「バンプ・オブ・チキン」宇宙飛行士への手紙 uchuu hikoushi he no tegami (a letter to an astronaut) English translation + romaji

why does this seem like such a sad song

踵が2つ　煉瓦の道　雨と晴れの隙間で歌った
匂いもカラ一で思い出せる　今が未来だった頃の事

kakato ga futatsu, renga no michi, ame to hare no sukima de utatta
nioi mo karaa de omoidaseru, ima ga mirai datta koro no koto

two feet on a brick road, with the crevice of rain and sun I sang
with smells and with color I can remember of the time when today was the future



蜘蛛の巣みたいな稲妻が　空を粉々に砕いて消えた
ジャンル分け出来ないドキドキ　幼い足　ただ走らせた
どうやったって無理なんだ　知らない記憶を知る事は
言葉で伝えても　伝わったのは言葉だけ

kumo no su mitai na inazuma ga sora wo konagona ni kudaite kieta
janru wake dekinai doki doki, osanai ashi tada hashiraseta
dou yatta tte muri nanda, shiranai kioku wo shiru koto wa
kotoba de tsutaetemo tsutawatta no wa kotoba dake

the spiderweb-like flash of lightning broke the sky into small pieces and vanished
unable to divide them into genres, my heart throbbing, with my young legs I simply ran
asking "how'd you do it?" would be useless, things like knowing of uknown memories
even though I communicate with words, the only things that were transmitted were words



出来るだけ離れないで　いたいと願うのは
出会う前の君に　僕は絶対出会えないから
今もいつか過去になって　取り戻せなくなるから
それが未来の　今のうちに　ちゃんと取り戻しておきたいから

dekiru dake hanarenaide, itai to negau no wa
deau mae no kimi ni boku wa zettai deaenai kara
ima mo itsuka kako ni natte, torimodosenaku naru kara
sore ga mirai no ima no uchi ni chanto torimodoshite okitai kara

if it's possible at all, don't leave, I'm just wishing you would stay
you, back before we met, because I can never meet you
even now someday will become the past and become unable to bring back
cause within the present time of this future I want to get it back



ひっくり返した砂時計　同じ砂が刻む違う2分
全てはかけがえのないもの　そんなの誰だって知っている
トリケラトプスに触りたい　ふたご座でのんびり地球が見たい
貰った時間で出来るかな長いのかな　短いのかな

hikkuri kaeshita sunadokei, onaji suna ga kizamu chigau nifun
subete wa kakegae no nai mono, sonna no dare datte shitteiru
torikeratopusu ni sawaritai, futago za de nonbiri chikyuu ga mitai
moratta jikan de dekiru ka na, nagai no ka na, mijikai no ka na

a knocked-over hourglass, 2 minutes to engrave and differentiate the same sand
all of these are things that can't be replaced, such things that everyone knows about
I want to touch a triceratops and see a carefree earth through the eyes of twins
I wonder, can I do it with the time I've got? will it be a long time or will it be short?



どこにだって一緒に行こう　お揃いの記憶を集めよう
何回だって話をしよう　忘れないように教え合おう

doko ni datte issho ni ikou, osoroi no kioku wo atsumeyou
nankai datte hanashi wo shiyou, wasurenai you ni oshieaou

wherever it may be, we'll go there together and collect the same memories
no matter how many times, I'll talk with you, uniting and teaching so that we won't forget



死ぬまでなんて噓みたいな事を　本気で思うのは
生きている君に　僕はこうして出会えたんだから
そしていつか星になって　また一人になるから
笑い合った　今はきっと　後ろから照らしてくれるから

shinu made nante uso mitai na koto wo honki de omou no wa
ikiteiru kimi ni boku wa koushite deaetandakara
soshite itsuka hoshi ni natte, mata hitori ni naru kara
waraiatta ima wa kitto, ushiro kara terashite kureru kara

until I die I'll think of the things that seem like lies with seriousness
thus I was able to meet you, you who were alive
and so someday I'll become a star and be alone again
we laughed together, but surely right now something from behind me is shining on



出来るだけ離れないで　いたいと願うのは
出会う前の傷を　僕にそっと見せてくれたから
死ぬまでなんて噓みたいな事を　本気で思うのは
生きようとして　生き抜いた　稲妻を一緒に見られたから

dekiru dake hanarenaide, itai to negau no wa
deau mae no kizu wo boku ni sotto misete kureta kara
shinu made nante uso mitai na koto wo honki de omou no wa
ikiyou to shite, ikinuita, inazuma wo issho ni mirareta kara

if it's possible at all, don't leave, I'm just wishing you would stay
because these wounds, back before we met, were slowly shown to me
until I die I'll think of the the things that seem like lies with seriousness
trying to live, we survived, we were able to watch the lightning together



