走れSAKAMOTO – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Vaundy
• Album: replica

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

坂道を見ていたせいで

Because I was looking at the slope

眼の奥が痛む

My eyes hurt

風を受け止まったせいで

Because I caught the wind

足首が痛む

My ankles hurt

時折夜道が怖いなら

If the night road is sometimes scary

指差し

Pointing

踏み出し

Step forward

肩を鳴らせ

Crack your shoulders

今だ

Now

真っ赤になるまでアクセル踏み込んで

Step on the accelerator until it turns bright red

それじゃ足りないまだ

That's still not enough

クタクタになれ

Get completely worn out

きっと航路に立っている

Surely I'm standing on the path

真っ赤になっても涙を飲み込んで

Even if I turn bright red, I'll swallow my tears

もう気にしないでいよう

I won't worry about it anymore

睨んでいよう

I'll keep glaring

飛び出して

Jump out

走れSAKAMOTO DAYS

Run, SAKAMOTO DAYS

殺伐を溌溂で刺す店長に勝つ策略を

A strategy to win against the manager who pierces the harshness with vigor

否デブに説法

No, preaching to the fat

限界は超えてきた

I've surpassed my limits

と彼の頬が言っていた

And his cheek said that

振り切ったものは全て

Everything I've shaken off

心の中に宿る

Dwells within my heart

ここでは涙も強さだと（強さだと）

Here, tears are also a strength (a strength)

指差し「任せた」

Pointing, "I leave it to you"

肩を鳴らせ

Crack your shoulders

ほら

Look

真っ赤になるまでアクセル踏み込んで

Step on the accelerator until it turns bright red

それじゃ足りないまだ

That's still not enough

クタクタになれ

Get completely worn out

ずっと航路に立っている

I've been standing on the path all along

真っ赤になっても涙を飲み込んで

Even if I turn bright red, I'll swallow my tears

もう気にしないでいろ

I won't worry about it anymore

睨んでいろ

I'll keep glaring

飛び出して

Jump out

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たぎれ

Boil over

真っ赤になるまでアクセル踏み込んで

Step on the accelerator until it turns bright red

それじゃ足りないまだ

That's still not enough

グシャグシャになれ

Get all messy

きっと航路を走っている

Surely I'm running on the path

真っ赤になっても涙を飲み込んで

Even if I turn bright red, I'll swallow my tears

もう気にしないでいよう

I won't worry about it anymore

笑っていよう

I'll keep smiling

飛び出して

Jump out

走れSAKAMOTO DAYS

Run, SAKAMOTO DAYS

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
走れ (hashire) /ha̠ɕiɾe̞/ A2	verb - to run
坂道 (sakamichi) /sakamit͡ɕi/ A2	noun - slope, hill road
眼 (me) /me/ A1	noun - eye
風 (kaze) /ka̠ze̞/ A1	noun - wind
足首 (ashikubi) /a̠ɕikɯ̟ᵝbi/ A2	noun - ankle
夜道 (yomichi) /jo̞mit͡ɕi/ A2	noun - night road
指 (yubi) /jɯ̟ᵝbi/ A1	noun - finger
肩 (kata) /ka̠ta̠/ A1	noun - shoulder
赤 (aka) /a̠ka̠/ A1	noun - red adjective - red
涙 (namida) /na̠mida̠/ A2	noun - tear
殺伐 (satsubatsu) /sa̠t͡sɯ̟ᵝba̠t͡sɨᵝ/ C1	noun - bleak, desolate, grim adjective - bleak, desolate, grim
店長 (tenchou) /te̞nt͡ɕoː/ A2	noun - store manager
限界 (genkai) /ɡe̞ŋka̠i/ B2	noun - limit, boundary
頬 (hoho) /ho̞ho/ A2	noun - cheek
心 (kokoro) /ko̞ko̞ɾo̞/ A2	noun - heart, mind
強さ (tsuyosa) /t͡sɯᵝjo̞sa̠/ B1	noun - strength

Key Grammar Structures

• 真っ赤になるまでアクセル踏み込んで

  ➔ The phrase uses the te-form + まで to indicate 'until' a certain state or action is reached.

  ➔ The "te-form" + まで construction expresses the idea of doing something "until" a certain point or condition is reached.

• 振り切ったものは全て心の中に宿る

  ➔ The phrase uses the casual past + は to emphasize the subject, with the verb 振り切った indicating 'to shake off or surpass,' and the particle に to mark where something resides.

  ➔ The phrase emphasizes that all things that have been shaken off or surpassed reside within the heart, using the noun phrase marked by は and the particle に to show the location.

• 指差し「任せた」

  ➔ The use of the noun 指差し (pointing) with quotation marks indicates quoting a command or statement.

  ➔ This usage indicates quoting or emphasizing the command or statement '任せた' (I leave it to you).

• 肩を鳴らせ

  ➔ Imperative form of the verb (鳴らせ), commanding someone to 'clap' or 'knock' their shoulders.

  ➔ The imperative form gives a commanding tone, instructing someone to make a sound or action with their shoulders.

• 走れSAKAMOTO DAYS

  ➔ Imperative form of the verb 走れ (run), used here as a motivational command or call to action.

  ➔ The imperative form commands or motivates someone to 'run,' acting as a rallying cry or encouragement.

• 涙を飲み込んで

  ➔ The verb 飲み込んで is the te-form of 飲み込む (to swallow), used here with the context of "swallowing tears," implying enduring emotional pain.

  ➔ The te-form of the verb 飲み込む (to swallow) combined with the context of tears symbolizes enduring emotional hardship quietly.