Symbol of Fall

秋の象徴

Aki no shouchou
Symbol (/Sign) of Fall
Circle: 回路-kairo-
Vocal: 556t
Arrange: メガネ (megane)
Album: 8 magics to kill the gods

人恋し神様 ～ Romantic Fall, 稲田姫様に叱られるから, Minoriko Aki’s Theme

Requested by Eiki.
Well i don’t even know what to say, that’s why i’m greeting Simon, i know you read this :D
Fastest transcription i ever did, though i’m rather lazy ~
Oh and also a bit liberal this time (and sloppy). Hope that’s alright nevertheless.

*気付いて: the lack of personal pronouns is really annoying sometimes….
*また秋を少し燃やして: i know 秋 (aki) is in fact “fall (autumn)” but i think this refers to the burning leaves from first stanza

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落ちた葉 を集めて
一つ火を灯す
ochita ha wo atsumete
hitotsu hi wo tomosu

i gather the fallen leaves
and light a single fire

こんな小さな火じゃ
暖まるはずもないのは解っていた
konna chiisana hi jya
atatamaru hazu mo nai no wa wakatteita

i know that this small fire
will probably not be enough to warm us up

ハローハロー
この煙はどこまで昇ってく?
haro haro
kono kemuri wa doko made nobotteku?

hello hello
how high into the air will this smoke soar?

ハローハロー
気付いて私たちはここにいる
haro haro
kizuite watashitachi wa koko ni iru

hello hello
realizing that we are here right now

また強く北風が吹いて
葉を散らしてしまうの
mata tsuyoku kitakaze ga fuite
ha wo chirashite shimau no

again, the northwind blows strongly
scattering the leaves

そんな当たり前の事が
少しだけ寂しかった
sonna atarimae no koto ga
sukoshi dake samishikatta

that matter of course was
just a little saddening for me

ハローハロー
すぐそこまで近づいているから
haro haro
sugu soko made chikazuite iru kara

hello hello
because we‘re moving closer to over there

ハローハロー
もう一度だけ火を灯させて
haro haro
mou ichido dake hi wo tomosasete

hello hello
let me light the fire just one more time

また強く北風が吹いて
葉を散らしてしまえば
mata tsuyoku kitakaze ga fuite
ha wo chirashite shimaeba

again, the northwind blows strongly
while it scatters the leaves

そんな当たり前の事で
今更涙する
sonna atarimae no koto de
imasara namida suru

and that matter of course makes
me shed tears even now

また秋を少し燃やして
体を 暖めてく
mata aki wo sukoshi moyashite
karada wo atatameteku

just a little, set fall aflame once more
so that we can warm our bodies

冬など来たければ良いと
言葉も消えていった
fuyu nado kitakereba ii to
kotoba mo kiete itta

when winter has come, it’s alright
our words will already be gone by then

Egoistic Hero

Egoistic Hero

Circle: 岸田教団 & THE明星ロケッツ
Arrange: 岸田 (Kishida)
Vocal: ichigo
Album: GATE～それは暁のように～
Original Arrangement

Dedicated to a very special person.
I don’t really know which album this is from, i was told it came with the opening of GATE.
Anyways if someone has the full version of this song pleeeaaase send it to me, couldn’t find it anywhere.
Also, a rather liberal translation this time but i’m quite happy with it.

*意味ないよ 変えるんだ: change this a little bit, changed 変えるんだ (go back) into “restore”
*一手で決める覚悟で: i can’t say for sure whether 一手 really means “hand” in this case. anyhow the message stays the same
*苦くも辛くもない勝利: is it “a close victory” in english? i actually don’t know how to say it
*かませ: i just assume it derives from 嚙ます(kamasu)
* 鮮やかな: lit. “brilliant”

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こっからここまでが正しいって誰かが決めたって
見てろ、偉くも凄くもないと今から証明するから
立てろフラッグを 掲げよう理想と信条を
拘ることさ 我儘に決めていくほうがずっと楽しいから
kokkara koko made ga tadashii tte dareka ga kimeta tte
mitero, eraku mo sugoku mo nai to ima kara shoumei suru kara
tatero furaggu wo kakageyou risou to shinjou wo
kodawaru koto sa wagamama ni kimete iku hou ga zutto tanoshii kara

from here to here, someone has just decided what’s right
look, i’ll prove to you right now that it’s neither great nor brilliant
stand up, i’ll hoist my flag along with my ideals and beliefs
because it’s much more fun being obsessed with the egoism i choose

負けないような生き方もあるって?
言ってろ、希望も野望もないって聞こえるぜ
変わっていくのを待つなんて
意味ないよ 変えるんだ
流れを読め最初の一手で決める覚悟で
makenai youna ikikata mo aru tte?
ittero, kibou mo yabou mo nai tte kikoeru ze
kawatte iku no wo matsu nante
imi nai yo kaerunda
nagare wo yome saisho no itte de kimeru kakugo de

is there a way of life that won’t make me lose?
i tell you, it doesn’t sound like ‘hope’ or ‘ambition’
i’m still waiting for a change
i want to restore its meaning
reading the flow, i clench my fist and make up my mind

この轟音にいっそ我を失ってしまえよ
勝ち上がっていく人生に
意味なんてあるかわからない?
この轟音に我を失ってしまえたら
負けるよりはマシだって進めるさ
kono gouon ni isso ware wo ushinatte shimae yo
kachi agatte iku jinsei ni
imi nante aru ka wakaranai?
kono gouon ni ware wo ushinatte shimaetara
makeru yori wa mashi datte susumeru sa

i would rather lose myself inside this roar
the life that wins and rises
is meaningful, don’t you know?
if i came to lose myself in this roar then
even moving on is better than giving up

