残響散歌 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Aimer
• Album: 20th single 『残響散歌/朝が来る』

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Japanese music and language with Aimer's hit song, "Zankyosanka." As the opening theme for the popular anime "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc," this song offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in modern Japanese vocabulary and expressions used in a dynamic and emotional context. You can learn about powerful verbs, evocative adjectives, and thematic kanji related to strength, echoes, and overcoming challenges, all while enjoying Aimer's unique vocal style and the song's intense musicality. Its connection to the anime also provides rich cultural context, making language learning an exciting journey through narrative and sound.

[English]

Who is that phantom flower blooming in the sleeve?

Just there, I dropped indigo.

On a night that vividly melts colors, I add a silver-red moon.

Cutting through the wind as if rolling along.

Every stumble made me stronger.

Embracing all of the light, pain, and anger.

If you're not chosen, then just choose.

Voice, resound beyond the night.

Let it echo to distant places where tears blurred the view.

What are you playing? Who do you want to reach?

It's okay to remain uncertain.

No matter how dark the feelings.

No matter how long the struggle.

Sing and disperse.

Resonance.

Dancing alone through a thousand nights.

If you tie the unchanging sash tightly.

Vivid colors can also be defeated, for the deep crimson scent is truly moving.

No matter how difficult the times ahead.

Stand tall, more than just words.

Just follow all the lights of the dream you hold.

You didn't come this far to run away, right?

If you're not chosen, then just choose.

Shouting out loud, like a burning flower.

Illuminate the darkness.

Make your ambiguous answers into music sheets.

Like counting nights to draw mornings.

Play vivid sounds.

No matter how deep the regret.

No matter how high the limits.

Erase them all away.

Resonance.

[Japanese]

誰が袖に咲く幻花（げんか）

ただ　そこに藍を落とした

派手に色を溶かす夜に　銀朱の月を添えて

転がるように風を切って

躓くごとに強くなった

光も痛みも怒りも全部　抱きしめて

選ばれなければ　選べばいい

声よ　轟け　夜のその向こうへ　

涙で滲んでた　あんなに遠くの景色まで響き渡れ

何を奏でて？　誰に届けたくて？

不確かなままでいい

どんなに暗い感情も

どんなに長い葛藤も

歌と散れ

残響

ただ一人舞う千夜

違えない帯（たい）を結べば

派手な色も負かす様に　深紅の香こそあはれ

この先どんなつらい時も

口先よりも胸を張って

抱いた夢の灯りを全部　辿るだけ

逃げ出すため　ここまで来たんじゃないだろ？

選ばれなければ　選べばいい

声をからして　燃える花のように

闇間を照らしたら

曖昧過ぎる正解も譜面にして

夜を数えて朝を描く様な　

鮮やかな音を鳴らす

どんなに深い後悔も

どんなに高い限界も

掻き消して

残響

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
幻花 /げんか/ B2	noun - phantom flower
藍 /あい/ B1	noun - indigo
月 /つき/ A1	noun - moon
風 /かぜ/ A1	noun - wind
光 /ひかり/ A1	noun - light
痛み /いたみ/ B1	noun - pain
怒り /いかり/ B1	noun - anger
声 /こえ/ A1	noun - voice
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tear
景色 /けしき/ B1	noun - scenery
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
闇 /やみ/ B2	noun - darkness
後悔 /こうかい/ B2	noun - regret
限界 /げんかい/ B2	noun - limit
残響 /ざんきょう/ C1	noun - echo

Key Grammar Structures

• ために

  ➔ used to indicate purpose or goal

  ➔ In the phrase "選ばなければ 選べばいい", "ために" implies the purpose behind choosing or not choosing.

• 抱きしめて

  ➔ te-form of "抱きしめる" (to hold/embrace) used as a command or continuous action

  ➔ The phrase "光も痛みも怒りも全部 抱きしめて" uses the te-form "抱きしめて" to suggest continuing or embracing all feelings.

• 乗り越える

  ➔ verb "to overcome" in dictionary form, often used with transitive or intransitive context

  ➔ In the line "どんなに深い後悔も掻き消して" (Erase even the deepest regrets), "掻き消す" (to wipe out/erase) implies overcoming or dispelling negative feelings.

• 響き渡る

  ➔ intransitive verb "to resonate" in potential or passive form, expressing spreading sound or echo

  ➔ The phrase "夜を数えて朝を描く様な" uses "響き渡る" to describe how the sound spreads or echoes across the night.

• ことに

  ➔ expresses emotional response or emphasis towards a statement

  ➔ In "深紅の香こそあはれ", "ことに" emphasizes the profoundness of the scent.

• ように

  ➔ used for comparisons or to indicate similarity in manner or way

  ➔ In "夜を数えて朝を描く様な", "ように" compares the act of creating morning to counting nights, implying similarity.