Jpop Recommend #398 Ikiteru koto ga tsurai nara by Naotaro Moriyama

生きてることが辛いなら 

Ikiteru koto ga tsurai nara

森山 直太朗 Naotaro Moriyama

Released in August 2008, this song is his 16th single.  Being a son of a popular jfolk singer, Ryoko Moriyama, he has established his own style.  This song was made by his buddy poet, Kite Okachimachi and himself like many other masterpieces.

Its radical lyrics caught attention and became controversial when it was released in 2008.  Some said it lacked respect and would encourage suicide.  But if you read through the lyrics to the end, you will find that this song is rather discouraging the act by saying "we will all die in the end, so why hurry?" 

When many people suffer from COVID19, he released a new youtube video of this song collaborated with Eito.  If you are feeling some difficulties living in this world, I hope this song will give you some comfort...

If you like this song, please try his other songs:

#135 愛し君へ　Itoshi kimi e by 森山 直太朗 Naotaro Moriyama
Heart-aching love song
Recommended to listen when you need a prayer

#94 夏の終わり Natsu no owari by 森山 直太朗　Naotaro Moriyama
Beautiful and nostalgic summer song 
Recommended when you feel the first wind of autumn

#17 さくら（独唱）　Sakura (solo)  by 森山直太朗 Natoraro Moriyama
Spring song that make you remember your graduation day
Recommended when you are graduating from school or leaving for a new start

Collaborated with Eito

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

Lyrics

Japanese

Japanese pronunciation

English translation

生きてる こと が  辛い   なら

ikiteru   koto ga tsurai nara

If you find it painful to live

いっそ 小さく    死ね   ば  いい

isso    chiisaku shine ba  ii

you should rather die small

恋人     と   親   は   悲しむ     が

koibito to oya wa kanashimu ga

Your girlfriend and parents will grieve

三日    と  経てば  元     通り

mikka to tateba moto-doori

but they will go back to normal after three days or so

気 が  付きゃ みんな  年   取って

ki ga tukya minna toshi totte

Because everyone will get old before they realize

同じ  とこ に 行く の だから

onaji toko ni iku no dakara

and go to the same place in the end

 

生きてる こと が  辛い   なら

ikiteru   koto ga tsurai nara

If you find it painful to live

わめき   散らして    泣けば  いい

wameki chirashite nakeba ii

you should yell and cry as much as you like

その    内    夜   は  明けちゃって

sono uchi yoru wa akechatte

After a while the dawn will come

疲れて       眠り    に  就く   だろう

tsukarete nemuri ni tsuku darou

and you will feel tired and fall asleep 

夜    に  泣く  のは    赤ん坊

yoru ni naku nowa akanbou 

Only babies will cry at night

だけって 決まり は   ないん だし

dakette kimari wa nain    dashi

there is no rule like that

 

生きてる  こと  が   辛い  なら

ikiteru    koto ga tsurai nara

If you find it painful to live

悲しみ       を  とく と   見る  が  いい

kanashimi wo toku to miru  ga ii

you should look closely at your sadness

悲しみ       は  いつか   一片    の

kanashimi wa itsuka hitohira no 

Some say that sadness is like a petal of flower

お花  みたい に 咲く  と いう

ohana mitai ni saku to iu

and it will bloom someday

そっと 伸ばした    両   の  手  で

sotto nobashita ryou-no-te de 

With your both hands carefully reaching out 

摘み    取るんじゃ なく  守る      と いい

tsumi-torunjya   naku mamoru to ii

you should protect it rather than picking it up

 

何   にも  ない とこ から

nan nimo nai toko kara

From a place without a thing

何    にも ない とこ へ と

nan nimo nai toko e to

To a place without a thing

何    にも なかった  かの ように

nan nimo nakatta kano youni

As if nothing happened

巡る       生命   だから

meguru inochi dakara

life goes round and round

 

生きてる こと が 辛い  なら

ikiteru  koto ga tsurai nara

If you find it painful to live

嫌  に なる  まで  生きる が いい

iya ni naru made ikiru ga ii

you should go on living until you get tired of it

歴史    は    小さな   ブランコ  で

rekishi wa chiisana buranko de

History is a small swing

宇宙     は  小さな    水     飲み   場

uchuu wa chiisana mizu-nomi-ba

Universe is a small watering place

生きてる こと が  辛い   なら

ikiteru   koto ga tsurai nara

If you find it painful to live

くたばる   喜び      とって おけ

kutabaru yorokobi totte oke

Save the joy of dying until the very end

生きてる こと が  辛い   なら

ikiteru   koto ga tsurai nara

If you find it painful to live

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