クライマックス – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SUPER BEAVER

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the powerful world of Japanese Rock with SUPER BEAVER! This song is a perfect gateway to learning emotive Japanese vocabulary related to passion, struggle, and resilience. Its driving rhythm and clear, passionate vocals make it an excellent tool for practicing listening comprehension and understanding how deep emotions are expressed in the Japanese language.

[English]

Composed by Ryota Yanagisawa

Even when told it's impossible,

Something you want to chase even if it's a struggle—

That's what you should call a dream.

...

It's no longer just an admiration.

Rather than just being a witness to history,

I want to be the one who rewrites it.

...

Believing in that pounding heart, the courage to run forward—

That is what becomes the object of admiration.

...

"Let's go."

...

Just stirring up a whirlwind isn't enough.

I want to break through; hey, let's be the very "first."

This is the gamble of a lifetime. After all, life has always been—

A journey where you get closer to joy in the order you make your resolve.

...

If you don't turn your frustration into fuel,

It'll end as nothing more than just feeling bitter.

And there's nothing more frustrating than that, right?

...

Sometimes, even talking big

To fire myself up,

Just to cut off any way to retreat.

...

I want to embrace the greatest view imaginable,

To say "I'm glad I did it," and "I'm glad I didn't give up."

...

Even in a desperate situation, keep searching.

For that moment of a miraculous comeback; I'm not relying on miracles.

This is the gamble of a lifetime. You don't always have to win decisively.

Winning through sheer persistence and laughing at the end is more than enough.

...

There were so many setbacks,

So many promises,

And so many decisions made.

We've been through it all.

...

Believing in that pounding heart, the courage to run forward—

That will become the object of admiration.

...

"Let's go."

...

Just stirring up a whirlwind won't be enough, will it?

I'm going to break through. Right now, let's be the very "first."

This is the gamble of a lifetime. After all, life has always been—

A journey where you get closer to joy in the order you make your resolve.

...

Even in a desperate situation, keep searching.

For that moment of a miraculous comeback; I'm not relying on miracles.

...

It's no longer just an admiration.

Rather than just being a witness to history,

I want to be the one who rewrites it.

The one who does it.

[Japanese]

作曲 : 柳沢亮太

無理だと否定されて尚

無理してでも追いかけたいもの

夢と呼ぶはずなんだよ

憧れとは もう違う

どうせなら歴史の目撃者よりも

塗り替える まさに その人に

高鳴りを 信じて 駆け出す勇気を

なるんだよ 憧れに

「行くぞ」

旋風 巻き起こすだけじゃ 足りないんだよ

風穴を開けたいんだ なあ「最初」になってやろう

一世一代の大勝負だ ずっと そもそも人生は

覚悟を決めた順に 歓喜に近づいていく

悔しさは糧にしないと

ただ悔しいだけで終わる

それほど悔しいことないよな

時にはデカい口も叩いて

焚き付けた 自分自身のこと

退路を断つように

最高の光景を 抱きしめたいな

良かったと 諦めなくて良かったと

絶体絶命の中にも探るんだよ

起死回生の刹那を 奇跡に頼るもんかよ

一世一代の大勝負だ ずっと 圧勝はしなくていい

粘り勝って最後に 噛み締めて笑うが上等

いくつもの挫折があって

いくつもの約束があって

いくつもの決断があったな

あったな

高鳴りを 信じて 駆け出す勇気を

なるんだろう 憧れに

「行くぞ」

旋風 巻き起こすだけじゃ 足りないんだろう

風穴を開けるんだよ 今「最初」になってやろう

一世一代の大勝負だ ずっと そもそも人生は

覚悟を決めた順に 歓喜に近づいていく

絶体絶命の中にも探るんだよ

起死回生の刹那を 奇跡に頼るもんかよ

憧れとは もう違う

どうせなら歴史の目撃者よりも

塗り替えるまさにその人に

その人に

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
否定 hitei N3	noun/verb - denial, negation
憧れ akogare N2	noun - yearning, longing, adoration
目撃者 mokugekisha N2	noun - eyewitness
高鳴り takanari N2	noun - throbbing, beating fast (heart)
勇気 yuuki N4	noun - courage, bravery
旋風 senpuu N1	noun - whirlwind, sensation (figurative)
風穴 kazana N1	noun - air hole, opening, breakthrough
覚悟 kakugo N2	noun/verb - resolution, preparedness, readiness
歓喜 kanki N1	noun - great joy, delight
悔しさ kuyashisa N3	noun - regret, mortification, chagrin
焚き付ける takitsukeru N2	verb - to stir up, to ignite, to incite
退路 tairo N1	noun - retreat, way back
絶体絶命 zettaizetsumei N1	noun - desperate situation, cornered
起死回生 kishikaisei N1	noun - recovering from a desperate situation
刹那 setsuna N1	noun - moment, instant
挫折 zasetsu N2	noun/verb - setback, frustration, breakdown
決断 ketsudan N2	noun/verb - decision, determination

Key Grammar Structures

• 無理してでも追いかけたいもの

  ➔ ~てでも (even if it means doing ~)

  ➔ Used to express an extreme effort or sacrifice to achieve a goal: 'Even if I have to force myself, I want to chase it.'

• どうせなら歴史の目撃者よりも

  ➔ どうせなら (if given the choice / might as well)

  ➔ Used when choosing a more positive or bold option among others: 'If I'm going to choose, I'd rather be the one who changes it than just a witness.'

• なるんだよ 憧れに

  ➔ N (noun) になる (to become N)

  ➔ Simple state change verb used to emphasize the result: 'I will become what I admire.'

• 巻き起こすだけじゃ 足りないんだよ

  ➔ ~だけじゃ (just by doing ~ / not enough)

  ➔ Used to dismiss a current action as insufficient: 'Just causing a whirlwind isn't enough.'

• 覚悟を決めた順に 歓喜に近づいていく

  ➔ V-た + 順に (in the order of ~)

  ➔ Indicates a sequence based on an action: 'In the order that people make their resolve, they draw closer to joy.'

• 悔しさは糧にしないと ただ悔しいだけで終わる

  ➔ ~ないと (if you don't ~, then ~)

  ➔ Conditional structure to warn of an outcome: 'If you don't turn frustration into nourishment, it just ends in frustration.'

• 退路を断つように

  ➔ ~ように (like / so as to / in order to)

  ➔ Used to describe a manner of doing something: 'As if cutting off one's own retreat.'

• 諦めて良かったと

  ➔ V-てよかった (glad that I did ~)

  ➔ Expresses relief or satisfaction about a past decision: 'Glad that I didn't give up.'