Kanji

笑ってよ 君のために
笑ってよ 僕のために
僕達は小さな舟に
哀しみという荷物を積んで
時の流れを下ってゆく
舟人たちのようだね
君のその小さな手には
持ちきれない程の哀しみを
せめて笑顔が救うのなら
僕は道化師になれるよ
笑ってよ 君のために
笑ってよ 僕のために
きっと誰もが 同じ河の
ほとりを歩いている
僕らは別々の山を
それぞれの高さ目指して
息もつかずに登ってゆく
山びと達のようだね
君のその小さな腕に
支えきれない程の哀しみを
せめて笑顔が救うのなら
僕は道化師になろう
笑ってよ 君のために
笑ってよ 僕のために
いつか真実に 笑いながら
話せる日がくるから

笑ってよ 君のために
笑ってよ 僕のために
笑ってよ 君のために
笑ってよ 僕のために

Romaji

waratte yo kimi no tame ni
waratte yo boku no tame ni
bokutachi wa chiisana fune ni
kanashimi toyuu nimotsu o tsun de
toki no nagare wo kudat te yuku
funabito tachi no yoo da ne
kimi no sono chiisana te ni wa
mochi kire nai hodo no kanashimi wo
semete egao ga sukuu no nara
boku wa dookeshi ni nareru yo
waratte yo kimi no tame ni
waratte yo boku no tame ni
kitto dare mo ga onaji kawa no
hotori wo arui te iru
bokura wa betsubetsu no yama wo
sorezore no taka sa mezashi te
iki mo tsuka zu ni nobot te yuku
yamabito tachi no yoo da ne
kimi no sono chiisana ude ni
sasae kire nai hodo no kanashimi wo
semete egao ga sukuu no nara
boku wa dookeshi ni naro u
waratte yo kimi no tame ni
waratte yo boku no tame ni
itsuka shinjitsu ni warai nagara
hanaseru hi ga kuru kara

waratte yo kimi no tame ni
waratte yo boku no tame ni
waratte yo kimi no tame ni
waratte yo boku no tame ni

Translation

Laugh at me to make you happy
Laugh at me to make me happy
We go down the river
In a boat loaded with sadness
We go down the river
Going down the stream of time.
You have plenty of sadness
So much sadness you couldn't hold with your hands
If laughing at me makes you feel better
I will be your clown.
Laugh at me to make you happy
Laugh at me to make me happy
And you'll see that your friends are walking along with you
Along the stream of time.
We are mountain climbers
Who head for our own peak
With heavy burden,
without even taking a breath
You have plenty of sadness
So much sadness you couldn't hold with your little arms.
If laughing at me makes you feel better
I will be your clown.
Laugh at me to make you happy
Laugh at me to make me happy.
And the time will come soon
When we all chat and laugh together

Laugh at me to make you happy
Laugh at me to make me happy.
Laugh at me to make you happy
Laugh at me to make me happy.