ラララ
rarara
la la la



そしていつか星になって　また一人になるから
笑い合った　過去がずっと　未来まで守ってくれるから

soshite itsuka hoshi ni natte, mata hitori ni naru kara
waraiatta, kako ga zutto, mirai made mamotte kureru kara

and so someday I'll become a star and be alone again
we laughed together, because until the future comes, I'll always be protecting the past



踵が4つ　煉瓦の道　明日と昨日の隙間で歌った
全てはかけがえのないもの　言葉でしか知らなかった事

kakato ga yottsu, renga no michi, asu to kinou no sukima de utatta
subete wa kakegae no nai mono, kotoba de shika shiranakatta koto

four feet on a brick road, with the crevice of tomorrow and yesterday I sang
all of these are things that can't be replaced, the things that were only unknown with words

「バンプ・オブ・チキン」 友達の唄 tomodachi no uta (friend song) English translation + romaji

this one was a little harder to translate but I still like it a lot

あなたが大きくなるまでに雨の日なんて何度もある
その中の一度は一緒に濡れた事忘れちゃうかな
遠回りしちゃったけど友達になれたのかな
お別れしたって覺えていられれば大丈夫なのかな

anata ga ookiku naru made ni ame no hi nante nandomo aru
sono naka ni ichido wa issho ni nureta koto wasurechau ka na
toomawari shichatta kedo tomodachi ni nareta no ka na
owakare shita tte oboeteirarereba, daijoubu na no ka na

until you grow bigger, there will be many rainy days
I wonder if you forgot that one time when we were soaked in the middle of one such day
I took a detour, but did I ever experience being a friend?
when I remember that you said farewell to me, I wonder if you're all right



空の冷たかった手が
初めて掴んだ手に
消えていく時間の中
引っ張られて走った
帰り道を探して

kara no tsumetakatta te ga
hajimete tsukanda te ni
kieteiku jikan no naka
hippararete hashitta
kaerimichi wo sagashite

my hands that were cold from the emptiness
for the first time in my held hand
in the middle of disappearing time
I ran, being dragged along
finding the way back home



今　私が泣いていても
あなたの記憶の中では
どうかあなたと　同じ笑顏で
時々でいいから　思い出してね

ima watashi ga naiteitemo
anata no kioku no naka de wa
dou ka anata to onaji egao de
tokidoki de ii kara, omoidashite ne

now, even though I cry
within your memories
somehow with the same smiling face as you
I'm fine with it sometimes, remember that



怖がりで優しいから
怒った事は何度もない
その中の一度をあの時くれた事
震えていた聲

kowagari de yasashii kara
okotta koto wa nandomo nai
sono naka no ichido wo ano toki kureta koto
furueteita koe

because you were so nice to a coward
you weren't angry very often
one time in the middle of it, what you gave to me at that time
was a trembling voice



知らない空に一番星
謎々が解った日
見つけたよ　とてもかいもの
決して無くならない目印

shiranai sora ni ichibanboshi
nazonazo ga wakatta hi
mitsuketa yo, totemo atatakai mono
keshite nakunaranai mejirushi

the first star to appear in an unknown sky
the day I understood the riddles
I found it, a very warm thing
a landmark that will never be lost



ひとりに怯え　迷った時
心の奧　燈りに氣付く
そうかあなたは　こんなに側に
どんな暗闇だろうと　飛んでいける

hitori ni obie mayotta toki
kokoro no oku akari ni kidzuku
sou ka anata wa konna ni soba ni
donna kurayami darou to tondeikeru

panicked and by myself, when I lost my way
I became aware of the light inside my heart
isn't that right, like this, by my side
you're able to fly no matter the darkness



今　私が泣いていても
あなたの記憶の中では
どうかあなたと　同じ笑顏で
きっと思い出してね
忘れないよ　また會えるまで
心の奧　君がいた場所
そこで僕と　笑っている事　教えてあげたいから

ima watashi ga naiteitemo
anata no kioku no naka de wa
dou ka anata to onaji egao de
kitto omoidashite ne
aa, wasurenai yo, mata aeru made
kokoro no oku kimi ga ita basho
soko de boku to waratteiru koto oshiete agetai kara

now, even though I cry
within your memories
somehow with the same smiling face as you
definitely remember that
ah, I won't forget, until we meet again
the inside of my heart is where you were
and so I want to bring up the things like how you laughed with me



信じたままで　會えないままで
どんどん僕は大人になる
それでも君と　笑っているよ
ずっと友達でしょう

shinjita mama de, aenai mama de
dondon boku wa otona ni naru
soredemo kimi to waratteiru yo
zutto tomodachi deshou

having believed, and not being able to see you
steadily I'm becoming an adult
even so I'm laughing with you
we'll always be friends, won't we?

