Senryo Yakusha (千両役者) Lyrics English Translation by King Gnu
Repeating absurd dramas,
The script always forced,
Splicing together lives,
The end of the maze is always the starting point.
Cross the suspension bridge, exposed,
Stumbling nonchalantly,
The bargaining of life,
Collapse, and it’s over,
The dead tell no tales.
A farcical play of eat or be eaten,
A one-night prosperity, transient,
Life’s bargain sale,
Close the curtain, end the era.
At the end of the mudslinging, there’s comedy,
Beyond the catastrophe, an act,
Tonight’s star performer,
Sing and dance like madness, please.
When the firewood runs out, and the flames extinguish,
The view of the revolving lantern,
Is it worth a thousand or a million?
In these eyes, it’s a magnificent sight.
A once-in-a-lifetime grand stage,
Fame or anonymity doesn’t matter,
Just give me exhilaration,
I want to be with you, mutually in love.
A business of doing as one pleases,
Regret is too troublesome,
A naive, rustic lifetime,
Just to live,
Give me the antibodies.
Chiming in like a heckler,
When the situation turns sour, “I’ll leave first,”
Unconsciously stabbing,
The fool is unaware.
Who do you think you are?
That person over there,
DA DA DA,
In mom’s belly,
Full belly,
A silly head inside,
Being foolish.
Finding meaning in the meaningless,
The dynamism of life seen from death,
Like a festival in a downpour,
In these eyes, it’s a magnificent sight.
A once-in-a-lifetime grand stage,
Fame or anonymity doesn’t matter,
Just give me exhilaration,
I want to be with you, mutually in love.
A business of doing as one pleases,
No interest in victory or defeat,
A naive, rustic lifetime,
DA DA DA DA DA,
DA DA DA DA DA DA,
DA DA DA DA,
DA DA DA DA DA,
DA DA DA DA DA DA,
DA DA DA DA.
Just to live,
Give me the antibodies.
Repeating absurd dramas,
The script always forced,
Splicing together lives,
The end of the maze is always the starting point.
Cross the suspension bridge, exposed,
Stumbling nonchalantly,
The bargaining of life,
Collapse, and it’s over,
The dead tell no tales.
A farcical play of eat or be eaten,
A one-night prosperity, transient,
Life’s bargain sale,
Close the curtain, end the era.
At the end of the mudslinging, there’s comedy,
Beyond the catastrophe, an act,
Tonight’s star performer,
Sing and dance like madness, please.