傘Kasaのno下Shitaのno君Kimiにni告ぐTsugu

限りなくkagiri naku理想risouにni近いchikai様にyou ni見えるmieru

It looks so close to the ideal

このkono文明bunmeiはwa日進月歩nisshingeppo

This civilization marching forward day by day

凌ぎshinogiをwo削ってkezutte企業kigyouはwa先sakiをwo競うkisou

Companies cutting each other down to get ahead

一般市民ippan shiminよyo　平凡なheibon na大衆taishuuよyo

Ordinary citizens, average masses

さぁsaa　コマーシャルkomaasharuにni酔ってyotte踊ってくれ.....odotte kure.....

Come on — get drunk on the commercials and dance.....

あっぱれappareヒットパレードhitto pareedo　うわっぱりuwappariのnoオンパレードonpareedo

Bravo, hit parade — a parade of window dressing

慰霊ireiのno歌utaをwo贈ろうokurou

Let's offer up a requiem

資本主義shihon shugiにniのっとりnottori　心kokoroをwoほっぽりhoppori　虚栄kyoeiのno我がwaga日本Nihonですdesu

Following the rules of capitalism, tossing our hearts aside — this is our vainglorious Japan

数字suuji次第shidaiでdeスポンサーsuponsaaはwa動きugoki

Sponsors move according to the numbers

古きfuruki良きyoki時代jidaiをwo消去kyosho

Erasing the good old days

時代錯誤jidai sakugoだってdatte寅次郎Torajirouはwa謳うutau

Even Tora-san sings that it's outdated

人生jinseiってtte奴yatsuがga何たるかnantaru kaをwo　愛情aijouってtte奴yatsuがga何たるかnantaru kaをwo

What life really is — what love really is

遠からずtoo karazu近からずchika karazu　声koeからすkarasu旅がらすtabigarasu　見栄mieをwo切ってkitteちょうだいchoudai

Neither far nor near, a wandering crow going hoarse — show us what you've got

微笑みhohoemiのnoそのsono裏uraでde　血chiとto汗aseをwo流すnagasuからkara　生命seimeiのno息吹ibuki感じるんだkanjirunda

Because behind that smile you're shedding blood and sweat — that's how you feel the breath of life

愛aiさえもsae mo手に入るte ni hairu自動販売機jidou hanbaikiさsa

A vending machine where even love is for sale

屈折したkussetsu shita欲望yokubouがga溢れるafureru街machi

A city brimming with twisted desires

とことんtokotonやってくれyatte kure 僕bokuをwo飲み込んでくれnomikonde kure

Give it everything you've got — swallow me whole

でないとde nai toこんなkonna歌uta 明日ashitaもmo作んだろうtsukun darou

Otherwise I'll just write another song like this tomorrow

夢yumeもmo希望kibouもmoありゃしないarya shinaiさsa ahah

There's no dream, no hope left — ah

あっぱれappareヒットパレードhitto pareedo　うわっぱりuwappariのnoオンパレードonpareedo

Bravo, hit parade — a parade of window dressing

憂いureiのno歌utaはwa売れないurenai

Songs of sorrow don't sell

がっぽりgappori儲けてmoukete　死ぬshinuまでmade生きてもikite mo　栄光eikouなんてnante言えないienai

Rake in the profits, live until you die — you still can't call it glory

資本主義shihon shugiにniのっとりnottori　心kokoroをwoほっぽりhoppori　虚栄kyoeiのno我がwaga日本Nihonですdesu

Following the rules of capitalism, tossing our hearts aside — this is our vainglorious Japan

絶え間なくtaema naku　啀み合ってみてもigamiatte mite mo

No matter how endlessly we snap at each other

僕等bokuraはwa五十歩百歩gojuppo hyappo

We're all six of one, half a dozen of the other

幸せshiawase示すshimesu道標michishirubeはwaないnai

There's no signpost pointing toward happiness

いつの日にかitsu no hi ni ka　そのsono手teでde奪い取れubaitori

Someday — seize it with your own hands