Rocket-Dan Danka

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"The Rocket-Dan's Team Song" (ロケット団団歌) is an image song originally created for the Pocket Monsters XY&Z Character Song Project. It is sung in-character by the voice actors of the Rocket-Dan; Hayashibara Megumi as Musashi, Shinichirou Miki as Kojirou, Inuyama Inuko as Nyasu, and Ueda Yuuji as Sonansu.

Used in Pocket Monsters XY&Z as an insert song
CD(s) found on: "Pocket Monsters XY&Z" the Animated Series Character Song Project Collection Volume 1

Roketto-Dan no "ro" no ji wa "roman" no "ro"	ロケット団のロの字はロマンのロ
Roketto-Dan no "ke" no ji wa "kedakai" no "ke"	ロケット団のケの字は気高いのケ
Roketto-Dan no chicchai "tsu" wa	ロケット団の小っちゃいツは
"ttarimee yo, aku da mono~	「ッたりめーよ、悪だもの～
rrasshai rrasshai kakatte koi!	ッラッシャイッラッシャイ　かかって来い！
tteka, Pikachuu tsuyosugi Nya~!"	ッてか、ピカチュウ強すぎニャ～！」
Da yo~no ttsu!!!	だよ～のッツ!!!

"Ya na kanji" to tobasarete	「やな感じ～」と飛ばされて
Shita ni mieru wa, chiisai na chikyuu	下に見えるは、小さな地球
Mori mo yama mo Pokemon mo	森も山もポケモンも
Minna hitotsu sa ii kanji	みんな一つさ　いい感じ

Ochita saki ga doko da to te	落ちた先がどこだとて
Ashita ni sonaete hara goshirae	明日に備えて腹ごしらえ
Miagerya tsuki ga kagayaite	見上げりゃ月が輝いて
Me to me o awasete waraiau waahahhahha~	目と目を合わせて笑いあう　わーはっはっは～

Warera fukutsu no Roketto-Dan	我ら不屈のロケット団
Naku kodomo damasu Roketto-Dan	泣く子もだますロケット団

Rokett-Dan no "to" no ji wa "tondemo naku kakkoii" no to	ロケット団のトの字はとんでもなくカッコイイのト
Roketto-Dan no "da" no ji wa "dango umai Nyaa" no "da"!	ロケット団のダの字は「だんごうまいニャー」のダ！
Roketto-Dan no "n" no ji wa "ntokodokkoisho"	ロケット団のンの字は「ントコドッコイショ」
"ntokodokkoisho" "ntokodokkoisho" no, "n"!	「ントコドッコイショ」「ントコドッコイショ」の、ン！

"Ii kanji~" to miagetara	「いい感じ～」と見上げたら
Kanmon Kaikyo, Moji shimonoseki	関門海峡、門司下関
Otona mo kodomo mo jarinko mo	大人も子供もジャリンコも
Ichimoudajin sa "kakugo shiro" (Soonansu)	一網打尽さ「覚悟しろ」（ソーナンス）

Nanda kanda to maketatte	なんだかんだと負けたって
Ashita ni sonaete nemurimashou	明日に備えて眠りましょう
Miagerya hoshi ga nagareteku	見上げりゃ星が流れてく
Onegai to tonaete shita o kamu (itaa!!)	お願いと唱えて舌を噛む（痛っ!!）

Warera fumetsu no Roketto-Dan	我ら不滅のロケット団
Pikachuu oikake doko made mo	ピカチュウ追いかけどこまでも

Roketto-Dan no "Musashi" wa "Jitsu wa joyuu"	ロケット団のムサシは「実は女優」
Roketto-Dan no "Kojirou" wa "Oukan korekutaa"	ロケット団のコジロウは「王冠コレクター」
Roketto-Dan no "Nyaasu" wa	ロケット団のニャースは
"Hito mita ni kurashitemasu kedo Nyaa wa ichiou	「人みたいに暮らしてますけどニャーは一応
Bakeneko Pokemon nandesu Nya~"	化け猫ポケモンなんですニャ～」
"Soonano?" "Soonansu"	「そーなの？」「ソーナンス」

Ya na kanji~ no sono ato wa	やな感じ～のその後は
"Hansei" "Hansei" "Gohan!!" "Sansei!!"	「反省」「反省」「ご飯!!」「賛成!!」
Redisu ando jentoruman	レディス＆ジェントルマン
Aratana kimochi de iza yukan	あらたな気持ちで　いざゆかん

Kyou wa tama-tama maketa dake	今日はたまたま負けただけ
Ashita wa hohoemu shouri no megami	明日は微笑む勝利の女神
Miagerya namida mo kawaiteru	見上げりゃ涙も乾いてる
Naitenai kedo hontou wa ne	泣いてないけど本当はね

