人生は戦場だ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 安斉かれん

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the inspiring message and cultural context behind 安斉かれん's “人生は戦場だ”, a song that blends J-POP with themes of personal struggle and perseverance. By exploring the lyrics and background of this song, you'll gain insights into contemporary Japanese music and the challenges faced by young people in today's world .

[English]

The dreams I've been chasing

Have started wandering alone

The map to the next path

I somehow left behind

Without even a destination in mind, I wandered

The night road became a little blurry

Sometimes I feel like life is a battlefield

What does it mean to be myself? There's no right answer

"Keep going" feels wrong, kindness can be scary too

But honestly, I’m not that strong

Always feeling my way along the path I need to walk

I'm searching

Dreamer that I am

I knew I’d be laughed at

No one knows me

And that’s okay

I can't walk back alone

Out of fear of looking back

Sometimes I feel like life is a battlefield

What was I really searching for? Just questioning myself

I don't know about love, even laughing hurts

I’m really not that strong

Always feeling my way on the path I must walk

I've been looking

Sometimes I feel like life is a battlefield

What does it mean to be myself? No right answer

"Keep going" feels wrong, kindness can be scary

But honestly, I’m not that strong

Always feeling my way along the path I need to walk

I'm searching

[Japanese]

追い続けてた夢が

独り歩きになってた

次の道への地図は

どこかに忘れてきた

行く当てすら決めず彷徨った

夜道が少しぼやけた

人生は戦場だ そう感じることもある

自分らしくとは何？模範解答はない

「頑張れ」は嫌い「優しさ」も怖い

でも本当は強くないよ

歩くべき道をずっと手探りだけで

探してる

夢見がちの僕は

馬鹿にされるのも知っていた

誰も僕を知らない

誰も知らなくていい

一人で歩き戻る事出来ない

振り返るのが怖くて

人生は戦場だ そう感じることもある

求めてたのは何？自問自答だけ

愛なんて知らない笑うのも痛い

そう本当は強くないよ

歩くべき道をずっと手探りだけで

探してた

人生は戦場だ そう感じることもある

自分らしくとは何？模範解答はない

「頑張れ」は嫌い「優しさ」も怖い

でも本当は強くないよ

歩くべき道をずっと手探りだけで

探してる

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢(yume) /jɯme/ A2	noun - dream
道(michi) /mit͡ɕi/ A1	noun - road, path, way
人生(jinsei) /d͡ʑĩːseː/ B1	noun - life
戦場(senjō) /se̞ɲd͡ʑoː/ B2	noun - battlefield, war zone
感じる(kanjiru) /kaɲd͡ʑiɾɯ/ A2	verb - to feel, to sense
自分(jibun) /d͡ʑibɯ̃/ A2	noun - oneself
夜道(yomichi) /jomiʨi/ B1	noun - night road
模範(mohan) /mo̞hã̠ɴ/ C1	noun - model, example
解答(kaitō) /kaitoː/ B2	noun - answer, solution
優しさ(yasashisa) /jasashisa/ A2	noun - kindness, gentleness
手探り(tesaguri) /te̞sa̠ɡɯ̟ᵝɾʲi/ B2	noun - groping, fumbling; guesswork
馬鹿(baka) /bakah/ A2	noun - fool, idiot
愛(ai) /a̠i/ A2	noun - love
自問自答(jimonjitō) /d͡ʑimo̞ɲd͡ʑito̞ː/ C1	noun - questioning oneself, soliloquy
痛み(itami) /itami/ A2	noun - pain

Key Grammar Structures

• 人生は戦場だ

  ➔ Noun + は + Noun + だ (da)

  ➔ `は` is the topic particle marking the topic of the sentence, and `だ` is the copula indicating a state or identity.

• 人生は戦場だ そう感じることもある

  ➔ Verb + こともある (also sometimes)

  ➔ `こともある` expresses that something happens occasionally or is true sometimes.

• 模範解答はない

  ➔ Noun + は + negative form of ある/いる (ない)

  ➔ `は` marks the topic, and `ない` is the negative form of the verb `ある` indicating non-existence.

• 自分らしくとは何？

  ➔ 主格 + とは + Noun + 何？ (what is...)

  ➔ `とは` is used to define or ask for the meaning of a term or phrase, often translated as "what is".

• 求めてたのは何？

  ➔ Verb in past tense + のは + Noun + 何？

  ➔ `のは` is a nominalizer that allows a verb to function as a noun, here asking "what was the thing I was seeking".

• 強くないよ

  ➔ Adjective or i-adjective + ない (negation)

  ➔ `ない` is the negative form of an i-adjective or verb, indicating negation or something not being the case.