rettousei – poor student
tashizan hikizan girigiri wakaru makasete yo
sum and subtract, let this with me!
kakezan warizan oteage desu
multiply and divide, I'm a failure
douse shakai ni detara konna no tsukawanai yo
Anyway, when I go to the world, I'll not use it at all
saishin no kikai ga ne yatte kurerunda
The newer machines will do this for me
rettousei da mon wo benkyou nante dekinai ya
I'm a poor student, I can't even learn
rakkanteki ni mou sakebitai
I'm an optimistic, I want to scream
rettousei datte shiawase na hibi okuritai
'cause I'm a poor student, I want to transmit happiness everyday
rattatta tte mou odoritain desu tsumari
I mean, I want to dance even if it's a RATTATTA*
honki daseba konna boku demo dekirun desu
If they want me to take it seriously, I can do it yet
demo dashi kata wakaranai
but I'll not understand nothing**
yaruki SUICCHI kudasai doko ni utte imasu ka
Please, a motivation switch, where do I buy it?
aa demo kai ni iku no sura mendokusai
aah, but is so boring going to buy things
rettousei da mon wo benkyou nante dekinai ya
I'm a poor student, I can't even learn
rakkanteki ni mou sakebitai
I'm an optimistic, I want to scream
rettousei datte shiawase na hibi okuritai
'cause I'm a poor student, I want to transmit happiness everyday
rattatta tte mou odoritain desu tsumari
I mean, I want to dance even if it's a RATTATTA
Translator notes:
* “I want to dance even if it’s just noise”
** I think they say something like “I can’t understand till explain” or something like “I can’t understand deeply”