Текст и перевод песни Masaki Ueda - ゆたかなくらし

ゆたかなくらし

I wanna be a rich man. I wanna be a rich man

気がつけばみんな走ってた 走らされてたかも知れない
手に入れたものだけを確かめながら教えてた
それとひきかえに失ったものがあることさえも忘れてた
誰もがゆたかなくらしを欲しがってたから

気がつけばみんな踊ってた 踊らされてたかも知れない
だけどもどれない 後にひけない
目にみえるものだけを信じてた
ところでゴールまであとどのくらい ずいぶん先のような気がする
誰もがゆたかな気持ちを失くしてたから

気がつけば遠くまでたどりついたのに何もない
昔、この国は自由のために戦ったわけじゃなくて
むなしさが通りすぎてゆく まちがってたとは言わせない
誰もが本当のことだけを知りたがってたのに

I wanna be a rich man. Yeah I wanna be a rich man
A rich man. rich man am I?

Prosperous Life

I wanna be a rich man. I wanna be a rich man

I noticed everyone was running, perhaps we were being made to run
I was taught to look only at what I had gained
I had forgotten that I had lost something in return
Because everyone wanted a prosperous life

I noticed everyone was dancing, perhaps we were being made to dance
But I couldn't go back, I couldn't give up
I only believed in what I could see
By the way, how much farther to the finish line? It feels like forever
Because everyone had lost their sense of prosperity

I noticed I had come so far, but I had nothing
My country didn't fight for freedom in the past
Emptiness passes me by, I won't say I made a mistake
Everyone just wanted to know the truth

I wanna be a rich man. Yeah I wanna be a rich man
A rich man. Am I a rich man?