も見(み)ていないから

I'll kiss you alright? So slight.

いつも 照(て)れてるままに過(す)ぎる

You gotta be right. In this holy night.

今年(ことし)の想(おも)い出(で)にすべて君(きみ)がいる

これから何処(どこ)に向(む)かって進(すす)んでるのか

時々(ときどき)わからなくて哀(かな)しいけど

きっと大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)だよね今夜(こんや)の瞳(ひとみ)

新(あたら)しい日(ひ)を夢(ゆめ)で変(か)えてゆける

クリスマスだから言(い)うわけじゃないけど

何(なに)か大切(たいせつ)な事(こと)ができるような

誰(だれ)かが振(ふ)り向(む)いても

I'll kiss you alright? In snow light.

いつも 立(た)ち止(ど)まると逃(に)げてく

You gotta be right. In this holy night.

今年(ことし)の出来事(できごと)がすべて好(す)きになる

Un uh… あなたへの Un uh… プレゼント

恋人(こいびと)がサンタクロース

本当(ほんとう)はサンタクロース

つむじ風(かぜ)追(お)い越(こ)して

だから好(す)きだと言(い)って

天使(てんし)になって

しかってもらうわ

My Darling!

今宵(こよい) 誰(だれ)も見(み)ていないから

I'll kiss you alright? So slight.

いつも照(て)れてるままに過(す)ぎる

You gotta be right. In this holy night.

もういくつ寝(ね)るとお正月(しょうがつ)

今宵(こよい) 誰(だれ)かが振(ふ)り向(む)いても

I'll kiss you alright? In snow light.

いつも 立(た)ち止(ど)まると逃(に)げてく

You gotta be right. In this holy night.

今年(ことし)の出来事(できごと)がすべて好(す)きになる

誰(だれ)も見(み)ていないから

I'll kiss you alright? So slight.

いつも照(て)れてるままに過(す)ぎる

You gotta be right. In this holy night.

今宵(こよい) 誰(だれ)も見(み)ていないから

I'll kiss you alright? So slight.

We're hearin' sha la la la and singing hymns tonight.

You gotta be right. In this holy night.

今年(ことし)の想(おも)い出(で)にすべて君(きみ)がいる

今年(ことし)の想(おも)い出(で)にすべて君(きみ)がいる

The sighs of passersby vanish into stardust.

• 道行(みちゆ)く passing by; walking along [道(みち) (way, path) + 行(ゆ)く (to go, to walk)]
• 人(ひと) people; person
• の [possessive or descriptive particle]
• 吐息(といき) breath; sigh
• が (marks the subject of the immediate verb)
• 星屑(ほしくず) stardust [星(ほし) (star) + 屑(くず) (dust)]
• に [directional or target particle]
• 消(き)え disappear; fade away

Before I knew it, you gently took my hand.

• 気(き)づく to notice; to become aware [気(き) (spirit, mind) + づく (to attach, to join)]
• たら if; when [conditional form]
• 君(きみ) you [informal]
• が (marks the subject of the immediate verb)
• そっと softly; gently
• 手(て) hand
• を [direct object marker]
• つなぐ to connect; to hold hands
• だ [plain form of です, a copula]

I don't want to forget (your) eyes tonight

• 忘れる to forget
• ちゃう to do completely [casual contraction of てしまう]
• いたくない don't want to [negative form of いたい, which is the desirous form]
• よね right; isn't it [end particle for emphasis and seeking agreement]
• 今夜 tonight
• の [possessive or descriptive particle]
• 瞳(ひとみ) eyes; pupils

Glistening brighter than the tearful city streets.

• 泣(な)く to cry
• そうな seems like; about to [suffix indicating appearance or likelihood]
• 街中(まちなか) downtown; in the city
• より than; more than [comparative particle]
• キラキラ sparkling; glittering [onomatopoeic/mimetic word]
• して doing; being [て form of する, to do]

I’m not saying this because it's Christmas, but

• クリスマス Christmas
• だから therefore; so
• 言(い)う to say; to speak
• わけ reason; cause
• じゃない not; isn't
• けど but; however
• 言(い)うわけじゃないけど It’s not because… [often used to preface a statement that might be misconstrued, clarifying that the following statement is not for the reason someone might think.]

