First Beat – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: B&ZAI

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

覚悟は出来てるかい？ My mind

Are you ready? My mind

走り出したらもう戻れない

Once we start running, there's no turning back.

Go your own way 後悔はない

Go your own way, no regrets.

絡み合って運命は spiral

Entwining, fate spirals.

魂が groove していくと

As our souls get into the groove,

まるでひとつの未確認 creature

We become like a single unidentified creature.

Let the world hear your voice 

Let the world hear your voice

Be a hero, be a monster

Be a hero, be a monster

自由自在に transform Go with the flow

Transform freely, go with the flow.

行けるところまで行こう

Let's go as far as we can.

さあひと暴れしようぜ

Come on, let's make some noise!

奏でよう

Let's play.

足掻いて足掻いて足掻いて 探し出した Start line

Struggling, struggling, struggling, we found the start line.

不安や迷いは全て置き去りで　未来へ dive!!!!!!!!

Leaving all fears and hesitation behind, dive into the future!!!!!!!!

重なる 8 beat  Canned heat  轟く Heart out

Overlapping 8 beat, Canned heat, roaring Heart out.

真っ白な五線譜に前人未到の history history

On a blank staff, an unprecedented history, history.

掲げろ

Raise it high!

This is the First Beat

This is the First Beat

どんな時も揺るぎない Ride or die

Unwavering, always ride or die.

振り返ればいつも隣に

If I look back, you're always by my side.

Go our own way ひとりじゃない

Go our own way, we're not alone.

競い合ってく最愛の rival

My dearest rival, who I compete with.

魂が共鳴していくと

As our souls resonate,

まるでひとつの未確認 creature

We become like a single unidentified creature.

Let the world know who you are

Let the world know who you are

この星に生まれた意味とか

The meaning of being born on this planet,

必死に生きてみなきゃわからない

You won't know unless you live with all your might.

わからなきゃ作ればいいさ

If you don't know, just create it.

So are you ready now?

So are you ready now?

滲んだ Back in the days

Blurry Back in the days

終わりない このレース

This endless race

超える限界のペース

A pace that transcends limits

飛び出せ そのケージ

Break out of that cage!

Be your best, do your worst 未知の世界 Never gonna run away

Be your best, do your worst - The unknown world, never gonna run away.

全て解き放て 歪んだこの音が新時代の Serenade

Unleash everything - This distorted sound is the serenade of a new era.

高鳴る鼓動が 闇を 切り裂いて

Our pounding hearts tear through the darkness.

奏でよう

Let's play.

足掻いて足掻いて足掻いて 探し出した Start line

Struggling, struggling, struggling, we found the start line.

不安や迷いは全て置き去りで　未来へ Dive!!!!!!!!

Leaving all fears and hesitation behind, dive into the future!!!!!!!!

重なる 8 beat  Canned heat  轟く Heart out

Overlapping 8 beat, Canned heat, roaring Heart out.

真っ白な五線譜に前人未到の history history

On a blank staff, an unprecedented history, history.

心で刻め

Carve it into your heart.

足掻いて足掻いて足掻いて 光放つ Ray line Oh

Struggling, struggling, struggling, a ray line emitting light - Oh.

希望も絶望も全て燃料に　未来へ dive!!!!!!!! Toward the future

With both hope and despair as fuel, dive into the future!!!!!!!! - Toward the future

重なる 8 beat  Canned heat  轟く Heart out

Overlapping 8 beat, Canned heat, roaring Heart out.

真っ直ぐな軌道で広大無辺な destiny destiny

On a straight path, an immeasurable destiny, destiny.

掲げろ

Raise it high!

