Rondo – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BE:FIRST
• Album: BE:FIRST ALL DAY

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of BE:FIRST with 'Rondo'! This song is a perfect gateway to learning Japanese through contemporary music, offering a wealth of expressive vocabulary related to perseverance and momentum. Its dynamic flow and catchy hooks make it an engaging way to master natural phrasing and urban Japanese expressions.

[English]

作词 : SKY-HI/SOTA/SHUNTO/MANATO/RYUHEI/JUNON/LEO

作曲 : Chaki Zulu/SKY-HI/SOTA/SHUNTO/MANATO/RYUHEI/JUNON/LEO

Resonate quietly, Rondo

Ignite the instinct

Dance, Tokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

Even more Crescendo

Ay oh oh

...

A Rondo in a world of darkness

Ignite the instinct

Dance, Tokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

Even more Crescendo

Ay oh oh

...

Resonate quietly

...

What is this w-w what is this?

Initial B, what else do you want?

What is this w-w what is this?

Kill it in one move, living in this country today too

...

No weapon

Just honing my technique and perspective

Even just living normally is a trial

The truth—rumors are easily twisted

Ask yourself: time for revenge

Make the Hinomaru dance

The melody is stuck in ma head

I'm grateful even for the adversity

I'll never get tired of this, even if I do it my whole life

...

Call me whatever you like

The insults I shower in are like congratulatory gifts

Thanks, let's keep smiling today—Show, TV, Movie, Screen

Tears and opinions on the commentary show

I can't dance like that

Just B・E・F・I・R・S・T

Chaki Zulu, Hit that beat

...

Oversized is my true size

I'm bigger than Tokyo Tower

Every time I tell a dream story, reality overtakes it

Making New Yorkers dance in Japanese, Nintendo Style

No matter what I do, every song becomes a classic—sorry not sorry

...

Resonate quietly, Rondo

Ignite the instinct

Dance, Tokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

Even more Crescendo

Ay oh oh

...

A Rondo in a world of darkness

Ignite the instinct

Dance, Tokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

Even more Crescendo

Ay oh oh

...

Asians draped in sound

Messiahs lighting up the dark

Pelicans judging sins, always settling the past and the self

...

Unrusting values are the will and treasure of B

The more I'm attacked, the stronger I get—I'm Super Saiyan

...

Leading as a new face, but already a legend

Repping Tokyo, BF you know?

Proud of J-POP, on the path to the Hall of Fame

Play ball

...

A low-wearing NEW ERA is my crown

Stepping on top of the throne, little me

Did I raise the level of JP too much?

Do you get it? The difference between dancing and choreography

No need for a victory, this is insane

Imitation crab will never reach the level of real crab

The aesthetics, quality, and number of hits I've polished are on a different level. Why?

...

Resonate quietly, Rondo

Ignite the instinct

Dance, Tokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

Even more Crescendo

Ay oh oh

...

A Rondo in a world of darkness

Ignite the instinct

Dance, Tokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

Even more Crescendo

Ay oh oh

...

Resonate quietly

[Japanese]

作词 : SKY-HI/SOTA/SHUNTO/MANATO/RYUHEI/JUNON/LEO

作曲 : Chaki Zulu/SKY-HI/SOTA/SHUNTO/MANATO/RYUHEI/JUNON/LEO

静かに響けRondo

燃やす本能

踊れTokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

もっとCrescendo

Ay oh oh

闇世の中で Rondo

燃やす本能

踊れTokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

もっとCrescendo

Ay oh oh

静かに響け

What is this w-w what is this?

イニシャルB あと何が欲しい？

What is this w-w what is this?

