Sugar trip - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)
Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA
You, asleep in my arms
Cherry blossoms dancing in the spring
Could there have been another future for us?
“I'm afraid of the end”
You held me closely, embracing my weaknesses
Now beside you no longer ______
I suddenly recalled
The night sky where we walked
It didn’t matter if it was taken
Where we were headed
No, I didn’t care
The night wind I truly despise
But just for tonight, oh my friend
My fingertips were searching for warmth
Searching for you
Like black cats
Playing hide-and-seek with the stars
Skin brushing closely together
In a place where the sun doesn’t shine
The night sky and our secret
Just like Romeo and Juliet
Oh I wish it could be
You, forever, eternally
Candy apples in one hand
Fireworks glowing in the summer
Could there ever have been such a future for us?
I held onto that night so dearly,
it makes me want to cry
Days like a dream
If only once again ______
Hands entwined together searching for the right world line
Circling around inside a never-ending maze
I know, I already know
I know that we can't walk any further
Time, just stop
No, don’t wake up
Even if it’s only just a dream
la la…… la la……
Weaving my thoughts of you inside this melody
Notes, Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:
A MADNA style ballad reflecting the bittersweet nature of love. This song in particular goes closely together with sweet dream.
According to interviews, when Takashi was writing the music he knew the lyrics would be something incredible. He wanted people to focus on and be drawn to the lyrics of the song rather than the track itself. Rio also said he had the same feeling of wanting the song to stand out and so was conscious of that when playing the drums. While keeping the volume very minimal, he dared to include some of THE MADNA's fastest drumming phrases.
The interviewer mentioned they feel like this song breaks new grounds for THE MADNA. Ryota said perhaps that’s because of its mature/adult side. As they are getting older, they want to express things that they can only express at their current age. They hoped the audience would get the sense of the band extending themselves and their abilities further than they ever have before.
世界線 World lines: Upon doing some research, I found that world lines are connected to the theory of relativity. Albert Einstein once wrote: “People like us who believe in physics know that the distinction between past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion. Time, in other words, he said, is an illusion.“
Through his discovery, Einstein showed that space and time are intertwined. He also showed that gravity is a curving or warping of space rather than an invisible force that attracts objects to one another. The basic idea is that just as gravity can stretch or warp space, it can also dilate time. So it seems that a world line is a time-like curve in spacetime. It’s the unique path that an object has as it travels through both space and time.
In science fiction movies they often base time travel off this; more specifically, time travel into the future. The Japanese word, 世界線 is also used to refer to different worlds or parallel worlds.
Therefore with this in mind, by lightly analyzing the end verse perhaps you could say that the two of them are searching for the world and the future that they can be together in. Although the end inevitably seems to draw near - they were so desperately trying to find a way to change the future. Their love forever eternalized inside a sweet dream.
sweet dream - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)
Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA
cry in the moonlight
Inside a birdcage
In a trance, the dreamlike sky
In the seasons smoothly sliding by
To an uncertain tomorrow
Blindly surrender
When the moonlit night gently closes our eyes, the rising sun will surely tear us apart
Illuminated by the moonlight, the two of us
Locked in a kiss, melt together in the night
Wishing for the night to never dawn again
For the end of the world right here and now
Ephemeral dreams
If it has a shape, someday it’ll break down
It’s a countdown to the final round
Holding tight onto the fast pass for the gate leading beyond 0
Even if everything in the world ahead turns to nothing and disappears
At least remember it in your memories and dreams, baby
Smile, honey
Right until the very last second of the reality we’re experiencing now
Let me feel it so much that it hurts
Let me feel your heartbeat
Feel your realness
Swaying, swaying
These words with nowhere to go
Somewhere in a corner of the world their flowers will bloom
When the moonlit night gently closes our eyes, the rising sun will surely tear us apart
「Hey, will you let me ask you something?
Will you let me breathe inside of your heart?
Take me with you to the future」
Illuminated by the moonlight, the two of us
Locked in a kiss, melt together in the night
Wishing for the night to never dawn again
For the end of the world right here and now
Notes, Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:
Notes:
A fictional story of two people fighting against 'the fear of being torn apart'.
