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The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed

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[1] ぼくは悪い種/ I’m a Bad Seed

I’m a bad seed.
A baaaaaaaaaad seed.
Oh yeah. It’s true.
The other seeds, they look
at me, and they say,
That seed is SO bad!
When they think I’m not listening, they mumble,
There goes a baaaad seed.
But I can hear them. I have good hearing for a seed.
How bad am I?
You really want to know?
Well . . .

[2] ぼくって、どれくらい悪い?/ How Bad Am I?

I never put things back where they belong.
I’m late to everything.
I tell long jokes with
no punch lines.
I never wash my hands.
Or my feet.
I lie about pointless stuff.
I cut in line. Every time.
I stare at everybody.
I glare at everybody.
I finish everybody’s sentences. And I never listen.
And I do lots of other bad things, too.
Know why? Because I’m a bad seed.
A baaaaaaaaaad seed.
I just can’t help it.

[3] 昔から悪かったわけじゃない/ I Wasn’t Always This Bad

Sure, I wasn’t always this bad.
I was born a humble seed, on a simple sunflower,
in an unremarkable field.
I had a big family.
Seeds everywhere.
We found ways of having fun.
We were close.
But then the petals dropped.
And our flower drooped.
It’s kind of a blur.

[4] すべてが変わった日/ Everything Changed

I remember a bag. . . .
Everything went dark . . .
. . . and then . . . then . . .
. . . a giant!
I thought I was a goner. . . .
I thought I was done for. . . .
I screamed and I hollered. . . .
AHHHHHHHH!
“PTOOOOOOOO!”
But I was spit out at the
last possible second.
I flew through the air, and I landed
under the bleachers with
a huge thud.
THUD!
When I woke up, it was dark outside.
A wad of gum had softened my fall.
I felt OK. But something had changed in me.

[5] ぼくは悪い種になった/ I Became a Bad Seed

I’d become a different seed entirely.
I’d become a bad seed.
A baaaaaaaaaad seed.
That’s right.
I stopped smiling.
I kept to myself.
I drifted.
I was friend to nobody
and bad to everybody.
I was lost on purpose.
I lived inside a soda can.
I didn’t care.
And it suited me.

[6] ぼくは大きな決心をした/ I’ve Made a Big Decision

Until recently.
I’ve made a big decision.
I’ve decided I don’t want to be
a bad seed anymore.
I’m ready to be happy.
It’s hard to be good when
you’re so used to being bad.
But I’m trying.
I’m taking it one day at a time.

[7] いい種になろうとしている/ I’m Trying to Be Good

Sure, I still forget to listen.
And I still show up late.
And I still talk during movies. And I do all kinds of other bad stuff.
But I also say thank you.
And I say please. And I smile.
And I hold doors open for people.
Not always. But sometimes.
And even though I still feel bad, sometimes,
I also feel kind of good.
It’s sort of a mix.

[8] もしかしたら、そんなに悪い種じゃないかも/ Maybe I’m Not Such a Bad Seed

All I can do is keep trying.
And keep thinking,
Maybe I’m not such a bad seed after all.
Hey, look, there goes
that bad seed. . . .
Actually, he’s not
all that bad anymore.
I heard that.

英単語・英語表現の解説

[1] ぼくは悪い種 / I’m a Bad Seed

[2] ぼくって、どれくらい悪い? / How Bad Am I?

[3] 昔から悪かったわけじゃない / I Wasn’t Always This Bad

[4] すべてが変わった日 / Everything Changed

[5] ぼくは悪い種になった / I Became a Bad Seed


[6] ぼくは大きな決心をした / I’ve Made a Big Decision


[7] いい種になろうとしている / I’m Trying to Be Good


[8] もしかしたら、そんなに悪い種じゃないかも / Maybe I’m Not Such a Bad Seed

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