ILLUMINATI... She's so special. Both the live performance and the PV are forever engraved into the frontal lobe of my brain. And it was quite fun to translate this! First, I must mention Gackt's underrated kanji choices, because he always likes to be a little creative with writing; one example is 躰, "karada" (body), which is the fancier spicier version of the much more common 体. Also, I do empathize with the feeling of being sunk in the abysmal swamp.
ILLUMINATI
(lyrics: Gackt / music: Közi)
Magical or Meriment. Comunion with Nimrod.
服を抜ぎ横たわる姿に祈りを捧げて
Magical or Meriment. Comunion with Nimrod.
もし一度手にしてしまえば逃れることは出来ない
ダビデの星のもとで全てと交わる
解き放たれたその躰から流れる血も傷みも快楽へと変わる
救われぬ躰で踊る仕草はセミらミスのように美しく
身を委ねもがき狂い舞う躰を
ホーリーグレイルで頂きと昇り詰めればいい
"CALL BACK"
I'm sunk in the abysmal swamp
"BORN AGAIN"
Where there is no foothold
"GROVE"
I have reached the watery depths
"WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?"
Distorted face...
Magical or Meriment. Comunion with Nimrod.
モーリヤに身を落とし揺れて…揺れて夢の中で踊る
夢の狭間でボアズを口にくわえ揺れる胸も躰も永遠に操られて
救われぬ躰で踊る仕草はセミらミスのように美しく
身を委ねもがき狂い舞う躰を
ホーリーグレイルで頂きと昇り詰めればいい
Magical or Meriment. Comunion with Nimrod.
Magical or Meriment. Comunion with Nimrod.
Fuku wo nugi yokotawaru sugata ni inori wo sasagete
Magical or Meriment. Comunion with Nimrod.
Moshi ichido te ni shiteshimaeba nogareru koto wa dekinai
Davide no hoshi no moto de subete to majiwaru
Tokihanatareta sono karada kara nagareru chi mo itami mo kairaku e to kawaru
Sukuwarenu karada de odoru shigusa wa Semiramisu no you ni utsukushiku
Mi wo yudane mogakikurui mau karada wo
Horī Gurē de itadaki e to nobori sumereba ii
"CALL BACK"
I'm sunk in the abysmal swamp
"BORN AGAIN"
Where there is no foothold
"GROVE"
I have reached the watery depths
"WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?"
Distorted face...
Magical or Meriment. Comunion with Nimrod.
Mōriya ni mi wo otoshi yurete... yurete yume no naka de odoru
Yume no hazama de Boazu no kuchi ni kuwae yureru mune mo karada mo towa ni ayatsurarete
Sukuwarenu karada de odoru shigusa wa Semiramisu no you ni utsukushiku
Mi wo yudane mogakikurui mau karada wo
Horī Gurē de itadaki e to nobori sumereba ii
Magical or Meriment. Comunion with Nimrod.
Magical or Meriment. Comunion with Nimrod.*
Take off your clothes and I'll offer a prayer to your lying figure
Magical or Meriment. Comunion with Nimrod.
If I catch you just once, you can no longer run away
We will join with everything else under the Star of David
Blood and pain flowing from your liberated body turn into pleasure
The movements of your unsalvageable body are as beautiful as Semiramis*
Abandon yourself to the crazy dance of your writhing body
All you have to do is climb to the summit of the Holy Grail
"CALL BACK"
I'm sunk in the abysmal swamp
"BORN AGAIN"
Where there is no foothold
"GROOVE"
I have reached the watery depths
"WHAT SHOULD I DO?"
Distorted face...
Magical or Meriment. Comunion with Nimrod.
Descend upon Moria* and sway... sway dancing in your dreams
In the space of dreams, as you hold Boaz* in your mouth, your shaking chest and body are controlled by eternity
The movements of your unsalvageable body are as beautiful as Semiramis
Abandon yourself to the crazy dance of your writhing body
All you have to do is climb to the summit of the Holy Grail
Magical or Meriment. Comunion with Nimrod.
*Notes: Nimrod and Semiramis are biblical figures, commonly thought to have been king and queen of Babylon. After Nimrod's sudden death, Semiramis claimed that he had become the sun god and had reincarnated into her son Tammuz (so, technically, Nimrod is both Semiramis' spouse and son). She also claimed that she was impregnated by the rays of the sun, and that's potentially an interesting image in the context of the lyrics.
Boaz is also a biblical figure, commonly associated with strength; Boaz is also the name of one of the two pillars of Solomon's Temple and represents a masonic (and ph4llic) symbol. I'll just leave it there.
Moria is a Naiad nymph dwelling by the river Hermus in Greek mythology.
Thank you for reading and thank you Maiden Death for the code!
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