Shadow Dance

• By: 満島ひかり

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

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忘れられない　暗い　鮮やかな海は

Unforgettable, the dark, vibrant sea

はじけるペールピンクの空に

Fades into the pale pink sky

同期する鼓動に

Synchronized with the pulsing heartbeat

ひそむ原始と風の記憶

Hiding the memories of the wind and the earth

うばう奴らの影は青くて

The shadows of those who took everything are blue

食い荒らされた時をしずめて

Silencing the time that was ravaged

流水は天にのぼり

The river flows up to the sky

降り注ぐ光の雨

And the rain of light pours down

ループを止めない

The loop won't stop

八月の祈りで

With the prayers of August

誓いをさらって

I bare my vows

狂えば雲がくれ

If I go mad, the clouds will hide

つぎはどこに

Where will I go next?

ループをやめない

I won't stop the loop

八月の踊りで

With the dance of August

しとしと踊って

I dance quietly

宿れもどれ

And return to my lodging

秘密の森の中に

In the secret forest

冷めきった夢がおかしくて

The dream that has cooled down is strange

円を睨みつけてたしかめる

I stare at the circle to confirm

魚のように踊る人の群れ

The crowd of people dancing like fish

暗がりで女は糸を織り

In the darkness, the woman weaves her thread

うなり神みちびく夜の道

The night road that guides the roaring god

うなり神みちびく夜の道

The night road that guides the roaring god

思いだせ　こわくない　再来の月は

Remember, don't be afraid, the moon will come again

血のめぐるようなインクの空に

In the ink-colored sky that flows like blood

はりついたこの鬼

This demon that has stuck to me

生きる原始と風の記録

The records of the earth and the wind that live on

ループを止めない

The loop won't stop

八月の祈りで

With the prayers of August

誓いをさらって

I bare my vows

狂えば雲がくれ

If I go mad, the clouds will hide

つぎはどこに

Where will I go next?

ループをやめない

I won't stop the loop

八月の踊りで

With the dance of August

しとしと踊って

I dance quietly

宿れもどれ

And return to my lodging

秘密の森の中に

In the secret forest

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
忘れられない /wasure rarenai/ B1	adjective - unforgettable
鮮やか /azayaka/ B1	adjective - vivid
鼓動 /kodō/ B2	noun - heartbeat
原始 /genshi/ C1	noun - primitive
ループ /rūpu/ B1	noun - loop
誓い /chikai/ B1	noun - vow
狂い /kurai/ B2	verb - to go mad
宿れ /yadore/ B2	verb - to stay
秘密 /himitsu/ B1	noun - secret
森 /mori/ A2	noun - forest
糸 /ito/ A2	noun - thread
織り /ori/ B1	verb - to weave
魚 /saka na/ A1	noun - fish
群れ /mure/ B1	noun - group
暗がり /kuragari/ B2	noun - darkness
女 /onna/ A1	noun - woman
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
道 /michi/ A2	noun - road
再来 /sairai/ B1	noun - next time
血 /chi/ A2	noun - blood
インク /inku/ B1	noun - ink
鬼 /oni/ B2	noun - ogre

Grammar:

• はじけるペールピンクの空に

  ➔ The use of に indicates the direction or target of an action, often translated as 'into' or 'to'.

  ➔ 'に' marks the target location of a movement or the direction in which something occurs.

• 同期する鼓動に

  ➔ The noun '鼓动' (heartbeat) is connected with 'に' to show the 'to' or 'with' relation indicating synchronization.

  ➔ 'に' shows the target or association of the noun it follows, often indicating the direction or the entity involved in an action.

• 夜の神みちびく夜の道

  ➔ The noun '神' (god/spirit) is used with 'みちびく' (to guide) to form a compound phrase, and '夜の' shows possession or modifier meaning 'night's'.

  ➔ '神' is a noun meaning 'god' or 'spirit', combined with 'みちびく' (to guide), forming a phrase that refers to a guiding divine force.

• しとしと踊って

  ➔ The verb '踊って' is the te-form of '踊る', used here to connect multiple actions or describe an ongoing action.

  ➔ The te-form '踊って' connects verbs, making it possible to describe actions happening sequentially or simultaneously.

• 食い荒らされた時をしずめて

  ➔ The passive voice '荒らされた' indicates that something was disturbed or ravaged by an unspecified agent.

  ➔ The passive form indicates that the subject received the action, emphasizing the effect on the subject.