にっぽんぽんNipponpon

ソースsoosuよりyori醤油shouyuだろdaro

Soy sauce over sauce, right?

チーズchiizuよりもyori mo味噌misoだろdaro

Miso over cheese, right?

キスkisuよりyori抱きしめたいdakishimetai

I'd rather hold you close than kiss

恋koiよりもyori mo愛aiだろdaro

Love over romance, right?

ボクbokuはwa日本人nihonjin　キミkimiもmo日本人nihonjin

I'm Japanese, and you're Japanese

このkono歌utaのno意味imiがgaわかるwakaruならnara

If you understand the meaning of this song

みょうがmyougaのno美味さumasaがgaわかるwakaruならnara

If you can appreciate the deliciousness of myoga

ボクbokuはwa日本人nihonjin　キミkimiはwa外国人gaikokujin

I'm Japanese, and you're a foreigner

そんなにsonna ni目meをwoみつめないでよmitsunenai de yo

Don't stare into my eyes like that

ハイタッチhai tacchiばかりbakari求めないでよmotomenai de yo

Stop always going for high-fives

約yaku200nihyaku年nenもmo鎖国sakokuしてたんだshitetanda　ひとhito一倍ichibaiのno人見知りhitomishiriなんだnanda

We were in isolation for about 200 years — we're extra shy around strangers

おかしなokashi naテンションtenshonのnoままにmama ni戦争sensouしたらshitaraコテンパンkotenpanにniやられたんだyararetanda

We went to war riding some weird momentum and got absolutely clobbered

そんなsonna幼気itaikeなnaボクらbokura　かわいがってねkawaigatte ne

Please be gentle with us awkward little things

世界中sekaijuuのno皆さんminasan　どうぞdouzoよろしくねyoroshiku ne

Everyone around the world, nice to meet you

ソースsoosuよりyori醤油shouyuだろdaro

Soy sauce over sauce, right?

チーズchiizuよりもyori mo味噌misoだろdaro

Miso over cheese, right?

キスkisuよりyori抱きしめたいdakishimetai

I'd rather hold you close than kiss

恋koiよりもyori mo愛aiだろdaro

Love over romance, right?

ボクbokuはwa日本人nihonjin　父chichiもmo日本人nihonjin

I'm Japanese, and Dad's Japanese too

怒られるokorareruときtokiはwa正座seizaするsuru

When we get scolded, we sit in seiza

なんでかnande kaとto聞かれてkikareteもmo困るkomaru

Don't ask us why — we don't know either

ボクbokuはwa日本人nihonjin　生粋kissuiのno日本人nihonjin

I'm Japanese, a pure-blooded Japanese

嫁さんyomesanはwa美味しいoishii味噌汁misoshiru

My wife will be someone who makes

作れるtsukureru人hitoとto決めてるんだkimeteerunda

A mean bowl of miso soup — that's decided

さぁ、saa,一ichi、,二niのno三sanでdeいこうikouってtte時tokiにni

When we're about to go on a count of "ichi, ni, san"

ヘイ!!hei!!ワンwan、,ツーtsuu、,スリーsuriiってtte言われちゃうとiwarechauto

And someone yells "Hey!! One, two, three!"

まぁmaaいいんだけどiindakedo　まぁmaaいいんだけどiindakedo

Well, it's fine, I mean it's fine, but

なんだかnandakaちょっとchottoだけdake調子choushiがga狂っちゃうようなkurucchauyouna

It throws us off just a tiny bit, you know?

そんなsonnaボクらbokura　かわいがってねkawaigatte ne

Please be gentle with us little things

世界中sekaijuuのno皆さんminasan　どうぞdouzoよろしくねyoroshiku ne

Everyone around the world, nice to meet you

ピースpiisuよりyori平和heiwaだろdaro

Peace over peace, right?

神父shinpuよりもyori mo坊主bouzuだろdaro

Monks over priests, right?

ジブリjiburiでdeたしかめたいtashikametai

Wanna confirm it through Ghibli

そうsouボクらbokuraはwa　日本本nihonpon

That's right, we are Nihon-pon

LLとtoRRがga違うchigauようにyou ni　ノリnoriとtoワカメwakameもmo全然zenzen違うんだchigaunda

Just like L and R are different — nori and wakame are totally different too

「"大丈夫daijoubuですdesu」"ってtte言葉kotobaはwa案外angai　逆gyakuのno意味imiでもde mo使えたりtsukaetariするんだsurunda

The phrase "daijoubu desu" can actually be used to mean the opposite

そんなsonnaアンニュイannyuiなnaボクらbokura　かわいがってよkawaigatte yo

Please be gentle with us ambiguous little things

世界中sekaijuuのno皆さんminasan　日本中nihonchuuのno皆さんminasan

Everyone around the world, everyone in Japan

ボクbokuはwa日本人nihonjin

I'm Japanese

キミkimiはwa外国人gaikokujin

You're a foreigner

マックmakkuはwa晩ご飯bangohanでdeはwaないんだnainda

McDonald's is not dinner

ピザpizaはwaとっておきtotteokiのno日hiなんだnanda

Pizza is for special occasions

ボクbokuはwa日本人nihonjin

I'm Japanese

生粋kissuiのno日本人nihonjin

A pure-blooded Japanese

粋ikiなna歌utaがga唄いたいんだutaitainda

I wanna sing a cool song

日本語nihongoでde歌いたいんだutaitainda

I wanna sing in Japanese

センスsensuとtoスリルsuriruとtoスペクタクルsupekutakuruとto　セクシービームsekushii biimuでdeハートhaatoをwoキャッチkyacchi

Sense and thrill and spectacle and — catch the heart with a sexy beam

今すぐima sugu　ホールドオンミータイトhoorudo on mii taito　ノンストップnon sutoppuでdeゴーマイウェイgoo mai wei

Right now, hold on me tight, nonstop go my way

ロックンロールrokkunrooruのnoアンチテーゼanchiteeezeをwoギターgitaaとtoベースbeesuとtoドラムdoramuにniのせてnosete

Rock and roll's antithesis on guitar, bass, and drums

ライドオンタイムraido on taimuなnaイマジネーションimajineeshonをwoスーパーウルトラボンバーsuupaa urutora bonbaaさせたsaseta

A ride-on-time imagination, super ultra bombed

それsoreがga味噌汁'smisoshiru's

That's the miso soup's

ソースsoosuよりyori醤油shouyuだろdaro

Soy sauce over sauce, right?

チーズchiizuよりもyori mo味噌misoだろdaro

Miso over cheese, right?

キスkisuよりyori抱きしめたいdakishimetai

I'd rather hold you close than kiss

恋koiよりもyori mo愛aiよりもyori mo何naniよりもyori mo　キミkimiがgaいいんですiindesu

More than love, more than romance, more than anything — you're the one I want