Gurenge – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: LiSA

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "Gurenge," LiSA's explosive J-pop track that became the global gateway to the *Demon Slayer* anime. Learning the language through this song offers insight into themes of struggle, determination, and the resilient beauty symbolized by the 'Red Lotus,' making it a culturally rich and musically compelling starting point.

[English]

I discovered the reason I can become strong.

Take me with you, let’s move forward.

...

To the rust‑covered cage.

My scared heart, trembling hand.

There’s something I want to grasp.

That’s all.

...

In the night’s scent (I’ll spend all thirty nights)

Even if I stare at the sky (Staring into the sky)

Only I can change myself.

That’s all.

...

I discovered the reason I can become strong.

Take me with you, let’s move forward.

...

No matter what!

...

Even the dreams I can’t erase, even now I can’t stop.

If I can become strong for someone else.

Thank you, sorrow.

I learned the meaning of defeat, buried in this world.

Crimson flower, bloom brightly.

Illuminate fate.

...

The crackle of lightning pierces my ears.

A wandering heart can’t just be gentle.

There are things I can’t protect.

I know, but…

...

On the water’s surface, a twisted knot at its edge.

A heavenly punishment within a visible paradox.

Tell me why, Tell me why, Tell me why, Tell me...

I don’t need you!

More than ordinary flowers.

A single flower that keeps blooming is beautiful.

...

Even a thorny road pressed into the chaos.

Because it appears only to my true self.

I’ll jump over it and show you.

Even the unprotected dreams that were easily arranged.

Cursing the crimson heart.

Lying on this ground.

...

A fleeting blood we never understand.

The wind of a merciless scream blows.

Someone’s laughing shadow, someone’s crying voice.

Everyone wishes for happiness.

...

No matter what.

...

Even the dreams I can’t erase, even now I can’t stop.

If I can become strong for someone.

Thank you, sorrow.

I learned the meaning of defeat, buried in this world.

Crimson flower, bloom brightly.

Illuminate fate.

...

Illuminate fate.

...

[Japanese]

Tsuyoku nareru riyuu wo shitta

Boku wo tsurete susume

Dorodarake no soumatou ni you

Kowabaru kokoro furueru te wa

Tsukamitai mono ga aru

Sore dake sa

Yoru no nioi ni (I'll spend all thirty nights)

Sora nirandemo (Staring into the sky)

Kawatte ikeru no wa jibun jishin dake

Sore dake sa

Tsuyoku nareru riyuu wo shitta

Boku wo tsurete susume

Dou shitatte!

Kesenai yume mo tomarenai ima mo

Dareka no tame ni tsuyoku nareru nara

Arigatou kanashimi yo

Sekai ni uchinomesarete makeru imi wo shitta

Guren no hana yo sakihokore

Unmei wo terashite

Inabikari no zatsuon ga mimi wo sasu

Tomadou kokoro yasashii dake ja

Mamorenai mono ga aru

Wakatteru kedo

Suimenka de karamaru zenaku

Sukete mieru gizen ni tenbatsu

Tell me why, Tell me why, Tell me why, Tell me...

I don't need you!

Itsuzai no hana yori

Idomi tsudzuke saita ichirin ga utsukushii

Ranbou ni shikitsumerareta togedarake no michi mo

Honki no boku dake ni arawareru kara

Norikoete miseru yo

Kantan ni katazukerareta mamorenakatta yume mo

Guren no shinzou ni ne wo hayashi

Kono chi ni yadotteru

Hito shirezu hakanai chiriyuku ketsumatsu

Mujou ni yabureta himei no kaze fuku

Dareka no warau kage dareka no nakigoe

Daremo ga shiawase wo negatteru

Dou shitatte

Kesenai yume mo tomarenai ima mo

Dareka no tame ni tsuyoku nareru nara

Arigatou kanashimi yo

Sekai ni uchinomesarete makeru imi wo shitta

Guren no hana yo sakihokore

Unmei wo terashite

Unmei wo terashite

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
strong /strɔːŋ/ B1	adjective - having great physical strength
become /bɪˈkʌm/ A2	verb - to start to be something
reason /ˈriːzn/ A2	noun - a cause or explanation noun - the ability to think logically
carry /ˈkæri/ A2	verb - to take or support the weight of something
heart /hɑːt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood noun - the center of emotions or courage
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of images or thoughts during sleep noun - a cherished hope or ambition verb - to experience a dream while asleep
sadness /ˈsædnəs/ B1	noun - the state of feeling unhappy
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the Earth and all its people
bloom /bluːm/ B2	verb - to produce flowers noun - a flower or the state of flowering
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - a force that determines events
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the area above the Earth seen from ground
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to become different noun - the act of making something different
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence
crimson /ˈkrɪmzən/ C1	adjective - deep red in color
light /laɪt/ A1	verb - to make something brighter or visible noun - a source of illumination adjective - not heavy
grab /ɡræb/ A2	verb - to take hold of suddenly
battle /ˈbætl/ B1	noun - a fight between armies or groups verb - to fight or struggle against someone
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A1	noun - the seed-bearing part of a plant
forward /ˈfɔːwəd/ A2	adverb - towards the front or future adjective - directed towards the front

Key Grammar Structures

• Tsuyoku nareru **riyuu wo shitta**

  ➔ Relative clause (connecting a noun to a verb describing a state)

  ➔ The relative clause "**wo shitta**" modifies "riyuu" (reason), meaning "I knew the reason".

• Boku **wo** tsurete susume

  ➔ Direct object marker.

  ➔ **Wo** marks "boku" (me) as the direct object of the verb "tsurete susume" (take me and go forward)

• Kowabaru kokoro **furueru** te wa

  ➔ Present tense verb used as an adjective modifying a noun.

  ➔ **Furueru** (trembling) modifies "te" (hand), describing the state of the hand.

• Tsukamitai mono ga aru

  ➔ Noun + **ga aru** structure (something exists).

  ➔ The structure "mono ga aru" (there is something) indicates the existence of "mono" (thing).

• Yoru no nioi ni (**I'll spend all thirty nights**)

  ➔ Phrase in parenthesis, representing an English translation/interpretation.

  ➔ The English phrase clarifies the meaning of the Japanese phrase "Yoru no nioi ni" in context.

• Kawatte ikeru no wa **jibun jishin dake**

  ➔ Emphasis with "dake" (only).

  ➔ "Jibun jishin dake" (only yourself) emphasizes that only oneself can change.

• Kesenai yume **mo** tomarenai ima **mo**

  ➔ The particle **mo** (also, too) is used for enumeration.

  ➔ **Mo** connects "kesenai yume" (unerasable dream) and "tomarenai ima" (unstoppable now), indicating they are both things.

• Sekai ni uchinomesarete **makeru** imi wo shitta

  ➔ Plain form verb in past tense acting as a part of relative clause.

  ➔ "Makeru" (to lose) in plain form modifies "imi" (meaning), signifying the meaning of losing.

• Guren no hana yo **sakihokore**

  ➔ Imperative form (command/request).

  ➔ **Sakihokore** (bloom) is the imperative form, commanding the flower to bloom brilliantly.