ナンセンス文学 (Nonsense Bungaku)


Song title
"ナンセンス文学" Romaji: Nansensu Bungaku English: Literary Nonsense^[1] Official English: Nonsense Bungaku
Original Upload Date
May 19, 2017
Singer
Hatsune Miku
Producer(s)
Eve (music, lyrics) Numa (arrangement) Mah (video) Tanahashi Nobuhito (mix)
Views
3,500,000+ (NN), 11,000+ (YT)
Links
Niconico Broadcast / YouTube Broadcast (auto-generated by YT)
Description

Alternate Versions

Eve's self-cover

Upload date: May 20, 2017

Featuring: Eve

YT

Project SEKAI arrangement [SEKAI]

Upload date: February 24, 2022

Featuring: Wonderlands X Showtime (Kagamine Len, Tenma Tsukasa, and Kamishiro Rui)

YT

Lyrics

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The following translation was made by bluepenguin, and may only be used in accordance with the restrictions stated on their website.

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Japanese	Romaji	English
感情的にはなれない	kanjouteki ni wa narenai	Unable to become sentimental,
今更臆病になって	imasara okubyou ni natte	become cowardly again
研ぎ澄んだ言の刃	togisunda koto no yaiba	Tenderly cradling a
大事そう　抱え笑って	daiji sou kakae waratte	sharpened blade of words, laugh
ドクドクドク　ハイテンション	dokudokudoku haitenshon	Gushing, gushing excitement
吸って吸って　吐き出せない	sutte sutte hakidasenai	Suck it in, suck it in, but you can’t spit it out
へそまがりなアンタに嫌気がさしていく	hesomagari na anta ni iyake ga sashite iku	I’m sick of you and your contrariness

真昼のランデブー	mahiru no randebuu	A mid afternoon rendezvous
ビビディバビデブー	bibidibabidebuu	Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo
孤独の愛を　注いであげましょう	kodoku no ai o sosoide agemashou	I’ll shower you in lonely love
心が病んでく　僕らは今日	kokoro ga yandeku bokura wa kyou	We, with our sickening hearts,
生まれ変わりましょう	umarekawarimashou	Will be reborn today

僕ら	bokura	We
馬鹿になって　宙を舞って	baka ni natte chuu o matte	Become idiots, dance in midair
今だけは忘れてﾗｯﾀｯﾀ(ﾗｯﾀｯﾀ)	ima dake wa wasurete rattatta (rattatta)	And forget about the present, rat-tat-tat (rat-tat-tat)
踊りあかそう　この夜を沸かそう	odoriakasou kono yoru o wakasou	Let’s dance ’til it’s light, let’s heat up the night
涙はほいっ　して　眠らないように	namida wa hoi' shite nemuranai you ni	So we can give tears the heave-ho and not sleep
嘘になって　しまわぬように	uso ni natte shimawanu you ni	So that it doesn’t end up becoming a lie
僕じゃない僕にもﾗｯﾀｯﾀ(ﾗｯﾀｯﾀ)	boku ja nai boku ni mo rattatta (rattatta)	To the me that isn’t me, rat-tat-tat (rat-tat-tat)
最低で憂鬱な日々でさえ	saitei de yuu'utsu na hibi de sae	Even on the days when I feel the most melancholy
君となら僕は明かしてみたい	kimi to nara boku wa akashite mitai	I want to try revealing my secrets, as long as it’s you I’m revealing them to

ほらほらそこのお嬢さん	hora hora soko no ojou-san	Hey, hey, you over there, young lady,
今更臆病になって	imasara okubyou ni natte	become cowardly again
ぬりつぶされてしまった	nuritsubusarete shimatta	Turn into deep black ash
黒く深く灰になって	kuroku fukaku hai ni natte	that’s been blotted out
ドキドキドキ　背徳感	dokidokidoki haitokukan	A heart-pounding, heart-pounding feeling of corruption
待ってだって　なんて冗談	matte datte nante joudan	Wait- but- you must be kidding
嘘ばかりなアンタにXXX	uso bakari na anta ni	I’ll XXX you and all your lies

「ホントの僕はいないんだって	"honto no boku wa inain datte	“The real me doesn’t exist,
自分”らしく”なんて無いんだって	jibun ”rashiku” nante nain datte	There’s nothing that’s ‘like me’ or ‘not like me’
あなたと　アナタが　僕のことをこうだって	anata to anata ga boku no koto o kou datte	Since you and YOU are begging me like this
それぞれ思うことがあるでしょう	sorezore omou koto ga aru deshou	You must each have your own thoughts
どれも違う　正解なんてないよ」	dore mo chigau seikai nante nai yo"	They’re all wrong; there’s no right answer”
なんて　馬鹿にされてしまうだろな	nante baka ni sarete shimau daro na	I’ve been made a fool of, huh?

