UDAGAWA GENERATION – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 櫻坂46
• Album: 11th Single

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the spirit of youth and the challenges of modern urban life through Sakurazaka46's 'UDAGAWA GENERATION.' This song offers a unique perspective on Shibuya's transformation and the search for identity in a fast-paced world, blending catchy J-Pop with thought-provoking lyrics.

[English]

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Why? Why? Why?

It's unclear, why can't I be here?

Tonight's the full moon, blinded by the city lights

Walking through the crowd, feeling my way

It's okay, it's okay, it's alright

Whatever I do... even if I get hurt...

I want to live my way

To look older than my real age

Make me up! Yeah Yeah Yeah

The only reason I can act so foolish

Is because of my youth

As long as I stay just on the edge, that's legal...

Being on the edge is exciting, thrilling every day

Which way will it go?

How far will I go?

Unknown Unknown

Someone's milestone

Isn't staying the same the best?

I wanna keep playing forever

Because... always...

What else is there?

The future...

We are UDAGAWA GENERATION

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yeah, aging normally is just boring every time

Nothing I really want to do or have to do

I don't want to be told what to do

If I flow with it, I'll end up somewhere

Words like 'Generation Z' are

Marketing created by someone else

I'm just me, yeah yeah yeah

Now I can't even make noise here

I don't even care about Halloween anymore

Purification plan, we're being kicked out

That girl gets a welcome, am I not?

I wanna go! I wanna go!

It's not the town I was born in, but

If they close the shutters and reject me,

I just want to stay crouched like this forever

So... not at all...

I don't want to dream at all

Nothing...

We are UDAGAWA GENERATION

Even just walking around, that's all I do

Good or bad, it all catches my eye

Sense and nonsense

Clashing youth

What are we supposed to do?

What do you want to become? What do you want to become?

Unknown Unknown

Our landmark

We came here dreaming from afar

We don't catch last trains, living like locals

Someday... surely

I believe we'll find something

I wanna go! I wanna go!

A spell-like monologue

The only city in the world that's not dull

How many times have I watched the tired morning sun?

Such... this...

Is freedom foolish?

You know! I know!

I don't expect anything

Forever

We are UDAGAWA GENERATION

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

[Japanese]

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

何で？何で？何で？

意味不明　どうしてここにいちゃいけないの？

今宵はFull moon　ビルに目隠しされて

手探りで歩く人混みよ

いいじゃん　いいじゃん　いいじゃん

何をしたって・・・傷ついたって・・・

好きに生きたい

ホントの年齢より　大人に見えるように

Make me up! Yeah Yeah Yeah

こんなバカをできるのも

若さのせいにできるまで

イリーガルって　その線踏まずに・・・

ギリギリがいい　刺激的な日々

どっちに転ぶか？

どこまで行くのか？

Unknown Unknown

誰かのマイルストーン

変わらないって最高じゃない？

いついつまでも遊んでいたいよ

だって・・・ずっと・・・

他に何があるのか？

未来・・・

We are UDAGAWA GENERATION

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yeah 普通に歳取るその都度Boring

やりたいこととか何にもNothing

ああしろこうしろ言われたくない

流されて行けばどこかに着く

Z世代なんて言葉は

誰かが作ったマーケティング

私は私だ　Yeah Yeah Yeah

ここで騒ぐことすら　今じゃできなくなりました

ハロウィンなんかもうどうでもいい

浄化作戦　追い出されてしまう

あの娘はWelcome　私はNG？

I wanna go! I wanna go!

生まれた街じゃないけど

シャッター閉められ　拒否されちゃったら

ずっとこのまま　しゃがんでいたいよ

だから・・・全然・・・

夢なんか見たくない

何も・・・

We are UDAGAWA GENERATION

ただただ歩いているだけなのにさ

嫌でも目に付く　いいこと悪いこと

常識と非常識

食い違う青春

What are we to do?

What do you wanna be? 　What do you wanna be?

Unknown Unknown

うちらのランドマーク

離れた街で憧れて来た

終電気にしない　住人みたいに

いつか・・・きっと

何か見つかると思う

I wanna go! I wanna go!

呪文のような独り言

世界で唯一　退屈じゃない街

疲れた朝陽　何度見ただろう

そんな・・・こんな・・・

自由とは愚かかい？

You know! I know!

何も期待してない

Forever

We are UDAGAWA GENERATION

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
歩く /aɾɯkɯ/ A1	verb - to walk
好き /sɯki/ A1	adjective - liked, favorite
街 /machi/ A1	noun - town, city
未来 /mʲiɾai/ A2	noun - future
年齢 /neːɾeː/ B1	noun - age
大人 /otona/ A2	noun - adult
刺激的 /ɕigekiteki/ B2	adjective - stimulating
普通 /fɯt͡sɯː/ A2	adjective - normal, ordinary
言葉 /kotoba/ A2	noun - word, language
騒ぐ /sawagɯ/ B1	verb - to make noise, to be rowdy
浄化 /d͡ʑoːka/ B2	noun - purification
夢 /jɯme/ A2	noun - dream
青春 /seːɕɯn/ B1	noun - youth, adolescence
世界 /seːkai/ A2	noun - world
自由 /d͡ʑiijuː/ A2	noun - freedom

Key Grammar Structures

• 何で？何で？何で？

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun '何で' (nande) is used to ask 'why'.

  ➔ '何で' is used at the beginning of a question to ask for a reason.

• 好きに生きたい

  ➔ The phrase uses the verb '生きたい' (ikitai) which is the 'tai' form of '生きる' (to live) indicating desire to 'live' how one wishes.

  ➔ 'たい' (tai) is a grammatical form used to express desire to do something.

• イリーガルって　その線踏まずに・・・

  ➔ The phrase '踏まずに' (fuzumazu ni) uses the negative 'without' form of the verb '踏む' (to step on), indicating doing something without stepping over a boundary.

  ➔ 'ずに' (zu ni) is a grammatical pattern meaning 'without doing' something, often used to indicate the absence of an action before another.

• 未来・・・

  ➔ Using ellipsis '・・・' can indicate hesitation, trailing off, or an unfinished thought about the future.

  ➔ Ellipsis serves to create a pause or suggest something left unsaid about the future.

• We are UDAGAWA GENERATION

  ➔ The sentence 'We are UDAGAWA GENERATION' is a simple present tense clause indicating identity or belonging.

  ➔ This sentence states a collective identity, emphasizing belonging or affiliation.

• いついつまでも遊んでいたいよ

  ➔ The phrase '遊んでいたい' uses the 'たい' form of '遊ぶ' (to play), expressing a desire to keep playing indefinitely.

  ➔ 'たい' (tai) expresses desire to do something, and combined with the continuous form 'ている', indicates a wish to keep doing that activity.