Black Pentagram – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Unlucky Morpheus
• Album: 超強力EP

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

薄紫色の霧の中

Within the purple mist

幾度も見ていた夢の城

The castle in my recurring dreams

翼生えた犬の遠吠えは

Howling of the winged dog

あなたを導く使徒の声

Is the voice of the angel guiding you

聖者に死の洗礼を

Baptize the saint in death

彼岸の救う報いを

Reward for saving beyond the world

悪夢を見せてあげる

Let me show you nightmares

額に刻んだ黒き星を

The black star carved on your forehead

再び目覚める時

When you wake again

あなたの心に蘇る

It will be alive again in your heart

誰より美しい友人は

My most beautiful friend

鏡に映った罪の色

Is the color of sin reflected in the mirror

浴びる肌に滲む鮮血が

The fresh blood seeping into your skin

私の叫びにこだまする

Echoes in my scream

聖者に火の宣誓を

Swear fire upon the saints

彼岸に救う悪意を

Malice that saves beyond

呪いを貸してあげる

I'll lend you my curse

その身に流れる王家の血を

The royal blood flowing in your veins

再び目覚める時

When you wake again

あなたを使って蘇る

Revived through you

高き塔の頂へ

To the top of the tall tower

恥辱を隠すように

To hide your shame

忘れられた魂は

The forgotten soul

この日を待ち侘びて

Has been waiting for this day

聖者に死の洗礼を

Baptize the saint in death

彼岸の救う報いを

Reward for saving beyond

悪夢を見せてあげる

Let me show you nightmares

額に刻んだ黒き星を

The black star carved on your forehead

再び目覚める時

When you wake again

あなたの心へ

To your heart

扉を開くがいい

Open the door

悪魔と契ったその証を

The proof of your pact with the devil

身体が土に変えり

Your body turns to soil

あなたを食らって蘇る

And I will devour you, reborn

私があなたに変わって生きるの

I will live in your place

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
霧 /kiɾi/ A2	noun - mist
夢 /juːm/ A2	noun - dream
翼 /tsubasa/ B1	noun - wing
声 /koe/ A2	noun - voice
聖者 /seija/ B2	noun - saint
死 /shi/ A1	noun - death
悪夢 /akumu/ B1	noun - nightmare
星 /hoshi/ A2	noun - star
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart
友人 /yūjin/ B1	noun - friend
罪 /tsumi/ B2	noun - sin
血 /chi/ A1	noun - blood
火 /hi/ A1	noun - fire
悪意 /aku-i/ B2	noun - malice
呪い /noroi/ B2	noun - curse
証 /akashi/ B2	noun - proof
身体 /karada/ B1	noun - body
土 /tsuchi/ A1	noun - earth
変える /kaeru/ B1	verb - to change
生きる /ikiru/ A2	verb - to live

Key Grammar Structures

• 幾度も見ていた夢の城

  ➔ The use of the frequentive marker "も" with "幾度" indicates repetition or multiple times.

  ➔ "も" is used here as a particle to emphasize repetition or multiple occurrences of the action "見ていた" (was watching).

• 額に刻んだ黒き星を

  ➔ Past tense of "刻む" (to carve/engrave) expressed as "刻んだ" with the object marker "を".

  ➔ "刻んだ" is the past tense form of the verb "刻む" (to carve/engrave), indicating an action completed in the past, with "を" marking "黒き星" as the object that was engraved.

• 再び目覚める時

  ➔ Use of the verb "再び（ふたたび）" meaning "again" + "目覚める" (to wake up) in the non-past form to indicate the future event.

  ➔ "再び" functions as an adverb meaning "again" or "once more", combined with "目覚める" (to wake up) in its non-past form to denote an event that will occur in the future.

• 身体が土に変えり

  ➔ The verb "変える" (to change) in present tense, combined with the subject "身体が" (body), indicating a transformation happening presently or as a general truth.

  ➔ "変える" is a verb meaning "to change" or "transform", here used in the present tense with the subject "身体が" (the body) to indicate an ongoing or general transformation.