天樂 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 和楽器バンド

Lyrics & Translation

Experience the electrifying fusion of traditional Japanese instruments and modern rock with Wagakki Band's "Tengaku." This song is a vibrant exploration of rebellion and self-discovery, offering a unique linguistic and cultural journey for listeners.

[English]

The blue time bids farewell

The umbrella that sheltered me has been thrown away

Unaware of the summer that had come

Where is this place? Who am I? I roar

With no end in sight, I kill the destination

I couldn't possibly understand, as I pierced the scenery

Unable to step out of the forest I realized on my own

Why don't you start walking?

Why don't you create?

And so, nothing begins

Over the decaying and rotting people, the corpses

Now, the blade of impulse strikes and shatters the world

Before the dawn catches up

I don't mind if the sound is a messy break, the heavenly music

...

The worn pick, the decayed guitar

Playfully prying open my door

The autumn that has passed is just around the corner

Let's begin, hide the clumsy truth

Why was I standing still?

Why did I keep refusing?

And so, at the end of my worries

I abandon the sound that blooms madly on the way home

Now, the blade of impulse strikes and shatters the world

So beautiful it dazzles the eyes

Pierce through with the sound that sways in the bubbles, the heavenly music

Now, the leaves of madness in full bloom adorn the world

Before the dawn catches up

Shout out the voice that touched the core, the heavenly music

...

[Japanese]

青い時間 さよなら告げる

雨避けの傘は僕を抛り捨てた

訪れてた 夏にも気付かずに

此処は何処だ 僕は誰だと 吼える

終わりが無い、と 行き先を殺す

分かるはずが無い と 景色を刺した

自分で気づいた森の外に踏み出せずに

なぜ 歩き出さないの?

なぜ 創り上げないの?

そうして何も始まらないまま

朽ちて腐り行く人を 屍を 超えて

今 打ち鳴らす衝動の刃が世界を砕く

朝焼けが追いつく前に

ぐしゃぐしゃに割れた音で構わない 天樂を

削れたピック 朽ち果てたギター

いたずらに僕の扉を暴く

通り過ぎた 秋がすぐそこまで

始めよう 無様な真実を隠せ

なぜ 立ち止まっていたのか

なぜ 拒み続けたのか

そうして悩み続けた先には

芽生え狂い咲く音を 帰り道 捨てて

今 打ち鳴らす衝動の刃が世界を砕く

目が眩むほど美しい

泡沫に揺れた音で貫いて 天樂を

今 咲き誇る狂色の葉が世界を飾る

朝焼けが追いつく前に

その核に触れた声を張り上げて 天樂を

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
時間 /jikan/ A1	noun - time
雨 /ame/ A1	noun - rain
気付く /kizuku/ B1	verb - to notice
終わり /owari/ A2	noun - end
景色 /keshiki/ B1	noun - scenery
音 /oto/ A1	noun - sound
世界 /sekai/ A1	noun - world
葉 /ha/ A2	noun - leaf
始める /hajimeru/ B1	verb - to begin
美しい /utsukushii/ B2	adjective - beautiful
衝動 /shoudou/ B2	noun - impulse
扉 /tobira/ B1	noun - door
狂う /kuruu/ B2	verb - to go mad
朽ちる /kuchiru/ B2	verb - to decay
捨てる /suteru/ B1	verb - to throw away

Key Grammar Structures

• 青い時間 さよなら告げる

  ➔ Present tense for stating facts or actions.

  ➔ The phrase "青い時間" (blue time) is a noun phrase that sets the scene, followed by the verb "告げる" (to say).

• なぜ 歩き出さないの?

  ➔ Interrogative form for asking questions.

  ➔ The phrase "なぜ" (why) introduces a question about the action of walking.

• 今 打ち鳴らす衝動の刃が世界を砕く

  ➔ Present continuous tense for ongoing actions.

  ➔ The phrase "打ち鳴らす" (to strike) indicates an ongoing action that is currently happening.

• 朽ちて腐り行く人を 屍を 超えて

  ➔ Use of particles to indicate relationships between words.

  ➔ The particles "を" (object marker) and "超えて" (beyond) show the relationship between the subjects and actions.

• その核に触れた声を張り上げて

  ➔ Use of the te-form to connect actions.

  ➔ The phrase "触れた" (touched) is in the te-form, indicating a connection to the following action of raising the voice.

• そうして何も始まらないまま

  ➔ Use of conjunctions to connect clauses.

  ➔ The conjunction "そうして" (and then) connects the action of not starting anything.

• 朝焼けが追いつく前に

  ➔ Use of temporal clauses to indicate time.

  ➔ The phrase "追いつく前に" (before catching up) indicates a specific time frame for the action.