鬼事 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 中島健人
• Album: 鬼事 / Fiction Love

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the mystical world of Kento Nakajima with 'Kishiji.' This song is a fantastic gateway for learners of Japanese to explore poetic vocabulary related to spirits, emotions, and the supernatural, all delivered through a captivating modern pop melody.

[English]

Come here, O demons, follow the sound of the clapping hands.

Life is short, so sing and dance.

In the end, everyone becomes a skull,

And most of us won't even leave a mark on history.

It's nothing but these trivial things

Tangled up and unraveled again and again,

That keep us breathing.

What shall I devote this lifetime to?

What kind of fate awaits me?

Even these feelings, which feel like a curse,

If they are what keep me tethered to this world,

Then I will endure and wait for my time.

Carrying nothing but my life, I'll shoot through this destiny.

Live through the shame and pursue your dreams,

For the sake of those who believed in you.

Come here, O demons, follow the sound of the clapping hands.

Life is short, so sing and dance.

Even the flowers that are good at running away will bloom;

If they won't bloom, then we'll make them bloom.

Decorating a single flower,

Aching with love, I think of you.

On this endless journey,

Gaze upon love, and unravel the sorrow.

Go forth and rewrite your fate.

Holding you close, resisting my karma,

I offer up this life I have lived.

I won't let my life reach its end just yet.

No matter what fate lies ahead,

Even these feelings, which feel like a curse,

If they are what keep me tethered to this world,

Then I will endure and wait for my time.

Carrying nothing but my life, I'll flash brilliantly through this era.

Don't live for someone else—go your own way.

Carry your wishes along with a believing heart.

Come here, O demons, follow the sound of the clapping hands.

Life is short, so fall in love, young maiden.

Even the flowers that are good at running away will bloom;

Someday, our flowers will bloom.

[Japanese]

鬼さんこちら、手の鳴る方へ。

命短し、歌えや踊れ。

いつか誰もが髑髏

大概歴史には残らない

そんなくだらないことばかりが

絡まって解いてを繰り返して

僕らは息をする

この一生を何に捧ごう

どんな運命が待つのだろう

呪いにも似た思いさえ

僕を繋ぎ止めるのなら

生き永らえて時を待て

命だけ携えてこの定めを撃ち抜け

生き恥晒して夢を往け

お前を信じた人たちの為

鬼さんこちら、手の鳴る方へ。

命短し、歌えや踊れ。

逃げも上手の花が咲く

咲かぬなら咲かせましょう

ただ一人花を飾る

恋焦がれ　君を想う

果てのない旅路で

愛を見つめて　哀を解いて

運命塗り替えてゆけ

君を抱き　業に抗い

生きたこの命捧ぐ

まだ一生は結ばせない

どんな運命が待っていても

呪いにも似た思いさえ

僕を繋ぎ止めるのなら

生き永らえて時を待て

命だけ携えてこの時代に閃け

誰かのためじゃなく君を行け

願いは信じる心と共に

鬼さんこちら、手の鳴る方へ。

命短し、恋せよ乙女。

逃げも上手の花が咲く

いつか僕らの花が咲く

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
命 inochi N4	noun - life
髑髏 dokuro N1	noun - skull
運命 unmei N3	noun - fate / destiny
呪い noroi N1	noun - curse
捧ぐ sasagu N1	verb - to dedicate / to offer
携えて tazasaete N1	verb - to carry / to bear
定め sadame N1	noun - fate / destiny
生き永らえて ikinagiraete N1	verb - to survive / to live on
撃ち抜け uchinuke N1	verb - to shoot through / to pierce
生き恥 ikihaji N1	noun - living in shame
旅路 tabiji N2	noun - journey / path of travel
哀 ai N1	noun - sorrow / grief
抗い aragai N1	verb - resistance / to resist
業 gō N1	noun - karma
閃け hirameke N1	verb - to flash / to shine / to spark