FANTASTIC TUNE – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Ono Kensho

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Kensho Ono's debut single "FANTASTIC TUNE," a rock-infused track that captures themes of perseverance and looking towards a brighter future. Discover the inspiration behind the lyrics and how this song connects to the popular anime "Kuroko's Basketball."

[English]

A light that seems to cut through the blurred future

Seeking countless possibilities

Gotta open my eyes

Wake up, ignite the light in my rusty eyes

Get up, it's definitely not a time to be lazy

I don't need an ideal that's forced upon me

With unwavering will - it's fine to have an incomplete map

Seize tomorrow with these hands

Painting over the past with a chaotic rhythm

There's no way I would have any regrets

Revisiting the present as it is - so that the future shines

Carving my existence as a declaration

Keep it in my story

Maybe right now, I shouldn't be boasting about anything

One day, as a result, there's a message* I mean it

No hesitation in making choices, no need for bargaining

Just moving forward on the path I should take

There’s no way I should rush

It’s good to confirm slowly with these eyes

Draw tomorrow with these hands

It's fine to be reckless, I know that's my style

I don't want to have regrets

Let freedom flow, let despair go

I don't mind being clumsy

Right now, I'm just looking ahead

With a fantastic tune

Taking time to ease my pain and - Listening to the sound from within

What a fantastic tune

Painting over the past with a chaotic rhythm

There's no way I would have any regrets

Revisiting the present as it is

So that the future shines

Carving my existence as a declaration

Keep it in my story

dale like we

[Japanese]

Kasunda mirai o kirisaku you ni terasu hikari

Musuu no kanousei o motome

Gotta open my eyes

Wake up sabitsuita me ni hi o tomose

Get up kusubutteru baai ja nain da zettai

Yooisareta risou nante iranai

Yuragu koto no nai ishi to Mikansei na chizu de ii kara

Asu o tsukame kono te de

Detarame na rizumu de nurikaeteiku kako ni

Koukai hitotsu arienai daro

Arinomama no bitto de kurikaeshiteiku genzai o Kasaneta mirai kagayaku you ni

Kizamikonda sonzai o kessho toshite

Keep it in my story

Maybe sou kakushou nante sa right now moteru hazu wa nai

One day eru kekka toshite no message* i mean it

Youshanai sentaku o tamerai mo shinai kakehiki mo iranai

Tsunagubeki michi o tada susundeyuku dake

Aseru koto wa nai hazu nanda

Yukkuri to kono me de tashikamereba ii

Asu o egake kono te de

Gamushara de ii sa kitto rashisa datte shitteirun da

Koukai nante shitakunai daro

Kakinawase yo jiyuu o furikazase yo zetsubou o

Bukiyou datte kamawanai kara

Ima wa mae dake o muiteyukunda

With a fantastic tune

Taking time for ease my pain and Listening to the sound from myself

What a fantastic tune

Detarame na rizumu de nurikaeteiku kako ni

Koukai hitotsu arienai daro

Arinomama no bitto de kurikaeshiteiku genzai o

Kasanete mirai kagayaku you ni

Kizamikonda sonzai o kessho toshite

Keep it in my story

dale like we

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mirai /miraɪ/ B1	noun - future
kirisaku /kʲiɾisa̠kɯ/ B2	verb - to cut through, to slice
terasu /teɾasu/ B1	verb - to illuminate, to shine on
hikari /çikaɾi/ A2	noun - light
motome /motome/ B2	verb - to seek, to search for
open /ˈoʊpən/ A2	verb - to make accessible, to unlock
wake /weɪk/ A2	verb - to stop sleeping, to become awake
kurikaeshiteiku /kɯɾikaeɕiteiku/ B2	verb (compound) - to repeat, to do again
genzai /ɡeɴzaɪ/ B1	noun - present, current state
kasaneta /kasaneta/ B2	verb (past tense) - to layer, to pile up
kagayaku /kaɡaɪˌkaɯ/ B2	verb - to shine, to glisten
kesshō /kesshoː/ C1	noun - determination, resolution

Key Grammar Structures

• Yuragu koto no nai ishi to

  ➔ Negative form using "no" to modify "ishi" (will/resolve).

  ➔ This phrase expresses "a will or resolve that does not waver".

• Kasaneta mirai kagayaku you ni

  ➔ Using "you ni" to indicate "like" or "as" in a simile.

  ➔ This grammatical structure compares one thing to another, similar to "like" or "as".

• Tsunagubeki michi o tada susundeiyuku dake

  ➔ Using "tada" with the te-form of "susumu" to say "just keep moving forward".

  ➔ "Tada" means "just" or "only," emphasizing persistence or simplicity in action.

• Kizamikonda sonzai o kessho toshite

  ➔ Using "to shite" to indicate "as" or "by means of" a certain state or condition.

  ➔ This structure indicates acting as or being in a certain role or state.

• With a fantastic tune

  ➔ English phrase used as an adverbial modifier, indicating how something is done.

  ➔ This phrase functions as an adverbial modifier to describe the manner of performing an action.

• Keep it in my story

  ➔ Imperative sentence using "keep" with an object, indicating to preserve or record something.

  ➔ Imperative command implying to retain or cherish a memory or story.