「バンプ・オブ・チキン」 虹を待つ人 niji wo matsuhito (person who waits for a rainbow) English translation + romaji lyrics

i'm really starting to like this band

眠れなかった体に　音が飛び込んで走る
目を閉じれば真っ暗　自分で作る色

nemurenakatta karada ni oto ga tobikonde hashiru
me wo tojireba makkura, jibun de tsukuru iro

in my sleepless body the sounds plunge in and start to run
when you close your eyes it's pitch black, the colors that you make yourself



言えないままの痛みが　そっと寄り添って歌う
使い古した感情は　壊れたって動く

ienai mama no itami ga sotto yorisotte utau
tsukaifurushita kanjou wa kowareta tte ugoku

the wounds that aren't spoken of gather close together and sing
saying "my worn-out feelings have broken" it starts to move


見えない壁で囲まれた部屋　命に触れて確かめている
mienai kabe de kakomareta heya, inochi ni furete tashikameteiru

in a room surrounded by invisible walls, we experience life just to be certain



そのドアに鍵は無い　そのドアに鍵は無い
開けようとしないから　知らなかっただけ
初めからずっと自由

sono doa ni kagi wa nai, sono doa ni kagi wa nai
akeyou to shinai kara shiranakatta dake
hajime kara zutto jiyuu

there are no keys to this door, there are no keys to this door*
but because you don't try to open it, it will just be unknown
from the start we are always free



冷たいままの痛みが　そっと寄り添って祈る
冷たいままの体を　温めようとしている
生きようとする体を　音は隅まで知っている
目を開けたって同じ　自分で作る色

tsumetai mama no itami ga sotto yorisotte inoru
tsumetai mama no karada wo atatameyou to shiteiru
ikiyou to suru karada wo oto wa sumi made shitteiru
me wo aketa tte onaji, jibun de tsukuru iro

these wounds that remain cold gather close and pray
trying to warm up this body that remains cold
sounds only know as far as the corners of the body** trying to live
I opened my eyes, it's all the same, the colors that you make yourself



見えない壁が見えた時には　その先にいる人が見える
mienai kabe ga mieta toki ni wa, sono saki ni iru hito ga mieru

when the unseen wall has been seen, the people of before can see it



虹を呼ぶ雨の下　皆同じ雨の下
うまく手は繋げない　それでも笑う
同じ虹を待っている

niji wo yobu ame no shita, minna onaji ame no shita
umaku te wa tsunagenai soredemo warau
onaji niji wo matteiru

underneath the rain that calls to the rainbow, everyone the same under the rain
our hands aren't connected well, but we still laugh
waiting for the same rainbow



(音が飛び込んで走る　音が飛び込んで走る　音は隅まで知っている　生きようとする体を)

(oto ga tobikonde hashiru, oto ga tobikonde hashiru, oto wa sumi made shitteiru, ikiyou to suru karada wo)

(sounds plunge in and run / sounds plunge in and run / sounds only know of the corners / in a body that's trying to live)



あるいは気付いていて　怖かっただけ
どこまでもずっと自由

arui wa kidzuiteite, kowakatta dake
dokomademo zutto jiyuu

maybe I'm realizing that all I was was scared
no matter where, we're always free


そのドアに鍵は無い　そのドアに鍵は無い
うまく手は繋げない　それでも笑う
同じ虹を待っている

sono doa ni kagi wa nai, sono doa ni kagi wa nai
umaku te wa tsunagenai soredemo warau
onaji niji wo matteiru

there are no keys to this door, there are no keys to this door
our hands aren't connected well, but we still laugh
waiting for the same rainbow








translation notes:

* or "in this door, there is no key", "there is no key for this door", etc

** the word "karada" means "body" but sometimes it can also be translated to "health"

バンプ・オブ・チキン」ray English translation + romaji

oh hey i finally tried translating a song sung by a boy band. it's about time

お別れしたのはもっと　前の事だったような
悲しい光は封じ込めて　踵すり減らしたんだ
君といた時は見えた　今は見えなくなった
透明な彗星をぼんやりと　でもそれだけ探している

owakare shita no wa motto mae no koto datta you na
kanashii hikari wa fuujikomete, kakato suriherashitanda
kimi to ita toki wa mieta ima wa mienaku natta
toumei na suisei wo bonyari to demo sore dake sagashiteiru

having said farewell seems more and more like something of before
a sorrowful light shut me in, the heel of my foot has worn away
I was able to see the times when you were with me; now I cannot see them
I hardly know about that transparent comet, but it's the only thing I'm searching for


