We live on a mountain
Right at the top
There’s a beautiful view
From the top of the mountain
Every morning I walk towards the edge
And throw little things off
Like car-parts, bottles and cutlery
Or whatever I find lying around
It’s become a habit
A way to start the day
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
するのは決まって
あなたが目覚める前に
一緒にいる自分のほうが
幸せで安全に思えるように
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
するのは決まって
あなたが目覚める前に
一緒にいる自分のほうが
幸せで安全に思えるように
It’s real early morning
No-one is awake
I’m back at my cliff
Still throwing things off
I listen to the sounds they make
On their way down
I follow with my eyes ’til they crash
Imagine what my body would sound like
Slamming against those rocks
When it lands
Will my eyes
Be closed or open?
I originally planned to finish a bunch more translations at the top of this month, but then I had to go and get a demonic mystery infection that’s been eating at my face for the past two weeks or so, and I’m just starting to turn around. Pain sucks, yo.
On a more positive note, I was able to finally replace my broken laptop for a lot less than I expected, and I’m like, still alive.
As par for the course (w/ un-sponsored posts), I’m not trying to be very literal here.
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Notes:
“No turning back now!” : more vague in the original, the meaning ranging from “we’re tangled” to “we’re caught up in this fight”
“here, the rules are ours to make” : “here, everyone’s king” — I thought of the ousama game.
“Let us have our turn!” : “let us taste it” — let us have our experiences (same as you had), whether we fail or succeed
“We make our futures” : lit. “What ends up happening, we make happen.” —can also mean, “we make it work.” It’s contrasted with the phrase “なるようになる” ie. “Things happen because that’s the way they happen.”
—
Easy Breezy
映像研には手を出すな！ / Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! OP
chelmico
hai, hajimatta karamatta
karakatta yatsura wa
dokka ni icchatta
dare ni mo tanomareta wake demo nai no ni
tomarane~fude koko de wa dare mo ga ousama na no ne
—and… We’re live! No turning back now!
All the chumps who made fun of us
You don’t see ’em here now, do ya?!
It’s not like anyone’s asked me to do all this
But my brush ain’t ready to stop — ’cuz here, the rules are ours to make
te ka nagatsudzuki suru ki ga shinai
toka son’na seikaku de nani ga warui
tada suki na mon’ wa suki
gaiya wa o-damari kimi musekinin’
koko chikyuu, zero gravity
But like, that doesn’t mean I’m gonna commit to this forever
So what? You’ve gotta problem with that? This is who I am!
I like what I like and do what I want
Y’all in the peanut gallery can shut your irresponsible traps
This is Earth — but I’m living in zero gravity!
ussai naa jama shinai de ne
ippatsu hade ni yattemiyou ya
noumizo imagination
mita mon’ kiita mon’
sore zen’bu chi ni naru
toberu tobe! namesasetoke
Oh shut up! Don’t get in my way!
How ’bout I serve you up something wild?
My imagination fills my mind
What I’ve seen, what I’ve heard
It all becomes my lifeblood
This ship can fly and we’re gonna make it! Let us have our turn!
ataman’naka mou kan’seikei mieta
ataman’naka mou jiyuu jizai
kokoro no amime komakakushite
saikyou no sekai dekichatteru wa na~
I see the finished product in my mind
In my mind, where I’m limitless and free!
Make sure none of that spirit slips through your fingers
—and you’ll have an unstoppable world in the palm of your hand!
icchoura paritto kikon’de
sen’tou mode nan’da korya
douse yaru nara men’dokusaku narou ze
naru you ni suru no sa easy breezy
ii mon’ sa
kakugo kimeta nara
yattarya ii jan’ don’na mon’ da!
yaburekabure demo dou ni ka kou ni ka shiyou ze
naru you ni suru no sa easy breezy…
Put on your best look
’cuz we’re gunning for a fight
If we’re gonna do this, we might as well make a ruckus!
We make our futures — Easy Breezy
It’s all fine
Once you’re geared up
Just do it! Whatever it is you want!
Even if the grind gets us down, we’ll pull ourselves through somehow!
