Y.M.C.A. – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

ヤングマン　さあ立ちあがれよ

Young man, come on and stand up

ヤングマン　今翔びだそうぜ

Young man, let's take off now

ヤングマン　もう悩む事はないんだから

Young man, there's no need to worry anymore

ヤングマン　ほら見えるだろう

Young man, look, you can see it, right?

ヤングマン　君の行く先に

Young man, there's something fun waiting for you

ヤングマン　楽しめる事があるんだから

Young man, there's so much to enjoy

すばらしい　Y.M.C.A.　Y.M.C.A.

Wonderful, Y.M.C.A., Y.M.C.A.

ゆううつなど　吹き飛ばして

Blow away your gloom

君も元気だせよ

You should cheer up too

そうさ　Y.M.C.A.　Y.M.C.A.

That's right, Y.M.C.A., Y.M.C.A.

若いうちはやりたい事

When you're young, you can do what you want

何でもできるのさ

You can do anything

ヤングマン　聞こえているかい

Young man, can you hear me?

ヤングマン　俺の言う事が

Young man, listen to what I say

ヤングマン　プライドを捨ててすぐに行こうぜ

Young man, throw away your pride and let's go right away

ヤングマン　夢があるならば

Young man, if you have a dream

ヤングマン　とまどう事など

Young man, there's no reason to hesitate

ヤングマン　ないはずじゃないか　俺と行こう

Young man, you shouldn't have any doubts, come with me

すばらしい　Y.M.C.A.　Y.M.C.A.

Wonderful, Y.M.C.A., Y.M.C.A.

ゆううつなど　吹き飛ばして

Blow away your gloom

君も元気だせよ

You should cheer up too

そうさ　Y.M.C.A.　Y.M.C.A.

That's right, Y.M.C.A., Y.M.C.A.

若いうちはやりたい事

When you're young, you can do what you want

何でもできるのさ

You can do anything

ヤングマン　青春の日々は

Young man, your youthful days

ヤングマン　二度とこないから

Young man, they won't come again

ヤングマン　思い出になると思わないか

Young man, don't you think they'll become memories?

ヤングマン　ほら両手あげて

Young man, come on, raise both hands

ヤングマン　足ふみならして

Young man, stomp your feet

ヤングマン　今思う事をやって行こう

Young man, let's do what you think now

すばらしい　Y.M.C.A.　Y.M.C.A.

Wonderful, Y.M.C.A., Y.M.C.A.

ゆううつなど　吹き飛ばして

Blow away your gloom

君も元気だせよ

You should cheer up too

そうさ　Y.M.C.A.　Y.M.C.A.

That's right, Y.M.C.A., Y.M.C.A.

若いうちはやりたい事

When you're young, you can do what you want

何でもできるのさ

You can do anything

すばらしい　Y.M.C.A.　Y.M.C.A.

Wonderful, Y.M.C.A., Y.M.C.A.

ゆううつなど　吹き飛ばして

Blow away your gloom

君も元気だせよ

You should cheer up too

そうさ　Y.M.C.A.　Y.M.C.A.

That's right, Y.M.C.A., Y.M.C.A.

若いうちはやりたい事

When you're young, you can do what you want

何でもできるのさ

You can do anything

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ヤングマン /yangu man/ B1	noun - young man
翔びだそう /habata dōsō/ B2	verb - to fly out
悩む /nayamu/ B1	verb - to worry
見える /mieru/ A2	verb - to see
楽しめる /tanoshimeru/ B1	verb - to enjoy
すばらしい /subarashii/ B1	adjective - wonderful
ゆううつ /yūutsu/ B2	noun - melancholy
吹き飛ばして /fuki tobashite/ B2	verb - to blow away
元気 /genki/ A2	adjective - healthy
若い /wakai/ A2	adjective - young
青春 /seishun/ B1	noun - youth
思い出 /omoide/ B1	noun - memory
両手 /ryōte/ A2	noun - both hands
あげて /agetē/ A2	verb - to raise
足 /ashi/ A1	noun - foot
ふみならして /fuminarashite/ B2	verb - to stamp

Key Grammar Structures

• もう悩む事はないんだから

  ➔ The phrase 'はないんだから' expresses a strong negative assertion or reassurance.

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• 何でもできるのさ

  ➔ 'のさ' is an informal sentence-ending particle used to emphasize or assert something confidently.

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• 若いうちはやりたい事

  ➔ 'うち' after a time period indicates the duration during which a certain state applies, often meaning 'while' or 'during'.

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• 見えるだろう

  ➔ The phrase 'だろう' indicates conjecture or expectation, roughly translating to 'probably' or 'I suppose'.

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• 夢があるならば

  ➔ 'ならば' is a conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'in case'.

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• 青春の日々は

  ➔ 'は' is a topic particle marking the subject or theme of the sentence.

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• 今思う事をやって行こう

  ➔ 'を' is a particle marking the direct object of a verb.

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