人誑し / ひとたらし – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 桑田佳祐
• Album: 人誑し / ひとたらし

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the melodic world of Keisuke Kuwata with 'Hitotarashi.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning nuanced Japanese vocabulary regarding human character and emotions, while enjoying a masterclass in soulful J-Pop phrasing.

[English]

Outsmart the female masters

And have a fiery battle

You've shattered the glass ceiling

Striding forward with dignity

With a priceless smile

Forcing open the door to tomorrow

There is a high

And thick

Wall in the way

Who will be the one

To change the rules

Of the past?

Who could it be?

Now

It feels as if

The invisible chains have broken

Go on and dream

And then

The times will shift

To the rhythm of the dawn

Hey Baby!!

Jump and Shout!!

Climb the stairs

To that lonely stage

And step into the light

When a crisis hits

An opportunity follows

It's the path you've chosen

Oh Oh Oh

Yeah Yeah Yeah!!

Love and youth, and all that jazz

I seriously want to fall in love too

Keep it sensual, like a floating world

Enduring hardships for a goal

I want you to make

Japan's dreams come true

Though taking over the world is a grind

In a world where

Male jealousy

Swirls around

The time to dye it

In madder red

Is right now!!

Burn

Your life's passion

As long as you fight

Love will never die

But

If you feel it's

What makes life worth living

You’re Badass!!

Talk So Loud!!

When you're worried again

Just like a child

Go to sleep at night

Don't let your guard down

Or it'll all go to waste

Fortune favors the cheerful

Now

It feels as if

The invisible chains have broken

Read the wind

And then

The times will shift

Scream your philosophy

Hey Baby!!

Jump and Shout!!

Climb the stairs

To that lonely stage

I have no regrets

When a crisis hits

An opportunity follows

I'm head over heels for you

Oh Oh Oh

Yeah Yeah Yeah!!

[Japanese]

女流名人論破して

燃える勝負をしたい

ガラスの天井(そら)を破ったね

威風堂々闊歩して

値千金(あたいせんきん)スマイル

明日(あす)への扉(ドア)をこじ開けて

高く

分厚い

壁がある

過去の

常識(ルール)を

変えるのは

誰でしょう？

今

見えない鎖(チェーン)が

解(ほど)けたみたい

夢を見なさい

そして

時代(とき)が動いて

夜明けのリズム

Hey Baby‼

Jump and Shout‼

階段を登って

孤独な舞台

光の中へ

またピンチもありゃ

チャンスも来る

キミが決めたことさ

Oh Oh Oh

Yeah Yeah Yeah‼

愛と青春なんちゃって

マジで恋もしたい

『浮世床』なら艶(いろ)っぽくね

臥薪嘗胆(がしんしょうたん)

ニッポンの

希望(ゆめ)を叶えて欲しい

天下獲るのはしんどいけどね

男の

ジェラシー

渦巻く世界

茜色に

染めるのは

今でしょう‼

その

命燃やして

闘う以上

愛は死なない

でも

生き甲斐だって

感じるなら

You’re Badass‼

Talk So Loud‼

また悩んだ時は

子供のように

夜は寝なさい

半鐘(はんしょう)はいけないよ

オジャンになる

笑う門に神は宿る

今

見えない鎖(チェーン)が

解(ほど)けたみたい

風読みなさい

そして

時代(とき)が動いて

叫べよ哲学(イズム)

Hey Baby‼

Jump and Shout‼

階段を登って

孤独な舞台

悔やみはしない

またピンチもありゃ

チャンスも来る

君に首ったけさ

Oh Oh Oh

Yeah Yeah Yeah‼

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
論破 ronpa N1	verb - to refute, to argue down
闊歩 kappo N1	verb - to strut, to stride
臥薪嘗胆 gashinshoutan N1	noun - enduring hardship to achieve success
値千金 ataisenkin N1	adjective - invaluable, worth a thousand gold pieces
鎖 kusari N2	noun - chain
夜明け yoake N3	noun - dawn
浮世床 ukiyodoko N1	noun - a place of gossip/worldly talk
哲学 tetsugaku N3	noun - philosophy
生き甲斐 ikigai N2	noun - reason for living
半鐘 hanshou N2	noun - alarm bell
孤独 kodoku N3	adjective - lonely
青春 seishun N3	noun - youth
首ったけ kubittake N2	adjective - madly in love, obsessed
常識 joushiki N4	noun - common sense
希望 kibou N4	noun - hope

Key Grammar Structures

• 過去の常識(ルール)を変えるのは誰でしょう？

  ➔ Nominalizer の (no)

  ➔ The "の" after the verb "変える" turns the clause into a noun phrase, meaning 'the one who changes'.

• 解(ほど)けたみたい

  ➔ Auxiliary verb みたい (mitai)

  ➔ Used to express subjective inference or appearance, meaning 'it seems like' or 'it looks like'.

• 夢を見なさい

  ➔ Command form ~なさい (~nasai)

  ➔ A polite but firm command or suggestion, often used by superiors to subordinates or for strong advice.

• 闘う以上

  ➔ Condition/Reason ~以上 (~ijou)

  ➔ Indicates that since a condition is met, a certain outcome or obligation follows ('since/now that...').

• 生き甲斐だって感じるなら

  ➔ Conjunctive particle なら (nara)

  ➔ Provides a hypothetical condition ('if', 'in the case of').

• またピンチもありゃチャンスも来る

  ➔ Classical conjunction ～ありゃ (～ありゃ)

  ➔ A colloquial/literary contraction of 'areba' (if there is), used here to list alternating situations.

• 君に首ったけさ

  ➔ Idiomatic expression 首ったけ (kubittake)

  ➔ An idiom meaning 'to be crazy about someone' or 'deeply in love'.

• 笑う門に神は宿る

  ➔ Proverb structure

  ➔ A famous Japanese proverb meaning 'good fortune visits a smiling face'.