生命線 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ReoNa
• Album: 月姫 -A piece of blue glass moon- THEME SONG E.P.

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative world of ReoNa's "生命線" (Seimeisen), the powerful theme song for the "Tsukihime" remake. This track, rich with poignant lyrics and a unique dark rock sound, offers an immersive way to experience Japanese musical storytelling. By exploring its deep emotional core and complex vocabulary, learners can gain insight into nuanced expressions of despair and hope, making it a truly special song for language acquisition and cultural understanding.

[English]

Carved into my palm

Touch the stitched-together lines

With a head about to crack

And a heart pierced by glass, I move forward

In a world that's falling apart

Feeling dizzy as it collapses

In my empty body, a distorted view

A pulse racing, a line of life

If I could trace it with a knife and extend it

Hey, someone tell me—if I could see the moon

Don’t erase it, don’t erase it yet

Don’t vanish, don’t vanish yet

Don’t erase, don’t disappear

Don’t erase, don’t vanish

Poetic and decadent

Realistic and fanciful

Emotional and sentimental

Pleasurable and destructive

Absolute and universal

A distorted view of the 'now'

A world that's breaking down

Feeling dizzy as it collapses

With a hollow body, a twisted sight

Sometimes the moon, sometimes love for the moon

Love bears sin, sin brings punishment

Punishment for people, dreams for individuals

Dreams of you, vows for you

A pulse racing, a line of life

If I could trace it with a knife and extend it

Hey, someone tell me—if I could see the moon

Don’t erase it, don’t erase it yet

Don’t vanish, don’t vanish yet

...

[Japanese]

掌に刻まれている

ツギハギのようなその線に触れて

ひび割れそうな頭と

硝子が刺さった心で前へ 走る

壊れかけの世界

崩れそうで目眩

空っぽな体で 歪な視界

ゾクリと脈を打つ 命の線

ナイフでなぞって 伸ばしてしまえたら

ねぇ 誰か教えて 月が見えるなら

消さないで まだ消さないで

消えないで まだ消えないで

消さないで 消えないで

消さないで 消えないで

文学的で 退廃的で

現実的で 空想的で

感情的で 感傷的で

快楽的で 壊滅的で

絶対的で 普遍的で

不自然な「今」の見方を

壊れかけの世界

崩れそうで目眩

空っぽな体で 歪な視界

時には月を 月には愛を

愛には罪を 罪には罰を

罰には人を 人には夢を

夢には貴方を 貴方には誓いを

ゾクリと脈を打つ 命の線

ナイフでなぞって 伸ばしてしまえたら

ねぇ 誰か教えて 月が見えるなら

消さないで まだ消さないで

消えないで まだ消えないで

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
命 /いのち/ B1	noun - life
線 /せん/ A2	noun - line
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart/mind
世界 /せかい/ A2	noun - world
夢 /ゆめ/ B1	noun - dream
愛 /あい/ A2	noun - love
罪 /つみ/ B2	noun - sin/crime
罰 /ばつ/ B2	noun - punishment
教える /おしえる/ A2	verb - to teach
消す /けす/ B1	verb - to erase
壊れる /こわれる/ B1	verb - to break
崩れる /くずれる/ B2	verb - to collapse
空っぽ /からっぽ/ B1	adjective - empty
歪む /ゆがむ/ B2	verb - to distort
感情 /かんじょう/ B1	noun - emotion
退廃 /たいはい/ C1	noun - decadence

Key Grammar Structures

• 〜てしまえたら

  ➔ Conditional form of the verb with 〜たら, expressing 'if I could do...'.

  ➔ Used to express a hypothetical or potential action in the if-clause.

• 〜に刻まれている

  ➔ Passive form of the verb, meaning 'to be engraved/delivered onto'.

  ➔ Indicates that something is inscribed or carved onto something else as a permanent mark.

• 〜ながら

  ➔ Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'simultaneously', indicating two actions happening at the same time.

  ➔ Used to connect two actions occurring simultaneously, emphasizing the overlap of actions.

• 〜という

  ➔ Nominalizer used to quote or categorize something, similar to 'called' or 'that is'.

  ➔ Used to introduce a quote, name, or categorization of an idea or object.

• 〜なら

  ➔ Conditional suffix meaning 'if it is about...' or 'if it's the case of...'.

  ➔ Indicates a hypothetical condition, often translated as 'if' in English.

• 〜を

  ➔ Particle indicating the direct object of a transitive verb.

  ➔ Marks the noun that receives the action of the verb directly.

• 〜の

  ➔ Particle indicating possession or a descriptive attribute.

  ➔ Used to show possession or to describe a characteristic of a noun.