タイムマシーンTaimu Mashiinにni乗ってNotte

ド派手なdohade naメイクmeikuをwoしてたshiteta　ロックスターrokkusutaaでさえde sae

Even rock stars who wore outrageous makeup

月日tsukihiがga経ってみりゃtatte mirya　ジェントルマンjentoruman

Turn into gentlemen as the years go by

時tokiがga苦痛kutsuuってのをtte no wo　洗い流すarainagasuならnara

If time could wash away this suffering

タイムマシーンtaimu mashiinにni乗ってnotte　未来miraiにniワープwaapuしたいshitai

I'd ride a time machine and warp to the future

前略zenryaku　宮沢賢治Miyazawa Kenji様sama

Dear Mr. Miyazawa Kenji

僕bokuはwaいつでもitsudemo　理想risouとto現実genjitsuがgaあべこべabekobeですdesu

For me, ideals and reality are always upside down

「雨ameニモni moマケズmakezu　風kazeニモni moマケズ」makezu

"Unbowed by rain, unbowed by wind"

優しくyasashiku強くtsuyoku　無欲なmuyoku na男otoko

A gentle, strong, selfless man

「ソウイウモノ」souiu monoをwo目指してたmezashitetaのにnoni

I was trying to become "that kind of person"

管理下kanrikaのno教室koyaでde　教科書kyoukashoをwo広げhiroge

In a regulated pen, spreading out our textbooks

平均的heikintekiをwoこよなくkoyonaku愛しaishi

Devotedly loving the average

わずかにwazuka niあるaruマネーmaneeでde　誰かdarekaのno猿真似sarumane

With what little money we had, just aping someone else

それsoreがga僕たちbokutachiのno世代sedaiですdesu

That's our generation

HowHow dodo youyou feel?feel?

How do you feel?

どうかdouka教えてoshieteおくれokure

Won't you tell me

この世kono yoにni生まれたumareta気分kibunはwaどんなだい?donna dai?

How does it feel to be born into this world?

HowHow dodo youyou feel?feel?

How do you feel?

飽食houshokuのno土地tochiでde

In this land of excess

優雅にyuuga ni息するiki suru気分kibunはwaどんなだい?donna dai?

How does it feel to breathe in such luxury?

人生jinseiはwaアドベンチャーadobenchaa　たとえtatoe踏み外してもfumihazushite mo

Life is an adventure — even if you lose your footing

結局kekkyoku楽しんだtanoshinda人hitoがga　笑者shoushaですdesu

The one who had fun in the end is the winner

前略zenryaku　ルイ・アームストロングRui Aamusutorongu様sama

Dear Mr. Louis Armstrong

次tsugiのno世代sedaiにもni mo　しゃがれたshagareta声koeでde歌ってやってくれutatte yatte kure

Sing for the next generation too, in that gravelly voice

心kokoroをwo込めてkomete「ワンダフルワールド」Wandafuru Waarudo

With all your heart, "What a Wonderful World"

恋koiのno名naのno元にmoto ni　少女shoujoはwa身miをwo売りuri

In the name of love, a girl sells herself

プライドpuraidoをwo捨てsuteブランドburandoをwo纏ったmatotta

Cast aside her pride, draped herself in brand names

マスコミmasukomiがgaあおりゃaorya　若さwakasaにni媚売るkobi uru

When the media stirs the pot, they pander to youth

時代jidaiのno着せ替え人形kisekae ningyouですdesu

Dress-up dolls of the era

HowHow dodo youyou feel?feel?

How do you feel?

どうかdouka答えてkotaeteおくれokure

Won't you answer me

この地kono chiでde死にゆくshini yuku気分kibunはwaどんなだい?donna dai?

How does it feel to die on this earth?

HowHow dodo youyou feel?feel?

How do you feel?

安定したantei shita暮らしkurashiにni

If all I'll do is grow old

老いてくoite kuだけdakeのno自分jibunならnaraいらんのだiran no da

In a comfortable life, then I don't need it

侵略shinryakuのno罪tsumiをwo　敗戦haisenのno傷kizuをwo

The sins of invasion, the scars of defeat

アッハッハahhahha　嘲笑うazawarauようにyou ni

Ah ha ha — as if laughing them off

足並みashinami揃えてsoroete　価値観kachikanはwa崩壊してるhoukai shiteru

Marching in step, our values crumbling

オットットottotto　こりゃkoryaまるでmaru deタイトロープダンシングtaitoRoopu danshingu

Whoa there — this is like tightrope dancing

君kimiにni幸あれsachi are

May you find happiness

きっとkitto明日ashitaはwa晴れhare

Surely tomorrow will be sunny

本心honshinでde言えるieruならnaraいいですねii desu ne

It'd be nice if I could say that and mean it

HowHow dodo youyou feel?feel?

How do you feel?

どうかdouka教えてoshieteおくれokure

Won't you tell me

この世kono yoにni生まれたumareta気分kibunはwaどんなだい?donna dai?

How does it feel to be born into this world?

HowHow dodo youyou feel?feel?

How do you feel?

どうかdouka水mizuにni流してくれnagashite kure

Please let it slide

愚かなるoroka naruこのkonoシンガーshingaaのnoぼやきboyakiをwo

This foolish singer's griping

HowHow dodo youyou feel?feel?

How do you feel?

どうかdouka教えてoshieteおくれokure

Won't you tell me

この地kono chiでde死にゆくshini yuku気分kibunはwaどんなだい?donna dai?

How does it feel to die on this earth?