悪魔の子 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ヒグチアイ
• Album: 未成線上

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

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

Iron bullets, proof of justice.

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

Pierce through, and you're closer to being a hero.

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

Close your eyes and try to touch it,

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

The same shape, the same body temperature, a devil.

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

Am I not good enough, but he is?

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

Even though there was just a wall there.

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

Don't lament the fate you were born into.

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

Because we are all free.

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

If only we had wings, like birds.

どこへだって行けるけど Dokoe datte ikeru kedo

We could go anywhere.

帰る場所が なければ Kaeru basho ga Nakereba

But if there's no place to return to,

きっとどこへも行けない Kitto dokohemo ikenai

Surely, we can't go anywhere.

ただただ生きるのは嫌だ Tadatada ikiruno wa iyada

I hate just simply living.

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

The world is cruel, but even so, I love you.

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

No matter what I have to sacrifice, I will still protect you.

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

Even if it's a mistake, I won't doubt it.

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

What's right is to strongly believe in yourself.

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

A scene of iron rain falling and scattering.

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

It looked like a movie on TV.

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

War is just foolish violence.

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

It's irrelevant, it's a story from a country I don't know.

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

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

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

The reason I can't hide these dark feelings.

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

I can't even explain it.

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

We are just full of contradictions.

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

If these words are translated,

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

The real meaning won't be conveyed.

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

What to believe in is to open your eyes,

触れた世界だけ Fureta sekai dake

Only the world you've touched.

ただただ生きるのは嫌だ Tadatada ikiruno wa iyada

I hate just simply living.

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

The world is cruel, but even so, I love you.

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

No matter what I have to sacrifice, I will still protect you.

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

The shadow of the person I chose, the corpses of things I abandoned.

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

I realized that growing inside me is a child of the devil.

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

Behind justice, amidst sacrifice, in my heart is a child of the devil.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
悪魔 (akuma) /akɯma/ B2	noun - devil, demon
正義 (seigi) /seːɡi/ B2	noun - justice, righteousness
英雄 (eiyuu) /eːjɯː/ C1	noun - hero
自由 (jiyuu) /d͡ʑi jɯː/ B1	noun - freedom, liberty adjective - free
場所 (basho) /ba̠ɕo/ A2	noun - place, location
世界 (sekai) /se̞ka̠i/ A2	noun - world
愛す (aisu) /aiːsɯ/ B1	verb - to love
守る (mamoru) /ma̠mo̞ɾɯ/ A2	verb - to protect, to defend
犠牲 (gisei) /ɡiseː/ C1	noun - sacrifice
信じる (shinjiru) /ɕind͡ʑiɾɯ/ A2	verb - to believe
気持ち (kimochi) /kʲimo̞t͡ɕi/ A2	noun - feeling, sensation
矛盾 (mujun) /mɯd͡ʑɯ̃ŋ/ C1	noun - contradiction
残酷 (zankoku) /zaŋko̞kɯ/ B2	adjective - cruel, brutal
運命 (unmei) /ɯmmeː/ B2	noun - fate, destiny
裏 (ura) /ɯɾa/ A2	noun - reverse side, back

Key Grammar Structures

• 貫けば 英雄に近づいた

  ➔ Conditional form: Verb-ba (～ば)

  ➔ Verb-ba expresses a conditional relationship. "Tsuranuke" is the conditional form of "Tsuranuku" (to pierce). Thus, "Tsuranukeba" means "If one pierces." The phrase means, "If one pierces, one approaches being a hero."

• 生まれてしまった 運命嘆くな

  ➔ ～てしまう (te-shimau): Indicates completion of an action or a feeling of regret or inevitability. Imperative form: ～な (na)

  ➔ "Umarete shimatta" means "has already been born," implying it's an irreversible fact. "Nagekuna" is the negative imperative form of "Nageku" (to lament), meaning "Don't lament."

• 鳥のように 羽があれば

  ➔ Noun + のように (no you ni): Like/As. Conditional form: Verb-ba (～ば)

  ➔ "Tori no youni" means "like a bird". "Hane ga areba" is a conditional phrase; "areba" is the conditional form of "aru" (to exist/to have), meaning "if there are wings". The whole sentence means: "Like a bird, if there are wings..."

• 世界は残酷だ それでも君を愛すよ

  ➔ ～だ (da): Plain form of "desu," used to state facts. それでも (soredemo): Even so, nevertheless, but still.

  ➔ "Sekai wa zankoku da" means "The world is cruel." "Soredemo" means "even so" or "nevertheless." "Aisuyo" is a casual form of "Aishimasu yo," meaning "I love you."

• なにを犠牲にしても それでも君を守るよ

  ➔ ～にしても (ni shitemo): Even if, no matter what. それでも (soredemo): Even so, nevertheless.

  ➔ "Nani wo gisei ni shitemo" means "No matter what I have to sacrifice" or "Even if I have to sacrifice anything." "Soredemo kimi wo mamoru yo" means "Even so, I will protect you."

• 間違いだとしても 疑ったりしない

  ➔ Conditional form (hypothetical): ～としても (to shitemo): even if; even though. ～たり～たりする (tari tari suru): doing such things as; and so on.

  ➔ "Machigai da to shitemo" means "Even if it's a mistake". The verb "Utagattari" means "to doubt", and "shinai" negates it. The phrase means "Even if it's a mistake, I won't doubt it."

• 正しさとは 自分のこと 強く信じることだ

  ➔ Topic marker は (wa): Marks the topic of the sentence. Noun + とは (to wa): Defines or explains the preceding noun.

  ➔ "Tadashisa towa" means "As for what is right..." or "Righteousness is...". The full sentence means: "Righteousness is strongly believing in yourself."