反撃の刃 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 和楽器バンド

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the powerful blend of traditional Japanese instruments and rock in Wagakki Band's "反撃の刃". This song offers a chance to learn Japanese through its evocative lyrics about overcoming hatred and fighting for freedom, enhanced by the band's unique musical style.

[English]

Within the fiercely burning hatred

Overcoming the corpses...

Entrusting myself to these raging emotions

Hating the crawling swarm, I open my eyes

Seeking the answer we've derived

We hold hands and start running now

Countless tears we've shed

A clenched vow and a blade

The time to strike back has come

Now we shout loudly

Raising our weapons, we attack the enemy

With firm will and these hands

Soaring through the sky, I pierce ahead

Until I breathe my last

Beyond the high walls that were stolen away

Beyond the horizon

Where the place of remembered cries lies

Kept searching for a place, wandering

Like the shell of a parched love

The passing days are like a mirage

Within the fiercely burning hatred

Facing harsh reality

Countless tears we've shed

A clenched vow and a blade

[Japanese]

強かに燃える憎しみの中で

屍を乗り越え…

燃え滾った感情にこの身を任せて

蠢く群れを憎み、眼を開く

導き出した答えを求めて僕等は

手を取り今、走り出す

流した涙は数え切れない

噛み締めた誓いと刃

反撃の時は来た

今叫ぶ声、高らかに

振り上げ敵を討つ

頑なな意志とこの手で

宙を舞い今穿つ

生き絶えるまで

奪われし高き壁の

地平の彼方へ

嘆きの声が刺さった記憶の在り処は

居場所を探し続け彷徨った

渇ききった愛情の抜殻の様な

過ぎ行く日は蜃気楼

強かに燃える憎しみの中で

残酷な現実を受けとめて

流した涙は数え切れない

噛み締めた誓いと刃

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
憎しみ /にくしみ/ B2	noun - hatred
感情 /かんじょう/ B1	noun - emotion
誓い /ちかい/ B2	noun - oath
刃 /やいば/ B2	noun - blade
声 /こえ/ A2	noun - voice
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tears
時 /とき/ A1	noun - time
意志 /いし/ B2	noun - will
壁 /かべ/ B1	noun - wall
記憶 /きおく/ B1	noun - memory
愛情 /あいじょう/ B2	noun - affection
探し /さがし/ B1	verb - to search
舞い /まい/ B2	verb - to dance
叫ぶ /さけぶ/ B1	verb - to shout
流す /ながす/ B1	verb - to flow
奪われ /うばわれ/ B2	verb - to be deprived

Key Grammar Structures

• 強かに燃える憎しみの中で

  ➔ の中で (no naka de): indicates 'inside' or 'within' an area or state

  ➔ The phrase 'の中で' is used to specify being inside or within a certain condition or place.

• 燃え滾った感情にこの身を任せて

  ➔ に (ni): particle indicating the target or direction of an action

  ➔ 'に' marks the target of the action, showing what the feelings are being entrusted to.

• 蠢く群れを憎み、眼を開く

  ➔ を (wo): particle marking the direct object of a verb

  ➔ 'を' marks the direct object that the verb acts upon, here the '群れ' (herd).

• 導き出した答えを求めて僕等は

  ➔ を (wo): particle marking the direct object

  ➔ 'を' marks the direct object '答え' (answer) that is being sought after.

• 流した涙は数え切れない

  ➔ は (wa): topic particle marking the subject

  ➔ 'は' marks the topic '涙' (tears), which is being described as countless.

• 噛み締めた誓いと刃

  ➔ と (to): connector meaning 'and' or 'with'

  ➔ 'と' connects '誓い' (vow) and '刃' (blade), meaning 'vow and blade'.