# Translation of some Japanese lyrics in the song "Mr. Roboto"

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 24, 2002, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-of-some-japanese-lyrics-in-the-song-mr-roboto/110674 "2002-05-24T17:13:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dieter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@Dieter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dieter)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2002, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-of-some-japanese-lyrics-in-the-song-mr-roboto/110674/21 "2002-05-27T11:09:20Z")

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> \*Originally posted by MagicalSilverKey \*  
> \*\*1. Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto,  
> 2. Mata ah-oo hima de  
> 3. Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto,  
> 4. Himitsu wo shiri tai
> 
> Translation:
> 
> 1. Thank you very much, Mr. Roboto
> 2. Until we meet again
> 3. Thank you very much, Mr. Roboto
> 4. All your base belong to us
> 
> \<\<ducks, runs\>\> \*\*

Close, but you missed:

Translation:

1. Thank you very much, Mr. Roboto
2. Until we meet again
3. Thank you very much, Mr. Roboto
4. All (your/my/his/the) base belong to (I/you/he/us)

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**Author:** ![PublicBlast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/779978/32.png) [@PublicBlast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PublicBlast)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2002, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-of-some-japanese-lyrics-in-the-song-mr-roboto/110674/22 "2002-05-27T14:20:40Z")

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Just wanted to point out that everyone is spacing the second line wrong. It’s not:

**Mata aa-oh hima de**

It should be:

**Mata aa-oh hi made**

Lit. _Again shall meet day until_

[/languagenerd]

My dad took me to a Styx concert when I was 3–all I remember is the song “Lady” and everyone holding up cigarette lighters.

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**Author:** ![Dieter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@Dieter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dieter)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2002, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-of-some-japanese-lyrics-in-the-song-mr-roboto/110674/23 "2002-05-28T05:13:00Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by PublicBlast \*  
> \*\*  
> My dad took me to a Styx concert when I was 3–all I remember is the song “Lady” and everyone holding up cigarette lighters. \*\*

They were trying to burn the band.

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