A Japanese Poem - Day 79

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Poketto no nakka ni wa nani ga aru?
Imoto, inu, kukki ya saru?

What's inside your pocket?
A younger brother, a dog, a cookie or a monkey?

Iie ni wa kodomo ga inai to,
Shiawase ni wa naranai to?

If there aren't kids in the home,
I/one can't be happy then?

Okane-mochi dattara ii seikatsu,
Bimbou dattara shinakya jisastu?

If you're rich, you get a good lifestyle,
If you're poor, do you have to commit suicide?

Kono sekai wa honto ni wakaranai,
Kodomo no toki mo, ima mou naretenai

I really don't understand this world,
Since I was a kid and still can't get used to it

Jibun no naka ni wa dare ga iru?
Sono hito wa tomodachi toshite ikireru?

Who's inside me?
Can that person live as my friend?

Genzai, sonzai, mondai wa ippai
Jibun wa ikigai dake sagashitai

In the present, this existence, many problems exist
But I'm just searching for my own ikigai

Kokoro no naka ni wa nani ga aru?
Minna wa robotto mitai ikiteru

What's inside your heart?
Everyone seems to live like robots

Okite, okite, okite kudasai!
Minna de ningen no you ni ikitai!

Wake up, wake up, wake up please!
I want to live like a human with everyone!

Neteiru hito wa baaka mitai,
Jibun bakari de seikatsu dekinai!

The sleeping person seems like a fool,
You can't live just on your own