創造 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 星野源

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Japanese music with Gen Hoshino's “創造” (Sōzō, meaning 'Create')! This energetic track is a fantastic entry point to understanding Japanese pop culture, especially if you're a fan of video games. You'll discover how a renowned artist can weave subtle cultural references and a deep respect for craftsmanship into catchy melodies, making the process of creation itself an exciting adventure. Listen closely, and you might even catch familiar sounds from classic Japanese video games!

[English]

Let’s take

Something out of nothing

Out of the ordinary

Breaking rules to create our own way

Playing every day

Let’s chase

All the yellow magic

Till we count to a hundred

Running directly to you today

Playing over again

Let’s create something, an unconventional proposal

From a place where no one is, directly

Let’s create the unique, yes, YELLOW MAGIC

Repeating timeless play

I have been reborn, how many beginnings is this?

In this stagnant world, we exist to play

Holding the dealt flowers, the hand we have

Changing our fate

If we shift the world, we’ll be in the center

世をずらせば真ん中

Let’s create something, an unconventional proposal

From a place where no one sees, a single

Let’s create the unknown, yes, YELLOW MAGIC

I can’t stop, repeating the play

Granting evolution to you, the outcast

Returned from the brink of death

The meaning of being alive is

To play alongside life

We are foolish creatures, fragile

In the confines of a crumpled civilization

Shifting our focus outward

Let’s twist out the brilliant idea

目下捻り出そうぜ　閃きの妙案

From the place where withered skills bloom

Waving to the ordinary

A proposal seen horizontally, flapping future

Repeating the immense learning

In the great ocean of time, amidst the waves of noise

Show a surprised smile

Let’s start running now, an adventure of creation

It’s impossible

Everything was a ridiculous delusion

The appearance that emerges, the scenery before my eyes

Embracing the tasuki, repeating the play

Repeating

Let’s create something, an unconventional proposal

From a place where no one is, directly

Let’s create the unique, yes, YELLOW MAGIC

Repeating timeless play

[Japanese]

Let’s take

Something out of nothing

Out of the ordinary

Breaking rules to create our own way

Playing every day

Let’s chase

All the yellow magic

Till we count to a hundred

Running directly to you today

Playing over again

何か創り出そうぜ　非常識の提案

誰もいない場所から　直接に

独(いち)を創り出そうぜ　そうさYELLOW MAGIC

色褪せぬ 遊びを繰り返して

僕は生まれ変わった　幾度目の始まりは

澱むこの世界で　遊ぶためにある

配られた花　手札を握り

変える　運命を

あぶれては　はみ出した

世をずらせば真ん中

何か創り出そうぜ　非常識な提案

誰も見ない場所から　一筋の

未知を創り出そうぜ　そうさYELLOW MAGIC

やめられない　遊びを繰り返した

進化を君に　外れ者に授ける

死の淵から帰った

生かされたこの意味は

命と共に　遊ぶことにある

僕らふざけた生き物　脆く

ひしゃげた文明の

制約の屋内で

気をずらして外側

目下捻り出そうぜ　閃きの妙案

枯技咲いた場所から

手を振る普通と

バタつく未来を　水平に見た考案

途方もない　学びを繰り返して

時の大海で　喧騒の波間で

驚いた笑顔見せて

目下走り出そうぜ　物作る冒険

あり得ないさ

全ては馬鹿げてた妄想

現れる様相　目の前の風景

襷(たすき)抱いた　遊びを繰り返し

繰り返し

何か創り出そうぜ　非常識の提案

誰もいない場所から　直接に

独(いち)を創り出そうぜ　そうさYELLOW MAGIC

色褪せぬ 遊びを繰り返して

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
創造 /sōzō/ B2	noun - creation
非常識 /hijōshiki/ B2	noun - absurdity, unconventionality
提案 /teian/ B1	noun - proposal
遊び /asobi/ A2	noun - play, game
運命 /unmei/ B2	noun - fate, destiny
未来 /mirai/ A2	noun - future
冒険 /bōken/ B1	noun - adventure
進化 /shinka/ B2	noun - evolution
世界 /sekai/ A1	noun - world
意味 /imi/ A2	noun - meaning
花 /hana/ A1	noun - flower
場所 /basho/ A2	noun - place
笑顔 /egao/ B1	noun - smile
文明 /bunmei/ B2	noun - civilization
学び /manabi/ B1	noun - learning
冒険 /bōken/ B1	noun - adventure

Key Grammar Structures

• Let’s take Something out of nothing

  ➔ Let's + verb (imperative form) to make suggestions or invitations

  ➔ Uses "Let's" + verb to encourage action or make suggestions.

• breaking rules to create our own way

  ➔ Infinitive "to" + verb to indicate purpose

  ➔ Uses the infinitive "to" + verb to express the purpose of an action.

• Playing every day

  ➔ Present participle "playing" to indicate an ongoing activity

  ➔ Uses the present participle "playing" to describe an activity happening regularly or currently.

• 何か創り出そうぜ　非常識の提案

  ➔ Volitional form "しよう" (想要做某事) in Japanese to express a suggestion or a strong will

  ➔ Uses the volitional form "しよう" in Japanese to express a suggestion or a sense of resolve to do something.

• 色褪せぬ 遊びを繰り返して

  ➔ The adjective "褪せぬ" (未褪色、不褪色) in its continuous form modifies "遊び" (play)

  ➔ The adjective "褪せぬ" describes something that does not fade or discolor, modifying "遊び" (play) to emphasize enduring play.

• 命と共に　遊ぶことにある

  ➔ Noun + と共に (together with) to indicate accompaniment

  ➔ Uses the phrase "と共に" to indicate doing something together or accompanied by something.

• 繰り返し

  ➔ The adverb "繰り返し" (repeatedly, again and again) to describe repetition

  ➔ The adverb "繰り返し" emphasizes that actions or events are happening repeatedly.