アンドロイドは夢を見るか？ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: アンジュルム
• Album: アンドロイドは夢を見るか？/光のうた

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

アヤヤヤー！

Ayaya-yah!

なんちゅー なんちゅー 新時代

What a, what a new era!

ほんじゃあ ほんじゃあ

So then, so then,

どうすんだい

What should we do?

Ah Ah You and I

Ah Ah You and I

さぁ 勝負だ 全・人・類！

Alright, let's compete, all of humanity!

空欄の進路希望票

A blank career preference form,

こんな時代

In times like these,

どうすりゃいいんだい

What should we even do?

AIの侵略も相当

The AI invasion is pretty serious,

早まるって噂だし

And the rumors say it's accelerating,

貢献度と達成感

Contribution and sense of accomplishment,

とはいえ大事でしょう

Are still important, right?

この地球(ほし)に生まれた意味は…？

What's the meaning of being born on this Earth (star)...?

人類(ひと)のアイデンティティ

Humanity's identity,

それはバイタリティ

That's vitality!

さしずめ”身体”が資本

You could say your "body" is your capital!

すぐシンギュラリティ？

Singularity soon?

君のグラビティ

Your gravity,

感じたい ぎゅっと抱きしめて

I want to feel it, hold me tight!

「アンドロイドは夢を見るか？」

"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

命燃やし 愛を謳う

Burning our lives, singing of love,

誰かのため 汗を流す

Sweating for someone else,

捨てたもんじゃないだろ、

It's not all bad, right?

人類も！

Humanity, too!

なんちゅー なんちゅー 新時代

What a, what a new era!

ほんじゃあ ほんじゃあ

So then, so then,

どうすんだい

What should we do?

Ah Ah You and I

Ah Ah You and I

さぁ 進化だ 全・人・類！

Alright, let's evolve, all of humanity!

シミュレーションで

In simulations,

生成するビジョン

Visions are being generated,

ディストピア秒読みって話題

The topic is a countdown to dystopia,

どんな未来だって

No matter what the future,

絶望なんてしないわ

I won't despair.

運命変えるのは計算外のガッツ

Changing fate is unexpected guts!

想像力と共感性

Imagination and empathy,

ここが砦でしょう

This is our fortress, right?

あれれ？あなたはどちら側…？

Huh? Which side are you on...?

人類(ひと)のアイデンティティ

Humanity's identity,

それはメンタリティ

That's mentality!

思い遣りあえる本能

The instinct to care for one another,

シンクロニシティ

Synchronicity,

君のセキュリティ

Your security,

暴かず 分かり合えるよ

I won't expose it, we can understand each other.

恋に落ちたアンドロイド

An android who fell in love,

眠れぬ夜 過ごしたらしい

Apparently spent sleepless nights.

そこのカフェで 話聞くよ

I'll listen to your story at that cafe.

未知の遭遇、

An unknown encounter,

あっての人類じゃん！

Is what makes us human!

Na na na na na na na na na…

Na na na na na na na na na…

不安も 思い出すたび目頭が

Each time I recall those anxieties,

ツンとするような後悔も

Even regrets that sting a little,

ぽつんと生まれた「ナニカ」を

Turning the "something" born alone,

誰でもない「ワタシ」にする

Into the irreplaceable "me."

This is…

This is…

アイデンティティ

Identity!

それはバイタリティ

That's vitality!

さしずめ”身体”が資本

You could say your "body" is your capital!

すぐシンギュラリティ？

Singularity soon?

君のグラビティ

Your gravity,

感じたい ぎゅっと抱きしめて

I want to feel it, hold me tight!

「アンドロイドは夢を見るか？」

"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

命燃やし 愛を謳う

Burning our lives, singing of love,

誰かのため 汗を流す

Sweating for someone else,

捨てたもんじゃないだろ、

It's not all bad, right?

人類も！

Humanity, too!

なんちゅー なんちゅー 新時代

What a, what a new era!

ほんじゃあ ほんじゃあ

So then, so then,

どうすんだい

What should we do?