We make our futures — Easy Breezy…
mikiri hassha de susun’jimatta ne
machi no akari ga ushiro ni kieteku kodoku
tebura demo naru you ni suru no sa wara
ara mou kon’na jikan’?
So I’ve come all this way without really thinking it through
Feeling lonely as all the city lights rush away behind me
But even though I’m empty-handed, I’ll make it work — lol
Wait, it’s this time already?!
腹減っためっちゃ
ラーメン食べちゃう
I say hi you say hi
もうちょっと待ってな
あっちゅーま 完成する なんて意外
窓開けな (ちゅんちゅん) 鳥、鳴いてら
hara hetta meccha
ra-men’ tabechau
I say hi you say hi
mou chotto matte na
acchu-ma kan’sei suru nan’te igai
mado ake na (chun’chun’) tori, naitetera
I’m damn hungry
Gonna eat so much ramen
I say hi you say hi
“Wait just another minute!”
—and it’s ready before I know it—whoa
Open the window — the birds are chirping, yo
kocchi e oide yo
ichimen’ kara ja miseran’nai
kocchi e oide yo
chan’to jibun’ de ishiki shitemi
hora don’na mon’ kakou ka
kon’na iro wa douda
koitsura ireba yoyu- da wa
kiiban’da me no yatsura
bacchii wa china, kitara opparau wa
mo-man’tai mumon’dai
a-shira wa kawan’nai
tomaru tsumori nai wa
Come over here!
I can’t show you it all from that angle!
Come over here!
Don’t just look! Conceptualize!
So what should we draw?
How about this color?
I’ve got you, so this’ll be a cinch!
If those yellow-eyed dirt-bags come over
I’ll drive ’em all away
No problem — No problem at all!
We ain’t gonna change
Nor will we stop!
icchoura paritto kikon’de
sen’tou mode nan’da korya
douse yaru nara men’dokusaku narou ze
naru you ni suru no sa easy breezy
ii mon’ sa
kakugo kimeta nara
yattarya ii jan’ don’na mon’ da!
kotae wakatterya kurou nan’ka shinai ze
naru you ni suru no sa eazy breezy…
Put on your best look
’cuz we’re gunning for a fight
If we’re gonna do this, we might as well make a ruckus!
We make our futures — Easy Breezy
It’s all fine
Once you’re geared up
Just do it! Whatever it is you want!
Once you know the answer, you won’t have any trouble
We make our futures — Easy Breezy…
kibou wo nakushitan’da
mou mienai uso no iro
kesasete mirai wo
mou shin’datte ii
I’ve lost all hope—
No longer do I see the color in such lies
So let me end my future
I don’t care to live it anymore
I carve myself hollow bleed myself dry
Don’t think about me you’re wasting your time
I’ll never forget what gave me these scars and
I never asked for the weight of a heart
So I’ll pretend I’m alright act like I’m fine
I say that I’m okay but that’s just a lie
A ghost in the mirror, under the mask
This feeling of emptiness tears me apart
痛みでなお削られる
恐怖を狂気で嘲笑う
I’m dying to see 破壊したらね
鏡の中の人は…
itami de nao kezurareru
kyoufu wo kyouki de azawarau
I’m dying to see hakai shitara ne
kagami no naka no hito wa
Pain continues to rip my soul away
But I laugh off the fear, my sanity slipping
I’m dying to see, what will happen
To the person in the mirror when I break it…
乾いた心が沸く
死んだままがいいのに
こんなモノが欲しくなかった
どうして望んでしまう
kawaita kokoro ga waku
shin’da mama no hou ga ii no ni
konna mono ga hoshikunakatta
doushite nozondeshimau?
My parched heart springs to life
If only it would stay dead!
I never wanted such a despicable thing
How can it keep dreaming of more?