どっから損だって切り捨てようとしたって構わない
行けよ、苦くも辛くもない勝利を舐めてりゃいいだろ
かませブラフを 賭けよう情熱も時間も全部
信じることさ 自分で選んだ 根拠なんていらない
dokkara son datte kirisuteyou to shitatte kamawanai
ike yo, nigaku mo karaku mo nai shouri wo nameterya ii daro
kamase burafu wo kakeyou jounetsu mo jikan mo zenbu
shinjiru koto sa jibun de eranda konkyo nante iranai

from somewhere , even if i threw away my loss, i don’t care
go ahead, it’s alright, taste a victory that’s neither bitter nor close
smash the bluff you bet on, your passion, your time, everything
i myself chose to believe therefore i don’t need any reason

求めないようにって言い聞かせて注げない
そんなのを愛なんて呼べないだろう
motomenai you ni tte iikikasete sosogenai
son’na no wo ai nante yobenai darou

don’t flood me with persuasions like “you don’t even want it“
i don’t think we could possibly call that “love“

この轟音にいっそ我を失ってしまえよ
無くしていくだけの人生に
意味なんてあるかわからない?
この轟音に我を失ってしまえたら
奪うよりはマシだって笑えるさ
kono gouon ni isso ware wo ushinatte shimae yo
nakushite iku dake no jinsei ni
imi nante aru ka wakaranai?
Kono gouon ni ware wo ushinatte shimaetara
ubau yori wa mashi datte waraeru sa

i would rather lose myself inside this roar
the one life that loses everything,
is meaningful, don’t you know?
if i came to lose myself in this roar then
even laughing it off is better than being deprived

スタートの合図を気にしない君を誰かが笑ったって
ストップの声が聞こえないその集中力を叱られたっていいさ
飛び込んで掴むんだ 鮮やかなイメージを
さあ「ここから世界が始まっていく」って
sutaato no aizu wo kinishinai kimi wo dareka ga waratta tte
sutoppu no koe ga kikoenai sono shuuchuu ryoku wo shikarareta tte ii sa
tobikonde tsukamunda azayakana imeeji wo
saa ‘koko kara sekai ga hajimatte iku’ tte

‘nevermind the start signal‘ someone said while smiling at you
but i can‘t hear the voice telling me to stop, even if my concentration was scolded
so i start flying and try to grasp the fleeting images
now, i can say “the world starts right here and now“

Hatsunetsumiko’s – PRISM

PRISM

Circle: 発熱巫女～ず (hatsunemiko’s)
Lyrics: 宇田敬子 (Uda Keiko)
Vocal: 舞花 (Maika)
Album: PRISM

春色小径 ～ Colorful Path / Spring Lane ～ Colorful Path, Reimu Hakurei’s Theme

Requested by Eiki.
I’m sorry this took so long, had some personal problems to face…
Anyways, i’m not 100% satisfied with this translation, please feel free to complain anytime.

* 駆け出す速度が早いほどに感じる季節は 花咲く丘まで続いてる: it bugs me that the english translation of this phrase turned out so short, i’ll probably fix this as soon as i can
*ちゃい: this “chai” got me irritated, seems to belong to the verb somehow
*水しぶきあげてはきらめいて: i don’t actually know whether あげて refers to 水しぶき
*飛び越え: replaced “jumping” with “throbbing” (since i could not use it as “cross” here)

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溶け出しちゃいそうなほどの日差し浴びて出かけよう
昨日まで泣いてたこと忘れたら？
駆け出す速度が早いほどに感じる季節は 花咲く丘まで続いてる
果てしない longer bridge
toke dashi chai-souna hodo no hizashi abite dekakeyou
kinou made naiteta koto wasuretara?
Kakedasu sokudo ga hayai hodo ni kanjiru kisetsu wa hanasaku oka made tsudzuiteru
hateshinai longer bridge

let‘s go out and bathe in the sunshine that seems to melt us away
What if you just forget that you were crying until yesterday?
running at a great speed, i can feel how springtime keeps blossoming even the hills, reaching
this endless, longer bridge

you & me 　手と手をつないで
in my heart　さあ怖がらずに
for your dream　繋がる指がほどけないように join me
you and me te to te wo tsunaide
in my heart saa kowagarazu ni
for your dream tsunagaru yubi ga hodokenai you ni join me

you and me, holding hands
in my heart, without ever fearing
for your dream, so that our entwined fingers won’t lose grip, join me

流れる四季空に舞え 君を彩る花びらの雨
ひらりまとったら光るドレスのようだから
弾ける星 雲を超え 大空を黄金色に染める
心を揺さぶる 全てかき集めたなら きっと…
nagareru toki sora ni mae kimi wo irodoru hanabira no ame
hirari matottara hikaru doresu no you dakara
hajikeru hoshi kumo wo koe oozora wo kogane iro ni someru
kokoro wo yusaburu subete kakiatsumetanara kitto…

dancing through the sky in the cycle of seasons, petals of rain illuminate you
fluttering just like the sparkling dress you wore
the bursting stars cut across the clouds and tint the night sky golden
if i gather all the pieces, i’m sure it will shake this heart of mine…