One moveでKill 今⽇もこの国で⽣きる

No weapon

But 磨くテクと視点

普通に⽣きるだけでも試練

真実、噂は簡単に曲がる

⾃分に問えリベンジ

⽇の丸踊らせ

旋律がStuck in ma head

逆境もありがてぇ

⼀⽣やってても飽きません

呼び⽅はご⾃由に

浴びる罵声もご祝儀

ありがとう今⽇も笑いまShow, TV, Movie, Screen

涙⽬ご意⾒番

そんなんじゃ踊れない

ただB・E・F・I・R・S・T

Chaki Zulu, Hit that beat

オーバーサイズが等⾝⼤

東京タワーより俺でっかい

夢物語語る度にリアルが追い越してく毎回

⽇本語でNew Yorker踊らすNintendo Style

何をしても毎曲クラシックになってくお⽣憎様

静かに響けRondo

燃やす本能

踊れTokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

もっとCrescendo

Ay oh oh

闇世の中で Rondo

燃やす本能

踊れTokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

もっとCrescendo

Ay oh oh

⾳を纏うAsian

闇を照らすメシア

罪を裁くペリカン 過去と⾃⾝を常に清算

錆びやしない価値観がBの意思と宝

殺られる程強くなってく俺はSuper Siyan

New Face筆頭 でももうレジェンド

レップするTokyo BF you know?

誇ってるJ-POP 名球会⼊りコース

Play ball

深めに被るNEW ERAが王冠

⽟座の上でステップ踏む僕ちゃん

JPのレベル上げすぎちゃった？

わかるか？ダンスと振り付けの違いが

勝ちに⽤はない 超ヤバい

カニカマは⼀⽣カニに届かない

磨いてきた美学と質とヒットの数の桁が違うんだ Why?

静かに響けRondo

燃やす本能

踊れTokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

もっとCrescendo

Ay oh oh

闇世の中で Rondo

燃やす本能

踊れTokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

もっとCrescendo

Ay oh oh

静かに響け

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
静か shizuka N4	adjective - quiet, silent
響く hibiku N3	verb - to resound, to echo
燃やす moyasu N3	verb - to burn, to inflame
本能 honnou N2	noun - instinct
踊る odoru N5	verb - to dance
闇 yami N3	noun - darkness
生きる ikiru N4	verb - to live
磨く migaku N4	verb - to polish, to refine
視点 shiten N2	noun - point of view
試練 shiren N2	noun - ordeal, trial
真実 shinjitsu N3	noun - truth
逆境 gyakkyou N1	noun - adversity
罵声 basei N1	noun - jeers, verbal abuse
宝 takara N3	noun - treasure
価値観 kachikan N2	noun - values

Key Grammar Structures

• 静かに響けRondo

  ➔ Imperative (Command form)

  ➔ The verb "響け" (hibike) is the imperative form of "響く" (to echo), used to give a strong command or call to action.

• あと何が欲しい？

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun with particle

  ➔ The combination of "何" (what) + "が" (subject marker) is used to ask for the object of desire in a question.

• 今日で生きる

  ➔ Particle "で" (location of action)

  ➔ The particle "で" indicates the place where the action of "living" (生きる) is taking place.

• 普通に生きるだけでも試練

  ➔ Auxiliary "だけ" (only/just) + "も" (even/also)

  ➔ By using "だけ" and "も" together, the lyric emphasizes that even the act of just living is a challenge.

• 浴びる罵声もご祝儀

  ➔ Noun modification with particle

  ➔ The clause "浴びる罵声" (the jeers [I] receive) acts as a noun phrase modifying the object.

• 夢物語語る度にリアルが追い越してく

  ➔ Conditional "度に" (every time)

  ➔ The construction "度に" (tabi ni) means 'every time that happens, X follows'.

• 何をしても毎曲クラシックになってく

  ➔ Te-form + も (even if/no matter what)

  ➔ The pattern "～しても" expresses a concessive meaning, indicating that regardless of the action, the result (becoming a classic) happens.

• 殺られる程強くなってく

  ➔ Degree marker "程" (to the extent that)

  ➔ The word "程" indicates the degree; here it means 'the more I am attacked, the stronger I get'.