2020.09.21 | Victor Entertainment
ABRACADABRA
Que Sera Sera Elegy
Words by Imai Hisashi
Music By Imai Hisashi
Japanese
幻想の始まりだ 運命共同体
君と繋がって (ファファファファ)
妄想も暴走も狂騒も合法も
本能で喰っちゃって (ララララ)
(woo!) ギラギラの (ha!) 太陽だ
(woo!) あの熱い (ha!) 太陽だ
(woo!) ギラギラの (ha!) 太陽だ
(woo!) 太陽だ
漂流のサーファー 荒波乗り越えて
がんばってやっちゃって (ファファファファ)
Psycho のカリスマも 最高のポップスターも
神もモンスターも (ララララ)
(woo!) ギラギラの (ha!) 太陽だ
(woo!) あの熱い (ha!) 太陽だ
(woo!) ギラギラの (ha!) 太陽だ
(woo!) 太陽だ
ほら 世界が回る 世界が狂う狂う
ねえ 止まんないだろう
ほら お前は嗤う お前はケラケラ
ねえ 止まんない どうしよう
哀愁のパラダイス 進め未来へ
I love you forever ケセラセラ エレジー
幻想の始まりだ 運命共同体
君と繋がって (ファファファファ)
妄想も暴走も狂騒も合法も
本能で喰っちゃって (ララララ)
(woo!) ギラギラの (ha!) 太陽だ
(woo!) あの熱い (ha!) 太陽だ
(woo!) ギラギラの (ha!) 太陽だ
(woo!) 太陽だ
ほら 未来が揺れる 未来がユラユラ
さあ 視えるか？¹ 解るか？²
ほら お前は揺れる お前はフラフラ
さあ 迷うか？ 走るか？
哀愁のパラダイス 進め未来へ
I love you forever ケセラセラ エレジー
Romaji
By: Yoshiyuki
Gensou no hajimari da unmei kyoudoutai
Kimi to tsunagatte (Fa fa fa fa)
Mousou mo bousou mo kyousou mo gouhou mo
Honnou de kucchatte (La la la la)
(woo!) Giragira no (ha!) taiyou da
(woo!) Ano atsui (ha!) taiyou da
(woo!) Giragira no (ha!) taiyou da
(woo!) Taiyou da
Hyouryuu no saafaa aranami nori koete
Ganbatte yacchatte (Fa fa fa fa)
Psycho no karisuma mo Saikou no poppusutaa mo
Kami mo monsutaa mo (La la la la)
(woo!) Giragira no (ha!) taiyou da
(woo!) Ano atsui (ha!) taiyou da
(woo!) Giragira no (ha!) taiyou da
(woo!) Taiyou da
Hora Sekai ga mawaru Sekai ga kuruu kuruu
Nee Tomannai darou
Hora Omae wa warau Omae wa kerakera
Nee Tomannai Doushiyou
Aishuu no paradaisu Susume mirai e
I love you forever Ke sera sera erejii
Gensou no hajimari da Unmei kyoudoutai
Kimi to tsunagatte (Fa fa fa fa)
Mousou mo bousou mo kyousou mo gouhou mo
Honnou de kucchatte (La la la la)
(woo!) Giragira no (ha!) taiyou da
(woo!) Ano atsui (ha!) taiyou da
(woo!) Giragira no (ha!) taiyou da
(woo!) Taiyou da
Hora Mirai ga yureru Mirai ga yurayura
Saa Mieru ka?¹ Wakaru ka?²
Hora Omae wa yureru Omae wa furafura
Saa Mayou ka? Hashiru ka?
Aishuu no paradaisu Susume mirai e
I love you forever Ke sera sera erejii
English
By: Yoshiyuki
It’s the start of a fantasy Bound by a common destiny
I am connected to you (Fa fa fa fa)
Delusions, rampages, mania, legitimacy
All swallowed up by instinct (La la la la)
(woo!) It’s the (ha!) dazzling sun
(woo!) That hot (ha!) blazing sun
(woo!) It’s the (ha!) dazzling sun
(woo!) The sun
Drifting surfer crossing the rough stormy seas
Good luck with that (Fa fa fa fa)
To psychotic charisma and the best popstar
And God and monsters too (La la la la)
(woo!) It’s the (ha!) dazzling sun
(woo!) That hot (ha!) blazing sun
(woo!) It’s the (ha!) dazzling sun
(woo!) The sun
Hey now The world is turning The world is crazy, crazy
Hey It won’t stop, will it
Hey now You’re smirking You’re cackling away
Hey It won’t stop What do I do
Poignant paradise Moving into the future
I love you forever Que Sera Sera Elegy
It’s the start of a fantasy Bound by a common destiny
I am connected to you (Fa fa fa fa)
Delusions, rampages, mania, legitimacy
All swallowed up by instinct (La la la la)
(woo!) It’s the (ha!) dazzling sun
(woo!) That hot (ha!) blazing sun
(woo!) It’s the (ha!) dazzling sun
(woo!) The sun
Hey look The future is swaying The future is flickering
Come now Can you look close?¹ Do you understand?²
Hey look You’re swaying You’re flickering
Come now Do you feel lost? Are you going to run?
Poignant paradise Moving into the future
I love you forever Que Sera Sera Elegy
Notes:
¹ While read the same as 見える(mieru – to be able to see), 視える (mieru) basically does mean “to be able to see” as well, but with the added impled meaning that it is with close attention.
² Wakaru (to understand) is typically written as 分かる. In this case, it was written as 解る instead. Like in #1 above, there’s a very slight difference in nuance between these two. 分かる is used in cases regarding the understanding of the way a particular situation is going, while 解る is used in cases regarding the understanding of the content, meaning, or value of a thing.
Comments:
Deciphering the title itself requires breaking it into two parts.
1, Que Sera Sera, i.e. whatever will be, will be.
While it is the name of a song sung by Doris Day and written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, this song doesn’t reference that but instead throws towards it’s meaning; a fatalistic recognition that future events are out of the speaker’s control. Considering that the lyrics were written by Imai during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be inferred that the chaos in the lyrics (Drifting surfer crossing the rough stormy seas) and uncertainty (The future is swaying The future is flickering) in this song is a reflection of the times (Poignant paradise), along with a clear statement hoping that we will get to move on from it (Moving into the future).
2, Elegy.
An elegy in modern literature is a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead. I think the link here is pretty self-explanatory.
— Yoshiyuki