人生は夢だらけ

• By: 椎名林檎
• Album: 逆輸入 ～航空局～

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

大人になってまで胸を焦がして

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

ときめいたり 傷付いたり 慌ててばっかり

Thrilled and hurt, I keep rushing around

この世にあって欲しい物を作るよ

I'll create what I want in this world

小さくて慎ましくて無くなる瞬間

In that fleeting moment of small, quiet things disappearing

こんな時代じゃあ 手間暇掛けようが

In this era, whether you take your time or not

掛けなかろうが 終いには一緒くた

In the end, everything just blends together

きっと違いの分かる人は居ます

Surely, there are some who notice the difference

そう信じて丁寧に拵えて居ましょう

Let's believe that and carefully make it just right

あの人に愛して貰えない今日を

Today, when love isn't meant for me

正面切って進もうにも 難しいが しかし

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

実感したいです 喉元過ぎれば

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

ほら酸いも甘いも どっちもおいしいと

See, both sour and sweet—both taste delightful

これが人生 私の人生

That's life—my life

ああ 鱈腹味わいたい

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

誰かを愛したい 私の自由

I want to love someone—that's my freedom

この人生は夢だらけ

This life is full of dreams

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この世にあって欲しい物があるよ

There are things I want in this world

大きくて 勇ましくて 動かない永遠

Big, brave, and unchanging forever

こんな時代じゃあ そりゃあ新しかろう

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

良かろうだろうが 古い物は尊い

Good, perhaps, but old things are precious

ずっと自然に年を取りたいです

I want to age naturally, always

そう貴方のように居たいです 富士山

Just like you, I want to be—Mount Fuji

二度と会えない人の幸せなんて

For those I can never meet again, their happiness

遠くから願おうにも洒落臭いが しかし

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

痛感したいです 近寄れば悲しく

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

離れれば楽しく見えてくるでしょう

And stepping back, it all seems more delightful

それは人生 私の人生

That’s life—my life

ああ 誰の物でもない

Ah, it belongs to no one

奪われるものか 私は自由

No one can take it away—because I am free

この人生は夢だらけ

This life is full of dreams

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Vocabulary in this song:

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

Grammar:

• 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