ZAQ - Minor Piece Lyrics (Romanized)

Romanized Lyrics

Chou wa mada tori ni narezu
Chigiresou na hane wo yurasu
Shita wo dashi toki wo matta
Kakehiki no sekai e youkoso

Kumo ga nagarete sen'i wo matotta
Chiribameta kigou wa anaguramu
Saigishin to shin'ai no aida
Sono shihaisha wa dare?

Sensen fukoku, sensen ugoku
Shinsankibou na sutoratejii
Taizen to hyouda no tawabure
Hatan e no jokyoku (Oovaachua)

Shiroi ningyogeeki
Kyomukan no ruupu bannou sainou wa kyuukutsu
"Tsugou no ii tama ni naru to omotta no kai?"

Saewataru kiryaku itsu datte kodoku
Shouri ka haiboku ka jitsuryoku shugi
Kyokuron munou na ningen ga agaita nara
Unmei wa kawaru
Suuji joushiki kutsugaeshite
Hikari no saki e ikou

Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
Odore mainaa piisu
Zugzwang Ra-ta-ta-ta
Kono tenohira de
Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta

Shirokuro bijon haiagatte mae e

Uita kamen no sukima ni
Yabou wo nosete kimi ni ima uso wo haita

Senren sareta seiren nanka
Ryuutou kotou no ikie sa
Shuumatsu no toki wa chikaku
Zangai wo kazoe

"Nee, kore de ii no kai?"
Mayoi no furiko shousan hanron no suikou
Itsu no ma ni ka hitorashii jinsei da

Kako to mirai, shudan wo erande sugiru hibi wo
Bokura wa, tabibito toshite ikita
Chikyuu tte heya, odoru geemu no saki

Happii endo wa gisei wo tomonau
Hoshii yume nara, subete ubae
Shuu wa ko ni masari, ko wa shuu ni natta
Unmei wo kaero
Suuji joushiki kutsugaeshite
Hikari no saki e ikou

Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
Odore mainaa piisu
Zugzwang Ra-ta-ta-ta
Kono tenohira de
Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta

Shirokuro bijon haiagatte mae e

English Lyrics

The butterfly is yet to become a bird
Its wings trembling as if about to tear
Sticking out its tongue, it waits for the right moment
Welcome to the world of strategy and tactics

Clouds flow, adorned with the spirit of war
Embedded symbols form an anagram
Between suspicion and affection
Who is the ruler in that world?

Declaration of war, the front lines move
A strategic plan with ingenious schemes
Calm and timidity intertwining
An overture to collapse

A white puppet show
Looping in a sense of emptiness, versatile talents feel constrained
"Do you think you'll become a convenient bullet?"

Keen stratagems, always solitude
Victory or defeat, meritocracy
If an excessively incompetent human struggles
Fate will change
Overturning numerical norms
Let's go towards the light

Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
Dance, minor pieces
Zugzwang Ra-ta-ta-ta
In the palm of my hand
Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta

Black and white vision, crawl up and move forward

In the gap of a floating mask
With ambitions on board, I now tell you lies

The refined purity
Is a living prey in a fierce struggle
The end is near
Counting the remains

"Hey, is this okay?"
The pendulum of doubt, refining praise and objections
Unconsciously, it's a human life

Choosing means for the past and future
We lived as travelers through passing days
Earth is a room, the game dances ahead

A happy ending comes with sacrifices
If you want your dreams, take everything
The collective surpasses the individual, the individual becomes part of the collective
Change your destiny
Overturning numerical norms
Let's go towards the light

Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
Dance, minor pieces
Zugzwang Ra-ta-ta-ta
In the palm of my hand
Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta

Black and white vision, crawl up and move forward

Japanese Lyrics

蝶は未だ鳥になれず
千切れそうな翅を揺らす
舌を出し時を待った
駆け引きの世界へ ようこそ

雲が流れて戦意を纏った
散りばめた記号はアナグラム
猜疑心と親愛のあいだ
その支配者は誰?

宣戦布告 戦線動く
神算鬼謀なストラテジィ
泰然と怯懦のたわぶれ
破綻への序曲(オーヴァーチュア)

白い人形劇
虚無感のループ 万能才能は窮屈
「都合のいい弾丸になると思ったのかい?」

冴え渡る機略 いつだって孤独
勝利か敗北か 実力主義
極論無能な 人間が足掻いたなら
運命は変わる
数字常識 覆して
光の先へいこう

Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
踊れマイナーピース
Zugzwang Ra-ta-ta-ta
この掌で
Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta

白黒ビジョン 這い上がって前へ

浮いた仮面の隙間に
野望を乗せて キミに今嘘をハいた

洗練された清廉なんか
竜騰虎闘の生き餌さ
終末のトキは近く
残骸をかぞえ

「ねえ、これでいいのかい?」
迷いの振り子 賞賛反論の推敲
いつのまにか ヒトらしい人生だ

過去と未来 手段を選んで過ぎる日々を
僕らは 旅人として生きた
地球って部屋 踊るゲームの先

ハッピーエンドは犠牲を伴う
欲しい夢なら 全て奪え
集は個に勝り 個は集になった
運命を変えろ
数字常識 覆して
光の先へいこう

Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
踊れマイナーピース
Zugzwang Ra-ta-ta-ta
この掌で
Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta

白黒ビジョン 這い上がって前へ


Music Information

Song Title
Minor Piece
Native Title
マイナーピース
Artist
ZAQ
Released Date
January 04, 2024
Lyricist
ZAQ
Composer
ZAQ
Arrangement
ZAQ
Featured in
Anime: ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ 3rd Season (Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 3rd Season) [Classroom of the Elite III] Opening Theme Song

Transliterated by:
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Romaji Transcriber & English Translator