悪魔の子 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ヒグチアイ
• Album: 未成線上

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the profound Japanese lyrics of Higuchi Ai's 'Akuma no Ko' to explore its intricate themes of justice, sacrifice, and the human condition. This powerful song, known as the ending theme for *Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2*, offers a unique opportunity to connect with Japanese culture and language through its deeply resonant message and emotional delivery.

[English]

Iron bullets are proof of justice

If you break through, you draw nearer to a hero

Close your eyes and try to feel it

A demon with the same shape and the same body heat

I'm no good—does that mean he's fine?

There was only a wall there, but...

Don't mourn the destiny that has already been set

We are all free, after all

If we had wings like a bird

We can go anywhere, but...

If there is nowhere to return to

Surely we can't go anywhere

I hate just existing

The world is cruel, yet I love you

Whatever I have to sacrifice, I'll still protect you

Even if it's wrong, I won't question it

Being right is about strongly believing in yourself

The scene where iron rain falls and scatters

On TV, it seemed like a movie

War is a foolish savagery

It doesn't matter, it's a story about a foreign land

If that's the case, why do we hate him?

The reason we can't completely hide the dark feelings

Even an explanation is impossible

We are just full of contradictions

If these words are translated

The true meaning won't be conveyed

To believe, open your eyes

Only the world we have touched

I hate just existing

The world is cruel, yet I love you

Whatever I have to sacrifice, I'll still protect you

The shadow of the person I chose, the corpse of what I discarded

I realized that inside me, what grows is a child of the devil

Behind justice, within sacrifice, in my heart lies a devil's child

[Japanese]

鉄の弾が 正義の証明 Tatsu no tama ga Seigi no shoumei

貫けば 英雄に近づいた Tsuranukeba Eiyuu ni chikazuita

その目を閉じて 触れてみれば Sonome wo tojite Furete mireba

同じ形 同じ体温の悪魔 Onaji katachi Onaji taion no akuma

僕はダメで あいつはいいの？ Boku wa damede Aitsu wa iino?

そこに壁があっただけなのに Sokoni kabe ga atta dake nanoni

生まれてしまった 運命嘆くな Umarete shimatta Sadame nagekuna

僕らはみんな 自由なんだから Bokura wa minna Jiyuu nandakara

鳥のように 羽があれば Tori noyouni Hane ga areba

どこへだって行けるけど Dokoe datte ikeru kedo

帰る場所が なければ Kaeru basho ga Nakereba

きっとどこへも行けない Kitto dokohemo ikenai

ただただ生きるのは嫌だ Tadatada ikiruno wa iyada

世界は残酷だ それでも君を愛すよ Sekai wa zankokuda Soredemo kimi wo aisuyo

なにを犠牲にしても それでも君を守るよ Nani wo giseinishitemo Soredemo kimi wo mamoruyo

間違いだとしても 疑ったりしない Machigai datoshitemo Utagattari shinai

正しさとは 自分のこと 強く信じることだ Tadashisa towa Jibunnokoto Tsuyoku shinjirukotoda

鉄の雨が 降り散る情景 Tetsu no ame ga Furichiru joukei

テレビの中 映画に見えたんだ Terebi no naka Eigani mietanda

戦争なんて 愚かな凶暴 Sensou nante Orokana kyoubou

関係ない 知らない国の話 Kankeinai Shiranai kuni no hanashi

それならなんで あいつ憎んで Sorenara nande Aitsu nikunde

黒い気持ち 隠しきれない理由 Kuroi kimochi Kakushikirenai wake

説明だって できやしないんだ Setsumei datte Dekiyashinainda

僕らはなんて 矛盾ばっかなんだ Bokura wa nante Mujyun bakkananda

この言葉も 訳されれば Kono kotoba mo Yakusarereba

本当の意味は伝わらない Hontou no imi wa tsutawaranai

信じるのは その目を開いて Shinjiru nowa Sonome wo hiraite

触れた世界だけ Fureta sekai dake

ただただ生きるのは嫌だ Tadatada ikiruno wa iyada

世界は残酷だ それでも君を愛すよ Sekai wa zankokuda Soredemo kimi wo aisuyo

なにを犠牲にしても それでも君を守るよ Nani wo giseini shitemo Soredemo kimi wo mamoruyo

選んだ人の影 捨てたものの屍 Eranda hito no kage Suteta monono shikabane

気づいたんだ 自分の中 育つのは悪魔の子 Kizuitanda Jibun no naka Sodatsu nowa akuma no ko

正義の裏 犠牲の中 心には悪魔の子 Seigi no ura Gisei no naka Kokoro niwa akuma no ko

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
悪魔 /akɯma/ B1	noun - devil, demon, evil spirit
正義 /seːɡi/ B2	noun - justice, righteousness
世界 /sekai/ A1	noun - world, society, universe
残酷 /zaŋkoku/ B2	adjective - cruel, brutal, merciless
愛す /aisɯ/ A2	verb - to love
守る /mamorɯ/ A2	verb - to protect, to defend, to keep (a promise)
犠牲 /ɡisei/ B2	noun - sacrifice, victim
信じる /ɕindʑirɯ/ A2	verb - to believe, to trust
運命 /ɯnmeː/ B2	noun - fate, destiny
自由 /dʑijuː/ A2	noun - freedom, liberty adjective - free, unrestricted
戦争 /sensoː/ B1	noun - war, battle, conflict
矛盾 /mɯdʑɯn/ B2	noun - contradiction, inconsistency
愚か /oroka/ B2	adjective - foolish, stupid, silly
鉄 /tetsɯ/ A2	noun - iron, steel
弾 /tama/ B1	noun - bullet, shot, projectile noun - ball, sphere
生まれる /ɯmarerɯ/ A1	verb - to be born, to come into existence
心 /kokoro/ A1	noun - heart, mind, spirit, feelings
英雄 /eːjuː/ B1	noun - hero, great person
憎む /nikɯmɯ/ B1	verb - to hate, to detest
隠す /kakɯsɯ/ A2	verb - to hide, to conceal

Key Grammar Structures

• 鉄の弾が 正義の証明

  ➔ ga (subject marker)

  ➔ The particle 'ga' is used to mark the subject of the sentence, here '鉄の弾' (iron bullet).

• 貫けば 英雄に近づいた

  ➔ ba (conditional form)

  ➔ The conditional form 'ば' (ba) is used to express a condition, here 'if it pierces'.

• 同じ形 同じ体温の悪魔

  ➔ no (possessive particle)

  ➔ The particle 'の' (no) is used to show possession or attribute, here '同じ体温の悪魔' (devil of the same body temperature).

• 僕はダメで あいつはいいの？

  ➔ wa (topic marker), で (contrastive particle)

  ➔ 'は' (wa) marks the topic '僕' (I), and 'で' (de) is used to contrast 'ダメで' (is no good) with 'いいの' (is okay).

• 世界は残酷だ それでも君を愛すよ

  ➔ は (topic marker), それでも (conjunctive particle)

  ➔ 'は' (wa) marks the topic '世界' (the world), and 'それでも' (soredemo) is used to contrast '残酷だ' (is cruel) with '君を愛すよ' (I love you).

• なにを犠牲にしても それでも君を守るよ

  ➔ ても (conjunctive particle)

  ➔ 'ても' (temo) is used to express contrast or concession, here 'even if I sacrifice anything'.

• 気づいたんだ 自分の中 育つのは悪魔の子

  ➔ んだ (emphasis particle), の (nominative particle)

  ➔ 'んだ' (nda) is used for emphasis, and 'の' (no) is used to nominalize the clause '育つのは悪魔の子' (what grows inside me is the child of the devil).