がらんどう (Garandou)

==Lyrics==
Japanese 	Romaji 	English
「其ノ光ガ導ク処へ 	"sono hikari ga michibiku tokoro e 	“To the place where that light leads;
其ノ暗ガリガ泣キ止ム日々ヲ 	sono kuragari ga naki yamu hibi o 	Continuing to chase the days where that darkness ends its tears,
追イ掛ケ続ケ八十八夜 	oikake tsuzuke hachijuuhachiya 	on the 88th day from the beginning of spring.
寝付ケズ 	nezuke kezu 	without being able to sleep,
悲シクモ成ッテサ 	kanashi kumo naru tte sa 	I find myself getting kind of sad.
桜憂イニ舞ウ花曇 	sakura urei ni maiu hanagumori 	The cherry blossoms whirl about sadly -- hazy spring weather
夕涼ミニハ百物語 	yuu suzumi ni wa hyakumonogatari 	in the evening cool; a Hyakumonogatarihttps://hyakumonogatari.com/what-is-hyakumonogatari/.
夏ノ暑サニ窮地ニ立タサレ 	natsu no atsusa ni kyuuchi tatasare 	Roused by a dilemma in the summer heat,
春ハモウ居ナクッテサ 	haru wa mou inakutte sa 	spring is now, no more...
 	 	
時 刻ムハ変拍子 	toki kizamu wa hen hyoushi 	The tick-tocking of time changes rhythm,
従エ 	gurou shitagau e 	abide to foolishness
 	en'en 	And stand for eternity
ニ立ッテ 	soko ni tatte 	in that place-
真理宛テガワレ 	shinri ate tegaware 	Allocated with the truth,
塞グ 	fusagu jikai 	covering up my auricles,
揺ラス額 	yurasu hitai 	My brow shakes,
逃ゲル樹海 	nigeru jukai 	a sea of trees races off
世界ガ墜チテ行ク 	sekai ga ochite iku 	And the world falls away
 	 	
目開イタ 	me hiraita 	I opened my eyes,
出会イ拍子 	deai hyoushi 	at the moment of encounter
始終目潰シ食ラワセ 	shijuume tsubushi kurawase 	continuously being made to eat sand,
有頂天カ 	uchouten ka 	is this ecstasy?
俯ク御前ノ 	utsumuku omae no 	You, staring at the ground,
滲ム視界 	nijimu shikai 	your blurring field of vision
マルデ死体 	maru de shitai 	As though a corpse,
果タス 	hatasu shikai 	accomplishing ShikaiApparently refers to “A soul stealing outside of the body and leaving behind the flesh” relates to concepts of taoist immortality : https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/94242... unfortunately most of the results for the word are in Chinese, so I couldn’t get more info than that .-.
知ラン顔ノ半兵衛 	chi rangao no hanbee 	A face feigning obliviousness...
 	 	
御前ニトッテ 	omae nitotte 	“To you, this appointed day is a
此ノ日次(ひつぎ)ハ 	kono no hitsugi wa 	cultivation of yourself,
切磋琢磨 	sessatakuma 	stripping away
イテ 	kokorotamashii ko ite 	your heart and soul-
残ッタ亡骸 	nokotta nakigara 	fireflies shine upon
蛍ガ照ラス 	hotaru ga terasu 	the corpse remaining,
其ノ塩梅ハ正ニ 	sono anbai wa masa ni 	that state of being is surely
伽藍堂」 	garandou" 	“Garandou” (nothinglessness)”
 	 	
きみがことばをつきさすほどに 	kimi ga kotoba o tsukisasu hodo ni 	To the extent you stab words into me,
ぼくのこころはただあまのじゃく 	boku no kokoro wa tada amanojaku 	my heart is but an amanojakuhttp://jisho.org/word/%E5%A4%A9%E9%82%AA%E9%AC%BC
なすとかえるのくべつもつかず 	nasu to kaeru no kubetsu mo tsukazu 	Without grasping the difference between a frog and an eggplant“The difference between a frog and eggplant” likely a reference to a japanese proverb “to step on an eggplant and believe it is a frog” (茄子を踏んで蛙と思う),
むさぼりのどをつまらせた 	musabori nodo o tsumaraseta 	I caused my greedily devouring throat to plug up.
しあわせをおったつみをせおって 	shiawase o otta tsumi o seotte 	Burdening the sins for pursuing happiness,
ぼくはどこまでとしをとればいい？ 	boku wa doko made to shi o toreba ii? 	just how much should I have to age?
くらいよみちがみちびくものははたして 	kurai yo michi ga michibiku mono wa 	What this dark night road leads to…
あさひなんだろうか？ 	hatashite asahi nan darou ka? 	could it be the morning sun?
 	 	
わるいのはどこのあほうだ？ 	warui no wa doko no ahouda? 	…which one of those idiots is at fault here?
あほうをきたいしたぼくほんにん？ 	ahou o kitai shita boku honnin? 	Or is it all on me for expecting in them?
 	 	
理想じゃそうトントン拍子 	risou ja sou tontonbyoushi 	Ideally, it’d just go swimmingly,
現実じゃ手前さえも見えないんだ 	genjitsu ja temae sae mo mienain da 	but in reality, I can’t see even a shadow
全部真っ暗なんだ 	zenbu makkuranan da 	It’s all complete darkness,
あの道も 	ano michi mo 	down that path-
この道も 	kono michi mo 	down this path-
その道も 	sono michi mo 	down that path-
どの道救いはないさ 	dono michi sukui wa nai sa 	Salvation lies down none of them
もう僕は捨てたいよ 	mou boku wa sutetai yo 	I want to throw it out already,
要らん事象なんか 	iran jishou nanka 	the needless matters,
持っておく義理も無いさ 	motteoku giri mo nai sa 	I have no duty to hold on to them either way.
そうすりゃ、おしまいさ 	sou surya, o shimai sa 	Well then, it’d be the end,
今までも 	ima made mo 	to everything up to now,
ここさえも 	koko sae mo 	to even now,
これからも 	korekara mo 	To everything to happen,
迷い道も全部 	mayoimichi mo zenbu 	To all the labyrinthine roads, everything.
 	 	
人にとってこの旅路は 	hito ni totte kono tabiji wa 	To people, this journey is
前も後も山も谷もあってさ 	mae mo ato mo yama mo tani mo atte sa 	both before and behind them, a mountain and a valley
迷った時はただ光に導かれて進んで行き 	mayotta toki wa tada hikari ni michibikarete susundeiki	When one loses their way, they are simply lead by the light and advance forward,
頂上で笑って目を瞑る 	choujou de waratte me o tsumuru 	then at the summit, they smile, and close their eyes.
僕にとってこの日次は 	boku ni totte kono hitsugi wa 	but to me, this appointed day
前も後もの境地で 	mae mo ato mo mushimuyoku no kyouchi de 	is both before and behind me and my selfless lot in life.
残った今は生きる意味もない 	nokotta ima wa ikiru imi mo nai 	In the remaining present, a reason to live exists not,
その失墜は正に「　　」 	sono shittsui wa masa ni "　　" 	that abasement is surely “ ”
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