Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Is Retsuko a commie? "Screw you, capitalism" was a real standout line in Season 3 of Aggretsuko. Let's break down the song lyrics one word at a time to see what she really said.
My Yorimoi OP English cover: youtube.com/watch?v=peMjUN36K4o
My Kaze no Uta (Fushigi Yuugi) English cover: youtube.com/watch?v=LRvcGlfgVD4
My Moonlight Densetsu OP English cover: youtube.com/watch?v=o0IQaaT2h4A
Endscreen art by: Tamara Hecht (turtlehill.wix.com/monsterville)
Song lyrics:
やってられるかあああ！ (yatterareru kaaaa)
Loc: Screw you capitalism!
Lit: Who could keep doing this?!
金の切れ目だ (kane no kireme da)
Loc: The cash I'm not gettin'
Lit: When poverty comes in, love flies out.
デフォで無理ゲだ (defo de murige da)
Loc: The debt I'm still frettin'
Lit: I'm defaulting in this impossible game.
Idiom note: 金の切れ目が縁の切れ目 (kane no kireme ga en no kireme) "when poverty comes in, love flies out." It's about how some friends/loves are fair weather - not all of them will stick by you if you lose your wealth.
この場所は今 (kono basho wa ima)
Loc: The flames of financial hell
賽の河原か？ (sai no kawara ka?)
Loc: Got me sweating
Lit: This place now is children's limbo?
Idiom note: 賽の河原 (sai no kawara) "children's limbo" or "a futile, wasted effort."
積み上げた石は すぐに崩されて (tsumiageta ishi wa sugu ni kuzusarete)
Loc: No matter what I do I'm always destined to fail
Lit: The stacked stones are immediately crumbled
朝になれば また届く 請求書 (asa ni nareba mata todoku seikyuusho)
Loc: And every damn day another bill's coming in the mail
Lit: When morning comes an invoice arrives again
終わらねぇ ラットレース (owaranee rat race)
Loc: Endless rat race
Lit: Endless rat race
支払うために 生きる生 (shiharau tame ni ikiru iki)
Loc: Working just to work more
Lit: Living life in order to pay bills
終わらねぇ ラットレースEndless rat race
Endless rat race
干上がるまで 続く負債 (hiagaru made tsuzuku fusai)
Loc: Jail cell, no door
Lit: In debt until I dry up
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Is Retsuko a commie? "Screw you, capitalism" was a real standout line in Season 3 of Aggretsuko. Let's break down the song lyrics one word at a time to see what she really said.
My Yorimoi OP English cover: youtube.com/watch?v=peMjUN36K4o
My Kaze no Uta (Fushigi Yuugi) English cover: youtube.com/watch?v=LRvcGlfgVD4
My Moonlight Densetsu OP English cover: youtube.com/watch?v=o0IQaaT2h4A
Endscreen art by: Tamara Hecht (turtlehill.wix.com/monsterville)
Song lyrics:
やってられるかあああ！ (yatterareru kaaaa)
Loc: Screw you capitalism!
Lit: Who could keep doing this?!
金の切れ目だ (kane no kireme da)
Loc: The cash I'm not gettin'
Lit: When poverty comes in, love flies out.
デフォで無理ゲだ (defo de murige da)
Loc: The debt I'm still frettin'
Lit: I'm defaulting in this impossible game.
Idiom note: 金の切れ目が縁の切れ目 (kane no kireme ga en no kireme) "when poverty comes in, love flies out." It's about how some friends/loves are fair weather - not all of them will stick by you if you lose your wealth.
この場所は今 (kono basho wa ima)
Loc: The flames of financial hell
賽の河原か？ (sai no kawara ka?)
Loc: Got me sweating
Lit: This place now is children's limbo?
Idiom note: 賽の河原 (sai no kawara) "children's limbo" or "a futile, wasted effort."
積み上げた石は すぐに崩されて (tsumiageta ishi wa sugu ni kuzusarete)
Loc: No matter what I do I'm always destined to fail
Lit: The stacked stones are immediately crumbled
朝になれば また届く 請求書 (asa ni nareba mata todoku seikyuusho)
Loc: And every damn day another bill's coming in the mail
Lit: When morning comes an invoice arrives again
終わらねぇ ラットレース (owaranee rat race)
Loc: Endless rat race
Lit: Endless rat race
支払うために 生きる生 (shiharau tame ni ikiru iki)
Loc: Working just to work more
Lit: Living life in order to pay bills
終わらねぇ ラットレースEndless rat race
Endless rat race
干上がるまで 続く負債 (hiagaru made tsuzuku fusai)
Loc: Jail cell, no door
Lit: In debt until I dry up
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/sarahktranslate
Channel art: Vera instagram.com/veracaudieux
Learn Japanese: youtube.com/channel/UC00Mznw4ZNBjsty7wNhx4hg
Cooking Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCD0PJo6f98klkFLe-AswbXw
Misc/Personal Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCPQMhYi1moK4iom2xF_qbgg
Email: sarahktranslate@yahoo.com
Twitter: (@SarahKTranslate)
Disclaimers: all opinions are my own, sponsors are acknowledged. Links in the description are typically affiliate links that let you help support the channel at no extra cost.
