Wasshoi / ワッショイ English Lyrics Translation

ENGLISH

Wasshoi

Ha

Take off your jeans

Put on your livery

And tie on a headband

Carry

The portable shrine

With overflowing energy

Come on come on come on

It's fun

All you youngsters

It's a festival (ha!)

Heave-ho heave-ho

It's starting

All of our feelings

Will become one

Heave-ho heavo-ho

Don't stop

Take a deep breath

And rock the shrine

This festival day comes just once a year

Ha

Take off your briefs

And put on a traditional lioncloth a little too tightly

Show off

Your butt to

That girl you like

My oh my oh my

You look so dashing

All you men

It's a festival (ha!)

Heave-ho heave-ho

It's starting

The men compete ruthlessly and shine

Heave-ho heave-ho

It's your chance

Stake your life

To charm that girl

This festival day comes just once a year

(Hah hah

Here we go

Hah hah

Here we go)

Ha

Take off your flattering clothes

And wave around

Your matching folding fan

Show everybody

Your zeal

Wave wave wave

So dazzling

All you women

It's a festival (ha!)

(Ten

Ten

Tentsukuten

Piihyara piihyara

Kakakakka

Neppeppeh

Neepeppeppe)

Ha

Stop your studying

Even if you have to stand on tiptoe come play the drums

Share the beat

With your whole family

Dondondokodoko

Do your best

All you kids

It's a festival (ha!)

Heave-ho heave-ho

It's starting

Laugh honestly

Speak from your heart

Heave-ho heave-ho

You're growing up

Don't be embarassed

By your first armpit hairs

Once this festival ends

Our normal lives

Will be waiting for us

And things will return to normal

The portable shrine is only here for now

The drums are only here for now

We live only now

It is so

Ha

I'll teach you

(Here we go)

We pioneered

This portable shrine and this road

(What how?!)

Aren't you surprised

We shake and shake

Our backs bent over the drums

We don't stop (it's so hard)

Grandpas, grandmas

It's a festival (ha!)

Heave-ho heave-ho

It's starting

Even though I'm old

My heart is 20

Heave-ho heave-ho

Don't take me lightly

Or I won't give you a New Year's gift

This festival day comes just once a year

(Hah hah

Here we go

Hah hah

Here we go)

Ha

Put away your camera

This is your livery

Put a headband on

Learn about Japan

With your body

Come on yeah yeah

Japan Fest

All you international exchange students

It's a festival (hey!)

Heave-ho heave-ho

It's starting

Eat sushi

And don't forget the wasabi

Heave-ho heave-ho

Here's your tea

From today you too

Are a splendid samurai

This festival day comes just once a year

(Hah hah

Here we go

Hah hah

Here we go)

Heave-ho heave-ho

It's starting

Men and women of all ages

Crossing borders

Heave-ho heave-ho

It's over

Don't idle

Hurry up and go home

Though the phone number you received

Was a fake, don't cry

Pay attention

You're wearing mascara, so don't cry

Put disinfectant on your blisters

Don't cry even if they break

Even if you lose to other youngsters

Don't cry

While riding the airplane

Back to your home country, don't cry

Don't idle

It's OK, so go home

Heave-ho heave-ho

It's over

This festival day comes just once a year (yoooo ha!)

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JAPANESE

ワッショイ

ハァ

もうジーパン脱ぎな

揃いのハッピに

はちまき締めて

溢れる力で

担げよ

みこし

ソーレソレソレ

楽しいな

若い衆たち

祭だよ（ハッ）

ワッショイワッショイ

始まるよ

みんなの気持ち

ひとつに合わせ

ワッショイワッショイ

止まるなよ

呼吸を揃えて

みこしを揺らせ

年に一度の祭の日

ハァ

もうブリーフ脱ぎな

揃いのフンドシきつめに締めて

愛しのあの娘に

見せろよ

おケツ

ヤーレヤレヤレ

いなせだな

男衆たち

祭だよ（ハッ）

ワッショイワッショイ

始まるよ

しのぎを削って男を磨け

ワッショイワッショイ

チャンスだよ

命を懸けて

あの娘に魅せろ

年に一度の祭の日

（ハッハッ

ソイヤッサ

ハッハッ

ソイヤッサ）

ハァ

もうボディコン脱ぎな

揃いの扇子を

大きく振って

カラダのうずきを

晒してみなよ

フーリフリフリ

眩しいな

女子衆たち

祭だよ（ハッ）

（テン

テン

テンツクテン

ピーヒャラピーヒャラ

カカカッカ

ネッペッペッ

ネーペッペッペ）

ハァ

もう勉強止めな

背伸びしてでも太鼓を叩け

家族の皆に

伝えろビート

ドンドンドコドコ

がんばりな

子供衆たち

祭だよ（ハッ）

ワッショイワッショイ

始まるよ

本気で笑え

心で話せ

ワッショイワッショイ

育ってる

最初のわき毛

恥ずかしがるな

祭が終われば

僕らの未来には

普通の暮らしが

待ってるだけだろう

みこしも今だけ

太鼓も今だけ

命は今だけ

それならば

ハァ

もう教えてやりな

（ソイヤッサ）

みこしも踊りも

わしらが元祖

（ハァドウシタ）

呆れたもんだよ

へっぴり太鼓　

プールプルプル

止まらない（テェヘンダ）

爺さん婆さん

祭だよ（ハッ）

ワッショイワッショイ

始まるよ

お年は召しても

心はハタチ

ワッショイワッショイ

なめるなよ

これじゃあやれないお年玉

年に一度の祭の日

（ハッハッ

ソイヤッサ

ハッハッ

ソイヤッサ）

ハァ

もうカメラしまいな

Ｔｈｉｓ　ｉｓ　ハッピに

ハチマキ締める　

日本の事は

体で学べ

Ｃｏｍｅ　ｏｎ　yｅａｈ　yｅａｈ

ジャパンフェス

留学生たち

祭だよ（hｅｙ）

ワッショイワッショイ

始まるよ

お寿司は食べろ

わさびは抜くな

ワッショイワッショイ

お茶ですよ

今日からＹＯＵも

立派なサムライ

年に一度の祭の日

（ハッハッ

ソイヤッサ

ハッハッ

ソイヤッサ）

ワッショイワッショイ

始まるよ

老若男女

国境越えて

ワッショイワッショイ

終わりだよ

ダラダラするな

さっさと帰れ

携帯番号

嘘でも泣くな

今更マスカラ

気にして泣くな

血マメの消毒

染みても泣くな

若い力に

負けても泣くな

帰国の飛行機

乗るとき泣くな

ダラダラするな

いいから帰れ

ワッショイワッショイ

終わりだよ　

年に一度の祭の日（ィヨーッ　ハッ）

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OPINION

Wasshoi means heave-ho, especially in the context of a festival when carrying a heavy portable shrine. It's from BUMP's single Supernova/Karma. And wow, what a great song! I bet the members really had fun making it. It really catches the feeling of a Japanese festival!! And this song is great practice for English speakers studying Japanese. I particularly love this one because of the section about international exchange students, because it's so very accurate. XD And I love how the last stanza refers back to all the people they referenced in other stanzas: the men, women, kids, old people, international students, and everyone. It has a great feeling of all-inclusion and honesty and cheer. I left a lot of the onomatopoeia and festival chants in their original form, but I changed some into their English approximations. Lyrics are from http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1345121723. You can listen to this fun and humorous song at the link below!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAC0cUKLiPY