指差す方角には見たことのない扉があると
誰も皆 開き方など知らないけど
少し勇気が出たのならばまっすぐ向かおう
何かが待ってる そんな気がするから believe my self
yubisasu hou ni wa mita koto no nai tobira ga aru to
dare mo minna hiraki-kata nado shiranai kedo
sukoshi yuuki ga deta no naraba massugu mukaou
nanika ga matteru son’na ki ga suru kara believe myself

in the direction my finger points to lies a door we haven’t seen before
and yet, nobody knows a way to open it, but
if you can call up even a bit of courage, let us head straight for it!
because i feel that something is waiting for us, believe myself

you & me　瞳を見つめて
in my heart　その奥に映る
for your dream　心を見透かしてみて そう だから follow me
You and me hitomi wo mitsumete
in my heart sono oku ni utsuru
for your dream kokoro wo misukashite mite sou dakara follow me

you and me, looking into each other’s eyes
in my heart, reflected in its depths
for your dream  i will try to see through your heart, so just follow me

流れる四季 溶けてゆく 水しぶきあげてはきらめいて
やさしく触れたら深い鼓動がこだまする
さえずる鳥 羽ばたいて 木々に宿り歌声響かせ
心をくすぐる 全てかき集めたなら
nagareru toki tokete yuku mizushibuki agete wa kirameite
yasashiku furetara fukai kodou ga kodama suru
saezuru tori habataite kigi ni yadori utagoe hibikase
kokoro wo kusuguru subete kakiatsumetanara

dissolving in the cycle of seasons, the drizzle raises and sparkles
if you touch it gently, my deep heartbeat will resonate
dwelling in the trees, the chirping birds start to fly and let their voices resound
if i gather all the pieces it will tickle this heart of mine

虹を越える
niji wo koeru

it crosses the rainbow

虹に変わる
niji ni kawaru

it turns into a rainbow

Prismatic my life, Beginning again your life

飛び越えちゃいそうな心の距離縮めつづけよう
昨日まで抱えた荷物降ろしたら？
駆け出す速度は風を切って明日へと向かう
花咲く丘まで導いて夢つなぐ longer bridge
tobikoe chai-souna kokoro no kyori chidjime tsudzukeyou
kinou made kakaeta nimotsu oroshitara?
Kakedasu sokudo wa kaze wo kitte ashita he to mukau
hanasaku oka made michibiite yume tsunagu longer bridge

let’s continue to shrink the distance between our throbbing hearts
what if you just discard the weight you carried until yesterday?
running at a great speed, i cut the wind and head for tomorrow
it leads me to the blossoming hills and connects our dreams, this longer bridge

流れる四季 空に舞え 君を彩る花びらの雨
ひらりまとったら光るドレスのようだから
弾ける星 雲を超え 大空を黄金色に染める
心を揺さぶる 全てかき集めたなら きっと…
nagareru shiki sora ni mae kimi wo irodoru hanabira no ame
hirari matottara hikaru doresu no you dakara
hajikeru hoshi kumo wo koe oozora wo ougonshoku ni someru
kokoro wo yusaburu subete kakiatsumetanara kitto

dancing through the sky in the cycle of seasons, petals of rain illuminate you
fluttering just like the sparkling dress you wore
the bursting stars cut across the clouds and tint the night sky golden
if i gather all the pieces, i’m sure it will shake this heart of mine

流れる四季 溶けてゆく 水しぶきあげてはきらめいて
やさしく触れたら 深い鼓動がこだまする
さえずる鳥 羽ばたいて 木々に宿り歌声響かせ
心をくすぐる すべてかき集めたなら
nagareru toki tokete yuku mizushibuki agete wa kirameite
yasashiku furetara fukai kodou ga kodama suru
saezuru tori habataite kigi ni yadori utagoe hibikase
kokoro wo kusuguru subete kakiatsumetanara

dissolving in the cycle of seasons, the drizzle raises and sparkles
if you touch it gently, my deep heartbeat will resonate
dwelling in the trees, the chirping birds start to fly and let their voices resound
if i gather all the pieces it will tickle this heart of mine

虹を越える
niji wo koeru

it crosses the rainbow

虹に変わる
niji ni kawaru

it turns into a rainbow

trickystance

trickystance

Circle: 岸田教団 & THE明星ロケッツ
Arrange: 岸田 (Kishida)
Vocal: ichigo
Album: hack/SLASH
Original Arrangement

uhm..i’m finally back after a week of laziness ^^
All that is missing from hack/SLASH are now 夜空に沈む, Hack&Slash, structure and FF. I’ll say this again, i do not have lyrics for qualia but as soon as i find them, i’ll translate it.

*存在意義: also “meaning of life” =” raison d’être
*人の在りようくらい自分で決めていいだろ: ~”rather than having some role models decide for me, i want to decide for myself”
*後出し : actually  後出 is “koushutsu”, but somehow 後出し is read as “atodashi”

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人の在りようくらい自分で決めていいだろ
他人のジョークを本気にするだけ無駄だぜ
hito no ari you kurai jibun de kimete ii daro
tanin no jooku wo honki ni suru dake muda da ze

rather than people’s role models i want to decide for myself
just taking other’s jokes seriously is pointless after all

君の哲学のSlashbeat 刻むように叫べ
大体あってればいいのさ
kimi no tetsugaku no Slashbeat kizamu you ni sakebe
daitai attereba ii no sa

come on and scream to set your philososphy’s slashbeat
it’d be nice if it happened at all

