自鳴琴 | orugooru | Music Box

Been enjoying this album a bunch lately, it’s really good, and so here we are, the first song, greeted with the first time I’ve had to write so many notes.

Notes: There’s one issue I came across, which is “SoFar”. The lines which contain that could either mean that __ is unlocked so far, or “so far” itself is unlocked, as in “everything up to this point”. I figured that made more sense, so here we go.

While 目指す means “to aim at” or “to head towards” or “to have an eye on,” nothing’s exactly specified as the target here, so I simply put this as “had goals”.

One more note, I made the assumption that 雫 or “drop” meant “teardrop” here.

★ Title: 自鳴琴
☆ Album: Spectral Rejection
★ Album Artist: EastNewSound
☆ Vocals: Anna Hanasaki(花咲あんな)
★ Lyrics: Kumarisu (くまりす)
☆ Arrangement: raku
★ Original Titles: Maiden’s Capriccio ~ Dream Battle (少女綺想曲 ~ Dream Battle)
☆ Website: http://www.e-ns.net/


飛び交う幾千の星たちが目指した
MayBe過去に囚われ
寄り添い何億の歴史(おもいで)は消えゆく
SoFar解き明かす鍵

tobi kau ikusen no hoshitachi ga mezashita
MayBe kako ni toraware
yori soi nan oku no omoide wa kieyuku
SoFar toki akasu kagi

Thousands of flying stars had a goal
maybe they were trapped in the past
Drawing close, hundreds of millions of memories, histories, disappear
They were keys that unlock everything so far

膝を抱えてたあの時から何も知らないから

hiza o kakaeteta ano toki kara nani mo shiranai kara

I know nothing since the time when I was down holding my knees after all

時を止めた自鳴琴が弾いた針の示した音
ネジを巻くと廻りはじめ終わらないフレーズを繰り返す

toki o tometa orugooru ga hajiita hari no shimeshita oto
neji o maku to mawari hajime owaranai fureezu o kuri kaesu

The sound made by the needle, played by the music box that stopped time
If you wind it up, it’ll begin to turn and repeat its unending phrase

取り残され瞳を閉じても囁く
MayBe過去に囚われ
流れた雫拭い飛び立つ期待と
SoFar解き明かす鍵

tori nokosare hitomi o tojitemo sasayaku
MayBe kako ni toraware
nagareta shizuku nugui tobi tatsu kitai to
SoFar toki akasu kagi

I’ll whisper even if I close my abandoned eyes
Maybe they were trapped in the past
Wiping away teardrops with launching expectations
Those are keys that unlock everything so far

何を求めたら良いのかさえ知らないままでいた

nani o motometara ii no ka sae shiranai mama de ita

I was just there as I knew not even what I should seek

時を止めた自鳴琴が弾いた針の示した音
張り詰めてた世界さえも終わらないフレーズを繰り返す

toki o tometa orugooru ga hajiita hari no shimeshita oto
hari tsumeteta sekai sae mo owaranai fureezu o kuri kaesu

The sound made by the needle, played by the music box that stopped time
Even the strained world repeats its unending phrase

抗えない流れさえも立ち向かう為この手がある
崩れ落ちる大地に立つその為にこの足が地を掴む

aragaenai nagare sae mo tachi mukau tame kono te ga aru
kuzure ochiru daichi ni tatsu sono tame ni kono ashi ga chi o tsukamu

For the purpose of facing against even an unfightable current I have these hands
To stand upon a crumbling down earth, for that purpose these feet catch the ground

時を止めた自鳴琴が弾いた針の示した音
ネジを巻くと廻りはじめ終わらないフレーズを繰り返す

toki o tometa orugooru ga hajiita hari no shimeshita oto
neji o maku to mawari hajime owaranai fureezu o kuri kaesu

The sound made by the needle, played by the music box that stopped time
If you wind it up, it’ll begin to turn and repeat its unending phrase

indefinitely

Notes: I had originally thought that what the speaker was chasing was the other person in this song, and trying to reach that person, but at other points in this , she says “forever together with you ” and such, so I changed my interpretation and thought of it as their goal that they’re chasing instead.

