友成空

• By: Tomonari Sora

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

何処から喰へば良いものか

Where should I start eating from?

美味いものか不味いものか

Delicious or not, I just can't tell.

さっぱり俺にゃ分からない

Honestly, I have no idea.

決まりばかりの世の中じゃ

In this world full of rules,

仏が何時も水を差す

God is always meddling.

我慢するのが礼儀でしょう

Patience is a sign of manners, right?

鬼がこの身を唆す

The demon tempts me to go astray.

御先にどうぞ遠慮なく

Please, go ahead—don't hold back.

あゝかっぴらけや其御口

Ah, just open your mouth wide,

宴宴が始月曜

The feast begins on Monday.

勿体無ぇや一度切り

Such a waste, only once in a lifetime.

好きなもの丈食べなはれ

Eat as much as you love.

何方を捲りゃ良いものか

Which way should I turn?

白い札か黒い札か

White card or black card?

一丁賭けるとしませうか

Shall I place a bet?

死ぬも生きるも紙壱重

Life or death, just a piece of paper.

御釈迦が蜘蛛の糸垂らす

The Buddha drops a spider’s silk.

遅くはないわ御出なさい 遅くはないわ御出なさい

It’s not too late, come out now,

地獄の聲が耳を打つ

Hell’s voice echoes in my ears.

踏み外すのも惡くない

It's not bad to stumble sometimes.

あゝ真っ盛りや此ノ宴

Ah, this lively party is in full swing.

今宵、今宵は帰日曜

Tonight, tonight, I shall return home Sunday.

宴も酣　あかよろし

The feast is in full bloom, so bright and fair.

堕ちるとこまで堕ちなはれ

Fall as deep as you can go.

アアイヤイヤイヤ

Ai, ya, ya, ya, ya!

廻レ廻レヤ　展ケ展ケイヤ

Spin, spin, spread out, hey, hey!

アアイヤイヤイヤ

Ai, ya, ya, ya, ya!

廻レ廻レヤ　展ケイヤ

Spin, spin, spread out, hey, hey!

アアイヤイヤイヤ

Ai, ya, ya, ya, ya!

廻レ廻レヤ　展ケ展ケイヤ

Spin, spin, spread out, hey, hey!

アアイヤイヤイヤ

Ai, ya, ya, ya, ya!

廻レ廻レヤ　展ケイヤ

Spin, spin, spread out, hey, hey!

あゝかっぴらけや其御口

Ah, just open your mouth wide,

宴、宴が始月曜

The feast begins on Monday.

勿体無ぇや　一度切り

Such a waste, only once in a lifetime.

好きなもの丈　食べなはれ

Eat as much as you love.

堕ちるとこまで堕ちなはれ

Fall as deep as you can go.

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
喰う (kuu) /kuː/ A2	verb - to eat, to devour
美味い (umai) /ɯmai/ A2	adjective - delicious, tasty
不味い (mazui) /mazɯi/ A2	adjective - unpleasant, bad tasting
世の中 (yononaka) /jononaka/ B1	noun - society, world
仏 (hotoke) /hotoke/ B2	noun - Buddha, the deceased
我慢 (gaman) /ɡaman/ B1	verb - to endure, to be patient noun - patience, endurance
鬼 (oni) /oni/ B1	noun - demon, ogre
唆す (sososu) /sososu/ B2	verb - to instigate, to tempt
宴 (utage) /ɯtage/ B2	noun - banquet, feast
月曜 (getsuyou) /ɡetsɯjoː/ A1	noun - Monday
勿体無い (mottainai) /mottainai/ B2	adjective - wasteful, sacrilegious
札 (fuda) /ɸɯda/ B1	noun - card, bill, label
賭ける (kakeru) /kakeɾɯ/ B1	verb - to bet, to wager
死ぬ (shinu) /ʃiːnu/ A1	verb - to die
生きる (ikiru) /ikiɾɯ/ A1	verb - to live
蜘蛛 (kumo) /kɯmo/ B1	noun - spider
糸 (ito) /ito/ A2	noun - thread, string
地獄 (jigoku) /d͡ʑiɡokɯ/ B2	noun - hell
声 (koe) /koe/ A1	noun - voice
堕ちる (ochiru) /ot͡ɕiɾɯ/ B2	verb - to fall, to sink

Grammar:

• 何処から喰へば良いものか

  ➔ Interrogative phrase with か (ka) indicating uncertainty.

  ➔ The phrase "何処から" (doko kara) means "from where," and the use of "か" (ka) indicates a question or uncertainty about the source of food.

• 我慢するのが礼儀でしょう

  ➔ Use of の (no) to nominalize a verb.

  ➔ In this line, "我慢するの" (gaman suru no) means "the act of enduring," where "の" (no) turns the verb into a noun.

• 鬼がこの身を唆す

  ➔ Use of が (ga) to indicate the subject of the sentence.

  ➔ Here, "鬼が" (oni ga) means "the demon" as the subject that tempts the speaker.

• 好きなもの丈食べなはれ

  ➔ Use of だけ (dake) to indicate 'only'.

  ➔ In this line, "好きなもの丈" (suki na mono dake) means "only the things I like," emphasizing exclusivity.

• 宴も酣　あかよろし

  ➔ Use of も (mo) to indicate 'also' or 'too'.

  ➔ In this line, "宴も酣" (utage mo kan) means "the banquet is also in full swing," indicating that the festivities are lively.

• 堕ちるとこまで堕ちなはれ

  ➔ Use of まで (made) to indicate 'until'.

  ➔ In this line, "堕ちるとこまで" (ochiru toko made) means "until you fall," suggesting a limit to the experience.