森に眠る巨石たち~ISHIGAKI of Kannonji~

[INTRO] [Squawking, rustling trees] [VERSE1] きぎがしげる　もりのなか だいしょうの　いしがころがる けいだいをぬけると　くさにおおわれた うちこみはぎの　いしかべがみえる [VERSE2] すすむほどに　いしのかおがかわる もりのあつさが　みちをかくし けものみちを　たどるのは ただ　じぶんの　かんだけ [PRE-CHORUS] みちばたの　いしがつぶやく 「このみちをいけ」 そこに　くらく　しめったもり きのねにしめあげられた ISHIGAKIが　すがたをあらわす [CHORUS] ねむれ　いしよ　もりのなかで きざまれた　れきしのこえ Stone will stand, stone will cry ISHIGAKI never dies こけむす　すがたに　ときをかんじて いまも　なお　つたえる　いしのちから [VERSE3] もりはつづく　まもりてが　くさをひき みちをつくり　みらいへ　つたえゆく ISHIGAKIを！ [PRE-CHORUS2] やがて　もりが　ひらけ みおろせば　おうみのうみ ひのひかり　いしかべをてらす ここが　ISHIGAKIの　いただき [CHORUS2] ああ　なんと　すばらしい れきしを　たえぬいた　そのすがた White stones shine, etched in time Silent wall, eternal climb いまも　しずかに　みらいへとつづく ISHIGAKI of Kannonji [BRIDGE] くずれ　ひびわれ　なお　たちつくす なお　そこにある　なお　こたえている だれかが　わらおうとも われらは　きこえる　いしのさけびを [CHORUS3] ねむれ　いしよ　もりのなかで ふかく　しずかに　いしがさけぶ Stone will stand, stone will cry ISHIGAKI never dies こけむす　すがたに　ときをかんじて しずかに　ただ　しずかに　つたえるちから [OUTRO] 🎵machine translation🎵 **"The Slumbering Giants - ISHIGAKI of Kannonji"** [INTRO] (fading winds through trees, distant chants echoing like stone memories) [VERSE 1] In forests deep where green is thick, Stones lie scattered, silent, slick. Beyond the shrine, the grasses hide A stone wall carved, where time resides. [VERSE 2] Further in, the stones now shift, Their faces change, a silent drift. The forest breathes and veils the trail, Only instinct will prevail. [PRE-CHORUS] Whispers rise from stones below: "This is the path — now go." Dark and damp the forest breathes, Roots entwine what once stood free. And then appears the ISHIGAKI, Unyielding through the canopy. [CHORUS] Sleep now, stone, in forest shade, Echoes of time in moss engraved. Stone will stand, stone will cry, ISHIGAKI never dies. Feel the weight of history passed, Power in the stones that last. [VERSE 3] Still the forest stretches wide, Guarded hands pull grass aside. They forge the path, preserve the name — ISHIGAKI — eternal flame. [PRE-CHORUS 2] At last, the forest thins and clears, Below, Lake Omi now appears. Sunlight strikes the stony crest — This is ISHIGAKI at its best. [CHORUS 2] Oh, how glorious it stands, Timeworn by enduring hands. White stones shine, etched in time, Silent wall, eternal climb. Still it whispers to the skies — ISHIGAKI of Kannonji. [BRIDGE] Cracked and broken, yet still whole, Each fallen piece a story told. Laugh if you must, deny its grace — But hear the voice within this place. [CHORUS 3] Sleep now, stone, in forest shade, Deep and quiet, your voice conveyed. Stone will stand, stone will cry, ISHIGAKI never dies. In moss and ruin, time is sown, Softly still, your strength is shown. [OUTRO] ～～～ Kannonji Castle is a mountain castle (Yama-Jō) that existed in Azuchi-cho, Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Its stone walls (ISHIGAKI) were quietly sleeping deep among the trees in the mountain, but maintained an overwhelming presence.