I'll do something special for you.

• 何(なに)か something; anything
• 特別(とくべつ) special; extraordinary
• な [adjectival conjugation particle]
• 事(こと) thing; matter
• を [direct object marker]
• する to do
• してあげる to do for someone [giving form of する]

Since no one is looking,

• 誰(だれ)も nobody; no one [誰(だれ) (who) + も (also, even)]
• 見(み)て [て-form of 見(み)る, to see or to look]
• いない not present; not there [negative form of いる, to be (for animate objects)]

(We) go on blushing as we always do

• いつも always; usually
• 照(て)れる to feel shy; to be embarrassed
• まま as is; in that state
• に [directional or target particle]
• 過ぎる to pass; to go by [refers to time or events passing]

You are in all of my memories of this year.

• 今年(ことし) this year
• の [possessive or descriptive particle]
• 想(おも)い出(で) memory; recollection [想(おも)い (thought, feeling) + 出(で) (coming out)]
• に [directional or target particle]
• すべて everything; all
• 君(きみ) you [informal]
• が (marks the subject of the immediate verb)
• いる to be; to exist (for animate objects)

Sometimes I don’t know where I’m headed from here. It's sad, but

• これから from now on; after this
• 何処(どこ) where; which place
• に [directional or target particle]
• 向(む)かう to head towards; to face
• って [quotative particle, casual form of と]
• 進(すす)む to advance; to proceed
• でる to come out; to appear [て-form of 出(で)る]
• のか [questioning particle]
• 時々(ときどき) sometimes; at times
• わからない not understand; not know [negative form of わかる, to understand]
• くて [connecting form of い-adjectives or -ない form]
• 哀(かな)しい sad; sorrowful
• けど but; however

Surely it'll be okay, (your) eyes tonight.

• きっと surely; certainly
• 大丈夫(だいじょうぶ) alright; safe
• だ copula [plain form of です]
• よね right; isn't it [end particle for emphasis and seeking agreement]
• 今夜(こんや) tonight
• の [possessive or descriptive particle]
• 瞳(ひとみ) eyes; pupils

We can change the new day with our dreams.

• 新(あたら)しい new; fresh
• 日(ひ) day; sun
• を [direct object marker]
• 夢(ゆめ) dream
• で with; by means of [instrumental particle]
• 変(か)える to change; to transform
• ゆける can go; can proceed [potential form of ゆく, to go]

I’m not saying this just because it's Christmas, but

• クリスマス Christmas
• だから so; therefore
• 言(い)う to say; to speak
• わけ reason; cause
• じゃない not; isn't
• けど but; however

It feels like we can do something important.

• 何(なに)か something; anything
• 大切(たいせつ) important; precious
• な [adjectival conjugation particle]
• 事(こと) thing; matter
• が (marks the subject of the immediate verb)
• できる can do; able to do
• ような like; as if [form indicating similarity or appearance]

Even if someone turns around,

• 誰(だれ)か someone; somebody
• が (marks the subject of the immediate verb)
• 振(ふ)り向(む)く to turn around; to look back
• ても even if; although [conditional form]

You always run away when I stop.

• いつも always; usually
• 立(た)ち止(ど)まる to stop; to halt [立(た)ち (standing) + 止(と)まる (to stop)]
• と when; if [conditional particle]
• 逃(に)げる to escape; to run away
• てく [casual contraction of ていく, indicating a continuing action or a direction away from the speaker]

I come to love everything that happened this year.

• 今年(ことし) this year
• の [possessive or descriptive particle]
• 出来事(できごと) event; occurrence
• が (marks the subject of the immediate verb)
• すべて all; everything
• 好(す)き like; fond of
• になる to become; to get [に (directional particle) + なる (to become)]

Un uh… A present for you.

• あなた you; to you
• への towards; for [へ (directional particle) + の (possessive or descriptive particle)]
• プレゼント present; gift

My lover is Santa Claus.

Note: this section is from a famous ユーミン song.

• 恋人(こいびと) lover; sweetheart
• が (marks the subject of the immediate verb)
• サンタクロース Santa Claus

In truth, it’s Santa Claus.