言葉だけで救われるとか
僕は信じる気がしないから
kotoba dake de sukuwareru toka
boku wa shinjiru ki ga shinai kara

and i can be saved through words alone
because i have no interest in believing

高速のFeeling くだらないStoryLine
台無しにしたらマシになるかもね
完全なTricky 思い出し笑いさ
楽しくないことをする気はない
kousoku no Feeling kudaranai StoryLine
dainashi ni shitara mashi ni naru kamo ne
kanzen na Tricky omoidashi warai sa
tanoshikunai koto wo suru ki wa nai

this fleeting feeling and the crappy story line
it might be better if i just mess it all up
completely tricky, i remember the laughter
i don’t feel like doing something boring

無駄なことってのは 生命の冗長性さ
不必要でも安易に切り捨ててはいけない
なんて言い訳を真に受けるんじゃないぜ
半分は本当なんだけど
muda na koto tte no wa seimei no jouchousei sa
fuhitsuyou demo an’i ni kirisutete wa ikenai
nante iiwake wo maniukerun ja nai ze
hanbun wa hontou nanda kedo

useless things are life’s redundancy
it’s unnecessary but i can’t throw away my carelessness
and i can’t take your excuses seriously anymore
because only half of them are true

適当な事を言ってるだけで
気が晴れるもんさ
tekitou na koto wo itteru dake de
ki ga hareru mon sa

only saying reasonable things
is what makes me liven up

真剣なDistance 無意味なpapercut
安心させるようじゃまだ駄目だね
完璧なTricky どうでもいいね
存在意義にも色々あるのさ
shinken na Distance muimi na papercut
anshin saseru you ja mada dame da ne
kanpeki na Tricky dou demo ii ne
sonzai igi ni mo iroiro aru no sa

the serious distance, a meaningless papercut
it’s way too early to rest at ease just yet
absolutely tricky, but i don’t give a damn
my raison d’être is versatile after all

信用がないくらいは別にいい
大切な事を忘れないように
shinyou ga nai kurai wa betsu ni ii
taisetsu na koto wo wasurenai you ni

i don’t have much trust in you, but whatever
i cannot lose sight of what’s important to me

逆説のreliance 反証のreliable
重ね合わせている猫のように
完全なTricky 後出しでもいいさ
意味なんて分からなくてもいい
最初から目的すらないから
gyakusetsu no reliance hanshou no reliable
kasaneawasete iru neko no you ni
kanzen na Tricky atodashi demo ii sa
imi nante wakaranakute mo ii
saisho kara mokuteki suranai kara

paradox reliance, counter-evidence reliable
it is blending in just like a cat
completely tricky, a late explanation but that’s okay
it’s fine even if you don’t understand its meaning
because it didn’t have a purpose from the beginning

indigo

indigo

Title: インディゴ (indigo)
Circle: 岸田教団 & THE明星ロケッツ
Arrange: 岸田 (Kishida) , ichigo
Vocal: ichigo
Album: hack/SLASH
Original Arrangement

indigo is a purplish-blue colour, for those who don’t know. couldn’t decide whether to choose a picture that fits with the title or the lyrics. The translation isn’t too literal this time, maybe a bit sloppy. sorry about that.

*満たない月: literally “the not waxing moon”
* 道連れ: i don’t think “companion” is literally meant here
*月見ルように想えたなら: i totally have no clue if i got this right
*君なんかって離れる理由を探すのに: lack of pronouns, so it could be either ” a reason for you to leave me” or “a reason to leave you/ to break up”

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いのちの密度を測るように愛してた
寄り添えない角度で傷つくのに
水面に揺られて沈む満たない月が
ふたりを照らして
inochi no mitsudo wo hakaru you ni aishiteta
yorisoenai kakudo de kizutsuku no ni
minamo ni yurarete shizumu mitanai tsuki ga
futari wo terashite

i loved you enough to measure the weight of life
though i did not cling to my position, i got hurt
swaying on the water surface and sinking, the waning moon
shines on the both of us

遠くの星空届かない距離にまで
美しくもない饗に酔って道連れ
水面に揺られて沈む満たない月に
片思いしてよぼくのせいにして
tooku no hoshizora todokanai kyori ni made
utsukushiku mo nai kyou ni yotte michidzure
minamo ni yurarete shizumu mitanai tsuki ni
kataomoi shite yo boku no sei ni shite

not reaching far into the distance of this starry sky
a companion that intoxicates me on this distasteful banquet
swaying on the water surface and sinking, to the waning moon
my unrequited love, i am to blame

間違いばかり選びつづけている
泣きたい夜に
machigai bakari erabi tsudzukete iru
nakitai yoru ni

i only keep chosing what mistakes to make
at night when i want to cry

月見ルように想えたなら
答えなんていらないって言えたはずさ
手を離して落ちる夢は
君の指に染みついた切なく深い青
tsukimiru you ni omoetanara
kotae nante iranai tte ieta hazu sa
te wo hanashite ochiru yume wa
kimi no yubi ni shimitsuita setsunaku fukai ao

if only i could remember so that i can look at the moon
i should have just said i don’t need an answer
after letting go of your hand, the dream i fall into
ingrained into your finger,a deep, painful indigo

壊れたばかりの欠片で手を切る
眺めるばかりできっと痕になる
kowareta bakari no kakera de te wo kiru
nagameru bakari de kitto ato ni naru

the broken pieces only cut my fingers
just by looking at them, they’ll surely leave scars

君なんかって離れる理由を探すのに
また近づいていく、どうしたらいい？
kimi nanka tte hanareru riyuu wo sagasu no ni
mata chikadzuite iku, doushitara ii?

i’m searching for a reason for you to leave me and yet
we’re becoming closer again, what should i do?

