原点回避 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu with "原点回避" (Gentenkaihi)! This electrifying J-pop track, celebrating her 10th anniversary, offers a fantastic opportunity to explore Japanese language through its innovative lyrics and unique Harajuku-inspired style. Learn how artists play with words like 'Gentenkaihi' (avoiding the origin) versus 'Gentenkaiiki' (returning to the origin) to convey deeper meanings of evolution and determination. The song's catchy melodies and forward-thinking message make it a compelling piece to understand modern Japanese cultural expression and musical trends.

[English]

Point evasion

Everyone writes their own

notes

and colors the era

That's the story

Even the same words

and the same scenery

Gradually change their meaning in balance

The melody I heard back then

and the colors I saw

Learning, playing, fireworks scattering, all of it

The nostalgia is too strong

I can't recommend the important things

The time and space that touch with hands and eyes

History circulates

Drunk on confusion

Just a little more

Remember

Yet, point evasion

Tomorrow

I’m tired of seeing

Wake up

The day I want to go to heaven

Simply

Everyone connects in turn

The days of rotation

回転の日々を

I don't want to break

Everyone plays their own

notes

and colors the era

That's the palette

Even the same words

and the same scenery

Gradually change their meaning in balance

The sounds I heard back then

The places I was

Singing, laughing, the joyful surroundings

The nostalgia is too strong

I can't recommend the important things

The time and space that touch with hands and eyes

History circulates

Drunk on confusion

Just a little more

Remember

Yet, point evasion

Tomorrow

I’m tired of seeing

Wake up

The day I want to go to heaven

Simply

Everyone connects in turn

The days of rotation

回転の日々を

I don't want to go back

I don't want to go back

Point evasion

Just a little more

Remember

Yet, point evasion

Tomorrow

I’m tired of seeing

Wake up

The day I want to go to heaven

Simply

Everyone connects in turn

The days of rotation

I don't want to break

I don't want to go back

I don't want to go back

[Japanese]

原点回避

人はそれぞれの

ノートを書いて

時代を彩ってく

そうストーリー

同じ言葉とか

同じ景色さえ

次第に意味が変わってくバランス

あの頃聴いたメロ

見た色も

学び遊び花火散るもみんな

思い出補正が強すぎて

大事なことを勧められない

手と目とめて触れてくる時空も

歴史は巡り

迷いに酔い

もうちょっと

思い出して

されども原点回避

明日って

見飽きたって

ウェイクアップ

ヘブンに行きたい日

単純に

みんなも順に

繋いでいく

回転の日々を

壊したくはないか

人はそれぞれの

ノートを奏でて

時代を彩ってく

そうパレット

同じ言葉とか

同じ景色さえ

次第に意味が変わってくバランス

あの頃聴いた音

居た場所も

歌い笑い愉快な界隈

思い出補正が強すぎて

大事なことを進められない

手と目とめて振れてくる時空も

歴史は巡り

迷いに酔い

もうちょっと

思い出して

されども原点回避

明日って

見飽きたって

ウェイクアップ

ヘブンに行きたい日

単純に

みんなも順に

繋いでいく

回転の日々を

戻したくはないわ

戻したくはないわ

原点回避

もうちょっと

思い出して

されども原点回避

明日って

見飽きたって

ウェイクアップ

ヘブンに行きたい日

単純に

みんなも順に

繋いでいく

回転の日々を

壊したくはないか

戻したくはないわ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
原点 /ɡtentʲi/ B1	noun - origin, starting point
回避 /ka.i.pi/ B2	noun - avoidance, evasion
人 /hɯː/ A1	noun - person
ノート /noːto/ A2	noun - notebook
時代 /dʑi.dai/ B1	noun - era, period
彩る /i.ro.do.ru/ B2	verb - to color, to decorate
ストーリー /stɔːri/ A2	noun - story, narrative
景色 /ke.i.s.ki/ B1	noun - scenery, view
意味 /i.mi/ B2	noun - meaning
色 /i.ro/ A2	noun - color
見た /mi.ta/ A1	verb - saw (past tense of 'see')
色 /i.ro/ A2	noun - color
学び /ma.na.bi/ B1	noun - learning, study
遊び /a.sobi/ A2	noun - play, amusement

Key Grammar Structures

• 人はそれぞれのノートを書いて

  ➔ ～て form + いる to describe ongoing action or state

  ➔ Using the て + いる form indicates that the action of writing is happening now or as a habitual state

• 次第に意味が変わってく

  ➔ ～てく form expressing change or transition over time

  ➔ The てく form indicates an ongoing or gradual process of change

• 思い出補正が強すぎて

  ➔ ～すぎて to express 'too much' or 'excessive' in an adjective or verb

  ➔ The すぎて construction indicates that the degree of the preceding quality or action is excessive

• 歴史は巡り

  ➔ ～は as topic marker, 巡りいる expressing 'to circulate' or 'to go around'

  ➔ The topic marker は indicates the subject, and 巡り (from 巡る) means 'to circulate' or 'to go around'

• 迷いに酔い

  ➔ ～に as indirect object marker, and 酔い as noun form of 酔う meaning 'drunkenness' or 'intoxication'

  ➔ The particle に indicates the indirect object, and 酔い (from 酔う) represents drunkenness or being intoxicated

• 回転の日々を

  ➔ を as direct object marker, 回転 as noun meaning 'rotation' or 'revolving', andの indicates possessive or modifier

  ➔ The を particle marks the direct object, with 回転 meaning 'rotation' and の linking to specify 'days of rotation'