GASSHOW – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: illion

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depths of Japanese emotion and history with illion's "GASSHOW," a poignant rock song born from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. This track offers a unique opportunity to connect with the themes of loss, remembrance, and resilience, all while experiencing Yojiro Noda's evocative musicality. Discover the rich cultural context and powerful message behind this moving piece.

[English]

The raging waves that devour embody the will of a thousand and the lives of ten thousand.

May the spirits and a fragment of prayer gather the myriad deities.

Even the torn life's pleading voice finds no echo in the sea.

Even now, somewhere in the sea, the endless echo likely continues.

Your scent is home.

Your slender fingertips point the way.

Even today, built upon countless feelings.

If it becomes a lie, I don't need the truth any longer.

Living between sky and land, without anger or tears.

With the present on our backs, we go mad with pain—foolish crowds, similar yet different.

The fierce waves that devour are the will of a thousand and the lives of ten thousand.

Spirits and a fragment of prayer, years condensed into a single instant.

If we sing on the desolate land, light may sprout again.

Now sow this melody as a guide for wandering friends to find their way home.

Because we met, this exists here.

Since it's empty, I'll cherish it.

Fate or chance, between yesterday and today.

In the in‑between, I ended with your spirit.

All I gained in exchange is this very body.

Because it's a keepsake, I'll protect it.

It's my first time, to you who left no trace.

I hope my trembling voice reaches you.

[Japanese]

猛た波が喰らふは千の意思と万の生きし

御霊と一片の祈り八百万掬い給えと

その裂けた命乞ふ声さへも 海に響く鼓膜なく

今も何処かの海で 絶へず木霊し続けるのだろう

君の匂いは帰る場所

細い指先は向かう場所

万感の想いで積み上げた今日も

嘘になるなら 真実などもういらない

怒りもせず 涙も見せぬ 空と陸の狭間で生きるは

現を背に 痛みに狂う 我ら似て非なる群れた愚者

猛た波が喰らうは千の意思と万の生きし

御霊と一片の祈り 幾年がまとめて刹那に

果てた陸に何を唄へば 再び光は芽吹く

今はこの調べを蒔いて 彷徨う友が 帰る道しるべとして

出逢えたから ここに在るこの

空っぽだから大事にするよ

運命か 采か 昨日と今日の

狭間に終えた 君の御霊と

引き換えに得た この身のすべては

形見だから 守り通すよ

はじめてだよ 跡形も無い君に

声を振るわせ 届けと願うのは

Key Grammar Structures

• 猛た波が喰らうは千の意思と万の生きし

  ➔ Contrastive topic particle は after が

  ➔ The particle "が" marks "猛た波" as the subject, and the particle "は" introduces a contrastive topic, highlighting what the wave devours.

• 今も何処かの海で 絶へず木霊し続けるのだろう

  ➔ Speculative ending のだろう

  ➔ The ending "のだろう" expresses the speaker’s conjecture, roughly equivalent to “probably”.

• 嘘になるなら 真実などもういらない

  ➔ Conditional なら

  ➔ The conditional "なら" sets a premise: "if it becomes a lie".

• 怒りもせず 涙も見せぬ 空と陸の狭間で生きるは

  ➔ Classical negative 見せぬ (〜ぬ)

  ➔ The verb "見せぬ" is the classical negative form of "見せる", meaning “does not show”.

• 果てた陸に何を唄へば 再び光は芽吹く

  ➔ Classical conditional へば (〜ば)

  ➔ The suffix "へば" is a classical conditional meaning “if (one) sings”.

• 今はこの調べを蒔いて 彷徨う友が 帰る道しるべとして

  ➔ Particle として indicating role or purpose

  ➔ The phrase "道しるべとして" uses "として" to mean “as a guide”.

• 出逢えたから ここに在るこの

  ➔ Causal particle から meaning “because”

  ➔ The clause "出逢えたから" uses "から" to give the reason “because we met”.

• 空っぽだから大事にするよ

  ➔ Reasoning particle だから meaning “because”

  ➔ The phrase "空っぽだから" uses "だから" to give the cause “because it’s empty”.

• はじめてだよ 跡形も無い君に 声を振るわせ 届けと願うのは

  ➔ Nominalizer のは and quotative と

  ➔ The segment "願うのは" nominalizes the verb with "のは", and "届けと" uses the quotative "と" to quote the content of the wish.