長く短い祭

• By: 椎名林檎

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

天上天下繋ぐ花火哉

What a firework connecting heaven and earth

万代と刹那の出会ひ

A meeting of eternity and a moment

忘るまじ 忘るまじ 忘るまじ

I must not forget, I must not forget, I must not forget

我らの夏を

Our summer

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場違ひに冷え切つた体を

My body has grown cold in the wrong place

人熱に放つて流し流され

Letting go into the warmth of people, flowing and being carried away

思へば遠くへ来たものだ

Thinking back, I've come a long way

人生なんて飽く気ないね

Life is never boring, is it?

まして若さはあつちう間

Especially youth, it passes in an instant

今宵全員が魁、一枚目よ

Tonight, everyone is the first, the first act

皆銘々取りゞの衣裳

Everyone has their own costumes

奔放な命を被ふ化粧

Wearing the makeup of a wild life

隠すまじ 隠すまじ 隠すまじ

I must not hide, I must not hide, I must not hide

我らは夏よ

We are summer

何か知ら落ち込むだ心は

What is it that makes my heart feel down?

人熱彷徨つて流し流され

Wandering in the warmth of people, flowing and being carried away

思へば遠くへ来たものだ

Thinking back, I've come a long way

永遠なんて素気ないね

Eternity is so dull, isn't it?

ほんの仮初めが好いね

Just a temporary moment is nice, isn't it?

愈々宴も酣、本番です

Finally, the feast is in full swing, it's showtime

皆銘々選り取り全方位

Everyone is choosing from all directions

獰猛な命燃やす匂ひ

The scent of a fierce life burning

臆すまじ 臆すまじ 臆すまじ

I must not be afraid, I must not be afraid, I must not be afraid

我らは夏よ

We are summer

一寸女盛りを如何しやう

What should we do about this fleeting moment of womanhood?

この侭ぢや行き場がない

If it stays like this, there will be no place to go

花盛り色盛り真盛り まだ

In full bloom, vibrant colors, still at their peak

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丁度大輪の枝垂れ柳

Just like a large drooping willow

蘇るひと世の走馬灯

The running lantern of a lifetime is revived

逃すまじ 逃すまじ 逃すまじ

I must not let it slip away, I must not let it slip away, I must not let it slip away

我らの夏を

Our summer

一寸 一寸女盛りを如何しやう

What should we do about this fleeting moment of womanhood?

この侭ぢやまだ終れない

If it stays like this, it can't end yet

花盛り色盛り真盛り まだ

In full bloom, vibrant colors, still at their peak

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
花火 /hanabi/ A2	noun - fireworks
出会ひ /deai/ B1	noun - encounter
忘る /wasuru/ B2	verb - to forget
夏 /natsu/ A1	noun - summer
命 /inochi/ B2	noun - life
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart/mind
宴 /utage/ B2	noun - feast/banquet
匂ひ /nioi/ B2	noun - smell/fragrance
逃す /nogasu/ B2	verb - to let escape
盛り /mori/ B1	noun - peak/height
臆す /okusu/ C1	verb - to be timid
冷え切る /hiekiru/ B2	verb - to become completely cold
遠く /tooku/ B1	adverb - far away
好い /ii/ A2	adjective - good

Grammar:

• 繋ぐ花火哉

  ➔ The sentence uses the classical ending particle "哉" to express admiration or exclamation.

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• 忘るまじ

  ➔ The phrase combines the verb "忘る" (to forget) with "まじ," the classical negative volitional form, meaning "must not" or "should not".

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• 我らの夏を

  ➔ The sentence uses the possessive "の" to link "我ら" (we) with "夏" (summer), indicating "Our summer".

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• 奔放な命を被ふ化粧

  ➔ The phrase uses "な" to turn "奔放" (uninhibited) into a na-adjective modifying "命" (life), with "を" marking the direct object, and "被ふ化粧" (put on makeup) as a metaphor.

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• 臆すまじ

  ➔ The phrase uses the negative volitional form "まじ" attached to "臆す" (to hesitate/hesitate fearfully), expressing "must not" or "should not" hesitate.

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• 一寸女盛りを如何しやう

  ➔ The phrase uses the classical volitional "やう" to suggest "how to handle" or "what to do about" the blooming young woman.

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