夢現: Yumeutsutsu is the state of being half asleep and half awake, being between dream and reality
泡沫: Utakata means things like ephemeral, transient or fleeting. It can also translate as “the bubbles floating on the surface of water or liquids.” Bubbles vanish quickly and used as a metaphor, it gives the imagery of something being as fleeting or momentary as a bubble.
If something is ephemeral it means that it doesn’t last long- that it only lasts for a short time or has a short life.
So perhaps we can tie the lyrics to the beauty of the fleetingness of life and the importance of cherishing things which only last a brief moment. Life is fleeting, moments are fleeting - it’s inevitable that eventually everything must come to an end or disappear at some point in time. So we should embrace and appreciate those moments and things whilst we have the chance. We should live fully in the present moment.
I highly encourage you to read up on 「物の哀れ」(もののあわれ ”mono no aware” ). Originating from classical Heian period literature, “mono no aware” refers to our awareness of the impermanence or ephemeral nature of all things. It is the deeply felt, powerful emotions which stir within us upon this bittersweet realization. A melancholic appreciation of the beauty in the transience of the existence of things and the gentle sadness it invokes as we connect it to the reality of life.
The transient moments in life, youth, romance, nature and the changing of the seasons are all examples of mono no aware. Common imagery is birds, the moon, flowers - especially the cherry blossoms in spring.
Motoori Norinaga, a scholar during the Japanese Edo Period (1730-1801), believed that ‘to know mono no aware is to discern the power and essence, not just of the moon and the cherry blossoms, but of every single thing existing in this world, and to be stirred by each of them’.
So for me personally, the usage of 「夢、泡沫」 in the lyrics brings about this beautiful dreamlike imagery of the impermanence of dreams and those dreams vanishing. Dreams only last for a fleeting moment, for when you wake up you stop dreaming. It’s inevitable that the sun will rise each morning and in turn those dreams are torn apart by the daylight.
Japanese & Romaji:
cry in the moonlight
鳥籠の中 夢現の空
坦々とスライドしていく季節に
闇雲 不確かな明日 身を委ね
Torikago no naka yumeutsutsu no sora
Tantan to slide shiteiku kisetsu ni
Yamikumo futashika na asu mi wo yudane
月夜が目蓋をそっと閉じる頃
朝日がきっと僕らを引き裂いてくだろう
二人、月明かり照らされながら
交わす口づけ 溶け合っていく夜
二度と明けない夜を願う
今、此処に世界の終止符を
Tsukiyo ga mabuta wo sotto tojiru koro
Asahi ga kitto bokura wo hikisaiteku darou
Futari, tsukiakari terasarenagara
Kawasu kuchizuke tokeatteiku yoru
Nidoto akenai yoru wo negau
Ima, koko ni sekai no shushifu wo
夢、泡沫
Yume, utakata
形在ればいつかbreak down
最終回までのcountdown
0の先へ続くgateに握り締めたfast pass
たとえ、この先の世界で
何もかも消え無になっても
せめて記憶や夢の中で思い出してねbaby 笑ってねhoney
今、触れてる現実のラストの一秒まで
痛いほど感じさせてくれ君の鼓動を
君のリアルを
Katachi ga areba itsuka break down
Saishukai made no countdown
Zero no saki e tsuzuku gate ni nigirishimeta fast pass
Tatoe, kono saki no sekai de
Nanimokamo kiemuninattemo
Semete kioku to yume no naka de omoidashite ne baby
Waratte ne honey
Ima, fureteru genjitsu no last no ichibyo made
Itai hodo kanjisasetekure kimi no kodo wo
Kimi no real wo
ゆらりゆられ行き場の無い言の葉は
世界の片隅で花を咲かすだろう
Yurari yurare ikiba no nai kotonoha wa
Sekai no katasumi de hana wo sakasu darou
月夜が目蓋をそっと閉じる頃
朝日がきっと僕らを引き裂いてくだろう
「あのね、願い事があるんだ君の心の中で呼吸をさせて、未来に連れてって」
二人、月明り照らされながら
交わす口づけ 溶け合っていく夜
二度と明けない夜を願う
今、此処に世界の終止符を
Tsukiyo ga mabuta wo sotto tojiru koro
Asahi ga kitto bokura wo hikisaiteku darou
「Ano ne, negaigoto ga arunda da kimi no kokoro no naka de kokyu wo sasete, mirai ni tsuretette」
CREAM SODA - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)
Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA
Precious feelings don't forget remember
Those teenage days bursting with blue
Precious feelings don't forget remember
That one found freedom
& in these hands spark future
The day it got me
I couldn’t take my eyes off that music show
My mundane, ordinary life was pierced by that rock ‘n’ roll
In the blink of an eye it had completely stolen all my heart
Up inside my head all day & night
All around the clock
Fly Fly Fly
Release & spark future
Full of Excitement Ecstasy
Enjoy your life at will
Free to do whatever you want
Ego in full swing
With crazy unstoppable passion
Just go your own way
With your head held high without a care
Just as you are
Just the way things are
u&me on this small planet Earth
out in this big wide world
Proving what it means to be alive
Hey Ladies
Fall in love with all your heart and soul
You only get one chance to live
So take a shot and go for broke
If you ignite the flames of those youthful initial impulses once more
Call it charisma?
