E Nande? – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: A.Y.A.

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Yeah

Ah ha ah ah ah

Yeah

Let's get clear. BMSG, you want attention for that mess, don't you?

Your employees are making a mess somewhere again, and of course, comments are padded with stickers.

How many creators had their ideas and references stolen by you guys?

They all cried themselves to sleep, so many victims, yet you have such warm hearts, don't you?

No, today, it's about trampling.

What I step on is "I win."

I don't wanna hear your pathetic rap.

Let's feed your mouth with this rap.

An appeal of having money, a flex with no substance, cheap mass appeal.

My team is a real creative team.

We are a masterclass.

In the end, you guys are just the world's best choreographers, death flags for puppets.

While you drop from Triple A to Triple B class, my rap always hits the bullseye.

The industry head is amazing, CEO. Idiots on the net are hyping you up.

Even that award is full of questions. Even if you're amateurs, the category is Hip Hop?

Wait, why?

Wait, why? Your songs aren't resonating with your fans at all, they're not reaching them.

As expected, CEO, is this what you call business?

Wait, why?

Wait, why? Your songs aren't resonating with your fans at all, they're not reaching them.

As expected, CEO, is this what you call business?

If it were a different field, you'd be losing. Proof against opponents: all of you are just for yourselves.

You need to make it rain before the election, otherwise you can't show children dreams.

Slander against hope is reaching me, and your fans are severely damaged.

If I hit an obvious weak point, you'll be enraged, face red, and everything will come to light.

I can't laugh at the caliber of your fans; they seem to listen based on numbers and fame.

Despite all the hype, the impression is terribly low, and they jump at gossip like a heated argument.

Even though I don't have kids, I'm doing nationwide tours, and they say I'm still "bugging out" even after 30, but I'm super happy.

There's nothing more to it, yet you guys are getting angry on the net, why?

Wait, why?

Wait, why? Your songs aren't resonating with your fans at all, they're not reaching them.

As expected, CEO, is this what you call business?

Wait, why?

Wait, why? Your songs aren't resonating with your fans at all, they're not reaching them.

What is this business? All of you die!

I'm the best rapper, now and always.

Kicking someone down to raise yourself up? What are you talking about? It's not that simple.

Listen up, everyone!

Borrowed words, patched-up lyrics, flimsy answers, just like your company.

Saying "respect" is easy. Go ahead and support your leeches and trash, daddy.

You'd be better off as YouTubers, wouldn't you? I know you called that guy too. Face it properly, this is for the future.

Don't run away into gimmicks like Go Hiromi.

If you're getting heated, then look, you're bruised, bruised, bruised!

I see right through you, I'm a multitasker, stirring up the game, not sitting on the bench.

Wait, why?

Wait, why? Your songs aren't resonating with your fans at all, they're not reaching them.

As expected, CEO, is this what you call business?

Wait, why?

Wait, why? Your songs aren't resonating with your fans at all, they're not reaching them.

What is this business? All of you die!

Even if no one else says it, I'll keep saying it. I'll keep doing it, believing.

If this is self-promotion, there's no future. You still haven't learned what real "sick sounds" are.

Between music made on impulse and you guys who make music commercially, which one is the artist?

It's not about art or followers, it's about whether there's love in the work.

The pain and passion that create masterpieces, don't you guys understand that?

Making something that just looks like it, auditions are just for the judges' pleasure.

No, young sprouts, you haven't answered anything by being overly self-conscious about who's who.

Another wrong answer.

Huh, it's not you after all.

Songwriting is still my stabilizer. Meeting this is more important than anything.

I will never allow you to steal from us.

I want listeners to dive deeper and listen. This music creates art with originality.

Energy and power.

Instead of those who are "hot" right now, there are rappers who deserve more spotlight.

You're just using rap, so why are you turning award charts into "Hip Hop things"?

Is it because it's easy to get #1?

Ah

Oh no, I can't.

