Hello, Worker

Background[]

“Someone doesn't want to work but has to work. And someone wants to work but can't work.”
—Author's comment

"Hello, Worker" is a song featuring Megurine Luka by KEI. It is KEI's most popular work and one of Luka's most notable songs as well.

This song has entered the Hall of Legend.

Succeeding versions[]

Project SEKAI Version [SEKAI] (Game size - 3DMV)

Featuring	Leo/need: Megurine Luka, Hoshino Ichika (CV: Noguchi Ruriko), Tenma Saki (CV: Isobe Karin), Mochizuki Honami (CV: Ueda Reina), Hinomori Shiho (CV: Nakashima Yuki)
Producers	Jakko, Ushitani Kotone, Hirakawa Moe, chloe, Tsukigami Hiyu (motion actor) SOLID CUBE (motion capture) SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Piapro Studio Cover; Human Cover; Original MV; In-game Content
Description	Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.

Project SEKAI Version [SEKAI] (Full)

Featuring	Leo/need: Megurine Luka, Hoshino Ichika (CV: Noguchi Ruriko), Tenma Saki (CV: Isobe Karin), Mochizuki Honami (CV: Ueda Reina), Hinomori Shiho (CV: Nakashima Yuki)
Producers	SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Piapro Studio Cover; Human Cover; Album-exclusive Content
Description	Full version, featured in Leo/need's 2nd full album Leo/need SEKAI ALBUM Vol.2, from the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.

Lyrics[]

Japanese (日本語歌詞)	Romaji (ローマ字)
B4の紙切れに収まる僕の人生を	B-yon no kamikire ni osamaru boku no jinsei o
誰かに認めて欲しくって振りまく笑顔	dareka ni mitomete hoshikutte furimaku egao
計算じゃ割り切れないこの歪な難問が	keisan ja warikirenai kono ibitsu na nanmon ga
解けるまで居残りなんだ出られないんだ	tokeru made inokori nanda derarenain da

先頭は遠ざかる一人取り残される	sentou wa toozakaru hitori torinokosareru
目の前のレールの向こうに憧れるだけ	me no mae no reeru no mukou ni akogareru dake
だけど	dakedo

何がしたいかわからない	nani ga shitai ka wakaranai
何ができるかわからない	nani ga dekiru ka wakaranai
そう言いながら這いつくばってここまで来たんだよ	sou iinagara haitsukubatte koko made kita n da yo
明日のことはわからない	ashita no koto wa wakaranai
昨日のことはかわらない	kinou no koto wa kawaranai
なら今日ぐらいは僕にください	nara kyou gurai wa boku ni kudasai

数行の"お祈り"に揺れ動く僕の人生を	suugyou no "o-inori" ni yureugoku boku no jinsei o
切り取って押し付けるように配り歩いた	kiritotte oshitsukeru you ni kubari aruita

期待されないまま期待もしないまま	kitai sarenai mama kitai mo shinai mama
削られた僕らの形はどんな風に見えるのだろう	kezurareta bokura no katachi wa donna fuu ni mieru no darou

何を手に入れたんだろうか	nani o te ni ireta n darou ka
何を失ったんだろうか	nani o ushinatta n darou ka
答え探し歯を食い縛ってここまで来たんだよ	kotae sagashi ha o kuishibatte koko made kitan da yo
明日世界が終わろうと	ashita sekai ga owarou to
昨日のこと忘れようと	kinou no koto wasureyou to
ただ今日だけは僕にください	tada kyou dake wa boku ni kudasai

先頭は遠ざかる一人取り残される	sentou wa toozakaru hitori torinokosareru
「どこでつまずいたの？」「あれ何してんだろう？」	'doko de tsumazuita no?' 'are, nani shite'n darou?'
期待されないまま期待もしないまま	kitai sarenai mama kitai mo shinai mama
削られた僕らもまだ息はあるから	kezurareta bokura mo mada iki wa aru kara

だけど	dakedo

何がしたいかわからない	nani ga shitai ka wakaranai
何ができるかわからない	nani ga dekiru ka wakaranai
そう言いながら這いつくばってここまで来たんだよ	sou iinagara haitsukubatte koko made kitan da yo
明日のことはわからない	ashita no koto wa wakaranai
昨日のことはかわらない	kinou no koto wa kawaranai
なら今日だけはこの今だけは僕らの物	nara kyou dake wa kono ima dake wa bokura no mono

Below is an unofficial English translation: via Project DIVA. Amendments may have been made to the original translation. —Featured in Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- F 2nd, the writer is uncredited.

My whole life boiled down to a sheet of B4 paper
Hoping someone will accept me, I smile
A twisted problem that defies calculation
And I can't go out and play till it's solved

Others are so far ahead, I'm left behind
Just longing for what's beyond these tracks
Oh well

I don't know what I want to do
I don't know what I can do
Repeating this over and over, I've dragged myself this far
I don't know about tomorrow
I can't change yesterday
Just let me have today

My life hinges on a few lines of "good luck"
I walk around handing it out in pieces, pushing it on people

No one expects much of me, and neither do I
What will we look like after we're all worn down?

What did I get for all this?
What did I lose in all this?
Looking for an answer, I've made it this far gritting my teeth
The world may end tomorrow
I may forget about yesterday
Just let me have today

Others are so far ahead, I'm left behind
"Where did I get tripped up?" "Hey, what was I doing?"
No one expects much of me, I expect nothing
We're worn down, but we're still breathing

But

I don't know what I want to do
I don't know what I can do
Repeating this over and over, I've dragged myself this far
I don't know about tomorrow
I can't change yesterday
Just let us have today, this moment

Derivatives[]

Tanjiro Taidana's cover ft. Kasane Teto

Featuring	Kasane Teto
Producers	Tanjiro Taidana (tuning), むに (UST), ̄Д ̄ (video recording)
Categories	UTAU cover

Pokota's cover

Producers	Pokota (vocals), Tom (mix), dita (video)
Categories	Human cover

Nico Chorus

Featuring	Various utaites
Producers	まめ助 (video), えのいおり (illustration), 獅ノ塚玲央 (illustration), 若月悠乃 (illustration), 西詰和真 (illustration), ろここ☆ねこ (illustraton)
Categories	Nico Chorus

yu_i's Fanmade PV