たいようの哀悼歌 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

空を斬(き)るように 翼を広げた

Spreading its wings as if cutting through the sky

あの鳥の名前 教えてください

Please tell me the name of that bird

キャラバンは進む 果てのない道を

The caravan moves forward along the endless road

明日(あす)を捜す振りして 彷徨う旅人

Pretending to search for tomorrow, a wandering traveler

金色の砂嵐 過ぎ去った痕(あと)に

Golden dust storms pass by, leaving behind traces

何もかも潤(うるお)す 海が欲しいよ

I want a sea that soothes everything

この世で一番 哀しい 夜が来る

The saddest night will come in this world

砂漠を照らし嗤(わら)ってる星へと願ってみたって

Hoping for the stars that laugh at illuminating the desert, even if I wish

決して叶わない

It will never come true

だからせめてもうヴェール纏(まと)ったままで

So at least I will keep my veil on and keep dancing

踊り続けるよ

Continuing to dance

渇いた荒野で 白く咲いていた

In the dry wasteland, blooming in white

あの花の名前 憶えてますか？

Do you remember the name of that flower?

炎に放(ほう)った 流せない涙

Tears that couldn’t be released, thrown into the flames

夢なんて見ないよ 傷つくだけさ

I don't dream anymore, because it only hurts

生まれた瞬間から ひとりきりだった

From the moment I was born, I was all alone

俗に言う"愛"など 捨ててしまった

I threw away what they call 'love' in common speech

この世で一番 激しい 風が吹く

The fiercest wind blows in this world

砂漠の町を行き交う人々が歌ってる歌は

The song sung by people passing through the desert town is

叫びにも似て

Almost like a scream

思い出してはいけないあの哀悼歌(エレジー)

Remembering that elegy we must not think about

思い出している

Thinking of it

絶望の淵 揺れる蜃気楼

On the edge of despair, a shimmering mirage sways

たいようが燃える燃える Burning Carnival

The sun burns and burns, Burning Carnival

この世で一番 哀しい 夜が来る

The most sorrowful night will arrive in this world

砂漠を照らし嗤(わら)ってる星へと願ってみたって

Hoping for the stars that laugh at illuminating the desert, even if I wish

決して叶わない

It will never come true

だからせめてもうヴェール纏(まと)ったままで

So at least I will keep my veil on and keep dancing

踊り続けるよ

Continuing to dance

あの鳥は何処？

Where is that bird?

あの花は何処？

Where is that flower?

あの人は何処？

Where is that person?

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
空 /sora/ A1	noun - sky
翼 /tsubasa/ A2	noun - wing
旅人 /tabibito/ B1	noun - traveler
海 /umi/ A1	noun - sea
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
風 /kaze/ A2	noun - wind
花 /hana/ A1	noun - flower
涙 /namida/ B1	noun - tear
愛 /ai/ B2	noun - love
激しい /hageshii/ B2	adjective - intense
哀悼 /aitō/ C1	noun - mourning
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
瞬間 /shunkan/ B2	noun - moment
荒野 /kōya/ B2	noun - wilderness
星 /hoshi/ A1	noun - star
叫び /sakebi/ B1	noun - shout
願う /negau/ B1	verb - to wish

Key Grammar Structures

• 空を斬(き)るように

  ➔ らしい (rasheshi) - indicates similarity or appearance

  ➔ The phrase uses "〜ように" to express "as if" or "like" to describe how the sky is being "cut".

• 明日(あす)を捜す振りして

  ➔ 振り (ふり) - pretending to do something

  ➔ The phrase "振りして" indicates "pretending to" or "acting as if" in the context of searching for "tomorrow".

• 決して叶わない

  ➔ 決して (けっして) - never

  ➔ The adverb "決して" emphasizes a strong negation, meaning "never" or "not at all".

• もうヴェール纏ったままで

  ➔ ままで - while remaining in a certain state

  ➔ The construction "ままで" is used to indicate "while remaining" or "in the state of" doing or being something.

• 渇いた荒野で 白く咲いていた

  ➔ で - indicates location or place where an action occurs

  ➔ The particle "で" indicates the location where the event or action takes place, here "in the arid wilderness".

• あの鳥は何処？

  ➔ 何処 (どこ) - where

  ➔ The word "何処" is a question word used to ask "where".

• 風が吹く

  ➔ が - subject particle marking the doer of an action

  ➔ The particle "が" marks the subject, here "the wind" performing the action "blow".