Quiet is comfort
Silence my heart end my misery
Eternal slumber
Is all that I ask so put me to sleep
So I’ll pretend I’m alright act like I’m fine
I say that I’m okay but that’s just a lie
A ghost in the mirror, under the mask
This feeling of emptiness tears me apart
痛みでなお削られる
恐怖を狂気で嘲笑う
I’m dying to see 破壊したらね
鏡の中の人は…
itami de nao kezurareru
kyoufu wo kyouki de azawarau
I’m dying to see hakai shitara ne
kagami no naka no hito wa
Pain continues to rip my soul away
But I laugh off the fear, my sanity slipping
I’m dying to see, what will happen
To the person in the mirror when I break it…
So I’ll pretend I’m alright act like I’m fine
I say that I’m okay but that’s just a lie
A ghost in the mirror, under the mask
This feeling of emptiness tears me apart
痛みでなお削られる
恐怖を狂気で嘲笑う
I’m dying to see 破壊したらね
鏡の中の人は…
鏡の中の人は…
itami de nao kezurareru
kyoufu wo kyouki de azawarau
I’m dying to see hakai shitara ne
kagami no naka no hito wa
kagami no naka no hito wa
Pain continues to rip my soul away
But I laugh off the fear, my sanity slipping
I’m dying to see, what will happen
To the person in the mirror when I break it…
When I break it they…
* This song also appears on the album MARKS OF SIN by Yonder Voice, with the same lyrics, and is sung by Yonder Voice’s vocalist: 瑶山百霊 (Yaoshanbailing)
Notes:
In Latin, Ira, Invida, and Superbia are three of the seven deadly sins: Wrath, Envy, Pride, respectively.
“Heaven-sent”: Clownpiece is technically a lampad, which in Greek Mythology are fairies/nymphs sent from the heavens (by Zeus) as a gift to Hecate (whom Hecatia Lapislazuli, Clownpiece’s master, is based on). In any case, “heaven-sent” does not necessarily mean “sent from heaven”, but “born through the will of a higher power,” as opposed to occurring naturally. (Lyrics state she’s born in hell, after all.) Either way, as our environment shapes us, hell shapes her children. It’s only natural.
“Before leaving again for the fault of their sins”: I’m assuming a multi-level multi-stage hell (with freezing and burning and much much more!)
Normally when you think “Envy”, the color green comes to mind, but the distinction between the two colors (blue and green) is a bit blurred in Japan.
“Imagine yourself”: essentially the same form as the previous stanzas with “I imagine myself” but it transitions better from the previous stanzas back into the first person of the next one.
—
Marks of Sin
遥か３８万キロのボヤージュ｜東方紺珠伝
星条旗のピエロ｜東方紺珠伝
Vocal: miko
Arrangement+Lyrics: RD-Sounds
Circle: 凋叶棕
Album: 彁
Event: C97
さてこれに無色の妖精
地獄の申し子の一匹は
その小さな足を踏んで
ぽつりぽつりと呟く
sate kore ni clownpiece
jigoku no moushigo no hitori wa
sono chiisa na ashi wo fun’de
potsuri potsuri to tsubuyaku
Behold the colorless fairy, Clownpiece!
One of hell’s heaven-sent children
As she skips around on her small feet
Muttering words one after the other:
そう かねてより思うに
物足りないものがある
地獄の妖精にして
その記号は何処に？
sou kanete yori omou ni
monotarinai mono ga aru
jigoku no yousei ni shite
sono signature wa doko ni?
Always, I think to myself
Am I not missing something?
Though I am a fairy of hell,
What have I to signify that?
ありとあらゆる罪人が
この身産まれた故郷に落ちて
そして己が罪のその故にまた去ってゆく
ari to arayuru zainin’ ga
kono mi umareta basho ni ochite
soshite onore ga tsumi no sono yue ni mata satteyuku
All of the sinners, each and every one
Fall down to this land where I was born
Before leaving again for the fault of their sins
しかるにこの身には一欠けらの罪さえなく
それが故にこの身は行くべきところも無い
shikaru ni kono mi ni wa hitokakera no tsumi sae naku
sore ga yue ni kono mi wa yukubeki tokoro mo nai
However, I have not a piece of sin to my name
And for that reason have no other place to go
ただそこにあるだけではいけなかったのか、と。
或いはそれがたった一つの罪か
tada soko ni aru dake de wa ikenakatta no ka, to.
arui wa sore ga tatta hitotsu no tsumi ka
Excluded, is my fault that of simply existing?
Or does that count as my only sin?