愛を知って　傷つけあって	ai o shitte kizutsukeatte	Knowing love, hurting one another
それでも僕らはﾗｯﾀｯﾀ(ﾗｯﾀｯﾀ)	soredemo bokura wa rattatta (rattatta)	Even so, we rat-tat-tat (rat-tat-tat)
想い明かそう　この夜を明かそう	omoi akasou kono yoru o akasou	Let’s share our feelings, let’s light up this night
涙はほいっ　して　眠らないように	namida wa hoi' shite nemuranai you ni	So we can give tears the heave-ho and not sleep
今日も僕は歌を唄って	kyou mo boku wa uta o utatte	Today I’m singing my song again
僕じゃない僕にもﾗｯﾀｯﾀ(ﾗｯﾀｯﾀ)	boku ja nai boku ni mo rattatta (rattatta)	To the me that isn’t me, rat-tat-tat (rat-tat-tat)
最終兵器を忍ばせて	saishuu heiki o shinobasete	Hiding the ultimate weapon,
余裕ぶった君が嗤っていた	yoyuu butta kimi ga waratte ita	You sneered, pretending it's all easy for you

感情的にはならない　今更恐怖はないな	kanjouteki ni wa naranai imasara kyoufu wa nai na	I won’t be sentimental; I’m not afraid anymore
研ぎ澄んだ言の刃　何1つ無駄はないな	togisunda koto no yaiba nani hitotsu muda wa nai na	With a sharpened blade of words, nothing is useless
ドクドクドク　ハイテンション	dokudokudoku haitenshon	Gushing, gushing excitement
吸って吸って　吐き出して	sutte sutte hakidashite	Suck it in, suck it in, spit it out
へそまがりなアンタにはもう飽き飽きだ	hesomagari na anta ni wa mou aki aki da	I’m so fed up already with you and your contrariness

真昼のランデブー	mahiru no randebuu	A mid afternoon rendezvous,
ビビディバビデブー	bibidibabidebuu	bibbidi-bobbidi-boo
孤独の愛を　注いであげましょう	kodoku no ai o sosoide agemashou	I’ll shower you with lonely love
魔法も　解けて　枯れる前に	mahou mo tokete kareru mae ni	Before the spell is broken and we wither away
生まれ変わりましょう	umarekawarimashou	Let’s be reborn

僕ら	bokura	We
馬鹿になって　宙を舞って	baka ni natte chuu o matte	Become idiots, dance in midair
今だけは忘れてﾗｯﾀｯﾀ(ﾗｯﾀｯﾀ)	ima dake wa wasurete rattatta (rattatta)	And forget about the present, rat-tat-tat (rat-tat-tat)
踊りあかそう　この夜を沸かそう	odoriakasou kono yoru o wakasou	Let’s dance ’til it’s light, let’s heat up the night
涙はほいっ　して　眠らないように	namida wa hoi' shite nemuranai you ni	So we can give tears the heave-ho and not sleep
嘘になって　しまわぬように	uso ni natte shimawanu you ni	So that it doesn’t end up becoming a lie
僕じゃない僕にもﾗｯﾀｯﾀ(ﾗｯﾀｯﾀ)	boku ja nai boku ni mo rattatta (rattatta)	To the me that isn’t me, rat-tat-tat (rat-tat-tat)
絶対的ナンセンスな事でさえ	zettaiteki nansensu na kotode sae	Even with things that are absolute nonsense,
君になら僕は任せてみたい	kimi ni nara boku wa makasete mitai	I want to try leaving them up to someone else, as long as that someone is you

English translation by bluepenguin

Translation Notes

↑ “Nonsense bungaku” is the Japanese term for what in English is called “literary nonsense,” a category of literature that employs elements that are meaningless, incoherent, or lacking internal consistency. The use of meaningless made-up words is a common feature of literary nonsense, especially in poetry and music. This song’s use of “rat-tat-tat” is probably intended in that way; “bibbidi-bobbidi-boo” may be as well, to a lesser extent, as (especially on the second repetition) some meaning can be made out of it by understanding it as a reference to Disney’s Cinderella.