二度寝 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Creepy Nuts
• Album: 二度寝 / Bling-Bang-Bang-Born

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking about learning Japanese? Let the song '二度寝' (Nidone) by Creepy Nuts be your fun and challenging entry point! This track is not only catchy but also rich with cultural references, particularly to the famous folktale of 'Urashima Tarō.' By listening to this song, you can pick up modern slang, and complex lyrical expressions, and get a feel for the rhythm and flow of the Japanese language. The song’s theme of navigating a rapidly changing world is a universal experience, making it relatable and a great way to connect with Japanese culture on a deeper level.

[English]

I want to escape

Riding this bus into the future

No, it's far in the past

Well, both are outrageous

Those guys are long gone

Are we useless too?

No matter where I am, I might think "this is such a time," yeah, yeah

Oh shit, this is like Urashima

Gently closed the tamatebako

Smoke rising

Everything has changed

Oh shit, I'm Urashima

Is it smoky? Or is it a fairy tale?

As we pass by each other

Cleared my throat and frowned

Warning, warning, inappropriate phrases

Clicking, realizing the fire is lit

Yummy, yummy, laughing, "dig here"

Ready for what comes next, yeah

Updating day by day

Swinging like a hatchet

Living in fear of what's right

The smart one from some day

On a night like this, I can't seem to sleep

Waiting with you, who also can't sleep, okay, okay, okay

My beautiful day, day, day

Let me hear your state of mind, archipelago

Before the international date line

Taking one more step in, all day, all day

My beautiful day, all day, all day, all day, yeah

To Ryugu Castle and Onigashima

In just a few seconds to the dark side of the moon

In a seemingly smooth fairy tale world

I can never return again

To a cramped, distant future

With focus, vibe, and spirit

With love that transcends time

I want to seek each other once more

I haven't escaped enough

I want to ride this verse

Turning the page again, hey

In the next life, hundreds of years ahead

Are the problems piling up?

Is it already too late?

Hello from this good old, bad time

Surely, nothing will work

Getting cold feet, feeling anxious

A sinful negative legacy

I might leave behind

A hundred harms with no benefit

But I want to be a grandpa with some sense

No matter what awaits, I want to see it with my own eyes, yeah

Warning, warning, how many times will I repeat?

Without caring about appearances

Demeaning the flying birds, satisfied

The crab and the monkey still hate each other, yeah

Wishing flowers bloom on the dead tree

Hurrying the beginning, beginning

Sleeping while fearing tomorrow

The smart one from some day

On a night like this, I can't seem to sleep

Waiting with you, who also can't sleep, okay, okay

My beautiful day, day, day

Let me hear your state of mind, archipelago

Before the international date line

Taking one more step in, all day, all day

My beautiful day, all day, all day, all day, yeah

To Ryugu Castle and Onigashima

In just a few seconds to the dark side of the moon

In a seemingly smooth fairy tale world

I can never return again

To a cramped, distant future

With focus, vibe, and spirit

With love that transcends time

I want to seek each other once more

Who will be the one to ignite the fire tomorrow?

In place of whom, who will hold their breath?

Eyes glaring at each other

Hands gripping each other instead, yeah

Tomorrow, who will be the one to set the fire?

In place of whom, who will thaw the snow?

Acknowledging that we are different

Laughing, snoring, and taking a nap again, yeah

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[Japanese]