Screaming! Shouting!
Tonight the party never ends
Jump around! Jump around!
And put tomorrow aside for a while
Go get it & spark future
Getting hyped up
Got all dressed up
Popped out for the weekend
The good old streets were packed so full of dreams
Trends and cultures move along with the times
Everything has changed
Everything we can see with our eyes
But I’ll always hold this special feeling deep inside
Just like before
Unchanged in my heart for the rest of my life
Once again I wanna feel that time
I wanna feel those days one more time
Rubber soles, bondage pants with studded belts, tartan checks
Lolita, decora and gothic, cyber, punk
You say it’s not in fashion now?
That it’s outdated? Behind the times?
Well I wanna be someone who’s not afraid to say
That I like what I like
Precious feelings don't forget remember
Those teenage days bursting with blue
Precious feelings don't forget remember
That one found freedom
Seize it & spark future
Full of Excitement Ecstasy
Enjoy your life at will
Free to do whatever you want
Ego in full swing
With crazy unstoppable passion
Just go your own way
With your head held high without a care
Just as you are
Just the way things are
u&me on this small planet Earth
out in this big wide world
Proving what it means to be alive yeah
Notes, Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:
Notes:
CREAM SODA: as mentioned in various interviews, this is a song which is all about nostalgia, old school Harajuku culture and embracing the things that are special to us. Takashi wrote the music filling the song with the kind of music which saved his life back in the days. In addition, not only was CREAM SODA a Harajuku fashion brand representative of 80s rock culture, but Ryota also talks about how even as an adult, the drink cream soda is seen as something special or like a dream drink. He mentions how if you go to a café, you sometimes find yourself hesitating and wondering if it's actually okay to order it or not. This got him thinking about how it's nice that certain things can remain special to us no matter how much time goes by. So when he asked himself what was special to him, Harajuku came to mind. Although the culture has changed and it's become a place he can pretty much go to whenever he wants without a second thought, he really loved the atmosphere of those days.
Ryota coined the term “spark future” ⚡️
青くハジけたteenage days: The color blue and the kanji 青 (blue) is often associated with youth, adolescence and immaturity. Fresh, bright, young and full of energy and inexperience.
肩で風を切って: it means to walk with an air of self confidence or to walk around with swagger. If you walk 'cutting the wind with your shoulders' then you are moving forward confidently without any hesitation or without anything holding you back. From what I was told it doesn't carry any negative connotations.
幼き初期衝動: I guess perhaps these youthful initial impulses are those intense feelings you get when you are young and inexperienced - the feelings you get when you experience things for the first time. Things like your first love or first concert.
