Month: March 2015

Dedicate to You

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As you can probably tell from the fact that I didn’t jump right into a translation marathon as soon as I got my hands on the scans, I must admit, I’m not really feeling it for this album. The two Nachi songs, Pictures in Decay, and Blow Us Apart are the only ones I’m really loving. It sucks that there’s no Itori this time around too, due to a death in the family if I recall.

★ Title: DEDICATE TO YOU
☆ Album: PHOTOGRAPHIC DESTINATIONS
★ Album Artist: ZYTOKINE
☆ Vocals: Nachi Sakaue (坂上なち)
★ Arrangement and lyrics: Linjin (隣人)
☆ Original Title: Wind Circulation ~ Wind Tour (風の循環 ～ Wind Tour)
★ Website: http://zytokine-web.com/


その目で　見ないでよ　優しく　しないでよ
一人で　歩いてく　勇気が　揺らぐよ
今はただ　その手の　優しさが　痛くて
もう一度　もう一度　抱きしめて　あげたかったよ

sono me de minai de yo yasashiku shinai de yo
hitori de aruite ku yuuki ga yuragu yo
ima wa tada sono te no yasashisa ga itakute
mou ichido mou ichido daki shimete agetakatta yo

Don’t look at me with those eyes, don’t be so kind to me
My courage to walk on alone wavers
Right now the gentleness of your hand only hurts
Once more, just once more, I wanted to give you a hug

Happiness calls, but I let you down
I always remember everlasting love
失った影　追いかけた　夕暮れ　沈む　歯車

Happiness calls, but I let you down
I always remember everlasting love
ushinatta kage oi kaketa yuugure shizumu haguruma

Happiness calls, but I let you down
I always remember everlasting love
I chased after the lost shadows, the gears sinking into sunset

Happiness calls, but I let you down
I always remember I always remember
優しさに　傷つき　傷つけては　揺れる　蜃気楼

Happiness calls, but I let you down
I always remember I always remember
yasashisa ni kizutsuki kizutsukete wa yureru shinkirou

Happiness calls, but I let you down
I always remember I always remember
Getting hurt by the kindness and giving pain was a swaying mirage

照らされてた　大きな愛の光　なのに
守られてた　大きな　愛の歌に　なのに

terasareteta ooki na ai no hikari nanoni
mamorareteta ooki na ai no uta ni nanoni

Despite having been shined upon by love’s large light
Despite having been protected by a love’s large song

振り向いた　瞬間を　切り取る frame
笑顔の　意味を　照らしてた　独りきり
指差した　景色を　切り取る frame
歌い続ける　この Melody I will dedicate to you

furi muita shunkan o kiro toru frame
egao no imi o terashiteta hitori kiri
yubi sashita keshiki o kiri toru frame
utai tsudzukeru kono Melody I will dedicate to you

The frame cropping the moment you looked back
had lit up the meaning of your smile, all alone
The frame cropping the scene you pointed at
I will continue to sing, this melody I will dedicate to you

この目で　見たいけど　優しく　したいけど
一人で　歩いてく　勇気が　揺らぐよ
今はもう　遠くて　だけど　近すぎて
もう一度　もう一度　抱きしめて　欲しかったよ

kono me de mitai kedo yasashiku shitai kedo
hitori de aruite ku yuuki ga yuragu yo
ima wa mou tookute dakedo chika sugite
mou ichido mou ichido daki shimete hoshikatta yo

Though I want to look with my eyes, though I want to treat you nicely
my courage to walk on alone wavers
It’s far off by now, but it’s still too close
Once more, just once more, I wanted to you to hug me

Happiness calls, but I let you down
I always remember everlasting love
失った声　探し続けていた　小さな　祈り

Happiness calls, but I let you down
I always remember everlasting love
ushinatta koe sagashi tsudzuketeita chiisa na inori

Happiness calls, but I let you down
I always remember everlasting love
My lost voice had continued to search for a small prayer

Happiness calls, but I let you down
I always remember I always remember
優しさに　傷つき　傷つけては　滲む　蜃気楼

Happiness calls, but I let you down
I always remember I always remember
yasashisa ni kizutsuki kizutsukete wa nijimu shinkirou

Happiness calls, but I let you down
I always remember I always remember
Getting hurt by the kindness and giving pain was a blurring mirage

許されてた　儚い愛の光　なのに
救われてた　儚い愛の歌に　なのに

yurusareteta hakanai ai no hikari nanoni
sukuwareteta hakanai ai no uta ni nanoni

Despite having been forgiven by a faint light of love
Despite having been rescued by a faint song of love