Too many things I want to say, but it's no good, it's boring.

Let's leave it here.

The end.

Done.

[Japanese]

Yeah

Ah ha ah ah ah

Yeah

Let's get clear BMSG Dice yaba nansono kea hoshi

Kimi no shae in gamata dokka de nakadashi mochiron comment wa sticker de kasamashi

Nannin no creator ga omerani yokodori sareta idea to reference

Ano komo ano komo nakineiri takusan no higaisha are na kokoro attakai

Chigau do kyou nara funderoshikou

Watashi ga fumu nowa in I win

Kikitakune omae no shikoshiko rap

Let's to shokuhin okuchi ni rap

Okane mottemasu appeal nakami no nai flex yasui mass appeal

Watashi no mawari honmono no creative team

Uchira wa kōza

Shosen omaera wa sekaichi no choreographer yatsuri ningyō no shibō flag

Triple A kara triple B kyū watashi no rapu tsune ni matoni meichū

Gyōshachō sugoine shachō omae o mochiageteru netto na aho

Ano award ni mo gimon bakka amateur demo bumon wa hiphop

E nande?

E nande? Omaera no kyoku tte zenzen fan ni hibiitenai jan todoitenai jan

Sasuga shachō kore ga business desu ka?

E nande?

E nande? Omaera no kyoku tte zenzen fan ni hibiitenai jan todoitenai jan

Sasuga shachō kore ga business desu ka?

Chigau hatake nara maketeru aite shōkō omaera zennin jibun no tame

Senkyo no mae ni furasero soko ni ame janai to miserarenaindayo kodomo ni yume

Watashi ni todoiteru kibō chūshō omaerano fan wa kanari jūshō

Wakariyasui kyūsho tsuitara gekijō kao makka subete akarumi ni naru zo

Waraenai omaerano fan no min-do kazu to chimeido de kiiteru rashīyo

Atsui wari ni wa kuso hikui kandō uwasa-banashi ni wa tobitsuku danbō

Kodomo inaikedo zenkoku raibu shite sanjū sugitemo bagutteraishita kedo chō shiawase

Kore ijō nainen omaerawa netto de okotteru naze?

E nande?

E nande? Omaera no kyoku tte zenzen fan ni hibiitenai jan todoitenai jan

Sasuga shachō kore ga business desu ka?

E nande?

E nande? Omaera no kyoku tte zenzen fan ni hibiitenai jan todoitenai jan

Business ga nandaze zen'in shine

Watashi wa ima mo mukashi mo saikō no rap

Dareka o keotoshite jibun o ageru style nani itten no sonna tanjun na hanashi janē yo

Kikēyo zennin

Karitekita kotoba toritsukurōtta ririkku perapera no ansā wa marude omae no kaisha

Respect nante yū nowa kantan himo to gomi o yashi natte yare yo pappa

YouTuber nogamuiten jan aitsu ni denwa shitano mo shittendayo chanto mukiae kore wa mirai no tame

Go Hiromi toka gyagu ni nigen'nayo

Achi chichichichichijane kuratten nara hora aochi aochi aochi

Ayan o mitsukusu watashi wa manchi kakimawashiteru gēmu suwaranai bench

E nande?

E nande? Omaera no kyoku tte zenzen fan ni hibiitenai jan todoitenai jan

Sasuga shachō kore ga business desu ka?

E nande?

