Текст и перевод песни HOTEI feat. 竹内將人 - 皇帝の美学

皇帝の美学

我に 刃向かう者
下がれ！そして恥を知れ
驕るには 千年早い

哀れな溝のネズミ
見ろ！世界
全ての力は 所詮ただ
我の力に ひれ伏すためにある

皇帝は 深い眼差しで諭す
横暴な 王様達に気高さを
負けを認めること
それも勇気だから

無駄に 息巻く者
黙れ！理想を並べても
戦えば 愛を殺す

小さな檻のタイガー
知れ！世界
無様に傷つき 学び取れ
力だけで 夢は叶わぬこと

皇帝は 一度微笑んで許し
裏切れば 完膚無きまでに叩く
飴と鞭のハーモニー
それが美学だから

Emperor's Aesthetics

Those who dare to defy me,
Kneel down and know your shame,
You are a millennium too early to act so proud.

You pitiful rat in a ditch,
Behold the world!
All your power is but
To bow down to my power.

The emperor offers guidance with his profound gaze,
Teaching the arrogant kings nobility,
To admit defeat
Is also a form of courage.

You who rant in vain,
Silence! Your ideals are but empty words,
For war kills love.

You tiger in a small cage,
Know the world!
Receive your wounds with grace and learn,
That power alone cannot fulfill your dreams.

The emperor smiles once and forgives,
But betray him and you will be utterly destroyed,
A harmony of reward and punishment,
For such is the way of aesthetics.