さながら
己に立ち向かう 全てをなぎ倒す
怒りに震える姿を思い起こさせよう
sanagara
onore ni tachimukau subete wo nagitaosu
ikari ni furueru sugata wo omoiokosaseyou
Sin—
I imagine myself, writhing in anger
Cleaving down all who stand against me
ー我は知っているぞ！
この業火にも似た色
これこそいつか見た[Ira]というのだろう？！
atai wa shitteiru zo!
kono gouka ni mo nita iro
kore koso itsuka mita fun’nu to iu no darou?!
That sin I know!
Its color like that of infernal flames
Is this not the so-called Wrath I’ve witnessed before?
ああ、なんという罪の色彩をしている！
ああ、これこそこの身にふさわしいー！
aa, nan’ to iu tsumi no iro wo shiteiru!
aa, kore koso kono mi ni fusawashii!
Ah! What a sinful color it is!
Ah! This! This is what I was looking for!
そもこれが無垢の妖精
地獄の申し子の一匹が
その小さな頭をふって
ぽつりぽつりと呟く
somo kore ga clownpiece
jigoku no moushigo no hitori ga
sono chiisa na atama wo futte
potsuri potsuri to tsubuyaku
Behold the pure fairy, Clownpiece!
One of hell’s heaven-sent children
As she shakes her little head about
Muttering words one after the other:
そう、己の産まれを
問い始めるその前に
そのらしさを求める
一体何が為に？
sou, onore no umare wo
toihajimeru sono mae ni
sonorashisa wo motomeru
ittai nani ga tame ni?
Still, before I question
The meaning of my birth
Why is it that I seek
Symbols of validation?
何も知らないもの、何かを身に纏うこと、が。
或いはそれが初めの罪であろうか？
nani mo shiranai mono, nani ka wo mi ni matou koto, ga.
arui wa sore ga hajime no tsumi de arou ka?
I know nothing, after all… Would cloaking myself in something…
Would that constitute my original sin?
さながら
己が持たぬもの 全てを恐れ憎む
醜く歪んだ姿を思い起こさせよう
sanagara
onore ga motanu mono subete wo osore nikumu
minikuku yugan’da sugata wo omoiokosaseyou
Sin—
I imagine myself, ugly and deranged
Full of hatred and fear of all I do not own
ー我は知っているぞ！
この極寒に似た色
これこそいつか見た[Invida]というのだろう？！
atai wa shiteiru zo!
kono gokkan’ ni nita iro
kore koso itsuka mita shitto to iu no darou?!
That sin I know!
Its color like that of bitter cold
Is this not the so-called Envy I’ve witnessed before?
ああ、なんという罪の色彩をしている！
ああ、これこそこの身に纏う色ー！
aa, nan’ to iu tsumi no iro wo shiteiru!
aa, kore koso ga kono mi ni matou iro!
Ah! What a sinful color it is!
Ah! This! This color is fit for me to wear!
穢れなき砂漠に
根付くなき「幻想」
無垢なるものの目が
明々と爛々と
kegarenaki sabaku ni
nedzuku naki “gensou”
mukunaru mono no me ga
akaaka to ran’ran’ to
Shown a fantasy, the kind unable
To take root in a faultless desert
The eyes of the pure-hearted
Light up blazingly bright
さあさあ
踊れよ非無色
誰の意志にさえも抗え
saa saa
odore yo pierrot
dare no ishi ni sae mo aragae
Come now
Dance, O pierrot—no longer colorless
Fight against the will of all others
歌えよ非無垢
お前が世界の中心となって
utae yo pierrot
omae ga sekai no chuushin’ to natte
Sing, O pierrot—no longer pure
Become the center of the world
笑えよ狂精
幾つもの罪の成果に意味を与えよ！
warae yo pierrot
ikutsumono tsumi no narehate ni imi wo ataeyo!
Laugh, O pierrot—deranged fairy
Give meaning to the vestiges of countless sins
己の望むもの 全てを叶えよう
遥か遠き「幻想」にさえ手を伸ばすように
onore no nozomu mono subete wo kanaeyou
haruka tooki “gen’sou” ni sae te wo nobasu you ni
Imagine yourself, making true every wish you desire
Reaching for distant fantasies just beyond the horizon
ー我にはわかったぞ！
この象形の意味が
これこそいつか見た[superbia]というのだろう！？
atai ni wa wakatta zo!
kono katachi no imi ga
kore koso itsuka mita gouman’ to iu no darou!?
