Been super busy, so all my translations have been languishing. Well let’s get back into it with another bouncy song. 法定速度と優越感 (houtei sokudo to yuuetsukan / The Speed Limit and a Sense of Superiority) by the AKB48 17-and-under senbatsu.
I liked this song and MV as soon as it came out as part of 11gatsu no Anklet, even though at the time Yuiyui was the only member I could recognize. Well turns out this is a powerhouse group — three of my 48G oshimen (Yabushita Fu, Ota Yuuri, and Matsuoka Hana), plus I’d count nearly every other member here among my favorites.
I really appreciate that this gives us princess Yuiyui, goofy Hana, and cut-throat rivals NakoMiku. Though I wish Fu got some more screen time, everyone does get at least a bit of exposure.
It’s super up-beat, and the comic styling has grown on me over time. I also like the side-shuffle in the choreography — it looks cool on stage, too. The lyrics are fine; certainly the chorus is trying to worm its way into your head. I guess I don’t mind, especially since that makes the translation easier.
Sadly, not to long from now Yuuri and Hiwatashi Yui will join Goto Rara and Goto Moe in the ranks of former-48G members.
AKB48 U-17 法定速度と優越感 (houtei sokudo to yuuetsukan / The Speed Limit and a Sense of Superiority) Translation by SaitoWinterStar ジャンジャカジャジャン ジャカジャカジャン jan jaka ja jan jaka jaka jan jan jaka ja jan jaka jaka jan ジャカジャカジャカジャカジャカジャカジャン jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jan jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jan ジャンジャカジャジャン ジャカジャカジャン jan jaka ja jan jaka jaka jan jan jaka ja jan jaka jaka jan ジャカジャカジャカジャカジャカジャカジャン jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jan jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jan 前を見れば長い列 mae wo mireba nagai retsu When you look ahead you see a long line 何キロ続くのか？ nan KIRO tsudzuku no ka? How many kilometers on does it stretch? 永遠に一本道 eien ni ipponmichi A single road on to eternity 大渋滞 渋滞 渋滞 dai juutai juutai juutai Heavily congested congested congested ちょっと出会って恋をして chotto deatte koi wo shite Just a chance meeting and I fell in love ドライブしただけなのに… DORAIBU shita dake na no ni... Though I was just out for a drive... 横入り 割り込みだと yokohairi warikomi da to If I cut in line Jump the queue 大ブーイング ブーイング ブーイング dai BUUINGU BUUINGU BUUINGU A big protest protest protest どんなに嫉妬をされたって don'na ni shitto wo sareta tte Does it matter 関係ないじゃない？ kankeinai janai? how jealous they say they are? あちこち聴こえるクラクション achi kochi kikoeru KURAKUSHON That's a siren you can here anywhere 負け犬たちの遠吠えでしょう makeinutachi no touboe deshou Like the howling of the losers そもそも恋とはサバイバル somosomo koi to wa SABAIBARU Love's always been about survival 脱落したらそれまでよ datsuraku shitara sore made yo If you drop out then that's the end of it ゲームオーバー GEIMU OUBAA Game Over 法定速度と優越感 houtei sokudo to yuuetsukan The speed limit and a sense of superiority (Yeah Yeah Yeah よりも WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah yori mo WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah more like WOW WOW WOW) スピード出さないでゆっくりと SUPIIDO dasanai de yukkuri to Don't go speeding off, take it slow (Yeah Yeah Yeah よりも WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah yori mo WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah more like WOW WOW WOW) さあこっち さあこっち さあこっち こっち見て saa kotchi saa kotchi saa kotchi kotchi mite C'mon this way C'mon this way C'mon this way Look this way (Yeah Yeah Yeah よりも WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah yori mo WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah more like WOW WOW WOW) キスして キスして キスして 勝ち名乗り KISU shite KISU shite KISU shite kachinanori A kiss A kiss A kiss The winner (Yeah Yeah Yeah よりも WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah yori mo WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah more like WOW WOW WOW) もっとYeah Yeah Yeah よりも WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW motto Yeah Yeah Yeah yori mo WOW WOW WOW Even more now Yeah Yeah Yeah more like WOW WOW WOW 夢はいつも奪い合い yume wa itsu mo ubaiai In my dream it's aways a scramble 誰もが手を伸ばす dare mo ga te wo nobasu Everybody reaching out their hands ゴールまで全速力 GOURU made zensokuryoku Going full speed until the finish 大レース レース レース dai REISU REISU REISU A big race race race このまま行ったらぶっちぎり kono mama ittara butchigiri If I go at it like that I'll win for sure 初デートで逃げ切りだ hatsu DEITO de nigekiri da Managing to get through that first date 見たことない ダークホース mita koto nai DAAKUHOUSU The dark horse they never saw coming 大顰蹙 顰蹙 顰蹙 daihinshuku