46^th World Table Tennis Championships

Osaka, Japan · April 23 - May 6, 2001

The Words to the Theme Song for the 46^th World Table Tennis Championships

Lyrics by Shinzo Higurashi; Music by Akira Senju; Supervised by Katsumi Asaba, Shigeaki Saegusa
Translated into English from the original Japanese

"The Ball Bounces Over the Net"

Now I am a wind, a flower, a butterfly, a fiend!
A powerful, 40-millimeter serve!
The joy of life
Is my power at play!
Over the top! Over the top!
My passion goes into the ball!
The ball bounces over the net!
My life is the ball!
<A whiff>

I look at you, trust you, dream wonderful dreams!
A 40-millimeter ultra-receive!
I’m gonna win! It’s my challenge!
My heart bounces at play!
Over the top! Over the top!
Never give up! Rise up!
The ball bounces over the net!
My life is the ball!
<A whiff>

Over the top! Over the top!
My passion goes into the net!
The ball bounces over the net!
My life is the ball!
<A whiff>

The ball bounces over the net!
My life is the ball!
<A whiff>

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