かつて天才だった俺たちへ

• By: Creepy Nuts

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

苦手だとか怖いとか 気付かなければ

If I hadn't noticed that I was bad at it or scared

俺だってボールと友達になれた

I could have become friends with the ball too

頭が悪いとか 思わなけりゃ

If I didn't think I was stupid

きっとフェルマーの定理すら解けた

I surely could have solved Fermat's theorem

すれ違ったマサヤに笑われなけりゃ

If Masaya hadn't laughed at me when we passed by

ずっとコマ付きのチャリを漕いでた

I would have been riding a bike with training wheels all along

力が弱いとか 鈍臭いとか

If I didn't think I was weak or clumsy

知らなきゃ俺が地球を守ってた hey

I would have been protecting the Earth, hey

破り捨てたあの落書きや

Those scribbles I tore up

似合わないと言われた髪型

The hairstyle that didn't suit me

うろ覚えの下手くそな歌が

That clumsy song I barely remember

世界を変えたかも ey

Might have changed the world, ey

かつて天才だった俺たちへ

To those of us who were once geniuses

神童だったあなたへ

To you, who were a prodigy

似たような形に整えられて

Shaped into a similar form

見る影もない

There's hardly a trace left

未だかつて ないほど入り組んだWay

A way more complicated than ever before

悩めるだけ悩め 時が来たらかませ

Worry as much as you can, when the time comes, go for it

風任せ どっちみち茨のWay

Let the wind guide you, either way it's a thorny path

俺らは大器晩成 ey 時が来たらかませ

We are late bloomers, ey, when the time comes, go for it

I wanna be a 勝者 wanna be a 強者

I wanna be a winner, wanna be a strong one

まだ見ぬ高みへ駆け込み乗車

Rushing towards heights I've yet to see

花火のような 運命だろうが

Even if it's a fate like fireworks

我が身果てるまでやりきれそうや ey

I feel like I can keep going until my end, ey

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生まれてこの方 一体いくつ

Since I was born, how many

分岐点を見過ごしてきたんだろうか

Turning points have I overlooked?

墓場に入るまで あと一体いくつ

How many more until I enter the grave?

可能性の芽を摘んでしまうんだろうか

How many possibilities will I snuff out?

稀代のうつけ者 天下人

A rare fool, a ruler of the world

今まだ醜いアヒルの子

Still an ugly duckling

ほらどう そうご指導ご鞭撻のほど

Look, how about that, your guidance and encouragement

渡る世間の洗礼を浴びるとこ ey

As I get baptized by the world, ey

俺はキャンパス かなり薄汚れた

I'm a campus, quite dirty

だけどワンチャンス まだ余白はあるさ

But there's still a chance, there's room left

ちゃっかり目立ったり 劣ったり

Sometimes standing out, sometimes falling behind

この隔たりよ永遠に

May this gap last forever

かつて天才だった俺たちへ(we!)

To those of us who were once geniuses (we!)

神童だったあなたへ(you!)

To you, who were a prodigy (you!)

何だってなれたAnother way

We could have been anything, another way

まだ諦めちゃいない

I'm not giving up yet

未だかつて ないほど入り組んだWay

A way more complicated than ever before

悩めるだけ悩め 時が来たらかませ

Worry as much as you can, when the time comes, go for it

風任せ どっちみち茨のWay

Let the wind guide you, either way it's a thorny path

俺らは大器晩成 ey 時が来たらかませ

We are late bloomers, ey, when the time comes, go for it

I wanna be a 勝者 wanna be a 強者

I wanna be a winner, wanna be a strong one

まだ見ぬ高みへ駆け込み乗車

Rushing towards heights I've yet to see

花火のような 運命だろうが

Even if it's a fate like fireworks

我が身果てるまでやりきれそうや ey

I feel like I can keep going until my end, ey

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お前は未だに広がり続ける銀河

You are still an ever-expanding galaxy

孫の代までずっとフレッシュマン

Forever a freshman until the next generation

粗探しが得意なお国柄

A country good at nitpicking

シカトでかまそうぜ金輪際

Let's ignore it and move on from now on

俺も未だに広がり続ける銀河

I too am still an ever-expanding galaxy

今際の際までずっとフレッシュマン

Forever a freshman until my last breath

くたばり損ねた 冥土からCome back

Almost died, but came back from the afterlife

草葉の陰からゴンフィンガー

From the shadows of the grass, I'm a gonfing

無傷のまんまじゃいられない

I can't stay unscathed

変わり続けていく多面体

A polyhedron that keeps changing

その物差しじゃ測れない

You can't measure it with that ruler

測らせる気もない

I have no intention of letting you measure it

かつて天才だった俺たちへ(we!)

To those of us who were once geniuses (we!)

神童だったあなたへ(you!)

To you, who were a prodigy (you!)

まだ見ぬ明日へ羽ばたけ

Spread your wings towards the unseen tomorrow

いくぞ 1 2 3 4 5

Let's go, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

未だかつて ないほど入り組んだWay

A way more complicated than ever before

悩めるだけ悩め 時が来たらかませ

Worry as much as you can, when the time comes, go for it

風任せ どっちみち茨のWay

Let the wind guide you, either way it's a thorny path

俺らは大器晩成 ey 時が来たらかませ ey

We are late bloomers, ey, when the time comes, go for it, ey

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
天才 /ten'sai/ B2	noun - genius
神童 /shin'dou/ C1	noun - child prodigy
形 /kata/ A1	noun - shape, form
見る /miru/ A1	verb - to see, to look
影 /kage/ A2	noun - shadow
悩む /nayamu/ B1	verb - to worry, to be troubled
時 /toki/ A1	noun - time
風 /kaze/ A1	noun - wind
茨 /ibara/ C1	noun - thorn, briar
大器晩成 /taiki bansei/ C2	noun - late bloomer
勝者 /shousha/ B2	noun - winner
強者 /kyousha/ B2	noun - strong person
高み /takami/ B1	noun - height, eminence
花火 /hanabi/ A2	noun - fireworks
運命 /unmei/ B1	noun - fate, destiny
分岐点 /bunki ten/ B2	noun - turning point

Grammar:

• 気付かなければ

  ➔ Conditional form with 'ば' (if...)

  ➔ The phrase "気付かなければ" uses the "-なければ" form to express "if I do not notice".

• ずっとコマ付きのチャリを漕いでた

  ➔ Past continuous tense with "てた" (was doing...)

  ➔ The "てた" form indicates an action that was ongoing or repeated in the past.

• 時が来たらかませ

  ➔ Conditional "たら" (when/if...) + imperative

  ➔ The "たら" form expresses "when" or "if" something happens, followed by a command or suggestion.

• 夢だろうが

  ➔ Contrasting 〜だろうが (even if it's a dream...)

  ➔ The "だろうが" structure expresses contrast or concession, similar to "even if" or "although".

• 我が身果てるまでやりきれそうや

  ➔ Potential form with "やりきれそう" (seems capable of doing until the end)

  ➔ The "やりきれそう" form indicates a potential or ability to complete an action by the end.

• 未だかつて ないほど入り組んだWay

  ➔ Superlative construction with "ほど" (as much as...)

  ➔ The "ほど" particle creates a superlative or extreme comparison, emphasizing the degree.