Translation of the song 透明飛行船 artist Bump of Chicken
透明飛行船
Transparent Airship
鉄棒が得意だったけど よく慣れた技を舐めてかかり
I was well acquainted and skilled at the horizontal bar, so I underestimated it's difficulty
後ろ向きに頭から落ちた 飛行船が見えた昼休み
On that lunch break where I could see an airship, I fell backwards head first
優しい保健の先生 泣かなかった事褒めてくれて
The nice nurse praised me for not crying
仲良し度微妙な友達が 歩けるのにおぶりたがっていた
Friends I wasn't so close with, wanted to carry me on their backs, despite me being able to walk
掃除中教室に戻って ヒーロー扱いされた後
I came back to the class during the cleaning, and after being treated like a hero
午後の体育で気が付いた 得意が苦手になっちゃった
I realized that I had become bad at what I used to be skilled at, during the afternoon PE lesson
それからどうした おや 忘れちゃったの 君は
What happened after that? Oh, did you forget?
精一杯 精一杯 笑ったでしょう
You smiled as best as you could
皆の前 あの子の前 取り繕って
In front of everyone, and of that girl, to save appearances
誰も気にしない様な事
The things nobody minds
それでも自分には大ゴト
Are still serious matters to me
多分平気なふりは人生で わりと重要なスキルだと思う
I think that pretending to be alright is a relatively important skill in life
多岐に渉り効果示すので 使用頻度もそれなり
It can be used successfully in many fields, so it's quite frequently used
人の多くはその熟練者で 大概の焦燥は隠せるが
Most people are experts at it, and can hide most of their irritation
人の多くがその熟練者だ 大概はばれていたりもするが
Most people are experts at it, but in general, it's obvious
大きく小さなプライドが 眠れない夜を幾つも生み
My big yet small pride gave birth to many nights where I couldn't sleep
よくある類いの苦しみに 命掴まれて
My life was seized by a kind of anguish that is quite frequent
大丈夫じゃなくて 当然の社会
A society where it's normal to not be all right
貧乏クジ引いたわけじゃないんだよ
It's not like i drew an unlucky number
優しさの真似事のエゴでも
Even if it's a sham kindness born out of your ego
出会えたら 無くさないように
Take care not to lose it once you've found it
どうにかやってこられたけど 避け様のない石に躓いて
I managed to come here somehow, but I tripped on a stone I couldn't avoid
いつもみたいに起き上がれない そんな日が遂に来た
The day where i cant rise up like usually has finally come
ずっと平気なふりに頼って 嘘か本音か解らなくて
I always relied on pretending to be alright, and didn't know anymore whether I was lying or not
もっと上手に生きていましたか 飛行船が見えた頃の事
Did you live more skillfully, back when you saw that airship?
あの時どうした ほら 思い出してよ 君は
What happened that time? Hey, remember
ひとり こっそり 泣いたでしょう
You cried in secret all alone
帰り道 夕焼け 宮田公園で
Along the road back home, at sunset in the Miyata park
なんか怖かったお社が
The shrine that was kind of scary
その日は心強かった
Felt reassuring that day
もう精一杯 精一杯 笑ったでしょう
You already smiled as best as you could
皆も あの子も 笑っているでしょう
Everyone and that girl too, are smiling
たまに本気で 泣いているでしょう
Sometimes, they surely cry seriously too
大丈夫 もう一回 笑えるでしょう
It's all right, you will be able to smile once more
誰も気にしない様な事
The kind of things nobody cares about
分かち合えやしない他人事
Other people's business that cant be shared
優しさの真似事は優しさ
A sham kindness is kindness
出会えたら 迷わないように
If you meet it take, care not to get lost
出会っている 無くさないように
You've met it, take care no to lose it