獄門－己龍（Japanese-English Lyrics Translation）

‘Prison Gate’（獄門）

咲乱　錯乱　弥生ノ空ニ Be in full bloom, disordered, in the March sky* 紅ク　赫キ　血弁ハ万華鏡 The vermilion, scarlet, blood petals are just like a kaleidoscope 御涕　一ツ　負ノ肯　二ツ A drop of tear, two affirmations of negativity 賽子　喝采　来 Dice, cheers, come 雁首　一ツ　影踏　二ツ A head, two shadows 百ヲ数エドモ… Even if you count... 咲乱　錯乱　霞カ雲カ In full bloom, disordered, is this mist or clouds* 螺子レ　攀ジレ　七花八裂 Twist, clamber, be torn apart 御涕　一ツ　負ノ肯　二ツ A drop of tear, two affirmations of negativity 賽子　喝采　儡 Dice, cheers, puppets 慟哭　一ツ　嗜ノ虐　二ツ One wails, two sadistic feelings 嘲侮ト憫笑 Ridicules and pitiful smiles 御涕　一ツ　負ノ肯　二ツ A drop of tear, two affirmations of negativity 賽子　喝采　乖 Dice, cheers, obedience 能面　一ツ　剥落　二ツ A noh mask, peels off into two 糜爛ノ心中 Rotten group suicide 合掌 Palm to palm 御涕　一ツ　負ノ肯　二ツ A drop of tear, two affirmations of negativity 賽子　喝采　穢 Dice, cheers, filth 其ノ頸　一ツ　手ノ首　二ツ A neck, two wrists 鮮花　死化粧 Fresh flowers, mortuary makeup 御涕　一ツ　負ノ肯　二ツ A drop of tear, two affirmations of negativity 賽子　喝采　罪 Dice, cheers, crime 情モ要ラヌ　赦モ成ラヌ　宴モ酣ニ They need no sympathy, cannot be pardoned, the banquet is at its height 鬼ハ外 Demons out *Notes: 獄門: Prison gate. The word also refers to a penalty during the Edo period which the head of the beheaded offender was displayed at the prison gate. 弥生ノ空ニ: Lyrics from 'Cherry Blossoms, Cherry Blossoms' (さくら さくら, Sakura Sakura), a traditional Japanese folk song depicting spring, the season of cherry blossoms. 霞カ雲カ: Same as the above.