• 本当(ほんとう) really; truly
• は as for; speaking of [topic marker]
• サンタクロース Santa Claus

Getting ahead of the whirlwind.

• つむじ風(かぜ) whirlwind; twister [つむじ (whirl) + 風(かぜ) (wind)]
• 追(お)い越(こ)す to overtake; to pass [追(お)い (chase, follow) + 越(こ)す (to exceed, to go beyond)]

So say that you love [me].

Note: In response to quoting a ユーミン song, this is from a 桑田佳祐(くわたけいすけ) song.

• だから so; therefore
• 好(す)き like; love
• だと if it is; that [だ (copula) + と (if)]
• 言(い)う to say; to speak

Become an angel.

• 天使(てんし) angel
• に [directional or target particle]
• なる to become; to turn into

I’ll take the scolding.

• しかる to scold; to tell off [て form used to connect to “to receive”]
• もらう to receive; to get [indicates receiving an action from someone else]
• わ [assertive or emphatic sentence-ending particle]

Tonight, because no one is looking,

• 今宵(こよい) this evening; tonight [more poetic or romantic than 今夜(こんや)]
• 誰(だれ)も nobody; no one
• 見(み)て [て-form of 見(み)る, to see or to look]
• いない not present; not there

We go on blushing as we always do

• いつも always; usually
• 照(て)れる to feel shy; to be embarrassed
• まま as is; in that state
• に [directional or target particle]
• 過(す)ぎる to pass; to go by

How many (sleeping) nights till New Year's Day?

• もう already; soon
• いくつ how many; several
• 寝(ね)る to sleep
• と when; if
• お正月(しょうがつ) New Year [polite or honorific prefix 'お' + 正月(しょうがつ) (New Year)]

Tonight, even if someone turns around

• 今宵(こよい) this evening; tonight
• 誰(だれ)か someone; somebody
• が (marks the subject of the immediate verb)
• 振(ふ)り向(む)く to turn around; to look back
• ても even if; although [conditional form]

Always running away when I stop.

• いつも always; usually
• 立(た)ち止(ど)まる to stop; to halt [立(た)ち (standing) + 止(と)まる (to stop)]
• と when; if [conditional particle]
• 逃(に)げる to escape; to run away
• てく [casual contraction of ていく, indicating a continuing action or a direction away from the speaker]

I come to love everything that happened this year.

• 今年(ことし) this year
• の [possessive or descriptive particle]
• 出来事(できごと) event; occurrence
• が (marks the subject of the immediate verb)
• すべて all; everything
• 好(す)き like; fond of
• になる to become; to get [に (directional particle) + なる (to become)]

Since no one is looking

• 誰(だれ)も nobody; no one [誰(だれ) (who) + も (also, even)]
• 見(み)て  [て-form of 見(み)る, to see or to look]
• いない not present; not there [negative form of いる, to be (for animate objects)]

We go on blushing as we always do

• いつも always; usually
• 照(て)れる to feel shy; to be embarrassed
• まま as is; in that state
• に [directional or target particle]
• 過(す)ぎる to pass; to go by

Tonight, since no one is looking

• 今宵(こよい) this evening; tonight
• 誰(だれ)も nobody; no one
• 見(み)て [て-form of 見(み)る, to see or to look]
• いない not present; not there

Thinking of this year’s memories, you are in them all.

• 今年(ことし) this year
• の [possessive or descriptive particle]
• 想(おも)い出(で) memory; recollection [想(おも)い (thought, feeling) + 出(で) (coming out)]
• に [directional or target particle]
• すべて everything; all
• 君(きみ) you [informal]
• が (marks the subject of the immediate verb)
• いる to be; to exist (for animate objects)

Thinking of this year’s memories, you are in them all.

• 今年(ことし) this year
• の [possessive or descriptive particle]
• 想(おも)い出(で) memory; recollection [想(おも)い (thought, feeling) + 出(で) (coming out)]
• に [directional or target particle]
• すべて everything; all
• 君(きみ) you [informal]
• が (marks the subject of the immediate verb)
• いる to be; to exist (for animate objects)