海底トンネル
ゲルニカ Lyrics


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汽笛は 水圧をさく
陸地をむすび ゆくて海の底

動輪 枕木をうつ
闇に横たう 海底トンネル

速度は 地質つらぬく
くべる石炭 ボイラー火の子舞う

頭上にかすか 波の音
新天地へと はるか

走る 流線形
まっしぐら 北の海をくぐる

進め 弾丸列車
まっしぐら まだ見ぬ光めざし

煙突 黒煙をはく
にじむ海水 線路さびつかす

スチーム 蒸気ささやく
かなた横たう 海底トンネル





海底トンネル

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to ゲルニカ's song 海底トンネル tell the story of a train traveling through a tunnel under the ocean floor. The opening line mentions the whistle of the train, which cuts through the water pressure and binds together the land and sea. The train's wheels beat against the railway ties, as the tunnel stretches out before it in darkness. The speed carries it through the geological strata, and the fire from the boiler dances with the fuel burning brightly. Above, the faint sound of the waves can be heard, signaling the train's impending arrival at a new, unknown destination.


The train itself is described as streamlined, racing headlong through the sea, in search of a new light that has yet to be seen. The smokestack belches black smoke, leaving a blurry trail through the seawater that causes the railway to rust. The steam, meanwhile, whispers into the distance, as the train passes further through the underwater tunnel.


Overall, the lyrics of the song convey a sense of motion, exploration, and discovery. The train, like a bullet, punches through the darkness of the tunnel, heading towards a new and unknown future.


Line by Line Meaning

汽笛は 水圧をさく
The whistle splits the water pressure in two


陸地をむすび ゆくて海の底
Connecting the land, it goes to the bottom of the sea


動輪 枕木をうつ
The driving wheels hit the sleepers


闇に横たう 海底トンネル
A submarine tunnel lies in the darkness


速度は 地質つらぬく
The speed overcomes the geological obstacles


くべる石炭 ボイラー火の子舞う
The burning coal makes the boiler flame dance


頭上にかすか 波の音
Faint sounds of waves above


新天地へと はるか
Far towards a new land


走る 流線形
Running in streamlined form


まっしぐら 北の海をくぐる
Straight ahead, passing through the northern sea


進め 弾丸列車
Advance like a bullet train


まっしぐら まだ見ぬ光めざし
Straight ahead, aiming for an unseen light


煙突 黒煙をはく
The chimney emits black smoke


にじむ海水 線路さびつかす
The seawater seeps in, rusting the rails


スチーム 蒸気ささやく
Steam whispers


かなた横たう 海底トンネル
A submarine tunnel lying beyond


海底トンネル
Submarine tunnel




Writer(s): 太田 螢一, 上野 耕路

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921 rain

かっこよすぎる…

W SZK

Up頂き有り難うございます!!! 私、ゲルニカ。戸川純FANでありながら、本アルバムを所持しておらず、どんな曲が入っているのかずうっと気になっていました(改造への躍動、新世紀への運河は所有・・・) 可能であれば、他の収録曲もアップ戴ければありがたいです!!!!

Koichi Hirata

上野の才能は計り知れない。

Tae Mckay

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