Stay strong! (yeah, and what else?)

May 6, 2011 11:42 PM

Can someone please translate this song from Japanese into English? BOMBRUSH! - "STAY STRONG" feat. NORIKIYO, SHINGO★西成 & DAG FORCE
posted by Chrysalis to Writing & Language (5 answers total)

Best answer: Ok, since nobody else has had a crack at it yet, I had a go. Hopefully someone will be able to fill in the missing bits and inaccuracies.

From far away...go to the next?
Are you hiding something?
Playing the waiting game?
Reach out, it's not far off
But I guess you can never tell
But no way I'm joking with you
You gonna let it pass you by? Whatcha gonna do?
Are you gonna fake it til the finish?
What did you learn, and what did you gain?
Idleness, that's social to them guys
Everynight you close your eyes, and wrap yourself in your blankets
If your shell came off, what would be seething inside?
I'm not crazy, I'm telling the truth
I aint beating a retreat, or taking the easy route
It's best to take the straight road,
Don't stop, don't worry

Even if the present is all messed up, and nothing but lies
Even if everyone around is full of panic, stay strong
Whenever you miss your chance, and everyone is down in the dumps
and everyone is standing still and panicking, stay strong

Ghetto! Baby!
I'm late Sorry, Sorry!
In life there are ups and downs
screaming from the depths
?
?
my blood is redhot like a blazing sunset, like a chillpepper
My dreams are ambitious as Sky Tree is high
Weak, weak, humans are weak
but those that understand that are strong
give and take - those are good words to live by
but? (something about piggybacks)
Go head to head with the present
and in a flash, comes the future
bright light burn! fist and fight
sky, fist, up!
sky, fist, sky, fist!
We can do it!
Up Up, burn bright light, show me what you got!

Even if the present is all messed up, and nothing but lies
Even if everyone around is full of panic, stay strong
Whenever you miss your chance, and everyone is down in the dumps
and everyone is standing still and panicking, stay strong

The reality is this hopeless rapper is jobless
but life is the dopeness, I'm going at my pace
Do what you can do, and don't waste the chances you get
If it's good it will sell, please believe
crap will fade away, I'm not wrong, I'll keep on

Even if the present is all messed up, and nothing but lies
Even if everyone around is full of panic, stay strong
Whenever you miss your chance, and everyone is down in the dumps
and everyone is standing still and panicking, stay strong
posted by ultrabuff at 2:24 AM on May 7, 2011

Idleness, that's social *glue to them guys
posted by ultrabuff at 2:26 AM on May 7, 2011

You might have better luck with this sort of thing if you post it to Jobs and offer a small payment. Translating an entire song is a lot of work to do for free.
posted by Narrative Priorities at 6:25 AM on May 7, 2011 [3 favorites]

I know of at least one jpop translation site where the translator takes requests. Try your luck there?
posted by petiteviolette at 4:32 PM on May 7, 2011

Response by poster: Thank you ultrabuff! I really just wanted to know what the song is about because I love it and find it very uplifting so glad the lyrics match :)
posted by Chrysalis at 5:24 PM on May 7, 2011