E nande? Omaera no kyoku tte zenzen fan ni hibiitenai jan todoitenai jan

Business ga nandaze zen'in shine

Dareka ga iwanakutemo ī watashi wa iitsuzukeru shinjite yaritsuzukeru

Kore ga baime nara mirai nainen yabai on nante mada oboetenēnē

Shōdō de tsukuru ongaku ka to shōgyō-teki ni tsukuru omaerawa docchi ga artist ka

Āto ka follower no hanashi janakusaku-hin ni ai ga aruka

Meikyoku o umidasu kurushimiya jōnetsu omaera ni wa wakaranai ka

Soreppoi mono tsukutte shinsain ga kimochiyoku nareru tame dakeno ōdishon

Chigēru wakai me docchi ga jiishiki kajō ka de nani mo kotaetenai jan

Mata hazure no ansā

Ha yappa omae janai wo

Kyoku zukuri ga ima mo watashi no anteizai kore ni deaeta koto ga naniyori mo suigeda kara

Uchira kara ubau koto wa zettai ni yurusanai

Lisner ni wa motto hairikonde kiite hoshii kono ongaku orajinariti o motte geijutsu o tsukuridasu

Enerugī to pawā

Hotto de no yatsu janaku motto supotto atarubeki rapper ga irunoni

Omaerawa rap o tsukatteru dakede awādo chart o hiphop mon ni surunowa nandena no?

Ichii ga toriyasui kara nano?

Ah

Yabai dameda

Iitai koto arisugiru dameda tsumannai

Kon hen ni shito kō

Owari

Done

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Nande /nande/ A1	noun - Why? What for? (colloquially used to ask for a reason or cause)
Kyoku /kjokɯ/ A2	noun - Song, musical piece, tune
Fan /ɸaɴ/ A2	noun - Fan (enthusiast, supporter)
Hibiku /hibikɯ/ B1	verb - To echo, to resonate, to reverberate; to affect (emotionally), to make an impression
Todoiku /toꜜdoːkɯ/ A2	verb - To reach, to arrive, to be delivered; to get across (e.g., feelings, message)
Shachō /ɕatɕoː/ B1	noun - Company president, CEO, head of a company
Business /biʑinesɯ/ A2	noun - Business, commerce, trade
Yume /jɯme/ A1	noun - Dream (while sleeping); aspiration, goal, vision
Kokoro /kokoɾo/ A1	noun - Heart, mind, spirit, soul; feeling, emotion
Ongaku /oŋɡakɯ/ A1	noun - Music
Artist /ɑːtisɯto/ A2	noun - Artist (creator of art, performer)
Ai /aɪ/ A1	noun - Love, affection, care
Jōnetsu /ʑoːnetsɯ/ B2	noun - Passion, ardor, enthusiasm
Yabai /jaꜜbaɪ/ B1	adjective - Dangerous, terrible, awful; amazing, cool, awesome (slang, highly context-dependent)
Ubau /ɯbaɯ/ B1	verb - To snatch, to take away, to steal, to deprive
Mirai /miɾaɪ/ A2	noun - Future (time, prospects)
Shinjiru /ɕinʑiɾɯ/ A2	verb - To believe, to trust, to have faith in
Tanjun /taɲdʑɯɴ/ B1	adjective - Simple, uncomplicated, naive
Honmono /hoɴmono/ B1	noun - Genuine article, real thing, authentic item
Higaisha /hiɡaiɕa/ B2	noun - Victim (of a crime, disaster, etc.)

Key Grammar Structures

• Nannin no creator ga "omerani" yokodori "sareta" idea to reference

  ➔ Passive Voice with Colloquial Object Marker

  ➔ The phrase "sareta" is the past tense passive form of `suru` (to do), here meaning 'were taken/stolen.' "omerani" is a colloquial and somewhat aggressive form of `omaera ni` (by you guys/you all). This combination highlights the speaker's direct accusation of plagiarism against the song's target.

• Watashi ga fumu "nowa" in I win

  ➔ Nominalizer + Topic Marker (No wa)

  ➔ The particle combination "no wa" serves to nominalize the preceding clause (`Watashi ga fumu`, 'what I step on') and mark it as the topic. This structure emphasizes what the speaker does, often implying a contrast or a specific focus on that action. Here, it means 'What I step on is...', implying 'I step on the beat/competition and win'.

