Key
RADIO 「アキハバラ電脳組」  (Cyber Team in Akihabara) Opening Theme

作詞： 奥井雅美 (OKUI Masami)
作曲： 矢吹俊郎 (YABUKI Toshirou)
編曲： 矢吹俊郎 (YABUKI Toshirou)
  歌： 奥井雅美 (OKUI Masami)
 CDs： - Key / Te no Hira no Kakera CDS (KIDA-177)
       - (short version) Akihabara Dennohgumi Drama Theater: 
          Dennohgumi-2010・Natsu (KICA-453)
       - Akihabara Dennohgumi Drama Theater: Dennohgumi-2011・Haru (KICA-470)
       - masami okui: Her-Day (KICS-744)
英訳： Teresa Ko (http://www.okui-masami.net/)

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 チョイト待って　何だか妙だねこの頃は
 Simulation Gameみたいで
 “こんなんやだ！” 心がつぶやいた瞬間　たちまちお手軽リセット
  CHOITO matte  nandaka myou da ne kono koro wa
  Simulation Game mitai de
  "konna n'ya da!" kokoro ga tsubuyaita shunkan  tachimachi o-tegaru RISETTO
     Wait a sec!
     This seems a little strange
     It's like a simulation game,
     "I can't stand this!," your heart murmurs
     And just like that, everything gets reset.

 もどかしいね
 何でもアリの御時世に縛りつけられてる
 手にした〜自由〜は弄ばれて
  modokashii ne
  nandemo ARI no go-jisei ni shibaritsukerarete'ru
  te ni shita ~jiyuu~ wa moteasobarete
     It's frustrating, isn't it?
     We're getting tethered to this great era in which we have everything,
     And the "freedom" we've gained is becoming a joke.

 OH Baby Baby 僕達はまだ宝石箱の中
 その鍵は見つけられる　Key of life　きっと
  OH Baby Baby boku-tachi wa mada housekibako no naka
  sono kagi wa mitsukerareru  Key of life  kitto
     Oh baby baby, there's a key
     Still hidden inside of a jewelry box
     We can find it,
     The Key of Life, without a doubt.

 それなりにあった夢叶えたくて
 選んだつもりのフリーター
 気がつきゃ毎日の生活に追われて　寝る暇もろくにありゃしない
  sore nari ni atta yume kanaetakute
  eranda tsumori no FURIITAA
  ki ga tsukya mainichi no seikatsu ni owarete  neru hima mo roku ni ariya shinai
     There are dreams you want to realize
     You're a part-time worker with a life plan
     But you're busy with having to be on your toes every day,
     And don't get much time for sleep

 ねばるよりも
 サラリとした生き方に惹かれてた自分じゃ
 乗り切れないはず　頭切り替えて
  nebaru yori mo
  SARARI to shita ikikata ni hikarete'ta jibun ja
  norikirenai hazu  atama kirikaete [1]
     Rather than persevering,
     You get tempted into a life of gambling your salary away
     You can't keep going on like this,
     So change your way of thinking [1]

 こんなチャラチャラしてないで
 もっとちゃんとちゃんとしてみたら
 神サマに会えるかもね　きっかけをつくろう
 OH Baby Baby 僕達を磨くのもくもらせるのも
 その鍵を握ってるのは　Key of life - my mind
  konna CHARACHARA shitenaide [2]
  motto chanto chanto shite mitara
  KAMI-SAMA ni aeru kamo ne  kikkake wo tsukurou
  OH Baby Baby boku-tachi wo migaku no mo kumoraseru no mo
  sono kagi wo nigitte'ru no wa  Key of life - my mind
     Stop acting so flashy! [2]
     If you try to do better and better
     You might just get to meet God
     So let's make our own opportunities!
     Oh baby baby, it makes us bright or makes us dull
     It's the thing that holds that key -
     The Key of Life - my mind.

 そらさないで
 イメージして
 痛い時こそ　Keep the faith
  sorasanaide 
  IMEEJI shite 
  itai toki koso  Keep the faith
     Don't turn away; 
     Make an image in your mind
     Even in times of pain, keep your faith.

 こんなチャラチャラしてないで
 もっとちゃんとちゃんとして行こう
 めいっぱい輝きたい　強く光あびて
 そんな Baby Baby 僕達はまだ宝石箱の中
 その鍵は見つけられる　Key of life　きっと
  konna CHARACHARA shitenaide
  motto chanto chanto shite yukou
  meippai kagayakitai  tsuyoku hikari abite
  sonna Baby Baby boku-tachi wa mada housekibako no naka
  sono kagi wa mitsukerareru  Key of life  kitto
     Stop acting so flashy!
     Let's start doing better and better
     I want to shine with all my might, 
     And let out a powerful light!
     My baby baby, there's a key
     Still hidden inside of a jewelry box
     We can find it,
     The Key of Life, without a doubt.

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TRANSLATOR'S NOTES:
* The line whispered at the very beginning of this song is "Ne, mitsuke ni yukou" (Hey, let's go find it).
[1] This literally means "switch (or change) your head".
[2] "Charachara" means (being) flashy in style.