UNIVERSE – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ShuuKaRen

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the energetic world of J-pop with ShuuKaRen's "UNIVERSE"! This song is a great entry point to learning Japanese as it features catchy, repetitive phrases like "owaranai tabi" (endless journey) and the uplifting English hook "everybody let's fly! Into limitless sky!". What makes this track special is the vocal debut of Shuuka Fujii alongside her sister Karen, creating a unique and powerful sisterly duo in the Japanese music scene. Let their journey to the stars inspire your language learning journey!

[English]

Aiming for a shining place billions of light-years away

An endless journey wow wow wow wow!

Speeding up the time-space travel machine, go faster

An unstoppable journey wow wow wow wow!

Oh oh oh oh! Everybody let's fly! Into the limitless sky!

Oh oh oh oh! Everybody just fly! Into the limitless sky!

Overflowing inside my heart, the dream is here for us

Refining ourselves, rising victorious, victory we must

Wanting to grasp a piece of the dream, keep shining until we catch it, a miracle, shout out to the future, fly

The higher you fly, the more the scenery changes, it should look different

I believe I can reach that place, no doubt about it yup!

This challenge is okay, even if rivals appear

Jump over it, go through it, let's go, let's go, let's go

Here we go now!

Oh oh oh oh! Into the limitless sky!

When I feel like giving up, I remember that person's smile, yes!

This challenge is okay, there are struggles too

What I wish for is this, myself, let's go, let's go, let's go

Here we go!

Aiming for a shining place billions of light-years ahead

An endless journey wow wow wow wow!

I won't give up. It’s tough, but I can handle it

That person's smile is energy for my courage

Speeding up the time-space travel machine, go faster

An unstoppable journey wow wow wow wow!

I don't want to look back, I don't want regrets

Just passing through many clouds, and there it is yeah!

Expanding endlessly, the chance is here for us

Let’s shoot up brilliantly, like a shooting star, we trust

I want to make it real, I can't stop until it happens

I am the rising star, shout out to the future, fly

Oh oh oh oh! Everybody let's fly! Into the limitless sky!

Oh oh oh oh! Everybody just fly! Into the limitless sky!

UNIVERSE, UNIVERSE...

Let's start singing wow wow wow wow!

UNIVERSE, UNIVERSE...

Let's start dancing wow wow wow wow!

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[Japanese]

何億光年先 光る場所を目指し

終わらない旅 wow wow wow wow！

時空超えるマシーンもっとスピード増し

止まらない旅 wow wow wow wow！

oh oh oh oh！ everybody let's fly！ Into limitless sky！

oh oh oh oh！ everybody just fly！ Into limitless sky！

溢れている 胸の奥に the dream is here for us

磨きあげて 勝ち上がっていこう victory we must

射止めたい夢の欠片 掴むまで 輝く奇跡 叫べ未来まで fly

高く飛べば 飛ぶほど 景色は変わって見えるはず

その場所まで行きたい 行けると信じて疑がわない yup！

この勝負 大丈夫 ライバルも現るけど

飛び越えて、くぐり抜け ゆこう ゆこう ゆこう

here we go now！

oh oh oh oh！ Into limitless sky！

くじけそうな その時 思い出すあの人の笑顔 yes！

この勝負 大丈夫 苦しみもあるけど

願ったのは、この私 ゆこう ゆこう ゆこう

here we go！

何億光年先 光る場所を目指し

終わらない旅 wow wow wow wow！

諦めたりしない 手強いけどかなり

あの人の笑顔は 勇気へのエナジー

時空超えるマシーンもっとスピード増し

止まらない旅 wow wow wow wow！

振り返りたくない 後悔したくはない

いくつもの雲を くぐり抜ければそこに yeah！

広がってく 無限大の the chance is here for us

煌びやかに 打ち上がっていこう shooting star we trust

叶えたい 叶うまでは止まれない

I am the rising star 叫べ 未来まで fly

oh oh oh oh！ everybody let's fly！ Into limitless sky！

oh oh oh oh！ everybody just fly！ Into limitless sky！

UNIVERSE UNIVERSE...

歌いだそう wow wow wow wow！

UNIVERSE UNIVERSE...

踊りだそう wow wow wow wow！

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
光る /ひかる/ B1	verb - to shine
旅 /たび/ A2	noun - journey
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
勝利 /しょうり/ B2	noun - victory
未来 /みらい/ B1	noun - future
エナジー /えなじー/ B2	noun - energy
空 /そら/ A1	noun - sky
星 /ほし/ A1	noun - star
叫ぶ /さけぶ/ B1	verb - to shout
飛ぶ /とぶ/ A2	verb - to fly
信じる /しんじる/ B1	verb - to believe
挑戦 /ちょうせん/ B2	noun - challenge
奇跡 /きせき/ B2	noun - miracle
現れる /あらわれる/ B1	verb - to appear
無限大 /むげんだい/ C1	noun - infinity
チャンス /ちゃんす/ B1	noun - chance

Key Grammar Structures

• 何億光年先 光る場所を目指し

  ➔ 〜を目指し (〜 o mezashi) - aiming to...

  ➔ The phrase indicates the purpose or goal of an action, similar to 'aiming to' or 'with the purpose of'.

• 終わらない旅 wow wow wow wow！

  ➔ 終わらない (owaranai) - an adjective in the negative form meaning 'endless' or 'never-ending'.

  ➔ The adjective describes something that is never finished or continuous without an endpoint.

• 時空超えるマシーンもっとスピード増し

  ➔ 超える (koeru) - verb meaning 'to surpass' or 'to go beyond'.

  ➔ The verb indicates surpassing a limit or going beyond a boundary, often used metaphorically or literally.

• 高く飛べば 飛ぶほど 景色は変わって見えるはず

  ➔ 〜ほど (〜hodo) - indicates 'the more/less... the...' in comparison.

  ➔ This pattern expresses a proportional relationship where the degree of one action affects another.

• この勝負 大丈夫 ライバルも現るけど

  ➔ 〜けど (〜kedo) - conjunction meaning 'but' or 'although'.

  ➔ This conjunction introduces a contrast or concession, similar to 'but' or 'although'.

• crazily磨きあげて 勝ち上がっていこう victory we must

  ➔ let's + verb (imperative form) - giving a suggestion or encouragement.

  ➔ This form expresses a collective encouragement or suggestion to take action.

• 叫べ未来まで fly

  ➔ Verb in imperative form (叫べ) - giving a command or encouragement to shout or call out.

  ➔ The imperative form is used to give commands, encouragement, or strong suggestions.

• 踊りだそう wow wow wow wow！

  ➔ だそう (〜dāsō) - volitional form suggesting 'let's...' or 'shall we...'.

  ➔ This form expresses a suggestion, intention, or invitation to do something together.