Rock Over Japan [Cover]

     

"Rock Over Japan" was the title track of ARB's tenth album, released 1987
In 2011 it was used as an insert song in the "Mawaru Penguindrum" anime

Kanako, Ahrin and Bonjour Suzuki sang it in the 14th "Sakazaki Kounosuke
no Momoiro Folk Mura
" episode in 2015

Mus: Hisashi Shirahama (白浜久), Lyr: Ryo Ishibashi (石橋凌)

TV version:

 

Translated by Ayu Ohseki @animelyrics

Kanji

 

Welcome to Rock'n Roll Night
Welcome to Rock'n Roll Flght
I'm just a Rock'n Roll MAN
We're just a Rock'n Roll BAND

Welcome to Rock'n Roll Night
Welcome to Rock'n Roll Flght
I'm just a Rock'n Roll MAN
We're just a Rock'n Roll BAND

俺達は道なりに 走り続けて来た
標識だらけの道を とばして続けていく
幾つもの町を抜け 歌い続けて来た
腑抜け野郎共を 煽り続けていく

長い長い冬が溶けても風が吹く
今も今も激しく風が吹く

NEW YORKの寒い夜 JOHNが倒れた時も
俺達はいつまでも あの歌をくり返した
宗教者も政治家も 科学者も予言者も
もう誰も 明日さえも 見えなくなっている

暗い暗い闇の時代が続くけど
早く早くお前に会いたくて
ROCK,ROCK,ROCK
ROCK OVER JAPAN
ROCK,ROCK,ROCK
ROCK OVER JAPAN
みんな、みんな塗りつぶせ

Welcome to Rock'n Roll Night
Welcome to Rock'n Roll Flght
I'm just a Rock'n Roll MAN
We're just a Rock'n Roll BAND

Welcome to Rock'n Roll Night
Welcome to Rock'n Roll Flght
I'm just a Rock'n Roll MAN
We're just a Rock'n Roll BAND

サァー南から北まで サァー東から西まで
右も左も関係ねぇ 俺と楽しまないか
心に不満を抱いて ため息も飲み込んで
ただこのままだらだらと 落ちてゆくつもりかい
熱く熱く燃えてお前と踊りたい
夢を夢を抱き寄せ踊りたい
ROCK,ROCK,ROCK
ROCK OVER JAPAN
ROCK,ROCK,ROCK
ROCK OVER JAPAN
みんな、みんな塗りつぶせ
ROCK,ROCK,ROCK
ROCK OVER JAPAN

Romaji

 

Welcome to Rock'n Roll Night
Welcome to Rock'n Roll Fight
I'm just a Rock'n Roll MAN
We're just a Rock'n Roll BAND

Welcome to Rock'n Roll Night
Welcome to Rock'n Roll Flght
I'm just a Rock'n Roll MAN
We're just a Rock'n Roll BAND

Ore-tachi ha michinari ni hashiritsudzukete kita
Hyoushiki darake no michi wo tobashitsudzukete yuku
Ikutsumo no machi wo nuke utaitsudzukete kita
Funuke yarou-domo wo aoritsudzukete yuku

Nagai nagai fuyu ga toketemo kaze ga fuku
Ima mo ima mo hageshiku kaze ga fuku

NEW YORK no samui yoru JOHN ga taoreta toki mo
Ore-tachi ha itsumademo ano uta wo kurikaeshita
Shuukyouka mo seijika mo kagakusha mo yogensha mo
Mou daremo ashita sae mo mienaku natte iru

Kurai kurai yami no jidai ga tsudzuku kedo
Hayaku hayaku omae ni aitakute
ROCK, ROCK, ROCK
ROCK OVER JAPAN
ROCK, ROCK, ROCK
ROCK OVER JAPAN
Minna, minna nuritsubuse

Welcome to Rock'n Roll Night
Welcome to Rock'n Roll Fight
I'm just a Rock'n Roll MAN
We're just a Rock'n Roll BAND

Welcome to Rock'n Roll Night
Welcome to Rock'n Roll Flght
I'm just a Rock'n Roll MAN
We're just a Rock'n Roll BAND

Saa minami kara kita made saa higashi kara nishi made
Migi mo hidari mo kankeinee ore to tanoshimanai ka
Kokoro ni fuman daite tameiki mo nomikonde
Tada kono mama daradara to ochite yuku tsumori kai
Atsuku atsuku moete omae to odoritai
Yume wo yume wo dakiyose odoritai

ROCK, ROCK, ROCK
ROCK OVER JAPAN
ROCK, ROCK, ROCK
ROCK OVER JAPAN
Minna, minna nuritsubuse
ROCK, ROCK, ROCK
ROCK OVER JAPAN

Translation

 

Welcome to Rock 'n' Roll Night
Welcome to Rock 'n' Roll Fight
I'm just a Rock 'n' Roll Man
We're just a Rock 'n' Roll Band

Welcome to Rock 'n' Roll Night
Welcome to Rock 'n' Roll Fight
I'm just a Rock 'n' Roll Man
We're just a Rock 'n' Roll Band

We kept on running along the street
We'll keep on flying down the street rife with roadsigns
We kept on singing and passing through several towns
We'll keep on picking fights with you gutless punks

Even if, even if the long winter melts, the wind blows
Even now, even now, how violently the wind blows

Even when John collapsed on a cold New York night
We sang that song on repeat forever
Bible-thumpers, politicians, scientists, doomsayers
We can't see any of them or even tomorrow anymore

Though the era of pitch, pitch darkness goes on
I wanna see you right now, right now
Rock, rock, rock
Rock over Japan
Rock, rock, rock
Rock over Japan
Everyone, everyone paint it over

Welcome to Rock 'n' Roll Night
Welcome to Rock 'n' Roll Fight
I'm just a Rock 'n' Roll Man
We're just a Rock 'n' Roll Band

Welcome to Rock 'n' Roll Night
Welcome to Rock 'n' Roll Fight
I'm just a Rock 'n' Roll Man
We're just a Rock 'n' Roll Band

C'mon, south to north; c'mon, east to west
Don't give a damn about left or right; have some fun with me
Do you mean to hold dissatisfaction in your heart, suck down your sighs
And just keep sinking down like this forever?
I wanna blaze red hot, red hot, and dance with you
I wanna embrace my dreams, my dreams, and dance

Rock, rock, rock
Rock over Japan
Rock, rock, rock
Rock over Japan
Everyone, everyone paint it over
Rock, rock, rock
Rock over Japan