ゴーゴー幽霊船 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 米津玄師
• Album: diorama

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the unique world of Kenshi Yonezu with "Go-Go Ghost Ship"! This energetic and lyrically rich song offers a fantastic opportunity to engage with Japanese. Its distinct sound and evocative imagery will not only make learning new vocabulary and expressions enjoyable but also help you appreciate the depth of Japanese storytelling through music. The rapid-fire lyrics and memorable chorus make it perfect for practicing pronunciation and rhythm.

[English]

A slightly frail seventeen.

Drawing with dried ink and a pen.

Handing down, sewing, again Mother Goose.

Night cries many times, then tomorrow.

An android with a spring that turns.

My voice and my mind are hollow.

I'm always feeling the worst.

I wish to be loved by you.

A forever sickly seventeen.

Today, in an empty can, without clouding up.

With empty thunder and paper bags.

Breathing in stupidly, packed full.

Still an android, just the same.

I'll deceive you with real lies.

I'm a ghost, really.

You probably can't see me.

Just singing about all this stuff.

It's a ghost ship marching on.

Good or bad, it doesn't really matter.

Walking through a quiet town.

Get used to the words on the electronic board.

Let's go, find those subtle words.

Break down the doors along the line.

Believe in the invisible me.

The boy soldiers weave their voices.

Block the exit of particles over there.

Ancient magic from long ago.

Because you laugh so suddenly.

...

...

A slightly frail seventeen.

Dreams like movies today, just like a haze.

Scenes of love, barely holding on.

No point in dreaming any dreams there.

An android with a spring that turns.

Filthy delinquents, pollution, melancholy.

I want you to know everything.

Because I will take your hand and bring you back.

Just singing about all this stuff.

It's a ghost ship that gapes wide.

Neither front nor back anymore.

Then forget everything.

Waa Waaa Waaa Waa.

Advance into the depths of the solar system.

Jump in, one, two, three, hold on tight.

Break down the doors along the line.

Believe in words straight as they are.

Use the back of your tonsil.

Look how much you're pulling yourself up.

Ancient magic from long ago.

If it spreads in no time at all.

...

Unleash centuries of resentment.

Fly, everyone, raise your megaphones.

Break down the doors along the line.

It's the truth, believe it.

The ghost ship unleashes its fury.

Watch out, this time I’ll fall into chaos.

Ancient magic from long ago.

Knowing it’s just a huge lie.

...

[Japanese]

ちょっと病弱なセブンティーン

枯れたインクとペンで絵を描いて

継いで接いでまたマザーグース

夜は何度も泣いてまた明日

回る発条のアンドロイド

僕の声と頭はがらんどう

いつも最低な気分さ

君に愛されたいと願っていたい

ずっと病欠のセブンティーン

曇らないまま今日を空き缶に

空の雷管とペーパーバッグ

馬鹿みたいに呼吸を詰め入れた

あいも変わらずにアンドロイド

君を本当の嘘で騙すんだ

僕は幽霊だ 本当さ

君の目には見えないだろうけど

そんなこんなで歌っては

行進する幽霊船だ

善いも悪いもいよいよ無い

閑静な街を行く

電光板の言葉になれ

それゆけ幽かな言葉捜せ

沿線上の扉壊せ

見えない僕を信じてくれ

少年兵は声を紡げ

そこのけ粒子の出口隠せ

遠い昔のおまじないが

あんまり急に笑うので(あんまり急に笑うので)

ちょっと病弱なセブンティーン

今日も映画みたいな夢うつつ

愛も絶え絶えの景色だ

そこでどんな夢見てもしょうがない

回る発条のアンドロイド

汚物ヤンキー 公害 メランコリー

知ってほしいんだ全部

そう君の手を引き連れて戻すのさ

そんなこんなで歌っては

目を剥く幽霊船だ

前も後ろもいよいよ無い

なら全部忘れて

ワアワアワアワア

太陽系の奥へ進め

飛び込め一二の三で跨がれ

沿線上の扉壊せ

まんまの言葉信じてくれ

扁桃体の奥を使え

ほれ見ろそんなにせぐりあげて

遠い昔のおまじないが

たちまちのうちにはびこれば(たちまちのうちにはびこれば)

三千年の恨み放て

飛べ飛べ皆で拡声器持て

沿線上の扉壊せ

本当のことさ信じてくれ

幽霊船は怒り散らせ

みてろよ今度は修羅に堕ちて

遠い昔のおまじないが

あんまりな嘘と知るのさ(あんまりな嘘と知るのさ)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
病弱 /びょうじゃく/ B2	adjective - sickly, weak
アンドロイド /あんどろいど/ B1	noun - android, a robot with human appearance
声 /こえ/ A1	noun - voice, sound
夢 /ゆめ/ A1	noun - dream
愛 /あい/ A1	noun - love
景色 /けしき/ B1	noun - scenery, landscape
扉 /とびら/ B2	noun - door, gate
怒り /いかり/ B2	noun - anger
言葉 /ことば/ A2	noun - word, language
街 /まち/ A1	noun - town, street
夢見 /ゆめみ/ B1	verb - to dream
信じる /しんじる/ B1	verb - to believe
笑う /わらう/ A2	verb - to laugh
怒る /おこる/ B1	verb - to get angry
未来 /みらい/ B2	noun - future

Key Grammar Structures

• ちょっと病弱なセブンティーン

  ➔ Adjective + な (na) to modify nouns

  ➔ The adjective **病弱** (poorly) is used with **な** to directly modify the noun **セブンティーン** (teenager).

• 回る発条のアンドロイド

  ➔ Possessive の (no) to indicate possession or relation

  ➔ The phrase **回る発条のアンドロイド** shows **アンドロイド** (android) related to **回る発条** (rotating spring), with **の** indicating possessive or descriptive relation.

• 僕の声と頭はがらんどう

  ➔ と (to) as a conjunction meaning 'and', and は (wa) as a topic marker

  ➔ The words **声** (voice) and **頭** (head) are connected by **と**, meaning 'and'; **は** marks the topic of the sentence, emphasizing the subject

• 遠い昔のおまじないが

  ➔ が (ga) as a subject marker indicating the subject of the sentence

  ➔ The word **おまじない** (magic spell) is the subject of the sentence, marked by **が**, emphasizing it as the topic undergoing an action or state.

• あんまり急に笑うので

  ➔ ので (node) meaning 'because' or 'since' to indicate reason

  ➔ The conjunction **ので** indicates reason or cause, so the phrase **あんまり急に笑うので** means 'because (someone) laughs so suddenly'.