Raphael were a visual kei band from Japan. Forming in 1997, the members wer… Read Full Bio ↴Raphael were a visual kei band from Japan. Forming in 1997, the members were only 15 when the band was formed. They were signed to a major label in 1999, and their major debut single, "Hanasaku Inochi Aru Kagiri", was a moderate success, reaching number 25 on the Oricon charts. They were known for their impressive style, which had an aggressive, progressive tone, with angelic melodies by frontman Yuki. By the summer of 2000, they were at their career peak, and their albums were selling pretty well for such a young band. However, on Halloween 2000, the guitarist and main songwriter of the band, Kazuki, died at the young age of 19. Soon after that, the band decided it was time to split. The vocalist (Yuki) and the drummer (Kazuhiro) formed Rice later that year, while the bassist (Yukito) embarked on a solo project. The band was resurrected for a short time in 2012 with all remaining members to celebrate Kazuki's 13th memorial.

Ginyuu shi no namida
Raphael Lyrics

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闇は夜にあふれ声は濃霧の中
静かな眠りの中自我は薄れ奪われ
虚空の意思は従うまま
苦悩を生み罪なきものさえ...
終末と思われるこの世を儚み
また命一つ...
詩に綴ろうこの哀しみ
いつか果てる日まで...

描き残そうこの悲劇を
この世の為に...

魅惑の月夜の罠自我は薄れ奪われ
微睡む恍惚の中自我は薄れ奪われ
この世に咲いた唯一の
二度とない命罪なき純粋
苦しみに縁取られたこの世を儚み
毒を含んだ...
詩に綴ろうこの哀しみ
いつか果てる日まで...
苦吟の果てそそぐ光
そっと夢見て...

詩に綴ろうこの哀しみ
いつか果てる日まで...
描き残そうこの悲劇を
この世の為に...
遥か聳える運命を私は生涯を...

今はばたけ我が調べよ
迷い路越えて...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Raphael's Ginyuu shi no namida present a deeply melancholic and existential perspective on life and death. The first verse describes a world overcome by darkness, where voices are muffled and the self becomes weakened and vulnerable. Even innocent beings are subjected to suffering and pain, in what seems to be an impending end of the world. Despite this, the singer suggests that a single life is still worth living, and he vows to express his sadness and tragedy through his poetic voice until the very last day.

In the second verse, the same sense of weakness and surrender to fate recurs, this time in the form of a trap set by the bewitching moonlit night. The self is once again lost in a dreamlike state, where even the unique and pure life that has bloomed in this world is tinged with sorrow and hardship. The singer, however, remains committed to writing his poetic lament, as if to capture and eternalize the fleeting emotions and experiences of existence. The final verse extends this endeavor to include the wider fate that awaits all humans, as the singer proclaims that he will weave his life into the towering fate that awaits him, and overcome the confusion and uncertainty of his path.

Line by Line Meaning

闇は夜にあふれ声は濃霧の中
Darkness overflows into the night and voices disappear in the thick fog.

静かな眠りの中自我は薄れ奪われ
In the quiet slumber, the self fades and is taken away.

虚空の意思は従うまま
Following the will of the void.

苦悩を生み罪なきものさえ...
Even the innocent suffer and sin is born.

終末と思われるこの世を儚み
In this fleeting world that appears to be the end,

また命一つ...
there is only one life...

詩に綴ろうこの哀しみ
I will write this sadness in a poem.

いつか果てる日まで...
Until the day it all ends...

描き残そうこの悲劇を
Let's record this tragedy,

この世の為に...
for the sake of this world...

魅惑の月夜の罠自我は薄れ奪われ
The trap of a bewitching moonlit night takes away the self into a daze.

微睡む恍惚の中自我は薄れ奪われ
In a trance of dozing off, the self fades away and is taken.

この世に咲いた唯一の二度とない命罪なき純粋
The only life that blooms in this world, never to be repeated again, pure and innocent.

苦しみに縁取られたこの世を儚み
In this fleeting world surrounded by suffering,

毒を含んだ...
it contains poison...

詩に綴ろうこの哀しみ
I will write this sadness in a poem.

いつか果てる日まで...
Until the day it all ends...

苦吟の果てそそぐ光
The light pouring out from the end of a painful song.

そっと夢見て...
I'll quietly dream...

遥か聳える運命を私は生涯を...
I will dedicate my life toward that far-reaching, towering fate...

今はばたけ我が調べよ迷い路越えて...
Now, flap your wings to my melody and overcome the road of hesitation...

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: 華月

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Comments from YouTube:

@user-mt5qn1wg9s

2y↑3

色んな葛藤があった4人だけど、4人あってのRafaelなんだよね
いつか、またこの4人を見たいな

@sayakas447

3y↑10

流れる画像が全部見たことあるやつで泣けてくる

@user-mt5qn1wg9s

2y↑4

この詩を10代で描けるのって本当すごいと思う

@user-ke9dq3yc1c

4y↑15

闇は夜にあふれ声は濃霧の中
静かな眠りの中自我は薄れ奪われ

虚空の意志は従うまま
苦悩を生み罪なきものさえ、、、
終末と思われるこの世を儚み
また命一つ、、、

詩に綴ろうこの哀しみ
いつか果てる日まで、、、
描き残そうこの悲劇を
この世の為に、、、

魅惑の月夜の罠自我は薄れ奪われ
微睡む恍惚の中自我は薄れ奪われ

この世に咲いた唯一の
二度とない命罪なき純粋
苦しみに縁取られたこの世を儚み
毒を含んだ、、、

詩に綴ろうこの哀しみ
いつか果てる日まで、、、
苦吟の果てそそぐ光
そっと夢見て、、、

詩に綴ろうこの哀しみ
いつか果てる日まで、、、
描き残そうこの悲劇を
この世の為に、、、
遙か聳える運命と私は生涯を、、、
今はばたけ我が調べよ
迷い路越えて、、、