眩しいストロボに　浮かぶ frame
色褪せた　夢　照らしてたあの日へと
未来へ続いてる　愛しい frame
歌い続ける　この Melody I will dedicate to you

mabushii sutorobo ni ukabu frame
iro aseta yume terashiteta ano hi e to
mirai e tsudzuiteru itoshii frame
utai tsudzukeru kono Melody I will dedicate to you

The frame suspended in the bright strobe
had lit up my discoloured dream, to that day
Continuing toward the future, this lovely frame
I will continue to sing, this melody I will dedicate to you

自由の翼 | Wings of Liberty

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Requested by Mayumi, not to be confused with the Attack on Titan song. Though they’re spelled the same in Japanese, I translated 自由 as “liberty” rather than “freedom” to hopefully avoid some confusion.
I used to be an old time Yuuhei fan, years ago. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like a lot of their latest work isn’t as special as it used to be.

★ Title: 自由の翼
☆ Album: 自由の翼
★ Album Artist: Yuuhei Satellite (幽閉サテライト)
☆ Vocals: senya
★ lyrics: kamase-tora (かませ虎)
☆ Arrange: deitarabotchi (でいたらぼっち)
★ Original Title: The Sealed-Away Youkai ~ Lost Place (封じられた妖怪～ Lost Place)
☆ Website: http://www.yuuhei-satellite.jp/


その美しさ　触れた時
この感動をもう1度
与える者と　触れる者
その境界線　超えようと

sono utsukushisa fureta toki
kono kandou o mou ichido
ataeru mono to fureru mono
sono kyoukaisen koeyou to

Those who give and feel
this sensation one more time
When you’ve felt that beauty
let’s try to cross the borderline

仕組みを知れば　たどり着く
そう思っていた　愚かさよ
蓋を開けねば良かったと
後悔超えた可能性

shikumi o shireba tadori tsuku
sou omotteita orokasa yo
futa o akeneba yokatta to
koukai koeta kanousei

If you know the structure, you’ll make it
or so I had thought, what foolishness
”It would’ve been great if we didn’t open the lid”
We could have overcome regrets

その美しさ　超えられず
幻想をただ味わった
立入禁止　　裏側は
知らない方がいいのにね

sono utsukushisa koerarezu
gensou o tada ajiwatta
tachiiri kinshi uragawa wa
shiranai hou ga ii noni ne

Unable to get over that beauty
I just savoured the fantasy
though it’s better not to know
what’s behind the forbidden zone

封じられたこの世界
楽しく生きればいいのに
普通が嫌いなアナタに
自由の翼をお見せしましょう

fuujirareta kono sekai
tanoshiku ikireba ii noni
futsuu ga kirai na anata ni
jiyuu no tsubasa o omise shimashou

Though it’d be nice to have fun
living in this sealed-off world,
shall I show wings of freedom
to you, who hates “normal?”

常識なんて
あってないものなんですと言い切れる
アナタは人の目を気にし
枠に収まるだけですか？

joushiki nante
attenai mono nan desu to ii kireru
anata wa hito no me o ki ni shi
waku ni osamaru dake desu ka?

You can say for sure
that common sense doesn’t suit you
Paying mind to people’s gazes,
are you just going to be boxed up?

理想の誰かになると
思い描いた日のことだ
近づこうとする度に
「白いキャンパスは楽だな」

risou no dare ka ni naru to
omoi egaita hi no koto da
chikadzukou to suru tabi ni
「shiroi kyanbasu wa raku da na」

It’s about the day you imagined
becoming someone ideal
Every time you try to get close
“It’s so easy being a blank canvas”

具体的な繰り返し
憧れの裏の痛みに
不幸せを感じたり
でもそれが生きると言うことだろう？

gutaiteki na kurikaeshi
akogare no ura no itami ni
fushiawase o kanjitari
demo sore ga ikiru to iu koto darou?

It’s a specific repetition,
feeling unhappy with the pain
from the opposite of aspiration
but isn’t that what it means to be alive?

違う何かになること
周りと比べる己と
輝きを求めていた
無知な若りし己よ

chigau nani ka ni naru koto
mawari to kuraberu onore to
kagayaki o motometeita
muchi na wakakarishi onore yo

Becoming something different
Yourself, contrasting with your surroundings
and the one who had sought a shine,
yourself who was young and and clueless

自由の翼はいわば
地面が保証されてない
命知らずなスタイル
傍から見ればかっこいけどね

jiyuu no tsubasa wa iwaba
jimen ga hoshou saretenai
inochi shirazu na sutairu
kore kara mireba kakkoi kedo ne

With wings of freedom
the ground is unassured, so to say
It’s a reckless style
but it’d be cool to watch from nearby from now on