I ended up translating this one without realizing there was already a current translation on the touhou wiki. Don’t tell anyone, but I think I did a better job!
I never would have guessed this song had prostitution related implications until it was pointed out. Made more mistakes in this my first time around than I’d like to admit, but hey, it’s all good practice!
☆ Title: MANIACAL DEGREE
★Album: DECADE OF EXPOSE
☆ Album Artist: Alstroemeria Records
★ Vocals: Mei Ayakura (綾倉盟)
☆ Arrangement: Masayoshi Minoshima
★Lyrics: Haruka
☆ Original Title: Maniacal Princess
negaigoto ga kanau iya na urikotoba
kuchi dake no mono nara ima wa irimasen
anata ga nozomu mono nakami no nai 「ai」?
sore ni imi nai nara ohiki tori kudasai
They say that wishes tend to come true, those are some provoking words If it’s just word of mouth then that’s not really needed now Is all that you desire just a “love” without substance? On top of that, if it’s pointless, oh please, take your leave
negaigoto iereba negai wa kanau no?
ai o kataru naraba soko ni ai wa aru?
kotoba narabetetemo nakami karappo yo
yume o kataru naraba negoto dake ni shite ne
If I can speak of my wish then will it possibly come true? If I were to talk about love would love then be there? Despite setting up my words their contents are still empty If I talk about my dreams then all it sounds like is sleep talk
sokubaku sare jikan mo naku ugokenakute kurushii mama
nani mo dekizu ubawareteru watashi no ima hitotsu jiyuu
nigerarezu ni kuri kaeshita onaji sagyou susumanu toki
sokubaku kara nige dashitai genjitsu kara nige dashitai
Restrained in these shackles, time is non-existent, unable to move, remaining in pain Without being able to do anything, it has been snatched away, my now one and only precious freedom Without being able to run, it has just repeated, this same operation in this unmoving time Away from these shackles I want to run away, from this reality I want to escape
afure dasu omoi wa yuku ate mo nakute
tsukandeta mono sae uso ni mieteru
yume o ou mono wa yume ni kuwareru
hoshii no wa tada no 「jiyuu」
afure dasu omoi wa yuku ate mo nakute
tsukandeta mono sae uso ni mieteiru
ima wa jiyuu sae kawanai to dame?
hoshii mono wa 「jiyuu」
These overflowing feelings are flooding out aimlessly The things I had caught hold of are all appearing to be lies People who live for their dreams just get eaten up by them All that I want is simply just “freedom” These overflowing feelings are flooding out aimlessly The things I had caught hold of are all appearing to be lies Right now, I just need freedom, is it something I must buy? What I want is “freedom”
shiawase te ni ireru muda na urikotoba
kuchi dake no mono nara subete irimasen
watashi ga nozomu mono nakami aru kotoba
sore ni imi nai nara ohiki tori kudasai
“You can obtain happiness” just useless, rousing words If it’s just word of mouth then it’s completely unneeded The kind of thing that I desire are words with substance On top of that, if it’s just pointless, oh please, take your leave
negaigoto tonaete sono mama netereba?
hito o aisu no nara soko ni ai wa aru?
kotoba narabetetemo nakami karappo ne
yume o kataru naraba negoto dake ni shite ne
If I pray up my wish then what will happen when I wake up? If I were to love people, would love then exist there? Despite setting up my words their contents are still empty If I talk about my dreams then all it sounds like is sleep talk
sokubaku sae teikou sezu kawaranakute nagareru mama
onaji koto o kuri kaeshite hitotsu kieta watashi jishin
nige dasezu ni shitagau dake onaji sagyou onaji jikan
genjitsu kara nuke dashitai kono basho kara nuke dashitai
Restrained in these shackles without resistance. forever unchanging, remaining flowing The same thing as before, repeating it again. one thing has vanished, me, myself, and I Without being able to run I can only obey. this same operation in this same time Away from reality I want to slip away. from this place I want to break away
afuredasu omoi wa yuku saki mo miezu
tsukandeta mono nara subete uso da yo
yume o ou mono wa yume ni tsumadzuku
hoshii no ga tada no 「jiyuu」
afure dasu namida wa izure wa kare hate
tsukandeta mono nara koko ni wa nai no yo
okane ga nai nara kigen wa kireta
kieta mono wa 「jiyuu」
These overflowing feelings, where they’re going is yet unseen The things I had caught hold of are all completely lies People who live for their dreams just trip up all over them
All that I want is simply that “freedom” These overflowing tears will eventually come to dry up The things I had caught of are nowhere to be found here If you have run out of money then that’s all, your time is up What has disappeared is “freedom”
I’ll be making more translations whenever I come across songs that I like which have none currently posted online. As said, I’m only an amateur translator. I’m sure I’ll make some mistakes, so feel free to suggest corrections.
