PIERROT – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE

Lyrics & Translation

“PIERROT” by GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE is a captivating J-Pop dance track that offers an excellent gateway into Japanese music and language. Through its poignant lyrics about unrequited love and the duality of a clown, learners can explore emotional vocabulary and idiomatic expressions, while its energetic rhythm makes it perfect for understanding modern Japanese pop culture.

[English]

I am the clown who can’t cry

I am the clown who can’t smile

About unanswerable unrequited feelings

I wonder what everyone calls it?

They say it’s not love, not even affection

So what should I do if that’s what they say?

The foolish clown can't cry

No, no, I’ll never cry or smile

The playful clown can’t cry

Walking a tightrope, to you

The drumroll sounds, in the circus tent

Beat the cymbals, beat it beat it beat it

Tonight too, hit it, the show of the clown

A loveless show begins

No matter how much you liked me

You, baby, if you turn around, I won’t

Even if I fall or trip

Ha ha ha ha, I’m laughing

Don’t you like me? Don’t you like me?

You are

Don’t you like it? Don’t you like it?

My dream girl

Even if I tell it dramatically

You, baby, baby, wouldn’t understand

Feelings...

[Japanese]

I am the clown who can’t cry

I am the clown who can’t smile

答えのない 片(おも)恋(い)のことを

みんな何と呼んでいるのだろう？

恋じゃない 愛でもないと

言われるならどうすりゃいいんだろう？

愚かな ピエロは泣けない

No, no, I’ll never cry and smile

おどけた ピエロは泣けない

綱渡りでTo you

ドラムロールが鳴るCircus Tent

シンバルを Beat it beat it beat it beat it

今宵もHit it 道化師の

Loveless show が Start

どんなスキになっても

You, baby baby 振り向きゃしない

堕ちても転んでも

Ha.ha.ha.ha.ha 嗤(わら)っている

Don’t you like me? Don’t you like me?

アナタは

Don’t you like it? Don’t you like it?

ボクのDream girl

大げさに伝えても

You, baby baby 伝わらない

感情の...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
clown /klaʊn/ A2	noun - a performer who entertains people by acting silly or funny
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to produce tears from the eyes
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to make a happy expression by turning up the corners of the mouth
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	noun - a performance or display
emotion /ɪˈmoʊʃən/ B1	noun - a strong feeling such as joy, anger, or sadness
start /stɑːrt/ A1	verb - to begin or commence
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to shout out or speak to someone
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to drop down from a higher place
laugh /læf/ A1	verb - to make a sound of amusement
unique /juːˈniːk/ B2	adjective - being the only one of its kind
foolish /ˈfuːlɪʃ/ B1	adjective - lacking good sense or judgment

Key Grammar Structures

• 答えのない 片(おも)恋(い)のことを

  ➔ の (possessive particle indicating "of")

  ➔ "の" indicates possession or relation, linking "答えのない" (answerless) and "片恋" (unrequited love).

• 愚かな ピエロは泣けない

  ➔ は (topic particle)

  ➔ The particle "は" marks the topic "愚かなピエロ" (foolish clown) of the sentence.

• おどけた ピエロは泣けない

  ➔ は (topic particle)

  ➔ The particle "は" emphasizes the topic "おどけたピエロ" (playful clown).

• ドラムロールが鳴るCircus Tent

  ➔ が (subject particle)

  ➔ The particle "が" marks "ドラムロール" as the subject performing the action "鳴る" (to sound).

• シンバルを Beat it beat it beat it beat it

  ➔ を (object particle)

  ➔ The particle "を" marks "シンバル" (cymbal) as the direct object of the action "Beat it".

• 今宵もHit it 道化師の Loveless show が Start

  ➔ も (also, too)

  ➔ The particle "も" indicates "今宵" (tonight) is also included, emphasizing continuity.