月見ルように想えたなら
今も其処に居ただろうかって笑って
手を伸ばして落ちる夢は
君の指に染み付いた儚く深い青
tsukimiru you ni omoetanara
ima mo sono tokoro ni itadarou ka tte waratte
te wo nobashite ochiru yume wa
kimi no yubi ni shimitsuita hakanaku fukai ao

if i remembered it like watching the moon
why have i been at that place until now, i laugh
after letting go of your hand, the dream i fall into
ingrained into your finger, a deep, endless indigo

locus

Locus

Cirlce: 回路-kairo-
Vocal: 556t
Arrange & Lyrics: Megane
Album: 東方幻奏響uroboros弐 ～fAIRYtAILoVERdRIVE～
大神神話伝 ~ Legend of the Great Gods, Mononobe no Futo’s Theme
Comiket 87

Requested by Eiki.
I didn’t know this song before, but so far i really like it! although i am not sure whether i understand its meaning…
Please note that the stanzas connect to each other.

*その名前を呼んでくれよ: actually “scream out that name (for me)”. Doesn’t sound good in my opinion.
*輝いてた気がしてた: “it had been shining” -> i don’t know what “it” refers to in this case, maybe some undefined object sparkling in the dark?
* 気づけば: “if you noticed”-> i think it refers to the shining (see above)
*地べた這いつくばって: also “i crawl on my knees”, “i sink to the ground”
*日は暮れてしまう: means that the day will soon be over, so it’s too late for the speaker to start again
*過去に置いていくよ: “leave it in the past”

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一人ずつ
足あとの目指す先が変わる前に
hitorizutsu
ashiato no mezasu saki ga kawaru mae ni

one by one
before the destination of the footsteps changes,

もう一度
もう一度だけ
その名前を呼んでくれよ
mou ichido
mou ichido dake
sono namae wo yonde kure yo

once more
just once more
let me hear you call that name

スポットライトの下で
輝いてた気がしてた
supottoraito no shita de
kagayaiteta ki ga shiteta

on the other side of the spotlight
i had a feeling it had been shining

気づけば幕は閉じてて
夢の中で歌うピエロだったのかな
kidzukeba maku wa tojitete
yume no naka de utau piero datta no kana

so if you noticed, close the curtains
i wonder if it was a clown singing in my dream

もう昔みたいには戻れない
嫌でも足跡は続いてくのさ
mou mukashi mitai ni wa modorenai
iya demo ashiato wa tsudzuiteku no sa

i can’t go back just like the old times anymore
and although i hate it, the footsteps will continue 

一つずつ
紡いできた
その唄をほら燃やして
hitotsuzutsu
tsumuide kita
sono uta wo hora moyashite

one by one
it started to spin
so burn that song down to ashes

終わりだよ
終わりにしよう
全部過去に置いていくよ
owari da yo
owari ni shiyou
zenbu kako ni oite iku yo

it’s over now
let’s put an end to this
let’s leave it all behind

一人ずつ
足あとの目指す先が変わる前に
hitorizutsu
ashiato no mezasu saki ga kawaru mae ni

one by one
before the destination of the footsteps changes,

もう一度
もう一度だけ
その名前を呼んでくれよ
mou ichido
mou ichido dake
sono namae wo yonde kure yo

once more
just once more
let me hear you call that name

目が覚めると何もなくて
荒野の真ん中一人
megasameru to nani mo nakute
kouya no man’naka hitori

when i wake up, there’ll be nothing
i’m alone in the midst of this wasteland

地べた這いつくばって
進もうとしたって
すぐに日は暮れてしまうのさ
jibeta haitsukubatte
susumou to shitatte
sugu ni hi wa kurete shimau no sa

i fell down on my knees
we tried to move on, but
in an instant, this day would grow dark

立ち上がろうとしたって
ほらすぐつまづいて
やり直しの繰り返しばかり
tachiagarou to shitatte
hora sugu tsumazuite
yarinaoshi no kurikaeshi bakari

we tried to stand up again
but look, we stumble and fall
it’s only a repetition of beginning anew

一つずつ
紡いできた
その唄をほら燃やして
hitotsuzutsu
tsumuide kita
sono uta wo hora moyashite

one by one
it started to spin
so burn that song down to ashes

終わりだよ
終わりにしよう
owari da yo
owari ni shiyou

it’s over now
let’s put an end to this

変わらなく
続いていくものが
もしもあるならば
kawaranaku
tsudzuite iku mono ga
moshimo aru naraba

if perhaps
unchanging, ever continuing
things exist, then …

もう一度
もう一度だけ
ここで唄を歌わせてよ
mou ichido
mou ichido dake
koko de uta wo utawasete yo

once more
just once more
let me sing my song right here

一人ずつ
足あとの目指す先が変わる前に
hitorizutsu
ashiato no mezasu saki ga kawaru mae ni

one by one
before the destination of the footsteps changes,

もう一度
もう一度だけ
この名前を呼んでくれよ
mou ichido
mou ichido dake
kono namae wo yonde kure yo

once more
just once more
let me hear you call my name

…くれよ
…kure yo

…call my name

Waltz of Destruction

Title: ハメツワルツ (Hametsuwarutsu)
Circle: 回路-kairo-
Lyrics: Megane (メガネ)
Arrange: Megane (メガネ)
Vocal: 556t
聖徳伝説 ～ True Administrator (Toyosatomimi no Miko’s Theme), Reitaisai 12

I simply love this song, it’s very calming and the lyrics are beautiful.

