Allegory, Allegorier, Allegoriest

寓意・寓話・寓エスト
Guui Guuwa Guu-est

Music, Arrangement, Lyrics: J.A. Seazer (J.A.シーザー)
Chorus: Tokyo Konsei Gasshodan (東京混声合唱団) &
Engeki Jikken-shitsu "Ban'yū Inryoku" (演劇実験室 "万有引力") Theater Laboratory "Universal Gravitation"
Allegory, Allegorier, Allegoriest
Translation from Nozomi
DVD Release (2011)
Element... Element...
Element... Element...
Cataclysm...
Cataclysm...
Dream of the
end of the world.
Selfishly
enjoy yourself.
Element... Element...
Element... Element...
Cataclysm...
Cataclysm...
North lemming.
Siberian antelope.
The final judgement
of our nature.
A frightening and strange fate.
A prophecy of destruction.
A philosophical revolution.
The paradise of Paradise Lost.
An accidental epic.
A cosmic cataclysm.
A thousand years of dread.
The Nirvana Principle.
Human birth.
Human wisdom.
Human knowledge.
Human pleasure.
Human consciousness.
Human experience.
Human apocalypse.
Human liberation.
Dante!
Rabelais!
Swift!
De Sade!
"Apocalypse!"
"Book of Revelation!"
Apocalypse!
Cosmic birth,
namely preordained enlightenment!
The birth of heaven and earth,
namely preordained birth!
The creation myth,
namely the origin of fate.
Natural selection,
namely preordained selection.
We know it so well.
We should know it so well.
It's in our mirrors.
The image that we see there.
Are we flesh?
Even so...
Eternity...
Absence...
We become
just like
an allegory.
Allegory, allegorier, allegoriest.
Allegory, allegorier, allegoriest.
Allegory, allegorier, allegoriest.
Allegory, allegorier, allegoriest.
Allegory, Allegorier, Allegoriest
Translation by EJ
Element, Element
Element, Element
Cataclysmos
Cataclysmos
The end of the world
In a reverie
Let me play
Self-indulgently
Element, Element
Element, Element
Cataclysmos
Cataclysmos
Arctic lemming
Saiga antelope
Nature’s
Last Judgment
A fate of strange fear
A prediction of destruction
A philosophical revolution
Paradise Lost Paradise
An unexpected epic poem
A universal cataclysm
A thousand-year terror
A Nirvanic ideology
Human creation
Human wisdom
Human knowledge
Human pleasure
Human consciousness
Human experience
Human revelation
Human liberation
Dante
Rabelais
Swift
De Sade
“Apocalypse!”
“Book of Revelations!”
“Apocalypse!”
The beginning of the universe:
that is, fated enlightenment
The creation of Heaven and Earth:
that is, fated birth
The Creation myth:
that is, the fate of the original thing
Natural selection:
that is, fated selection
I know well
My own mirrors
Even so
Is that figure
Our own flesh?
Even so
Eternity
Absence
I am
But a
Symbol
Allegory, allegorier, allegoriest
Allegory, allegorier, allegoriest
Allegory, allegorier, allegoriest
Allegory, allegorier, allegoriest
Allegory, Allegorier, Allegoriest
Translation from Central Park Media
        DVD Release (2003)
Element...Element...
Element...Element...
Cataclysm...
Cataclysm...
Dream of the
end of the world
Selfishly
enjoy yourself
Element...Element...
Element...Element...
Cataclysm...
Cataclysm...
North pole lemming
Siberian antelope
The final judgement
of nature
A fantastic fate
A prophecy of destruction
A philosophical revolution
The paradise of lost paradise
An accidental epic
A cosmic cataclysm
A thousand years of dread
The Nirvana Principle
Human birth
Human wisdom
Human knowledge
Human pleasure
Human consciousness
Human experience
Human apocalypse
Human liberation
Dante!
Rabelais!
Swift!
De Sade!
"Apokalypsis!"
"Book of Revelations!"
"Apocalypse!"
Cosmic birth,
in other words preordained enlightenment!
The birth of heaven and earth,
in other words preordained birth!
The creation myth,
in other words preordained genesis
Natural selection,
in other words preordained selection
We know it so well
The image in our mirrors
What we
see there,
the image of our flesh
As we are
eternally
absent,
it becomes
just an
allegory
Allegory, allegorier, allegoriest
Allegory, allegorier, allegoriest
Allegory, allegorier, allegoriest
Allegory, allegorier, allegoriest
Allegory, Allegorier, Allegoriest
Translation by Verthandi
Element, element
Element, element
Cataclysmos
Cataclysmos
The end of the World:
Lost in reverie,
Let's amuse ourselves
Selfishly
Element, element
Element, element
Cataclysmos
Cataclysmos
Lemming of the North Pole
Siberian antelope
The Last
Judgment of Nature
A destiny of dread curiosity
The prophesy of extinction
Philosophical revolution
Garden of Paradise, Paradise Lost
An unexpectedly epic poem
Cosmic cataclysm
One thousand years of terror
Nirvanic thought
Human birth
Human wisdom
Human knowledge
Human pleasure
Human consciousness
Human experience
Human revelation
Human emancipation
Dante
Rabelais
Swift
De Sade
"Apocalpyse!"
"Book of Revelation!"
"Apocalypse!"
The beginning of the universe,
namely the opening of destiny
The creation of heaven and Earth,
namely the birth of destiny
The legend of Genesis,
namely the creation of destiny
Natural selection,
namely selection by destiny
We should know it well
It is our mirror
Even so
That appearance
Are we flesh?
Even so
Eternity
Absence
We become
Only
A fortuity
Allegory, allegorier, allegoriest
Allegory, allegorier, allegoriest
Allegory, allegorier, allegoriest
Allegory, allegorier, allegoriest
Guui Guuwa Guu-est
As Provided by EJ
EREMENTO   EREMENTO
EREMENTO   EREMENTO
KATAKURISUMOSU
KATAKURISUMOSU
sekai no owari
musou o shite
kimama ni
asobasero
EREMENTO   EREMENTO
EREMENTO   EREMENTO
KATAKURISUMOSU
KATAKURISUMOSU
hokkyoku REMINGU
SHIBERIA reiyou
saigo no
shizen shinban
kyouki no unmei
zetsumetsu yogen
tetsugaku kakumei
rakuen shitsurakuen
guuzen jojishi
uchuu hakyoku
sennen kyoufu
jakumetsu shisou
ningen tanjou
ningen chie
ningen chishiki
ningen kairaku
ningen ishiki
ningen keiken
ningen keiji
ningen kaihou
DANTE
RAVUREE
SUUIFUTO
SADO
“APAKARIPUSU!”
“BUKKU OBU REVEREISHON!”
“Mokushiroku!”
uchuu kaibyaku
sunawachi unmei kaigen
tenchi souzou
sunawachi unmei tanjou
sousei shinwa
sunawachi soubutsu unmei
shizen touta
sunawachi unmei touta
ware   yoku shirubeshi
ware no kagami
nanitote
sono sugata
warera ga nikutai ka
nanitote
eien
fuzai
ware wa
tada no
guuzen nari
guui   guuwa   guuESUTO
guui   guuwa   guuESUTO
guui   guuwa   guuESUTO
guui   guuwa   guuESUTO
寓意・寓話・寓エスト
As Provided EJ
エレメント　エレメント
エレメント　エレメント
カタクリスモス
カタクリスモス
世界の終わり
夢想をして
気まゝに
遊ばせろ
エレメント　エレメント
エレメント　エレメント
カタクリスモス
カタクリスモス
北極レミング
シベリア羚羊
最後の
自然審判
恐奇の運命
絶滅予言
哲学革命
楽園失楽園
偶然叙事詩
宇宙破局
千年恐怖
寂滅思想
人間誕生
人間知恵
人間知識
人間快楽
人間意識
人間経験
人間啓示
人間解放
ダンテ
ラヴレェー
スウィフト
サド
「アパカリプス！」
「ブック　オブ　レヴェレィション！」
「黙示録！」
宇宙開闢
すなわち運命開眼
天地創造
すなわち運命誕生
創世神話
すなわち創物運命
自然淘汰
すなわち運命淘汰
われ　よく知るべし
自分の鏡
なにとて
その姿
我我肉体か
なにとて
永遠
不在
我は
只の
寓然なり
寓意・寓話・寓エスト
寓意・寓話・寓エスト
寓意・寓話・寓エスト
寓意・寓話・寓エスト
Translation Notes From EJ:

