Hands Up to the Sky – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Laco
• Album: V

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant world of "Hands Up to the Sky" by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Laco, a powerful J-Rock anthem from the anime "86 EIGHTY SIX." This song offers a unique opportunity to learn Japanese by exploring lyrics that tell a story of hope, resilience, and finding connection amidst turmoil. Its dramatic composition and emotional vocals make it a memorable piece that will deepen your appreciation for Japanese music and storytelling.

[English]

One, two, three, we made it through

Four and five, you got it too?

Illuminating the fleeting night sky

Handle it with light

Bidding farewell to an endless dusk

Listen to the certain voice

Stand up and get a start

As you feel like

It's depending on your heart

Can take shivers of your scar

Drawing in the expanded world

Will longing someday fade away?

Raise your hands up to the sky

The vision that was closed now connects to the future

Listen up, troublemaker

How'd you know 'bout my fever?

No matter how much I read, there's no answer there

Seven, our dream has come true

And nine, what you gonna do?

Unprotected breaths bring the rain

Hug each other tight

Even the trivial changes

If the day comes when we can rejoice together

Stand up and get a start

It's fine to be whimsical

It's depending on your heart

Can take shivers of your scar

On tiptoes, peeking beyond the lens

Like a dancing prism

Raise your hands up to the sky

Unleashing dimensions, opening a new page

Listen up, troublemaker

How'd you know 'bout my fever?

No matter how much I loved, I can't put it into sound

Smile with me, with your white teeth

Honestly to feel so free

If it changes from here

Rewrite the codes of memories

Smile with me, with delight please

Honestly to feel so free

Because it will change from now on

Rewrite the chords of melodies

Stand up and get a start

As you feel like

It's depending on your heart

Can take shivers of your scar

Drawing in the expanded world

Will longing someday fade away?

Raise your hands up to the sky

The vision that was closed now connects to the future

Listen up, troublemaker

How'd you know 'bout my fever?

No matter how much I read, there's no answer there

Raise your hands up to the sky

Unleashing dimensions, opening a new page

Listen up, troublemaker

How'd you know 'bout my fever?

No matter how much I loved, I can't put it into sound

...

[Japanese]

One, two, three, we made it through

Four and five, you got it too?

カリソメの夜空を照らす

Handle it with light

途方もない暮れに別れを告げる

確かな声を聴け

Stand up and get a start

気の向くまま

It's depending on your heart

Can take shivers of your scar

広がった世界に描いていく

憧れはいつか消えてしまうのか？

Raise your hands up to the sky

閉じていたvision 今 未来を繋いで

Listen up, troublemaker

How'd you know 'bout my fever?

どんなに読み漁ったって そこに答えはない

Seven, our dream has come true

And nine, what you gonna do?

無防備な吐息が雨を降らす

Hug each other tight

とるに足らない些細な変化も

喜び合える日が来るなら

Stand up and get a start

気まぐれでもいい

It's depending on your heart

Can take shivers of your scar

爪先立ちして覗いていたレンズのその先に

踊るプリズムのように

Raise your hands up to the sky

解き放つdimension 新たな頁 開いて

Listen up, troublemaker

How'd you know 'bout my fever?

どんなに愛していたって 音に載せれない

Smile with me, with your white teeth

素直に to feel so free

ここから変わるなら

Rewrite the codes of memories

Smile with me, with delight please

素直に to feel so free

これから変わるから

Rewrite the chords of melodies

Stand up and get a start

気の向くまま

It's depending on your heart

Can take shivers of your scar

広がった世界に描いていく

憧れはいつか消えてしまうのか？

Raise your hands up to the sky

閉じていたvision 今 未来を繋いで

Listen up, troublemaker

How'd you know 'bout my fever?

どんなに読み漁ったって そこに答えはない

Raise your hands up to the sky

解き放つdimension 新たな頁 開いて

Listen up, troublemaker

How'd you know 'bout my fever?

どんなに愛していたって 音に載せれない

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible verb - to make something bright or to illuminate
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body noun - the central or most important part
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
start /stɑːrt/ A1	verb - to begin or commence
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the expanse of air over the Earth
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different noun - the act of making or becoming different
listen /ˈlɪs.ən/ A2	verb - to give attention to sound
future /ˈfjuː.tʃər/ A2	noun - the time yet to come
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to make a facial expression showing happiness noun - a facial expression of happiness
troublemaker /ˈtrʌb.əlˌmeɪ.kər/ B1	noun - a person who causes problems or difficulties
vision /ˈvɪʒ.ən/ B1	noun - the ability to see; sight noun - a mental image of what the future could be like
rewrite /ˌriːˈraɪt/ B2	verb - to write something again in a different way
connect /kəˈnɛkt/ B1	verb - to join together or establish a relationship

Key Grammar Structures

• Raise your hands up to the sky

  ➔ Imperative sentence with a prepositional phrase

  ➔ The sentence uses the imperative form **Raise**, which is a command or encouragement, combined with the prepositional phrase **up to the sky** to specify direction.

• It's depending on your heart

  ➔ Present continuous tense with 'depend on'

  ➔ The phrase **It's depending on** is a variation of the present continuous tense emphasizing an ongoing condition, with **depend on** indicating reliance or condition.

• How'd you know 'bout my fever?

  ➔ Contraction of 'How did you' in a question

  ➔ The phrase **How'd** is a contraction combining **How** and **did**, used colloquially in questions to inquire about knowledge or information.

• And nine, what you gonna do?

  ➔ Future intention using 'gonna' (going to) + question format

  ➔ The phrase **what you gonna do** employs the informal contraction **gonna** for **going to**, indicating future intent, embedded within a question.

• And we made it through

  ➔ Simple past tense with 'made it through'

  ➔ The phrase **made it through** is a common expression in the simple past tense meaning 'successfully survived or completed something difficult.'

• Hug each other tight

  ➔ Imperative sentence with adverb 'tight' modifying the verb phrase

  ➔ The phrase **Hug each other tight** is an imperative command to embrace closely, with **tight** as an adverb describing how the hugging should be done.