*ふざけた: this could also mean “play” (ふざける), but somehow i’m never content with that word. not sure about the connotation here.
*全て壊れればいい: also “it’s alright to break everything”
*奈落の底へ: is “abyss”, but 奈落 also means “hell”
*とこの上ない: also “supreme”, “ultimate”

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答えの見えてる
複雑怪奇な
ふざけた迷路も
つまらないことこの上ないわ
kotae no mieteru
fukuzatsu kaikina
fuzaketa meiro mo
tsumaranai koto konouenai wa

i can finally see the answer
complex and mysterious
even fooling around in a maze
all trivial things are unrivaled

先の見えない
綱渡りのような
刺激とスリルを
もっと感じさせてよ
saki no mienai
tsunawatari no you na
shigeki to suriru wo
motto kanji sasete yo

i can’t see what lies ahead
it’s like a tightrope walk
let me feel once more
the stimulus and thrill of it

形のない言葉など
全て壊れればいい
私の手のひらの上で踊れ
ハメツワルツ
katachi no nai kotoba nado
subete kowarereba ii
watashi no tenohira no ue de odore
hametsuwarutsu

such things like formless words
it’s better to break all of them
they are dancing on top of my palm
a waltz of destruction

一度失った
この身と御霊が
崩れ落ちる前に
優しい詩をあなたに
ichido ushinatta
kono mi to mitama ga
kuzureochiru mae ni
yasashii uta wo anata ni

i’ve lost them once
my body and soul but
before they crumble away
i’ll sing you this gentle song

時は止まらず
過ぎて
掲げた旗
全て燃やせ
深き奈落の底へ
toki wa tomarazu
sugite
kakageta hata
subete moyase
fukaki naraku no soko he

without ever stopping
time passes
i hoist my flag and
set everything aflame
into the depths of the abyss 

ガラスのような心など
悪魔に渡せばいい
願いは叶うのだろうさ
絶望の淵と引き換えに
garasu no you na kokoro nado
akuma ni wataseba ii
negai wa kanau no darou sa
zetsubou no fuchi to hikikae ni

such a thing like a crystalline heart
i’d rather hand it over to the devil
i wonder if my wishes would be granted
in exchange for a chasm of despair

形のない言葉など
全て壊れればいい
私の手のひらの上で踊れ
katachi no nai kotoba nado
subete kowarereba ii
watashi no tenohira no ue de odore

such things like formless words
it’s better to break all of them
they are dancing on top of my palm

踊れ　永久に
odore towa ni

waltzing for evermore

壊れ　イカレ　果てて
ooware ikare hatete

ending up broken and mad

踊れ　踊れ　ハメツワルツ
Odore odore hametsuwarutsu

dance, dance the waltz of destruction

CielArc – Scarlet Sky

Scarlet Sky

Circle: CielArc
Vocal: ゆずり (Yuzuri)
Lyrics: ゆずり (Yuzuri)
Arrange: MxRxIAlbum: Scarlet Sky
六十年目の東方裁判 ～ Fate of Sixty Years

Requested by Eiki.
I fixed some minor mistakes in the kanji lyrics. However, thanks for writing them down.

*最後に見せた笑顔  もう会えないの: to keep the translated phrases short i had to leave out a few words (which were not written in the lyrics, but they might be important for understanding). Basically it goes like “the smile you showed me in the end, (does it mean) we can’t meet anymore?”
*繰り返す: lit. “repeat”, this refers to the stanza above it
*Scarlet sky あの空の果て: it hurts my heart that i have to repeat the word “sky” in this phrase.
*救われていた: lit. “i have been saved”
*気づいた言葉: “those words” -> “we cannot meet again?”
* Left out the last refrain because too long.

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溶け出した思い出が
心を赤く染めて
tokedashita omoide ga
kokoro wo akaku somete

memories that have come undone
colour my heart red  

叶わない想いだけ
ただ祈ってた
kanawanai omoi dake
tada inotteta

for all my unfullfilled wishes
i could only pray

夜空を照らした　蒼さに
救われていた
yozora wo terashita aosa ni
sukuwareteita

the blue that illuminated the nightsky
has saved me

何度も何度も　名前を呼んでいた
nando mo nando mo namae wo yondeita

over and over again i have called your name

Scarlet sky あの空の果て
君を探して
Scarlet sky ano sora no hate
kimi wo sagashite

scarlet sky, until the end of that sky
i will search for you

最後に見せた笑顔
もう会えないの？
saigo ni miseta egao
mou aenai no?

the smile you showed me in the end
we can’t meet again?