That sin I know!
I know the meaning in its shape!
Is this not the so-called Pride I’ve witnessed before?
ああ、なんという罪に満ちた意匠か！
ああ、これこそ求めた形よー！
aa, nan’ to iu tsumi ni michita ishou ka!
aa, kore koso motometa katachi yo!
Ah! What a sinful shape it is!
Ah! This! This is the symbol I have sought!
ああ、これでいい、これがいい、と独り
ただ、そっとほくそえむのである！
aa, kore de ii, kore ga ii, to hitori
tada, sotto hokusoemu no de aru!
Ah! This is great! This is perfect!
Alone, the fairy chuckles to herself…
The fools are those who believe—and those who do not.
Then who is left? Those who believe AND do not.
Notes:
In the first stanza, “saved” is a homonym of “duped”.
All the second-person parts are probably self-referential.
I believe the title contains the derogatory meaning of “hocus pocus” as well as the straight meaning, ie. “all this hocus pocus (nonsense)”
I preserved the indentation, but I am not sure if it necessarily means anything.
shin’jiru mono wa sukuwareru
ashi kara zen’bu sukuwareru
wakatteinagaramo
Those who believe are “saved”, they say
“Saved” as in saved from their fortunes
Yes, I know—but even so…
お前は弱くも脆弱で
どうせ誰にも勝てはしない
omae wa yowakumo zeijaku de
douse dare ni mo kate wa shinai
You are weak and frail
You could never win a fair fight
生まれ育ちは 変えられぬままに
身の程知るがいいが
umaresodachi wa kaerarenu mama ni
mi no hodo shiru ga ii ga
Unable to change your upbringing
It would be best to know your limits…
しかるにお前は賢くて
そればかりは誰にも負けない
shikaru omae wa kashikokute
sore bakari wa dare ni mo makenai
However—you are clever—
In that aspect, you are second to none
たった一つの その武器を持てば
怖いものなく
tatta hitotsu no sono buki wo moteba
kowai mono naku
Use that one weapon to your advantage, and
You’ll have nothing to fear
たとえこの世界が
牙を剥き出しにしても
tatoe kono sekai ga
kiba wo mukidashi ni shitemo
Even if the whole world
Bears its fangs against you
そのすべて躱せばいい
「方法」はもう知ったから
sono subete kawaseba ii
yarikata wa mou shitta kara
All you must do is evade their attacks
Simple, for you already know how to do it
傾け もっと もっと重く
あるもの皆 乗せきるまで
そしたら全部 くべるんだ
ひとさじの未練ごと
katamuke motto motto omoku
aru mono min’na nosekiru made
soshitara zen’bu kuberun’da
hitosaji no miren’ goto
Break the balance of the world’s order
The weight of all you own on one end
Then set everything aflame—all of it
Along with any dash of lasting regret
ホーカス・ポーカス
この魔法に種も仕掛けもないのだと
信じるも信じぬも愚か
さあどうだざまあみろ
hocus pocus
kono mahou ni tane mo shikake mo nai no da to
shin’jiru mo shin’jinu mo oroka
saa dou da zamaa miro
Hocus Pocus
This magic has no trick, no contrivance, I say—
And those who believe and those who do not are all fools
What have you say now? You got what you deserve!
