人生は夢だらけ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 椎名林檎
• Album: 逆輸入 ～航空局～

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the vibrant sounds of Japanese with Sheena Ringo’s “人生は夢だらけ.” This song offers a blend of jazz and J-pop, rich in lyrical expression, that captures the essence of life's dreams and emotional complexities, making it a compelling choice for language learners .

[English]

Even as an adult, I burn with passion in my chest

Thrilled and hurt, I keep rushing around

I'll create what I want in this world

In that fleeting moment of small, quiet things disappearing

In this era, whether you take your time or not

In the end, everything just blends together

Surely, there are some who notice the difference

Let's believe that and carefully make it just right

Today, when love isn't meant for me

Even if it's hard to face straight on and move forward, still

I want to truly feel it—when it's gone from my throat

See, both sour and sweet—both taste delightful

That's life—my life

Ah, I want to taste it all to my hearts content

I want to love someone—that's my freedom

This life is full of dreams

...

There are things I want in this world

Big, brave, and unchanging forever

In this era, well, isn't that supposed to be new?

Good, perhaps, but old things are precious

I want to age naturally, always

Just like you, I want to be—Mount Fuji

For those I can never meet again, their happiness

Even if I wish from afar, it might sound pompous—but

I want to feel it deeply—getting close makes me sad

And stepping back, it all seems more delightful

That’s life—my life

Ah, it belongs to no one

No one can take it away—because I am free

This life is full of dreams

...

[Japanese]

大人になってまで胸を焦がして

ときめいたり 傷付いたり 慌ててばっかり

この世にあって欲しい物を作るよ

小さくて慎ましくて無くなる瞬間

こんな時代じゃあ 手間暇掛けようが

掛けなかろうが 終いには一緒くた

きっと違いの分かる人は居ます

そう信じて丁寧に拵えて居ましょう

あの人に愛して貰えない今日を

正面切って進もうにも 難しいが しかし

実感したいです 喉元過ぎれば

ほら酸いも甘いも どっちもおいしいと

これが人生 私の人生

ああ 鱈腹味わいたい

誰かを愛したい 私の自由

この人生は夢だらけ

この世にあって欲しい物があるよ

大きくて 勇ましくて 動かない永遠

こんな時代じゃあ そりゃあ新しかろう

良かろうだろうが 古い物は尊い

ずっと自然に年を取りたいです

そう貴方のように居たいです 富士山

二度と会えない人の幸せなんて

遠くから願おうにも洒落臭いが しかし

痛感したいです 近寄れば悲しく

離れれば楽しく見えてくるでしょう

それは人生 私の人生

ああ 誰の物でもない

奪われるものか 私は自由

この人生は夢だらけ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
大人 /おとな/ B1	noun - adult
胸 /むね/ B1	noun - chest
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
愛 /あい/ A2	noun - love
自由 /じゆう/ B1	noun - freedom
時代 /じだい/ B2	noun - era
瞬間 /しゅんかん/ B2	noun - moment
人 /ひと/ A1	noun - person
幸せ /しあわせ/ B1	noun - happiness
痛感 /つうかん/ C1	noun - painful feeling
進む /すすむ/ B1	verb - to advance
作る /つくる/ A2	verb - to make
味わう /あじわう/ B2	verb - to taste
違い /ちがい/ B1	noun - difference
物 /もの/ A2	noun - thing
時 /とき/ A1	noun - time
楽しい /たのしい/ A2	adjective - fun

Key Grammar Structures

• まで

  ➔ particle indicating 'up to' or 'until'

  ➔ used to specify the limit or extent of an action

• たり...たり

  ➔ grammar pattern for listing multiple actions or states, similar to 'such as' or 'and sometimes'

  ➔ used to give examples of actions or states in a non-exclusive way

• ～たい

  ➔ suffix expressing desire or wish to do something

  ➔ used to express the speaker's desire or intention to perform an action

• 〜は〜だ

  ➔ topic-comment sentence structure stating 'X is Y'

  ➔ a common sentence pattern to define or identify the subject

• 〜です

  ➔ copula verb used for politeness and formal statements

  ➔ a polite copula used to state facts, identities, or descriptions

• 〜でしょう

  ➔ sentence-ending particle expressing conjecture or assumption, similar to 'probably' or 'I suppose'

  ➔ used to indicate conjecture, probability, or assumption about something

• 〜ながら

  ➔ te-form conjunction meaning 'while' or 'doing two actions simultaneously'

  ➔ used to indicate two actions happening at the same time, with the verb in the て-form