Translation of the song 明日には大人になる君へ artist Amazarashi

明日には大人になる君へ

To you, on the eve of adulthood,

距離の最小単位を　時間の最小単位を　“私”の最小単位を

The smallest measure of space, the smallest measure of time, the smallest measure of “I,”

細切れになった　映画フィルムの一コマのような静謐な場所で

Broken down even further within a tranquility like that of a single scene in a movie.

自覚と無自覚の交差する三叉路で

As awareness and obliviousness meet at the junction of a forked road.

初秋の風が撫ぜる歩道橋で

While an early autumn breeze caresses a footbridge nearby.

そこで待ち合わせしよう

Let’s make our rendezvous there.

明日には大人になる君へ

To you, on the eve of adulthood,

私は自死を否定しない　私は孤独を否定しない

I won’t deny the risk of suicide. I won’t deny isolation.

私は“私”という定義の領分については懐疑的でありたい

I want to treat this peculiar thing we call “I” with due skepticism.

社会における境遇と　その惰弱な精神を拠り所にした

Society took circumstances and broken minds and used them for its foundation.

“私”と呼ぶには未成熟な自意識を

And I will never confuse immature self consciousness,

混同したりはしない

For this thing that we call “I.”

明日には大人になる君へ

To you, on the eve of adulthood,

これから来る人生の屈辱においては

And as for the humiliation of those who come after,

報復を誓うのも無理はないのかもしれない

A vow of retribution may not be pointless after all.

しかしながらその痛みが　君の尊厳に値するか知るべきだ

But it’s up to you to know if your dignity is worth the pain that will surely follow.

金品目的の窃盗犯は　私の書いた詩の一行だって盗めやしない

For the theft of money or things, not a single line of this song of mine shall steal even a one.

私はそれを尊厳と呼ぶ

And that is what I call dignity.