Lonesome rabbit – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 櫻坂46
• Album: Lonesome rabbit / What's “KAZOKU”?

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic world of Sakurazaka46 with 'Lonesome Rabbit.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning Japanese through its emotive storytelling and expressive vocabulary, allowing you to grasp how subtle nuances in language can convey deep, complex feelings of solitude and grace.

[English]

Lonesome rabbit, live it! Wow Wow Wow

Lonesome rabbit, live it! Wow Wow Wow

Just existing is pure frustration

Dealing with people is such a pain

I'd rather just shut myself in my own territory

And watch the world through a tiny window

Who's with whom, I don't care, ignore it

The world is going to keep turning anyway

I'm not holding my breath

Right now, there's nothing I want

If I need someone to talk to, I've got myself

No one's trying to act superior; it's perfectly equal

I can ask anything without worrying about social cues

Only my computer is breathing with me

Fake news is overflowing everywhere

I'm sick of it—Shut it down, Shut it down, Shut it...

Ah Yeah

I heard that lonesome rabbits die pretty quickly

But they aren't that weak; it was nothing more than a rumor

I just want to turn my back on peer pressure <Hey!>

It's just a bunch of people who know nothing, acting like they do

They're surprisingly resilient creatures, I believe so

If I could speak, I'd say: "Leave me alone"

No, I don't want to mingle. Yes, I am who I am. Go

Have you ever heard a rabbit cry?

They don't make a sound, Oh Yeah

The curtains left drawn tight

Protect me from the outside world

I don't want to fake it for pointless rules

This is a peaceful place with no predators

Do I really need friends or comrades?

Even family starts out as strangers

Being alone is easy

But when there's no one around, I get anxious

Even when I listen closely, it's dead silent

So why do the tears keep falling?

Come here, my other self

A subscription left running in the background

A presence of someone else, like body temperature

Yeah, things like love are—Too much, Too much, Too...

Ah Yeah

Even a lonesome rabbit definitely won't die

That's just a myth from winners who pity the weak

I can survive even all by myself <Hey!>

But it's better to have someone than to be alone

Don't bottle it up deep inside, let it out, say what's inside

Is it just egoism to dislike being in a crowd?

So, tell me why, tell me the reason I was born, do

I won't let my cries slip out; I am right here

It's not that I want warmth, I want to be wanted <So hot!>

Life is something you share with others, right? <Goes on>

It's not that people die because they're lonely

It's probably because they lose the meaning of living

I'm a lonesome rabbit, but don't you worry

Someday, I'll surely start running under the open sky

I heard that lonesome rabbits die pretty quickly

But they aren't that weak; it was nothing more than a rumor

I just want to turn my back on peer pressure <Hey!>

It's just a bunch of people who know nothing, acting like they do

They're surprisingly resilient creatures, I believe so

If I could speak, I'd say: "Leave me alone"

No, I don't want to mingle. Yes, I am who I am. Go

Have you ever heard a rabbit cry?

They don't make a sound

Lonesome rabbit, live it! Wow Wow Wow

Lonesome rabbit, live it! Wow Wow Wow

[Japanese]

Lonesome rabbit, live it! Wow Wow Wow

Lonesome rabbit, live it! Wow Wow Wow

生きてくだけで Frustration

人間関係　面倒じゃん

自分の陣地に引き篭もって

小さな窓から見てりゃいい

誰と誰とがどうだろうが Ignore

どうせ世界は勝手に Keep turning

僕は期待しない

今　欲しいもの　何もない

話し相手なら　僕自身

マウントも取られず　平等だ

空気読まずに何でも聞ける

パソコンだけ　呼吸してる

溢れ出してる Fake news

もう　うんざりだ Shut it down Shut it down Shut it...

Ah Yeah

寂しいうさぎってのは　すぐ死んじゃうって聞いてた

そんな弱くない　ただの噂に過ぎなかったってことさ

同調圧力から背を向けたいんだ <Hey!>

何も知らねえ連中が　わかったふりしてるだけ

意外に強い生き物だ I believe so

言葉が喋れるなら言いたい　ほっといてくれ

No 交わりたくない Yes 僕は僕なんだ Go

うさぎの鳴き声　聴いたことあるか？

いつも鳴かない　Oh Yeah

閉めたままのカーテンが

世の中から　守ってくれる

どうでもいいルールに I don’t want to fake

ここは捕食者もいない平和だ

友達とか　仲間とか　必要か？

家族だって他人の始まり

孤独は楽だけど

誰もいないと不安になる

聞き耳立てても　Dead silent

涙が溢れるのは　なぜ？

こっちおいで　もう一人の僕

流しっぱなしの Subscription

誰かの気配は Body temperature

そう　愛なんて Too much Too much Too...