★ Title: Cloudy, later fair
☆ Album: Blossom
★ Album Artist: Syrufit (Studio “Syrup Comfiture”)
☆ Lyrics and vocals: Mei Ayakura (綾倉盟)
★ Arrangement: Linjin
☆ Original Title: Cinderella Cage ~ Kagome-Kagome (シンデレラケージ ～ Kagome-Kagome)
薄い雲に そっと 夢を描いて
言葉を探す
見透かされたように
usui kumo ni sotto yume o egaite
kotoba o sagasu
mi sukasareta you ni
Softly and quietly drawing my dreams on thinly sparsed clouds Searching for the perfect words
it’s as if they were just looked right past
声にならなくても
届けよう 君まで
夜は すぐ明ける
koe ni naranakutemo
todokeyou kimi made
yoru wa sugu akeru
Even though my voice may be soundless Let us reach out, far out to you The night will soon open to dawn
明けない夜はないと 僕ら（遠い約束）
信じていたけれど 僕ら（離せるのかな）
akenai yo wa nai to bokura (tooi yakusoku)
shinjiteita keredo bokura (hanaseru no kana)
“There’s no such thing as an endless night” we have said (A far away promise) I had used to believe, however, both of us (can we be kept apart?)
sore wa douyara (douyara) mada saki mitai
kumori zora (douyara) mada tsudzuku mitai
sore demo ne ii yo
kitto doko ka de mata hareru
It looks like somehow that (somehow that) it still remains ahead The cloudy skies will (somehow) still continue However despite this it’s alright Surely somewhere else the sun still shines
薄い雲を そっと 指で開いて
答えを探す
置いていかれたように
usui kumo wa sotto yubi de hiraite
kotae o sagasu
oite ikareta you ni
Softly and quietly the thin clouds spread at but a touch Searching for the right answer
it’s as if it left us abandoned
声にならない でも
歌うよ 君まで
夜は すぐ明ける
koe ni naranai demo
utau yo kimi made
yoru wa sugu akeru
My voice may be soundless although I will sing on, far out to you The night will soon open to dawn
開いた手に なにも 僕ら（遠い約束）
掴めないまま ずっと 僕ら（離せるのかな）
hiraita te ni nani mo bokura (tooi yakusoku)
tsukamenai mama zutto bokura (hanaseru no kana)
Both of us, within our open palms, everything (A far away promise) and the forever ungraspable both of us (Can we be kept apart?)
sore wa douyara (douyara) mada saki mitai
kumori zora (douyara) mada tsudzuku mitai
sore demo ne ii yo
kitto doko ka de mata hareru
It looks like somehow that (somehow that) it still remains ahead The cloudy skies will (somehow) still continue However despite this, it’s alright Surely somewhere else the sun remains shining
覗いた目に 映る 僕ら（遠い約束）
涙に滲み 霞む 僕ら（離せるのかな）
nozoita me ni utsuru bokura (tooi yakusoku)
namida nijimi kasumu bokura (hanaseru no kana)
Reflected in the peeping eyes, both of us (A far away promise) The growing hazy, soaked in tears, both of us (Can we be kept apart?)
kore wa douyara (douyara) mata dame mitai
kumori zora (douyara) mada tsudzuku mitai
sore demo ne ii to
kitto doko ka de mata aeru
It looks like somehow that (somehow that) this still remains useless The cloudy skies will (somehow) still continue However despite this, it’s fine if surely somewhere we can ever meet again.
明けない夜はないと 僕ら (遠い約束)
信じていたけれど 僕ら (離せるのかな)
akenai yo wa nai to bokura (tooi yakusoku)
shinjiteita keredo bokura (hanaseru no kana)
“There’s no such thing as an endless night” we have said (A faraway promise) I had used to believe, however, both of us (Can we be kept apart?)
sore wa douyara (douyara) mada saki mitai
kumori zora (douyara) mada tsudzuku mitaisore demo ne ii yo
kitto doko ka de mata hareru
It looks like somehow that (somehow that) it still remains ahead The cloudy skies will (somehow) still continue However despite this, it’s alright Surely somewhere else the sun still shines
