Les Rallizes Dénudés (裸のラリーズ, Hadaka no Rallizes) were one of the earliest … Read Full Bio ↴Les Rallizes Dénudés (裸のラリーズ, Hadaka no Rallizes) were one of the earliest and most influential psychedelic / noise rock bands from Japan, and existed off and on through four decades.
The group has notoriously shrouded itself in mystery, seldom touring and releasing very few records, usually with no discernible label. Their sound presages the later psychedelic experimental noise of 不失者 (Fushitsusha), High Rise and others in the current crop more than any other Japanese psychedelic group from the late 1960s.
They were formed in 1967, and the band was known for their ties to avant-garde theater groups (as typified by Shuji Terayama's troupe) and leftist political groups, as well as for their feedback-drenched live shows and use of strobe lights and mirror balls onstage, which earned them comparisons to The Velvet Underground.

Enter The Mirror
Les Rallizes Dénudés Lyrics

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あらゆる夜（闇）を通り過ぎてきた
時々ひとりで
あらゆる闇（夜）を通り過ぎてきた
お前といっしょに
（愛する）炎はどこまでとどまって
唯一の花を咲かす
銀色のうずの彼方へ
お前は両手をさしのべて

銀色の渦の彼方へ
荒々しいやさしさにいのちの炎を燃やす
鏡の奥底に何を見る鏡の奥底に
手に触れるものすべてが
青ざめる本当のことを知って？
終わりなき炎の夜が始まる

復讐の天使が窓を開けて
何もかもすべてをお前に告げる

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Les Rallizes Dénudés's song Enter the Mirror represent the journey of the singer who has traversed through every darkness imaginable. Though at times, the singer has been alone, they have managed to overcome each dark moment. The singer describes the flame of love that burns within them and wonders how far it will reach. They talk about the silver vortex on the other side, and they stretch out their hands towards it. Furthermore, in the silver vortex, there is rough kindness and a flame of life.

The singer asks what they see in the depths of the mirror and asks if they know the truth about everything that they have touched. They sing about the revengeful angel who opens the window, revealing everything to the singer. The lyrics are laced with symbolism, making it difficult to decipher their precise meaning. Overall, it appears to be a song about fighting through darkness and the power of love to overcome this darkness, giving hope for the future.

Line by Line Meaning

あらゆる夜（闇）を通り過ぎてきた
I have gone through every darkness and night

時々ひとりで
Sometimes alone

あらゆる闇（夜）を通り過ぎてきた
I have gone through every darkness and night

お前といっしょに
With you

（愛する）炎はどこまでとどまって
Where does the beloved flame stop?

唯一の花を咲かす
Blooming the one and only flower

銀色のうずの彼方へ
Beyond the silvery swirl

お前は両手をさしのべて
You reach out with both hands

銀色の渦の彼方へ
Beyond the silvery whirlpool

荒々しいやさしさにいのちの炎を燃やす
Burning the flame of life in rough tenderness

鏡の奥底に何を見る鏡の奥底に
What do you see at the bottom of the mirror? At the bottom of the mirror?