残響散歌 Lyrics in English by Aimer

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Da-ta-ra ta-ra-tat ta

Da-ra-tat ta da-ra-tat ta

Da-ta-ra ta-ra-tat ta

Da-ra-tat ta da-ra-tat ta-ra

Verse 1

ta ga sode ni saku genka tada soko ni ai o otoshita

Whose sleeve does this phantom flower bloom on? It just let a drop of indigo fall there

hade ni iro o tokasu yoru ni ginshu no tsuki o soete

On a night that melts its colors so boldly, I add a vermilion moon

korogaru you ni kaze o kitte tsumazuku goto ni tsuyoku natta

Cutting through the wind like I'm tumbling forward, I got stronger every time I tripped

hikari mo itami mo ikari mo zenbu dakishimete

The light, the pain, the anger, I hold it all close

erabarenakereba erabeba ii

If nobody chooses me, then I'll do the choosing

Chorus 1

koe yo todoroke yoru no sono mukou e namida de nijindeta

My voice, roar out beyond the night, to the view I saw blurred by tears

anna ni tooku no keshiki made hibikiwatare

Ring out all the way to that faraway scenery

nani o kanadete dare ni todoketakute futashikana mama de ii

What am I playing? Who do I want it to reach? It's fine to stay unsure

donna ni kurai kanjou mo donna ni nagai kattou mo

However dark the feelings, however long the struggle

uta to chire zankyou

Scatter as a song, echoes

Da-ta-ra ta-ra-tat ta

Da-ra-tat ta da-ra-tat ta

Da-ta-ra ta-ra-tat ta

Da-ra-tat ta da-ra-tat ta-ra

Verse 2

tada hitori mau sen'ya tagaenai tai o musubeba

Dancing all alone for a thousand nights, once I tie the sash that will never come undone

hadena iro mo makasu you ni shinku no ka koso ahare

Outshining even the flashiest colors, it's the crimson scent that's truly moving

kono saki donna tsurai toki mo kuchisaki yori mo mune o hatte

However hard the times ahead get, hold your head high instead of just talking

idaita yume no akari o zenbu tadoru dake

All I have to do is follow every light of the dreams I've held

nigedasu tame koko made kita n janai daro

You didn't come this far just to run away, right?

erabarenakereba erabeba ii

If nobody chooses me, then I'll do the choosing

Chorus 2

koe o karashite moeru hana no you ni yamima o terashitara

Shouting till my voice is hoarse, if I light up the dark like a burning flower

aimaisugiru seikai mo fumen ni shite

I'll write even an answer that's far too vague into a musical score

yoru o kazoete asa o egaku you na azayakana oto o narasu

Counting the nights, I'll play a vivid sound like I'm painting the morning

donna ni fukai koukai mo donna ni takai genkai mo

However deep the regret, however high the limit

kakikeshite zankyou

I will drown them all out, echoes

Da-ta-ra ta-ra-tat ta

Da-ra-tat ta da-ra-tat ta

Da-ta-ra ta-ra-tat ta

Da-ra-tat ta da-ra-tat ta-ra

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This is Aimer's theme for the Entertainment District Arc of Demon Slayer, and it opens like a drumline. Those "da-ta-ra, ta-ra-tat ta" chants are pure rhythm, a war drum before a fight, and they come back between every verse.

The imagery is all night-time colour: indigo dropped onto fabric, a vermilion moon, flowers blooming on someone's sleeve (誰が袖に咲く幻花 [an illusory flower blooming on someone's sleeve]). It fits a story set in a red-light district full of kimono and lanterns. But the core of the song is stubbornness. My favourite line is 選ばれなければ選べばいい [if you aren't chosen, then just choose], which is a brilliantly blunt answer to being overlooked: stop waiting for permission. Japanese packs that into two verb forms, the conditional -nakereba (if not) and -ba ii (it's fine to, you should just).

The chorus is a shout: 声よ轟け [voice, roar!]. 轟け is the command form of a verb for thundering or booming, and Aimer uses it to send her voice past the night, toward views once blurred by tears. She doesn't even need to know what she's playing or for whom. Every dark feeling and long struggle gets told 歌と散れ残響 [scatter with the song, echo], and the title itself is that idea: an echo, scattered as a song. Then there's the challenge 逃げ出すためここまで来たんじゃないだろ? [you didn't come this far just to run away, right?], with the rough, casual だろ at the end that sounds like a friend shoving you back into the fight.

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