はっぴいえんど (Happy End) was a Japanese folk rock band that existed between 1970… Read Full Bio ↴はっぴいえんど (Happy End) was a Japanese folk rock band that existed between 1970 and 1973.

Happy End’s albums blended Western folk singing with Japanese melodies. Its members were 細野晴臣 (Haruomi Hosono, bass, vocals), 松本隆 (Takashi Matsumoto, drums, from the band Apryl Fool), 大瀧詠一 (Eiichi Ohtaki, guitar, vocals), and 鈴木茂 (Shigeru Suzuki, guitar, vocals). They originally belonged to the URC Records recording label, and later the Bellwood Records label. Hosono later went on to join the Yellow Magic Orchestra.

In 2003, the Happy End song “Kaze Wo Atsumete” appeared on the Lost In Translation movie soundtrack.

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飛べない空
はっぴいえんど Lyrics

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亜米利加から遠く離れた空の下で
何が起こるのか
閉ざされた陸のようなこころに
何が起こるのか
嘘で固めた絵画きのぺてん師が
あのへたな空を
描いたような気がする
一つの憧れが羽をもって

詩が生れても一つの試が生れても

誰が歓ぶか
嘘で固めた母親のぺてん師が

生れた子供を殺すような
そんな気がする

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "飛べない空" (Tobenai Sora) by はっぴいえんど speak of a heart that is closed off like a sealed land, situated beneath a faraway sky that is disconnected from America. The lyrics ask what will happen in such a place. The songwriter notes how the painter has used lies as the medium to create an image of the sky, which is far from the true nature of the sky. The song reflects the hope and despair that arise from a struggle to move forward. This becomes even more apparent as the lyrics draw comparisons between the mother who paints with lies and the children she gives birth to, likening her action to one that is destructive.

The lyrics also mention the birth of poetry as well as the birth of attempts or "trials," with the songwriter indicating that no matter what happens in life, there will always be people who will be happy. The songwriter reflects upon the inner feelings of the heart and how it reacts towards the events of life.

Line by Line Meaning

亜米利加から遠く離れた空の下で
Under the sky far away from America,

何が起こるのか
What will happen?

閉ざされた陸のようなこころに
In a heart like a closed off land,

何が起こるのか
What will happen?

嘘で固めた絵画きのぺてん師が
A fraudulent painter,

あのへたな空を
Drew that terrible sky

描いたような気がする
It feels like it was painted

一つの憧れが羽をもって
One aspiration takes flight,

詩が生れても一つの試が生れても
Though it gives birth to poetry or trials.

誰が歓ぶか
Who will be pleased?

嘘で固めた母親のぺてん師が
A fraudulent artist mother,