★ Title: indefinitely
☆ Album: Blooming Daydream
★ Album Artist: Amateras Records
☆ Vocals: KUMI (Wotamin(ヲタみん))
★ Lyrics: Kaito (海兎)
☆ Arrangement: MARIN
★ Original Title: Bell of Avici ~ Infinite Nightmare (無間の鐘 ~ Infinite Nightmare)
☆ Website: http://amateras-records.com/


何処まで追いかければいいの? 時を越えて
貴方まで届くかは分からない
夢見てる 何時だって私が在るべき場所
あと少し このままでいさせて

doko made oi kakereba ii no? toki o koete
anata made todoku ka wa wakaranai
yume miteru itsu datte watashi ga arubeki basho
ato sukoshi kono mama de isasete

How far should I chase after this? Whether it’ll transcend time
and reach you, I just don’t know
Dreaming, always of the place that I should have
Just a little longer, let me stay like this

真実 風の中 言葉は夢に消え
続きを見せていた 何かが変わる気がして

shinjitsu kaze no naka kotoba wa yume ni kie
tsudzuki o miseteita nani ka ga kawaru ki ga shite

Truth is in the wind, words fade into dreams
You had shown me what comes next, I feel like something will change

きっと すぐに飛び立てる気がしてたの
何故か心が指し示していた明日へ

kitto sugu ni tobi tateru ki ga shiteta no
naze ka kokoro ga sashi shimeshiteita ashita e

Surely, I had felt like I could leap up and fly right away
For some reason, my heart had pointed towards tomorrow

何時かは目指したその先へ 飛び出してく
言葉には出来なくて 悔しくて
笑い合う瞬間が愛しい 風に乗せて
何時までも 何時までも貴方と

itsu ka wa mezashita sono saki e tobi dashite ku
kotoba ni wa dekinakute kuyashikute
warai au shunkan ga itoshii kaze ni nosete
itsu made mo itsu made mo anata to

Soon enough, I’ll fly off towards the end of my goals
I can’t put it into words, it’s frustrating
The moments we laugh together are precious, I send them on the wind
indefinitely, indefinitely with you

驚くようなコト 貴方と共に あぁ
探して 空の果て 何だか胸が高鳴る

odoruku you na koto anata to tomo ni aa
sagashite sora no hate nandaka mune ga takanaru

It’s like being being surprised, together with you, ahh
We search to the ends of the skies, my heart somewhat starts beating fast

そっと 今は面白いコト探して
何時か巡り逢える言葉に期待してた

sotto ima wa omoshiroi koto sagashite
itsu ka meguri aeru kotoba ni kitai shiteta

Quietly, we now search for interesting things
We had expectations in words we’d someday be able to come across

何時まで追いかければいいの? 時を越えて
貴方まで届くかは分からない
夢見てる 何時だって私が在るべき場所
あと少し このままでいさせて

doko made oi kakereba ii no? toki o koete
anata made todoku ka wa wakaranai
yume miteru itsu datte watashi ga arubeki basho
ato sukoshi kono mama de isasete

How far should I chase after this? Whether it’ll transcend time
and reach you, I just don’t know
Dreaming, always of the place that I should have
Just a little longer, let me stay like this

何時かは目指したその先へ 飛び出してく
言葉には出来なくて 悔しくて
笑い合う瞬間が愛しい 風に乗せて
何時までも 何時までも貴方と共に

itsu ka wa mezashita sono saki e tobi dashite ku
kotoba ni wa dekinakute kuyashikute
warai au shunkan ga itoshii kaze ni nosete
itsu made mo itsu made mo anata to tomo ni

Soon enough, I’ll fly off towards the end of my goals
I can’t put it into words, it’s frustrating
The moments we laugh together are precious, I send them on the wind
indefinitely, indefinitely with you together

Despair

A story about a NEET, looking to leave her room, trapped in despair, until someone comes to take her outside, when she realizes that she just can’t do it, and stays shut in her room.

