play the world! – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: LiSA, PABLO
• Album: LEO-NiNE

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking of learning Japanese? Let LiSA's 'play the world!' be your energetic tutor! This powerful rock track, a collaboration with the talented PABLO, is full of empowering phrases and a driving rhythm that will make learning fun. The song's message of taking on the world is universal, and its repetitive, catchy chorus is perfect for picking up new vocabulary and getting a feel for the dynamic energy of the Japanese language.

[English]

Singing ya! The signal has sounded, play the world!

In other words, a series of battles is confirmed, play the world!

I'll take on anything—no problem, play the world!

I'm pretty excited—let's play the world!

Singing ya! The signal has sounded, play the world!

In other words, a series of battles is confirmed, play the world!

Listen to your heart—instant answer, play the world!

This is the entrance to freedom—shout out my name is!

Yeah! Follow me obediently

Yeah! I won't let you regret

(Wow-oh, wow-oh, wow-oh)

My name is! My name is!

(Wow-oh, wow-oh, wow-oh)

Life continues—it's not a spin-off or sequel

Cutouts? Nonsense, play the world!

Connect and groove, go around

Everything’s precious—can you throw it away?

Eye for an eye, voice for a voice, love for love

It's the basics—understand that!

From now on, let's be thorough—play the world!

Don’t look away! OK, shout my name is!

I want to believe it's the best

Since I was born, I’ll see it through to the end

Beat me, beat me—that's right

Let's fully enjoy this world

I've decided to love deeply

And also to be loved—I've made up my mind

This is who I am—can't stop now

In other words, the entrance to freedom—shout out my name is!

(Wow-oh, wow-oh, wow-oh)

My name is! My name is!

(Wow-oh, wow-oh, wow-oh)

The story continues—life goes on

Give and take? (haha)

I’ll multiply it a hundredfold and give it back, play the world!

No need for gratitude or gratitude itself, right?

Let’s see a revolution instead of that

I can say! (Wow-oh, wow-oh, wow-oh)

(My name is! My name is!)

Yeah! (Wow-oh, wow-oh, wow-oh)

(My name is! My name is!)

What flavor is sarcasm?

I don’t need to know—it's not my concern

Crush it down, drink it up—ah, see, it becomes a song

I want to taste the best

It’s boring to be the same all the time

Beat me, beat me—that's right

Hope overflows everywhere

Approaching with versatility

The high point of excitement—the color of light, just right

Can't stop the thrill

In other words, the entrance to freedom

Fearless in rebirth

Even if I lose, I have to move forward

Keep living—absolutely, no matter what, right!

Fate always gently beckons me ahead

Don’t give up, don’t run away

This is the gateway to freedom, oh yeah

これが gateway to freedom, oh yeah

(Singing ya! The signal has sounded, play the world!)

I want to believe it's the best

Since I was born, I’ll see it through to the end

Beat me, beat me—that’s right

Let’s fully enjoy this world

Let’s start the sequel

The continuation toward freedom—my name is!

Yeah, wow, yeah

(My name is! My name is!)

I want to believe it’s the best

Since I was born, I’ll see it through to the end

Beat me, beat me—that’s right

Let’s fully enjoy this world

I’ve decided to love deeply

And also to be loved—I've made up my mind

This is who I am—can’t stop now

In other words, the entrance to freedom

Shout out my name is!

...

[Japanese]

Singing ya! 合図響いた play the world!

つまり連戦確定 play the world!

受けて立つ 余裕じゃん play the world!

かなり興奮してる Let's play the world!

Singing ya! 合図響いた play the world!

つまり連戦確定 play the world!

胸に聞く 即回答 play the world!

これが自由の入り口 叫ベ my name is!

Yeah! 従順に follow me

Yeah! 後悔はさせない

(Wow-oh, wow-oh, wow-oh)

My name is! My name is!

(Wow-oh, wow-oh, wow-oh)

人生は続編へ スピンオフなんかじゃないぜ

カットアウト？ナンセンス play the world!

ツナガリグルーヴして go around

全部大切だ、捨てられるか！

目には目 声に声 愛に愛

基本中の基本だ！わかってろ！

今からゲンミツに play the world!

目をそらすなよ！OK, 叫ベ my name is!

最高だって信じたい

産まれ落ちたからには最後まで

Beat me, beat me そうだよな

この世界を遊び尽くせ

愛し抜くと決めたよ

そして愛される覚悟も決めたんだ

これが僕だ止まれない

つまり自由の入り口 叫べ my name is!

