マペットショー ♥ Muppet Show

やぁ今宵も始めようか

yā koyoi mo hajimeyō ka

Hey! Shall we start again tonight

下手なダンスに汚れた舞台

heta na dansu ni yogoreta butai

with awful dancing and a soiled stage?

やぁ今宵も泣かないでよ

yā koyoi mo nakanaide yo

Hey! Don't cry tonight either

ご覧の通り汚ねえ世界

goran no tōri kitananē sekai

As you can see, the world is dirty

結んで開いて手を打つ手がない

musunde hiraite te o utsu te ga nai

You can't clap open hands when they're joined

おしくら十万押されて飛び出す生

oshikura jūman osarete tobidasu sei

Note A life that gets pushed in 100,000 push-and-shove games and jumps out

おしくら十万 oshikurajūman, literally "100,000 oshikura", is a play on おしくらまんじゅう oshikuramanjū (おしくら oshikura for short), a game where a group stands back to back inside a small ring and each player tries to push the others out. It is unclear what 100,000 oshikura means.

笑えばまる

waraeba maru

Note Smiling is correct

まる maru has multiple meanings including the symbol ○ used to mean "correct", though it is unclear which is intended

なぁ見てみろここの人類

nā mite miro koko no jinrui

Say, have a look at the human race here

怠惰自堕落無気力が魅力

taida jidaraku mukiryoku ga miryoku

Note Laziness, self-indulgence, apathy are appealing

or ... are its appeal

ねぇ見て見てわたしの姿

nē mite mite watashi no sugata

Say, have a look at how I appear

偽善傲慢虚妄の上で

gizen gōman kyomō no ue de

with my hypocrisy, arrogance, lies

親亀子亀子孫亀

oyakame kogame komagogame

Parent turtle, child turtle, grandchild turtle,

みんなみんな生きて死んで

minna minna ikite shinde

they all, all live and die

バカみてぇだな笑え笑え

baka mitē da na warae warae

like idiots, so laugh, laugh

鶴は千年

tsuru wa sennen

Note Cranes live 1000 years

鶴は千年亀は万年 tsuru wa sennen kame wa mannen, literally "1000 years for cranes, 10,000 years for turtles", is a saying to congratulate a long life.

鬼に金棒餓鬼に苧殼

oni ni kanabō gaki ni ogara

Note The strong get stronger, the weak are useless

鬼に金棒 oni ni kanabō, "a metal rod for an ogre" means making something strong even stronger (dictionary explanation: 《強い鬼にさらに武器を持たせる意から》強いものに、一層の強さが加わること). 餓鬼に苧殻 gaki ni ogara, "a reed for a brat" means a weakling is easily swayed making them unreliable (dictionary explanation: 力のない者が、折れやすい苧殻を振り回すようなもので、頼りにも力にもならないことのたとえ).

フェアにフェアにフェアにフェアに

fea ni fea ni fea ni fea ni

To be fair, to be fair, to be fair, to be fair

幕開けスタートさ

makuake sutāto sa

The curtain's rising, we're starting!

さぁ踊ろタリルラリラッタ回れ右

sā odoro tarirurariratta maware migi

So then, dance tarirurariratta, turn to the right

まるで仲良しそれじゃ中身なし

marude nakayoshi sore ja nakami nashi

We're on excellent terms, which means an empty

役に立たない人形さ

yaku ni tatanai ningyō sa

useless doll

歌おうゲスナスゲペスタ38度のベヘロフカ

utaō gesunasugepesuta sanjūhachido no beherofuka

Note Let's sing gesunasugepesuta, a 38° Becherovka

ベヘロフカ "Becherovka" is a Czech liqueur made from a secret recipe using herbs and spices.

恋の始まりなんて妄想吐き出すショータイム

koi no hajimari nante mōsō hakidasu shōtaimu

The start of romance might as well be showtime where you spout delusions

もお　逃げ出さないよね　嫌

mō nigedasanai yo ne iya

No more running away Yikes

やぁ今夜も驚かせよう

yā kon'ya mo odorokaseyō

Hey, I'll surprise you again tonight

雑なセットに暗めのライト

zatsu na setto ni kurame no raito

A crude setting and dim lighting

やぁ今夜も寝れやしない

yā kon'ya mo nereyashinai

Hey, no way you'll sleep tonight either

そんな話を何度しよう

sonna hanashi o nando shiyō

How many times do I have to say it?

3,4,5でとび6,7私は

san yon go de tobi roku shichi watashi wa

Note 3, 4, 5 then nought, 6, 7 As for me

とび tobi can mean a zero place value in a multi-digit number but its meaning here is unclear.

9,10と柄物1,2のババ入れ

kyū jū to garamono ichi ni no babaire

Note 9, 10, and a pattern with 1, 2 jokers

柄物 garamono means cloth or clothing decorated with a pattern. While ババ抜き babanuki, literally "old woman removal", is the game of Old Maid, ババ入れ babaire would mean "old woman inclusion", where baba "old woman" refers to a joker playing card.

親亀子亀子孫亀

oyakame kogame komagogame

Parent turtle, child turtle, grandchild turtle

みんなみんな生きて死んで

minna minna ikite shinde

they all, all live and die

バカみてぇだな笑え笑え

baka mitē da na warae warae

like idiots, so laugh, laugh

浦島語録

urashima goroku

A saying from Urashima

鬼に金棒餓鬼に苧殼

oni ni kanabō gaki ni ogara

The strong get stronger, the weak are useless

フェアにフェアにフェアにフェアに

fea ni fea ni fea ni fea ni

To be fair, to be fair, to be fair, to be fair

開幕ブザーです

kaimaku buzā desu

It's the opening buzzer

さぁもがけタリルラリラッタ回せネジ

sā mogake tarirurariratta mawase neji

So then, squirm tarirurariratta, turn the screw

またね昨日の弱気な気分

mata ne kinō no yowaki na kibun

See you later, yesterday's timid mood,

役に立ちたい人形さ

yaku ni tachitai ningyō sa

a doll that wants to be useful

叫ぼうゲスナスゲペスタ48度のラフロイグ

sakebō gesunasugepesuta yonjūhachido no rafuroigu

Note Let's shout gesunasugepesuta, 48° Laphroaig

ラフロイグ "Laphroaig" is a whiskey distillery in Scotland.

恋の終わりを告げる略奪残酷ミュージック

koi no owari o tsugeru ryakudatsu zankoku myūjikku

Robbery and merciless music spell the end of romance

もお　逃げても無駄だよ　嫌

mō nigete mo muda da yo iya

Fleeing is now futile, yuck

♫

ひっそりひっそり暮らしてたなのに

hissori hissori kurashite'ta na no ni

I was living inconspicuously

今ではこの地の娯楽暴落戻れはしないの

ima de wa kono chi no goraku bōraku modore wa shinai no

but now this land's amusement slump can't come back