華火 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 和楽器バンド

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the explosive energy of Japanese music and language with Wagakki Band's “華火” (Hanabi). This song, whose title means 'fireworks,' offers a fantastic opportunity to learn Japanese vocabulary related to powerful emotions and beautiful, transient moments. The fusion of traditional Japanese instruments with rock music is not only a unique listening experience but also a cultural lesson in how modern Japan reimagines its traditions. Let the passionate vocals and poetic lyrics of “華火” ignite your interest in the Japanese language.

[English]

Open the fuse, just about 5 seconds left

A light of temptation illuminating the darkness

What sways on the lake is your illusion

My heart races

A dream I once saw

Fleeting and fading away

Beyond the strong gaze, what reflects in those eyes

Even if I shout love, to the writhing desires

Ah, until I drown in it

Let it resonate in the sky, as the fire blossoms

Now, time, stop

In the faint light that mourns the night, the shadows of the two are colored

Don't stop loving, to the wandering emotions

Yes, until it changes

Until it burns out and withers in the sky

Even if I shout love, to the writhing desires

Ah, until I drown in it

Let it resonate in the sky, as the fire blossoms, now, time, stop

[Japanese]

導火線を開いて　あと5秒くらい

暗闇を照らす誘惑の灯

湖上に揺れるは　君の幻

高鳴る鼓動

いつかみた夢

儚く消えゆく

強い眼差しの先　その目に映るは

愛を叫んだって　蠢く欲望に

あぁ溺れゆくままで

鳴り響け空に　火華散る

さぁ時よ止まれ

夜を憂う僅かな光に　彩る2人の影

愛を止めないで　彷徨う感情に

そう移りゆくままで

燃え尽きる空に枯れるまで

愛を叫んだって　蠢く欲望に

あぁ溺れゆくままで

鳴り響け空に火華　散るさぁ時よ止まれ"

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
導火線 /どうかせん/ B2	noun - fuse (for explosives)
暗闇 /くらやみ/ B1	noun - darkness
誘惑 /ゆうわく/ B2	noun - temptation
湖上 /こじょう/ B2	noun - on the lake
幻 /まぼろし/ B1	noun - illusion, phantom
鼓動 /こどう/ B2	noun - heartbeat, pulsation
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
消えゆく /きえゆく/ B2	verb - to fade away
強い /つよい/ A2	adjective - strong
眼差し /まなざし/ B2	noun - gaze, look
愛 /あい/ A1	noun - love
叫ぶ /さけぶ/ B1	verb - to shout, to call out
欲望 /よくぼう/ B2	noun - desire, lust
溺れる /おぼれる/ B1	verb - to drown, to be submerged
響け /ひびけ/ B1	verb - to echo, to resound
火華 /ひばな/ B2	noun - fire flower (symbolic)
時 /とき/ A1	noun - time
影 /かげ/ A2	noun - shadow
感情 /かんじょう/ B1	noun - emotion, feeling
燃え尽きる /もえつきる/ B2	verb - to burn out, to be consumed by fire