飛行艇 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: King Gnu

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into King Gnu's empowering track “飛行艇” and discover the language of courage and determination. This song teaches you to embrace freedom and challenge limitations, making it a unique and inspiring experience for language learners and music enthusiasts alike.

[English]

What kind of dream should I go see?

Don't be afraid of only doing what's right.

Fly freely and go around.

Step by step.

Marking the beat.

Shall we keep the endless party going?

Jump on this era.

Take off into the night from this city.

Fly through the big sky.

Vibrate with life, vibrate with life.

Jump on this wind.

Become the eye of the typhoon tonight.

Fly through the big sky.

Vibrate with life, vibrate with life.

...

In the corner of this unchanging daily life.

It’d be nice if I could just keep smiling innocently.

Shall we continue this pointless journey?

One by one.

Just one step at a time.

Swallow the cheers and insults.

Jump into this era.

Tonight, become a foolish stake.

Don’t fear mistakes.

Vibrate with life, vibrate with life.

Jump on this wind.

Become an unnamed wind tonight.

Embrace both clarity and murkiness.

Vibrate with life, vibrate with life.

Make it rain heavily, shake the earth.

Celebrate the past, carry the future.

Vibrate with life, vibrate with life.

Make it rain heavily, shake the earth.

Celebrate the past, carry the future.

Vibrate with life, vibrate with life.

Make it rain heavily, shake the earth.

Celebrate the past, carry the future.

Vibrate with life, vibrate with life.

Make it rain heavily, shake the earth.

Celebrate the past, carry the future.

Vibrate with life, vibrate with life.

Jump into this era.

Take off into the night from this city.

Fly through the big sky.

Vibrate with life, vibrate with life.

Jump on this wind.

Become the eye of the typhoon tonight.

Fly through the big sky.

Vibrate with life, vibrate with life.

Jump on your expectations.

Tonight, I want to fly with these wings.

Fly through this vast sky.

Life is born, life is born.

Jump on this wind.

Become an unnamed wind tonight.

Embrace both clarity and murkiness.

Vibrate with life, vibrate with life.

...

[Japanese]

どんな夢を見に行こうか

正しさばかりに恐れ戦かないで

自由自在に飛び回って

ステップ・バイ・ステップ

ビートを刻んで

果ての無いパーティーを続けようか

この時代に飛び乗って

今夜この街を飛び立って

大空を飛び回って

命揺らせ 命揺らせ

この風に飛び乗って

今夜台風の目となって

大空を飛び回って

命揺らせ 命揺らせ

代わり映えがしない日常の片隅で

無邪気に笑っていられたらいいよな

無意味な旅を続けようか

ワン・バイ・ワン

一歩ずつでいいさ

歓声も罵声も呑み込んで

この時代に飛び乗って

今夜愚かな杭となって

過ちを恐れないで

命揺らせ 命揺らせ

この風に飛び乗って

今夜名も無き風となって

清濁を併せ呑んで

命揺らせ 命揺らせ

大雨降らせ 大地震わせ

過去を祝え 明日を担え

命揺らせ 命揺らせ

大雨降らせ 大地震わせ

過去を祝え 明日を担え

命揺らせ 命揺らせ

大雨降らせ 大地震わせ

過去を祝え 明日を担え

命揺らせ 命揺らせ

大雨降らせ 大地震わせ

過去を祝え 明日を担え

命揺らせ 命揺らせ

この時代に飛び乗って

今夜この街を飛び立って

大空を飛び回って

命揺らせ 命揺らせ

この風に飛び乗って

今夜台風の目となって

大空を飛び回って

命揺らせ 命揺らせ

貴女の期待に飛び乗って

今夜この羽根で飛びたくて

この大空を飛びたくて

命生まれ 命生まれ

この風に飛び乗って

今夜名も無き風となって

清濁を併せ呑んで

命揺らせ 命揺らせ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢 (yume) /jɯme/ A2	noun - dream
時代 (jidai) /d͡ʑidai/ B1	noun - era, epoch, period
街 (machi) /mat͡ɕi/ A2	noun - town, city
大空 (oozora) /oːzoɾa/ B2	noun - sky, heavens
命 (inochi) /inot͡ɕi/ B1	noun - life, fate
風 (kaze) /kaze/ A1	noun - wind
日常 (nichijou) /nit͡ɕid͡ʑoː/ B2	noun - daily routine, everyday life
旅 (tabi) /tabi/ A2	noun - travel, trip
歓声 (kansei) /kanseː/ B2	noun - cheer, shout of joy
過去 (kako) /kako/ A2	noun - past
明日 (ashita) /a̠ɕiꜜta/ A1	noun - tomorrow
羽根 (hane) /haꜜne/ A2	noun - feather, wing
揺(ゆ)らす (yurasu) /juɾaꜜsɯ/ B1	verb - to shake, to swing
飛(と)ぶ (tobu) /toꜜbɯ/ A2	verb - to fly, to jump
祝(いわ)う (iwau) /iwaꜜɯ/ B1	verb - to celebrate, to congratulate

Key Grammar Structures

• どんな夢を見に行こうか

  ➔ 語る（tale, talk about） using どんな + noun + を, に + verb (行く)

  ➔ The phrase asks what kind of dream one is planning to go see or experience, using the question word どんな + noun + を and the volitional form 行こうか.

• 正しさばかりに恐れ戦かないで

  ➔ Use of ばかりに to indicate 'just because of' or 'merely because of', combined with negative form 戦かないで (do not fight).

  ➔ This grammar expresses a reason or cause, similar to 'merely because of', with a negative command encouraging not to fight or worry about being just right.

• 命揺らせ

  ➔ Imperative form of 命揺らす, used as a command or encouragement ('Shake your life' or 'Live boldly').

  ➔ This is the imperative form of the verb to encourage actively shaking or living boldly, often used as a motivational command.

• この時代に飛び乗って

  ➔ Use of に to indicate the target or place where one jumps onto, combined with 飛び乗る (to jump onto).

  ➔ The particle に indicates the direction or destination for the action of jumping onto, combined with 飛び乗る meaning 'to jump onto' or 'to board'.

• この大空を飛び回って

  ➔ Use of を with 飛び回る to indicate the area being flown around, with the te-form (回って) linking to further actions.

  ➔ The particle を marks the area over which the action of flying around takes place, with the te-form connecting to subsequent actions or movements.

• 命生まれ

  ➔ Noun + 〜生まれ to indicate 'born in' or 'originating from' a place or state.

  ➔ This structure indicates the origin or the place of birth or creation of something, here metaphorically referring to 'being born as life/material'.