Jpop Recommend #132 Shonen de are by Yu Takahashi

少年であれ Shonen de are

高橋 優 Yu Takahashi



Released in April 2011, this is his 1st single sold online.  His lyrics and way of singing have the power to tell the song's message straight-forward.
This is one of the greatest "Ohenka" who gives courage and strength to those who in agony.



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<Lyrics>
Japanese
Japanese pronunciation
English translation

僕      なんか 生まれなきゃ よかった の? 
Boku nanka umarenakya yokatta no?
"Someone like me shouldn't be born in the first place, should I?"
傷     付いた 心       が 言う
kizu-tsuita  kokoro ga iu
says a wounded heart
そう  思わせる      のが   奴ら    の  狙い  だ 
Sou omowaseru noga yatsura no nerai da
Their aim is to make you feel that way
負ける   な  少年     よ
makeru na shonen yo
Don't give in, boy


心         を  休める      こと  すら 
Kokoro wo yasumeru koto sura 
Even to ease the pain in your heart
許して       もらえなかったん だな
yurushite moraenakattan dana
they didn't allow it, did they?
もう    少し      遊べ  抜く    とこ  は  抜いて いけ 
Mou sukoshi asobe nuku toko wa  nuite   ike
You can loosen up a bit and enjoy as much as you can
楽しい     こと  だけ  を   選べ
tanoshii koto dake wo erabe
Choose only what brings you joy

その  手  を  伸ばす  先    に 限り   ない 喜び      が ある から
Sono te wo nobasu saki ni kagiri-nai yorokobi ga aru kara
When you stretch your hand, infinite joy will wait for you

抱え   きれない  痛み  は 抱え    なくて   別     に いい
Kakae kirenai    itami wa kakae nakute betsu ni ii
You don't have to hold too much pain you can't hold
無理 に 苦しむ        必要     が   どこ  に ある? 
Muri ni kurushimu hitsuyou ga doko ni aru?
Why do you have to suffer if you can't?
誰      しも    気まま   で    元々
Dare-shimo kimama de motomoto
Everyone is born to be care-free
羽ばたける    鳥  の ように 
Habatakeru tori no youni
like birds spreading their wings
海   を   跳ねる  魚(うお)  の  ように
Umi wo haneru  uo         no youni
like a fish jumping in the ocean
その   遊び   場 で  誰    より  も   自由 に 笑える     少年    で あれ
Sono asobi-ba de dare yori mo jiyuu ni waraeru shonen de are
Be a boy who can laugh more care-free than anyone else in your own play field

流行   の  服    で   着飾れば   明日 に は 古く      なる
Hayari no fuku de kikazareba asu  ni wa furuku naru
Even if you dress up in the latest fashion, it will be outdated by tomorrow
それ  を  追いかける  も  追いかけない  のも 
Sore wo oikakeru   mo  oikakenai     nomo
Whether you chase it or not,
面白そうな          方   を   選べ
Omoshirosouna hou wo erabe
choose what interests you more

その    足  が   踏み 出す  先  に  限り ない  幸せ       が ある から
Sono ashi ga fumi-dasu saki ni kagiri-nai shiawase ga aru kara
When you step forward, infinite happiness will wait for you

分からない   悩み    ならば    分からなくて     別   に いい
Wakaranai nayami naraba wakaranakute betsu ni  ii
You don't have to understand the agony if you can't
急がば     回れ     知ったかぶり するな 
Isogaba maware shittakaburi suruna
Haste makes waste, don't pretend you know everything
誰       しも   未完  の   賜(たまもの)
Dare-shimo mikan no tamamono
Everyone is unfinished work
生まれてきた 意味 ならば
Umaretekita imi  naraba 
(If you have) the meaning of being born to this world
後   付け  でも    素晴らしい
ato-zuke demo subarashii
it's wonderful even if you made that up afterward
風     に あおられ せせらぎ  に 身 を   任せ 
Kaze ni aorare    seseragi ni mi wo makase 
Fanned by the wind, surrender to a stream
学べる       少年    で あれ
Manaberu shonen de are
Be a boy who can learn from it


抱え   きれない  痛み  は 抱え    なくて   別     に いい
Kakae kirenai    itami wa kakae nakute betsu ni ii
You don't have to hold too much pain you can't hold
無理 に 苦しむ        必要     が   どこ  に ある? 
Muri ni kurushimu hitsuyou ga doko ni aru?
Why do you have to suffer if you can't?
誰      しも    気まま   で    元々
Dare-shimo kimama de motomoto
Everyone is born to be care-free
羽ばたける    鳥  の ように 
Habatakeru tori no youni
like birds spreading their wings
海   を   跳ねる  魚(うお)  の  ように
Umi wo haneru  uo         no youni
like a fish jumping in the ocean
この    星    の  上   誰   より  も  自由  に 愛する   少年  で  あれ
Kono hoshi no ue dare yori mo jiyuu ni aisuru shonne de are
On this planet, be a boy who love more care-free than anyone else





Any comment about this blog is highly appreciated.  Requests to pick up any singer or song are always welcome!

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