Ah Yeah

寂しいうさぎだって　そう絶対に死にはしない

それは弱い者を憐れむような勝者たちの俗説だ

一人ぼっちでも　生きていける <Hey!>

でも一人より　誰かがいた方がいい

胸の奥　溜めないで Let it out, Say what’s inside

群れてることが好きじゃないのは　エゴイズム？

So 生まれた理由を　Why 教えてくれよ Do

鳴き声は漏らさない　僕はここにいる

温もりが欲しいんじゃなく　求められたい <So hot!>

“命”とは誰かと分け合うもの Right? <Goes on>

寂しいから死ぬんじゃない

生きる意味がわからなくなるからだろう

僕は寂しいうさぎ　でも心配しないで

いつかきっと空の下を走り出す

寂しいうさぎってのは　すぐ死んじゃうって聞いてた

そんな弱くない　ただの噂に過ぎなかったってことさ

同調圧力から背を向けたいんだ <Hey!>

何も知らねえ連中が　わかったふりしてるだけ

意外に強い生き物だ　I believe so

言葉が喋れるなら言いたい　ほっといてくれ

No 交わりたくない　Yes 僕は僕なんだ Go

うさぎの鳴き声　聴いたことあるか？

いつも鳴かない

Lonesome rabbit, live it! Wow Wow Wow

　Lonesome rabbit, live it! Wow Wow Wow

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
生きる ikiru N5	verb - to live
人間関係 ningenkankei N3	noun - human relationships
引き篭もる hikikomoru N2	verb - to seclude oneself
期待 kitai N3	noun - expectation
平等 byoudou N3	adjective - equal
空気 kuuki N4	noun - air / atmosphere
呼吸 kokyuu N3	noun - breathing
噂 uwasa N3	noun - rumor
圧力 atsuryoku N3	noun - pressure
平和 heiwa N4	noun - peace
孤独 kodoku N2	noun - loneliness
不安 fuan N4	adjective - anxious
涙 namida N4	noun - tear
気配 kehai N3	noun - presence / sign
俗説 zokusetsu N1	noun - popular belief / myth
温もり nukumori N2	noun - warmth
命 inochi N3	noun - life

Key Grammar Structures

• 生きてくだけで Frustration

  ➔ Verb stem + だけ (dake)

  ➔ Using '生きてく(irukiku) + だけ' indicates that 'just by living' is enough to cause frustration.

• 誰と誰とがどうだろうが Ignore

  ➔ Interrogative + ろうが (darou ga)

  ➔ The structure 'どうだろうが' means 'no matter how it is' or 'regardless of the situation'.

• 寂しいうさぎってのは　すぐ死んじゃうって聞いてた

  ➔ N + ってのは (colloquial topic marker)

  ➔ 'ってのは' is a contraction of 'というのは', used here to define or talk about the subject 'lonely rabbits'.

• 同調圧力から背を向けたいんだ

  ➔ Verb + たいんだ (desire + explanatory/emotional emphasis)

  ➔ Adding 'んだ' to the 'たい' form adds a tone of personal explanation or emotional insistence.

• 何も知らねえ連中が　わかったふりしてるだけ

  ➔ Verb stem (negative) + ねぇ (colloquial ない)

  ➔ '知らねえ' is a vulgar/masculine/colloquial way of saying '知らない' (do not know).

• 家族だって他人の始まり

  ➔ Noun + だって (even/also)

  ➔ 'だって' acts as 'even' or 'also' here, emphasizing that even family starts as strangers.

• 涙が溢れるのは　なぜ？

  ➔ Verb (dictionary form) + の (nominalizer)

  ➔ The particle 'の' turns the preceding verb clause into a noun phrase (the act of tears overflowing).

• “命”とは誰かと分け合うもの Right?

  ➔ Noun + とは (definition/emphasis)

  ➔ '命とは' introduces a philosophical definition of life, stating what life 'is'.