GAIA
Janne Da Arc Lyrics
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Kurikaesu hakai mo osorenai daichi yo
Ima, nani wo hitsuyoutosuru?
Shuumaku wo shiranai haha naru umi yo
Mirai wo yume miteiru shinka no kaze yo
Ima, koko ni boku wa umareru
Maboroshi wo hidoku kyozetsu suru kiseki yo
Ima, nani wo hitsuyoutosuru?
Tasogare no joukei ni mo nita asa yo
Kagiri aru inochi wo ataeta gaia yo
Ima, boku wo...
Todoke taiyou made
Hibiku koe la, la, la, la, sora wo koete mori-tachi no
Ibuki kara la, la, la, la, utau daichi
Shizuka naru
Namioto wa la, la, la, la, iyashi no umi
Fuu kasuru
Boku no koe la, la, la, la, futatabi inochi wo fukikonde
The song GAIA by Janne Da Arc is a poetic request for connection and purpose in a world that feels both perfect and destroyed at the same time. The first verse describes a flawless sky that cannot reach the ground below, and an unbroken Earth that is not afraid of repeating destruction. The singer is asking what he needs to do in this world where everything seems to be in stasis.
The second verse brings in images of the sea and the wind, with a motherly ocean dreaming of the future and a hopeful wind blowing in change. Here, the singer declares that he was born in this world and is looking for something to fulfill him. The third verse speaks of a monthning moon and a miraculous but painful phantom, asking again what he needs to do to find meaning. The final lines of the chorus declare that the singer wants to reach the sun and have his voice heard by the forest, the Earth, and the healing sea. He wants to breathe life into the world once more.
Overall, GAIA is a song that seems to be calling for a sense of purpose and connection in a world that is both beautiful and troubled.
Line by Line Meaning
Tori sae todokanai kanpeki na sora yo
Oh perfect sky, so vast that not even birds can reach every corner of it
Kurikaesu hakai mo osorenai daichi yo
Oh fearless earth, even with destruction repeating itself, you're not afraid
Ima, nani wo hitsuyoutosuru?
What does the present require of me right now?
Shuumaku wo shiranai haha naru umi yo
Oh ocean, mother of all life, unaware of an end
Mirai wo yume miteiru shinka no kaze yo
Oh wind of evolution, dreaming of the future
Ima, koko ni boku wa umareru
Right now, I am born into this place
Shiroi saibou wo hoshigaru saigetsu yo
Oh full moon, longing for pure cells
Maboroshi wo hidoku kyozetsu suru kiseki yo
Oh miracle, that greatly overwhelms illusions
Ima, nani wo hitsuyoutosuru?
What does the present require of me right now?
Tasogare no joukei ni mo nita asa yo
Oh dawn that resembles a twilight scene
Kagiri aru inochi wo ataeta gaia yo
Oh Gaia, who has given us limited life
Ima, boku wo...
Right now, I...
Todoke taiyou made
I want to reach the sun
Hibiku koe la, la, la, la, sora wo koete mori-tachi no
Resounding voice, la, la, la, la, crossing over the sky and the trees
Ibuki kara la, la, la, la, utau daichi
Singing land, la, la, la, la, from deep within your breath
Shizuka naru
Silent
Namioto wa la, la, la, la, iyashi no umi
The sound of waves, la, la, la, la, a soothing sea
Fuu kasuru
Blows
Boku no koe la, la, la, la, futatabi inochi wo fukikonde
My voice, la, la, la, la, again blowing life into me
Contributed by Adam N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.