紅蓮華 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: LiSA

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into LiSA's powerhouse track, "Gurenge" (紅蓮華), the electrifying opening to *Demon Slayer*. Learning this song offers insight into Japanese concepts of perseverance ('Tsuyoku nareru riyuu' - reason to become strong) wrapped in a high-energy, rock-infused J-pop style, making it a fantastic entry point for appreciating modern anime music and powerful female vocals.

[English]

I found the reason I can become stronger

Take me along and keep going

Drunk on a muddy revolving lantern

My stiffened heart

My trembling hands want to grab something

That's all

In the scent of the night (I'll spend all thirty nights)

Even if I glare at the sky (Staring into the sky)

The only one who can change is myself

That's all

I found the reason I can become stronger

Take me along and keep going

No matter what!

Dreams I can't erase, and a present I can't stop

If I can become stronger for someone's sake

I'll stand up again no matter how many times

Beaten down by the world, I learned the meaning of losing

Crimson lotus flower, bloom proudly!

Illuminate destiny

[Japanese]

強くなれる理由を知った

僕を連れて進め

泥だらけの走馬灯に酔う

こわばる心

震える手は掴みたいものがある

それだけさ

夜の匂いに (I'll spend all thirty nights)

空睨んでも (Staring into the sky)

変わっていけるのは自分自身だけ

それだけさ

強くなれる理由を知った

僕を連れて進め

どうしたって！

消せない夢も 止まれない今も

誰かのために強くなれるなら

何度でも立ち上がれ

世界に打ちのめされて 負ける意味を知った

紅蓮の華よ咲き誇れ！

運命を照らして

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
strong /strɔŋ/ A2	adjective - having great physical power or strength
reason /ˈriː.zən/ B1	noun - a cause or explanation verb - to think logically or arrive at a conclusion
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to carry or remove something from a place verb - to lead or guide someone
grasp /græsp/ B2	verb - to take hold of something tightly verb - to understand something fully
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period when it is dark outside
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to become different or make something different noun - the act of becoming different
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts or images during sleep noun - a cherished hope or ambition
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to come to an end or cause something to end noun - a place where a bus or train halts
become /bɪˈkʌm/ A1	verb - to start to be something
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth and all the people and things on it
lose /luːz/ A1	verb - to be unable to find something verb - to fail to win a competition
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A1	noun - the part of a plant that is often brightly colored
bloom /bluːm/ B1	verb - to produce flowers noun - the flower on a plant
fate /feɪt/ C1	noun - the course of someone's life, or the universe, as controlled by a greater power
heart /hɑːt/ A2	noun - the organ in the body that pumps blood noun - the center or essence of something
mud /mʌd/ A2	noun - wet earth that is soft and sticky
forward /ˈfɔːrd/ A2	adjective - towards the front or future adverb - towards the front direction

Key Grammar Structures

• 強くなれる理由を知った

  ➔ Potential Form

  ➔ The verb "nareru" (できる in stem form) is in the potential form, indicating ability or possibility: "I learned the reason I "can" become strong."

• 泥だらけの走馬灯に酔う

  ➔ Attributive Clause (Relative Clause)

  ➔ "Dorodarake no" is an attributive clause modifying "zoumatou": "I get drunk on the mud"-covered revolving lantern."

• 震える手は掴みたいものがある

  ➔ Contrast Particle は

  ➔ "Te wa" uses は to contrast or emphasize the trembling "hands": "My trembling hands want to grasp something."

• 変わっていけるのは自分自身だけ

  ➔ Nominalizer の

  ➔ "Ikeku no wa" nominalizes the verb phrase, making it the subject: "The only thing that can change is "on my own"."

• 消せない夢も 止まれない今も

  ➔ Inclusive Particle も

  ➔ "Yume mo ima mo" uses も to mean "also" or include both: "Even the unstoppable "dream", and the unstoppable "now", too."

• 誰かのために強くなれるなら

  ➔ Conditional Particle なら

  ➔ "Nareru nara" expresses a condition: "If I "can" become strong for someone's sake..."

• 何度でも立ち上がれ

  ➔ Volitional Form + Imperative

  ➔ "Tachiagare" is volitional imperative: "Stand up as "many times" as it takes!"

• 世界に打ちのめされて 負ける意味を知った

  ➔ Passive Causative Form

  ➔ "Uchinomesarete" is passive-causative: "Being "beaten down" by the world, I learned the meaning of defeat."

• 僕を連れて進め

  ➔ Imperative Form

  ➔ "Susume" is imperative: "Take me along and "proceed" forward!"