プレイ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: りぶ
• Album: Ratimeria

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a musical journey with Rib's "プレイ" and explore the vibrant and rebellious spirit of Japanese self-expression. This dynamic song, crafted by a team of renowned creators, offers a unique opportunity to delve into modern Japanese lyrical styles and cultural attitudes towards individuality and societal expectations. Discover how the artist encourages a "playful" approach to life, challenging conventional norms and celebrating personal freedom.

[English]

Lyrics: Kenmochi Hidefumi

Composition: Giga

Go wild, go wild

Now, get carried away

Cut it out already

Can’t stop, huh

No way out

I’ll come up with excuses later, just leave it to me

The typical path is so lame every time

Overconfident fools wandering around

While everyone’s running around in chaos

I’ve been keeping my feet firmly on the ground

Yeah, yeah

What’s up? Everyone’s looking so glum

Pipe dreams are more than welcome

Diggin' dong ding

Feels so unreal

Diggin' dong ding

Wanna feel relieved sooner?

Anytime’s fine

Let’s put ‘em to sleep

Nothing to do with you

Go wild, go wild

Now, get carried away

Cut it out already

Can’t stop, huh

Burst, burst, ohhhhhh

I’ll take responsibility, till the grave

Just let me do it with pride

I’m the kind who goes at my own pace

A troublemaker

Instruction manual

Read it from start to finish

Even if it gives you a chill

I can’t help but smirk, how weird

Stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it

Pipe dreams are more than welcome

Diggin' dong ding

Feels so unreal

Diggin' dong ding

Wanna feel relieved sooner?

Anytime’s fine

Let’s put ‘em to sleep

Nothing to do with you

Press that reset button

Erase your worthless worldview

If we can reset it anyway, no matter how many times

Just watching with your fingers crossed

Is so boring, ugh

So I'm ready

Going all in, ahead of the beat

No plans to stop, flooring the accelerator

Hey, are you kidding?

Hey, are you kidding?

Wait, hold up, stop right here

Return to the start

This is totally bad

The story’s different

Wanna feel relieved sooner?

Anytime’s fine

Let’s put ‘em to sleep

Nothing to do with you

Press that reset button

Erase your worthless worldview

The truth is, we can’t

Ever go back again

Maybe it’s easier to just let things ride

And see where it takes us

[Japanese]

作词 : ケンモチヒデフミ

作曲 : Giga

ちょけろ ちょけろ

さぁ図に乗って

いい加減にしろって

やめらんないねぇ

どうしようもねぇ

言い訳なら後で考えてくれてやる

王道とか下らねぇな毎回

自意識過剰なやつ徘徊

みんなが右往左往する間に

こちとら地に足つけてきたぜ

ハイハイ

どうした? みんな浮かない顔して

絵空ごと大歓迎よ

Diggin' dong ding

現実味ねぇよ

Diggin' dong ding

早く楽になりたい?

いつでもいいよ

おねんねさせたれ

Nothing to do with you

ちょけろ ちょけろ

さぁ図に乗って

いい加減にしろって

やめらんないねぇ

はぜろ はぜろ おおおおお

責任だってとるよ 墓場までは

堂々とだけさせてくれよ

こちとらマイペースな

トラブルメーカー

取扱説明書

隅から隅まで読んでおきな

ヒヤッとしたってなぜか

ニヤッとしちゃうのおかっしーな

とめろ とめろ とめろ とめろ

絵空ごとも大歓迎よ

Diggin' dong ding

現実味ねぇよ

Diggin' dong ding

早く楽になりたい?

いつでもいいよ

おねんねさせたれ

Nothing to do with you

押せよ そのリセットボタン

消せよ お前のその価値観

どうせ何度でも元に戻せるなら

指くわえてみてるだけじゃ

つまらないやいや

So I'm ready

思いっきり 前ノリ気味

止まる気ないアクセルベタ踏み

ねぇ are you kidding?

ねぇ are you kidding?

はいちょまって ここでストップ

Return to the start

ぜってーやべーよ

話がちげーぞ

早く楽になりたい?

いつでもいいよ

おねんねさしたれ

Nothing to do with you

押せよ そのリセットボタン

消せよ お前のその価値観

本当はもう2度と

戻ってこれないから

調子に乗せてやらせてみるのが

楽でいいのかもしれないな

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
いい加減 /iːi kaːɡeɴ/ A2	adjective - reasonable; enough; (colloquial) telling someone to stop
やめらんない /ja.meɾaɴnaːi/ A2	verb - cannot quit; unable to stop
言い訳 /iːi wa.ke/ B1	noun - excuse, alibi
徘徊 /ha.i.kaːi/ B2	verb - to wander; to roam
右往左往 /ɯː oːɕi ɕa oːɕi/ C1	noun - to go back and forth; indecisive confusion
浮かない /u.ka.na.i/ B1	adjective - downcast; not cheerful
絵空事 /e̞.soː.ɡo.to/ C1	noun - pipe dream; fantasy; unrealistic plan
現実味 /geɴ.dʑi.tsu.mi/ C1	noun - realism; sense of reality
楽になる /ra.ku ni na.ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to become comfortable; to feel relieved
おねんね /o.neɴ.ne/ A1	noun - sleep (child‑like expression)
責任 /se.ki.niɴ/ B1	noun - responsibility; duty
墓場 /ha.ka.ba/ B2	noun - graveyard; cemetery
トラブルメーカー /to.ɾa.bɯɾɯ.meː.kaː/ B2	noun - troublemaker
取扱説明書 /to.ɾi.a.t͡sɯ.ka.i se.t͡sɯ.meː.ɕo/ C1	noun - user manual; instruction booklet
ヒヤッ /hijaː/ A2	verb (onomatopoeia) - to shiver; to feel a sudden chill
ニヤッ /ɲi jaː/ A2	verb (onomatopoeia) - to grin; to smirk
リセットボタン /ɾi.se.tɯ bo.taɴ/ B1	noun - reset button
価値観 /ka.tɕi.kaɴ/ B2	noun - values; worldview
元に戻す /mo̞to ɲi mo.do.sɯ/ B1	verb - to revert; to put back to the original state
調子に乗る /tɕoːɕi nʲi no.ɾɯ/ B2	verb - to get carried away; to become overconfident

Key Grammar Structures

• さぁ図に乗って

  ➔ Particle さぁ (indicating encouragement or prompting)

  ➔ 「さぁ」is used to encourage or prompt action, similar to 'come on' or 'let's' in English.

• いい加減にしろって

  ➔ Te form (命令形) with って (quotative particle)

  ➔ The te form (いい加減にしろ) is used for commands, and って is added to quote or report speech.

• どうしようもねぇ

  ➔ Negative form with も (emphasis on impossibility)

  ➔ も after the negative form emphasizes that something is completely impossible or hopeless.

• こちとら地に足つけてきたぜ

  ➔ こちとら (colloquial for こちらは) and てきた (past tense of て form)

  ➔ こちとら is a colloquial way to say こちらは, and てきた indicates a completed action in the past.

• 責任だってとるよ 墓場までは

  ➔ だって (emphasis particle) and まで (indicating a limit)

  ➔ だって emphasizes the statement, and まで indicates the extent or limit of the action.