Rondo – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BE:FIRST
• Album: BE:FIRST ALL DAY

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the beauty of modern Japanese through 'Rondo' by BE:FIRST. This song is a perfect example of how contemporary J-Pop blends emotive Japanese lyrics with English phrases to convey universal themes of love and longing, making it an inspiring piece for anyone looking to learn natural, expressive Japanese.

[English]

Resonate quietly, Rondo

Burning instinct

Dance, Tokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

More Crescendo

Ay oh oh

Rondo in this dark world

Burning instinct

Dance, Tokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

More Crescendo

Ay oh oh

Resonate quietly

What is this w-w what is this?

Initial B, what else do you want?

What is this w-w what is this?

Kill it with one move, living in this country today too

No weapon

But honing my skills and perspective

Just living a normal life is a struggle

Truth and rumors bend so easily

Ask yourself, is it time for revenge?

Making the rising sun dance

The melody is stuck in my head

I'm grateful even for the adversity

I could do this for a lifetime and never get bored

Call us whatever you want

Even the insults I take are like gifts

Thank you, today I'll keep smiling on the Show, TV, Movie, Screen

Teary-eyed critics

You can't dance like that

We're just B・E・F・I・R・S・T

Chaki Zulu, Hit that beat

Oversized fits my true self

I'm bigger than the Tokyo Tower

Every time I talk about my dreams, reality overtakes them

New Yorker in Japanese, dancing Nintendo Style

Sorry, but every song I make becomes a classic

Resonate quietly, Rondo

Burning instinct

Dance, Tokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

More Crescendo

Ay oh oh

Rondo in this dark world

Burning instinct

Dance, Tokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

More Crescendo

Ay oh oh

An Asian wrapped in sound

A Messiah lighting up the dark

A Pelican judging sins, always settling the past and oneself

Unshakeable values are the will and treasure of B

Getting stronger through every blow, I'm a Super Saiyan

Leading the new faces, but already legends

Repping Tokyo, BF you know?

Proud of J-POP, on my way to the Hall of Fame

Play ball

A pulled-down NEW ERA is my crown

Your boy stepping on the throne

Did we level up the JP scene too much?

Do you get it? The difference between dance and choreography

I don't need to win, it's just too sick

Imitation can never reach the real thing

The scale of my aesthetics, quality, and hits is on another level. Why?

Resonate quietly, Rondo

Burning instinct

Dance, Tokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

More Crescendo

Ay oh oh

Rondo in this dark world

Burning instinct

Dance, Tokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

More Crescendo

Ay oh oh

Resonate quietly

[Japanese]

静かに響けRondo

燃やす本能

踊れTokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

もっとCrescendo

Ay oh oh

闇世の中で Rondo

燃やす本能

踊れTokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

もっとCrescendo

Ay oh oh

静かに響け

What is this w-w what is this?

イニシャルB あと何が欲しい？

What is this w-w what is this?

One moveでKill 今日もこの国で生きる

No weapon

But 磨くテクと視点

普通に生きるだけでも試練

真実、噂は簡単に曲がる

自分に問えリベンジ

日の丸踊らせ

旋律がStuck in ma head

逆境もありがてぇ

一生やってても飽きません

呼び方はご自由に

浴びる罵声もご祝儀

ありがとう今日も笑いまShow, TV, Movie, Screen

涙目ご意見番

そんなんじゃ踊れない

ただB・E・F・I・R・S・T

Chaki Zulu, Hit that beat

オーバーサイズが等身大

東京タワーより俺でっかい

夢物語語る度にリアルが追い越してく毎回

日本語でNew Yorker踊らすNintendo Style

何をしても毎曲クラシックになってくお生憎様

静かに響けRondo

燃やす本能

踊れTokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

もっとCrescendo

Ay oh oh

闇世の中で Rondo

燃やす本能

踊れTokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

もっとCrescendo

Ay oh oh

音を纏うAsian

闇を照らすメシア

罪を裁くペリカン 過去と自身を常に清算

錆びやしない価値観がBの意思と宝

殺られる程強くなってく俺はSuper Siyan

New Face筆頭 でももうレジェンド

レップするTokyo BF you know?

誇ってるJ-POP 名球会入りコース

Play ball

深めに被るNEW ERAが王冠

玉座の上でステップ踏む僕ちゃん

JPのレベル上げすぎちゃった？

わかるか？ ダンスと振り付けの違いが

勝ちに用はない 超ヤバい

カニカマは一生カニに届かない

磨いてきた美学と質とヒットの数の桁が違うんだ Why?

静かに響けRondo

燃やす本能

踊れTokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

もっとCrescendo

Ay oh oh

闇世の中で Rondo

燃やす本能

踊れTokyo

Dip it low, low, low

Ay oh oh

もっとCrescendo

Ay oh oh

静かに響け

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
静か shizuka N4	adjective - quiet, calm
響け hibike N3	verb - to resound, to echo
本能 honnou N2	noun - instinct
踊れ odore N5	verb - to dance
闇世 yamiyo N2	noun - dark world, world of darkness
試練 shiren N2	noun - trial, ordeal
真実 shinjitsu N3	noun - truth
逆境 gyakkyou N1	noun - adversity
飽きません akimasen N4	verb - to not get tired of, not get bored
罵声 basei N1	noun - jeers, abuse
等身大 toushindai N2	adjective - life-size, natural self
照らす terasu N2	verb - to shine on, to illuminate
罪 tsumi N3	noun - sin, crime
裁く sabaku N1	verb - to judge
清算 seisan N1	verb - to settle, to liquidate
価値観 kachikan N2	noun - sense of values
誇る hokoru N2	verb - to be proud of
玉座 gyokuza N1	noun - throne
美学 bigaku N1	noun - aesthetics

Key Grammar Structures

• 普通に生きるだけでも試練

  ➔ V-stem + だけでも

  ➔ Indicates that even just performing the action '"生きる"' (living) is already a hardship.

• 夢物語語る度にリアルが追い越してく

  ➔ V-dict + 度に (tabi ni)

  ➔ Used to express that every time ""語る"" (talk) about dreams, reality surpasses them.

• 殺られる程強くなってく

  ➔ V-passive-te form + 程 (hodo)

  ➔ Indicates the extent: the more I am ""殺られる"" (attacked/beaten), the stronger I become.

• そんなんじゃ踊れない

  ➔ Noun/Pronoun + なんじゃ (nan ja) [colloquial]

  ➔ Colloquial structure meaning 'with something like ""そんな"" (that kind of thing), one cannot dance'.

• JPのレベル上げすぎちゃった？

  ➔ V-stem + すぎちゃった (sugichatta)

  ➔ Expresses that we ""上げ"" (raised) the level too much (regret or ironic surprise).

• カニカマは一生カニに届かない

  ➔ Noun + に届かない (ni todokanai)

  ➔ Used to say that imitation crab will never ""届く"" (reach/equal) real crab.

• 磨いてきた美学

  ➔ V-te + きた (kita)

  ➔ Shows an action that has been ""磨く"" (polishing) continuously from the past until now.

• 夢物語語る度に

  ➔ Noun + 語る (kataru)

  ➔ Compound noun 'dream story' combined with the verb 'to talk' ""語る"", emphasizing the act of verbalizing dreams.