Battle Cry / バトルクライ English Lyrics Translation

ENGLISH

Battle Cry

I lied to myself

That "I can keep trying"

At some point the lie became true

I sang, "I can keep trying"

And I kept on trying

And made it here

The prima donna's used to it

The pilot can't get enough sleep

I had a dream where I was the protagonist

But I forgot it when I stopped smiling

Did I really forget?

No, that's impossible

It's got to be

I'm sure that's why I'm alive

What I'm gambling to obtain

I get hurt

I cling on and I don't let go

Only for one thing

This is my battlefield

Where I decide the cost of my resolution

I cling to

The lie

Give

A song of oath

Shout a battle cry

Be rebellious every day

Talk big

And then have a great laugh

Let them know you're the protagonist

Bluff like it's real

Bluff that you're strong

Lie again

That's my little strength

Just bluffing and lying

I'd be proud if my dreams could be my strength

If my wishes could become my courage

This is my battlefield

Where I decide the cost of my resolution

I cling to the lie and the lie becomes my oath

I proceed towards the battlefield and sing a song of oath for the soldiers

It's not kindness nor a service, it's so they can make it through the battle

I'm always bluffing

Bluffing that I'm strong

I lie again

This is why I'm alive

What I'm gambling to obtain

I get hurt

I cling on and I don't let go

Only for one thing

This is my battlefield

Where I decide the cost of my resolution

I cling to

The lie

Give

A song of oath

Shout a battle cry

To this lie

I cling

Give

A song of oath

Shout a battle cry

To this lie

I cling

Give

A song of oath

Shout a battle cry

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JAPANESE

バトルクライ

自分にひとつウソをついた

「まだ頑張れる」ってウソをついた

ところがウソは本当になった

「まだ頑張れる」って唄ってた

ずっとそうやって

ここまで来た

憧れていたプリマドンナ

眠りの中限定パイロット

自分が主役の夢を見て

笑われないうちに忘れるんだ

本当に忘れたの?

そりゃ無理だよね

そりゃそうさ

それがまさに生きていく理由

何かを賭して手にするもの

傷つきながら

しがみついて離せない

それだけのもの

ここが僕のいるべき戦場

覚悟の価値を決める場所

ひとつのウソにさえ

すがる僕に

捧げよう

誓いの歌

SHOUT A BATTLECRY

日毎生意気になってやろう

大言壮語も吐いてやろう

最後に見事笑ってみせよう

主役を思い知らせてやろう

本当強がってんだ

強がって

またウソついて

それが僕のわずかな力

ただの強がりもウソさえも

願いを込めれば誇れるだろう

望めば勇気にもなるだろう

ここが僕のいるべき戦場

覚悟の価値を決める場所

ひとつのウソにさえすがる僕のそのウソが誓いに変わる

戦場に赴く戦士に誓いの歌を

優しさでもいたわりでもない戦いぬく勇気を

ずっと強がってんだ

強がって

またウソついて

それが僕の生きていく理由

何かを賭して手にするもの

傷つきながら

しがみついて離せない

それだけのもの

ここが僕のいるべき戦場

覚悟の価値を決める場所

ひとつのウソにさえ

すがる僕に

捧げよう

誓いの歌

SHOUT A BATTLECRY

ひとつのウソにさえ

すがる僕に

捧げよう

誓いの歌

SHOUT A BATTLECRY

ひとつのウソにさえ

すがる僕に

捧げよう

誓いの歌

SHOUT A BATTLECRY

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OPINION

A very spirited song! I'm sure this is not meant to be literally taken as a song about war, rather, about living life and struggling in society. I imagine the speaker in the song as a drummer boy who cheers on the soldiers, or perhaps a soldier who just can't find real couage. The thing I like about this song most is the first few lines about telling yourself you can do something you're not confident in, which causes you to succeed. It's very true! The bit about the prima donna and the pilot seems a bit confusing, but these are just meant to be extra examples that show people struggling in society.