行き場をなくしたこどもたち (Ikiba o Nakushita Kodomotachi)

==Lyrics==
Japanese 	Romaji 	English
モニターの前に不安なたましいが座っている 	monitaa no mae ni fuan na tamashii ga suwatte iru 	There’s an anxious soul sitting in front of the monitor.
欲張っちゃいないよ、自分が誰かさえわからぬまま 	yokubaccha inai yo, jibun ga dareka sae wakaranu mama 	I’m not being greedy; without even knowing who I am,
ただ何回も、まだ何回も夢が見たいだけ 	tada nankai mo, mada nankai mo yume ga mitai dake 	I just want to have a dream again and yet again.
モニターの前に不安なたましいが座っている 	monitaa no mae ni fuan na tamashii ga suwatte iru 	There’s an anxious soul sitting in front of the monitor.
 	 	
ああ、 	aa, 	Aah,
行き場をなくしたこどもたち 	ikiba o nakushita kodomotachi 	Children who have nowhere to go;
五千回もここで孤独死して 	gosenkai mo koko de kodokushi shite 	After dying alone here as many as five thousand times,
もう、信じることさえも怖くなっては 	mou, shinjiru koto sae mo kowaku natte wa 	We even got scared of believing something,
だめだ、だめだｗってわらうんだ 	dame da, dame da tte warau nda 	So we just laugh like, “it’s over, it’s all over! lol”
 	 	
そりゃ！ 	sorya! 	Wowie!
行き場をなくしたこどもたち 	ikiba o nakushita kodomotachi 	Children who have nowhere to go;
希望の粒子が喉にからみ、むせてしまった。 	kibou no ryuushi ga nodo ni karami, musete shimatta. 	Particles of hope caught in their throats and choked them.
今日も心を呪っては 	kyou mo kokoro o norotte wa 	Today too, they cursed their hearts
だめだ、だめだｗってつぶやいた 	dame da, dame da tte tsubuyaita 	And muttered “it’s over, it’s all over! lol”
 	 	
あらかじめ規定通りの工程をなぞるよーに 	arakajime kitei doori no koutei o nazoru yoo ni 	In this room where tender time tenderly scrapes off our souls
やさしい時間がやさしくたましいを削る部屋で 	yasashii jikan ga yasashiku tamashii o kezuru heya de 	As if following a process that was determined beforehand,
あと何回も　あと何回もって駄々をこねたら 	ato nankai mo ato nankai mo tte dada o konetara 	If we whine like “let us do this more, even more,”
つめたい頑なな運命の手も震えてくれるのかねぇ。 	tsumetai katakuna na unmei no te mo furuete kureru no kanee.	Will there be a chance that the cold, obstinate hand of fate trembles, I wonder?
 	 	
ああ、 	aa, 	Aah,
飢えて渇いたこどもたちの 	uete kawaita kodomotachi no 	All the starved, thirsty children’s
お腹に開いた 	onaka ni hiraita 	Bellies have
大きな孔 	ookina ana 	A huge hole;
何を食べてもすぐこぼしてしまうので 	nani o tabete mo sugu koboshite shimau node 	Because of it, they immediately spill whatever they eat,
いつまでたっても飢えている 	itsu made tatte mo uete iru 	So their appetite will never be sated.
 	 	
ほら、 	hora, 	See,
お腹の空いた永い夜を 	onaka no suita nagai yoru o 	Beyond the monitor of the child
ごまかそうと試みるこどもの 	gomakasou to kokoromiru kodomo no 	Who’s trying to get over the starving, long night,Just a silly pun; on the music video, ごま of ごまかそう (gomakasou; try to get over) is replaced with ごま (goma; sesame) just for an instant.
モニターのその向こうで同じような子が、 	monitaa no sono mukou de onaji you na ko ga, 	A child who’s in the similar situation
手をもういっぱい振ってる！ 	te o mou ippai futteru! 	Is waving their hand with all their strength!
 	 	
では 	dewa 	Then,
そっとぼくの手 	sotto boku no te 	Gently, my hand.
それからきみの手 	sore kara kimi no te 	After that, your hand!
つたない動きで 	tsutanai ugoki de 	In a clumsy manner,
手をつなぐ 	te o tsunagu 	We hold hands.
こんなぼくらじゃ 	konna bokura ja 	If somebody like us
何も変えられない 	nani mo kaerarenai 	Can’t change anything,
ならば踊りましょう。 	naraba odorimashou. 	Then let us just dance!
 	 	
