Ranunculus

Ranunculus
Translation	Little Frog
Release	The Insulated World (2018)
Length	4:24
Lyrics by	京
Composed by	Dir En Grey
Live Debut	2016.11.07
Last Played	2024.10.12
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The Insulated World (2018) Tracklist
1. 軽蔑と始まり 2. Devote My Life 3. 人間を被る 4. Celebrate Empty Howls 5. 詩踏み 6. Rubbish Heap 7. 赫 8. Values of Madness 9. Downfall 10. Followers 11. 谿壑の欲 12. 絶縁体 13. Ranunculus Disc II 1. 理由

Lyrics
Japanese	Rōmaji	Translation
嫌いな詩流れている 気にもした事のない 詩が嘘の様に言葉を殺す その時気が付く 私の心を 初めから気付かないフリで 自分自身を押さえ付けて生きてきたのは 上手く生きる為なんかじゃない 春よ、夢うつつ 人を失う怖さから いつの間にか自分を 誰かの様に嘘で騙した その時気が付く 私の心を Ranunculus 艶やかなこの道を 初めから気付かないフリで 自分自身を押さえ付けて生きてきたのは 上手く生きる為なんかじゃない 春よ、夢うつつ 憎む為じゃないだろ? 誰かの為に今日も笑うの? 叫び生きろ　私は生きてる Ranunculus	Kirai na uta nagarete iru Ki ni mo shita koto no nai Shi ga uso no yō ni kotoba o korosu Sono toki kigatsuku Watashi no kokoro o Hajime kara kizukanai furi de Jibun jishin o osaetsukete ikite kita no wa Umaku ikiru tame nanka janai Haru yo, yume utsutsu Hito o ushinau kowasa kara Itsu no ma ni ka jibun o Dareka no yō ni uso de damashita Sono toki kigatsuku Watashi no kokoro o Ranunculus Adeyaka na kono michi o Hajime kara kizukanai furi de Jibun jishin o osaetsukete ikite kita no wa Umaku ikiru tame nanka janai Haru yo, yume utsutsu Nikumu tame janaidaro? Dareka no tame ni kyō mo warau no? Sakebi ikiro　Watashi wa iki teru Ranunculus	The song that I hate is playing It never actually crossed my mind That the song unimaginably kills the words At that moment I realize My heart I pretend as though I never noticed it from the beginning The reason I lived a life of repression Is not because I wanted to live comfortably Spring, like a dream Because of the fear of losing someone Before I knew it I was deceiving myself with lies like them At that moment I realize My heart Ranunculus This glamourous path I pretend as though I never noticed it from the beginning The reason I lived a life of repression Is not because I wanted to live comfortably Spring, like a dream It's not because you want to bear a grudge, right? Will you laugh for someone again today? Scream alive　I am alive Ranunculus
These lyrics were translated by Jewels.

Trivia

• A piano version of this song was played during Dir En Grey's TOUR18 WEARING HUMAN SKIN as the walk-out music.
• An ambient version was used as the ending theme for various livestreams in 2020. The band later dubbed it "Ranunculus (Ambient Ver.)" and released it, split into 37 parts, on streaming services under the artist name "DIR EN GREY Ambient Collection".

Title

• The name "ranunculus" is Late Latin for "little frog", the diminutive of "rana". The ranunculus flower represents charm and attractiveness.

Appearances

Release Title	Release Date	Song Title	Notes
Audio
The Insulated World	2018.09.26	Ranunculus	Regular version.
DIR EN GREY Ambient Collection	2020.07.20	Ranunculus (Ambient Ver.)	Ambient version.
ANDROGYNOS - THE FINAL WAR -	2025.04.02	Ranunculus	Recorded on October 12, 2024 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
Video
The World of Mercy	2019.09.18	Ranunculus	Filmed on April 15, 2019 at 新木場STUDIO COAST.
落ちた事のある空	2020.10.30		Filmed on March 28, 2020 at KT Zepp Yokohama.
AVERAGE PSYCHO 3	2022.03.30		Music video.
PHALARIS	2022.06.15		Filmed on June 5, 2021 at 東京ガーデンシアター.
TOUR24 PSYCHONNECT	2025.01		Filmed on June 26, 2024 at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA.
ANDROGYNOS - THE FINAL WAR -	2025.04.02		Filmed on October 11, 2024 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
			Filmed on October 12, 2024 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.