HadesEnd – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Yousei Teikoku

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the powerful soundscape of Yousei Teikoku's "Hades: The End." This song, a staple of Symphonic Gothic Metal, offers a compelling journey through intricate melodies and evocative lyrics. By exploring this track, you can gain insight into the band's unique musical style and the dark, fantasy-themed narratives they often weave, making it a great entry point for appreciating Japanese metal.

[English]

In the incense of the golden censer that wafts

Lies the pure corpse, buried

I wish for peace

To be consumed by life in the empty heart

Draining the impurities

Oh, the boiling pain

I hold back

Let it be limited

The sins of the land, "Hades," perish, that life

In the silence like flames

Distorted madness fills

With a white prayer, I burn away

The seeping impure soul

Of the chosen beloved child

Life scatters

Wherever it may be, it lives endlessly

Oh, the paradise that spreads at the end

Even if it is a false glory

To be consumed by life in the empty heart

The impurities run rampant

The rotting body

Even those who touch it

Will meet death

To the ends of eternity, "Hades," resist until the end

In the embraced chest, the royal scepter

Holds the sacred solitude

Shall I offer the gouged heart?

Oh, the noble offering of poisoned blood

With the cup of blessing

Let my body bloom

Sins and suffering

Harsh, the sins

The turtle mirror stained with blood

Sins and suffering, the dead body

In the embraced chest, the royal scepter

Holds the sacred solitude

In the silence like flames

Distorted madness fills

With a white prayer, I exhaust

The seeping impure soul

Of the chosen beloved child

Life scatters

I, who gaze upon the end of this world

Command the feared beast

Grieving the rampant evil

I shall offer the precious life

As a sacrifice to calm it

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[Japanese]

燻(くゆ)りし薫り立つ金の香爐(こうろ)に

葬(はふ)るは純潔の亡骸よ

願わくは安寧(あんねい)を

心空(しんくう)にして生を喰われる

汚穢(けが)飲み干して

滾(たぎ)る痛みよ

己が堰き止めて

限れよ

罪業(ざいごう)地の圏谷(たに)"Hades"滅びよ、その命

焔(ほのお)の如き静寂に

歪(ひず)んだ狂気が満ちる

白き祈りで焼き盡(つく)す

不浄な霊魂(こころ)の滲みよ

選ばれし愛し子の

生命(いのち)は散る

何處(いずこ)に在ろうとも限りなく生く

最後(いやはて)に広がる楽園よ

虚偽(いつわり)の栄華でも

心空(しんくう)にして生を喰われる

汚穢(けがれ)駆け巡り

爛(ただ)る身体は

触れし者さえも

死に至る

永劫地の果て"Hades"抗え、終焉るまで

懐(いだ)きし胸の王笏に

宿るは聖なる孤高

抉りし心臓(こころ)捧ぐのか

気高き供物の毒血(どく)よ

祝福の盃(さかずき)で

我が身よ咲け

罪苦(ざいく) 生意(せいい)

苛酷(かこく) 罪科(ざいか)

亀鏡(ききょう) 血染(ちぞめ)

罪苦(ざいく) 死屍(しし)

懐(いだ)きし胸の王笏に

宿るは聖なる孤高

焔(ほのお)の如き静寂に

歪(ひず)んだ狂気が満ちる

白き祈りで盡(つく)す

不浄な霊魂(こころ)の滲みよ

選ばれし愛し子の

生命(いのち)は散る

この世の果てを臨みし我は

懼れし獣従え

蔓延る悪を愁(うれ)いて

尊貴(とうとき)命

供犠(くぎ)に捧げて鎮めん

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
薫り(かおり) /kaoɾi/ B2	noun - fragrance
純潔(じゅんけつ) /dʑuŋke̞tsɯ/ B2	noun - purity
安寧(あんねい) /anne̞i/ C1	noun - peace
痛み(いたみ) /itami/ B1	noun - pain
狂気(きょうき) /kʲo̞ːki/ C1	noun - madness
生命(いのち) /inotʃi/ B2	noun - life
罪業(ざいごう) /zaigo̞ː/ C2	noun - sin
静寂(せいじゃく) /se̞ːdʑa̠kɯ/ C1	noun - silence
霊魂(れいこん) /ɾe̞ːko̞ɴ/ C2	noun - soul
孤高(ここう) /koko̞ː/ C2	adjective - solitary and noble
供物(くぎ) /kɯɡi/ B2	noun - offering
悪(あく) /aku/ A2	noun - evil
果て(はて) /hate/ B1	noun - end
抗う(あらがう) /aɾaɡaɯ/ B2	verb - to resist