Lyrics & Translation
Set on the legacy!
Play on! You and me!
Set on the legacy! Yeah!
Heads hung low on this day of activation,
Living a predictable life, since who knows when,
Just going through the motions.
I can't just do it from the start,
Deep in my memory, etched in my mind,
I'm still captivated by the hero who saved the world,
Even now, I'm still so drawn to them.
A fleeting decision divides our fate,
My gripping hands start to sweat.
Eyes glued, we intensely kept staring at the spread-out map
Oh, those days...
One more time, one more time,
If we could just start all over again,
One more time, one more time,
We're just as we were when we saved back then,
One more time, one more time,
Letting go of our grip, we've grown up.
Just one more time, one more time is all I ask,
Enter a new name.
Play on! You and me!
Set on the legacy!
Play on! You and me!
Set on the legacy!
Play on! You and me!
Set on the legacy!
Play on! You and me!
Set on my legacy! Yeah!
Dreams, love, and hope,
It was always you,
You, who were always there,
You taught me everything.
Injustice and despair,
Ah, we overcame them countless times with you,
We made it through.
One more time, one more time,
If we could just redo it from the start,
One more time, one more time,
We could do something so much greater than now,
But you know, absolutely,
You definitely wouldn't say something like that.
One more time, one more time, look,
Choose to continue,
Until the true end credits roll.
One more time, one more time,
Choose me, not just anyone,
One more time, one more time,
Come on, save the present and connect it to tomorrow,
One more time, one more time,
We, bravely moving forward, are the heroes.
Just one more time, one more time is all I ask,
Believe in this name.
Dreams, love, and hope,
And joy, always,
We've chosen them with these hands.
That lay ahead on our journey.
The injustice and despair,
Even this sorrow, surely,
If I think of you,
We can overcome it.
The days of adventure,
That we've come to love,
Will always be with us.
So, let's continue on!
Key Vocabulary
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play /pleɪ/ A1 |
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legacy /ˈleɡəsi/ B2 |
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今日 (kyou) /kʲoː/ A1 |
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毎日 (mainichi) /ˈmaɪnɪtʃɪ/ A1 |
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記憶 (kioku) /ˈkʲioku/ B1 |
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世界 (sekai) /ˈseːkai/ A1 |
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救う (sukuu) /sɯ̥ˈkɯː/ B1 |
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ヒーロー (hiiroo) /ˈhiːɾoː/ A2 |
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運命 (unmei) /ɯmmeː/ B2 |
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手 (te) /te/ A1 |
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地図 (chizu) /t͡ɕiꜜzɯ̀/ A2 |
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大人 (otona) /o̞to̞na̠/ A2 |
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名前 (namae) /namae/ A1 |
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夢 (yume) /jɯ̟me/ A1 |
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愛 (ai) /ai/ A1 |
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希望 (kibou) /kiboː/ A2 |
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理不尽 (rifujin) /ɾiɸɯd͡ʑĩ/ C1 |
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絶望 (zetsubou) /ze̞t͡sɯbo̞ː/ B2 |
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冒険 (bouken) /bo̞ːkẽ̞ɴ/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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起動した今日に俯いた
➔ Past Tense (した) with に indicating time
➔ The verb 起動した (kidou shita - started up/booted) is in the past tense, indicating an action that already happened. に marks the time 'today (今日)' when the action of 俯いた (utsumuita - looked down) occurred. Literally 'On the today that started up, I looked down.'
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はじめからなんて出来ない
➔ なんて (nante) - expressing something is not possible/unexpected
➔ なんて emphasizes the impossibility or disbelief of being able to do something 'from the beginning (はじめから)'. It adds a nuance of 'how could anyone possibly...' or 'it's impossible to...'.
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記憶の奥染み付いた
➔ Adjective + 付いた (tsuita): verb 'tsuku' in past form, expressing something stuck to something (literally or figuratively)
➔ 染み付いた (shimi tsuita) means 'stained' or 'ingrained'. Here, it describes something that has deeply ingrained itself in the depths of memory (記憶の奥 - kioku no oku).
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一瞬の判断が分つ運命に
➔ が (ga) used to indicate the subject of a clause
➔ 一瞬の判断が (isshun no handan ga) - 'An instant's judgement' is the subject performing the action of 分つ (wakatsu - divides/separates) the destiny (運命 - unmei). The が particle marks 判断 (handan - judgement) as the subject of this part of the sentence.
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握る手を離し 大人になった
➔ Verb (連用形 - ren'youkei) + ～し (shi) – Listing reasons or performing actions in sequence
➔ 離し (hanashi - released) is the ren'youkei (continuative form) of the verb 離す (hanasu - to release). The ～し connects this action ('released the hand that was holding') with the next action ('became an adult'), showing they happened sequentially or are related reasons.
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誰でもない僕を選んで
➔ ない (nai) - negation of verb/adj
➔ 誰でもない (daredemo nai) - literally 'not anyone', implying 'no one else' or 'someone unique', 'not just anybody'. The て(te) form connects this idea to the verb 選んで (erande - choose/select).
