Beginner
AKB48攀 Lyrics
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Kinou made no keiken to ka
Chishiki nanka nimotsu na dake
Kaze wa itsumo toorisugite
Ato ni nani mo nokosanai yo
Atarashii michi wo sagase!
Fuseta me wo ageta toki ni zero ni narunda
Bokura wa yume miteru ka?
Mirai wo shinjiteiru ka?
Kowai mono shirazu mi no hodo shirazu
Muteppou na mama
Ima bokura wa yume miteru ka?
Kodomo no youni massara ni...
Shipai sareta kusari wa hikichigirou
Change your mind
Change your mind
Nani mo shiranakute ii Beginner!
Shippai shite haji wo kaite
Kizutsuita koto torauma ni natte
Anna omoi nido to iya da to
Kashikoku natta otonatachi yo
Charenji wa bakageta koto
Risuku kaihiseru youni
Oro kana keisan shite nani wo mamoru no?
Bokura wa ikiteiru ka?
Ashita mo ikiteitai ka?
Wakatta furi shite shittaka buri de
Yume mo hisashiburi
Sou bokura wa ikiteiru ka?
Inochi muda ni shitenai ka?
Myaku wo utsu kodou wo ima kanjiro!
Stand up! Together!
Umareta hi omoidase!
Dare mo ga Beginner!
Stand up! Right away!
Hajime kara kantan ni
Umaku wa ikanee
Stand up! Together!
Saisho ni modoraba ii
Mo ichido Beginner!
Stand up! Right away!
Hiraki naotte hiraki naotte
Dou ni ka naru sa
Furui peeji wa yaburi sutero
Saa hajimeyouze!
We can be reborn all the time
Bokura wa yume miteru ka?
Mirai wo shinjiteiru ka?
Kowai mono shirazu mi no hodo shirazu
Muteppou na mama
Ima bokura wa yume miteru ka?
Kodomo no youni massara ni...
Shipai sareta kusari wa hikichigirou
Nani mo dekinai
Chanto dekinai
Sore ga doushita?
Bokura wa wakainda
Nani mo dekinai
Sugu ni dekinai
Dakara bokura ni kanousei ga arunda
Ame wa yanda
Kaze wa yanda
Mita koto no nai
Hikari ga sasu yo
Ima ga toki da
Kimi wa umare kawatta Beginner!
Beginner by AKB48 is an upbeat and motivational song about embracing new challenges and starting anew. The lyrics encourage the listener to leave their past failures and insecurities behind and boldly step into the unknown. The opening lines set the tone of the song, urging the listener to move forward in their respective positions, leaving behind just the baggage of their past experiences and theoretical knowledge. The song goes on to ask the listener if they dream big, believe in their future, and remain uninhibited by scares and wounds, further motivating the listeners to live a life full of adventure and new beginnings. The chorus reinforces this message, urging everyone to stand together, be reborn all the time, and never give up on their dreams.
Line by Line Meaning
In your position set!
Get ready in your current position!
Only useless things like knowledge
Until yesterday, we have had experiences and knowledge that seem to be useless now.
The wind always passes through and leaves nothing behind
The events of the past have no bearing on the present.
Find a new path!
Discover a new path to walk on.
Spread out a map of people!
Get to know people and their talents to help each other flourish.
When we open our closed eyes, it will go to zero
Make it from the bottom again by starting over.
Are we having a dream?
Are we able to dream?
Do we believe in the future?
Do we have faith in our future?
Without knowing frightening things or things we don't know
Without having fears or worries.
Full throttle now
Full steam ahead!
Are we able to dream now?
Are we able to dream freely now?
Purely like children
Be as innocent and optimistic as children.
Let's rip apart the chains of defeat
Let's break free from the things that hold us back.
Change your mind
Change your way of thinking and your approach to things.
It's okay to know nothing, beginner!
It's okay to be a beginner and not know anything yet.
Fail and be embarrassed
Experiencing failures and hardships is a part of growth.
Become trauma from the hurt you feel
Turn feelings of pain into valuable experiences.
The adults who seem to be sure that they'll never have such feelings again
The adults may seem like they have everything under control, but they too have struggled and get hurt.
Challenge is something that's foolish
Taking risks and on challenges is foolish to some people.
Like avoiding risk management
Avoiding risk-management decisions.
What are we protecting by calculating with abacus?
What is it that we're trying to protect while operating in a narrow-minded way?
Are we living?
Are we living life to the fullest?
Do we want to continue living tomorrow?
Do we have the desire to live more?
Pretend to understand and act like we know everything
Act like you know something when you really don't.
It's been a long time since we had a dream
It's been a while since we had a dream or anything to aim for with passion.
Yes, let's live on
Let's keep living, keep growing and keep dreaming.
Not wasting life
Not spending time unproductively.
Feel the pulse that beats
Be in tune with your emotions and your desires.
Stand up! Together!
Everyone, come together and stand up!
Remember the day you were born!
Recall the day that changed our lives.
Everyone is a beginner
We all start from the beginning and learn from our experiences.
Stand up! Right away!
Get up and start working now!
It won't go well from the beginning
Things might not go smoothly from the beginning.
Stand up! Together!
Let's work together to achieve our goals.
We can go back to the beginning
We have the chance to start over from the beginning.
Once again, as a beginner
Once again, like beginners.
Stand up! Right away!
Let's start moving now!
Get fired up! Get fired up!
Get pumped and excited!
Something is changing
Something is beginning to change.
Toss away the old pages
Get rid of the things that hold us back and start anew.
Let's start!
Let's start fresh and ready to learn.
We can always be reborn
We can always start over and learn from our experiences.
Have we dreamed?
Did we have any goals, ideas, or ambitions?
Do we believe in the future?
Do we have faith in our future plans?
Without knowing frightening things and things we don't know
Without fear or worry about things you don't know or understand.
Full throttle now
Let's go all in and take the risks necessary to keep growing and achieving our goals.
Are we able to dream right now?
Are we able to set goals and work towards them right now?
Purely like children
Innocent and full of potential, like a child.
Let's break free the chains of defeat
Let's break free from past failures and start anew.
There's nothing we can do
We can't be perfect and do everything right.
We can't do it instantly
We can't always get quick results.
That's why we have potential
That's why we have the chance to keep growing and improving over time.
The rain and wind have stopped
The bad times have passed and now it's time to move forward.
We have seen a light that we haven't seen before
We have discovered something new and positive that we didn't see before.
Now is the time
This is the right moment to start action and work on our goals.
You are a beginner who has been reborn!
You are a new person, a beginner who has grown and learned from the past.
Contributed by Muhammad L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.