★ Title: Despair
☆ Album: Blooming Daydream
★ Album Artist: Amateras Records
☆ Vocals and lyrics: Sae Tsukiyama (築山さえ)
★ Arrangement: Mizonokuchi Yuuma (溝口ゆうま)
☆ Original Title: Fires of Hokkai (法界の火)
★ Website: http://amateras-records.com/


開かない扉 曇った窓
自分勝手な君の話
つかれた嘘が降り積もって
狭い世界は暗く染まる

akanai tobira kumotta mado
jibun katte na kimi no hanashi
tsukareta uso ga furi tsumotte
semai sekai wa kuraku somaru

A door that won’t open and a clouded window
This is a story of you being selfish
Worn out lies falling and piling up,
this confined world is stained with darkness

「外の世界は、もっと綺麗?」
まだ見ぬ希望 思い馳せる

「soto no sekai wa, motto kirei?」
mada minu kibou omoi haseru

“Is the outside world more pretty?”
My thoughts are set upon a hope that I still don’t see

募る閉塞感と 強い衝動

tsunoru heisokukan to tsuyoi shoudou

Strong impulses and the growing feeling of being trapped

「こんなのじゃない、望んでない
良い人でなんかいたくない」
閉じ込められた私の声 何処にも届かない
全て砕け散って燃えてしまえばいいのに
冷たい壁を見つめて 爪を立てる

「konna no janai, nozondenai
ii hito de nanka itakunai」
toji komerareta watashi no koe doko ni mo todokanai
subete kudake chitte moete shimaeba ii noni
tsumetai kabe o mitsumete tsume o tateru

“Not like this, I didn’t wish for this
I don’t want to be a good person or anything”
My voice doesn’t reach anywhere as I’m shut in
It’d be nice if everything got smashed up and burned
Gazing at this icy wall, I dig in my nails

曇った窓に 光満ちて
誰かが扉 遂に開けた
私は君の手を掴んで
扉の外へ 走り出した

kumotta mado ni hikari michiru
dare ka ga tobira tsui ni aketa
watashi wa kimi no te o tsukanda
tobira no soto e hashiri dashita

The clouded up window is filled with light
Somebody finally opened the door
I grabbed hold of your hand
and started running towards the outside of the door

募る絶望感と 走る衝撃

tsunoru zetsuboukan to hashiru shougeki

The shock of running and the growing feeling of despair

「こんなのじゃない、認めたくない
こんな世界なんか見たくない」
打ちひしがれた私の声 君にも届かない
全て砕け散って消えてしまえばいいのに
灰色の空仰いで 涙流す

「konna no janai, mitometakunai
konna sekai nanka mitakunai」
uchihishigareta watashi no koe kimi ni mo todokanai
subete kudake chitte kiete shimaeba ii noni
hai iro no sora aoide namida nagasu

“Not like this, I don’t want accept it
I don’t want to see a world like this”
My voice won’t even reach you as I’m overwhelmed
It’d be nice if everything got smashed up and disappeared
Looking up at the ash-coloured sky, I shed tears

「こんなのじゃない、許したくない
こんな世界なんか欲しくない」
遠ざかってゆく背中 もう君には届かない
全て砕け散って消えてしまえばいいのに
からっぽの部屋睨んで 涙流す

「konna no janai, yurushitakunai
konna sekai nanka hoshikunai」
toozakatte yuku senaka mou kimi ni wa todokanai
subete kudake chitte kiete shimaeba ii noni
karappo no heya nirande namida nagasu

“Not like this, I don’t want to allow it
I don’t want a world like this”
I see your back fade into the distance, I can’t reach you anymore
It’d be nice if everything got smashed up and disappeared
Scowling in this empty room, I shed tears

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Here we go, some more jazz. This time, an original song by Swing Holic! This month has been pretty terrible for translations, I have to apologize for that.

Notes: I had thought that アクセル meant something like a wheel axle at first, but that doesn’t seem to show up in a dictionary, so the closest thing I can think of is “accelerator,” or “accel” for short, as I have it.
Another thing is that at the final stanza, 感じ is written where 隠し is sung, so I treated it as a typo.

