落日ロマンス // Rakujitsu Romance
“On the shores of the Sanzu River, past Muen’dzuka, the great brothel Mayoigarou, ‘The Tower of Lost Moths’, lies.”
“Over time, the systems of high and low class that had reigned over a hundred years had broken down, youkai, humans ghostly beings driven by desire intermixing – eventually you would end up with a mess like me.”
*door slams open* ‘What’s up lolicon!’ “…Is that the way you greet all your customers, Marisa?”
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落日 “Rakujitsu” is a 16 page R-18 story about Marisa and Rinnousuke written by “matilda” as part of a group doujinshi “霧雨ロマンポルノ”/Kirisame Romantic Porno by “MATILDAvs赤色バニラ”. Rinnousuke visits Marisa at a famous brothel – she recently had run away from home after she was raped by her father and became a prostitute at said brothel of her own accord, using her father’s surname as her stage name as a stated way of getting back at him. As a little girl Marisa used to play at Rinnousuke’s shop, and there is a short faded image of her sitting in his lap.
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Notes (2021-12-12):
The astute among you may notice that there are no negatives in the original Japanese of the first stanza. (せん is せむ not せぬ) But the negatives here do not carry negative meaning, only aggressive emphasis. “Were they not surely born to play?” = “Surely they were born to play.” This negative also hints at the unspoken parts of the story in the song, when Marisa’s innocent nature was stolen from her: “Surely I too was born to play, like those other children, yet here I am.”
The final line: “帰れなくしてね” is referring to how Marisa used to be entranced by all of the things at Rinnosuke’s shop, and so literally is “don’t let me leave”, both in the past sense of “don’t let me go home so I can be abused by my father” and in the present sense of “don’t make me go back to this life in the brothel; make it so that I can stay with you”. It can also be interpreted as “please kill me, because I know you won’t take me with you”. I originally translated this line as “and don’t leave, but stay”, in part because “don’t let me leave” there sounds like “don’t let me leave the brothel”, which is not what the line is saying. Additionally, every time he leaves, that means that he is not taking her with him, so the existing translation works as a sort of compromise. I probably should have made a note about it when I originally translated the song (6.5 years ago), but I might have not picked up on all of the meaning carried by that line back then.
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落日ロマンス
Rakujitsu Romance
Sunset Romance
恋色マスタースパーク｜東方永夜抄
歌：めらみぽっぷ
編曲・歌詞：RD-Sounds
サークル：凋叶棕
アルバム：薦 -susume-
イベント：C85
ー遊びをせんとや生まれけむ
ー戯れせんとや生まれけん
ー遊ぶ子供の(きけば)声きけば
ーわが身さえこそ(さえこそ)ゆるがるれ
-asobi wo sen’ to ya umarekemu
-tawamure sen’ to ya mumareken’
-asobu kodomo no kikeba, koe kikeba
-wagami sae koso, sae koso yurugarure
-Were they not surely born to play?
-Were they not surely born to frolic?
-When I hear children playing, when I hear their voices,
-It moves me, it shakes me to my very soul.
日が落ちたら、昇る星の代わりに。
この身は、星屑の欠片。
hi ga ochitara, noboru hoshi no kawari ni.
kono mi wa, hoshikuzu no kakera.
As the sun sets, in place of the rising stars,
My body is a fragment of stardust.
凡そ無限の、星屑なれども。
アナタの腕の中では一番星。
ooyoso mugen’ no, hoshikuzu naredomo.
anata no ude no naka de wa ichiban’boshi.
Though there be near infinite amounts of stardust,
In your arms I am the brightest star.
「あたくしを愛して、ください」と。
この名を穢しながら、生きる。
“atakushi wo aishite, kudasai” to.
kono na wo kegashinagara, ikiru.
“Please, love me,” I say,
Living, defiling this name of mine.
嘘は、得意だと思っていたけど。
常に、軋む、ココロ。
uso wa, tokui da to omotteita kedo.
tsune ni, kishimu, kokoro.
I had thought lying was my specialty, but
My heart is constantly grating.
あとどれだけ愛を重ねれば。
貴方の星になれるだろうか？
ato doredake uso wo kasanereba.
anata no hoshi ni nareru darou?
Just how many more lies of love must I repeat
So that I may be your star?
夜な夜な心を殺しては。
この身を星屑と散らし逝く。
yo na yo na kokoro wo koroshite wa.
kono mi wo hoshikuzu to chirashiyuku.
Night upon night killing my heart,
I scatter my body about and away as stardust.
いつか、ねぇ。
どうか、ねぇ。
出逢ったその時は、
せめて、優しく。
itsuka, nee.
douka, nee.
deatta sono toki wa,
semete, yasashiku.
That one day…
Please…
When we meet once again,
At least, be gentle.