Japanese & Romaji:
Precious feelings don't forget remember
青くハジけたteenage days
Precious feelings don't forget remember
たった1つ見つけたfreedom
この手にSpark future
Precious feelings don’t forget remember
Aoku hajiketa teenage days
Precious feelings don’t forget remember
Tatta hitotsu mitsuketa freedom
Kono te ni Spark future
食らったあの日、目が離せないMusic show
平凡で退屈な日々に突き刺されたRock 'n' Roll
あっという間に奪われちまったAll my heart
四六時中ずっと頭の中 Fly Fly Fly
解き放つSpark future
Kuratta ano hi, me ga hanasenai Music show
Heiban de taikutsu na hibi ni tsukisareta Rock ‘n’ Roll
Attoiuma ni ubawarechimatta All my heart
Shirokujichu zutto atama no naka fly fly fly
Tokihanatsu Spark future
ハイテンション 有頂天 テキトーに enjoy
好き勝手 エゴ全開 超無敵passion
High tension uchouten tekitou ni enjoy
Sukikatte ego zenkai choumuteki na passion
肩で風切って我が道すすめ
在りの侭、在るが儘に
小さなこの地球のu&me大きな世界で
生きてる証明を
Katade kaze kitte ware ga michi susume
Ari no mama aru ga mama ni
Chisana kono hoshi no u&me dekai sekai de
Ikiteru shoumei wo
全身全霊で恋せよ乙女
二度は無い人生 当たって砕けろ
幼き初期衝動にonce more 火をつけたら
カリスマなんてな？
Zenshinzenrei de koiseyo otome
Nido wa nai jinsei atattekudakero
Osanaki shoki shoudou ni once more hi wo tsuketara
Charisma nante na?
Screaming! Shouting!
今宵の宴は終わらねぇ
Jump around! Jump around!
一旦、明日は置いといて
食らわせろSpark future
Screaming! Shouting!
Koyoi no utage wa owarane
Jump around! Jump around!
Ittan ashita wa oitoite
Kurawasero Spark future
ドキドキ洒落込んで 飛び出したweekend
古き良きストリート 夢が詰まってたんだ
Dokidoki sharekonde tobidashita weekend
Furukiyoki street yume ga tsumattetanda
時代は流れ流行もカルチャーも
目で見えるものは変化しちゃったけど
ずっと心の中
昔も今も変わらない特別な想い抱いて
Jidai wa nagare ryuukou mo culture mo
Me de mieru mono wa kawacchatta kedo
Zutto kokoro no naka
Mukashi mo ima mo kawaranai tokubetsu na omoi daite
Anarchist baby アナキストベィビィ - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)
Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA
if you live i'm happiness
All of the crayon monsters
that had been chasing after me deep inside my dreams
With their familiar eyes, noses, mouths and noisy cries
I wonder just what they were trying to tell me as I’ve grown up in life?
Fuck you - whistle a melody
Fuck you - and skip along down the street
Go ahead and relax, just take it easy
Fuck you - blow a bubble with your bubblegum
Fuck you- open your mouth & pop in some Chupa Chups
Just ignore the coldness in their eyes
OK?
Go against the people
Go against the times
Just stick to it & go my way
Run wild my soul, with the strength of will to say NO
Run wild my soul, with the courage and charm spoken of since long ago
Run wild my soul, with the courage to show my weakness every once in a while
Run wild my soul, with music that shakes my emotions to the core and touches the heart and soul
if you live i'm happiness
For as long as you’re alive
You'll have failures, setbacks and regrets
But no matter how many times you fall, just get yourself back up again
& if you can't stand alone
I'll always be there to give you a hand
So let's live together hand in hand
In the spirit of “when life knocks you down, get back up and try again”
Fuck you - whistle a melody
Fuck you - and skip along down the street
Go ahead and relax, just take it easy
Fuck you - blow a bubble with your bubblegum
Fuck you- open your mouth & pop in some Chupa Chups
Just ignore the coldness in their eyes
OK?
Go against the people
Go against the times
Just stick to it & go my way
Notes, Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:
Notes:
A cheerful song about enjoying life, just being yourself regardless of what other people may think of you and never giving up. In an interview, Ryota said that during the pre-production stage, the song brought to mind a colorful and warm image like drawing freely with crayons, so he decided to incorporate that feeling into the lyrics too.
Chupa chups: world-renowned Spanish lollipop brand; the first sweet on a stick that truly captured the imagination of children.
go my way: this phrase is often used in Japan to mean “just be yourself and do it your own way”.
爆走(bakusou): racing noisily, roaring, running or moving forward at a fast speed without hesitation.
七転び八起き(nanakorobiyaoki):
This is a Japanese proverb which translates as “Fall down seven times, get up eight”. Life will always try and knock you down, but it doesn’t matter how many times you may stumble or fall, the important thing is how many times you get yourself back up again. It means to never give up. Like the English saying “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.”
