1) A one-man black metal b… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) A one-man black metal band hailing from Sweden.
2) A singer-songwriter from Japan.
3) An all-girl punk band from Latvia.
4) A heavy metal band from USA.
5) The representative of Yugoslavia in 1982 Eurovision Song Contest.
1) Aska is a one-man black metal band hailing from Kristianstad, Sweden. The man behind the dark, melancholic sound of Aska goes by the name of Pisk.
Aska formed in 2003 and have since released 1 split CD (in 2004, with Blodulv, by the title "The Purest Cold Prescision") and in 2006 a split 7", with Hypothermia, and a demo (in 2004, titled "Förintelsehymner" through Total Holocaust Records).
2007 saw the light of the first fullength entitled Där Vanvett Gror.
2) The Japanese singer-songwriter Aska (real name: Shigeaki Miyazaki), born February 24, 1958, in Ono (now Onoji), Fukuoka, Japan), also known as 飛鳥涼,/Asuka Ryo. He is well-known for his work with Shibata Shuji (better known as Chage) for being one half of the famous duo CHAGE and ASKA. He has written numerious hitsingles for himself as well as for CHAGE and ASKA and other artists, most notably for 光GENJI. He released his first solo single in 1987 (MY Mr.LONELY HEART) and his best known song to date is はじまりはいつも雨/Hajimari wa Itsumo Ame.
3) Aska started in 1996 as first all-girl punk band in Latvia. After some time they broke up and regenerated in 2003 not anymore as all-girl band. Now they had members of Inokentijs Mārpls, PND, Loco Locals. They disbanded again in 2004.
Their most known song is "Dari man tā...", played in famous Latvian Radio SWH show "BB brokastis".
http://www.opijstautai.lv/?cat=1
http://muzika.draugiem.lv/music/musician.php?mid=9912
4) ASKA is a traditional Heavy Metal band from Dallas, TX (USA), formed in 1990, and has released six albums up to now. The last being Fire Eater from 2013.
5) Aska was the representative of Yugoslavia in 1982 Eurovision Song Contest.
No Way
Aska Lyrics
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タワーの点滅が秒読みを誘ってる
万華鏡よりも多彩な顔の
夜の都会は 灯りの海に呑まれた
女は答えを聴くように
胸に耳あてたまま
※こんな夜景にナパームをぶち込むような
画面を浮かべた
灯りに染まる炎のシーツの中で※
抱き合いながら 分からなくなる
ひとつになって 分解し合ってる
一度遠くを見たから
近くには戻れない
女は生まれたばかりの姿で
絡む蔓になって
乾いた場所を避けて延びつづける
カーテンの向こうのガラス窓に
一枚の絵のように貼り付いた決まりの現実がある
もうこの部屋と外をつなぐものは何もないような気がした
no way, no way, there is no way.
(※くり返し)
どうせいつかは砂漠に帰って行く全ての世界さ
女は何を聴きながら 夢の何処をさ迷う
熱にうなされながら こぼす言葉のような
no way, no way, there is no way.
(※くり返し)
The song No Way by Aska paints a vivid picture of a woman listening intently to the bustling city around her. The moon is frozen in the valley between buildings, while the flashing lights of towers count off the seconds. The city skyline is a kaleidoscope of colors that drowns the woman in a sea of light. She listens closely to the city as if hoping for an answer.
The chorus describes a scene where the woman and her lover become lost in each other's embrace. They come together and then break apart. She is like a newly-born plant, reaching out for life while trying to avoid desiccation. On the other side of the curtain and glass window is a predetermined reality that she is stuck in. She feels trapped in the room and isolated from the world outside, with no way of connecting the two. The song ends on a note of resignation, acknowledging the woman's futile attempt to escape her dream.
Overall, No Way captures the melancholic feeling of being trapped and lost in a vast and impersonal city. The woman in the song could be any one of us, seeking solace and finding none.
Line by Line Meaning
ビルの谷間で月が止まった
The moon has stopped in the valley between the buildings.
タワーの点滅が秒読みを誘ってる
The flickering of a tower clock is counting down the seconds.
万華鏡よりも多彩な顔の
The colorful faces of the city at night are more diverse than a kaleidoscope.
夜の都会は 灯りの海に呑まれた
The city at night is engulfed by a sea of lights.
女は答えを聴くように
The woman listens as if waiting for an answer.
胸に耳あてたまま
With her ear resting on her chest.
抱き合いながら 分からなくなる
Coiled up and intertwined, they lose their sense of self and time.
ひとつになって 分解し合ってる
They become one yet disintegrate into each other.
一度遠くを見たから
Once you have seen afar.
近くには戻れない
You can never return to the proximity.
女は生まれたばかりの姿で
A woman appears as if just born.
絡む蔓になって
She becomes entwined like a vine.
乾いた場所を避けて延びつづける
Continuously growing and avoiding dry areas.
カーテンの向こうのガラス窓に
Beyond the curtain is the windowpane.
一枚の絵のように貼り付いた決まりの現実がある
A framed reality is attached like a picture.
もうこの部屋と外をつなぐものは何もないような気がした
It feels like there is nothing connecting the inside of the room and the outside world anymore.
no way, no way, there is no way.
There is no way out of this situation.
(※くり返し)
(※Repeated)
どうせいつかは砂漠に帰って行く全ての世界さ
Someday, all of the worlds will eventually return to the desert.
女は何を聴きながら 夢の何処をさ迷う
The woman wanders through her dreams, listening to something.
熱にうなされながら こぼす言葉のような
As if muttering in her sleep while suffering from a fever.
no way, no way, there is no way.
There is no way out of this situation.
(※くり返し)
(※Repeated)
Contributed by Madison B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@eiichirosaga
改めて聴いてみると、ASKAさんの中の苦悩と葛藤を表現したかの様な深い曲ですね。
LIVEでしか味わえない表現と歌唱力。この方を超えるアーティストは、僕が生きている間はまずお目にかかることはないと思います。
ASKAさんは、神！
@zaijianxiexie877
超かっけぇ‼
(訳、凄くかっこいい)
@user-nr8nl7bw1s
やん♥️かっこいー！
@K.Uchida357
良いですねぇ！！
最高です ASKAさん
@twofive8579
No Way ガチでカッケー
@RISING0729
アレンジが、昔と比べて凄く洗練されて、ムチャカッコいい！
@user-dk7nf1ok7x
本当、NO WAYだよ❗️
イイ❗️凄くイイ❗️
@gardenrose8277
二の腕に釘付け♡
@woodstockblues1710
天才だ！
@user-ke1si9ww9k
わおーわおー
かっこいい✨