Overtures

Included in the BD "LIVE - LEGEND I, D, Z, APOCALYPSE -" (released on 2013 Nov. 20), also included in the limited edition "Ki", "Tsu" and "Ne" of "MEGITSUNE" respectively (released on 2013 Jun. 19).
These are the introductory narrations for their live performances.

Overture for Legend "I"   on 2012 Oct. 6th

Recently the world was ruled by the big power "Idols" with their overwhelming magic.
Including "the media", "the politics", "the economy", all were controlled by the Idols...
The music other than the idol songs was seen as harmful, and the metal was not an exception.
The metallers who were robbed of their soul prayed for the restoration of the metal.
Before long, the prayers reached "the Fox God" who is in charge of the metal.
The Fox God named three girls, SU-METAL, YUIMETAL and MOAMETAL,
"BABYMETAL" meaning "the birth of the new metal",
and, as the dark heroines of the idol scene, has sent them down to this world.
Everyone, soon comes the opening of "the Metal Resistance"!

Overture for Legend "D"   on 2012 Dec. 20th

"The Metal Resistance"
It is the holy war.
It is the holy light-of-night.
Silent Night, Holy Night.
Now is the time when the big power "Idols" are in their heyday.
This is the world where the music other than the idol songs is persecuted.

The prayers of the apostles that wish the restoration of the metal
reached "the Fox God" who is in charge of the metal.
The Fox God, aiming to restore the soul of the metal,
summoned three girls, SU-METAL, YUIMETAL and MOAMETAL,
named them "BABYMETAL",
and, as the dark heroines of idol scene, has sent them down to this world.

BABYMETAL is the incarnation of the Fox God.
The descent of the god needs no words.
BABYMETAL is the incarnation of the Fox God.
The descent of the god is never permanent.
Everyone, the signal fire for "the Metal Resistance" has been sent up!!

Overture for Legend "Z"   on 2013 Feb. 1st

Long, long and long ago,
there was a girl who stood up against the big power "Idols" and fought bravely.
"The Crimson Seven Days"
After the fight, the girl's soul became "the Crimson Flame",
and continued blazing for seven days.
Then, the girl's soul went up guided by Fox-Squirrel.

When, above the Valley of the Metal, the Golden Moon overlaps the Crimson Sun,
the goddess veiled in holy flame shall revive again.

---

  ROMAJI TRANSCRIPTION AND NOTES ARE BELOW.

Kimi to Anime ga Mitai

Release on 2012 Mar. 7th, coupled with IINE!
Lyric: Kiba of Akiba / Music: Kiba of Akiba / Arr.: Kiba of Akiba

This is a cover of Kiba of Akiba.

Kimi to Anime ga Mitai - Answer for Animation With You.

  [Hi everyone, it's starting now.]

With you, I wanna see the anime. Wanna see the anime. Wanna see the anime.
  [I wanna see so much.]
Being with you and seeing the anime is to get two birds with one stone.
  [I'm lucky.]
With you, I wanna see the anime. Wanna see the anime. Wanna see the anime.
  [I wanna see so much.]
Why don't you come to my house?
  [Come on!]

Won't we come to my house soon?
I get tired after walking so much today.
I think you told me before
your TV set has a fairly big screen.

I wanna watch. I wanna watch
you seeing the anime.
I wanna watch. I wanna watch
your face in profile.
You don't have to pay attention to me.
Alright. Let's have something to drink!

With you, I wanna see the anime. Wanna see the anime. Wanna see the anime.
  [I wanna see soon.]
Being with you and seeing the anime is to get two birds with one stone.
  [I'm lucky.]
With you, I wanna see the anime. Wanna see the anime. Wanna see the anime.
  [I wanna see soon.]
Again and again.
  [Once more.]

Many things were scattered in my room.
For you coming, I've put them all in order.
Look at me! I've changed.
[[For you and seeing the anime with you.]]

Let me watch! Let me watch
you seeing the anime.
Don't watch me! Don't watch me!
Your face in profile.
You don't have to pay unusual attention.
Alright. Have a relaxing time!

With you, I wanna see the anime. Wanna see the anime. Wanna see the anime.
  [I'm very hungry.]
With you, I can get over that meaninglessly long anime.
  [It continues still more?]
With you, I wanna see the anime. Wanna see the anime. Wanna see the anime.
  [I wanna fast-forward.]
By all means.

