Ambitious – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Superfly

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

すれ違う スーツの群れは夜よりダーク

The crowd in suits passing by is darker than the night

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白い靴 踏まれそうになる駅のホーム

On the station platform, my white shoes almost get stepped on

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うつむいて 画面のリンク

Looking down at the screen's links

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スケートしながら

While skating

あの人の悪い噂を拡散中

I'm spreading bad rumors about that person

ねぇ、今宵も夜空に月が綺麗ですよ？

Hey, the moon is beautiful in the night sky again, isn't it?

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見上げてごらん Cry Cry Cry

Look up and see, Cry Cry Cry

オー ノー ノー

オー ノー ノー

今はきらい oh yeah

Right now, I dislike it, oh yeah

でも私は生きている

But I'm still alive

簡単に手に入るほど未来は楽じゃない

簡単に手に入るほど未来は楽じゃない

心配ない oh yeah

The future isn't easy enough to be obtained so easily

明日も起きようね

No worries, oh yeah

憧れを手放さないでね

Let's wake up again tomorrow

格好いい大人たち

Don't let go of your dreams

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恐竜も 進化を遂げて我が身を死守

Cool adults

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私たちも 生き抜く術のアイディア募集

Even dinosaurs evolved to protect themselves

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We're also looking for ideas to survive

ねぇ、不安や焦りはご法度でしょうか？

Hey, is anxiety and impatience forbidden?

今宵もぼやく Why Why Why

Tonight, I'm complaining again, Why Why Why

オー ノー ノー

オー ノー ノー

夢はきらい oh yeah

I dislike dreams, oh yeah

ほら、急かさないでちょうだい

Come on, don't rush me

憧れを手放さないでね

Don't let go of your dreams

大変ね 大人たち

It's tough, adults

ひらひら 星は流れる

The twinkling stars flow

ゆっくり歩いてゆけばいい

It's okay to walk slowly

この手になんにもなくたって

Even if I have nothing in my hands

今はきらい oh yeah

今はきらい oh yeah

でも私は生きていく

Right now, I dislike it, oh yeah

生み出したい oh yeah

But I'm going to keep living

この小さな体から

I want to create, oh yeah

夢が見たい oh yeah

I want to see dreams, oh yeah

明日に行かなくちゃ

I have to go to tomorrow

憧れは手放さないまま

Without letting go of my dreams

格好いい私になれ

I want to become a cool version of myself

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
群れ /mure/ B1	noun - a group or crowd
靴 /kutsu/ A1	noun - shoes
駅 /eki/ A1	noun - station
月 /tsuki/ A1	noun - moon
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
心配 /shinpai/ B1	noun - worry
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
大人 /otona/ A2	noun - adult
手放す /tebanasu/ B2	verb - to let go
生きる /ikiru/ A2	verb - to live
流れる /nagareru/ B1	verb - to flow
アイディア /aidia/ B2	noun - idea
不安 /fuan/ B2	noun - anxiety
焦り /aseri/ B2	noun - impatience
楽 /raku/ B1	adjective - easy or comfortable

Key Grammar Structures

• 今宵も夜空に月が綺麗ですよ？

  ➔ Use of the particle "も" to indicate "also" or "too"

  ➔ The particle "も" is used after "今宵" to mean "also tonight".

• 簡単に手に入るほど未来は楽じゃない

  ➔ Use of "ほど" to indicate degree or extent, meaning "to the extent that"

  ➔ "ほど" indicates the extent or degree of the difficulty or ease of the future.

• 夢が見たい

  ➔ Use of "たい" form to express desire to do something

  ➔ The "たい" ending attached to the verb "見る" expresses the speaker's desire to see or experience something.

• 格好いい大人たち

  ➔ Use of the adjective "格好いい" to describe "cool" or "stylish" people

  ➔ The adjective "格好いい" describes someone as "cool" or "stylish".

• 心配ない

  ➔ Use of "ない" to form negative expressions, meaning "there is no need to worry"

  ➔ The phrase "心配ない" uses "ない" to negate the verb, expressing "no need to worry".

• 夢はきらい

  ➔ Use of "は" as a topic marker, emphasizing "dreams"

  ➔ The particle "は" marks "夢" as the topic of the sentence, highlighting the speaker's feeling towards dreams.

• 今はきらい

  ➔ Use of "は" with temporal adverbs to contrast "now" with other times, expressing dislike or aversion

  ➔ The combination of "は" with "今" (now) emphasizes the current feeling of dislike.