Ah Ah You and I

Ah Ah You and I

さぁ 勝負だ 全・人・類！

Alright, let's compete, all of humanity!

なんちゅー なんちゅー 新時代

What a, what a new era!

ほんじゃあ ほんじゃあ

So then, so then,

どうすんだい

What should we do?

Ah Ah You and I

Ah Ah You and I

さぁ 進化だ 全・人・類！

Alright, let's evolve, all of humanity!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢 (yume) /jɯme/ A2	noun - dream
時代 (jidai) /d͡ʑidai/ A2	noun - era, period
勝負 (shōbu) /ʃoːbɯ/ B1	noun - match, contest verb - to compete, to challenge
空欄 (kūran) /kɯːɾan/ B2	noun - blank space
進路 (shinro) /ʃinɾo/ B1	noun - course, career path
希望 (kibō) /kiboː/ A2	noun - hope, wish verb - to hope, to wish
侵略 (shinryaku) /ʃinɾʲakɯ/ B2	noun - invasion, aggression verb - to invade
相当 (sōtō) /soːtoː/ B1	adjective - considerable, substantial
貢献 (kōken) /koːken/ B2	noun - contribution, service verb - to contribute
達成 (tassei) /tasseː/ B2	noun - achievement, attainment verb - to achieve
大事 (daiji) /daid͡ʑi/ A2	adjective - important, valuable
意味 (imi) /imi/ A2	noun - meaning, significance
人類 (jinrui) /d͡ʑinɾɯi/ B1	noun - humankind, humanity
身体 (shintai) /ʃintai/ B1	noun - body
未来 (mirai) /miɾai/ A2	noun - future

Key Grammar Structures

• なんちゅー なんちゅー 新時代

  ➔ Informal exclamation with repeated adjective-like phrase + noun

  ➔ "なんちゅー" is a very casual, almost slangy way to say "what a..." or "such a...". The repetition emphasizes the speaker's surprise or excitement about the "新時代" (new era).

• どうすりゃいいんだい

  ➔ Conditional + potential form + emphatic question ending

  ➔ "どうすりゃ" is a colloquial shortening of "どうすれば", meaning "if I do what?". "いいんだい" adds emphasis and a sense of seeking guidance. It translates to "What should I do?".

• この地球(ほし)に生まれた意味は…？

  ➔ Particle "に" indicating location/existence + "意味" (meaning) + topic marker "は"

  ➔ The particle "に" indicates the location of birth (on "この地球(ほし)", this planet). "意味は" marks "meaning" as the topic of the question. The sentence asks, "What is the meaning of being born on this planet?".

• さしずめ”身体”が資本

  ➔ Phrase indicating "in a word" or "to put it simply" + noun + subject marker "が" + noun phrase indicating what is most important

  ➔ "さしずめ" means "in a word" or "to put it simply". "身体が資本" (karada ga shihon) means that one's physical well-being is the most important thing, or that one's body is their capital. The sentence suggests that physical health is essential.

• すぐシンギュラリティ？

  ➔ Adverb indicating immediacy + loan word (singularity) + question marker

  ➔ "すぐ" means "soon" or "immediately". "シンギュラリティ" is a loan word from English, meaning "singularity". The sentence questions if the singularity is coming soon.

• 恋に落ちたアンドロイド

  ➔ Noun (love) + particle "に" (indicating direction/result) + verb (fell) + past tense + noun (android)

  ➔ "恋に落ちた" (koi ni ochita) means "fell in love". The particle "に" indicates the direction of the action (falling into love). The sentence describes an android who fell in love.

• 未知の遭遇、あっての人類じゃん！

  ➔ Noun + particle "の" + noun + comma + verb "ある" in te-form (conditional) + particle "の" + noun + slangy sentence ending

  ➔ "未知の遭遇" (michi no souguu) means "unknown encounter". "あっての" (atte no) implies "only possible because of". The phrase "あっての人類じゃん" (atte no jinrui jan) suggests that such encounters are what make humanity what it is, with "じゃん" being a casual sentence ending. It can be translated as "It's humanity because of such unknown encounters, right?".