カーニバル – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Vaundy
• Album: replica

Lyrics & Translation

Vaundy's "Carnival" offers a unique opportunity to explore the nuances of the Japanese language through its poetic and multi-layered lyrics. The song's portrayal of complex human emotions and societal reflections, combined with Vaundy's distinctive vocal style and experimental musicality, makes it a captivating piece for language learners to delve into deeper meanings and expressions in Japanese.

[English]

Already a huge controversy, the fire cannot be extinguished

The spark that was ignited

It's like a blast furnace, when you listen

Is it a war of dust that blows but doesn't fly away?

The fervor that erupts, it's

The cannibalism that devours the flesh and blood of the spark

But that's the vortex of the climax

Ah, what a sad day, the last carnival

(Ooh, ooh-ooh)

A carnival so vivid it makes my brushstrokes blur

Again?

(Ooh, ooh-ooh)

Without getting tired, it rises again

A small rhythm

The jealousy that accumulates

Fills the hole that was opened, what carnival is it?

But that's just an illusion, a bubble

If you pop it, the hole will only get bigger

Because we desperately search for a place of happiness

We stretch out our claws to the limit, but don't cut them

People

Drink poison together, and search for a reason to walk together

Lick each other's wounds, and the pain

傷を舐め合い その痛みが

Increases terribly, but

Ah, look, look

Look, what a great view

Hey, look, look, look

(Ooh, ooh-ooh)

An angel with a spark, slipping into the hole of misfortune

(Ooh, ooh-ooh)

If so, then let's cry out loud, and get wet with tears

People

Drink poison together, and search for a reason to walk together

Lick each other's wounds, and the pain

Increases terribly, but

(ooh, ooh-ooh)

We glare at each other, and when our eyes meet

We somehow find hope in that twisted gaze

I wonder why

It's supposed to be unbearable pain

But what a great view (ooh, ooh-ooh)

What a great view (ooh, ooh-ooh)

(Ooh, ooh-ooh)

...

[Japanese]

すでに大論争 鎮火できぬほど

焚き付けられた火種は

まるで溶鉱炉 聴けば

吹けど飛ばない塵の合戦か

噴き上げる熱狂 それは

火種の血肉攫うカニバリズム

されどそれが絶頂の渦

悲しき日だね最後のカーニバル

(Ooh, ooh-ooh)

筆霞む程 鮮やかなカーニバル

またか

(Ooh, ooh-ooh)

飽きもせずまた おりたてる

ちいさなリズム

積もり積もる嫉妬それは

開いた穴埋める いつのカーニバル

されどそれは幻想 バブル

弾ければまた 穴は広くなる

幸せの在り処を必死に探す故に

伸び切ったその爪切らずに

人は

毒を飲み合い そこになにか

共に歩く理由を探してる

傷を舐め合い その痛みが

酷く増してしまえども

なあほら ほら

ほら見たらいい景色さ

ね ほらほらほら

(Ooh, ooh-ooh)

不幸の穴に足滑らす 火種持つ天使

(Ooh, ooh-ooh)

ならば素直に 泣きつけよびしょ濡れで

人は

毒を飲み合い そこになにか

共に歩く理由を探してる

傷を舐め合い その痛みが

酷く増してしまえども (ooh, ooh-ooh)

ともに睨み合い 目が合えば

そんな捻くれに希望を宿して

なぜだろう

耐え難い痛みのはずなのに

見たらいい景色だ (ooh, ooh-ooh)

見たらいい景色だ (ooh, ooh-ooh)

(Ooh, ooh-ooh)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
大論争 /だいろんそう/ B2	noun - great controversy
鎮火 /ちんか/ B1	noun - extinguishing a fire
火種 /ひだね/ B1	noun - spark
溶鉱炉 /ようこうろ/ C1	noun - blast furnace
熱狂 /ねっきょう/ B2	noun - frenzy
カニバリズム /かにばりずむ/ C2	noun - cannibalism
絶頂 /ぜっちょう/ B2	noun - climax
渦 /うず/ B1	noun - whirlpool
嫉妬 /しっと/ B1	noun - jealousy
幻想 /げんそう/ B2	noun - illusion
バブル /ばぶる/ B2	noun - bubble
毒 /どく/ B1	noun - poison
共に /ともに/ B1	adverb - together
歩く /あるく/ A1	verb - to walk
理由 /りゆう/ B1	noun - reason
痛み /いたみ/ B1	noun - pain
希望 /きぼう/ B1	noun - hope

Key Grammar Structures

• すでに大論争 鎮火できぬほど

  ➔ The use of できぬ (dekinu) indicates the negative potential form of できる (dekiru), meaning 'cannot' or 'unable to'.

  ➔ The phrase 'できぬほど' means 'to the extent that it cannot be done'.

• 吹けど飛ばない塵の合戦か

  ➔ The use of ど (do) in 吹けど and 飛ばない indicates concessive meaning, similar to 'although' or 'even if'.

  ➔ The phrase '吹けど飛ばない' means 'although it blows, it does not fly'.

• 悲しき日だね最後のカーニバル

  ➔ The suffix き (ki) attached to 悲し (kanashii) forms 悲しき, which is a poetic or archaic style to mean 'sad'.

  ➔ 悲しき is an archaic or poetic form meaning 'sad'.

• 傷を舐め合い その痛みが

  ➔ The verb 舐め合う (nameau) combines 舐める (to lick) with 合う (to mutual), meaning 'to lick each other's wounds' or 'to console each other'.

  ➔ The phrase indicates mutual comforting or sharing of pain.

• なぜだろう 耐え難い痛みのはずなのに

  ➔ The phrase だろう (darou) expresses conjecture or speculation, meaning 'I wonder why...'.

  ➔ 'なぜだろう' means 'I wonder why' or 'perhaps why'.

• 見たらいい景色だ

  ➔ The verb 見たら (mitarara) is the conditional form of 見る (miru) plus ら, expressing 'if you see'.

  ➔ The phrase '見たらいい景色だ' means 'If you see it, it's a beautiful view'.