人は泣きつつ生まれ、泣き言を言いつつ暮らし、失望落胆して死ぬ。

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English Translation

We are born crying, spend our lives complaining, and die disappointed.

Furigana

人(ひと)は泣(な)きつつ生(う)まれ、泣(な)き言(ごと)を言(い)いつつ暮(く)らし、失望(しつぼう)落胆(らくたん)して死(し)ぬ。

Romanji

Hito wa naki tsutsu umare, nakigoto o ii tsutsu kurashi, shitsubō rakutanshite shinu.

Words

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

泣く (なく)

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

つつ (つつ)

while; even though; despite

生まれる (うまれる)

to be born

泣き言 (なきごと)

complaint

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

暮らす (くらす)

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

失望 (しつぼう)

disappointment; despair

落胆 (らくたん)

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

死ぬ (しぬ)

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop