ナンセンス文学 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Eve
• Album: 文化

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the captivating world of Japanese music with Eve's intriguing song 'Nonsense Literature.' This track offers a unique blend of J-pop and rock, showcasing Eve's creative lyricism and distinctive visual storytelling. By exploring its themes of embracing one's true self and finding meaning in the seemingly nonsensical, listeners can gain insight into modern Japanese artistic expression and enhance their language comprehension through its rich vocabulary and evocative imagery.

[English]

♪"Nonsense Literature"

Music / Vocals: Eve

Arranged by: Numa

Movie: Mah

I can't get emotional now, becoming cowardly again

Sharpened words, so precious, I hold them and laugh

Thump thump thump, high tension

Inhale, inhale, can't breathe out

Getting fed up with your stubbornness

Midday rendezvous

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo

Let’s pour out love in loneliness

Our hearts are getting sick today

Let's be reborn

Let's be fools, dancing free in the air

Forget just for now, laugh (Lattatta)

Let’s dance all night, make this night vibrate

Swat away tears, stay awake

So they don't turn into lies

Even for someone who’s not me, laugh (Lattatta)

Even on the gloomiest, worst days

If it’s with you, I want to share everything

Hey hey, young lady, becoming cowardly now

Drowned in black, turning grey, deep down

Thump thump thump, feeling guilty

Wait, are you joking?

You, full of lies, XXX

"There’s no real me, they say

There's no 'myself' as I am

You and you think of me like this

Everyone has their own mind about it, right?

None of them are wrong; no absolute right

I guess I'll be called stupid

Learning love, hurting each other

Still, we laugh (Lattatta)

Let's share feelings, let’s burn through this night

Swat away tears, stay awake

Today I’ll keep singing

Even for someone who’s not me, laugh (Lattatta)

Sneak in ultimate weapons

You mockingly sneered, acting so cool

I won't get emotional now; there's no fear left

Sharpened words, all worthwhile

Thump thump thump, high tension

Inhale, inhale, breathe out

I’m fed up with your stubbornness

Midday rendezvous, Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo

Let’s pour out love in loneliness

Before magic dissolves and withers

Let's be reborn

Let's be fools, dancing free in the air

Forget just for now, laugh (Lattatta)

Dance brightly, make this night lively

Swat away tears, stay awake

So they don't turn into lies

Even for someone who’s not me, laugh (Lattatta)

Even with a fundamentally nonsense thing

I want to trust that to you

[Japanese]

♪「ナンセンス文学」

Music / Vocals：Eve

arranged：Numa

Movie：Mah

感情的にはなれない　今更臆病になって

研ぎ澄んだ言の刃　大事そう　抱え笑って

ドクドクドク　ハイテンション

吸って吸って　吐き出せない

へそまがりなアンタに嫌気がさしていく

真昼のランデブー

ビビディバビデブー

孤独の愛を　注いであげましょう

心が病んでいく　僕らは今日

生まれ変わりましょう

僕ら　馬鹿になって　宙を舞って

今だけは忘れてﾗｯﾀｯﾀ(ﾗｯﾀｯﾀ)

踊りあかそう　この夜を沸かそう

涙はほいっ　して　眠らないように

嘘になって　しまわぬように

僕じゃない僕にもﾗｯﾀｯﾀ(ﾗｯﾀｯﾀ)

最低で憂鬱な日々でさえ

君となら僕は明かしてみたい

ほらほらそこのお嬢さん　今更臆病になって

ぬりつぶされてしまった　黒く深く灰になって

ドキドキドキ　背徳感

待ってだって　なんて冗談

嘘ばかりなアンタにXXX

「ホントの僕はいないんだって

自分"らしく"なんて無いんだって

あなたと　アナタが　僕のことをこうだって

それぞれ思うことがあるでしょう

どれも違う　正解なんてないよ」 なんて

馬鹿にされてしまうだろな

愛を知って　傷つけあって

それでも僕らはﾗｯﾀｯﾀ(ﾗｯﾀｯﾀ)

想い明かそう　この夜を明かそう

涙はほいっ　して　眠らないように

今日も僕は　歌を唄って

僕じゃない僕にもﾗｯﾀｯﾀ(ﾗｯﾀｯﾀ)

最終兵器を忍ばせて

余裕ぶった君が嗤っていた

感情的にはならない　今更恐怖はないな

研ぎ澄んだ言の刃　何1つ無駄はないな

ドクドクドク　ハイテンション

吸って吸って　吐き出して

へそまがりなアンタにはもう飽き飽きだ

真昼のランデブー　ビビディバビデブー

孤独の愛を　注いであげましょう

魔法も　解けて　枯れる前に

生まれ変わりましょう

僕ら　馬鹿になって　宙を舞って

今だけは忘れてﾗｯﾀｯﾀ(ﾗｯﾀｯﾀ)

踊りあかそう　この夜を沸かそう

涙はほいっ　して　眠らないように

嘘になって　しまわぬように

僕じゃない僕にもﾗｯﾀｯﾀ(ﾗｯﾀｯﾀ)

絶対的ナンセンスな事でさえ

君になら僕は任せてみたい

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
感情 /kannjou/ B2	noun - emotion
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
嘘 /uso/ B1	noun - lie
舞う /mau/ B1	verb - to dance
孤独 /kodoku/ B2	noun - loneliness
変わり /kawari/ B1	noun - change
日々 /hibi/ B1	noun - days
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart/mind
傷 /kizu/ B2	noun - wound/injury
真昼 /mahiru/ B2	noun - midday
馬鹿 /baka/ A2	noun - fool
高揚 /kouyou/ C1	noun - elevation/exaltation
冗談 /joudan/ B1	noun - joke
任せる /makaseru/ B2	verb - to entrust

Key Grammar Structures

• 僕らは今日

  ➔ The use of 'は' (wa) indicates the topic of the sentence, emphasizing 'we' as the subject.

  ➔ This particle marks the topic of the sentence and often contrasts or emphasizes it with other parts.

• 感情的にはなれない

  ➔ The phrase uses 'には' (ni wa) to specify the context or aspect being considered, here 'emotionally'.

  ➔ 'には' combines the particle 'に' (indicating target or location) with 'は' (topic marker) to specify the aspect of emotion.

• 生まれ変わりましょう

  ➔ The verb in volitional form 'ましょう' indicates a suggestion or invitation to 'let's' do something.

  ➔ 'ましょう' is a verb ending used to make proposals or suggest actions collectively.

• 嘘になってしまわぬように

  ➔ The phrase uses a negative causative form 'しまわぬ' (negative of 'しまう') combined with 'ように' to express a desire or wish not to become a lie.

  ➔ 'ように' indicates a purpose or wish, and when combined with the negative form, it expresses a desire to prevent something from happening.

• 僕じゃない僕にも

  ➔ The phrase uses 'じゃない' (ja nai) to negate '僕' (I), and 'にも' to indicate 'also' or 'even' in addition to the subject.

  ➔ 'じゃない' is the negation form of 'だ' (to be) for '僕', and 'にも' means 'also' or 'even' indicating inclusion or emphasis.