どうして 	doushite 	Why is it
こんなに便利でやさしい形を 	konnani benri de yasashii katachi o 	That our hands in such a
しているお手手は 	shite iru otete wa 	Convenient, tender shape
たいせつな 	taisetsu na 	End up dropping
落としちゃいけない色々を落としてしまうのだろうね。 	otoshicha ikenai iroiro o otoshite shimau no darou ne. 	All those precious things that shouldn’t be dropped?
 	 	
あぁあぁ… 	aaaa... 	Aahaah…
 	 	
ああ、 	aa, 	Aah,
生き場をなくしたこどもたち 	ikiba o nakushita kodomotachi 	Children who have nowhere to live;This is a wordplay on 行き場 (ikiba; place to go) and 生きる (ikiru; live).
五千回も午後に啄まれて 	gosenkai mo gogo ni tsuibamarete 	Pecked by the afternoons as many as five thousand times,
赤く濡れたこころを幾度さすっては 	akaku nureta kokoro o ikudo sasutte wa 	They stroke their hearts wet in red over and over,
悲しくなってもわらうんだ 	kanashiku natte mo warau nda 	And even if they become sad, they try laughing.
 	 	
ほら、 	hora, 	See,
飢えて渇いたこどもたちは 	uete kawaita kodomotachi wa 	Each of the starved, thirsty children
触るほーが壊死してしまうほど 	sawaru hoo ga eshi shite shimau hodo 	Brings such a cold heart that
冷たいこころを互いに持ち寄っては 	tsumetai kokoro o tagai ni mochiyotte wa 	People who touch it would undergo necrosis,
怯えて凍えてわらうんだ！ 	obiete kogoete warau nda!7 	And they get frightened and frozen, bursting into laughter!
 	 	
そら！ 	sora! 	Wow!
世界でいちばんごみための夜に 	sekai de ichiban gomitame no yoru ni 	On this world’s most garbage-dump night,
ぼくらはいちばんまたたいたねえ。 	bokura wa ichiban matataita nee. 	We’re the ones who twinkled the brightest, yes?
ステップを踏んでは 	suteppu o funde wa 	While we’re performing dance steps,
からだの繊維がほどけていく。 	karada no seni ga modokete iku. 	The fibers of our bodies are coming loose.
 	 	
どうして、 	doushite, 	Why is it
こんなに腐ってみじめな形をしているこころは 	konnani kusatte mijime na katachi o shite iru kokoro wa 	That our rotten hearts in such a miserable shape
またしても、 	matashitemo, 	End up inclined to
なんて綺麗な夢ばかり見たくなってしまうのだろうね。 	nante kirei na yume bakari mitaku natte shimau no darou ne. 	Have nothing but an oh-so-beautiful dream once again?
 	 	
そうしていつまでも踊り続ける 	sou shite itsumademo odori tsuzukeru 	Like that, we’ll keep dancing forever;
ぼくたちは夜のこどもだよ 	bokutachi wa yoru no kodomo dayo 	We really are the children of night!
ねぇ、くるしいことたくさん教えて 	nee, kurushii koto takusan oshiete 	Hey, tell me all the painful things you suffer from
ほどいてわらおうよ 	hodoite waraou yo 	So we can untie them and laugh!
 	 	
あぁ 	aa 	Aah!
左手と右足がもうぐちゃぐちゃに 	hidarite to migiashi ga mou guchagucha ni 	Our left hands and right feet are now trembling
震えてしまってこころまで 	furuete shimatte kokoro made 	So really terribly, and even our hearts
こんなに寒くなっちゃっても 	konnani samuku nacchatte mo 	Have gotten cold to this extent,
ぼくたちだから、わらおうね。 	bokurachi dakara, waraou ne. 	But since it’s us, let’s just laugh!
 	 	
モニターの前に不安なたましいが座っている。 	monitaa no mae ni fuan na tamashii ga suwatte iru. 	There’s an anxious soul sitting in front of the monitor.
==Translation Notes==
==Discography==
This song was featured on the following album:
*眠りもあさいままで。 (Nemuri mo Asai Mama de.) (album)
==External Links==
*pixivFANBOX - Instrumental
===Unofficial===
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*Hatsune Miku Wiki
*Tackmyn’s House - Translation source
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