散って消えたはじめて
気づいた言葉
chitte kiete hajimete
kidzuita kotoba

it begun to scatter, to fade
as i noticed those words

何もないこの胸が
満たされてく
nani mo nai kono mune ga
mitasareteku

there’s nothing left in this heart
let it be fullfilled

何もかも手放して
このままただ流れていた
Nani mo kamo tebanashite
kono mama tada nagarete itai

so i let go of everything
i just want to be swept away like this

嘘見たいな答えが
目の前に降り積り
uso mitai na kotae ga
me no mae ni furitsumori

the answers that look like lies
pile up right in front of me

夢も見れないままで
ただ眠ってた
yume mo mirenai mama de
tada nemutteta

and i cannot even dream anymore
i just sleep

波間を揺らした　光に
奪われていた
namima wo yurashita hikari ni
ubawareteita

the light swaying between the waves
has been taken from me

何度も何度も　強く手を伸ばした
nando mo nando mo tsuyoku te wo nobashita

over and over again i strongly reached out my hand

Scarlet sky あの空を越え
君を求めて
Scarlet sky ano sora wo koe
kimi wo motomete

scarlet sky, i cut across that sky
longing for you

声を枯らし叫んだ
もう行かないで
koe wo karashi sakenda
mou ikanaide

i scream at the top of my lungs
‘don’t go anymore‘

遠く消えてそれでも
また繰り返す
tooku kiete sore demo
mata kurikaesu

far away, it disappears, but
it will echo again

何もないこの海で
生きていくの
nani mo nai kono umi de
ikiteiku no

with nothing but this ocean
i’ll keep living

何もかも夢にして
出逢う前に戻れるなら
nani mo kamo yume ni shite
deau mae ni modoreru nara

i can do everything in my dream
if i can go back before we meet

一人きりこの場所で
すべてを失っても
hitorikiri kono basho de
subete ushinatte mo

I’m all alone in this place
even if i lose everything

面影たぐり寄せて
歩き出すから
Omokage taguri yosete
aruki dasu kara

as your vestige hauls me off
i start to walk again

(…Refrain 1)

Worldly Melancholy

現世メランコリイ
Worldly Melancholy

Title: 現世メランコリイ (Utsushiyo merankorii) / This world/worldly melancholy
Circle: MisteryCircle
Vocal: 西村ちさと
Arrange & Lyrics: YOUKI
Album: 現世メランコリイ
上海紅茶館 ～ Chinese Tea ／ Shanghai Teahouse ~ Chinese Tea

My first thought about the translation “oh, gensei melancholy“. Nope. It’s in fact “utsushiyo“.
Not that it matters though :) Nothing much to say this time.

I hope you all know that i am actually a big fan of enjambements, in case you didn’t notice yet.

*知れど: wasn’t too sure about this form as i have never heard of the ending form ど
*其の果ては何処: “the end” as in the end of longing for more
*憂世: is read as “ukiyo”, not “yuusei” (in this case)

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写し鏡　届かぬ声
夢幻　貴方の言葉も
纏わりつく　現し世の瀬に
運命と知れど
Utsushi kagami todokanu koe
yumemaboroshi anata no kotoba mo
matsuwari tsuku utsushiyo no se ni
sadame to shiredo

reflected in the mirror, the voice doesn’t reach
even your phantasmagorical words
follow hard on me, to the depths of this world
knowing this is fate

罪はその身　その思考さえ
深く誘う
Tsumi wa sono mi sono shikou sae
fukaku izanau

sin is deeply tempting that body
as well as that mind

行けど往けども輪廻の
狭間に揺らめいてる
私の目を曇らせて
何も見たくないの
yukedo yukedomo rin’ne no
hazama ni yurameiteru
watashi no me wo kumorasete
nani mo mitakunai no

no matter what i do, i’m shaken
in the rift of reincarnation
and it is clouding my eyes
i don’t want to see anything anymore

夢だとしても　私は一人
苦しみの中　それが全てと
朱に　闇に　染まればいいと
全て　壊し　狂えばいいと
独り善がり
Yume da to shite mo watashi wa hitori
kurushimi no naka sore ga subete to
aka ni yami ni somareba ii to
subete kowashi kurueba ii to
hitoriyogari

even if it’s just a dream, i’m all by myself
and inside this agony, that is all there is
I’d rather dye this darkness scarlet
I’d rather crush everything, lose my mind
in this egotism

重なりあう　怠惰な自我
誰が理解してくれるのでしょう
Kasanari au taidana jiga
dare ga rikai shite kureru no deshou

overlapping with this idle ego
who could possibly relate to this

求めたもの　手にしたならば
其の果ては何処
Motometa mono te ni shita naraba
sono hate wa doko

 if i got in my hands everything i longed for
where‘d be the end of it?

何を壊し　何を愛でて
生きていくのでしょう
Nani wo kowashi nani wo medete
ikite iku no deshou

whatever you break, whatever you love
you’ll live on, won’t you

求め続け　壊し続け
それが生きる意味
Motome tsudzuke kowashi tsudzuke
sore ga ikiru imi

to keep wishing, to keep wrecking
that’s the meaning of life

私を縛る　憂世の縁
極彩色の　現世さえも
朱に　闇に　染まればいいと
全て　壊し　待ち焦がれてる
現世メランコリイ
Watashi wo shibaru ukiyo no enishi
gokusaishiki no utsushiyo sae mo
aka ni yami ni somareba ii to
subete kowashi machikogareteru
utsushiyo merankorii

what binds me is the karma of this sad world
along with its brilliant colours
I’d rather dye this darkness scarlet
I’m aching for everything to be destroyed
this world melancholy

夢だとしても　私は一人
苦しみ求め　幸せなの？
Yumeda to shite mo watashi wa hitori
kurushimi motome shiawasena no?

 even if it’s just a dream, i’m all by myself
longing for agony, is that really happiness ?

