"Cha-La Head-Cha-La" (チャラ・ヘッチャラ, Chara Hetchara), performed by Hironobu Kageyama, is the original first opening theme for the Dragon Ball Z anime. It aired from episodes 1 to 199, and was succeeded by WE GOTTA POWER. A cover of the song, preformed by Flow, was included in the release of Dragon Ball Z: God and God and as the opening theme for Dragon Ball XenoVerse.[1]
Lyrics[]
Rōmaji[]
Hikaru kumo o tsukinuke Fly Away (Fly Away)
Karadajû ni hirogaru panorama
Kao o kerareta chikyû ga okotte (okotte)
Kazan o bakuhatsu saseru
Toketa kôri1 no naka ni
Kyôryû ga itara tamanori shikomitai ne
CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
Nani ga okite mo kibun wa heno-heno kappa
CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
Mune ga pachi-pachi suru hodo
Sawagu Genki-Dama...Sparking!
Sora o kyûkôka Jet Coaster (Coaster)
Ochite yuku yo panikku no sono2 e
Keshiki sakasa ni naru to yukai sa (yukai sa)
Yamasae oshiri ni mieru
Nayamu jikan wa nai yo
Dokoka ni hisomu “bikkuri!” ni aitai kara
CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
Atama karappo no hô ga yume tsumekomeru
CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
Egao urutora zetto de
Kyô mo ai-yai-yai-yai-yai
CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
Nani ga okite mo kibun wa heno-heno kappa
CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
Mune ga pachi-pachi suru hodo
Sawagu Genki-Dama...Sparking!
English[]
Piercing the shining clouds, I fly away (fly away),
While a panorama spreads through my body.
Kicked in the face, the Earth gets angry (gets angry),
And makes a volcano explode!
Within the melted polar ice,
If there’s a dinosaur, I want to train it to balance on a ball!
CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
No matter what happens, I feel like it’s no big deal!
CHA-LA HEAD CHA-LA
Just as loudly as my heart pounds,
The Genki-Dama roars...Sparking!
Diving through the sky on a roller coaster (coaster),
I fall into a paradise of panic!
The scenery turns upside-down and I cheer up (cheer up),
’Cause the mountains even look like butts!1
There’s no time for worrying,
’Cause there’s a suprise hidden somewhere, and I wanna find it!
CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
I’d rather have my head be empty, so I can stuff it with dreams!
CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
With a smile that’s Ultra-Z,
Even today is ai-yai-yai-yai-yai...
CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
No matter what happens, I feel like it’s no big deal!
CHA-LA HEAD CHA-LA
Just as loudly my heart pounds,
The Genki-Dama roars...Sparking!
Trivia[]
- Kageyama considers the song to be his best work as people are always happy when they sing it.[2]