Japanese & Romaji:
if you live i'm happiness
夢の中 追いかけてきた
クレヨンで描いたモンスター
見覚えのある目と鼻と口と物騒な鳴き声
Yume no naka oikaketekita
Crayon de egaita monster
Mioboe no aru me to hana to kuchi to bussou na nakigoe
大人になった僕に
何を伝えようとしてたんだろう?
Otona ni natta boku ni
Nani wo tsutaeyou to shitetandarou?
ファッキュー 口笛なんて吹いて
ファッキュー スキップ飛んじゃって
力抜いて気楽に行こうぜ
ファッキュー ガムふくらまして
ファッキュー チュッパチャプスくわえて
白い目なんてシカトでOK
時代にも人にも逆らって
貫いていけgo my way
Fuck you kuchibue nante fuite
Fuck you skip tonjatte
Chikara nuite kiraku ni ikouze
Fuck you gum fukuramashite
Fuck you Chupa Chups kuwaete
Shiroi me nante shikato de OK
Jidai ni mo hito ni mo sakaratte
Tsuranuiteike go my way
爆走my soul NOと言える意志の強さを
爆走my soul 昔から言う度胸と愛嬌も
爆走my soul たまに弱さを見せる勇気を
爆走my soul 己自身の感情を揺さぶる音楽を
Bakusou my soul NO to ieru ishi no tsuyosa wo
Bakusou my soul mukashi kara iu dokyou to aikyou mo
Bakusou my soul tama ni yowasa wo miseru yuuki wo
Bakusou my soul onore jishin no kanjou wo yusaburu ongaku wo
ノイズ Noise - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)
Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA
Whatever 🖕
Twisted delusions outta control error
Brainless garbage flocking to gossip
A world built for convenience
Bullets fired at will by ignorant minds
My heart’s now riddled with holes inside
The drugs to heal these wounds
Are but a temporary peace of mind
fuck off.
Weak fagman
Can’t survive in the real world
You’re a waste of space
Annoying
Straight to the brain 1shot 1kill
I don't give a fuck.
Whispers of the Devil
Grinning with an evil smirk
A fading sense of guilt
Right now yet another one of you is being swayed by all the bullshit lies
Find out if it’s a lie or the truth
Go on, minorities
See for yourself
Twisted delusions outta control error
Brainless garbage flocking to gossip
I don’t give a fuck.
Whispers of the Devil
Grinning with an evil smirk
A fading sense of guilt
Right now yet another one of you is being swayed by all the bullshit lies
Let’s find out what is right
Who is right
See for yourself
Just who’s right
Notes:
He chose to use the word “garbage” in English so I wanted to keep it as it is.
It took all of my will not to stylise it as Brainless garBITCH 🗑🖕 !!!
I think you could also go with something more colourful like “brainless bitches”, “stupid bitches” or “dumb bitches”. 😂 However be aware the word ‘bitch’ has a completely different meaning in Japanese than it does in English.
存在がannoying: you're annoying, your very existence is annoying
GiANT KiLLiNG - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)
Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA
Always the peak right now
Live as you like
I’ve got a hell of a lot of work to do
So much I wanna escape
It’s such a pain
But if I don’t get to it
Then my life just ain’t worth it
Gotta sort myself out
Love and hate are two sides of the same coin
I love it so much that I hate it
See that moonlight glowing, shining on the future
Even that guy who became a star is up there applauding
Check 1-2
Let out all of that frustration from your body surging up inside
Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!
Live your life at 0 or 100
If you just do it when it counts
No problem
Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!
Cuz in the end you’ll be ashes one day
Live like there’s no tomorrow
And just enjoy the moment
Live as you like
The world’s an unreasonable place
Full of contradictions
It’s hard to wake, hard to survive
I’ve known it for some time
Life’s boring if it’s always too easy
Anything & everything must be totally defeated
With a single blade in hand
We came to rise up and overthrow, no?
With a clean sweep, slaughter the lot
It don’t matter who’s above or below
Everything in sight
Kick anything & everything straight to the curb
Everybody banzai
We’re here to rise up and overthrow
Check 1-2
Gouge the times, get up now
Now etch it right into your memory
If we stand here, we stand unrivalled
Time to wage war
Turn this place upside down
Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!
