TETETE – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ピラフ星人

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the energetic world of ピラフ星人's "TETETE," a vibrant J-Pop/Hip Hop track released in 2025. This song is special for its blend of playful yet determined lyrics, encouraging listeners to embrace speed and self-trust. While the core is in Japanese, its catchy, unique flow and the universal message of ignoring small criticisms can be felt immediately, making it a great entry point to appreciate the rhythm and character of contemporary Japanese rap music.

[English]

They’ll laugh at me in this tiny world, they say

I’m a genius boy, just watch me

Tutu, I’m depressed every day, worrying again

Forget all that, just listen to the song

I don’t sweat the small stuff

Youth, strength, compassion, and a sharp mind

I’m the type who thrives when I’m not praised

But whatever I do, I get praised, yeah yeah

Only a handful can earn a living from music

Now I’m living off this hit song

These lyrics might get slammed again, barely (just OK)

Even if I talk to the teacher, even at high school

They laughed and said “Write your signature while you still can!”

I don’t even have a signature; someday I want to flip the script

I’m frustrated and can’t sleep; I’m really the type who worries a lot

They’ll laugh at me in this tiny world, they say

I’m a genius boy, just watch me

Tutu, I’m depressed every day, worrying again

Forget all that, just listen to the song

Alright, just one more time

From now on, just watch

It’s fine to embarrass yourself over and over, just crank up the speed

Don’t stop, don’t stop now

Just trust your own voice

Life’s a mess, right and left, nerves scattered

Being at someone’s mercy is disappointing

I say out loud, “I can do it, seriously”

But suddenly it’s impossible; it’s all things I can’t do

Back in tutoring they told me “You still need a perfect‑score chart”

I ran away after three days

But surprise, when I pursued music, the charts turned into cash, yeah yeah

You can’t just do only what you love

Usually I do the stuff I hate too, and I push through my way, yeah

Don’t worry about it; even if I’m alone, I’ll sprint through

They’ll laugh at me in this tiny world, they say

I’m a genius boy, just watch me

Tutu, I’m depressed every day, worrying again

Forget all that, just listen to the song

Alright, just one more time

From now on, just watch

It’s fine to embarrass yourself over and over, just crank up the speed

Don’t stop, don’t stop now

Just trust your own voice

[Japanese]

狭い世界じゃ笑われる言っててて

I'm a 天才的boyだぜ見てててね

トゥトゥトゥ 毎日鬱 また悩む

そんなこと忘れて曲聴いてててね

ちっちゃいこと気にしない

ワカサ チカラ コンジョウ ゆってぃマインド

褒められない方が伸びちゃうタイプ

でも何をしたって褒められちゃう yeah yeah

音楽で食えるの一握り

今曲のヒットで食う握り

またこの歌詞叩かれそう ギリギリ (ギリギリOK)

先生に話しても高校のバ先でも

「今のうちサイン書いて！」って笑われたけど

サインもない いつかは手のひら返させたい

悔しくて眠れない 本当は色々気にするタイプ

狭い世界じゃ笑われる言っててて

I'm a 天才的boyだぜ見てててね

トゥトゥトゥ 毎日鬱 また悩む

そんなこと忘れて曲聴いてててね

「それじゃあもう一回だけ」

「次から見てて」

何回も恥かいて良いから スピード出して

止まらないで もう止まらないで

自分の声だけ信じてててて

生きるのだり 右に左 ビビり散らし

誰かの言いなり ガッカリ

口で語り 「できるぜマジ」

でもいきなり無理でできないことばっかり

昔塾でも言われた 「まだ君白チャートがいい」

3日で逃げ出した

でもびっくり 音楽やったらチャートが金 Yeah Yeah

好きなことだけとはいかない

大抵嫌なこともやって 走り切るmy way yeah

気にしないでいけ たとえ一人だったって駆け抜ける

狭い世界じゃ笑われる言っててて

I'm a 天才的boyだぜ見てててね

トゥトゥトゥ 毎日鬱 また悩む

そんなこと忘れて曲聴いてててね

「それじゃあもう一回だけ」

「次から見てて」

何回も恥かいて良いから スピード出して

止まらないで もう止まらないで

自分の声だけ信じてててて

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
天才的 /ten-sai-teki/ B2	adjective - genius, brilliant
世界 /se-kai/ A2	noun - world
鬱 /utsu/ B2	noun - depression, melancholy
悩み /na-ya-mi/ A2	noun - worry, trouble, concern
曲 /kyoku/ A2	noun - song, tune
気にしない /ki-ni-shi-na-i/ B1	verb - to not mind, to ignore
力 /chi-ka-ra/ A2	noun - power, strength
タイプ /ta-i-pu/ B1	noun - type
音楽 /on-ga-ku/ A2	noun - music
食う /ku-u/ B1	verb - to eat, to live (off)
歌詞 /ka-shi/ B1	noun - lyrics
サイン /sa-i-n/ A2	noun - signature, sign
悔しい /ku-ya-shii/ B2	adjective - regretful, frustrating
スピード /su-pi-do/ B1	noun - speed
止まらない /to-ma-ra-na-i/ B1	verb - to not stop
信じる /shi-nji-ru/ B1	verb - to believe
生きる /i-ki-ru/ B1	verb - to live
走り切る /ha-shi-ri-ki-ru/ B2	verb - to run through to the end, to complete a race

Key Grammar Structures

• 狭い世界じゃ笑われる言っててて

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ The verb **笑われる** is the passive form of 笑う, meaning “to be laughed at”.

• I'm a 天才的boyだぜ見てててね

  ➔ Sentence‑ending particle だぜ (assertive, masculine)

  ➔ The ending **だぜ** adds a strong, masculine, informal assertion, similar to “I’m a genius, you know!”.

• そんなこと忘れて曲聴いててね

  ➔ Progressive ている contracted to てて

  ➔ **聴いてて** is the colloquial contraction of **聴いている**, meaning “keep listening”.

• 褒められない方が伸びちゃうタイプ

  ➔ Comparison using 方が and colloquial ちゃう (＝てしまう)

  ➔ **方が** introduces a comparative “the more …, the more …”. **伸びちゃう** = 伸びてしまう, indicating an unintended or sudden result (you’ll end up growing).

• でも何をしたって褒められちゃう yeah yeah

  ➔ Concessive ～ても (colloquial ～って) meaning “even if”

  ➔ **したって** is a colloquial contraction of **しても**, meaning “even if you do”. The clause shows that regardless of the action, the result (being praised) occurs.

• 先生に話しても高校のバ先でも

  ➔ Concessive conditional ても “even if …”

  ➔ **話しても** means “even if (I) talk”. The phrase shows that despite talking to the teacher, the situation at school remains unchanged.

• "今のうちサイン書いて！"って笑われたけど

  ➔ Quotation particle って for indirect speech

  ➔ **って** after a quoted phrase marks reported speech, similar to 「と言って」. Here it conveys what was said before being laughed at.

• サインもない いつかは手のひら返させたい

  ➔ Causative‑desire construction ～させたい “want to make/let … do”

  ➔ **返させたい** is the causative form of 返す plus たい, meaning “I want to make (someone) turn over/pivot”. It expresses a desire to cause a change of attitude.

• 自分の声だけ信じててて

  ➔ Progressive ている contracted to てて

  ➔ **信じてて** is the casual contraction of **信じている**, meaning “keep believing”. It emphasizes a continuous state.