QUEEN – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: LiSA

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the empowering world of J-rock with LiSA's "QUEEN"! This high-energy track, featured in the anime "Shangri-La Frontier," is a fantastic way to learn Japanese through its powerful and repetitive lyrics about self-belief and determination. The song's message of embracing your own path makes it a special and motivating introduction to the language and LiSA's dynamic musical style.

[English]

(Red or Green?) I always want to stay unfinished, Yeah

(Red or Green?) Rattata, Red Light? Green Light?

(Red or Green?) Not yet, not at my limit, Yeah

(Red or Green?) Rattata, Red Light? Green Light?

Even scars now are dear to me

Not sparkling, but glimmering fiercely

(Chase me! Chase me!)

Even if caught, still in my wings

Yura yura, swaying

Love and hate, all part of a friendly game

If you swallow it, it's nourishment

Uncertain truths flare up, a perfect answer

Even chaos blooms beautifully

Moonlight cuts through the clouds, show your face

(Let’s dance! Sway, sway)

Tonight, illuminate the darkness, let it resonate

(Let’s dance! Bold dance)

I want to monopolize everything, love it to the end

No more doubts, I’m already rushing. Oh Yeah!

I can’t give in—that’s my QUEEN

Unseen, I want to be seen. Yeah

(Dara ra, It’s All Green!)

If you desire, a dead heat

(Chase me now!)

Come on, come this far

You want a reason, don’t you?

I won’t tell you!

Yura yura

1, 2, 3 She goes rock hard

As an adult, zip up to avoid bursting, Up, Up!

Quickly slipping through the traffic jam

Sliding on a manhole cover, fall and get up again, Kip Up, Up!

I won’t stop! Get on top!

Do you want to play? A game just for me

Love and hate, all part of a friendly game

If you swallow it, it's nourishment

Coloring the darkness, luminous moving lights

Illuminate me, I want to be more messy

Moonlight cuts through the clouds, show your face

(Let’s dance! Sway, sway)

Tonight, shine on the darkness, let it resonate

(Let’s dance! Awkward dance)

Catch it all now, love it completely

No more doubts, I’m rushing. Oh Yeah!

Welcome to My Life, I am QUEEN

Unseen, I want to be seen. Yeah

DEAD OR ALIVE

SET ME FREE

(Red or Green?) I have no limits, Yeah

[Japanese]

(Red or Green?) 常に未完成で居たい Yeah

(Red or Green?) ラタッタ　Red Light? Green Light?

(Red or Green?) まだだだ　限界じゃない Yeah

(Red or Green?) ラタッタ　Red Light? Green Light?

傷跡でさえ今はもう愛しい

キラキラじゃなくてギラギララ

(Chase me! Chase me!)

捕まえても　羽衣

ゆらら　ゆらら

愛もヘイトもそう　無礼講

どうせ飲み込めば栄養

不確かな　理も閃く　御名答

ナンカイだって咲き乱れる

Moonlight　雲を割いて　顔を見せて

(オドリマショウ ユラ ユララ)

Tonight　闇を照らし　響け

(オドリマショウ コドクナダンス)

全部　ひとりじめしたい　愛し尽くしたい

迷いなんてもう疾うに無い Oh Yeah!

譲れないの　私がQUEEN

ミタサレナイ　ミダサレタイ Yeah

(ダララ　It’s All Green!)

お望みなら　デッドヒート

(Chase me now!)

ほら　ここまでおいで

理由が欲しいのね

教えてあげない！

ゆらら

1, 2, 3 She goes rock hard

オトナなら　はち切れないように　Zip Up, Up!

すり抜ける急な渋滞

マンホールでスリップ　転んでも　Kip Up, Up!

I won’t stop! Get on top!

Do you want to play?　私だけのゲーム

愛もヘイトもそう　無礼講

どうせ飲み込めば栄養

暗闇を　彩りきらめくムービングライト

照らして　もっと乱れたいの

Moonlight　雲を割いて　顔を見せて

(オドリマショウ ユラ ユララ)

Tonight　闇を照らし　響け

(オドリマショウ コドクナダンス)

全部　受け止めて　いま愛し尽くして

迷いなんてもう疾うに無い　Oh Yeah!

Welcome to My Life　私がQUEEN

ミタサレナイ　ミダサレタイ Yeah

DEAD OR ALiVE

SET ME FREE

(Red or Green?) 私に限界はない Yeah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛しい /itoʃiː/ B2	adjective - beloved, dear, darling
羽衣 /hagoromo/ C1	noun - robe of feathers (worn by celestial beings)
栄養 /eːjoː/ B1	noun - nutrition
理 /kotowari/ B2	noun - reason, logic
咲き乱れる /sakimidareru/ B2	verb - to be in full bloom, to bloom profusely
割いて /saite/ B1	verb - to tear, to split
照らし /terashi/ A2	verb - to illuminate, to shine
響け /hibike/ B1	verb - to resound, to echo
迷い /mayoi/ B1	noun - hesitation, doubt
譲れない /yuzurenai/ B2	verb - cannot yield, cannot concede
望み /nozomi/ A2	noun - wish, desire
渋滞 /juː.keɪ/ B1	noun - congestion, traffic jam
乱れたいの /midaretai no/ B2	verb - want to be disordered, want to be messed up
受け止めて /uketomete/ B1	verb - to catch, to receive, to accept
限界 /ɡen.kai/ B1	noun - limit, boundary

Key Grammar Structures

• (Red or Green?) 常に未完成で居たい Yeah

  ➔ Use of the adverb "常に" (tAlways) to indicate permanence or consistency.

  ➔ "常に" means "always" or "constantly," emphasizing an ongoing state.

• (Red or Green?) ラタッタ　Red Light? Green Light?

  ➔ Use of question tags "Red Light? Green Light?" for options or choices with pause indicated.

  ➔ The phrase "Red Light? Green Light?" indicates a question about choices or signals, often used for emphasis or playful inquiry.

• 傷跡でさえ今はもう愛しい

  ➔ Use of "でさえ" to indicate "even" as a concessive marker.

  ➔ "でさえ" emphasizes that even something unexpected or minor (like scars) is now cherished.

• (Chase me! Chase me!) 捕まえても　羽衣

  ➔ Use of "捕まえても" with the te-form "ても" to indicate "even if" or concessive condition.

  ➔ "捕まえても" combines the verb "捕まえる" (to catch) with "も" to express "even if I catch" or a concessive condition.

• 全部　ひとりじめしたい　愛し尽くしたい

  ➔ Use of the volitional form "したい" for expressing desire, repeated for different verbs.

  ➔ The verb "したい" is the volitional form of "する" and expresses the speaker's desire to do something.

• 愛もヘイトもそう　無礼講

  ➔ Use of "も" with nouns to mean "both" or "everything related to".

  ➔ "も" is used with nouns to show inclusion or that both elements are involved.

• 全部　受け止めて　いま愛し尽くして

  ➔ Use of te-form "受け止めて" and "愛し尽くして" to connect actions in sequence.

  ➔ The te-form connects multiple verbs, indicating actions done in sequence or together.