Warera nakama Roketto-Dan	我らは仲間ロケット団
Hitori kakete mo dame na no sa	一人かけてもダメなのさ

"Nanda kanda to iwaretara" "Kotaete ageru ga yo no nasake"	「なんだかんだと言われたら」「答えてあげるが世の情け」
"Sekai no hakai o fusegu tame" "Sekai no heiwa o mamoru tame"	「世界の破壊を防ぐため」「世界の平和を守るため」
"Ai to shinjitsu no aku o tsuranuku" "Raburii chaamii na kataki yaku"	「愛と真実の悪を貫く」「ラブリー・チャーミーな敵役」
"Musashi" "Kojirou"	「ムサシ」「コジロウ」
"Ginga o kakeru Roketto-Dan no futari ni wa	「銀河をかけるロケット団の二人には」
"Howaito Hooru shiroi ashita ga matteru ze"	「ホワイト・ホール白い明日がまってるぜ」
"Nyaa nte Nyaa" (Soonansu)	「ニャーんてニャ」（ソーナンス）

Translation

The goal of the following translation is to present the meaning of the song in a competent, coherent way. It is not meant to be an English version of the song that can be sung along with the melody.

The "ro" in "Roketto-Dan" stands for "romanticism"
The "ke" in "Roketto-Dan" stands for "keeping it classy"
The first "t" in "Roketto-Dan" stands for
"Tryin' to say we're not evil?
Take a load off and come on in!
To be honest Pikachu's too strong Nya~"
And so on!!

We're sent blasting off as we say "ya na kanji"
And when we look down we see how small the Earth is
The forests and the mountains and the Pokemon
Are all one and the same~ Ii kanji!

Where are we going to land today?
Let's eat something to get ready for tomorrow
If we look up we'll see the shimmering moon
And then when we catch each other's eyes we'll all start to laugh Waahahhahha~

We are the indomitable Rocket-Dan
We even pull one over on crying children...the Rocket-Dan

The "to" in "Roketto-Dan" stands for "totally cool!"
The "da" in "Roketto-Dan" stands for "dangerously delicious dumplings Nya"
The final "n" in "Roketto-Dan" stands for "Nng heave ho!"
"Nng heave ho!" "Nng heave ho!"
'Nd so on!

We're looking up as we say "ii kanji"
The Kaimon Straits, Moji, and Shimonoseki¹
All the adults and kids and little ankle biters out there
Will all be rounded up "So prepare yourselves!" (Sonansu!)

We failed at this and at that
Let's get some sleep to get ready for tomorrow
If we look up we'll see a shooting star pass by
And when we try to make a wish on it we'll bite our own tongues (ow!)

We are the indestructible Rocket-Dan
And we'll follow Pikachu wherever it goes

Musashi of the Rocket-Dan is "really an actress!"
Kojirou of the Rocket-Dan is "a bottlecap collector!"
Nyasu of the Rocket-Dan is
"living like a human but Nya is actually some kind of scratch cat Pokemon Nya"
"Is that so?" "So~nansu!"

After saying "ya na kanji"
"Eat humble pie" "Eat humble pie" "Food!" "We'll drink to that!!"
Ladies and gentlemen
Let's move forward with a new look on life

Today's losses were just because of bad luck
But tomorrow the goddess of victory will smile down on us
If we look up our tears will dry up
Not that we were even crying or anything

We are the inseparable Rocket-Dan
We can't do it on our own

"If we're asked about this or that" "It's up to the world whether or not we answer"
"To prevent the world from being destroyed" "To protect the peace of the world"
"To carry out the evils of love and truth" "We, the lovely and charming villains"
"Musashi" "Kojirou"
"The Rocket-Dan who holds up the galaxy are the two of us"
"A white hole - a white tomorrow is waiting"
"What they said nya~" (So~nansu!)

Translation Notes
Because of the way the Japanese language works "Rocket-Dan" is actually written out as ロケットだん, or Ro-ke-t-to Da-n. Those six syllables therefore become the basis for the parts of the song that talk about what each letter of their organization's name stands for. Other translations you see online change those six Japanese syllables to six English syllables (Ro-c-ke-t Ga-ng) or into letters of the alphabet (R-O-C-K-E-T) but I've decided to leave the Japanese syllables as-is for my translation.

1) Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojirou, the two samurai who the Rocket-Dan's Musashi and Kojirou are named after, had their famous duel in the Kanmon Straits between Moji (on the Kyushu side) and Shimonoseki (on the Honshu side). This line is a reference to that battle. The reference was also brought up in Rocket-Dan's first song, Rocket-Dan yo Eien ni, making this a sort of reference to a reference.

Lyrics: Rocket-Dan (Musashi, Kojirou, Nyasu) (ロケット団 (ムサシ、コジロウ、ニャース))
Composition: Tanaka Hirokazu (たなかひろかず)
Arrangement: Watanabe Cher (渡辺チェル)
Recording Engineer: Abo Masahiro (英保雅裕)
Mixing Engineer: Sakata Kosuke (bluesofa) (サカタコスケ(blusesofa))
Mastering Engineer: Nakamura Yuta (中村優太 (Sony Music Studios Tokyo))
Performed by: Rocket-Dan (Musashi, Kojirou, Nyasu) (ロケット団 (ムサシ、コジロウ、ニャース))