地獄楽 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 椎名林檎
• Album: 地獄楽

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the complex world of "地獄楽" through the unique sounds of millennium parade × 椎名林檎's "Ｗ○ＲＫ". This song offers a blend of modern music with deep cultural and philosophical themes, perfect for those looking to explore the Japanese language and its artistic expressions. Discover the nuances of Buddhist concepts and the intensity of survival in this captivating track.

[English]

Expose your ever-changing life boldly

Without a form, still a flawed creation

It's self-identity, absorb the rumors

Having fulfilled the true desire, I want to see beyond

The empty body of the temple, let's celebrate its disposal

I'll introduce myself—prepare yourself?

I don’t seek a winning strategy; it's mostly luck anyway

I'll give you the answer—transient brilliance or misdirection?

Here

In the midst of endless circling

It's the nature of labor mice

Wake Up, Bankers! Pay Back! (Rise, bankers, give us the money)

Today again, working day after day

One verse, one punch (One line, one strike)

For answers, indulge in fantasy

Stand up, my fellow people

Test your skills, stack up what you’ve learned

Measure it—use a brand new saddle

Play it—these people are still surrounded and betrayed

Through those who oppose, I want to understand my flaws

The secular world is chaos—dive deep into it

Every fire line—still I cannot die yet

My defilements are enlightenment—embracing shame and desire

Having finished toasting, I want to see what's beyond

By the time I realize, it's already too late

Unable to voice my faintest wish, it's over

Cleaning everything out, I want to apologize for regrets

The peaceful life of the ordinary world

A normal person's life

Is it okay to wish for that?

The eternal debate of existence

A true enthusiast of pursuits

Socially, an outlaw?

Bans and rules are constantly evolving

Polite and courteous, yet rude actions occur

Damn it!!!

The evangelist of sexuality

Playboy—it’s mostly about normal positions

Boldly stand up, my fellow people

Right now!!

Forgive me for the sins I once committed

Judge me—by a new sense of right and wrong

Admonish me—if I’ve survived anyway

Through those I love, I want to witness the world's greatest scenery

I was disregarding it

Even hesitation

Of natural forces

Myself

Knowing weakness

Gaining strength

Breaking through darkness

Flowers of light bloom

Women and men

Hate and love

Truth and righteousness

Foolishness and errors

Sin, punishment, and

Life and death, everything

Between the two extremes, they connect

Today is today, tomorrow is tomorrow again

Be content

Let’s continue wandering, flesh and blood

Form is emptiness—changing in the blink of an eye

Long live the heartbeat—look, the ephemeral world is fragile

[Japanese]

変幻自在の命剥き出してやれ

実態がない分まだ出来損ない

名詮自性です　噂ごと吸い取れ

本懐果たした　その先が見たい

伽藍の空疎な五体　使い捨ていざまえ祝い

名前名乗ってやるよ　観念して頂戴？

勝ち筋なぞ欲してない　土台殆ど運次第

答えも出してやるよ　刹那の銘采配？

此方

堂々巡りの最中

労働鼠の性だ

Wake Up Bankers Pay Back!(起きろ銀行員金を出せ)

今日も労働

One verse One punch(一行に就き一撃を)

AnswerにはFantasyを(返答には空想を)

Stand up my fav people(立ち上がれ同胞たち)

試してくれ　一層蓄えた技を

計ってくれ　真新しい腰挿しで

弾いてくれ　此方人等尚四面楚歌

対する人を介して この身の欠点が思い知りたい

俗界は乱世 飽く迄潜って行け

毎回火線よ　まだ／＼死ねない

煩悩菩提です　恥と欲抱き抱え

乾杯し終えた　その先が見たい

気付いた時はもう遅い

淡い願い云えず了い

洗い浚い明かして弁解したい後悔

市井の静かな暮らし

普通の人心地を

望んでいいのだろうか

永遠に至上の議題

本格派の道楽家

Social(社会的)には凶悪犯？

禁止事項已日々進歩

慇懃尾籠無礼行為

Damn it!!!(糞)

性行為の伝道師

Play boy(色男)なのに正常位許り

無鉄砲にStand up my fav people(立ち上がれ同胞たち)

Right now!!(今すぐ)

許してくれ　嘗て犯した科を

裁いてくれ　真新しい良し悪しで

諭してくれ　どうせ助かったのなら

愛する人を介してこの世の絶景が拝みたい

疎んでいた

迷いさえも

大自然の

自分自身

弱きを知って

強気を覚える

闇散って

光咲う

女と男

憎し愛し

正しさよ

間違いよ

罪と罰そして

生き死に一切

両極の間結合して

さあ今日は今日で明日は又明日

甘んぜよ

煩って行こうぞ　生身の流離

色即是空です　瞬く間に移ろう

万歳鼓動が　ほら玉響果敢ない

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
命 /いのち/ B2	noun - life
実態 /じったい/ B2	noun - actual state
名詮自性 /めいせんじせい/ C1	noun - the essence of a name
勝ち筋 /かちすじ/ B2	noun - winning strategy
労働 /ろうどう/ B1	noun - labor
技 /わざ/ B1	noun - skill
光 /ひかり/ A2	noun - light
闇 /やみ/ B2	noun - darkness
愛 /あい/ A1	noun - love
罪 /つみ/ B2	noun - sin
罰 /ばつ/ B2	noun - punishment
結合 /けつごう/ B2	noun - union
流離 /るり/ C1	noun - wandering
瞬く /またたく/ B1	verb - to blink

Key Grammar Structures

• 変幻自在の命剥き出してやれ

  ➔ Imperative form

  ➔ The phrase uses the **imperative form** to command someone to 'expose their life freely'.

• 名詮自性です　噂ごと吸い取れ

  ➔ Noun + です (desu) for explanation

  ➔ The phrase uses **noun + です** to explain the nature of something, in this case, 'the true nature of names'.

• 勝ち筋なぞ欲してない

  ➔ Negative form with ない (nai)

  ➔ The phrase uses the **negative form** with ない to express that the speaker does not desire 'winning strategies'.

• 試してくれ　一層蓄えた技を

  ➔ Te-form for requests

  ➔ The phrase uses the **te-form** to make a request, asking someone to 'try the skills accumulated'.

• 愛する人を介してこの世の絶景が拝みたい

  ➔ Desire form with たい (tai)

  ➔ The phrase uses the **desire form** with たい to express the wish to 'see the beautiful scenery of this world through a loved one'.

• 煩悩菩提です　恥と欲抱き抱え

  ➔ Noun + です (desu) for explanation

  ➔ The phrase uses **noun + です** to explain the concept of 'attachment to desires and shame'.

• さあ今日は今日で明日は又明日

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The phrase uses **repetition** to emphasize the distinction between 'today' and 'tomorrow'.