トウキョウ・シャンディ・ランデヴ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with "トウキョウ・シャンディ・ランデヴ" by KAF and Tsumiki. This energetic J-Pop track, famous as the *Urusei Yatsura* anime ending theme, offers a fantastic way to grasp modern Japanese phrasing and emotional nuances. Its playful yet poignant lyrics provide insights into Japanese pop culture and the complexities of human relationships, making it a captivating and educational listen.

[English]

The radio waves speed up, and I'm electrified!

...

Is there something sad that you want to forget too?

I wonder if there is.

Even though it's a movie I don't know, I shed tears

It's because there's not enough drama.

I keep thinking about such trivial, silly things.

考えてばかりね

When the rain stops, love and that profile of yours

Will surely belong to someone else.

All the fake foundation is just for tonight.

Yet, why, why, why is this happening?

An unstable lantern, how far will it go?

You've thrown everything away already.

This is no joke.

Tokyo Shandy Rendezvous.

Even if that time comes, it won't change anything.

Ambiguous truths only lead to melancholy.

Come on, take me away, now take on me.

イェス

...

Ah, it's all just ridiculous rules,

And my interest doesn't even budge.

Even if I let go of these unreal emotions,

Why is there no strategy?

Ah, I'm so fed up.

Even my fiery temperament is being held back and disguised,

Finally reaching a critical point.

Year-round lip service, being insensitive is exhausting.

The clumsy feel girl has tears in her eyes like a demon.

Now, because of the music in my head, I can't hear your words at all.

Say something a little more genuine.

The turntable starts spinning, hey, make me forget everything.

But why, why, why is this happening?

An unstable lantern, it won't disappear.

You've got a forked tongue, and it's all mismatched.

This is no joke.

Tokyo Shandy Rendezvous.

Even if that time comes, it won't change anything.

Ambiguous truths only lead to melancholy.

Now, take me...

...

This is no joke.

Tokyo Shandy Rendezvous.

Even if that time comes, it won't change anything.

It's so disappointing.

Emotions are just washed away in the laundry.

Confirming with me, yellow magic.

Ai ai ya.

Tokyo Shandy Rendezvous.

Even if that time comes, it won't change anything.

Ambiguous truths only lead to melancholy.

Come on, take me away, now take on me.

Yes.

...

[Japanese]

電波テンポアップして絶賛感電中！

あなたにもわすれたいこと かなしいこと

あるのかしらね

識らない映画なのに涙をながすのは

ドラマチックが足りてないからよ

そんな愚にも付かないこと くだらないこと

考えてばかりね

雨が上がれば愛もその横顔も

誰かのものになるのでしょう

嘘っぱちのファンデーションも全部今夜のためよ

なのに一体全体 如何して如何して 何故何故 ？

不安定なカンテラ 何処まで行くの

あなた一切合切放り去ってもう

冗談じゃあないないわ

トウキョウ・シャンディ・ランデヴ

その時が来たって如何にもならないぜ

曖昧な本当なんてメランコリ化するだけ

あたしをさあ掻攫って今テイクオンミー

イェス

はあ ちゃんちゃらおかしな法度ばっかで

食指がびくともしないわ

実態の無い感情放っておいたって

策略なんてありゃあせんのに何故

ああもう懲り懲りよ

あたしの喝となる気質もじっと堪えて取り繕っては

とうとう臨界点

年がら年中リップサービス 鈍感カマしては辟易

どんがらがっしゃんフィールガールは涙の目にも鬼

今や頭の中のミュージックのせいで あなたの話は一向に聴き取れない

少しは真当なこと言って

回り出すターンテーブル ねえ全部忘れさせてよ

だけど一体全体 如何して如何して 何故何故 はてな

不安定なカンテラ 消えない儘ね

あなた一口両舌食い違ってもう

冗談じゃあないないわ

トウキョウ・シャンディ・ランデヴ

その時が来たって如何にもならないぜ

曖昧な本当なんてメランコリ化するだけ

あたしを今...

冗談じゃあないないわ

トウキョウ・シャンディ・ランデヴ

その時が来たって如何にもならないぜ

不甲斐ないわ

感情なんてランドリーで落とすだけ

あたしと確かめ合ってイエローマジック

アイアイヤ

トウキョウ・シャンディ・ランデヴ

その時が来たって如何にもならないぜ

曖昧な本当なんてメランコリ化するだけ

あたしをさあ掻攫って今テイクオンミー

イェス

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
感情 /kànjō/ B1	noun - emotion
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
嘘 /uso/ B1	noun - lie
映画 /eiga/ A2	noun - movie
横顔 /yokogao/ B2	noun - profile (side view of a face)
不安定 /fuantei/ B2	adjective - unstable
法度 /hadō/ C1	noun - law, rule
策略 /sakuryaku/ B2	noun - strategy
メランコリ /merankori/ C1	noun - melancholy
臨界点 /rinkaiten/ C2	noun - critical point
感電 /kanden/ B2	noun - electric shock
冗談 /jōdan/ B1	noun - joke
忘れ /wasure/ A2	verb - to forget
考える /kangaeru/ B1	verb - to think
掻攫う /kasanau/ C1	verb - to snatch away
上がる /agaru/ A2	verb - to rise

Key Grammar Structures

• 絶賛感電中！

  ➔ Using the noun + 〜中 to indicate an ongoing state or action.

  ➔ The phrase "感電中" means "electrified" or "shocked" in the process of experiencing the sensation.

• あなたにもわすれたいこと

  ➔ Using にも to emphasize "even" or "also" towards the indirect object.

  ➔ The particle にも emphasizes that the speaker also has things they want to forget.

• 誰かのものになるのでしょう

  ➔ Using なのでしょう to express conjecture or speculation in a polite and softer manner.

  ➔ The phrase "なるのでしょう" indicates a polite conjecture that something will become someone else's.

• 曖昧な本当なんてメランコリ化するだけ

  ➔ Using noun + なんて to dismiss or devalue what follows as trivial or insignificant.

  ➔ The phrase "メランコリ化するだけ" means "just becoming melancholy," emphasizing the triviality of the "曖昧な本当."

• 今や頭の中のミュージックのせいで

  ➔ Using の + のせいで to indicate that something is caused by a specific reason.

  ➔ The phrase "のせいで" indicates that the music in the narrator's head is responsible for the current situation.