催し – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 大森元貴

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic world of Motoki Ohmori with '催し'. This song is a perfect gateway to learning Japanese through its expressive and emotionally charged lyrics, allowing you to master nuanced vocabulary and understand how deep feelings are articulated in the Japanese language.

[English]

Doubled in size — even my anxiety

As for a place to discard it — "It's already gone," I said

This love I want to lash out with

Has been sublimated into a distorted work of art

The moment I basked in my superiority

I had the rug pulled out from under me

What lies beyond what I believed in?

I don't know anymore — I don't know it yet

The shape of the love — that wraps around the world

I don't know anymore — my own sense of anxiety

Until someone, someday — holds me in their arms

When was it that I learned to lie?

When was it that I even forgot when that was?

I feel like I don't even have anyone on my side

Even though I'm waiting with my arms wide open

I don't know anymore — I don't know it yet

The true shape — that defines me

I don't know anymore — the abnormality of people

Until something, someday — exposes it for me

We're such virtuous creatures, aren't we?

Assuming tomorrow will come — as if it's a given

That's right, isn't it?

We're such convenient people — myself included

Overlooking someone else's wounds

I don't know anymore — I don't know it yet

The shape of the love — that wraps around the world

I don't know anymore — someone else's anxiety

Until the version of me from someday — can hold them in my arms

Eat or be eaten — is the world rewarded?

How sad — the pulse of the night beating

Robbed by the beautiful scenery

How fun — tomorrow's event

[Japanese]

倍になった 不安だって

捨てる場所なんか 「もう無くなっちゃった」って

ぶつけたいこの愛情は

歪な芸術に昇華されまして

優越に浸った瞬間に

足元を掬われちゃったりして

信じたこの先に 何があるのか

もうわかんないよ まだ知らないよ

世界を包んでいる 愛の形を

もうわかんないよ 私の不安感を

いつかの誰かが 抱きしめてくれるまで

いつだっけ嘘を覚えたのは

いつだっけそれすら忘れたのは

味方が居ない様な気さえしてんだ

手を広げて待っているのに

もうわかんないよ まだ知らないよ

僕を表す 本当の形を

もうわかんないよ 人の異常性を

いつかの何かが 暴いてくれるまで

善良な生き物ね

明日が来るって 当たり前だもんね

そうだもんね

都合良い人ね 私も含めて

誰かの傷を見落としてね

もうわかんないよ まだ知らないよ

世界を包んでいる 愛の形を

もうわかんないよ 誰かの不安感を

いつかの私が 抱きしめてあげられるまで

食う喰われる 世は報われる？

かなしいかな 打つ 夜の鼓動

麗しい景色に奪われる

たのしいかな 明日の催し

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
不安 fuan N3	noun - anxiety; uneasiness
愛情 aijou N3	noun - love; affection
歪 ibitsu N1	adjective - distorted; warped
芸術 geijutsu N3	noun - art
昇華 shouka N1	verb - sublimation
優越 yuuetsu N2	noun - superiority
瞬間 shunkan N3	noun - moment
異常性 ijousei N2	noun - abnormality
善良 zenryou N2	adjective - good; virtuous
鼓動 kodou N2	noun - heartbeat; pulsation
麗しい uruwashii N1	adjective - beautiful; lovely
催し moy oshi N2	noun - event; entertainment
暴く abaku N1	verb - to expose; to reveal
見落とす miotosu N3	verb - to overlook

Key Grammar Structures

• 歪な芸術に昇華されまして

  ➔ Te-form + shimaimashita (polite)

  ➔ The "-shimaimashita" ending expresses a sense of completion, often implying that something is done unintentionally or unfortunately.

• 足元を掬われちゃったりして

  ➔ Te-form + chau + tari suru

  ➔ Combining "-chau" (casual "-te shimau") and "-tari suru" expresses that things like this happen randomly or as part of a series of undesirable events.

• 味方が居ない様な気さえしてんだ

  ➔ Noun + no you na + Noun

  ➔ The "-no you na" structure is used to describe a likeness or impression, here indicating a "feeling as if" one has no allies.

• 手を広げて待っているのに

  ➔ Verb-te + iru (progressive/state)

  ➔ The "-te iru" form indicates a state of waiting, emphasizing that the action of waiting is currently ongoing despite the contrary result.

• 抱きしめてくれるまで

  ➔ Verb-te + kureru (favor received)

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "-kureru" implies receiving a favor or action from someone else, highlighting the desire for external emotional support.

• 当たり前だもんね

  ➔ Sentence + mon ne (casual explanation/emphasis)

  ➔ The colloquial "-mon ne" is used to justify a statement, often carrying a tone of resignation or shared understanding between the speaker and listener.

• 抱きしめてあげられるまで

  ➔ Verb-te + ageru (do a favor for others)

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "-ageru" indicates doing something for someone else, reflecting a shift from seeking comfort to being able to offer it.

• 麗しい景色に奪われる

  ➔ Passive Voice (Verb-reru/rareru)

  ➔ The passive form "-reru" is used here to show that the speaker is being overwhelmed or captivated by the scenery, rather than controlling it.