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Friday, 20 April 2012

RIZE - Nandemo Nai Hi no Iwaikata (english translation)

The translation is a bit sketchy, but I really love the message of this song.

何でもない日の祝い方 / The Way to Celebrate the Ordinary Days

Lyrics: JESSE
Music: RIZE

So you say that a today where all you do is wait and wait has come?
A today where nothing ever changes has come
You wake up and go to sleep, go to sleep and wake up
Almost every day has fallen into routine
There aren’t enough highs*
Today there is nothing
There is nothing but the day called “today”
I had nothing to do, so I sang
And then I made this song

Get someone to say “Congratulations!”**
That’s the way to celebrate the empty days
Get someone to say “You’re amazing!”
Because today is an ordinary day***

There aren’t many days you can celebrate
Because there are so few, I want to make more
I guess this is a song to cheer on the people bored with today
Still, I’m singing it
It has to get better, so, without letting your tears spill over,
If you sing, maybe somehow it will happen****
Even if I’m being ignored, I’m still singing*****

Get someone to say “Congratulations!”
That’s the way to celebrate the empty days
Let’s party for today’s sake
Let’s be happy for the sake of tomorrow

Get someone to say “Congratulations!”
That’s the way to celebrate the empty days
Get someone to say “You’re amazing!”
That’s the way to celebrate the empty days

“Congratulations!”
Get someone to say “Congratulations!”
“Congratulations!”
Because today is an ordinary day

Notes:
*As in there aren’t enough high points or exciting moments in the day
**Could also be “It’s okay to say ‘Congratulations!’”, but I think this makes more sense
***Lit. “meaningless” days, but I think what he means is the everyday/ordinary days
****, *****These lines are a bit sketchy

何でもない日の祝い方 / Nandemo Nai Hi no Iwaikata

Machi ni matta kyou ga kita tte iu ka
Itsumo to kawaranu kyou ga kita
Okite neru nete okiru
Mainichi ga hotondo su de ochiru
Agari tarinai
Kyou nanimo nai
TODAY to iu hi de shika nai
Suru koto nai kara utatteta
Soshitara dekiteta kono kyoku ga

OMEDETOU tte iwashite yo
Nanimo nai hi no iwaikata
OMEE SUGEE yo tte iwashite yo
Kyou wa nandemo nai hi dakara

Iwaeru hi tte sou ooku nai
Sukunai kara ORE fuyashitai
Kyou tsumanakatta hito e no ouenka tte iu ka
Tada utaitee n da
Uwamukya namida mo koborezu ni
Utaeba dou ni ka naru desho MAYBE
Mushi suru yori mushi sarete
Sore demo mada utattete

OMEDETOU tte iwashite yo
Nanimo nai hi no iwaikata
LET’S PARTY kyou no tame ni
LET’S BE HAPPY asu no tame ni

OMEDETOU tte iwashite yo
Nanimo nai hi no iwaikata
OMEE SUGEE yo tte iwashite yo
Nanimo nai hi no iwaikata

OMEDETOU OMEDETOU tte iwashite yo
OMEDETOU kyou wa nandemo nai hi dakara

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