劣等上等 (Rettou Joutou)

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Song title
"劣等上等" Romaji: Rettou Joutou Official English: BRING IT ON
Original Upload Date
July 13, 2018
Singer
Kagamine Len and Kagamine Rin MEIKO (final line)
Producer(s)
Giga-P (music, arrangement) Reol (lyrics) Miwashiba (illustration) Okiku (video)
Views
7,500,000+ (NN), 63,000,000+ (YT)
Links
Niconico Broadcast / YouTube Broadcast
Description Magical Mirai "Kagamine Rin & Len 10th Anniversary" Theme Song.

Alternative Version

Miku Symphony 2020 orchestral version

Upload date: February 3, 2021

Featuring: Hatsune Miku

Producer(s): Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra (instrumentalists)

YT

Vivid BAD SQUAD × Kagamine Rin × Kagamine Len version

Upload date: May 31, 2022

Featuring: Azusawa Kohane, Shiraishi An, Kagamine Rin, and Kagamine Len

YT (auto-generated)

Lyrics

Note: This song has been known as "Inferiority Superiority" in Western fandom but "Bring It On" is a more accurate translation.^[1]

Singer	Len	Rin	Both

Japanese	Romaji	English
劣等上等 BRING IT ON	rettou joutou BRING IT ON	Rettou Joutou^[2], BRING IT ON
列島上々不眠日本	rettou joujou fumin nippon	Highest islands, restless Japan

子供騙しのマセマティカ	kodomodamashi no masematika	A kid's game, this Mathematica^[3]
バレてんだってそんなのって	bareten datte sonna no tte	It's so obvious, the tricks, but
プライドがないや	puraido ga nai ya	I've no pride!

ご立派警鐘気取りで	gorippa keishou kidori de	How grand, playing officer are you?
高みの見物ばかりじゃつまんねぇ	takami no kenbutsu bakari ja tsumannee	Just to play it safe up here, how dull is this
ほらもっと間違って上等	hora motto machigatte joutou	Come on, more mistakes, Bring it!
退屈に手をかけて	taikutsu ni te o kakete	And do something about this boredom,

ママ、やっぱあたしは	mama, yappa atashi wa	Mommy, after all,
こんなところじゃ終われない	konna tokoro ja owarenai	I can't end in a place like this.
ぬるくて気が触れそう	nurukute ki ga furesou	It's so lukewarm, it's driving me crazy!
ごっこ遊びも芝居もさよなら	gokkoasobi mo shibai mo sayonara	Farewell, to the plays and pretends,
ずっとこのままなんてさぁ	zutto kono mama nante saa	You know, staying like this for life
いられないよ	irarenai yo	Fuck that!

ダッダッダあたし大人になる	daddadda atashi otona ni naru	Dun-dun-dun - I'm going to be a grown-up!
酸いも甘いも噛み分けて今	sui mo amai mo kamiwakete ima	Knowing the bitter, the sweet, and now
パッパッパ変わる時代	pappappa kawaru jidai	Pa-ppa-ppa - Times fly by so fast
悪いことばかりじゃないでしょう	warui koto bakari janai deshou	It's not all terrible, now, is it?
過去も、罪も、罰も、すべて	kako mo, tsumi mo, batsu mo, subete	The past, the sins, punishments, all of it
素手で、愛で、生き抜いてやり返すわ	sude de, ai de, ikinuite yarikaesu wa	With my bare hands, my love, I'll live through it all and serve a payback

yeah,挑発あたし達はno doubt	yeah, chouhatsu atashitachi wa no doubt	Yeah, taunting are we, no doubt
緑のアイツにばっか構ってんね	midori no aitsu ni bakka kamatten ne	See you're always tending to that green girl.
さぁburn up いつになったら貰える合格	saa burn up itsu ni nattara moraeru goukaku	Now, burn up, when's my certificate coming?
赤ペンいれてよどこがダメなんですか	akapen irete yo doko ga dame nan desu ka	Come on, grade it, where is it that I'm wrong?
酒女金XXXX(ドラッグ) やっちゃってコンプラ	sake onna kane doraggu yacchatte konpura	Drinks, b-ches, money, XXXX(drugs) - Oops! Gotta comply
チルってaiight…冗談じゃんブラックジョーク	chiru tte aiight… joudan jan burakku jooku	Chill aight, take a joke man - just dark humor