(Wow-oh, wow-oh, wow-oh)

My name is! My name is!

(Wow-oh, wow-oh, wow-oh)

人生は続編へ

Give and take？ (haha)

100倍にして返すよ play the world!

感謝感激も不要じゃない？

それよりも革命を見ようじゃない

I can say! (Wow-oh, wow-oh, wow-oh)

(My name is! My name is!)

Yeah! (Wow-oh, wow-oh, wow-oh)

(My name is! My name is!)

嫌味って何味？

知らなくてもいいや 関係ないし

噛み砕いて 飲み干せば ah ほら歌になる

最高を味わいたい

いつも同じじゃつまらないぜ

Beat me, beat me そうだよな

ほら希望が有り余ってる

変幻自在に迫る

光の色した高揚の sweet spot

ワクワクが止まらない

つまり自由の入り口

生まれ変わること恐れない

無くしたって進むしかない

生き続けろ絶対 何がなんでもそうだろう！

運命はいつも僕の

先でそっと手招いてるんだ

諦めるな 逃げるな

これが gateway to freedom, oh yeah

(Singing ya! 合図響いた play the world!)

最高だって信じたい

産まれ落ちた空には最後まで

Beat me, beat me そうだよな

この世界を遊び尽くせ

続編を始めよう

自由への続編だ my name is!

Yeah, wow, yeah

(My name is! My name is!)

最高だって信じたい

産まれ落ちた空には最後まで

Beat me, beat me そうだよな

この世界を遊び尽くせ

愛し抜くと決めたよ

そして愛される覚悟も決めたんだ

これが僕だ止まれない

つまり自由の入り口

叫べ my name is!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants
freedom /ˈfriː.dəm/ B2	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word by which a person or thing is known
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept something as true
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to want something to happen
revolution /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃən/ B2	noun - a forcible overthrow of a government or social order
decide /dɪˈsaɪd/ B1	verb - to make a choice or judgment
continue /kənˈtɪn.juː/ A2	verb - to persist in an activity or process
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to make a loud, high-pitched sound
excite /ɪkˈsaɪt/ B2	verb - to cause strong feelings of enthusiasm and eagerness
connect /kəˈnɛkt/ B1	verb - to join or link together
courage /ˈkɜːrɪdʒ/ B2	noun - the ability to do something that frightens one

Key Grammar Structures

• 受けて立つ 余裕じゃん play the world!

  ➔ Potential form of a verb ('立つ' as 'to stand' or 'to face') combined with casual ending '-じゃん' to express conjecture or confirmation.

  ➔ 'じゃん' is a casual sentence-ending particle used to seek confirmation or to reflect a shared understanding.

• つまり連戦確定 play the world!

  ➔ The use of 'つまり' as a conjunction meaning 'in other words' or 'that is to say' + noun phrase indicating 'series of battles' + '確定' (kakutei) meaning 'decided' or 'confirmed'.

  ➔ 'つまり' introduces a clarification or summary, linking the previous idea with a consequence or conclusion.

• 胸に聞く 即回答 play the world!

  ➔ The phrase '胸に聞く' (listen to your heart) uses the verb '聞く' (to listen) with '胸に' indicating 'to the heart' as a metaphor, followed by an imperative '即回答' meaning 'answer immediately.'

  ➔ '胸に聞く' is a metaphor for listening to one's inner feelings or intuition, often used to indicate acting based on heartfelt advice.

• 人生は続編へ スピンオフなんかじゃないぜ

  ➔ The noun '人生' (life) followed by 'は' as topic marker + '続編へ' indicating 'towards a sequel' + 'なんかじゃない' (not just) + 'ぜ' as sentence ending particle emphasizing assertion.

  ➔ '人生' is the topic of the sentence, with '続編へ' indicating movement towards the next chapter or sequel in life, emphasizing progress and continuation.

• 運命はいつも僕の先でそっと手招いてるんだ

  ➔ The noun '運命' (fate) with topic marker 'は' + adverb 'いつも' (always) + possessive '僕の' (my) + '先' (ahead, future) + 'で' indicating location where action occurs + 'そっと' (gently) + '手招いてる' (is beckoning, inviting) + 'んだ' explanatory sentence ending.

  ➔ '運命' (fate) is depicted as gently beckoning or inviting the narrator from ahead, emphasizing that destiny is always subtly guiding us from the future.