Baka Mitai (I've Been a Fool) (2024)

Baka Mitai (I've Been a Fool) (ばかみたい), originally titled Bakamitai, is a recurring karaoke song in the Like a Dragon series. It is first introduced in Yakuza 5 and is subsequently featured in Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Like a Dragon: Ishin!, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. It is sung by Kazuma Kiryu, Shun Akiyama, Taiga Saejima and Yu Nanba. An acoustic remix of the song titled Bakamitai -sorrow- (ばかみたい-哀愁-, Baka Mitai -Aishū-) is featured in Yakuza Kiwami and is sung by Kiryu. Like a Dragon: Ishin! features a remix titled Baka Mitai - Ishin Spec Edition, sang by Sakamoto Ryoma.

The album Ryu ga Gotoku 5 Yume, Kanaeshi Mono Original Soundtrack (Vol. 2) features both a jazz arrangement of the song titled Baka Mitai [Jazz Version] and a duet of the full version of the song as sung by Saejima and Akiyama titled Baka Mitai ~feat. Saejima & Akiyama~. Later albums feature full versions of the song as sung by Kiryu, Bakamitai 【Taxi Driver Edition】and its remix Bakamitai -sorrow- [Full Spec Edition].

Lyrics

Japanese Lyrics

The original Japanese lyrics to "Baka Mitai" as written in Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Opening comments are included.

Kiryu: 聴(き)いてください　ばかみたい　/　Haruka: 頑(がん)張(ば)って！ (Yakuza 5)
Akiyama: 聴(き)いてください　ばかみたい　/　Haruka: 頑(がん)張(ば)って！ (Yakuza 5)
Saejima: ばかみたい　聴(き)いてくれや (Yakuza 5)
Kiryu: I sing for you (Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami)
Nanba: 心(こころ)を留(と)めて　歌(うた)います (Yakuza: Like a Dragon)

馬(ば)鹿(か)みたい　子(こ)供(ども)なのね
夢(ゆめ)を追(お)って傷(きず)ついて
嘘(うそ)が下手(へた)なくせに　笑(わら)えない笑(え)顔(がお)みせた

I love youも　ろくに言(い)わない
口下手(くちべた)でほんまに不(ぶ)器(き)用(よう)
なのになのにどうして
サヨナラは言(い)えたの

だめだね　だめよ　だめなのよ
あんたが　好(す)きで好(す)きすぎて
どれだけ　強(つよ)いお酒(さけ)でも
歪(ゆが)まない思(おも)い出(で)が　馬(ば)鹿(か)みたい

馬(ば)鹿(か)みたい 本(ほん)当(とう)ばかね
あんた信(しん)じるばかりで
強(つよ)い女(おんな)のふり　切(せつ)なさの夜(よ)風(かぜ)浴(あ)びる

一人(ひとり)になって　３(さん)年(ねん)が過(す)ぎ
町(まち)並(な)みさえも変(か)わりました
なのになのにどうして
未(み)練(れん)だけ置(お)き去(ざ)り

ほんまに　ろくな　男(おとこ)やない
揃(そろ)いの指(ゆび)輪(わ)　はずします
ざまあみろ　せいせいするわ
いい加(か)減(げん)待(ま)ってても　馬(ば)鹿(か)みたい

だめだね　だめよ　だめなのよ
あんたが　好(す)きで好(す)きすぎて
どれだけ　強(つよ)いお酒(さけ)でも
歪(ゆが)まない思(おも)い出(で)が　馬(ば)鹿(か)みたい

ほんまに　ろくな　男(おとこ)やない
揃(そろ)いの指(ゆび)輪(わ)　はずします
ざまあみろ　せいせいするわ
なんなのよこの涙(なみだ)　馬(ば)鹿(か)みたい

Romaji Lyrics

These are the romanized lyrics to "Baka Mitai" as written in Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Opening comments are included.

English Lyrics

Official Singable Lyrics

The official English translation of the lyrics to "Baka Mitai" as written in Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The lyrics are stylized, as they are intended to be singable. Opening comments officially translated into English are included.

Literal English Lyrics

A literal English translation of the Japanese lyrics to "Baka Mitai". These lyrics are not intended to be singable, but are provided as an alternative translation with stylistic liberties kept to an absolute minimum. Opening comments that have not been officially translated into English or are not already in English originally are translated and included.

It should be noted that the song is written from the perspective of a woman reflecting on her relationship with her ex-fiance or ex-husband, although the lyrics are ambiguous regarding this at the start. This is due to the fact that the song uses vague wording and very few pronouns in the beginning, is written in the Kansai dialect (in which certain "feminine" ways of speaking are less gendered), and is sung exclusively by men. This translation aims to preserve the song's initial ambiguity.

Chinese Lyrics

Track Listings

This is a list of all of Baka Mitai's track listings on albums.

Trivia

• The jazz arrangement of Baka Mitai — Baka Mitai [Jazz Version] — can be heard playing in the background in various establishments from Yakuza 5 onwards.
• Both Baka Mitai and Baka Mitai -sorrow- [Instrumental Version] can also be heard playing in the background at the Karaoke Bar in Yakuza Kiwami 2, despite the song not being featured as a singable track in-game.
• Every cutscene for Baka Mitai features the singer looking at a different photograph.
  • Kiryu has a photo of Sunflower Orphanage (Yakuza 0), himself and Pocket Circuit Fighter in 1988 (Yakuza Kiwami), Mame (Yakuza 5), another picture of himself and Fighter in 2016 (Like A Dragon Gaiden) and Mame's birthday (Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth)
  • Saejima has a photo of himself and Yasuo Sodachi.
  • Akiyama has a photo of himself from when he was homeless.
  • Nanba has a photo of the chief of the homeless area.
  • Instead of a photograph, Ryoma gazes at the Shinto Priest in the audience.
• Nanba's version, as well as non-Japanese dubs of Kiryu's version, use a slightly remixed version of the backing track with more prominent synth in the intro and outro.

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