PRIDE – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Aぇ! group
• Album: でこぼこライフ

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Aぇ! group with 'PRIDE,' a song that perfectly blends passionate J-pop with inspiring lyrics. By studying this song, you can learn powerful Japanese vocabulary related to determination and self-belief, all while experiencing the high-energy spirit of one of Japan's most unique idol groups.

[English]

Losing one thing, gaining another

Being nobody, yet longing to be someone

If I let go of these hands I've clenched so tight

(If I let go of these hands)

The marks from my nails still ache; I realized I was empty

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

Laugh even when you're at a disadvantage

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

Use a tough heart as your shield

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

And dodge any interference

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

I'll grab hold with empty hands, Believe in myself

Take me back now, just as I am

Breaking up, towards tomorrow of yesterday

Even if I'm reborn, I want to stay true to myself

Take me back now, whether I'm a genius

Breaking up now, or an underdog

Most of it is beside the point anyway

It's my PRIDE, just that is enough for me

Out of breath again, Give me your love

Carrying that anxiety, a life filled with self-loathing

The reason that keeps me being me is right here

Facing the mirror, I sing to you now

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

Come on, summon your courage

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

Hold your fragile heart close

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

Come on, strain your voice

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

And shout, Blaze my soul

Take me back now, just as I am

Breaking up, towards tomorrow of yesterday

I won't let go of the future I've chosen

Take me back now, my unique

Breaking up now, pure heart

Is still my driving force

It's my PRIDE, just that is enough for me

I gently embraced the self that I once let go

"Even if I'm reborn, I want to stay true to myself"

Hey, that's right, isn't it? You can

Change yourself however you want

From here to anywhere with me

Take me back now, just as I am

(Take me to the top)

Breaking up, towards tomorrow of yesterday

(Bring it on down)

I want to be laughing in the future I've chosen

(Guided by the thumping of my heartbeat)

Take me back now, just as I am

(Same old same old)

Breaking up, just as you are

(Go ahead and bounce)

Let's go, until we get tired of it

It's my PRIDE, just that is enough for me

With the unchanging answer, toward the future I want to see

Step forward as the person you want to be

Not strong, but not weak either; sing of who you truly are

Shed those dull, heavy, clinging shackles and go forth

Go and go, take me to the top

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

[Japanese]

ひとつ失くして　ひとつ手にして

何者でもないまま　誰かになりたがって

固く結んだ　この手解いたら

(この手解いたら)

爪の跡が痛んだ　空っぽだとわかった

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

劣勢こそ笑って

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

タフなハート 盾にして

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

牽制などかわして

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

カラの手で掴むよ Believe in myself

Take me back now 僕のままで

Breaking up 昨日の明日へ

生まれ変わったって僕でいたい

Take me back now 天才も

Breaking up now 劣等も

大概問題外さ

It's my PRIDE, just that is enough for me

また息切らし Give me your love

って不安抱えて　重ねた同族嫌悪の life

僕を僕で在らしめる理由がここに在る

向かい合わせ　鏡の前　今君に歌う

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

さぁ　勇気奮って

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

ヤワなハート抱き締めて

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

さぁ　声を枯らして

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

叫べ Blaze my soul

Take me back now 僕のままで

Breaking up 昨日の明日へ

選んだ未来を離しはしない

Take me back now ユニークな

Breaking up now 純情が

未だ原動力さ

It's my PRIDE, just that is enough for me

いつか僕が手放した　僕をそっと抱きしめた

"生まれ変わったって僕でいたい”

なぁそうだろ　君は君を

思うように変えていける

From here to anywhere with me

Take me back now 僕のままで

(Take me to the top)

Breaking up 昨日の明日へ

(Bring it on down)

選んだ未来で笑っていたい

(トクトクと打つ　鼓動が導く)

Take me back now 僕のままで

(Same old same old)

Breaking up 君のままで

(Go ahead and bounce)

行こうぜ　飽きるまで

It's my PRIDE, just that is enough for me

変わらない答え　抱き見たい未来に

居たい自分で踏み出せ

強くないが弱くもない　あるがままの君を歌え

鈍く重く絡み付く呪縛を脱いでいざ行け

Go and go, take me to the top

(Willy-Nilly! Go!)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
失くす nakusu N3	verb - to lose
固い katai N4	adjective - hard; firm
解く hodoku N3	verb - to untie; to undo
爪跡 tsumeato N2	noun - claw mark; scar
劣勢 ressei N1	noun - disadvantage; inferiority
牽制 kensei N1	verb/noun - check; restrain; feint
天才 tensai N3	noun - genius
劣等 rettou N2	noun - inferiority
不安 fuan N4	noun/adjective - anxiety; unease
勇気 yuuki N3	noun - courage
純情 junjou N2	noun/adjective - pure heart
原動力 gendouryoku N2	noun - motive power; driving force
鼓動 kodou N2	noun - heartbeat
導く michibiku N2	verb - to lead; to guide
呪縛 jubaku N1	noun - spell; curse; binding

Key Grammar Structures

• 何者でもないまま　誰かになりたがって

  ➔ Stem + -tai/-tagaru (Desire/Want to)

  ➔ Adding "-tagaru" to the stem "nari" indicates the subject's (or someone else's) desire to become someone.

• 固く結んだ　この手解いたら

  ➔ Conditional -tara (If/When)

  ➔ Using "-tara" to express a hypothetical situation or a sequence of events: "If I let go of this hand..."

• 生まれ変わったって僕でいたい

  ➔ Concessive -tatte (Even if)

  ➔ "-tatte" is a colloquial version of "-tatemoi", meaning "even if".

• 僕を僕で在らしめる理由がここに在る

  ➔ Causative form + -shimeru (To make someone/something be)

  ➔ The literary/classical "-shimeru" turns the state "to be" into "to make it exist/to define it".

• 思うように変えていける

  ➔ V-te + iku (Changes over time/proceeding)

  ➔ This indicates a progressive change that will continue into the future: "(You) can go on changing (yourself) as you wish."

• 手放した　僕をそっと抱きしめた

  ➔ Relative clause (Modifying a noun with a verb)

  ➔ The phrase "tebanashita" modifies "boku", describing "the me that I let go of".

• 居たい自分で踏み出せ

  ➔ Relative clause with potential state (居たい自分)

  ➔ Combining the volitional "itai" (want to be) with "jibun" (self) defines "the self that I want to be".

• 絡み付く呪縛を脱いでいざ行け

  ➔ Te-form connection (脱いで) + Imperative (行け)

  ➔ Using the te-form "nuide" to connect two actions sequentially: "Take off the chains and (then) go!"