• Omaera no kyoku "tte" zenzen fan ni hibiitenai "jan" todoitenai "jan"

  ➔ Colloquial Topic Marker (Tte) + Strong Negation (Zenzen ~nai) + Informal Confirmation (Jan)

  ➔ This line showcases multiple colloquialisms. "Tte" informally introduces the topic ('As for your songs...'). "Zenzen ~nai" is a strong negative adverbial phrase, meaning 'not at all.' The repeated "jan" is an informal sentence-ending particle similar to 'isn't it?' or 'right?', used for confirmation or making a casual assertion.

• "Sasuga" shachō kore ga business desu ka?

  ➔ Sarcastic Use of 'Sasuga'

  ➔ "Sasuga" (さすが) typically means 'as expected' or 'just as one would expect,' often used in admiration. However, in this context, combined with the critical tone, it's used sarcastically to imply 'typical, just as expected from you (and not in a good way),' criticizing the business practices of the 'shachō' (company president).

• Senkyo no mae ni furasero soko ni ame "janai to" miserarenai "ndayo" kodomo ni yume

  ➔ Causative Imperative + Conditional 'If Not' + Explanatory/Emphatic 'Ndayo'

  ➔ "Furasero" is the causative imperative form of `furaseru` (to make it rain), telling someone to make rain fall. "Janai to" means 'if not' or 'otherwise.' "Miserarenaindayo" combines potential negative (`miserarenai`, 'cannot show'), the explanatory/emphatic `nda`, and the assertive `yo`. The whole phrase means 'You have to make it rain there, otherwise, you can't show children dreams.'

• Atsui "wari ni wa" kuso hikui kandō uwasa-banashi ni wa tobitsuku danbō

  ➔ Expressing Discrepancy (Wari ni wa)

  ➔ The phrase "wari ni wa" (わりに(は)) is used to express a discrepancy between what is expected and what actually occurs, or between two contrasting qualities. It translates to 'considering X, it is Y' or 'for X, it is Y.' Here, it suggests that despite being 'hot' (meaning hyped or passionate), the emotional impact (`kandō`) is 'damn low.'

• Dareka o keotoshite jibun o ageru style nani itten no sonna tanjun na hanashi "janē yo"

  ➔ Informal Negative Copula (Janē yo)

  ➔ "Janē yo" (じゃねーよ) is a very informal and emphatic contraction of `ja nai yo` (じゃないよ), meaning 'It's not that!' or 'That's not it!' It's a strong rejection or denial, often used to express irritation or disagreement. This shows the speaker strongly refuting the idea that their actions are merely about kicking others down to raise themselves.

• Go Hiromi toka gyagu ni "nigen'nayo"

  ➔ Informal Negative Imperative (N'na yo)

  ➔ "Nigen'nayo" (逃げんなよ) is a highly colloquial and strong negative imperative, formed from `nigeru` (to run away) + `na` (negative imperative particle) + `yo` (emphasis). It means 'Don't run away!' or 'Don't you dare run away!' It conveys a firm and assertive command, often used among close friends or in confrontational situations.

• Hotto de no yatsu janaku motto supotto "atarubeki" rapper ga "irunoni"

  ➔ Obligation/Suitability (~beki) + Counter-Expectation (~noni)

  ➔ "Atarubeki" (当たるべき) uses `~beki` to mean 'should receive' or 'deserves to receive' a spotlight. "Irunoni" (いるのに) uses `~noni` to express a sense of counter-expectation or regret: 'even though there are (rappers who deserve the spotlight).' This combination highlights the speaker's frustration that deserving artists are overlooked while others are praised.

• Omaerawa rap o tsukatteru "dakede" awādo chart o hiphop mon ni surunowa nandena no?

  ➔ Expressing 'Just By / Only By' (Dake de)

  ➔ "Dake de" (だけで) means 'just by' or 'only by,' indicating that something is achieved or happens with minimal effort or a limited condition. Here, it implies that the target simply *uses* rap, rather than embodying its spirit, to achieve chart success or awards, which the speaker views as undeserved or illegitimate.