If you don’t like it then take it head on
Direct hit - Rider Kick!
Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!
It’s do or die SURViVOR
So show me what ya got with this GiANT KiLLiNG
Thrilling invigorating action
Unrealistic non-fiction
Rising and falling tension
Dawning emotion
Satisfaction
Damn right
All my life I’ve never once been fully satisfied
The moment I'm satisfied
My mission on this earth is complete. (salute)
So get psyched, make some noise
Hand in hand
United together we share the same destiny
Let’s do this, knock ‘em dead
Break straight past the limits to the ultimate high yeah!!
Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!
Live your life at 0 or 100
If you just do it when it counts
No problem
Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!
Cuz in the end you’ll be ashes one day
Live like there’s no tomorrow
And enjoy the moment
Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!
If you don’t like it then take it head on
Direct hit - Rider Kick!
Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!
It’s do or die SURViVOR
So show me what ya got with this GiANT KiLLiNG
Always the peak right now
Notes:
The MADNA’s first summer song & youth anthem. According to various interviews, they wanted to make a song that would fire the crowd up and get fans excited at shows just like a summer festival.
Ryota got the inspiration to write the lyrics for this song by watching his young puppy Guu interact with other dogs much bigger than him. He was barking back at them mercilessly regardless of his tiny size. It reminded him of himself and the band and how they must face the upcoming challenges head on. At the time, they were going head to head with a lot of different bands and he felt like he had to be in a fighting stance at all times in this “battle of the bands”.
存在価値(そんざいかち): value to society, value of one’s existence. So he’s saying that if he doesn't do what he needs to get done then he will lose the value of his very existence.
成敗(せいばい): 侍の言葉 A term used by the samurai which means things like to punish, to defeat, to kill, punishment etc.
刀(かたな): a katana is a traditional Japanese single-edged sword. They were used by samurai in feudal Japan and worn with the edge facing upward.
下克上 (げこくじょう): A term used to refer to juniors dominating or overthrowing their seniors / inferiors overthrowing their superiors/ the lower class rising up against the upper class. Like a giant-killing, it’s an inversion of social order. THE MADNA themselves are starting from the very bottom.
万歳(ばんざい): “banzai” a Japanese cheer or battle cry used to express enthusiasm or celebrate victory and triumph. It originated from the old phrase (may you live for) ten thousand years. These days it’s used as a celebratory cheer eg. “Huzzah!” “Hurray!” “Yay!!” “YASSSS!”.
In this sense 大衆 (たいしゅう) refers to the public or common people (as opposed to the upper class or in this case those above who they are overthrowing). So paired together with banzai, it suggests a celebration of the people at the bottom. In this case we could most likely infer that’s the band themselves. So it’s a celebratory cheer for being who they are.. Hell yeah we got this! Let’s fucking go!! Honestly speaking I wasn't sure the best way to translate this line and I just like saying the word BANZAI so I left it in as it is. If I can come up with a better idea later I'll come back and change it but for now, banzai it is. Open to creative input!
ライダーキック Rider kick: A “Rider kick” is the signature finishing move from the popular Japanese series Kamen Rider. According to a fan page, although it comes in various forms, “it traditionally consisted of a flying side kick and was used against the monster after it had been weakened from fighting with the Rider.” Ryota does the kick on stage during the performance. Ideally the fans do the kick together with him too if space permits.
殺るか殺られるか/やるかやられるか: This phrase means it’s kill or be killed, do or die, dog-eat-dog, beat or get beaten etc. 殺る is used colloquially and means to kill or “do someone in”.
Giant-killing: A term used to describe when the underdog beats the competition. Often used in sports to describe a player or team that defeats a much stonger or well-known opponent unexpectedly. This success is sometimes referred to as a giant-killing. As the win is highly unanticipated, it can be an exhilarating turn of events in a match and can also lead to an uproar or huge upset.
テンション Tension: it’s probably worth pointing out that the word tension has the opposite meaning in Japanese than what it does in English. In English we would usually use it to describe negative emotional tension, anxiety or some kind of mental strain - so the lower the better! In Japanese it’s often used to mean being in high spirits, having a lot of energy or being really excited and in a good mood. So in Japanese having “high” tension is a good thing, whereas having “low” tension means you’re feeling quite down, drained and unenthusiastic.
