赤の同盟 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 東京事変
• Album: ニュース

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative world of Tokyo Jihen's “赤の同盟”! This song, with its rich themes of passionate love and intricate human bonds, offers a unique opportunity to engage with the nuances of the Japanese language. Its poetic lyrics, coupled with the band's signature blend of jazz-infused rock and pop, create a compelling soundscape that makes learning new vocabulary and expressions an exciting journey. Explore how the song's meaning intertwines with its powerful melodies, revealing a deeper understanding of both the language and Japanese storytelling.

[English]

Come on, I don't care what happens

I won't get caught up in any commotion

Surely, all of humanity can hold hands (Amen)

...

Even if I panic when provoked

I get no hints or answers at all

Preemptively act, don’t get mad again (Goddamn)

Well, once in a while, abandon calculations, stay alert

Unblock this tension, get rid of jealousy too

It should be just right, for both of us

Weak spots, I won't stare down stubbornly, right?

Losing myself entirely in the process

What’s the definition of hated and the formula for loved?

Biased judgments lead to fruitless competition

So I want to awaken the primal impulses, not filtered through language

Remember, I want to call them back

Even with love in my heart, why do I still

Follow fear instead?

Day and night, trust and doubt

Switching back and forth

Until it causes trouble in our relationship

Rushing headlong, no matter which way

Unable to stop, out of control

Come on, catch me quick

We still haven't really met

Hey, don’t toy around without manners

Don’t trap me with cunning tricks

Lack manners and immediately start negotiating (Jesus)

Let’s meet again—so fierce

Bury everything that’s old, make everything new again

You’ll feel it too—our mutual

Synergistic flaws can be turned into strengths, a beautiful mismatch

Principles of hatred and laws of love are actually

The opposite, which is valuable in its own way

Doubling the results, covering both emotional depths

I want to share and remember these feelings

Because we are alive

Absorbing threats right now

Mixing true feelings and social masks together

Life offers no guarantees

I want everything—longing for love

Urgent and necessary

Come on, let me catch you quickly

I want to keep changing constantly

...

[Japanese]

ええい何が起きても結構

どんな騒ぎへもてんで乗じません

きっと全人類手取り合えるように (アーメン)

嗾けられて狼狽えたって

ヒントも答えもてんで生じません

先手打っといてもう逆ギレしないで (ガッデム)

まあ一回打算を排してよ警戒心

この緊張状態を解いてよ嫉妬なども処分

ちょうどいいはずお互いに

弱点は断固正視しないもんね

自分自身もろとも見失う

大嫌いの定義や大好きの方程式とは

バイアス決め込んで競って不毛です

よって言語を経由しない原初の衝動を

呼び覚ましたい思い出したいです

愛を宿してどうしてなお

恐怖へ追従しているの

信じて疑うを昼夜往復し

関係に支障を来すまで

突っ走っちゃうどっちへも

止まれない制御不能です

早よう捕まえてくれ

まだ知り合えていない

ねえ弄ぶにもエチケットを

狡猾な罠で釣ってはいけません

礼を欠いといて即駆け引きしないで (ジーザス)

じゃ一回出会い直してよ悍ましき

あの一切合切葬ってよずっと新しく

感じるでしょうお互いの

相乗効果欠陥を美点として動かせる凸凹なんだと

大嫌いの原理も大好きの法則さえも

まったく逆なんて却って貴重です

結果倍／自乗倍網羅し両者の情動を

分かち合いたい覚えていたいです

だって私たちは生きている

脅威を吸い込んでいま

本音と建前とを一緒くたに

人生に保証はないもの

欲していたいよ万事を恋い慕いたい

必要火急です

早よう捕まえさせて

いつも変わっていきたい

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
起きる /okiɾu/ A2	verb - to occur, to happen
騒ぎ /sawagi/ B1	noun - disturbance, uproar
逆ギレ /gyakuɡire/ B2	noun - angry reaction to being criticized
嫉妬 /shitto/ B2	noun - jealousy
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
恐怖 /kyōfu/ B1	noun - fear, terror
信じる /shinjiru/ A2	verb - to believe
関係 /kankei/ B1	noun - relationship, connection
捕まえる /tsukamaeru/ B2	verb - to catch, to seize
変わる /kawaru/ A2	verb - to change
必要 /hitsuyō/ B1	adjective - necessary
生きる /ikiru/ A1	verb - to live
感情 /kanjō/ B2	noun - emotion, feeling
定義 /teigi/ B2	noun - definition
法則 /hōsoku/ B2	noun - law, principle
記憶 /kioku/ B1	noun - memory

Key Grammar Structures

• どんな騒ぎへもてんで乗じません

  ➔ も (mo) - particle indicating 'even' or 'any'

  ➔ 'も' is used here to emphasize inclusiveness, meaning 'even' or 'any'.

• 自分自身もろとも見失う

  ➔ も (mo) - particle meaning 'also' or 'together with'

  ➔ 'も' is used to indicate 'also' or 'together with', emphasizing inclusion.

• 結果倍／自乗倍網羅し両者の情動を

  ➔ し (shi) - conjunctive particle meaning 'and' or 'and also'

  ➔ 'し' connects phrases, indicating enumeration or addition, meaning 'and'.

• 信じて疑うを昼夜往復し

  ➔ て (te) - te-form of verb, indicating conjunction or sequence

  ➔ 'て' form of the verb connects actions, indicating sequence or repetition.

• 人生に保証はないもの

  ➔ は (wa) - topic particle indicating 'subject'

  ➔ 'は' marks the topic of the sentence, highlighting what the sentence is about.