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

• By: LiSA

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through LiSA's "Shine in the Cruel Night" offers a powerful and emotional journey. The song's lyrics, filled with themes of hope, resilience, and inner strength, provide a rich vocabulary for expressing deep emotions. The grand and dramatic nature of the song makes memorizing phrases an epic experience, allowing you to connect with the heart of a beloved story while mastering a new language.

[English]

Our song that surpasses the night

Echoing far and wide

Feelings stronger than hatred

I reached out, searching for them

What glows in the darkness

Small, yet always by my side

Proof of hearts connected

We raise it and move forward

Go

The endless sorrow of the world

Overflows from these small hands

To gentle days

We can’t return

We won’t go back anywhere

To tomorrow

We’ll burn the bonfire high

Shine in this cruel night

I heard your voice

Even frozen thoughts and pain, pure and white

Always by my side

Born from the scent of darkness

Even if we sink into black desires

Our song that surpasses the night

May it reach you

The unseen dawn is still far

A song stronger than hatred

I’ll sing it, even alone

Your voice, heard from so far

I believe in it

Shouting, “We’re not alone”

Yet, we’re alone, drenched in blood

Carrying all the feelings we’ve connected

We press on

I’ve been dreaming

Of you by my side

Looking up at the familiar blue sky

Being alive

Is beautiful

Just that’s enough, you’d say

And smile

The guide left in my heart

Leads to the light

Through the darkness

We race

A song stronger than sorrow

May it reach you

Just one more step

Just one 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

一人ぼっちで血濡れる僕ら

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 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
輝く /kagayaku/ B1	verb - to shine, to glitter, to sparkle
残酷 /zankoku/ B2	adjective (na-adjective/noun) - cruel, brutal, harsh
歌 /uta/ A1	noun - song
超える /koeru/ B1	verb - to cross, to go over, to exceed, to overcome
闇 /yami/ B1	noun - darkness, gloom, the dark
光 /hikari/ A1	noun - light, ray
強い /tsuyoi/ A1	adjective - strong, powerful, firm
憎しみ /nikushimi/ B2	noun - hatred, animosity, resentment
悲しみ /kanashimi/ B1	noun - sadness, sorrow, grief
進む /susumu/ A2	verb - to advance, to go forward, to proceed
繋ぐ /tsunagu/ B1	verb - to connect, to tie, to link
心 /kokoro/ A1	noun - heart, mind, spirit, soul
声 /koe/ A1	noun - voice, sound
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream, vision, aspiration
美しい /utsukushii/ A2	adjective - beautiful, lovely, exquisite
生きる /ikiru/ A2	verb - to live, to exist, to survive
願い /negai/ A2	noun - wish, desire, prayer, request
明日 /asu/ A1	noun - tomorrow, future
世界 /sekai/ A1	noun - world, society, universe

Key Grammar Structures

• 遠くまで響くように

  ➔ Verb + ように (Purpose/Target)

  ➔ Indicates a purpose, target, or a desired result. It means "so that...", "in order to...", "to (achieve a state)...". Here, it means "so that it resonates far."

• 憎しみより強い気持ち

  ➔ Noun + より (Comparison)

  ➔ Used to indicate comparison, meaning "than". The item before 「より」 is the standard of comparison. Here, "feelings stronger "than hatred"".

• 小さく、だけどずっと側に

  ➔ い-adjective Adverbial Form + Conjunction

  ➔ The 連用形 (adverbial form) of an い-adjective (e.g., 小さい → 「小さく」) can connect sentences, often implying a pause or listing characteristics. When followed by 「だけど」, it means "although it is [adjective], but...". Here, "It is "small, but" it is always by my side."

• 優しい日々には / もう戻れない

  ➔ もう + Negative Verb (No longer / Not anymore)

  ➔ Used to express that a state or action has ceased or will not happen again. It means "no longer" or "not anymore." Here, "cannot return to gentle days "anymore"".

• どこにも帰らない

  ➔ Question Word + にも + Negative Verb (Not anywhere/anything)

  ➔ When a question word (like どこ, 何, 誰) is followed by 「にも」 and a negative verb, it means "not [question word] at all" or "not anywhere/anything/anyone." Here, "will "not return anywhere"".

• まだ見ぬ夜明けは遠く

  ➔ Classical/Literary Negation (ぬ)

  ➔ 「ぬ」 is an archaic or literary negative auxiliary verb, equivalent to modern 「〜ない」 or 「〜ないだろう」. Often used in fixed expressions or for a poetic tone. 「見ぬ」 means "unseen" or "not yet seen." Here, "The still "unseen" dawn is far."

• 一人だって歌うけれど

  ➔ Emphatic Particle 「だって」

  ➔ A conversational particle used to add emphasis, meaning "even," "too," or "also." It can imply "even if it's just me." Here, ""Even alone", I will sing, but..."

• 生きていることは / 美しいんだよ

  ➔ Nominalization (こと) + Explanatory/Emphatic (んだ/のだ)

  ➔ 「〜こと」 nominalizes a verb phrase, turning it into a noun phrase (e.g., "to live" becomes "the act of living"). 「〜んだ/のだ」 adds an explanatory or emphatic nuance, often used when providing a reason, explanation, or new information. Here, ""The act of being alive" "is beautiful, you know"".

• 一人じゃないと叫びながら

  ➔ Verb Stem + ながら (Simultaneous Actions)

  ➔ Attached to the stem of a verb (連用形), it indicates that two actions are happening at the same time, with the action before 「ながら」 being the secondary or accompanying action. Here, ""while shouting" 'I'm not alone'."

• 光へと続いているから

  ➔ Emphatic Direction (へと) + Reason/Cause (から)

  ➔ 「〜へと」 is a more emphatic or poetic version of 「〜へ」, emphasizing the destination or direction. 「〜から」 indicates a reason or cause, meaning "because." Here, ""Because" it continues "towards the light"".