中指立てたくなるような事情	nakayubi tatetaku naru you na jijou	Stuck in shit that just makes me want to flip the bird
ありすぎて指が足りねぇからhands up	arisugite yubi ga tarinee kara hands up	Hell, I'm in so deep I don't have enough fingers! hands up
and what's up 最低？	and what's up saitei?	and what's up loser?
もともとだろ bring it on	motomoto daro bring it on	You were always one, heh, Bring it on

「まあまあ」なんか要らない	"maa maa" nanka iranai	Don't need that "calm down"
欲しがります死ぬまでは	hoshigarimasu shinu made wa	I'll keep wanting it until I'm dead
伸びた背丈育った街に投げキス	nobita setake sodatta machi ni nage kisu	Growing tall - a goodbye-kiss to my hometown
見せ場はこっから覚悟しとけよ	miseba wa kokkara kakugo shitoke yo	Highlight reel's rolling now, get ready!

ダッダッダ僕ら大人になる	daddadda bokura otona ni naru	Dan-dan-dan, We're going to be grownups!
カウンター狙い最低な日々に	kauntaa nerai saitei na hibi ni	Aiming for the chance to counter those shitty days
眈々とかます一撃	tantan toka masu ichigeki	With a swift strike
誰も読めない先まだあいこでしょ	dare mo yomenai saki mada aiko desho	No one can read the future, we're still tied even here
バグも、ロスも、ズレも、すべて	bagu mo, rosu mo, zure mo, subete	The bugs, the losses, the fuck-ups, all of it.
素手で、生きて！生き抜いて覆すよ	sude de, ikite! ikinuite kutsugaesu yo	With my bare hands, I'll live, live through it and overthrow it

くだらないことばっかが譲れない	kudaranai koto bakka ga yuzurenai	It's always the small stuff I can't let go of
わかるか？あたしの美学	wakaru ka? atashi no bigaku	Get it? My aesthetic
この馬鹿正直な拳ひとつが切り札	kono baka shoujiki na kobushi hitotsu ga kirifuda	This thick-headed fist alone is my ace up the sleeve
がなる劣等一抜けよさらば！	ga naru rettou ichinuke yo saraba!	Rings the inferiority, “I’m out!” "Peace!"

こんなもんじゃない	konna mon janai	This is far from over!

ダッダッダあたし大人になる	daddadda atashi otona ni naru	Dun-dun-dun, I'm going to be a grown-up!
酸いも甘いも噛み分けて今	sui mo amai mo kamiwakete ima	Knowing the bitter, the sweet, and now
燦々交わるミライ	sansan majiwaru mirai	A future where we cross paths in radiance
もう子供じゃないのわかるでしょ	mou kodomo ja nai no wakaru desho	I'm not a kid anymore, you can get that much right?
時代機会待ってくれない	jidai kikai matte kurenai	The ages, opportunities, they won't wait around
素手で、捨て身で、生き抜いて上等だわ	sude de, sutemi de, ikinuite joutou da wa	With my bare hands, risking my life, I'll live through it, Bring it on!

愛ある時代	ai aru jidai	An age of love!
それでは皆様お先に Bye,Guys!	sore de wa minasama osaki ni Bye, Guys!	Well then, everyone, we'll take our leave. Bye, guys!

English translation by Firingsniper

Reference

↑ In slang usage, 上等 means "Come on, I'm ready for it." For example, 喧嘩上等 is "Come on, I'm ready for fighting."
↑ Left the title as-is because it's impossible to translate this in a cool/short way. As for the nuance, 上等 has that attitude, like "Hell, that's even a plus for me, bring it on!" in reaction to a rather disadvantageous situation. So here, 劣等 is just being inferior. Combine the two, you get "I'm inferior to everyone else? That's just what I want! Bring it on!"
↑ There's a pun that's lost here. By pronouncing it the Japanese way (Masematika), it also alludes to ませる which means to be too interested in love and maturity for one's age.