戦-ikusa- – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 和楽器バンド

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the power of Japanese rock and traditional instrumentation with Wagakki Band's "Sen -ikusa-". Explore themes of war, resilience, and cultural fusion through dynamic melodies and captivating visuals. Perfect for learners interested in Japanese music and culture.

[English]

If it's a firmly sworn, unbreakable feeling

It should be here

If there's conviction, then even parting ways

Is it also inevitable? Where is the answer?

Now, let the cherry blossoms scatter and bloom

As long as there is life, come forth

Ah, there is no one left

The gentle wind has calmed...

Let go, let go, and go to battle

Pray, pray, for the future

As if you are laughing and smiling

Please, let it scatter within the vow

That heart, truly unmatched

The day I strongly envisioned not losing

A memory from a distant day

If there are feelings, then even parting ways

Is it also inevitable? Now, take it with this hand

Now, let the cherry blossoms scatter and bloom

As long as there is life, dance

Ah, in the silence

The gentle wind has calmed

The gentle wind has calmed...

In this rough, tumultuous world

The pointed, sharp feelings

Please, please reach even to you

Deliver, deliver it

Let go, let go, and go to battle

Pray, pray, for the future

As if you are laughing and smiling

Please, let it scatter within the vow

That heart, truly unmatched

[Japanese]

固く誓った 折れない想いなら

ここにあるだろう

信念あるならすれ違いもまた

必然だろうか 答えは何処だ

いざ舞い散れ桜咲いて

命のある限り参れ

嗚呼、もう誰もいない

ふわり風が凪いだ...

放って放って 戦へ

祈って祈って 未来で

笑って笑ってるように

どうか誓いの中で散らせてくれ

その心 真に無双

負けない事を強く描いた日

遠い日の事

想いがあるならすれ違いもまた

必然だろうか さぁ此の手で取れ

いざ舞い散れ桜咲いて

命のある限り踊れ

嗚呼、静寂の中で

ふわり風が凪いだ

ふわり風が凪いだ...

荒れた荒れた世界で

尖った尖った想いが

どうかどうか君まで

届け 届けよ

放って放って 戦へ

祈って祈って 未来で

笑って笑ってるように

どうか誓いの中で散らせてくれ

その心 真に無双

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
誓った /ちかった/ B2	verb - swore
想い /おもい/ B1	noun - thought, feeling
信念 /しんねん/ B2	noun - belief, conviction
舞い散れ /まいちれ/ B2	verb - dance and scatter
命 /いのち/ A2	noun - life
未来 /みらい/ A2	noun - future
笑って /わらって/ A2	verb - to laugh
心 /こころ/ A1	noun - heart, mind
無双 /むそう/ C1	noun - unmatched, peerless
負けない /まけない/ B1	verb - not lose
取れ /とれ/ B1	verb - to take
届け /とどけ/ B1	verb - to deliver
荒れた /あれた/ B2	adjective - rough, wild
尖った /とがった/ B2	adjective - sharp, pointed
静寂 /せいじゃく/ C1	noun - silence, tranquility

Key Grammar Structures

• 信念あるならすれ違いもまた

  ➔ Conditional form + なら (nara) to express 'if' or 'in case of'

  ➔ The phrase uses the conditional form + なら (nara), meaning 'if' or 'in the case of', to indicate a condition or assumption.

• 放って放って 戦へ

  ➔ Repetition of the verb + て form (te-form) to emphasize an action

  ➔ Repeating the verb in the て-form creates emphasis on the action of 'letting go' or 'sending away'.

• 笑って笑ってるように

  ➔ Verb + ている (teiru) to describe an ongoing or habitual action

  ➔ The usage of the ている form indicates a continuous or habitual action, here describing the act of 'laughing' repeatedly or ongoing.

• 答えは何処だ

  ➔ Question word + だ (da) as the copula (informal 'is') for emphasis or emphasis on the question

  ➔ The question uses the copula だ (da) after the question word (何処だ - 'where') for emphasis or to form a plain question.

• 命のある限り踊れ

  ➔ Noun + のある (no aru) to indicate 'with' or 'having'

  ➔ The phrase uses のある to specify 'the one with' or 'that has' within the context of 'life'.

• どうか誓いの中で散らせてくれ

  ➔ て form + くれ (kure) as a request or desire for the listener to do something

  ➔ The phrase uses the て form + くれ to politely request or express a desire for the listener to 'scatter' within the 'oath'.