(敬礼)けいれい solute: It’s in brackets as he doesn’t actually sing this but rather does the action itself. During the live show the fans solute to the members at this point.
運命共同体(うんめいきょうどうたい): a phrase meaning “to be in the same boat”, “share a common destiny/fate” or “to feel or have a strong bond or connection together”.
絶頂(ぜっちょう)極上(ごくじょう): This is an interesting choice of word combination. Zecchou refers to the peak, height or climax of something. It can also be used in combination with other words to mean being on cloud nine or feeling on top of the world. This is mostly likely where “the peak” from the line “always the peak right now” derives from. Gokujou is used to describe something that is first-rate, the finest quality, supreme, prime, divine or the best.
Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:
Always the peak right now
live as you like
やらなくちゃいけない事
山積みで逃げ出したい かったりぃ
けど、やらなくちゃ存在価値も無くなり
己自身を断捨離
好きと嫌いは表裏一体
憎らしいほど愛おしい
月の光は未来照らし
星になったアイツも拍手喝采
live as you like
Yaranakuchaikenai koto
Yamazumi de nigedashitai kattarii
Kedo yaranakucha sonzaikachi mo nakunari
Onorejishin wo danshari
Suki to kirai wa hyouriittai
Nikurashii hodo itooshii
Tsuki no hikari wa mirai terashi
Hoshi ni natta aitsu mo hakushukassai
check 1-2
身体中に渦巻いたフラストレーション吐きだせ
Karadajuu ni uzumaita furasutoreshon (frustration) hakidase
Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!
0か100で生きてこうぜ
やるときやれば No problem
Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!
どーせ、いつかは灰になるぜ
死ぬ気でイマを楽しんでやれ
Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!
Zero ka hyakku de ikitekouze
Yaru toki yareba No problem
Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!
Douse itsuka wa hai ni naruze
Shinukide ima wo tanoshindeyare
live as you like
世の中っていうのは理不尽で
矛盾だらけだからwake 生きづらい
とっくにもう、 分かってる
つまらねぇんだ 楽な事ばかりじゃ
アレもコレもとか総て成敗
刀一本握り締めて
下克上だろ? ブッた斬って
上も下も関係ねぇ
一切合切 アレもコレもとか蹴散らせ
大衆万歳 下克上だろ
live as you like
Yononakatteiu no wa rifujin de
Mujun darake dakara wake ikizurai
Tokku ni mou wakatteru
Tsumaraneenda raku na koto bakari ja
Are mo kore mo toka subete seibai
Katana ippon nigirishimete
Gekokujou daro? Buttakitte
Ue mo shita mo kankei nee
Issaigassai are mo kore mo toka kechirase
Taishuu banzai gekokujou daro
check 1-2
時代をエグれ get up now
さあ、記憶に刻み込め
此処に立ったら独壇場だ
めちゃくちゃにしてやれ
Jidai wo egure get up now
Saa kioku ni kizamikome
Koko ni tattara dokudanjou da
Mechakucha ni shiteyare
Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!
気に入らねぇーなら正面切って
一発噛ませ ライダーキック
Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!
殺るか殺られるかの SURViVOR
見せつけてやれ GiANT KiLLiNGで
Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!
Ki ni iranee nara shoumenkitte
Ippatsukamase Rider kikku (kick)
Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!
Yaru ka yarareru ka no SURViVOR
Misetsuketeyare GiANT KiLLiNG de
痛快爽快アクション
非現実的ノンフィクション
浮き沈みテンション
明け方エモーション
サティスファクション
Tsuukai soukai action
Higenjitsuteki nonfiction
Ukishizumi tension
Akegata emotion
Satisfaction
そう、生まれて此の方ずっと
心満たされてねぇ
満たされちまったその瞬間
この地球での任務完了。 (敬礼)
沸いてけ 騒いでけ
手と手繋いで我ら運命共同体
ヤッたれ かましたれ
絶頂極上の向こう側へ限界突破 yeah!!
