Samurai Soul
I just love this song. One of the best karaoke songs ever. There are some translations out there, it seems, but I don’t really agree with how they’ve done it, so I went ahead and did my own. I played with some slang to reflect the Kansai dialect of the singer.
This kind of coincides with the previous post about badass-ness. The Ulfuls definitely are on good terms with their own badass-ness, and singing this song will likely make you feel like a badass. Check the link to see the video. Also you can see the Japanese lyrics here.
One glance must have left you thinkin’
This guy’s a hapless clown
I lose my head too easily, and I’m always down on myself
You just look at me and smile
Don’t worry girl
I’m a romantic guy after all
I’ve got my own baggage behind me,
But I’m always lookin’ forward
Chorus 1:
Samurai Soul
Even though I might be wrong
Samurai Soul
Ay ay oh~
When we’re lookin’ to love somebody
What on earth are we lookin’ for
Beauty, or kindness
Or just to be led on
We all need to just quit showin’ off
Gotta know ourselves before desire gets outta control
I can only put up with fools for so long
And that’s why I wanna be with you, girl
Chorus 2:
Samurai Soul
I’m cryin’ in the night
Samurai Soul
Ay ay oh~
Ya know, I think the truth about men
Is that we’re actually samurai
Always fightin’ and comin’ up with our master plans
But I just wanna make you happy, girl
So that’s where I’m puttin’ my focus, that’s where I’m puttin’ my effort
Don’t that make me a samurai?
Walking with you over the bridge
Before the neon sign of the station
I may be a little green, but I feel like a samurai
And that’s the me that I like
And you, girl, I love you
I really seriously love you girl
With you givin’ me that look and that smile
I ain’t gonna lose to nobody
Repeat chorus 1, 2