盆ギリ恋歌 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: サザンオールスターズ
• Album: THANK YOU SO MUCH 2025年3月19日(水)発売

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

盆ギリ盆ギリ　夏は盆ギリ

Bonfire, bonfire, summer is bonfire

ヨロシク Hold Me Tight

Nice to meet you, hold me tight

盆ギリ盆ギリ　今は亡き人と

Bonfire, bonfire, with those who have passed

素敵な Lovely Night

A wonderful lovely night

ギンギラギンギラ　踊る女と

Shining and sparkling, dancing with a woman

男の曼陀羅絵

A man's mandala painting

シッポリシッポリ　好きなあの子と

Softly, softly, with the girl I like

故郷帰りゃんせ

Returning to my hometown

ヤバない？怖ない？正気かい？

Isn't it crazy? Isn't it scary? Are you sane?

姿は見えねぇけど

Though I can't see the figure

誰もがやってるよ〜

Everyone is doing it~

みんなに内緒だよ〜

It's a secret from everyone~

ちょいと　老若男女が熱い魂で

Just a bit, young and old, with passionate souls

『Rocking On』 で Show‼

Show it with "Rocking On"!!

もう一度死ぬまで　踊り明かすのさ

Until I die, I'll dance all night long

Uh Uh

Uh Uh

ほいで　呑めや歌えの迎え送り火

And then, drink and sing, it's the welcoming fire

宴は Oh What A Night‼

The party is Oh What A Night!!

遠い... 夏の... 恋でした

It was a distant... summer... love

盆ギリ盆ギリ　おどま盆ギリ

Bonfire, bonfire, let's dance bonfire

ヨロシク Hold Me Tight

Nice to meet you, hold me tight

ほんにゃらほんにゃら　祇園精舎は

Really, really, Gion Shōja is

魅惑のHoly Night

A captivating holy night

ぼんぼりぼんぼり　『牡丹燈籠』が

With lanterns, "Botan Dōrō" has

パーティーになっちゃって

Turned into a party

Don’t Worry Don’t Worry　般若波羅蜜

Don’t worry, don’t worry, Prajnaparamita

冥土に Going Home

Going home to the afterlife

今際の際で叫んだよ

I shouted at the brink of death

『イクのはエクスタシー‼』

"Going is ecstasy!!"

涙はじんじろげ

Tears are flowing

祭りだ 納涼だ‼

It's a festival, it's a cool evening!!

こりゃ　スーパーボウルやグラミー賞より

This is more exciting than the Super Bowl or Grammy Awards

盛り上がるんで Show‼

Let's get hyped, show!!

愛倫情事にうつつ抜かすのも

Getting lost in love affairs

Uh Uh

Uh Uh

あのサザンビーチでナンパするなら

If you're going to flirt at Southern Beach

ヨシオんとこで Show‼

Show it at Yoshio's place!!

遠い... 夏の... 夢でした

It was a distant... summer... dream

ちょいと危険な夢だったよ

It was a bit of a dangerous dream

ちょいと　老若男女が熱い魂で

Just a bit, young and old, with passionate souls

『Rocking On』 で Show‼

Show it with "Rocking On"!!

夜空の花火で　海が煌めいた

With fireworks in the night sky, the sea sparkled

Uh Uh

Uh Uh

ほいで　呑めや歌えの迎え送り火

And then, drink and sing, it's the welcoming fire

Stairway To Heaven‼

Stairway to Heaven!!

遠い... 夏の... 恋でした

It was a distant... summer... love

熱い... 恋の... 物語

A hot... love... story

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
恋 /こい/ A2	noun - love
夏 /なつ/ A1	noun - summer
踊る /おどる/ A2	verb - to dance
夜空 /よぞら/ B1	noun - night sky
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
魂 /たましい/ B2	noun - soul
祭り /まつり/ A2	noun - festival
火 /ひ/ A1	noun - fire
歌 /うた/ A1	noun - song
愛 /あい/ A2	noun - love
心 /こころ/ B1	noun - heart/mind
光 /ひかり/ A2	noun - light
道 /みち/ A1	noun - road/path
時 /とき/ A1	noun - time
人 /ひと/ A1	noun - person
空 /そら/ A1	noun - sky
光る /ひかる/ B1	verb - to shine

Key Grammar Structures

• 今は亡き人と

  ➔ Using "と" to connect with "the person who is no longer alive" (complement particle indicating 'with' or 'together with')

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• ヨロシク Hold Me Tight

  ➔ Using "ヨロシク" as a colloquial way of saying "Nice to meet you" or "Please」, combined with imperative or request form

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• 祭りだ 納涼だ‼

  ➔ Using "だ" as a copula (to be), emphasizing the statement as an exclamation

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• 夜空の花火で　海が煌めいた

  ➔ Using "で" as a particle indicating the means/mode of action

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• もう一度死ぬまで　踊り明かすのさ

  ➔ Using "まで" to express "until" a certain point in time

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• 遠い... 夏の... 恋でした

  ➔ Using "でした" as the past tense of "です" to denote past state or experience

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