#where's the red thread na🥺🥺🥺

[desi-yearning]

Face card never declines.

[usabun-tl]

Primary Colors・三原色 — PELICAN FANCLUB

English+Romaji Translation

Wanted to add that there are official subs on the MV and the translation is better than mine! I need to go back and fix some mistakes I made... If you read through my translation anyway thank you🥺🫶🏻

空の色はどうして青くみえるのだろうか

sora no iro wa doushite aoku mieru no darou ka

I wonder why the color of the sky appears blue

記憶は黄色く焼けてしまうのだろうか

kioku wa kiiroku yakete shimau no darou ka

I wonder why it burns yellow in my memories

青い日々はまるで燃えるような激しさ

aoi hibi wa maru de moeru you na hageshi sa

As if burning intensely, these blue days continue on*

黄色い声あげて産まれた記憶の静けさ

kiiroi koe agete umareta kioku no shizukesa

A shrill voice** is raised in the quietness of my memories from birth

青と黄色が混ざり合って

ao to kiiro ga mazari atte

Blue and yellow are mixed together

できた緑には花を

dekita midori ni wa hana wo

To make green that turns into flowers

花には水を 僕には夢を

hana ni wa mizu wo boku no wa yume wo

I'll water them, and my dreams

零にたして 今をかけて

zero ni tashite ima wo kakete

Add to zero, and multiply the present

流れる赤い血のよう

nagareru akai chi no you

Like flowing red blood

線をひいて 殻をわって

sen wo hiite kara wo watte

Draw a line, and break out of that shell

咲いた花の模様

saita hana no moyou

A pattern of flowers that have bloomed

繋げて意識 筆をもって

tsunagete ishiki fude wo motte

With connected consciousness, hold a paintbrush

取り戻していく命

tori modoshiteiku inochi

I'll go take back this life

目にみえないルールへ今行こう

me ni mienai ruuru he ima ikou

Now let's go towards those invisible rules

イコールを探しにいく

ikooru wo sagashi ni iku

Go and search for equivalence

青い空に糸のような雲が動いて

aoi sora ni ito no you na kumo ga ugoite

The clouds move like threads in the blue sky

黄色い声あげて産まれた想いが静かに

kiiroi koe agete umareta omoi ga shizuka ni

A shrill voice** is raised, and my memories from birth are quieted

意図と思想が絡み合って

ito to shisou ga karami atte

Intentions and thoughts intertwine

できた「意思」には日々を

dekita ishi ni wa hibi wo

These days where "wishes" are fulfilled

日々には意味を 僕に赤い血を

hibi ni wa imi wo boku ni akai chi wo

In the meaning of every day, through me and this red blood

今満たして 今にかけて

ima mitashite ima ni kakete

I'll fulfill it, I'll bet on the present

流した涙のよう

nagashita namida no you

Like tears that had flowed

その手ひいて 今変わって

sono te hiite ima kawatte

Pull back your hands, and the present will change

咲いた夢の模様

saita yume no moyou

A pattern of a dream that has bloomed

繋げて意識 筆をもって

tsunagete ishiki fude wo motte

With connected consciousness, hold a paintbrush

取り戻していく命

tori modoshite iku inochi

I'll go take back this life

目にみえないルールへ今行こう

me ni mienai ruuru he ima ikou

Now let's go towards those invisible rules

イコールを探しにいく

ikooru wo sagashi ni iku

Go and search for equivalence

想像をしていた位置からみえる景色

souzou wo shiteita ichi kara mieru keshiki

The scenery I can see from this position I had imagined

想像をしていた「1」を手にした時

souzou wo shiteita ichi wo te ni shita toki

When I took the "1" in my hands that I had estimated

想像をしていたより遥かに超えていた

souzou wo shiteita yori haruka ni koeteita

I went far beyond what I had predicted

想像をしていたたどり着いたこの位置で

souzou wo shiteita tadori tsuita kono ichi de

At this position I finally arrived at***

どうか純粋なはじまりを

douka junsui na hajimari wo

Please, let's make an honest beginning

衝動に変わるはじまりを

shoudo ni kawaru hajimari wo

A beginning born from impulse

生命力を三原色で鮮やかに

seimeiryoku wo sangenshoku de azayaka ni

With the primary colors, brighten your vitality

どうか純粋に輝きを

douka junsui ni kagayaki wo

Please, shine brilliantly

衝動に変わる驚きを

shoudou ni kawaru odoroki wo

Impulses that became wonder

生命力を三原色で広げて

seimeiryoku wo sangenshoku de hirogete

With the primary colors, spread your vitality

白紙の時代 過去を混ぜて

hakushi no jidai kako wo mazete

This era is a blank sheet, mix up the past

築き上げ 気付かされ

kizuki age ki tsuka sare

Establish it, be reminded of it

黒くなって 今で消して

kuroku natte ima de keshite

Its color darkens, erase it from now

積み上げ 次はどこへ

tsumi age tsugi wa doko he

Build it up, where will you go next

僕らの明日に色があったら

aa bokura no ashita ni iro ga attara

If there is color in our tomorrow

目にみえるようにさ

me ni mieru you ni sa

As though our vision has cleared,

描いていく

egaite iku

Let's go paint

Translation notes:

* Upon googling 燃えるような激しさ I discovered that 激しく燃える is actually connected to a science experiment with fire that elementary schoolers often do. Reference I think it's the title of the experiment but I'm not sure. Considering this is the theme song for Dr. Stone I'm making the assumption that this is an intentional connection.

It literally means to burn intensely so that's what I translated it as, but I think someone who grew up in Japan would recognize the reference if listening carefully.

** This is an expression in Japanese. 黄色い声 means "shrill cry", but the words are literally "yellow voice", coming back to the primary colors theme. I think it's most appropriate to translate it as "shrill cry" and not try to shove yellow in there somewhere, but if I could think of a good way to do it I would as it's a shame to lose the color connection there.

*** This whole verse has a lot going on. He repeats the same verb 想像をしていた in every line, which is literally "to have imagined", but depending on context it can mean different things, for example, an estimation, as in, a hypothesis(!!) I think repetition falls slightly flatter in English compared to Japanese anyway, so without reserve I translated the lines using verbs that would carry over the intended meaning most effectively.

Also "position" and the number "one" sound the same so the first two lines can be heard the same way, either "position I imagined" or "1 I estimated". Reading the lyrics confirms that he means two different things. Wow!!

endo anri with another anisong banger😭😭 oh my god. GRRRRR I LOVE HIS LYRICS SO MUCH! dr stone is sort of a guilty pleasure of mine so i'm happy to see such care put into the lyrics!!! as always!!!!! using the primary colors that has tie backs to elementary school experimenting alongside all of the science references is such a cool idea..... i can only hope i have done them justice.

honestly the references he adds always have double meanings so theyre easy to miss, i actually had to go back and double check some lines that gave me a Vibe and lo and behold there would be some reference to science or color in there... so i do worry that i only pick up on them because i'm aware of the connection from the anime and i might be missing them in his regular songs e_e i'll keep doing my best....