violetchain 912 Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) 旗揚げ運動 / Army-Raising Exercises Music and Lyrics: Masakazu Takeda Lift your right hand Lower your left hand Don't lift either hand Every day, we're being forced to dance Lift your right hand And, of course, Lower your right hand, And, of course, Don't let your right hand stay down And, of course, remember to keep shifting between those positions again and again Raise the corners of your mouth up into a wide angle Show off your white teeth That's how you form a smile, isn't it? When it's time to relax, we head to a stylish cafe I let out a sigh of relief, but suddenly, After a glance out the window, a destined person appears* I start to blush, and I feel something special I wonder if this could be love? Don't lift your right hand Don't drop your left hand Don't drop your right hand Lower your left hand Don't lower your left hand Lift your right hand We're ready to throw up our hands in defeat And that's okay It's just about beginner's luck You're happy because you're lucky And it's okay to do a nonchalant victory pose However, reality isn't sweet like that After just one defeat, it's all over Life is a one-match game, and it's now or never Every day, it feels like I'm bound Every day, I'm bound So my body moves jerkily, like I'm doing a robot dance But, if you don't mind me being like this, If I'm okay like this, Even though it's so hard to say... I say “Shall we dance?”** Even though we're being forced to dance, All we can do is continue dancing In this world, we just go from dance to dance, dance to dance You might as well enjoy the ride I don't know any clever steps, But still, I go dance to dance, dance to dance Following the rhythm, I keep dancing*** Bring your nose up**** Try to narrow your mouth Because that's sure to make it form a smile Notes: *, **, ***Really not sure about these lines ****Literally, it's something like “Make your nose find your head”, and what I'm picturing is the way your nose kind of wrinkles up and gets shorter when you laugh. Not sure if that's anywhere close to right, but try wrinkling your nose and trying to make your lips thin - you do end up smiling. 旗揚げ運動 / Hataage undou Migite o agete Hidarite o sagete Ryoute o agenaide Odorasarete iru mainichi sa Migite o agete Yappari Migite wa sagete Yappari Migite o sagenaide Nitensanten wa atarimae Koukaku o agete Shiroi ha o misete Egao no tsukuri-kata wa Konna kanji da kke Chikara o nuite toki ni wa oshare na KAFE de HOtto natte FUtto shite CHIRAtto mado no soto mitsumete Suteki na unmei no hito arawarete POtto natte GUtto kite Hyotto shite koi ka mo nante ne Migite o agenaide Hidarite o sagenaide Migite sagenaide Hidarite sagete Hidarite sagenaide Migite o agete Oteage joutai sa Sore de ii no da BIGINAAZU RAKKU datte RAKKII datte HAPPII da Shiretto GATTSUPOOZU sureba ii Da ga shikashi genjitsu wa amaku nai zo Ikkai kiri de HAI shuuryou Matta nashi no ipponshoubu desu Ganjigarame no mainichi da Ganjigarame no mainichi da Karada wa GIKUSHAKU shite shimau kara ROBOTTO DANSU mitai ni natteru yo Demo, konna boku demo ii nara, Konna boku demo ii nara, Totemo ii tsurai koto nan dakedomo SHARU UII DANSU tte iu hanashi desu. Odorasarete tatte Odori-tsuzukeru shika nai n da Kono yo wa DANSU TU DANSU DANSU TU DANSU Douse nara tanoshimeba ii Kinokiita SUTEPPU nante wakaranai sa Soredemo DANSU TU DANSU DANSU TU DANSU Odori ni notte Odori-tsuzukeru no Jibun no hana no Atama o mitsume Kuchi o subomete-mite Kitto egao ni nareru kara Kanji: http://j-lyric.net/artist/a0598f1/l037cb6.html Edited March 27, 2017 by violetchain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
violetchain 912 Posted July 16, 2016 ^Added a sketchy English translation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
