Karate Man Returns Theme
Karate Man Returns Theme (カラテ家?, Karateka)[1], also known as Karate Rhythm in Rhythm Poem Collection, is the theme used for Karateka in Rhythm Tengoku and Karate Man Returns! in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. It was composed and arranged by Masami Yone[2]. However, the singer and lyricist are uncredited.
A version of this song with various tempo changes can be found in Karateka 2 in Rhythm Tengoku. A high energy arrangement of this song would be used for Karateka 
in Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade).
Music
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Lyrics
The lyrics are provided in the Rhythm Poem Collection rather than its own Lyrics Card, where it is titled as "Karate Rhythm".
Hey! Baby! How's it going?
This beat is non stop.
Hey! Baby! Listen to my phrase.
I can give you
the sense of rhythm.
Oh, Yeah.
Hey! Baby! How's it going?
This beat is non stop.
Hey! Baby! Listen to my phrase.
I can give you
the sense of rhythm.
Awake, baby! Trust me!
This beat is non stop!
New groove in your soul.
Oh, Yeah!
This beat!
You are growing up well.
Hey, Baby!
Hold on to your ambition.
Hey! Oh, Yeah!
Trivia
- This is the first vocal song to appear in the series.
- This is one of the few songs to be entirely in English in all languages, including Japanese. The only other song to share this trait is I'm a lady now.
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
カラテ家[1][3] Karate Rhythm[4] |
Karateka Karate Rhythm |
 EnglishNOA |
Karate Man Returns Theme[1] | |
 EnglishNOE |
Karate Man Returns Theme[1] | |
 French |
Super karatéka[1] | Super Karateka |
 Spanish |
Kárate Killo[1] | Kárate Killo |
 German |
Karateka![1] | Karateka! |
 Italian |
Il ritorno di Karate Ka[1] | The return of Karate Ka |
 Korean |
격투가[1] | The Fighter |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Play Music
- ↑ "M-1． カラテ家
作曲：任天堂株式会社 編曲：任天堂株式会社."
(M-1. Karateka
Composed by: Nintendo Co., Ltd. Arranged by: Nintendo Co., Ltd.) ~ Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu | Produce Work | Tsunku.net - ↑ Studio
- ↑ Rhythm Poem Collection
