"Did you just call me? You pitiful human being. If that's what you want, you shall entertain me."
GANESHA is a VOCALOID song made by Masa featuring Hatsune Miku and GUMI. It was released on April 15th, 2019, which is a month after Holi festival.
Background[]
Origins[]
Plot[]
The song is likely telling about Miku, a poor girl, who suffers from poverty and homelessness. With that, she asks for help for a goddess known as Ganesha, who represented Gumi. Ganesha has granted her richness and in return, Miku must entertain her in form of worshipping. However, Miku just carelessly spending all of her wealthy lifestyle, thinking this entire world is hers, and asks Ganesha for more after ran out of money. Despite not listening about what Ganesha just told, she still grants her wish for the second time, giving her a chance to entertain her at last. For the third time, Miku even asks for more, but this time, Ganesha had enough and punish her for not doing what she was told.
Ganesha is revealed to be Shiva at the end of the song, according to Masa. This indicates why Gumi in the PV has a snake around her neck and the staff alike.
Lyrics[]
Japanese | Romaji | English |
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我の願いを聞きたまえ | ware no negai no kiki tamae | Please, grant me wish |
富を与えたまえ | tomi o atae tamae | Please, grant me wealth |
ガネーシャ | ganeesha | Ganesha! |
我を呼んだか? | ware o yonda ka? | Did you just call me? |
みすぼらしい人間よ | misuborashii ningen yo | You pitiful human being |
ガネーシャ | ganeesha | Ganesha! |
それなら我を | sore nara ware o | If that's what you want, |
楽しませてみせなさい | tanoshimasete misenasai | You shall entertain me. |
ガネーシャ | ganeesha | Ganesha! |
ガネーシャ | ganeesha | Ganesha! |
ガネーシャ | ganeesha | Ganesha! |
富を得て踊る強欲な | tomi o ete odoru gouyoku na | What do you think of the image of greedy people |
人間の姿はどうですか? | ningen no sugata wa dou desu ka? | dancing with such wealth? |
金、妄信、信仰うだつ上がらず | kane, moushin, shinkou udatsu agarazu | Money, delusion, and faith are not thriving, |
現実逃避の夜明け | genjitsu touhi no yoake | and the dawn of escapism is upon us |
富を得て踊る強欲な | tomi o ete odoru gouyoku na | What do you think of the image of greedy people |
人間の姿はどうですか? | ningen no sugata wa dou desu ka? | dancing with such wealth? |
金、妄信、信仰うだつ上がらず | kane, moushin, shinkou udatsu agarazu | Money, delusion, and faith are not thriving |
現実逃避の夜明け | genjitsu touhi no yoake | and the dawn of escapism is upon us. |
あぁ, | aa, | Ahh, |
欲はとても深く | yoku wa totemo fukaku | My desire has finally deepen |
自分だけの世界 | jibun dake no sekai | Thinking of that, this world belongs to me. |
金が尽きてきたら | kane ga tsukite kitara | Now that I'm running out of wealth, |
もう一度呼ぼうか | mou ichido yobou ka | I shall summon you once again. |
ガネーシャ | ganeesha | Ganesha |
我を呼んだか? | ware o yonda ka? | Did you just call me? |
みすぼらしい人間よ | mitsuborashii ningen yo | You pitiful human being |
ガネーシャ | ganeesha | Ganesha! |
それなら我を | sore nara ware o | If that's what you want, |
楽しませてみせなさい | tanoshimasete misenasai | You shall entertain me. |
ガネーシャ | ganeesha | Ganesha! |
ガネーシャ | ganeesha | Ganesha! |
ガネーシャ | ganeesha | Ganesha! |
強欲な人も沐浴を | gouyoku na hito mo mokuyoku o | Even the greedy person |
自分が一番わかっているから | jibun ga ichiban wakatte iru kara | knows every ablution of the best |
神々の川に髪を揺るがせて | kamigami no kawa ni kami o yurugasete | I let my hair flows within the river of Gods |
感じるガンジスの夕日 | kanjiru ganjisu no yuuhi | I have savor the setting sun of Ganges |
いつか死ぬ時は綺麗になるけど | itsuka shinu toki wa kirei ni naru kedo | It's beautiful for me to die, although, |
生きてる間はバカバカしいよな? | ikiteru ma wa bakabakashii yo na? | isn't that some kind of ridiculous? |
抱くのは信仰より女! | daku no wa shinkou yori onna! | Embrace the mistress rather than faith! |
感じて、感じてその快感 | kanjite, kanjite sono kaikan | Feel it, feel it, that feels the pleasure |
自分一人とその他大勢 | jibun hitori to sonota taisei | Myself within many others |
真面目に生きるのバカバカしいよな? | majime ni ikiru no bakabakashii yo na? | It's hilarious to live seriously, wasn't it? |
楽して祈って金をくれ! | tanoshite inotte kane o kure! | Having fun, pray, grant me those money! |
感じる!感じる!神の鼓動! | kanjiru! kanjiru! kami no kodou! | Feelings! Feelings! The Gods' beats! |
ガネーシャ | ganeesha | Ganesha! |
我を呼んだか? | ware o yonda ka? | Did you just called me? |
みすぼらしい人間よ | mitsuborashii ningen yo | You pitiful human being |
ガネーシャ | ganeesha | Ganesha! |
それなら我を | sore nara ware o | If that's what you wanted, |
楽しませてみせなさい | tanoshimasete misenasai | You shall entertain me. |
ガネーシャ | ganeesha | Ganesha! |
ガネーシャ | ganeesha | Ganesha! |
ガネーシャ | ganeesha | Ganesha! |
ガネーシャ | ganeesha | Ganesha! |
Controversies[]
Around late 2022, a person has asked Masa on Twitter about Gumi in PV, stating why is she not tanned, or atleast, too pale. They also said that Gumi is too sexualized for a real Hinduism god, protesting that this is not Masa's culture. Masa has acknowledged this, saying that his PV is based on modernization of creation, like a "heavy hammer flying to the hands of mighty Thor". He also said that he did a little research about Ganesha himself, stating that Gumi in the PV is actually Shiva in disguise, so he said that he 'added' a bluish tint to her skin color.
This lead him to a rabbit hole where a lot of his fans claiming he is racist and the PV considers to be the part of orientalism. What Masa has said in Twitter was not an accused allegation, but worst way of defending him without taking the criticizations. Shortly after, Masa has deleted all of his tweets.
Trivia[]
- This is the first Masa song to be using traditional Indian instruments and percussions, such as tablas and sitars.
- The lyrics are written in an old-styled Japanese.
- Ganesha is one of the most worshipped God in Hinduism. He is identified as a man with an elephant head and 4 arms. He is also known as a God of wisdom and defeating the obstacles.
- In the song, Miku sang 'I let my hair flows within the river of Gods, I have savor the setting sun of Ganges'. Ganges is a major river located in North India and a source stream in Hindu mythology. It's also a lifeline river for people who lives in its basin and depend on it for daily lives.
- This song marks as the last music video that Masa posted on his Niconico account.