Sou umarete konokata zutto
Kokoro mitasaretenee
Mitasarechimatta sono shunkan
Kono chikyuu de no ninmu kanryou
Waiteke sawaideke
Te to te tsunaide warera unmeikyoudoutai
Yattare kamashitare
Zecchou gokujou no mukougawa e genkai toppa yeah!!
君だけがいない世界で In a world without you alone - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)
Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA
Peering into a marble
A flock of birds swim through the open skies
The moon gazes up at the buildings above
Upside down
We meet in a world of reverse
I want to be closer to you than anyone else
To be near you
To feel you
So why is my heart filled with such heartache and hurt
When we’re apart, I know how much you mean to me
And when I get close to you, reality starts to sink in
In the nights all alone
Waiting for a tomorrow that's never promised
No matter how far into the future it may be
So that I won’t get lost down this dark road ahead
The light shines
As I think of you
Hoping that someday we’ll be laughing together again
Hoping for the days we can say "see you soon”
The more the seasons come and go
The more it seems like it was all a dream
But the void in my heart showing no sign of abating
This constant sense of loss surely showed me that
That sparkling moment was more than just a dream
The moment I touched the nostalgic melody and words
What I felt back then
What I was now on the verge of losing
I want to convey these precious thoughts and feelings
To give them shape and form
At least by weaving these words together with thoughts of you
And putting them into a song
The days have gone by
Like sand scooped up in the palms of my hands
Slipping through the cracks of my fingers
Leaving nothing but sorrow behind
I want to be closer to you than anyone else
To be near you
To feel you
So why is my heart filled with such heartache and hurt
When we’re apart, I know how much you mean to me
And when I get close to you, reality starts to sink in
In the nights all alone
And so I’ll hold on tightly to your last words
Keeping them close to my heart
From here on out I will carry on walking
Here in a world without you alone
Notes:
ビー玉 (a marble): a glass sphere forms a convex lens and inverts the image, turning it upside-down. So if you look at the world through one it will be inverted. If you look up lensball photography you can get a better idea of the imagery.
明日を待っているんだ (待ってたんだ): He writes this sentence in the progressive continuous tense but sings it in the past tense (am waiting for vs was waiting for)
君だけ: it emphasises the fact that this person is the only one not there - the only person not in this world. Since the title of the song was translated on Spotify into English as “In a world without you alone” I thought it would be cute to also use it as the final line.
Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:
ビー玉覗き込む 大空泳ぐ鳥の群れ
ビルを見上げる月
逆サマの世界で僕らは出逢う
Biidama nozokikomu oozora oyogu tori no mure
Biru wo miageru tsuki
Sakasama no sekai de bokura wa deau
誰よりも近くで君の傍で
君を感じていたいのに
何故だろう、 胸が痛くて苦しくて
離れては大切さを知り
近付いては現実を知り
独りになる夜
Dare yori mo chikaku de kimi no soba de
Kimi wo kanjiteitai noni
Naze darou mune ga itakute kurushikute
Hanarete wa taisetsusa wo shiri
Chikazuite wa genjitsu wo shiri
Hitori ni naru yoru
約束のされない明日を待っているんだ
どれだけ遠い未来だとしても
暗い道 迷わぬように
光照らす 君を想う
また、いつか笑い合えますように
「じゃあ、 またね」 と言える日々を
Yakusoku no sarenai asu wo matteirunda
➞He says mattetanda
Doredake tooi mirai datoshitemo
Kurai michi mayowanu youni
Hikari terasu kimi wo omou
Mata itsuka waraiaemasu youni
Jaa matane to ieru hibi wo
季節が巡り巡るほどに
全部 夢なんだと
埋まる気配の無い喪失感が
確かに教えてくれたんだ
あの、一瞬の煌めきは夢ではなかったと
Kisetsu ga meguri meguru hodo ni
Subete yume nandato
Umaru kehai no nai soushitsukan ga
Tashikani oshiete kuretanda
Ano isshun no kirameki wa yume de wa nakatta to
懐かしいメロディと言葉に触れた瞬間
あの頃に感じた 今、 失いかけていた
大切な感情、 想いを
カタチにして伝えたいんだ
君を想い紡ぐ言葉を
せめて歌に乗せて
Natsukashii merodi (melody) to kotoba ni fureta shunkan
