Gourmet Race

Gourmet Race is a song featured in an eponymous Kirby Superstar minigame. Several versions have been created by fans.

Stats

• Composer: Jun Ishikawa

Lyrics

Nico Chorus + Kanipan

Lyrics by Nico Chorus and Kanipan.

Nico Chorus + Kanipan

Japanese	Romaji	English
スイカ　お寿司　カキ　お団子に	Suika, osushi, kaki, odango ni	Watermelon, sushi, persimmons and dumplings,
トマト　ソフトクリーム　バナナ	Tomato, sofuto kurīmu, banana	Tomato, soft ice cream, banana
キャンディ　ケーキ　アイス　オムライス	Kyandii, kēki, aisu, omuraisu	Candy, cake, ice cream, omurice,
カボチャ　コーラ　ぶどう　おせんべい　桃	Kabocha, kōra, budō, osenbei, momo	Pumpkin, cola, grape, rice cookie, peach
どんな食べ物も　残さず食べよ	Donna tabemono mo nokosazu tabeyo	Eat every food without exception
おいしい物は　（あっあー）　世界にまだいっぱい	Oishii mono wa-a-a sekai ni mada ippai	The world is still oh full of delicious food
どんな食べ物も　必ず食べよ	Donna tabemono mo kanarazu tabeyo	Eat every food without fail
好き嫌いばかり　しちゃいけないのさ	Suki kirai bakari shicha ikenai no sa	Donʼt be picky about likes and dislikes
誰よりも早く走り抜けろ	Dare yori mo hayaku hashirinukero	Run through faster than anyone
もたもたしてると遅れちゃう	Mota mota shiteru to okurechau	If you dawdle, youʼll fall behind
おいしい物は待ってくれない	Oishii mono wa matte kurenai	Tasty things wonʼt wait,
すぐに誰かの口の中	Sugu ni dare ka no kuchi no naka	–in no time theyʼll be in someoneʼs mouth
誰よりも早く駆け抜けろ	Dare yori mo hayaku kakenukero	Dash past everyone
もたもたしてると無くなっちゃう	Mota mota shiteru to naku nacchau	If you dawdle, itʼll be gone
目の前にあるのに届かないなんて	Me no mae ni aru no ni todokanai nante	If you canʼt reach whatʼs in front of you,
食いしん坊の名がすたるでしょ？！	Kuishinbo no na ga sutaru desho?	–you would shame the name of a glutton, wouldnʼt you?
メロン　カレー　梨　甘栗に	Meron, karē, nashi, amaguri ni	Melon, curry, pear, and roasted sweet chestnut,
ピーマン　ポーク　コーンに　みかん	Pīman, pōku, kōn ni mikan	Green pepper, pork, corn and mandarin orange
クッキー　チョコレート　カキ氷　コーラ	Kukkī, chokorēto, kakigōri, kōra	Cookie, chocolate, shaved ice, cola,
ポテト　牛乳　カリフラワー	Poteto, gyuunyuu, karifurawā	Potato, milk, cauliflower
そこに食べ物が落ちてるならば	Soko ni tabemono ga ochiteru naraba	If thereʼs food lying over there,
僕は走り出す　誰より早くそこへ	Boku wa hashiri dasu dare yori hayaku soko e	I’ll start running, faster than anyone, straight to it
どんな食べ物も吸いこんでやる	Donna tabemono mo suikonde yaru	Whatever kind of food it is, I'll inhale it all.
好き嫌いなんか　僕は全然ないのさ	Suki kirai nanka boku wa zenzen nai no sa	I completely don't care if I like it or not!
誰よりも早く走り抜けろ	Dare yori mo hayaku hashirinukero	Run through faster than anyone
もたもたしてると遅れちゃう	Mota mota shiteru to okurechau	If you dawdle, youʼll fall behind
おいしい物は待ってくれない	Oishii mono wa matte kurenai	Tasty things wonʼt wait,
すぐに誰かの口の中	Sugu ni dare ka no kuchi no naka	–in no time theyʼll be in someoneʼs mouth
誰よりも早く駆け抜けろ	Dare yori mo hayaku kakenukero	Dash past everyone
常にお腹の音　ぐーぐーで	Tsune ni onaka no oto GŪGŪ de	With my stomach constantly going grumble-grumble,
この世の食べ物を食べ尽くすなんて	Kono yo no tabemono wo tabetsukusu nante	Devouring all the food in the world,
食いしん坊の名につきるでしょ？！	Kuishinbo no na ni tsukiru desho?	–now thatʼs worthy of the name glutton, right?
Japanese	Romaji	English
グゥグと鳴らす　腹の音よ	GŪGU to narasu hara no ne yo	Grumble-grumble resonates, O sounds of the belly
それ行くぞ　グルメなレース	Sore yuku zo GURUME na RĒSU	All right, let’s go—the Gourmet Race!
