華火 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 和楽器バンド

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the vibrant soundscape of Wagakki Band's "Hanabi" (Fireworks). This song offers a unique opportunity to experience the powerful blend of traditional Japanese instruments with modern rock, providing insight into Japanese culture and musical innovation.

[English]

Open the fuse

About 5 seconds left

Illuminating the darkness

The light of temptation

Swaying on the lake

Is your illusion

The heartbeat rises

A dream I once saw

Fleetingly fading away

Beyond the strong gaze

What reflects in those eyes

Even if I shout love

To the writhing desires

Ah, until I drown

Resound in the sky

Fire blossoms scatter

Now, time, stop

The fire flower blooms in confession

Continuing to wander

Intoxicated by the lingering scent

The magic of obsession

Floating between the clouds

Is your smile

No longer able to resist

Like testing my heart

A faint twinkle

Cruelly marking the now

The signal of the beginning

Don't avoid love

In the dazzling afterimage

Ah, until it flows away

Soar into the sky

The flower crown opens

Now, time, turn

In the slight light that worries the night

The shadows of the two are colored

Don't stop loving

To the wandering emotions

So until it changes

Burn out in the sky

Until it withers

Even if I shout love

To the writhing desires

Ah, until I drown

Resound in the sky

Fire blossoms scatter

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

懺悔に咲く華火

迷い込み続け

残り香に酔う

執着の魔

雲間に浮かぶは

君の微笑み

もう抗えずに

心試すような

淡い瞬き

無情に刻む今

はじまりの合図を

愛を避けんなって

さんざめく 残像に

あぁ流れゆくままで

舞い上がれ空に

花輪開く

さぁ時よ廻れ

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

燃え尽きろ空に

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 /dōkasen/ B2	noun - fuse; matchstick
暗闇 /kurayami/ B1	noun - darkness
照らす /terasu/ B1	verb - to illuminate; to shine on
誘惑 /yūwaku/ B2	noun - temptation
灯 /hi/ A2	noun - lamp; light
湖 /mizuumi/ A2	noun - lake
揺れる /yureru/ B1	verb - to shake; to sway
幻 /maboroshi/ B2	noun - phantom; illusion
鼓動 /kōdō/ B2	noun - heartbeat; pulsation
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
消えゆく /kieyuku/ C1	verb (compound) - to disappear gradually
強い /tsuyoi/ A2	adjective - strong
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
叫ぶ /sakebu/ B1	verb - to shout
欲望 /yokubō/ B2	noun - desire

Key Grammar Structures

• 導火線を開いて

  ➔ て-form of verbs (verb + て)

  ➔ The て-form here indicates a sequence of actions: "open the fuse and..."

• 湖上に揺れるは

  ➔ は as topic marker with emphasis (contrastive は)

  ➔ The particle "は" emphasizes what is swaying on the lake, contrasting it with other possibilities. It's not just anything, but specifically something wavering on the lake.

• 愛を叫んだって

  ➔ 〜たって/〜でも (even if/even though)

  ➔ "愛を叫んだって" means "even if you shout love" or "even though you shout love". It indicates a condition that doesn't change the outcome.

• 蠢く欲望に

  ➔ に (indirect object marker)

  ➔ The particle "に" indicates the indirect object, showing where the action is directed. Here, the verb 'drowning' or 'being submerged' is directed at the 'wriggling desires'.

• 執着の魔

  ➔ の (possessive/attributive particle)

  ➔ "執着の魔" (shūchaku no ma) means "demon of attachment" or "demon of obsession". The particle "の" connects the noun "執着" (shūchaku, attachment/obsession) and the noun "魔" (ma, demon). It's showing that the "demon" is *of* or related to "attachment/obsession".

• もう抗えずに

  ➔ ～ずに (negative adverbial form of verbs - alternative to ～ないで)

  ➔ "抗えずに" means "without resisting" or "unable to resist". It's the negative adverbial form of the verb "抗う" (araga-u, to resist). It functions similarly to "抗わないで", but it's a bit more formal and poetic.

• 愛を避けんなって

  ➔ 〜な (prohibition - strong negative command)

  ➔ "避けんなって" (yaken natte) is a more emphatic, almost rough, way of saying "do not avoid". "～な" is a strong prohibitive form. The "って" adds emphasis and a casual tone.