UNDEAD – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: YOASOBI

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Japanese with YOASOBI's electrifying track "UNDEAD"! This high-energy EDM anthem, serving as the theme song for the *Monogatari* anime series, offers a unique opportunity to explore Japanese lyrics that blend complex emotional depth with a relentlessly positive message. You'll encounter phrases that encourage resilience, self-acceptance, and living fully in the present, providing a dynamic and engaging way to learn practical vocabulary and powerful expressions. The song's fast-paced delivery and intricate wordplay, characteristic of YOASOBI's 'novel into music' style, make it a captivating challenge for language learners, revealing how modern Japanese music can convey profound meanings with infectious energy.

[English]

UNHAPPY?

Child of troubled people

UNLUCKY?

Even those who are not fully human

BE HAPPY!

Keep aiming without rest

Because we're alive

Past moments you'll look away from

Boring future too

Counseling

Oh well, oh well

From all times and places

Peace, peace

Hey... somehow I feel like

I'm fighting something

Can't touch it, don't want to touch it

My past self, self, self, self

Has long since died

Facing a transparent ghost

Deep inside fragile, painful memories

Regret? Even though I’m no longer there

Huh? Is that better? Irony, huh

Is it my present being exposed?

Nonsense

An unshakable label

Yes! Basically, a complex

Possessed by it

Still wrapped around

Still not letting go

My former self

UNDEAD

Not dead

You and your chain

Living means constantly changing

Don’t settle for misfortune

Don’t be satisfied

It’s cowardly not to try for happiness

This world, this world

Strange, strange fantasy

Next, will a demon or a snake appear?

Meeting, facing, only then the story begins

So, human or monster?

By the way...

Peace, peace

Past & Future

can't change the Past

Past & Future

run for the Future

Cut in

Somehow, I wonder

About the future

No hope, no expectations

Feeling that way

I've been alive a long time now

Blighted by déjà vu and clichés

No signs of wonderful events

Such a shame

The consequences of accumulated experiences

Mythologized and boring evolution

Basically, I want刺激

Got bored

Got used to it

That’s it

Guidance getting in order

Increasing compliance

Seems to be covered up

Sucking it all out

This and that, all of it

Taste the same

UNDEAD

Not dead

You and your chain

In any age

The past, future, and present are all here

Because we're alive

Fulfill it sincerely

Aim for a happy ending

UNDEAD

Not dead

I’m telling you

Don’t give up on happiness

Be human

Just get used to suffering

Enduring alone

Is practically dead

Zombie of the undead

UNHAPPY?

Child of troubled people

UNLUCKY?

Even those who are not fully human

BE HAPPY!

Keep aiming without rest

Because you’re alive

Immerse in misfortune

Or find happiness

It’s all, all up to you

From all times and places

Everything and anything

All phenomena and phenomena

Peace, peace

Past & Future

can't change the Past

Past & Future

run for the Future

There’s always worry wherever people are

Keep alive this story of monsters

...

[Japanese]

UNHAPPY?

悩める人の子よ

UNLUCKY?

人成らざる者も

BE HAPPY!

弛まず目指せよ

生きているんだし

目を逸らした過去も

退屈な未来も

カウンセリング

やれやれ

古今東西

ピースピース

ねえ... 何だかどうして

戦ってるようなそんな気がするの

触れられない 触れたくもない

過去の自分自分自分自分と

もうとっくに死んでる

透明な亡霊と対決

幼気で痛い記憶の奥

残念？ もう居ないのに

あれ？ そっちが良い？ アイロニーね

透かされているのは現在の自分？

ナンセンス

消えないレッテル

Yes! 要はコンプレックス

取り憑かれているみたい

巻き付いたまま

まだ離れない

在りし日の自分

UNDEAD

死んじゃいない

お前とお前の連鎖

生きていることとは変わり続けることだ

不幸に甘んじて

満足するなよ

幸せになろうとしないなんて卑怯だ

この世この世は

奇怪奇怪ファンタジー

次は鬼が出るか蛇が出るか

出会って遭ってやっと始まる物語

さあ人か化物か

閑話休題

ピースピース

Past & Future

can't change the Past

Past & Future

run for the Future

カットイン

何だかどうして

未来になんぞ

何の希望もない期待出来ない

ような気がして

もう随分生きている

既視感とテンプレで食傷

素敵な出来事の気配もない

残念

積んだ経験の因果

形骸化された神話と退屈な進化

要は刺激が欲しいんだ

飽きちゃった

慣れちゃった

なんて

整っていくガイダンス

増えるコンプライアンス

蓋されていくみたい

吸い尽くして

あれもこれもどれも

同じ味がする

UNDEAD

死んじゃいない

お前とお前の連鎖

何時の世も

過去も未来も現在にあるんだ

生きていることを

愚直に果たせよ

目指せハッピーエンド

UNDEAD

死んじゃいない

お前に言っているんだ

幸せを諦めてしまうな

人で在れ

ただ苦しみに慣れて

耐えているだけじゃ

死んでいるも同然

屍のアンデッド

UNHAPPY?

悩める人の子よ

UNLUCKY?

人成らざる者も

BE HAPPY!

弛まず目指せよ

生きているんだろ

不幸に浸るも

幸せになるのも

そう全部全部お前だ

古今東西

一切合切

森羅万象

ピースピース

Past & Future

can't change the Past

Past & Future

run for the Future

人の在る所に何時も憂い事

生き抜けこの化物ばかりの物語

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
死 /ʃi/ A1	noun - death
過去 /ka̠ko̞/ A2	noun - past
未来 /miɾai/ A2	noun - future
自分 /d͡ʑibɯɴ/ A2	noun - oneself
今 /ima/ A1	noun - now
気 /ki/ A2	noun - feeling, mind
戦う /taka̠taɯ/ B1	verb - to fight, to struggle
幽霊 /jɯːɾeː/ B2	noun - ghost
記憶 /kioku/ B1	noun - memory
幸せ /ɕiawa̠se/ A2	adjective - happy, fortunate noun - happiness, fortune
物語 /monoɡa̠ta̠ɾʲi/ B1	noun - story, tale
化物 /bakemono/ B2	noun - monster, ghost
経験 /keːke̞ɴ/ B1	noun - experience
刺激 /ɕiɡeki/ B2	noun - stimulus, excitement
世 /se/ A2	noun - world, society
連鎖 /ɾe̞ɰ̃sa/ B2	noun - chain, series

Key Grammar Structures

• 生きているんだし

  ➔ The use of し to list reasons or explanations

  ➔ The particle "し" is used to give reasons or list multiple explanations in a sentence.

• 過去の自分自分自分自分と

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ Repetition of "自分" emphasizes the importance or overwhelming feeling about the self.

• 人で在れ

  ➔ Imperative form expressing a command or encouragement to be human

  ➔ The phrase "人で在れ" uses the imperative form to command or encourage someone to remain human.

• 満足するなよ

  ➔ Negative imperative using するな to tell someone not to be satisfied

  ➔ The phrase "するな" is a negative imperative telling someone not to do something, in this case, not to be satisfied.

• 生き抜けこの化物ばかりの物語

  ➔ Imperative form with ぬ (the classical negative imperative), expressing a command to survive

  ➔ The phrase "生き抜け" uses the old negative imperative form "ぬ" to command someone to survive or endure.