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

• By: LiSA
• Album: 残酷な夜に輝け

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

夜を超える僕らのうた

Our song that transcends the night

遠くまで響くように

So it echoes far away

憎しみより強い気持ち

Feelings stronger than hate

探したんだ手を伸ばして

I searched, reaching out my hand

闇の中で光るものは

What shines in the darkness

小さく、だけどずっと側に

Is small, but always by my side

繋いだ心の証を

The proof of our connected hearts

掲げて進む

We hold up and move forward

行け

Go!

果てしない世界のかなしみは

The sadness of this endless world

この小さな手のひらに余るけど

Overflows from these small hands

優しい日々には

To those gentle days

もう戻れない

We can't return anymore

どこにも帰らない

We won't return anywhere

明日へ

Towards tomorrow

篝火を高く燃やすから

So I'll burn the bonfire high

残酷な夜に輝け

Shine in this cruel night

君の声が聞こえた

I heard your voice

白く凍えた想いも痛みも

Both these frozen white feelings and pain

ずっと側に

Are always by my side

匂い立つ闇から生まれた

Even if born from the emanating darkness

黒い願いの中に沈んでも

And sinking into black desires

夜を超える僕らのうた

Our song that transcends the night

君の元へ届くように

So it reaches you

まだ見ぬ夜明けは遠く

The unseen dawn is still far away

憎しみより強いうたを

A song stronger than hate

一人だって歌うけれど

I'll sing even by myself, but

とても遠くから聞こえる

I can hear from very far away

君の声を信じてるんだ

I believe in your voice

一人じゃないと叫びながら

While shouting "I'm not alone!"

一人ぼっちで血塗れる僕ら

We, bleeding and alone

繋いだ全ての想いを

All the feelings we've connected

抱えて進む

We carry and move forward

夢見ていたんだ

I was dreaming

君が側にいて

You were by my side

懐かしい青空を見上げてた

And we were looking up at the nostalgic blue sky

生きていることは

Being alive

美しいんだよ

Is a beautiful thing

それだけでいいよと

And saying, "That's enough"

笑ってた

You were smiling

胸に残された道しるべ

The guidepost left in my heart

光へと続いているから

Leads us towards the light

闇の中を

Through the darkness

駆け抜け

We'll run through it

かなしみよりも強いうた

A song stronger than sadness

君の元へ届くように

So it reaches you

あと一歩だけ

Just one more step

一つだけ

Just one more thing

夜を超えて

Beyond the night

行け

Go!

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."