This is the First Beat

This is the First Beat

This is the First Beat

This is the First Beat

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
覚悟 /kakɯɡo/ B2	noun - readiness; resolve; resignation; preparedness (for the worst)
運命 /ɯnmeː/ B1	noun - destiny; fate
魂 /tamaɕiː/ B1	noun - soul; spirit
奏でる /kanaɕiɾɯ/ B1	verb - to play (a musical instrument); to perform (music)
足掻く /aɡakɯ/ B2	verb - to struggle; to writhe; to scramble
不安 /ɸɯan/ B1	noun - anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension
迷い /majo.i/ B1	noun - hesitation; doubt; bewilderment; getting lost
未来 /miɾa.i/ A2	noun - future
轟く /todoɾokɯ/ B2	verb - to roar; to thunder; to resound; to reverberate
前人未到 /zeɲʑimmitoː/ C1	adjective - unprecedented; untrodden; uncharted
揺るぎない /jɯɾɯɡinai/ B2	adjective - unwavering; steadfast; firm; unshakeable
競い合う /kiso.iaɯ/ B1	verb - to compete with each other; to contend; to rival
共鳴 /kjoːmeː/ B2	noun - resonance; sympathy (e.g. emotional resonance)
限界 /ɡeŋkai/ B1	noun - limit; boundary; extreme
解き放つ /tokihaŋatsɯ/ B2	verb - to release; to set free; to unleash
歪む /jɯɡamɯ/ B1	verb - to be distorted; to be twisted; to be warped; to be crooked
鼓動 /kodoː/ B2	noun - heartbeat; pulsation; throb
切り裂く /kiɾisaꜜkɯ/ B2	verb - to tear apart; to cut through; to rip open
刻む /kizamu/ B1	verb - to engrave; to carve; to mince (food); to tick (time); to impress (on one's mind)
絶望 /zet͡sɯboː/ B2	noun - despair; hopelessness

Key Grammar Structures

• 覚悟は出来てるかい？ My mind

  ➔ 〜かい？ (kai?)

  ➔ The particle "〜かい?" is an "informal question particle", often used by males, similar to "か" but more casual and sometimes rhetorical, checking understanding or asking for confirmation. It can be translated as "Are you ready?" or "Do you understand?".

• 走り出したらもう戻れない

  ➔ 〜たら (tara) + もう〜ない (mou~nai)

  ➔ "〜たら" is a "conditional form" meaning "if/when," indicating that an action or state occurs after a preceding condition is met. "もう〜ない" expresses "no longer" or "cannot anymore," indicating that something previously possible or happening is now impossible or ceased.

• 魂が groove していくと

  ➔ 〜ていく (te iku)

  ➔ The "V-te iku" (verb te-form + いく) structure indicates a "continuous action" moving forward in time or space, a "gradual change", or something that will continue from the present into the future.

• 行けるところまで行こう

  ➔ Potential form (V-eru) + 〜まで (made) + Volitional form (〜よう, you)

  ➔ "V-eru" (potential form) means "can do V." "〜まで" means "up to/until." "〜よう" (volitional form) means "let's do V." Combined, it expresses "Let's go as far as we can go" or "Let's do it to the fullest extent possible."

• 不安や迷いは全て置き去りで　未来へ dive!!!!!!!!

  ➔ 〜や〜 (ya) + 〜で (de) (indicating state/manner)

  ➔ "〜や〜" is a particle used to "list two or more items as examples", but not exhaustively, meaning there might be other unmentioned items. The "〜で" after "置き去り" (being left behind) indicates the "state or manner" in which the action (diving into the future) is performed.

• 必死に生きてみなきゃわからない

  ➔ 〜てみる (te miru) + 〜なきゃ (nakya) + わからない (wakaranai)

  ➔ "〜てみる" means "to try doing something." "〜なきゃ" is a "colloquial contraction" of "〜なければ" or "〜なければならない" (must, or if not... then). In this context, "〜なきゃわからない" means "unless you try doing it, you won't understand."

• わからなきゃ作ればいいさ

  ➔ 〜なきゃ (nakya) + 〜ばいい (ba ii)

  ➔ "〜なきゃ" is a "colloquial contraction" of "〜なければ" (if not...). "〜ばいい" indicates "it's good if/you should/you may." The combination "V-nakya V-ba ii" means "If you don't V, then it's fine to V (something else)" or "If you don't V, you should V (something else)." Here, "If you don't understand, just create it."

• 真っ白な五線譜に前人未到の history history

  ➔ 〜に (ni) + 前人未到の (zenjin mitou no)

  ➔ "〜に" indicates the "target or destination" of an action, or the place where something exists/is written. "前人未到の" is an adjective phrase meaning "unprecedented," "never-before-reached," or "untrodden by human feet." It emphasizes the originality and groundbreaking nature of the "history."

• どんな時も揺るぎない Ride or die

  ➔ どんな〜も (donna~mo) + 揺るぎない (yuruginai)

  ➔ "どんな〜も" means "any/every/always," emphasizing "universality or persistence" regardless of condition. "揺るぎない" is an i-adjective (negative form of 揺るぐ, to waver) meaning "unwavering," "firm," or "steadfast." Together, they convey an unshakeable resolve through all circumstances.