千本桜 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 和楽器バンド

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the captivating world of "Senbonzakura" by Wagakki Band, where traditional Japanese instruments meet modern rock! This iconic song offers a fantastic opportunity to explore the fusion of cultures and the unique sound that has made it a global phenomenon.

[English]

A thousand cherry blossoms, lost in the night, your voice cannot reach me.

In the deep blue sky, far away, shoot through with that ray gun.

Bold and fearless, a high-class revolution.

Rumbling and crashing, an anti-war nation.

Rolling on a two-wheeled vehicle marked with the rising sun.

Evil spirits, be gone! ICBM.

Racing through the circular line, running east and west, no matter what.

Boys and girls, a battle without equal, amidst the floating world.

A thousand cherry blossoms, lost in the night, your voice cannot reach me.

Here is a banquet, a steel cage, looking down from that guillotine.

In this three-thousand worlds, the eternal darkness, I can't even hear the lamenting song.

In the deep blue sky, far away, shoot through with that ray gun.

The appearance of a seasoned officer.

Going back and forth in a courtesan procession.

Everyone, gather together, that guy and this guy too.

March of the saints, one, two, three, four.

Passing through the Zen gate, purging the Pure Land.

Surely the finale will be a grand reunion, amidst the applause.

A thousand cherry blossoms, lost in the night, your voice cannot reach me.

Here is a banquet, a steel cage, looking down from that guillotine.

In this three-thousand worlds, the eternal darkness, I can't even hear the lamenting song.

On the hill of hope, far away, launch that flare.

Racing through the circular line, running east and west, no matter what.

Boys and girls, a battle without equal, amidst the floating world.

A thousand cherry blossoms, lost in the night, your voice cannot reach me.

Here is a banquet, a steel cage, jumping down from that guillotine.

A thousand cherry blossoms, lost in the night, you sing and I dance.

Here is a banquet, a steel cage, now shoot that ray gun wildly.

[Japanese]

千本桜　夜ニ紛レ　君ノ声モ届カナイヨ

青藍の空　遥か彼方　その光線銃で打ち抜いて

大胆不敵にハイカラ革命

磊々落々　反戦国家

日の丸印の二輪車転がし

悪霊退散　ICBM

環状線を走り抜けて　東奔西走なんのその

少年少女戦国無双　浮世の随に

千本桜　夜ニ紛レ　君ノ声モ届カナイヨ

此処は宴　鋼の檻　その断頭台で見下ろして

三千世界　常世之闇　嘆ク唄モ聞コエナイヨ

青藍の空　遥か彼方　その光線銃で打ち抜いて

百戦錬磨の見た目は将校

いったりきたりの花魁道中

アイツもコイツも皆で集まれ

聖者の行進　わんっ　つー　さん　しっ

禅定門を潜り抜けて　安楽浄土厄払い

きっと終幕は大団円　拍手の合間に

千本桜　夜ニ紛レ　君ノ声モ届カナイヨ

此処は宴　鋼の檻　その断頭台で見下ろして

三千世界　常世之闇　嘆ク唄モ聞コエナイヨ

希望の丘　遥か彼方　その閃光弾を打ち上げろ

環状線を走り抜けて　東奔西走なんのその

少年少女戦国無双　浮世の随に

千本桜　夜ニ紛レ　君ノ声モ届カナイヨ

此処は宴　鋼の檻　その断頭台を飛び降りて

千本桜　夜ニ紛レ　君が歌い僕は踊る

此処は宴　鋼の檻　さあ光線銃を撃ちまくれ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
桜 /sakura/ A2	noun - cherry blossom
光線銃 /kōsenjū/ B2	noun - laser gun
革命 /kakumei/ B1	noun - revolution
悪霊 /akuryō/ B2	noun - evil spirit
少年 /shōnen/ A2	noun - boy
少女 /shōjo/ A2	noun - girl
宴 /utage/ B1	noun - feast
光 /hikari/ A1	noun - light
闇 /yami/ B2	noun - darkness
希望 /kibō/ B1	noun - hope
歌 /uta/ A1	noun - song
踊る /odoru/ A2	verb - to dance
走る /hashiru/ A1	verb - to run
打ち抜く /uchinuku/ B2	verb - to pierce through
見下ろす /miorosu/ B2	verb - to look down
飛び降りる /tobioriru/ B2	verb - to jump down

Key Grammar Structures

• 君ノ声モ届カナイヨ

  ➔ Possessive particle 'ノ' + 'も' indicating 'also' or 'even'

  ➔ 'ノ' indicates possession or attribute; 'も' emphasizes 'also' or 'even'

• 夜ニ紛レ

  ➔ Particle 'に' indicating time 'at' or 'during'

  ➔ 'に' is a particle that marks specific points in time or places

• 打ち抜いて

  ➔ Verb '打ち抜く' in the te-form, meaning 'to shoot through' or 'to pierce'

  ➔ '打ち抜く' is a transitive verb meaning 'to shoot through' or 'pierce', with the te-form used for connecting actions

• 希望の丘

  ➔ Possessive 'の' connecting '希望' (hope) and '丘' (hill), forming a compound noun

  ➔ 'の' is a possessive or connective particle used here to link '希望' (hope) and '丘' (hill) as a single concept

• 百戦錬磨の見た目は将校

  ➔ Noun phrase with 'の' as a possessive or descriptive connector, meaning 'the appearance of a seasoned officer'

  ➔ 'の' here links two nouns, functioning as a possessive or descriptive particle, describing 'appearance' of a seasoned officer