目をつぶれば微かに
耳をふさげば静かに
向き合うべき解答ー
me wo tsubureba kasuka ni
mimi wo fusageba shizuka ni
mukiaubeki kotae
Shut your eyes and faintly you’ll see
Plug your ears and softly you’ll hear
The answer you should face—
お前は脆くも貧相で
どうせ与するに値しない
omae wa moroku mo hin’sou de
douse kumi suru ni atai shinai
You are meek and fragile
No one would ever bet on your success
気づけ 端から敵しかいないと
そうしか生きられない
kidzuke hana kara teki shika inai to
sou shika ikirarenai
Forget false alliances, all you have are enemies
You can survive no other way
しかるにお前は賢くて
そればかりがお前の味方
shikaru ni omae wa sakashikute
sore bakari ga omae no mikata
However—you are bright
Your intellect alone is your friend
たった一つの その武器の限り
孤高に立てよ
tatta hitotsu no sono buki no kagiri
kokou ni tate yo
And as long as you have that one weapon
Stand proudly, independent
たとえなにもかもが
不可能だといってさえ
tatoe nani mo ka mo ga
fukanou da to itte sae
No matter if you are told
Your aims are impossible
そのすべて否定しよう
「方法」はもう知ったから
sono subete hitei shiyou
yarikata wa mou shitta kara
Deny it, deny everything
For you know already what to do
toki wa kakeyuku aojiroki uma
nobasu sono te ni mirai wa aru ka
yoake wa akaki monoiwanu ryuu
arasou koto ni owari wa aru no
Time is a pale horse racing on ahead
But does taking your hand lead to any future?
The dawn is a silent red dragon
But does warring ever come to an end?
果てない宇宙よ 抱いて欲しい
答えて宇宙よ 宇宙に続く道はあるの
hatenai sora yo daitehoshii
kotaete sora yo sora ni tsudzuku michi wa aru no
O endless universe, I wish for your embrace
Tell me, O universe: Is there a path that will lead me to you?
I CAN’T DO ANYTHING! ANYTHING!
それでも生きて 明日へ
I can’t do anything! anything!
soredemo ikite ashita e
I can’t do anything! Anything!
Yet tomorrow, still I will live on…
誰も 抗うことの
叶わない 運命がある
何度 背を向けても
その羽に 連れ去られてしまう
dare mo aragau koto no
kanawanai un’mei ga aru
nan’do se wo muketemo
sono hane ni tsuresarareteshimau
Everyone is hostage to some fate
They are unable to resist
No matter how we may try to turn away
Fate always sweeps us back up in its wings
hito wa kieyuku hitohira no yuki
ai mo nozomi mo chiriyuku no nara
kokoro wa doko e mukaeba ii no
wakariau no wa oroka deshou ka
We are all but snowflakes melting away
If our love and desires so soon cease to be
Whither shall we direct our hearts to hope?
Is it futile for us to try and understand each other?
闇が光を 映している
たどり着けると 祈る想いを 照らすように
yami ga hikari wo utsushiteiru
tadoritsukeru to inoru omoi wo terasu you ni
Still, there is light within the darkness
May it shine upon these feelings I pray will reach you
I CAN’T DO ANYTHING! ANYTHING!
それでも生きて 明日へ 明日へ
I can’t do anything! anything!
sore demo ikite ashita e ashita e
I can’t do anything! Anything!
Yet tomorrow—tomorrow, still I will live on…
I DON’T WANT TO CRY
FOREVER MORE
I DON’T WANT TO CRY
FOREVER MORE
教えて宇宙よ 生きる意味を
遥かな宇宙よ 星は罪を
許しますか？ 許しますか？
I CAN’T DO ANYTHING! ANYTHING!
ANYTHING! WOW WOW
oshiete sora yo ikiru imi wo
haruka na sora yo hoshi wa tsumi wo
yurushimasu ka? yurushimasu ka?
i can’t do anything! anything!
anything! whoa whoa
Tell me, O universe: Does life have any meaning?
O distant universe: Will the stars
Absolve me of my sins? Will they?
I can’t do anything! Anything!
Anything!
果てない宇宙よ 抱いて欲しい
答えて宇宙よ 宇宙に 宇宙に続く
希望はあるの そこに愛はあるの？
I CAN’T DO ANYTHING! ANYTHING!
それでも生きて 明日へ
それでも生きて
hatenai sora yo daite hoshii
kotaete sora yo sora ni sora ni tsudzuku
kibou wa aru no soko ni ai wa aru no?
I can’t do anything! anything!
soredemo ikite ashita e
soredemo ikite ashita e
O endless universe, I wish for your embrace
Tell me, O universe: Is there a hope out there
That will lead me to you? There, will I find love?
I can’t do anything! Anything!
Yet tomorrow, still I will live on…
Yet tomorrow, still I will live on…
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