しょっちゅう唄を歌ったよ　その時だけのメロディーを
寂しくなんかなかったよ　ちゃんと寂しくなれたから

shocchuu uta wo utatta yo, sono toki dake no merodii wo
sabishiku nanka nakatta yo, chanto sabishiku nareta kara

I constantly sang songs, singing that melody of only that time
it wasn't lonely or anything because I had gotten used to the loneliness


いつまでどこまでなんて　正常か異常かなんて
考える暇も無い程　歩くのは大変だ
楽しい方がずっといいよ　ごまかして笑っていくよ
大丈夫だ　あの痛みは　忘れたって消えやしない

itsumade dokomade nante, seijou ka ijou ka nante
kangaeru hima mo nai hodo aruku no wa taihen da
tanoshii hou ga zutto ii yo, gomakashite waratte iku yo
daijoubu da, ano itami wa wasureta tte kieyashinai

how long and how far will it be? is it normal or is it strange?*
walking is so terrible that I hardly have free time to think
doing it the fun way is always great, but I'll deceive myself and keep laughing
saying "it's all right, I've forgotten all about my misery" it'll never fade away!



理想で作った道を　現実が塗り替えていくよ
思い出はその軌跡の上で　輝きになって残っている
お別れしたのは何で　何のためだったんだろうな
悲しい光が僕の影を　前に長く伸ばしている

risou de tsukutta michi wo genjitsu ga nurikaeteiku yo
omoide wa sono kiseki no ue de kagayaki ni natte nokotteiru
owakare shita no wa nani de, nan no tame dattandarou na
kanashii hikari ga boku no kage wo mae ni nagai nobashiteiru

reality is repainting the road that I build with my dreams
my memories on the wagon tracks are becoming radiant, being left behind
why and for what purpose did I ever say farewell anyways?
a sorrowful light has since before been lengthening my shadow a long distance


時々熱が出るよ　時間がある時眠るよ
夢だと解るその中で　君と会ってからまた行こう

tokidoki netsu ga deru yo, jikan ga aru toki nemuru yo
yume da to wakaru sono naka de kimi to atte kara mata ikou

sometimes I'll get fevers, and when I have the time I'll sleep
in the midst of me understanding that it's a dream, I'll go again from where we met together



晴天とはほど遠い　終わらない暗闇にも
星を思い浮かべたなら　すぐ銀河の中だ
あまり泣かなくなっても　靴を新しくしても
大丈夫だ　あの痛みは　忘れたって消えやしない

seiten to wa hodo tooi, owaranai kurayami ni mo
hoshi wo omoi ukabeta nara sugu ginga no naka da
amari nakanaku nattemo kutsu wo atarashi shite mo
daijoubu da, ano itami wa, wasureta tte kieyashinai

fine weather is far off in the endless darkness too
if I'm reminded of the stars, soon I'll be inside a galaxy
even though I don't really cry that much, even though I make my shoes brand new
saying "it's all right, I've forgotten all about my misery" it'll never fade away!



伝えたかった事が　きっとあったんだろうな
恐らくありきたりなんだろうけど　こんなにも

tsutaetakatta koto ga kitto attandarou na
osoraku arikitari nandarou kedo konna ni mo

the things I wanted to tell you are probably still here
perhaps they'd be kinda ordinary, but even so


お別れした事は　出会った事と繋がっている
あの透明な彗星は　透明だから無くならない

owakare shita koto wa deatta koto to tsunagatteiru
ano toumei na suimei wa toumei dakara nakunaranai

saying farewell and meeting by chance, both of them are connected
since that transparent comet is transparent, it'll never get lost



◯×△どれかなんて　皆と比べてどうかなんて
確かめる間も無い程　生きるのは最高だ
あまり泣かなくなっても　ごまかして笑っていくよ
大丈夫だ　あの痛みは　忘れたって消えやしない
大丈夫だ　この光の始まりには　君がいる

maru batsu sankaku dore ka nante, minna to kurabete dou ka nante
tashikameru ma mo nai hodo, ikiru no wa saikou da
amari nakanaku nattemo, gomakashite waratte iku yo
daijoubu da, ano itami wa wasureta tte kieyashinai
daijoubu da, kono hikari no hajimari ni wa kimi ga iru

circles and triangles, which of them work? compare myself with everyone, how about that?*
being alive is so supreme that I don't have the time to make sure
even though I don't really cry that much I'll deceive myself and keep laughing
saying "it's all right, i've forgotten all about my misery" it'll never fade away!
it's all right, in the origins of this light, you are here







* translation note: from the context of these questions and the way "nante" is used at the end I'm kind of assuming that these are questions the singer may be asking himself (although i'm not 100% sure!)