Action! – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 東京スカパラダイスオーケストラ, Koshi Inaba

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the power of Japanese music with 'Action!', a thrilling collaboration between the legendary ska band Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra and rock icon Koshi Inaba. This song is a perfect entry point to learning Japanese, as its energetic pace and clear, powerful vocals make it an exciting way to pick up new vocabulary and feel the passionate expression in the language. Experience the unique fusion of ska and rock that makes this song a special and unforgettable musical 'battle.'

[English]

Randomly exploding desires

Stimulating pain

If you truly feel it

You’d step in, right?

But you probably lack the courage

Like an ill-fitting suit

Feeling unlike yourself

Can’t settle down, can you?

No matter how many times you calculate

If the chance is zero

Stop trusting the calculated self

Action

If you don’t play, you’ll get played in this game, right?

Passion

Live freely as your mood takes you

Mission

Some nights you dance or get danced around

Action

Scream the happiness words can’t express

Slow self-destruction

Get hurt, then high

Even if tripped up

Leap and you’re safe

The better it goes

The more you think it’s bad

Stop thinking this can’t last

Action

If you don’t play, you’ll get played in this game, right?

Passion

Live freely as your mood takes you

Scream

Courage is you clawing up

From sorrow’s depths

Action

If you don’t play, you’ll get played in this game, right?

Passion

Live freely as your mood takes you

Scream

oh yeah

[Japanese]

ランダムに爆ぜる欲

刺激あるペイン

本気で感じるなら

踏み込むでしょ?

でもきっと勇気がない

着慣れないスーツみたい

自分じゃないみたいで

落ち着かないんだろう?

何度逆算しても

可能性ゼロだったら

計算した自分を信じるのやめりゃいい

Action

遊ばなきゃ遊ばれちゃうゲームだろう?

Passion

気分次第で気ままに生きればいい

Mission

踊らなきゃ踊らされる夜もある

Action

言葉にもならないシアワセを叫べ

緩やかな身の破滅

傷ついてハイ

足元掬われても

飛んでりゃセーフ

上手くいくほどに

ヤバいと思うんだろう

こんなの続かないと思うのはやめなよ

Action

遊ばなきゃ遊ばれちゃうゲームだろう?

Passion

気分次第で気ままに生きればいい

叫べ

勇気とは哀しみから

這い上がるオマエのことだ

Action

遊ばなきゃ遊ばれちゃうゲームだろう?

Passion

気分次第で気ままに生きればいい

叫べ

oh yeah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Action /ˈækʃən/ A1	noun - act of doing something; the process of doing something verb - to take action; to do something
Passion /ˈpæʃən/ B1	noun - strong and barely controllable emotion; intense sexual love
遊ぶ /asobu/ A1	verb - to play; to enjoy oneself
生きる /ikiru/ A1	verb - to live; to exist
叫ぶ /sakebu/ A2	verb - to shout; to scream; to yell
勇気 /juːki/ A2	noun - courage; bravery
本気 /hoŋki/ B1	noun - seriousness; earnestness adjective - serious; earnest
感じる /kaɲdʑiɽu/ A2	verb - to feel; to sense
自分 /dʑibɯɴ/ A1	noun - oneself; myself; yourself
信じる /ɕiɲdʑiɽu/ A2	verb - to believe; to trust
ゲーム /geːmu/ A1	noun - game
破滅 /hametsɯ/ C1	noun - ruin; destruction; downfall
傷つく /kidzɯtsɯkɯ/ B1	verb - to get hurt; to be wounded
ヤバい /jabai/ B2	adjective - dangerous; risky; amazing (slang)
哀しみ /kanaɕimi/ B2	noun - sadness; sorrow; grief
這い上がる /haiaɡaɽɯ/ C1	verb - to crawl up; to rise from; to climb up