Telecaster B-Boy — Three ft. Kagamine Len (Long Ver.) (English Translation)
Tags: Translation, Telecaster B Boy, Kagamine Len

Crazy how the full version of this song doesn’t have an English translation! Wack.

Note: This translation uses significant material from ElectricRaichu / Len’s Lyrics’ translation, whose work can be found here. I haven’t made any significant amendments to their translation, though I have added my own work for the second verse, second chorus, and bridge; All of my own work is highlighted in bold. The stuff written by Electric Raichu is posted here following the restrictions placed upon it on their website. (That said if by some chance I’ve accidentally overstepped — well this is a medium page. You know where to find me.)

大人になるほどDedede

The more I grow up (DeDeDe)

はみ出しものです伽藍堂

the less I fit in, a vacant temple. [1]

人生論者が語った

The girl the life philosopher spoke to

少女は鳥になって

turns into a bird …

綺麗事だけでPapapa

With just lip service (PaPaPa)

ボロボロの靴を結んで

I’ll tie up my raggedy shoes …

デジタル信者が祟った

The boy whom a digitization stan cursed [2]

少年は風になって

turns into wind …

ゆらりくらり 大往生

Rocking, rolling, a peaceful death

お疲れ様です ご臨終

On your death-bed, a “Thank you very much”

テレキャスタービーボーイ

The telecaster B-boy

僕に愛情を

swears his affections to me

嘘で固めたウォーアイニー

with a false “I love you” [3]

うざったいんだ ジーガール

It’s very annoying when the G-girl

魅惑ハイテンション

dances with charm,

カニバリズム踊れば

enthusiasm, cannibalism. [4]

ひとつふたつ殺めた手で

With hands that have killed one or two things,

何を描いているんだろう

what would one be drawing?

テレキャスタービーボーイ

The telecaster B-boy

僕に愛情を

and his affections for me,

誰か答えてくれないか

won’t someone give an answer for me?

見た目がどうやら︎ De De De

My outward appearance is (Dedede)

ステレオバイアス、サディスティック

somehow or other stereo bias, sadistic

毒針持ったように歌った

The girl singing like she had a stinger

少女は花になって

turns into flowers …

耳を塞いでも Pa Pa Pa

Even if you cover your ears (PaPaPa)

奴らの声は派手になって

those guys’ voices just get more pretentious

胸に刺さったあの言葉

Those words that pierced his heart …

少年は振り返って

The boy thought back on them

ゆらりくらり大妄想

Rocking, rolling, a grand delusion

お互い様です ご臨終

On your death-bed, a “Same to you”

テレキャスタービーボーイ

The telecaster B-boy

僕に感情を

mixes his feelings,

ノイズ混じりのウォーアイニー

an “I love you” in the noise [3]

じれったいんだジーガール

It’s very irritating, the G-girl

油断禁物さ

Be on your guard!

頬に溶けた涙を

— for tears melting down your cheeks

忘れたくて喉を締めた

Wanting to forget the scars my past left,

過去に残した傷痕

my throat tightened up

テレキャスタービーボーイ

The telecaster B-boy

僕に感情を

and his feelings to me,

今だけ抱いてくれないか

won’t you just hold them for me now?

こんな世界じゃもう

In this world,

息ができなくて

I can’t breathe anymore

さよなら告げた現実に

I’ve announced my goodbyes to reality

許してはくれないか 弱い僕たちを

Can’t you forgive us, weak as we are?

また何処かで会いましょう

Let’s meet again somwehere

テレキャスタービーボーイ

The telecaster B-boy

僕に愛情を

swears his affections to me

嘘で固めたウォーアイニー

with a false “I love you” [3]

うざったいんだ ジーガール

It’s very annoying when the G-girl

魅惑ハイテンション

dances with charm,

カニバリズム踊れば

enthusiasm, cannibalism. [4]

ひとつふたつ殺めた手で

With hands that have killed one or two things,

何を描いているんだろう

what would one be drawing?

テレキャスタービーボーイ

The telecaster B-boy

僕に愛情を

and his affections for me,

誰か答えてくれないか

won’t someone give an answer for me?

パルラルラ (PaRuRaRuRa)

[1] 伽藍堂 (an empty space/location) is the original form of がらんどう (empty, vacant). 伽藍堂 was originally used to refer to the place of worship of 伽藍神, as well as metaphorically used to refer to any similarly empty space.

[2] I retranslated 信者 (1. believer, or 2. superfan) as stan because i thought it’d be funny

[3] Wo ai ni (我愛你) is Chinese for “I love you”.

[4] ハイテンション, meaning excited or enthusiastic, literally “high tension”