Wednesday, March 31, 2004

THE ELEPHANT KASHIMASHI - Rekishi

Tobira / THE ELEPHANT KASHIMASHI
"Rekishi"
2004.03.31
Tobira [Album]

History

Lyrics & Composition: Hiroji Miyamoto
Arrangement: THE ELEPHANT KASHIMASHI

History...With his youth and every hope in his heart,
in a huff Ougai started fights (debates) with others.
After that he sought prosperity as a bureaucrat
and even put himself in a sordid power struggle

History...It's a man's natural way of life, but
in the final five years of his life, when Ougai could
no longer hope for prosperity, was a weight suddenly lifted from his shoulders?

Novelist Mori Ougai suddenly shined more brightly

Did he lose?
The life of a man: He became a mere man and found a way to die

History...His masterpieces "Sansho the Bailiff" and "Shibue Chuusai"
Their brilliance reached their very limit, yes their very limit. His grim colloquial style is amazing

History song, history song, never ceasing to intoxicate the reader

But contrary to his grim writings
Ougai's appearance was awfully gentle, Ougai in his final years

History...For a man's life, the way he dies is his way of life

History song, history song, within our great history

We are the descendants of history. In the time we have left
we will find our place to die
We will find our place to die
That is our, that is our future
Rekishi

Sakushi & Sakkyoku: Hiroji Miyamoto
Henkyoku: THE ELEPHANT KASHIMASHI

Rekishi seinenki arayuru kibou wo mune ni ikiritatte
Hito ni kenka (ronsou) wo fukkaketa Ougai igo
Kanryou to shite eitatsu wo nozomi
Dorodoro shita kenryoku tousou nimo mi wo oita Ougai

Rekishi sore wa otoko no touzen no ikizama de aru ga
Bannen no wazuka gonenkan Ougai eitatsu ga
Nozomenaku naru to kyuu ni kata no ni ga orita no darou ka?

Shousetsuka Mori Ougai ga gazen kagayaki wo masu

Kare wa maketa'n darou ka?
Otoko no shougai tada no otoko ni natte shinizama wo mitsuketa

Rekishi meisaku "Sanshou Dayuu" soshite "Shibue Chuusai" ni itatte
Kagayaki wa kyokugen sou kyokugen ni tasshita sugomi no aru kougobun wa saikou sa

Rekishi SONG rekishi SONG yomu mono wo yowasete yamanai

Saredo sugomi no aru bunshou towa urahara
Ougai no sugata wa yake ni odayaka datta bannen no Ougai

Rekishi otoko no shougai ni totte shinizama koso ga ikizama da

Rekishi SONG rekishi SONG ooinaru rekishi no naka de

Rekishi no matsuei taru bokura nokosareta jikan no naka de
Bokura shinibasho wo mitsukeru'n da
Bokura shinibasho wo mitsukeru'n da
Sore ga bokura no sore ga bokura no mirai da
歴史

作詞・作曲:宮本浩次
編曲:エレファントカシマシ


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