エスケープしてみたい

このバスに乗って未来へ

いや、はるか昔

まぁどっちもとんでもないぜ

アイツらはとうに居ない

俺達も用済みかい？

どこに居てもても"こんな時代"と思ってしまうかも yeah, yeah

Oh shit これじゃ浦島

玉手箱そっと蓋した

立ち昇る煙

全ては変わってしまってた

Oh shit 俺は浦島

煙てぇーか昔話は

すれ違いざまに

咳払い顔しかめた

Warning, warning 不適切な語録

カチカチ気づきゃ火がついてく

Yummy, yummy ここ掘れと笑う

めでたしのその先で構えてる yeah

日に日にアップデートされてく

マサカリみたいに振りかざす

正しさに怯えながら生きる

いつかのお利口さん

眠れそうも無いこんな夜は

眠れそうも無い君と待ちぼうけ okay, okay, okay

My beautiful day, day, day

聞かせて列島 state of mind

日付変更線の前

もう一歩踏み込んで all day, all day

My beautiful day, all day, all day, all day, yeah

竜宮城や鬼ヶ島へ

数十秒で月の裏へ

順風そうな御伽の世界には

もう二度と戻れやしない

窮屈そうな遠くの未来へ

集中力やノリと気合いで

悠久の時をかける愛で

もう一度求め合いたい

エスケープし足りない

このバースに乗って居たいぜ

まためくるページ hey

何百年先の来世

問題は山積みかい？

もう後の祭りかい？

古き良き悪しきこんな時代からこんにちは

きっと全てが通用しない

ドン引きされキリキリマイ

罪深い負の遺産

残してしまうかもな

百害あって一利ない

でも一理あるジジイでいたい

どんなのが待っていたってこの目で見てみたい yeah

Warning, warning 何度繰り返す

我先なりふり構わず

飛ぶ鳥貶めて満足

猿蟹はまだ憎しみ合ってる yeah

枯れ木に花咲けと願う

はじまりはじまりと急かす

明日に怯えながら眠る

いつかのお利口さん

眠れそうも無いこんな夜は

眠れそうも無い君と待ちぼうけ okay, okay

My beautiful day, day, day

聞かせて列島 state of mind

日付変更線の前

もう一歩踏み込んで all day, all day

My beautiful day, all day, all day, all day, yeah

竜宮城や鬼ヶ島へ

数十秒で月の裏へ

順風そうな御伽の世界には

もう二度と戻れやしない

窮屈そうな遠くの未来へ

集中力やノリと気合いで

悠久の時をかける愛で

もう一度求め合いたい

誰が眉をひそめ

変わりに誰が息をひそめ

互いに睨み合った目と目

変わりに握り合った手と手 yeah

明日は誰が火の手

変わりに誰と誰雪解け

互い違いであると認め

笑えてイビキかいて二度寝 yeah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
エスケープ /esukēpu/ B2	noun - escape
未来 /mirai/ A2	noun - future
時代 /jidai/ B1	noun - era, age
煙 /kemuri/ A2	noun - smoke
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
火 /hi/ A1	noun - fire
手 /te/ A1	noun - hand
目 /me/ A1	noun - eye
時 /toki/ A1	noun - time
世界 /sekai/ A2	noun - world
問題 /mondai/ B1	noun - problem, question
未来 /mirai/ A2	noun - future
気合い /kiai/ B2	noun - spirit, energy
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love

Key Grammar Structures

• このバスに乗って未来へ

  ➔ The use of て-form + いる to indicate a continuous action or state.

  ➔ The phrase describes riding the bus *to* the future, with 乗って being the て-form of 乗る (to ride).

• 玉手箱そっと蓋した

  ➔ The past tense form of the verb 表す (to close, to cover) in した indicates completed action.

  ➔ The phrase describes gently closing the *treasure box* (玉手箱) with蓋した, indicating a completed action.

• 全ては変わってしまってた

  ➔ The past perfect form しまってた indicates a completed action with a nuance of regret or finality.

  ➔ This phrase expresses that everything *had* changed completely, with a sense of finality and reflection.

• 眠れそうも無いこんな夜は

  ➔ Potential form 眠れそう (seems able to sleep) + も無い to indicate impossibility.

  ➔ This expression indicates that *it seems impossible* to sleep on such a night.

• もう一度求め合いたい

  ➔ The verb 求め合う in the volitional form たい expresses a desire to want to seek each other again.

  ➔ This phrase shows the desire *to seek each other again*.