犬姫 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 女王蜂
• Album: 日本武道館公演限定Single『犬姫』

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the world of Japanese rock and storytelling with Queen Bee's "犬姫" (Inuhime). This song offers a unique opportunity to learn Japanese through its poetic and emotionally charged lyrics, which narrate a captivating tale of love and loss. The blend of classical Japanese motifs and modern rock makes it a truly special and powerful piece of music.

[English]

Bones are crushed, flesh dances

What blood will boil next?

With a restless heart, my skin bubbles

Come now, my arms are ready

(Inuhime) Unattainable dreams are

(Inuhime) Just an illusion

(Inuhime) The end is exposed to the wild

Now, from this moment

When I tear through my longings

It's fine, even now

Unaware that my birthplace is a lie

Inuhime

...

Now, from here to there, I take it all

Arriving from hell, licking the heavens

Whether hungry or longing

If we intertwine, there's no suffering

Regardless of spring or winter, each district outside

If I abandon myself

The tip of my floating back

Landing on a burnt wasteland

With a withered body, my heart craves, oh the intensity

Overflowing blood, saliva, a pale pink edge

Snatched away, I listen to the sea with my tide

The hungry spirits drink in the rough waves

...

Beginning, development, climax, conclusion, like Ashura

My name is Inuhime, the watchdog of this world

From now on

When I tear through my longings

Come now, even now

Unaware that my birthplace is a lie

Inuhime

Recently, I've been thinking that being strong

Is very lonely and painful

So I cling to joy

Let's meet in hell

Inuhime

...

[Japanese]

骨を砕き肉は躍る

次はどんな血が沸く

胸騒ぎに肌は泡立ち

さあさ腕がなります

（犬姫）叶わぬ夢は

（犬姫）ただの幻

（犬姫）果ては野晒し上等

いまや今から

憧れを喰い破るときに

いいさや今さら

生まれの地は嘘とも知らずに

犬姫

さぁこっからここまで全部頂戴

地獄から天を舐め上げ到来

飢えても慕っても

絡めば苦しゅうない

春冬構わず各区外

身を棄てるなら

浮かぶ背の先

焼け野が原に降り立ち

身を窶し 心貪る 激しさよ

溢るる血 唾 薄紅の縁

攫われて 我が満ち潮に海を聴く

飢えたる御霊や 呑み干す 荒波

序破急顛末 阿修羅の如く

我が名は犬姫 この世の番犬

今から

憧れを喰い破るときに

いざや今さら

生まれの地は嘘とも知らずに

犬姫

最近は考えるの 強いって

とても淋しくて 辛いって

だから楽しさに 縋り付くの

地獄で逢いましょう

犬姫

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
骨 /ほね/ A2	noun - bone
肉 /にく/ A2	noun - meat
血 /ち/ A2	noun - blood
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
地獄 /じごく/ B1	noun - hell
憧れ /あこがれ/ B2	noun - longing, aspiration
苦しむ /くるしむ/ B2	verb - to suffer
激しさ /はげしさ/ C1	noun - intensity, fierceness
海 /うみ/ A1	noun - sea
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart, mind
満ち潮 /みちしお/ C2	noun - high tide
荒波 /あらなみ/ B2	noun - rough waves
犬姫 /いぬひめ/ B1	noun - dog princess

Key Grammar Structures

• 次はどんな血が沸く

  ➔ Question marker 'か' used at the end of the sentence to indicate an interrogative.

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• 葉は泡立ち

  ➔ The verb '泡立ち' (oyatsu) is in the stem form combined with the auxiliary verb to form a descriptive phrase.

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• さあさ腕がなります

  ➔ The verb 'なります' indicates a change of state or action, often with the subject '腕' (arms).

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• 叶わぬ夢は

  ➔ The adjective '叶わぬ' is a classical or poetic negative form of '叶う' (to be fulfilled).

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• 生まれの地は嘘とも知らずに

  ➔ The phrase 'とも知らずに' combines 'とも' (even/also) with '知らずに' (without knowing) to indicate ignorance or unaware action.

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• 溢るる血 唾 薄紅の縁

  ➔ The phrase uses '溢るる' as a classical attributive form of '溢れる' (to overflow).

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• 我が満ち潮に海を聴く

  ➔ The phrase '我が満ち潮' uses the possessive '我が' (my) and '満ち潮' (high tide) as a poetic image.

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