The title is a rather neat cross-lingual pun that doesn’t translate well at all. “Guui” (寓意) roughly means “symbolism”. “Guuwa” (寓話) means “allegory”. Besides the fact that an allegory (being a story that operates entirely on a symbolic level) is sort of the next step up from symbolism, “guui” and “guuwa” together happen to sound like they follow the pattern of English adjectival “-y, -er, -est” endings (e.g. “happy, happier, happiest”), so “guu-est” (寓エスト), which is written with the same first character as “guui” and “guuwa” but doesn’t mean anything, is there to complete the pattern. So “symbolism, allegory, [allegory/symbol]-est” or “symbolic, symbolic-er, symbolic-est” might be more accurate translations of the title, but they sound terrible. Hence “allegory, allegorier, allegoriest”, which at least preserves the -y, -er, -est pattern.

As for the animals mentioned in the song, the arctic lemming is actually considered a species of least concern in terms of conservation, although they are extinct in England. The Saiga antelope is indeed critically endangered.


Translation Notes From Verthandi:

The end of the world
This is not the same as the "Ends of the World" (Sekai no Hate) that serves as one character's title in the series. Whereas "hate" signifies the physical "extremities" or "limits" of a thing, "owari" means "finish" or "termination."
Revolutionary Girl Utena music by KING Records, US release by Geneon. Content from these releases compiled here by Giovanna for Empty Movement. Fan-translations belong to named creators and reproduced with their permission. Yay!