I won't let you go home and won't return the DVD too.
There is nothing that disturbs us.
After it's over, let's decide which to see next.
Let's talk about our future.
Can you believe in me and the animation?
It is the never interrupted thread.

With you, I wanna see the anime. Wanna see the anime. Wanna see the anime.
  [I'm so sleepy.]
Being with you and seeing the anime is to get two birds with one stone.
  [I wanna go home.]
With you, I wanna see the anime. Wanna see the anime. Wanna see the anime.
  [It's so annoying.]
By all means.
  [No way! No way! No way! No way!]

The animation with you... I wanna see.
The animation with you... I wanna see.

  [Ding.]

---

  ROMAJI LYRIC AND NOTES ARE BELOW.

Uki Uki * Midnight

Released on 2012 Jul. 4th, coupled with Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!.
Lyric: RYU-METAL, FUJI-METAL, Chaos NAKATA / Music: TEAM-K / Arr.: Yuyoyuppe

Uki Uki * Midnight

Let's turn off the light and charge ourselves with energy.
Now seems to begin...  [[a hilarious midnight.]]
Let's write "serious" and read it as "really".
It's time to get hyper under the sparkling mirror ball.

Squid, squid. I want to eat squid arms.
I prefer dried squid.
No, no. It makes you like a middle-aged man.
Why don't we choose cute sweets?

Hey, boys and girls,
packing lots of your sweets and your dreams,
now gather
in my house! It's a party night.

You and me.   [[You and me.]]
Tonight is a cheerful...  [[hilarious midnight.]]
Curfew,   [[Closing time,]]
no, no, non.   [[no way!]]
It continues still more.   [[Glittering bright!]]

Let's turn off the light and charge ourselves with energy.
Now seems to begin...  a hilarious midnight.
Let's write "serious" and read it as "really".
It's time to get hyper under the sparkling mirror ball.

  [[Hilarious midnight.]]

  [[Hilarious midnight.]]
  [[Midnight, midnight, midnight.]]
  [Midnight.]

Hey, boys and girls,
eating lots of the sweets and the dreams,
now jump out
of my house! It's a party time.

You and me.   [[You and me.]]
Tonight is a cheerful...  [[hilarious midnight.]]
Curfew,   [[Closing time,]]
no, no, non.   [[no way!]]
It continues still more.   [[Glittering bright!]]

I'm becoming sleepy and I feel full.
But now is coming...  the climax.
My eyes get bleary, I rub them, and "Really?"
Let's get hyper!   [[Glittering bright!]]

Let's turn off the light and charge ourselves with energy.
Now seems to begin...  [[a hilarious midnight.]]
Let's write "serious" and read it as "really".
It's time to get hyper under the sparkling mirror ball.

---

  ROMAJI LYRIC AND NOTES ARE BELOW.

BABYMETAL DEATH

Released on 2013 Jan. 9th, coupled with IJIME, DAME, ZETTAI (included in the limited edition).
Lyric: KITSUNE of METAL GOD / Music: KITSUNE of METAL GOD / Arr.: Yuyoyuppe

Usually, this is the opening tune of BABYMETAL's concert.

BABYMETAL DEATH (We Are BABYMETAL)

B x A x B x Y x M x E x T x A x L   DEATH!!

---

[i] The letters "DEATH" only means "to be" (= DESU/DES_).

The official lyric really consists of only the above one line. Maybe the staff thought too many "DEATH"s are inappropriate.

The Japanese word "desu" (です) is a copula (= to be). The Eastern Japanese almost drop "u" of this word, so the word "desu/des" sounds like "death". And someone started writing "DEATH" instead of "です" (desu). It makes sense only where the Japanese word "desu" is expected to come. The title "BABYMETAL DEATH" means only "We are BABYMETAL." No relation to the death itself.

I'm not sure of its origin, but I saw long before such a character as a vampire or a death metal singer in a comic and all his "です" (desu) were replaced with "DEATH" to emphasize his character. With such an air, it works well. Without such an air, it probably doesn't work.

[ii] Is This Death Metal?

There is a genre named "Death Metal". The sound of this tune seems to fall within that genre, and the lyric writer may have put many "DEATH"s to emphasize the Death-Metal-ness. It might be alright to use many "DEATH"s without thinking of death if some of Death Metal bands also chose their style just to differentiate themselves rather than driven by the feeling about death. But I don't know the Death Metal well.

  ROMAJI LYRIC AND NOTES ARE BELOW.