Hello, Worker


Song title
"Hello, Worker"
Original Upload Date
September 1, 2011
Singer
Megurine Luka
Producer(s)
KEI (music, lyrics, video)
Views
1,900,000+ (NN), 810,000+ (YT)
Links
Niconico Broadcast / YouTube Broadcast
Description "Someone doesn't want to work but has to work. And someone wants to work but can't work."

Alternate Versions

Leo/need × Megurine Luka ver.

Upload date: July 10, 2024

Featuring: Leo/need and Megurine Luka

YT (autogen)

Lyrics

Japanese	Romaji	English
B4の紙切れに収まる僕の人生を	bii yon no kamikire ni osamaru boku no jinsei o	I lavish out my smiles, wanting others to recognize
誰かに認めて欲しくって振りまく笑顔	dareka ni mitomete hoshikutte furimaku egao	my life tightly fit onto a B4-sized scrap of paper.
計算じゃ割り切れないこの歪な難問が	keisan ja warikirenai kono ibitsu na nanmon ga	Until I can work out this twisted difficult problem,
解けるまで居残りなんだ出られないんだ	tokeru made inokori nanda derarenain da	I must stay behind and work overtime. I can't leave.

先頭は遠ざかる一人取り残される	sentou wa toozakaru hitori torinokosareru	As the head of the line distances away, I'm left behind alone.
目の前のレールの向こうに憧れるだけ	me no mae no reeru no mukou ni akogareru dake	I keep on yearning to be on the other side of the rail.
だけど	dakedo	However,

何がしたいかわからない	nani ga shitai ka wakaranai	I don't know what I want to do.
何ができるかわからない	nani ga dekiru ka wakaranai	I don't know what I'm capable of.
そう言いながら這いつくばってここまで来たんだよ	sou iinagara haitsukubatte koko made kitan da yo	Saying so on my hands and knees, I got this far.
明日のことはわからない	ashita no koto wa wakaranai	I don't understand about tomorrow.
昨日のことはかわらない	kinou no koto wa kawaranai	I don't care about yesterday.
なら今日ぐらいは僕にください	nara kyou gurai wa boku ni kudasai	If so, then please at least let me have today.

数行の"お祈り"に揺れ動く僕の人生を	suugyou no "oinori" ni yureugoku boku no jinsei o	I have walked this far cutting and pasting my life
切り取って押し付けるように配り歩いた	kiritotte oshitsukeru you ni kubari aruita	that's swaying to the numerous rows of good luck charms.

期待されないまま期待もしないまま	kitai sarenai mama kitai mo shinai mama	Receiving no expectations, and holding no expectations,
削られた僕らの形はどんな風に見えるのだろう	kezurareta bokura no katachi wa donna fuu ni mieru no darou	I wonder how our shaved and scraped selves look like.

何を手に入れたんだろうか	nani o te ni iretan darou ka	What did I obtain?
何を失ったんだろうか	nani o ushinattan darou ka	What did I lose?
答え探し歯を食い縛ってここまで来たんだよ	kotae sagashi ha o kuishibatte koko made kitan da yo	Looking for an answer, I bit my lips and came this far.
明日世界が終わろうと	ashita sekai ga owarou to	Even if the world would end tomorrow,
昨日のこと忘れようと	kinou no koto wasureyou to	even if I try to forget yesterday,
ただ今日だけは僕にください	tada kyou dake wa boku ni kudasai	just please at least let me have today.

先頭は遠ざかる一人取り残される	sentou wa toozakaru hitori torinokosareru	As the head of the line distances away, I'm left behind alone.
「どこでつまずいたの？」「あれ何してんだろう？」	"doko de tsumazuita no?" "are, nani shiten darou?"	"Where did I trip?" "Ah, what have I been doing?"
期待されないまま期待もしないまま	kitai sarenai mama kitai mo shinai mama	Receiving no expectations, and holding no expectations,
削られた僕らもまだ息はあるから	kezurareta bokura mo mada iki wa aru kara	although we are shaved and scraped, there's still breath left in us.

だけど	dakedo	But

何がしたいかわからない	nani ga shitai ka wakaranai	I don't know what I want to do.
何ができるかわからない	nani ga dekiru ka wakaranai	I don't know what I'm capable of.
そう言いながら這いつくばってここまで来たんだよ	sou ii nagara haitsukubatte koko made kitan da yo	Saying so on my hands and knees, I got this far.
明日のことはわからない	ashita no koto wa wakaranai	I don't understand about tomorrow.
昨日のことはかわらない	kinou no koto wa kawaranai	I don't care about yesterday.
なら今日だけはこの今だけは僕らの物	nara kyou dake wa kono ima dake wa bokura no mono	If so, then only today, only this very moment, belongs to us.

English translation by animeyay

Discography

This song was featured on the following albums:

A cover of this song for the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku was featured on the following albums:

Leo/need SEKAI ALBUM vol.2 (album)

External Links

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