友成空 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Tomonari Sora

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Where should I start eating from?

Delicious or not, I just can't tell.

Honestly, I have no idea.

In this world full of rules,

God is always meddling.

Patience is a sign of manners, right?

The demon tempts me to go astray.

Please, go ahead—don't hold back.

Ah, just open your mouth wide,

The feast begins on Monday.

Such a waste, only once in a lifetime.

Eat as much as you love.

Which way should I turn?

White card or black card?

Shall I place a bet?

Life or death, just a piece of paper.

The Buddha drops a spider’s silk.

It’s not too late, come out now,

Hell’s voice echoes in my ears.

It's not bad to stumble sometimes.

Ah, this lively party is in full swing.

Tonight, tonight, I shall return home Sunday.

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

Fall as deep as you can go.

Ai, ya, ya, ya, ya!

Spin, spin, spread out, hey, hey!

Ai, ya, ya, ya, ya!

Spin, spin, spread out, hey, hey!

Ai, ya, ya, ya, ya!

Spin, spin, spread out, hey, hey!

Ai, ya, ya, ya, ya!

Spin, spin, spread out, hey, hey!

Ah, just open your mouth wide,

The feast begins on Monday.

Such a waste, only once in a lifetime.

Eat as much as you love.

Fall as deep as you can go.

[Japanese]

何処から喰へば良いものか

美味いものか不味いものか

さっぱり俺にゃ分からない

決まりばかりの世の中じゃ

仏が何時も水を差す

我慢するのが礼儀でしょう

鬼がこの身を唆す

御先にどうぞ遠慮なく

あゝかっぴらけや其御口

宴宴が始月曜

勿体無ぇや一度切り

好きなもの丈食べなはれ

何方を捲りゃ良いものか

白い札か黒い札か

一丁賭けるとしませうか

死ぬも生きるも紙壱重

御釈迦が蜘蛛の糸垂らす

遅くはないわ御出なさい 遅くはないわ御出なさい

地獄の聲が耳を打つ

踏み外すのも惡くない

あゝ真っ盛りや此ノ宴

今宵、今宵は帰日曜

宴も酣　あかよろし

堕ちるとこまで堕ちなはれ

アアイヤイヤイヤ

廻レ廻レヤ　展ケ展ケイヤ

アアイヤイヤイヤ

廻レ廻レヤ　展ケイヤ

アアイヤイヤイヤ

廻レ廻レヤ　展ケ展ケイヤ

アアイヤイヤイヤ

廻レ廻レヤ　展ケイヤ

あゝかっぴらけや其御口

宴、宴が始月曜

勿体無ぇや　一度切り

好きなもの丈　食べなはれ

堕ちるとこまで堕ちなはれ

Key Vocabulary

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

Key Grammar Structures

• 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.