To the World of Dreams (夢の世界へ) Moomin Theme Song – Lyrics in Japanese and English

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いつも強(つよ)がりばかり言(い)っている君(きみ)でも

たまには涙(なみだ)をこぼす事(こと)もあるはず

そんな時(とき)には思(おも)いきり泣(な)くのもいい

悲(かな)しい事(こと)など　ほら　すぐに消(き)えるから

さあ　おいで僕(ぼく)のところへ

小(ちい)さなその手(て)をのばして　ごらん

夢(ゆめ)の世界(せかい)へ連(つ)れてゆくよ

素直(すなお)な心(こころ)だけが あればいい

Even you, who always puts on a brave face

VOCABULARY

• いつも always
• 強(つよ)がりばかり always putting on a brave face [強(つよ)がり (putting on a brave face; bluffing; trying to appear strong) + ばかり (only; just; always)]
• 言(い)っている saying [言(い)う (to say) in ている form indicating ongoing action]
• 君(きみ)でも even you [君(きみ) (you; informal) + でも (even)]

Sometimes, you surely also shed tears

VOCABULARY

• たまには sometimes
• 涙(なみだ)を tears [涙(なみだ) (tears) + を (direct object marker)]
• こぼす shed [こぼす (to shed; to spill)]
• 事(こと)も also [事(こと) (thing; fact) + も (also)]
• ある is; has
• はず must [must; supposed to be; expectation]

At such times, it's okay to cry your heart out

VOCABULARY

• そんな時(とき)には at such times [そんな (such; like that) + 時(とき) (time) + に (at; in) + は (topic marker)]
• 思(おも)いきり with all your heart [思(おも)いきり (with all one's strength; to one's heart's content)]
• 泣(な)く cry [泣(な)く (to cry)]
• のも also [の (nominalizing particle) + も (also)]
• いい good; (it’s) okay

Sad things, you see, will soon disappear

VOCABULARY

• 悲(かな)しい事(こと)など sad things [悲(かな)しい (sad) + 事(こと) (thing; matter) + など (such as; etc.)]
• ほら you see; look; hey
• すぐに soon; immediately
• 消(き)える disappear
• から because of that

Well then, come on, come to me

VOCABULARY

• さあ come on
• おいで come on; come along)]
• 僕(ぼく)の my [僕(ぼく) (I; me; used by males) + の (possessive particle)]
• ところへ to the place [ところ (place) + へ (directional particle)]

Stretch out your little hand

VOCABULARY

• 小(ちい)さな small
• その手(て)を your hand [その (that; your) + 手(て) (hand) + を (direct object marker)]
• のばして stretch out [のばす (to stretch) in て-form]
• ごらん try; see; give (stretching out your hand) a try

I'll take you to the world of dreams

VOCABULARY

• 夢(ゆめ)の of dreams [夢(ゆめ) (dream) + の (possessive particle)]
• 世界(せかい)へ to the world [世界(せかい) (world) + へ (directional particle)]
• 連(つ)れてゆく take [連(つ)れて (to take someone along) + ゆく (to go)]
• よ (assertive sentence-ending particle)

All you need is an honest heart

VOCABULARY

• 素直(すなお)な honest [素直(すなお) (honest; gentle; obedient) + な (adjectival suffix)]
• 心(こころ)だけが only a heart [心(こころ) (heart; mind) + だけ (only) + が (subject marker)]
• あれば if you have [ある (to have) in ば-form indicating condition]
• いい good; okay