hinshuku hinshuku A huge shock shock shock よくない噂をされたって yokunai uwasa wo sareta tte They say there were bad rumors spreading 炎上上等よ enjou joutou yo A first-class flame-war たまたまラッキーだっただけ tamatama RAKKII datta dake That I just happened to be lucky 悔しがってる声が心地いい kuyashi gatte ru koe ga kokochi ii All those bitter voices feel good そもそも恋とは自然淘汰 somosomo koi to wa jisentouta Love's always been about natural selection 残ったものが本物よ nokotta mono ga honmono yo What's left in the end is the real thing ファイナリー FAINARII Finally 法定速度は知っている houtei sokudo wa shitte iru I know the speed limit (Yeah Yeah Yeah からの WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah kara no WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah more like WOW WOW WOW) ノロノロ走っても先に着く NORONORO hashitte mo saki ni tsuku Even if I'm running slowly I'll get there ahead (Yeah Yeah Yeah からの WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah kara no WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah more like WOW WOW WOW) まっすぐ まっすぐ まっすぐ 進むだけ massugu massugu massugu susumu dake Straight on Straight on Straight on I'll just go on ahead (Yeah Yeah Yeah からの WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah kara no WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah from that WOW WOW WOW) 笑って 笑って 笑って マイペース waratte waratte waratte MAIPEISU Laughing Laughing Laughing I go my own speed (Yeah Yeah Yeah からの WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah kara no WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah from that WOW WOW WOW) だってYeah Yeah Yeah からの WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW datte Yeah Yeah Yeah kara no WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW Even still Yeah Yeah Yeah from that WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW ジャンジャカジャジャン ジャカジャカジャン jan jaka ja jan jaka jaka jan jan jaka ja jan jaka jaka jan ジャカジャカジャカジャカジャカジャカジャン jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jan jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jan ジャンジャカジャジャン ジャカジャカジャン jan jaka ja jan jaka jaka jan jan jaka ja jan jaka jaka jan ジャカジャカジャカジャカジャカジャカジャカジャカジャン jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jan jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jan ジャン ジャン ジャーン jan jan jaan jan jan jaan 法定速度と優越感 houtei sokudo to yuuetsukan The speed limit and a sense of superiority (Yeah Yeah Yeah よりも WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah yori mo WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah more like WOW WOW WOW) スピード出さないでゆっくりと SUPIIDO dasanai de yukkuri to Don't go speeding off, take it slow (Yeah Yeah Yeah よりも WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah yori mo WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah more like WOW WOW WOW) 法定速度は知っている houtei sokudo wa shitte iru I know the speed limit (Yeah Yeah Yeah からの WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah kara no WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah from that WOW WOW WOW) ノロノロ走っても先に着く NORONORO hashitte mo saki ni tsuku Even if I'm running slowly I'll get there ahead (Yeah Yeah Yeah からの WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah kara no WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah from that WOW WOW WOW) まっすぐ まっすぐ まっすぐ 進むだけ massugu massugu massugu susumu dake Straight on Straight on Straight on I'll just go on ahead (Yeah Yeah Yeah からの WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah kara no WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah from that WOW WOW WOW) 笑って 笑って 笑って マイペース waratte waratte waratte MAIPEISU Laughing Laughing Laughing I go my own speed (Yeah Yeah Yeah からの WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah kara no WOW WOW WOW) (Yeah Yeah Yeah from that WOW WOW WOW) だってYeah Yeah Yeah からの WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW datte Yeah Yeah Yeah kara no WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW Even still Yeah Yeah Yeah from that WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW ジャンジャカジャジャン ジャカジャカジャン jan jaka ja jan jaka jaka jan jan jaka ja jan jaka jaka jan ジャカジャカジャカジャカジャカジャカジャン jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jan jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jan ジャンジャカジャジャン ジャカジャカジャン jan jaka ja jan jaka jaka jan jan jaka ja jan jaka jaka jan ジャカジャカジャカジャカジャカジャカジャカジャカ jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka jaka ジャン ジャン ジャーン Oh Yeah! jan jan jaan Oh Yeah! jan jan jaan Oh Yeah!
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