<p><strong>Yes, the English translation is correct.</strong></p>
<p>For comparison, here is the lyric in Japanese:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>(5!　4!　3!　2!　1!　0!)</p>
<p>赤いボタンを　知ってるか<br />
青いボタンを　知ってるか<br />
[...]</p>
</blockquote>
<p><sup>Lyrics taken from <a href="https://www.uta-net.com/movie/14189/eDbcoNkj3Jc/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Uta-Net+</a> (Japanese)</sup></p>
<p>Which does translate to</p>
<blockquote>
<p>(5! 4! 3! 3! 2! 1! 0!)</p>
<p>Do you know the red button?<br />
Do you know the blue button?<br />
[...]</p>
</blockquote>

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2020-12-24T05:21:36.623Z
2020-12-24T05:21:36.623Z
Aki Tanaka
<p>Out of a mix of nostalgia and curiosity (since I watched <em>Macron 1</em> as a kid), I started watching the ye olde <em>GoShogun</em> anime on Amazon, which I <em>think</em> uses Discotek's localization. The subtitles for the first two lyrics of the opening song (after the &quot;5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0&quot; countdown) seem odd though:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Do you know the red button?
Do you know the blue button?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Is that really what the song says?</p>
<p>FWIW, here's the Romaji of those lyrics according to <a href="https://www.virtual-rotation.com/chirlind/others/sentai/goshou.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.virtual-rotation.com/chirlind/others/sentai/goshou.html</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Akai botan wo shitteru ka?
Aoi botan wo shitteru ka?</p>
</blockquote>

<japanese-language><theme-song><goshogun>
Is the GoShogun OP being translated correctly?
# Is the GoShogun OP being translated correctly?
Posted by: username_0 on 2020-12-24
Out of a mix of nostalgia and curiosity (since I watched *Macron 1* as a kid), I started watching the ye olde *GoShogun* anime on Amazon, which I *think* uses Discotek's localization. The subtitles for the first two lyrics of the opening song (after the "5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0" countdown) seem odd though:

> Do you know the red button?
> Do you know the blue button?

Is that really what the song says?

FWIW, here's the Romaji of those lyrics according to <https://www.virtual-rotation.com/chirlind/others/sentai/goshou.html>:

> Akai botan wo shitteru ka?
> Aoi botan wo shitteru ka?
**Tags:** japanese-language theme-song goshogun
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2020-12-24. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
**Yes, the English translation is correct.**

For comparison, here is the lyric in Japanese:

> (5!　4!　3!　2!　1!　0!)
>
> 赤いボタンを　知ってるか  
> 青いボタンを　知ってるか  
> [...]

Lyrics taken from [Uta-Net+](https://www.uta-net.com/movie/14189/eDbcoNkj3Jc/) (Japanese)

Which does translate to

> (5! 4! 3! 3! 2! 1! 0!)
>
> Do you know the red button?  
> Do you know the blue button?  
> [...]
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