ー綺麗な侭で、
ーその目を見て。
笑えたらいいのに…
-kirei na mama de,
-sono me wo mite.
waraetara ii no ni…
-If only I could be as
-Beautiful as I was before and
Smile as I look into your eyes…
日が落ちたら、灯る星の代わりに。
この身が、星屑の欠片。
hi ga ochitara, tomoru hoshi no kawari ni.
kono mi ga, hoshikuzu no kakera.
As the sun sets, in place of the stars coming to light,
My body is a fragment of stardust.
綺麗だぁねと、窓の外にはほら、
季節外れの花火がひとつ。
kirei daa ne to, mado no soto ni wa hora,
kisetsu hazure no hanabi ga hitotsu.
“Beautiful isn’t it?” I say, looking out the window
As a firework explodes out of season.
「今宵もさぁさ、召しませ」と。
歪なロマンスを、抱え。
“koyoi mo saasa, meshimase” to.
ibitsu na romance wo, kakae.
“Tonight as well, indulge as you please,” I say,
Embracing a twisted form of romance.
もはや、挫ける意思を摩り替えて。
縋る、どうか、一目。
mohaya, kujikeru ishi wo surikaete.
sugaru, douka, hitome.
At this point, my crumbling strength of will replaced,
I cling – Please, give me just one look.
あとどれだけ愛と重なれば
貴方の星になれるだろうか？
ato doredake uso to kasanareba
anata no hoshi ni nareru darou ka?
Just how many more lies of love must I repeat
So that I may be your star?
救ってくれとも言えないが。
何もかもを捨てたわけでもない。
sukuttekure tomo ienai ga.
nani mo ka mo wo suteta wake demo nai.
While I can’t ask you to save me,
It is not as if I have thrown everything away.
それでも、ねぇ。
だけど、ねぇ。
出逢った、その時は、
どうか、容赦なく。
sore demo, nee.
dakedo, nee.
deatta, sono toki wa,
dou ka, yousha naku.
But please…
Still…
When we meet once again
Please, be unforgiving.
ー穢い身だと、
ーこの目を見て。
笑ってくれてよ…
-kitanai mi da to,
-kono me wo mite.
warattekurete yo…
-Look at me, my eyes and see
-Just how defiled I’ve become
And then smile for me…
ーいつか、出会うときがきたら
そのときには、何と言おうか？
-itsuka, deau toki ga kitara
sono toki ni wa, nan’to iou ka?
-If ever a time comes when we meet again
I wonder, what might I say to you?
ーなんて、はじめから、することなど
決まっているのに。嗚呼。
-nan’te, hajime kara, suru koto nado
kimatteiru no ni. aa.
-But of course, there will be only one thing
For us to do after all, ahh…
あとどれだけ愛を重ねれば。
貴方の星になれるだろうか？
ato doredake uso wo kasanereba.
anata no hoshi ni nareru darou?
Just how many more lies of love must I repeat
So that I may be your star?
嘘を並べて生きるだけで、
何も変えられなどしないのに。
uso wo narabete ikiru dake de,
nani mo kaerare nado shinai no ni.
I only keep living by lying,
It is not as if anything could ever change.
それでも、もし貴方に抱かれたら。
貴方の一番星になれたら。
sore demo, moshi anata ni dakaretara.
anata no ichiban’boshi ni naretara.
But still, if I could be embraced by you,
If I could become your brightest star…
そんな、ことを夢見る心だけ。
ずっと、ずっと、変わらない。
son’na koto wo yumemiru kokoro dake.
zutto, zutto, kawaranai.
If anything, my heart still dreaming of us,
Will never, ever change.
だから、ねぇ。
どうか、ねぇ。
出逢ったその時は、
どうか、嗚呼、どうか。
dakara, nee.
douka, nee.
deatta sono toki wa,
douka, aa, douka.
So then…
Please…
When we meet once again,
Please, oh please…
ーこの名を呼んで、
ーいつものように。
ー帰れなくしてね。
-kono na wo yon’de,
-itsumo no you ni.
-kaerenaku shite ne.
-Say my name,
-Just as you always did,
-And don’t leave, but stay.
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“If you see my father, tell him for me that you two are brothers now.”
kafka-fuura 
I think that you missed a verse between “決まっているのに。嗚呼。” and “嘘を並べて生きるだけで、”.
Fixed!
I saw someone else made a lyric video of this just ONE day after this was published. It only use 1 still image and I think I could spiced it up
i found it by accident, that the first stanza seem to be a poem https://kobun.weblio.jp/content/%E3%81%82%E3%81%9D%E3%81%B3%E3%82%92%E3%81%9B%E3%82%80%E3%81%A8%E3%82%84 a video where they sung it here https://youtu.be/WuMo_G0mIAk