'Into the World of Dreams' - A Moomin Song
Added 2023-06-03 00:26:45 +0000 UTCAs a little bonus to The Complete Amateur's Guide to Moomin, I wanted to do a little cover of the theme song from the 1990s Moomin Anime Tanoshii Muumin Ikka. I had always enjoyed this theme song, but I wasn't satisfied with the English translations I had found there since they completely abandoned the meter and rhyme scheme of the original Japanese.
So I hope you enjoy my attempt to translate this song using the instrumental version of Sumio Shiratori's original composition.
Credits
Original Singer : Emiko Shiratori
Original Lyricist : Emiko Shiratori
Composer : Sumio Shiratori
Arranger : Masatsugu Watanabe
Translated Lyrics
Even when you stubbornly act so tough
It is only pretending
For I know that there are times
When your cries are never ending
At such times, you should know that it’s ok
To cry as hard as you can
For you should know such hopeless things
Will disappear once you just take my hand
Come, come with me, to the world of peaceful dreams
Where your troubles won’t be ignored
And your true self will be seen
I’ll take you to this dream world
Where love bursts at the seams
So long as you keep an open heart
You’ll love our valley!
