残酷な夜に輝け – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: LiSA
• Album: 残酷な夜に輝け

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through LiSA's "Zankoku na Yoru ni Kagayake" offers a gateway into the profound emotional depth of Japanese lyrics. This song is special not just for its connection to the globally popular "Demon Slayer" series, but for its powerful message of finding strength in adversity. By studying the lyrics, you can learn vocabulary related to themes of night, light, struggle, and hope, all while being moved by a truly epic and cinematic piece of music.

[English]

Our song that transcends the night

So it echoes far away

Feelings stronger than hate

I searched, reaching out my hand

What shines in the darkness

Is small, but always by my side

The proof of our connected hearts

We hold up and move forward

Go!

The sadness of this endless world

Overflows from these small hands

To those gentle days

We can't return anymore

We won't return anywhere

Towards tomorrow

So I'll burn the bonfire high

Shine in this cruel night

I heard your voice

Both these frozen white feelings and pain

Are always by my side

Even if born from the emanating darkness

And sinking into black desires

Our song that transcends the night

So it reaches you

The unseen dawn is still far away

A song stronger than hate

I'll sing even by myself, but

I can hear from very far away

I believe in your voice

While shouting "I'm not alone!"

We, bleeding and alone

All the feelings we've connected

We carry and move forward

I was dreaming

You were by my side

And we were looking up at the nostalgic blue sky

Being alive

Is a beautiful thing

And saying, "That's enough"

You were smiling

The guidepost left in my heart

Leads us towards the light

Through the darkness

We'll run through it

A song stronger than sadness

So it reaches you

Just one more step

Just one more thing

Beyond the night

Go!

[Japanese]

夜を超える僕らのうた

遠くまで響くように

憎しみより強い気持ち

探したんだ手を伸ばして

闇の中で光るものは

小さく、だけどずっと側に

繋いだ心の証を

掲げて進む

行け

果てしない世界のかなしみは

この小さな手のひらに余るけど

優しい日々には

もう戻れない

どこにも帰らない

明日へ

篝火を高く燃やすから

残酷な夜に輝け

君の声が聞こえた

白く凍えた想いも痛みも

ずっと側に

匂い立つ闇から生まれた

黒い願いの中に沈んでも

夜を超える僕らのうた

君の元へ届くように

まだ見ぬ夜明けは遠く

憎しみより強いうたを

一人だって歌うけれど

とても遠くから聞こえる

君の声を信じてるんだ

一人じゃないと叫びながら

一人ぼっちで血塗れる僕ら

繋いだ全ての想いを

抱えて進む

夢見ていたんだ

君が側にいて

懐かしい青空を見上げてた

生きていることは

美しいんだよ

それだけでいいよと

笑ってた

胸に残された道しるべ

光へと続いているから

闇の中を

駆け抜け

かなしみよりも強いうた

君の元へ届くように

あと一歩だけ

一つだけ

夜を超えて

行け

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夜 よる A1	noun - night; evening
歌 うた A1	noun - song; poem
強い つよい A2	adjective - strong; powerful; intense; durable
闇 やみ B1	noun - darkness; gloom; evil; vice
光る ひかる B1	verb - to shine; to glitter; to gleam
心 こころ A2	noun - heart; mind; spirit; emotion; core
進む すすむ A2	verb - to advance; to proceed; to make progress
悲しみ かなしみ B1	noun - sadness; sorrow; grief
残酷 ざんこく B2	adjective - cruel; brutal; merciless
輝く かがやく B1	verb - to shine; to glitter; to sparkle; to be brilliant
声 こえ A1	noun - voice; sound; cry
想い おもい B1	noun - thought; feeling; emotion; desire; wish
痛み いたみ B1	noun - pain; ache; soreness; grief; distress
願い ねがい B1	noun - wish; desire; prayer; request
夜明け よあけ B1	noun - dawn; daybreak
生きる いきる A2	verb - to live; to exist; to make a living
美しい うつくしい B1	adjective - beautiful; lovely; pure; graceful
夢見る ゆめみる B1	verb - to dream (a dream); to fantasize; to envision
繋ぐ つなぐ B1	verb - to tie; to connect; to link; to join (hands)
抱える かかえる B2	verb - to hold in one's arms; to carry; to have (e.g., problems, burdens); to undertake

Key Grammar Structures

• 夜を超える僕らのうた 遠くまで響くように

  ➔ ~yōni (Purpose/Result)

  ➔ This expresses purpose or desired result. "響く**ように**" means "so that it echoes" or "in order for it to echo."

• 憎しみより強い気持ち

  ➔ ~yori (Comparison)

  ➔ Indicates the basis of comparison, meaning "more than" or "rather than." 「憎しみ**より**」 means "stronger than hatred."

• 探したんだ手を伸ばして

  ➔ ~nda (Explanatory/Emphatic)

  ➔ Short for `のだ (no da)`, it adds an explanatory, emphatic, or assertive nuance, often implying a reason or context. 「探した**んだ**」 implies "It's that I searched" or "The reason is that I searched."

• 君の声が聞こえた

  ➔ 聞こえる (Intransitive verb of hearing)

  ➔ `聞こえる` is an intransitive verb meaning "to be audible" or "to be heard," indicating something that comes to your ears naturally, unlike `聞く` (to listen actively). 「声が**聞こえた**」 means "a voice was heard" or "I heard a voice (without actively trying)."

• まだ見ぬ夜明けは遠く

  ➔ V-nu (Classical Negative Form)

  ➔ `~ぬ` is a classical/literary negative form of verbs, equivalent to `~ない`. It often modifies nouns. 「まだ**見ぬ**夜明け」 means "the still unseen dawn."

• 一人じゃないと叫びながら

  ➔ ~nagara (While/Doing X doing Y)

  ➔ Indicates that two actions are happening simultaneously, or that the second action is performed while doing the first. 「叫び**ながら**」 means "while shouting."

• 黒い願いの中に沈んでも

  ➔ ~te mo (Even if/though)

  ➔ Expresses a concessive condition, meaning "even if," "even though," or "no matter how." It shows that something happens regardless of the preceding condition. 「沈ん**でも**」 means "even if/though (we) sink."

• 胸に残された道しるべ

  ➔ V-rareru/sareru (Passive Voice)

  ➔ The passive voice indicates that the subject receives the action of the verb. 「残**された**」 is the passive form of `残す` (to leave something), meaning "was left" or "is left" (by someone/something).

• 残酷な夜に輝け

  ➔ V-imperative form

  ➔ The imperative form gives a direct command or strong request. 「輝**け**」 is the imperative form of `輝く` (to shine), meaning "Shine!"

• 生きていることは美しいんだよ

  ➔ ~koto (Nominalizer)

  ➔ `こと` turns a verb phrase or sentence into a noun phrase, allowing it to function as a subject, object, or topic. 「生きている**こと**」 means "the act of being alive" or "being alive."