ヤラララ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: AnythingBecomeMoe, 重音テト

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Japanese synth-pop with 'ヤラララ'. This song is a fantastic way to learn rhythmic Japanese phrasing and common colloquialisms, all while experiencing the unique digital charm of Kasane Teto's voice.

[English]

Yararara

Vocal: Kasane Teto SV

"Hey"

"Why are you doing that?"

"Are you just wasting your time?"

"Instead of doing that, why don't you go study?"

"Hey"

"Why are you doing that?"

"Do you really think that's right?"

"That's why people say you're stupid"

What kind of nonsense is that?

Shut up with all your whining

I guess you can only understand what's right in front of you

Oh, wow, look at you

You're all talk

All you can do is bark

Ready, set, go

Yararara, one step at a time, slowly

Yararara, even more steadily

Yararara, even if it's far away

Yararara, I just can't stop

Yararara, even when I'm out of breath

Yararara, even when luck turns its back on me

Yararara, even when it's frustrating

Yararara

O friend who claims to have clairvoyance

Can you not even see the stones at your feet?

O friend on a long and distant journey

Were you led astray by the Sirens' song?

"This way is right, let's go this way"

"Not that way, let's go over there"

Controlling your heart

Swaying back and forth, swaying back and forth

"Hey, isn't this fun?"

"Hey, isn't this ridiculous?"

Right now, the voices, all at once

A restless murmur, a restless murmur

What kind of nonsense is that?

Shut up with all your whining

I guess you can only understand what's right in front of you (You don't know)

Oh, wow, look at you

You're all talk

Just shut your mouth already

I don't want to hear it, shut up, you're annoying

I'm fed up with this

Ready, set, go

O friend who claims to have clairvoyance

Can you not even see the stones at your feet?

O friend on a long and distant journey

Were you led astray by the Sirens' song?

Yararara, one step at a time, slowly

Yararara, even more steadily

Yararara, even if it's far away

Yararara, I just can't stop

Yararara, even when I'm out of breath

Yararara, even when luck turns its back on me

Yararara, even when it's frustrating

Yararara, just one step further

[Japanese]

ヤラララ

Vocal: 重音テトSV2

「おい」

「なんでｿﾝﾅことやってんの？」

「無駄なことしてるの？」

「そんなことしてないで、勉強でもしておけば？」

「おい」

「なんでｿﾝﾅことやってんの？」

「ただしいとおもってんの？」

「だから頭が悪いって言われるんだよ」

なに抜かしてんだか

つべこべうるせえな

目に見えるものしかわからないんだな

へー、大したもんだ

口先だけだな

吠えることしかできないんだ

せーの

ヤラララ、一歩ずつゆっくり

ヤラララ、もっと着実に

ヤラララ、程遠くても

ヤラララ、やめられないんだ

ヤラララ、息が切れても

ヤラララ、運が背を向けても

ヤラララ、悔しくなっても

ヤラララ

千里眼を持つという友よ

足元の石も見えぬか？

遥かな旅を行く友よ

セイレーンの声に惑わされたか？

「こっちがあってる、こっちに行こう」

「そっちはダメよ、あっちに行こう」

心を支配して

ゆらゆらと、ゆらゆらと

「ねえ、これ面白くない？」

「ねえ、これ馬鹿らしくない？」

今、声が、一斉に

ざわざわと、ざわざわと

なに抜かしてんだか

つべこべうるせえな

目に見えるものしかわからないんだな (知らないんだな)

へー、大したもんだ

口先だけだな

もう口を閉じろ

聞きたくない、黙れ、うるせ

うんざりなんだ

せーの

千里眼を持つという友よ

足元の石も見えぬか？

遥かな旅を行く友よ

セイレーンの声に惑わされたか？

ヤラララ、一歩ずつゆっくり

ヤラララ、もっと着実に

ヤラララ、程遠くても

ヤラララ、やめられないんだ

ヤラララ、息が切れても

ヤラララ、運が背を向けても

ヤラララ、悔しくなっても

ヤラララ、もう一歩先へ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
無駄 muda N3	adjective - useless, futile
勉強 benkyou N5	verb - study
正し tadashi N4	adjective - correct, right
頭 atama N5	noun - head, intellect
吠える hoeru N2	verb - to bark, to howl
一歩 ippo N4	noun - one step
着実 chakujitsu N1	adjective - steady, sound
程遠い hodotooi N2	adjective - far from, remote
息 iki N3	noun - breath
悔しい kuyashii N3	adjective - frustrating, vexing
千里眼 senrigan N1	noun - clairvoyance
石 ishi N5	noun - stone, rock
惑わす madowasu N2	verb - to delude, to bewilder
支配 shihai N2	verb - domination, control
馬鹿 baka N4	adjective - foolish, stupid

Key Grammar Structures

• なに抜かしてんだか

  ➔ 〜んだか (embedded question/rhetorical doubt)

  ➔ The suffix """んだか""" adds a nuance of skepticism or rhetorical annoyance, questioning what the person is blabbering about.

• 目に見えるものしかわからないんだな

  ➔ 〜しか〜ない (only / nothing but)

  ➔ The pattern """しか～ない""" is used to limit the scope, implying that the person """only""" understands visible things and nothing else.

• 吠えることしかできないんだ

  ➔ 〜ことしかできない (can only do ...)

  ➔ This construction uses """こと""" to nominalize the verb, emphasizing that barking is the """only""" capability the subject has.

• 千里眼を持つという友よ

  ➔ 〜という (called / known as)

  ➔ The particle """という""" defines or identifies the noun, here identifying the friend as someone who """possesses""" clairvoyance.

• 足元の石も見えぬか？

  ➔ 〜ぬ (literary negative form)

  ➔ The """ぬ""" suffix is a classical negative form of the verb """見る""" (to see), adding a dramatic, slightly archaic tone.

• セイレーンの声に惑わされたか？

  ➔ 〜に惑わされる (to be deceived/seduced by)

  ➔ The passive voice """惑わされる""" indicates that the subject has succumbed to the influence or seduction of the Siren.

• 心を支配して

  ➔ 〜して (te-form as connective)

  ➔ The """te-form""" connects the clause """心を支配して""" to the subsequent descriptions, showing a sequence of actions or state.

• もう一歩先へ

  ➔ 〜へ (towards / destination)

  ➔ The particle """へ""" indicates the direction or movement towards a """further step""", implying progress in the journey.