Baptize

• By: Yousei Teikoku

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

冬の蕾花咲く頃

When the winter buds bloom

空の色は銀に輝く

The color of the sky shines silver

大気は奮え風は花弁を

The atmosphere trembles, the wind scatters the petals

羽根のように吹き散らす

Blowing them away like feathers

誘い誘え彼の場所へと

Inviting, beckoning to his place

金に輝く桃源郷は

The golden shining paradise

全て飲み込む天か地獄か

Swallows everything, heaven or hell

凍ったままの刻の中

In the frozen moment

孤独に耐えて誰を待つ

Enduring loneliness, who are you waiting for?

神よ私は罪ですか

Oh God, am I a sin?

碧い瞳は何を映すの

What do those azure eyes reflect?

古の物語でも彼を奮わせられない

Even ancient tales cannot stir him

深く深い氷の下には

Beneath the deep, deep ice

生まれたての聖なる光

A newly born sacred light

どうか彼を導いて

Please guide him

生に縋り赦しを乞い

Clinging to life, begging for forgiveness

天の遣わす恵みの露

The dew of grace sent from heaven

全て飲み干す慈悲か悪意か

Is it mercy that drinks it all or malice?

堕落した思考のまま

With thoughts of decay

生きる希望誰に託す

Who do I entrust my hope for life to?

神よ私に贖いを

Oh God, grant me redemption

白い大地を覆う冷気は

The cold air covering the white earth

染みついた赤い穢れを瞳の奥に堕とす

Drops the stained red impurity deep in my eyes

奪い奪う死闘の痛みは

The pain of a deadly struggle that takes and takes

大切な人を失くした

I lost someone dear

終末の痛みと知る

Knowing the pain of the end

融けた刻の中

In the melted moment

孤独を抱いて朝を待つ

Embracing loneliness, waiting for the morning

神よ私に真実を

Oh God, reveal the truth to me

赤い瞳は何を赦すの

What do those red eyes forgive?

吹き荒ぶ胸の嵐を鉄の刃に変えて

Turning the raging storm in my heart into a blade of iron

背負う罪が広がる速さに

As the weight of sin spreads

祈りの密度を高めて

Increasing the density of my prayers

覚悟の名で誡めてBaptize

In the name of resolve, I admonish, Baptize

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
冬 /fuyu/ A2	noun - winter
蕾 /tsubomi/ B1	noun - bud (flower)
花 /hana/ A1	noun - flower
咲く /saku/ A2	verb - to bloom
空 /sora/ A1	noun - sky
色 /iro/ A2	noun - color
輝く /kagayaku/ B1	verb - to shine, to glitter
大気 /taiki/ B2	noun - atmosphere
風 /kaze/ A1	noun - wind
花弁 /kaben/ C1	noun - petal (of a flower)
羽根 /hane/ B2	noun - wing, feather
誘い /sasoi/ C2	noun - invitation, lure
場所 /basho/ A2	noun - place, location
桃源郷 /tōgenkyō/ C2	noun - Utopian land of peach blossoms, paradise
飲み込む /nomikomu/ B2	verb - to swallow

Grammar:

• 冬の蕾花咲く頃

  ➔ Noun + の + Noun + Verb (when something happens)

  ➔ This structure indicates a time frame, meaning 'when the buds bloom in winter'.

• 神よ私は罪ですか

  ➔ Noun + よ + Subject + Verb + か (questioning)

  ➔ This structure is used to ask a question, meaning 'God, am I a sinner?'

• 孤独に耐えて誰を待つ

  ➔ Verb + に + Noun + Verb (indicating purpose or reason)

  ➔ This structure indicates the purpose of enduring loneliness, meaning 'enduring loneliness to wait for someone'.

• 生に縋り赦しを乞い

  ➔ Verb + に + Noun + Verb (indicating a request)

  ➔ This structure indicates a request for forgiveness, meaning 'clinging to life and begging for forgiveness'.

• 堕落した思考のまま

  ➔ Verb + た + Noun + の + まま (indicating a state or condition)

  ➔ This structure indicates a state of being, meaning 'remaining in a state of fallen thoughts'.

• 覚悟の名で誡めてBaptize

  ➔ Noun + の + Noun + で + Verb (indicating a means or method)

  ➔ This structure indicates the means by which something is done, meaning 'by the name of resolve, I baptize'.