★ Title: Knock ! Knock ! Knock !
☆ Album: SWING HOLIC VOL.07
★ Album Artist: SWING HOLIC
☆ Vocals and lyrics: A~YA
★ Arrangement: Swing Holic Band
☆ Website: http://www.sound-holic.com/swingholic/


合図は完璧よ 飾りが足りないの
上手くは言えないの シュールはいらないわ

aizu wa kanpeki yo kazari ga tarinai no
umaku wa ienai no shuuru wa iranai wa

The signs are perfect, the decorations are lacking
I can’t say it well, I don’t need anything surreal

ライトが足りないの 1人じゃ出来ないの
答えは知らないの 偶然叶えたら

raito ga tarinai no hitori ja dekinai no
kotae wa shiranai no guuzen kanaetara

There isn’t enough light, I can’t do this alone
I don’t know the solution, if by chance it can come true…

狂ったアクセルが残像を
荒らして荒らして振り回していた
刻みこまれてた傷は…

kurutta akuseru ga zanzou o
arashite arashite furi mawashiteita
kizami komareta kizu wa…

The crazy accel had wrecked
and showed off again and again the afterimages
In regard to these etched wounds…

囚われていたって 盛り上がれ怒って
外れていたって 感情旋
目覚めてからって 気付いてからって
果てしなくたって
Don’t look back keep going on!
I know what I want!

torawareteita tte mori agare okotte
hazureteita tte kanjou sen
mezamete kara tte kidzuite kara tte
hate shinaku tatte
Don’t look back keep going on!
I know what I want!

You say you’ve been caught, I swell in anger
You say you’ve been disconnected, feelings go around
You say after you woke up, you say after you realized
Even if there’s no end
Don’t look back keep going on!
I know what I want!

周りが見えないの 1人じゃ出来ないの
答えを教えてよ 偶然叶えたの

mawari ga mienai no hitori ja dekinai no
kotae o oshiete yo guuzen kanaeta no

I can’t see my surroundings, I can’t do this alone
Tell me the answer, by some chance it could come true

セリフは苦手なの 嘘よりリアルなの
音には出来ないの 偶然叶えたら…

serifu wa nigate nano uso yori riaru nano
oto ni wa dekinai no guuzen kanaetara

I’m bad when it comes to lines, they’re more real than lies
I can’t put it into sound, if by chance this can comes true…

すれ違う人達に残響を
鳴らして鳴らして振り回していた
刻み込んでいった傷も

surechigau hitotachi ni zankyou o
narashite narashite furi mawashiteita
kizami kondeitta kizu mo

We had rang to the people passing by
and showed off again and again an echo
and these etched wounds as well

思い込んだって 隠していたって
零れてきちゃって 平行線
それでも縋って ここが痛いって
吠えていたくて
Don’t look back keep going on!
I know what I want!

omoi konda tte kakushiteita tte
koborete kichatte heikousen
sore demo sugatte koko ga itai tte
hoeteitakute
Don’t look back keep going on!
I know what I want!

You say you’ve been under an impression, you say you’ve hidden things
but it all ended spilling out, it’s a parallel line
But even so you cling on, and say this place hurts
I want to roar out
Don’t look back keep going on!
I know what I want!

かすれた景色1人 たたずむ場所に光
重なり合えば2人 ココロ騒ぎはじめた

kasureta keshiki hitori tatazumu basho ni hikari
kasanari aeba futari kokoro sawagi hajimeta

Alone the scenery was blurred, there was light in the spot where I stand still
If we came together it was us two, my heart began to swoosh

目覚めてくだけ 走ってくだけ
変わってくだけ 変動旋
囚われていたって 盛り上がれ怒って
外れていたって 感情旋

mezamete ku dake hashitte ku dake
kawatte ku dake hendou sen
torawareteita tte mori agare okotte
hazureteita tte kanjou sen

Just wake up, just run off
Just change, change around
You say you’ve been caught, I swell up in anger
You say you’re disconnected, feelings go around

思い込んだって 感じていたって
零れてきちゃって 平行線
それでも縋って ここが痛いって
吠えていたくて
Don’t look back keep going on!
I know what I want!
Knock knock knock on my heart!

omoi konda tte kakushiteita tte
koborete kichatte heikousen
sore demo sugatte koko ga itai tte
hoeteitakute
Don’t look back keep going on!
I know what I want!
Knock knock knock on my heart!

You say you’ve been under an impression, you say you’ve hidden things
but it all ended spilling out, it’s a parallel line
But even so you cling to this, and say this place hurts
I want to roar at you
Don’t look back keep going on!
I know what I want!
Knock knock knock on my heart!