(Japanese Translation Practice) Everything Is Just a Moment – すべては一瞬

【すべては一瞬】
EVERYTHING IS JUST A MOMENT

生まれるのも一瞬
Being born is a moment

なくなるのも一瞬
Passing away is just a moment too

出会うのも一瞬
Meeting is a moment

別れるのも一瞬
Parting is a moment too

好きになるのも一瞬
Liking is a moment

嫌いになるのも一瞬
Disliking is just a moment too

幸せになるのも一瞬
Happiness is a moment

不幸になるのも一瞬
Unhappiness is just a moment too

すべては一瞬で変わる
Everything changes in a moment.

気づいた時にはもう遅い
By the time we notice, it is already too late

今この瞬間を大切に
So cherish this moment.

Vocabulary from the passage
– 世の中 (よのなか): in this world
– すべて: everything
– 一瞬 (いっしゅん): a moment, an instant
– 気づく (きづく): to notice
– 遅い (おそい): late
– 瞬間 (しゅんかん): moment, instant
– 生まれる (うまれる): to be born
– 出会う (であう): to meet
– 別れる (わかれる): to part
– 嫌い (きらい): to dislike
– 不幸 (ふこう): unhappiness, misfortune
– 変わる (かわる): to change

Collected & translated by Hinxu (https://www.facebook.com/tiengnhattanoshii)

See also:
(Japanese Translation Practice) My Father the Scaffolder – 鳶職の父
(Vietnamese – Japanese Bilingual) Diary of a Cricket