食え走れ　跳べ転べ突き進め	Kue hashire tobe korobe tsuki susume	Eat and run; leap, tumble, charge straight ahead!
抜け抜かせ　白熱接戦	Nuke nukase hakunetsu sessen	Pass and be passed, a white-hot neck-and-neck;
行け食べつつ　食べられつ	Yuke tabetsutsu taberaretsu	Go on, eating as you go—being eaten in turn.
（腹の音聞こえりゃ　スタートの合図）	(Hara no ne kikoerya SUTĀTO no aizu)	(When you hear the stomach growl—that’s the starting signal.)
無限の胃袋　仁義無き食の争奪戦を	Mugen no ibukuro jingi naki shoku no soudatsusen wo	With bottomless stomachs, a no-holds-barred scramble for food—
（満腹知らずの　限界知らず）	(Manpuku shirazu no genkai shirazu)	(knowing neither fullness, nor any limits)
ああ　至高のグルメと最速のスピード	Ā shikō no GURUME to saisoku no SPĪDO	Ah, supreme cuisine matched with the fastest speed!
何ゆえ彼らは走るのか	Nani yue karera wa hashiru no ka	Why do they run?
食べ物食べつつ走るのか	Tabemono tabetsutsu hashiru no ka	Why run while chewing as they go?
答えは至極単純に	Kotae wa shigoku tanjun ni	The answer is perfectly simple:
そこに食べ物がある故に	Soko ni tabemono ga aru yu e ni	Because food is there
空腹に嘘はつき難く	Kūfuku ni uso wa tsukigataku	Hunger is hard to lie to,
彼らの走りに嘘はない	Karera no hashiri ni uso wa nai	and there’s no lie in their running
レースは終わらぬどこまでも	RĒSU wa owaranu dokomademo	This race will never end–
走る道に食べ物がある限り！	Hashiru michi ni tabemono ga aru kagiri!	so long as the road they run is strewn with food!
グゥグと鳴らす　腹の音よ	GŪGU to narasu hara no ne yo	Grumble-grumble resonates, O sounds of the belly
Japanese	Romaji	English
スイカ　お寿司　カキ　お団子に	Suika, osushi, kaki, odango ni	Watermelon, sushi, persimmons and dumplings,
トマト　ソフトクリーム　バナナ	Tomato, sofuto kurīmu, banana	Tomato, soft ice cream, banana
キャンディ　ケーキ　アイス　オムライス	Kyandii, kēki, aisu, omuraisu	Candy, cake, ice cream, omurice,
カボチャ　コーラ　ぶどう　おせんべい　桃	Kabocha, kōra, budō, osenbei, momo	Pumpkin, cola, grape, rice crackers, peach
どんな食べ物も　残さず食べよ	Donna tabemono mo nokosazu tabeyo	Eat every food without exception
おいしい物は　（あっあー）　世界にまだいっぱい	Oishii mono wa-a-a sekai ni mada ippai	The world is still full oh of delicious food
どんな食べ物も　必ず食べよ	Donna tabemono mo kanarazu tabeyo	Eat every food without fail
好き嫌いばかり　しちゃいけないのさ	Suki kirai bakari shicha ikenai no sa	Donʼt be picky about likes and dislikes
誰よりも早く走り抜けろ	Dare yori mo hayaku hashirinukero	Run through faster than anyone
もたもたしてると遅れちゃう	Mota mota shiteru to okurechau	If you dawdle, youʼll fall behind
おいしい物は待ってくれない	Oishii mono wa matte kurenai	Tasty things wonʼt wait,
すぐに誰かの口の中	Sugu ni dare ka no kuchi no naka	Suddenly it is already inside somebody's mouth
誰よりも早く駆け抜けろ	Dare yori mo hayaku kakenukero	Dash past everyone
もたもたしてると無くなっちゃう	Mota mota shiteru to nakunacchau	If you dawdle, itʼll be gone
目の前にあるのに届かないなんて	Me no mae ni aru no ni todokanai nante	If you canʼt reach whatʼs in front of you,
食いしん坊の名がすたるでしょ？！	Kuishinbo no na ga sutaru desho?	–you would shame the name of a glutton, wouldnʼt you?

Kanipan

Lyrics copied from Kanipan's blog. These lyrics are featured on a 2013 30-minute loop version and a 2008 Nico Chorus version.

星のカービィスーパーデラックス：【グルメレース】

グゥグと鳴らす　腹の音よ

それ行くぞ　グルメなレース　　食え走れ　跳べ転べ突き進め 抜け抜かせ　白熱接戦　　行け食べつつ　食べられつ

（腹の音聞こえりゃ　スタートの合図）

無限の胃袋　仁義無き食の争奪戦を

（満腹知らずの　限界知らず）

ああ　至高のグルメと最速のスピード

何ゆえ彼らは走るのか　食べ物食べつつ走るのか 答えは至極単純に　そこに食べ物がある故に

空腹に嘘はつき難く　彼らの走りに嘘はない レースは終わらぬどこまでも　走る道に食べ物がある限り！

See also

• Wikipedia:Gourmet Race
• Kirby Superstar

External links

• bk4, reboil.com
• Entry at Wikirby: link