Suffering would call a new pain.
It’s what was asked of you.
What lies ahead of the pain.
It is what was asked of you.
I can not even feel it touch also be viewed.
But let’s move you to take death.
You’re like a broken doll.
All in your consciousness.

Awake to Freedom

自由への目醒め
Awake to Freedom

Title: 自由への目醒め (Jiyuu he no mezame)

Artist: 六弦アリス (Rokugen Alice)
Album: 不思議の国の音哲樂　悪の目醒め

Requested by Eiki. Sorry for the long wait~
Did i ever mention i hate those square brackets? Also, thanks to Tegamin for the help.

And this song… ahh, the usual “good and evil“-thing. personally i think it’s about two people personificating those two aspects (and strangely, “evil” doesn’t seem too evil here).

*「二人は似て 非なるものだ」: this is actually a quote (thus the brackets!). 非なるものだ literally means “turning evil”, however “evil” sounds as if somebody else called them that
*人 は一人を善とし, 一人を悪 とした: not sure about this. In my interpretation, one of the two represents “good” the other one “evil” (does that make sense to you?)
*心を奪い: also “enchant”, “enrapture”, “entrance” etc.
*それ は美しい か? : literally “is that beautiful?”
*君は誰だ? : lit. “who are you?”, what  i think is meant is rather “who will you be then?”

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眠れ, 眠れ , この 素晴らしい世界 に を 別れして
眠れ, 眠れ , この 悪夢 の ような日々に「さようなら」
nemure, nemure, kono subarashii sekai ni wo wakare shite
nemure, nemure, kono akumu no you na hibi ni sayonara

now sleep, sleep, and bid farewell to this magnificent world
now sleep, sleep, and say goodbye to this nightmare-like days

不 か不幸か 運命の双子
「二人は似て 非なるものだ」
区別の 付かない二人だから
人 は一人を善とし, 一人を悪 とした
ko ka fukou ka unmei no futago
futari wa nite hi naru mono da
kubetsu no tsukanai futari dakara
hito wa hitori wo zen to shi, hitori wo aku to shita

is it fortune or misfortune for us fateful two
we are alike, you and me, corrupting
therefore we are indistinguishable
one of them alone does good, one alone did evil

それ は 二人の運命を分ち, 世界 に悲劇を生んだ
理解できない ものは皆, 多勢で「 悪」と弾圧した
sore wa futari no unmei wo wakachi, sekai ni higeki wo unda
rikai dekinai mono wa mina, tazei de aku to dan’atsu shita

that devides our shared destiny, giving birth to tragedy in this world
all the things one cannot understand were countless evil and oppression

誰か の 同意を得る 為, 美徳 にすがり
意に添わぬ者の 心を奪い
同じ色に染まる 事を余儀なくされる
それ は美しい か?
dareka no doi wo eru tame, bitoku ni sugari
i ni sowanu mono no kokoro wo ubai
onaji iro ni somaru koto wo yogi naku sareru
sore wa utsukushii ka?

to obtain someone’s consent, just hold onto virtue
what doesn‘t cross one’s mind will captivate the heart
and it will inevitably be stained with the same colour
wouldn’t that be beautiful?

人間らしさ と は何だ?  「 信念を  持つこと」
信念と は何だ?            「自分 を信じること」
ningenrashisa to wa nanda? shinnen wo motsu koto
shinnen to wa nanda? jibun wo shinjiru koto

what is that, ‘humanity‘?  “believing in something“
what is that, ‘believing‘?   “having faith in yourself“

君が君らしくいられる世界 には美徳も悪徳も無い
ただそこに は 君の 過去, 現在, 未来があるだけだ
だから 自由に 生きて, その存在を 証明しろ, 君は誰だ?
kimi ga kimi rashiku irareru sekai ni wa bitoku mo akutoku mo nai
tada soko ni wa kimi no kako, genzai, mirai ga aru dake da
dakara jiyuu ni ikite, sono sonzai wo shomei shiro , kimi wa dare da?

in a world where you can remain the way you are, there’s neither virtue nor vice
there is only your past, your present life and your future, that is all
that’s why, live in freedom and prove your existence; who will you be then?

他の誰か の為じゃなく , 他でもない 君の為に
君が 今まで生きて来たのは, 君が幸せになる為だろう
hoka no dareka no tame ja naku , hoka demo nai kimi no tame ni
kimi ga ima made ikite kita no wa, kimi ga shiawase ni naru tame darou

this is not for anybody else’s sake, it is for no one other than yourself
the fact that you have lived until now means that it’s all for your happiness

誰か の 同意を得る 為, 美徳 にすがり
意に添わぬ者の 心を奪い
同じ色に染まる 事ことを余儀なくされる
それ は誰かの為だ?
dareka no doi wo eru tame bitoku ni sugari
i ni sowanu mono no kokoro wo ubai
onaji iro ni somaru koto wo yogi naku sareru
sore wa dare no tame da?

to obtain someone’s consent, just hold onto virtue
what doesn‘t cross one’s mind will captivate the heart
it will inevitably be stained with the same colour
for whose sake is all that?

眠れ, 眠れ , この 素晴らしい世界 に を 別れして
眠れ, 眠れ , この悪夢は 「また明日」 と嘲笑う
nemure, nemure, kono subarashii sekai ni wo wakare shite
nemure, nemure, kono akumu wa mata ashita to azawarau

so sleep, sleep, and bid farewell to this magnificent world
so sleep, sleep, and sneer “see you tomorrow“ at this nightmare