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Sword of Destiny~ 君のために ~ | Sword of Destiny ~ For Your Sake ~

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Commissioned translation. Expect more LC:AZE soon.

Some liberties were taken with the English phrases in the original lyrics.

☆ Title: Sword of Destiny~ 君のために ~
★ Album: Follow
☆ Album Artist: LC:AZE
★ Vocals: Kei
☆ Guitar: zeroism
★ Composition and lyrics: Ryuki Aruna (琉姫アルナ)

恐れはないよ　その剣　導き出すその意味・・・

osore wa nai yo sono tsurugi michibiki dasu sono imi…

I have no fear – The meaning derived by your sword…

何度でも浮かんで消える
その闇に潜む Word
負の波動が　聖覆う

nando demo ukande kieru
sono yami ni hisomu word
fu no hadou ga hijiri oou

Over and over, it appears and fades away
The word lurking in the darkness
Negative waves cover the holy

I can’t be defeated now たとえ透明でも
so… 未来信じて染め上げた

I can’t be defeated now tatoe toumei demo
so… mirai shinjite some ageta

I can’t be defeated now, so even if it was transparent…
Believing in the future, I coloured it

振り向かないで　辛くても
溢れ落ちる涙は
君を守る　忘れかけの　『力』目覚める

furi mukanai de tsurakutemo
afure ochiru namida wa
kimi o mamoru wasure kake no『chikara』mezameru

Even if it’s harsh, don’t turn away
The overflowing tears will protect you
Your nearly forgotten ‘power’ will awaken

涙を拭いて　その痛み
辿り着くその先に
Waited glorydays,It keeps shining.
この世界変えて！

namida o fuite sono itami
tadori tsuku sono saki ni
Waited glorydays,It keeps shining.
kono sekai kaete!

Wipe away your tears
Once you reach the end of your pain
the glory days you waited for will keep shining
Change the world!

May I believe?
その羽根　休める事が出来るなら・・・

May I believe?
sono hane yasumeru koto ga dekiru nara…

May I believe?
If you’re able to rest your wings…

君を守るよ　恐れない
戦うことを決めた
翼を　広げて　強く強く高く！

kimi o mamoru yo osorenai
tatakau koto o kimeta
tsubasa o hirokete tsuyoku tsuyoku takaku!

I’ll protect you – I have no fear
I’ve decided to fight
Spread your wings, stronger, stronger, and higher!

絆を信じてる
受け止めて現実を
Waited glorydays,It keeps shining.
この時を超えて

kizuna o shinjiteru
uke tomete genjitsu o
Waited glorydays,It keeps shining.
kono toki o koete

I believe in our bond
Accept reality,
the glory days you waited for will keep shining
Transcend this moment

変えてみせるこの未来
明日を信じ超えてゆけ！

kaete miseru kono mirai
ashita o shinjite koete yuke!

We will change this future
Believe in tomorrow and go beyond!

shining sky・・・
trooper’s eye・・・

shining sky・・・
trooper’s eye・・・

Shining sky…
Trooper’s eye…

Glorias war

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Commissioned translation. Heisei era music really does have its own distinct feeling. 

Note: Although I decided on “Avoiding repentance, ” the dearth of kanji makes 「懺悔をかわし」 vague. It could also mean “exchanging confessions.” I imagine this was intentional.

☆ Title: Glorias war
★ Album: Glorias war
☆ Album Artist: LC:AZE
★ Vocals: Kei (KEiNA)
☆ Lyrics: 水川月依 (Minagawa Tsukie)
★ Composition: 水夏える (L-Minatsu)

透き通る　瞳に今
数え切れぬ　願いを込めて
空に　高く手をかざした

suki tooru hitomi ni ima
kazoe kirenu negai o komete
sora ni takaku te o kazashita

With countless wishes
imbued in my clear eyes right now
I raised my hand high into the sky

蘇る記憶に　鮮やかな真紅の香り
またこの身を　血で洗い流した
眠り続ける君　どんな夢を描いた？
壊れゆくリアルのカケラが踊る

yomigaeru kioku ni azayaka na shinku no kaori
mata kono mi o chi de arai nagashita
nemuri tsudzukeru kimi donna yume o egaita?
koware yuku riaru no kakera ga odoru

A fresh scent of crimson comes with my reviving memories
Once again, I washed my body in blood
What dreams did you envision as you continue to sleep?
The fragments of a crumbling reality dance

天空を見上げるだけの眼差しが祈るよに
懺悔をかわし　彼方の地へ

sora o mi ageru dake no manazashi ga inoru yo ni
zange o kawashi kanata no chi e

As if praying, my gaze only looks up to the heavens
Avoiding repentance, I head towards distant lands

モザイクの　リアルに今
数え切れぬ　血で染めて
空に　高くかざした　十字がひとつ

mozaiku no riaru ni ima
kazoe kirenu namida de somete
sora ni takaku kazashita juuji ga hitotsu

Stain this mosaic of reality
with countless tears of blood right now
There’s only one cross held up high in the sky

壊れゆく　リアルに夢
言葉を　一つ綴って
流れゆく　時の　glorious

koware yuku riaru ni yume
koto no ha o hitotsu ni tsudzutte
nagare yuku toki no glorious

Spell out the single word ‘dream’
in this collapsing reality
The gloriousness of the flow of time

繰り返す過ち　鮮やかな記憶の懺悔
罪をまとい祈り続ける人
眠りが醒めた君　どんな夢を綴った？
壊されたリアルのカケラが刺さる

kuri kaesu ayamachi azayaka na kioku no zange
tsumi o matoi inoru tsudzukeru hito
nemuri ga sameta kimi donna yume o tsudzutta?
kowasareta riaru no kakera ga sasaru

Mistakes repeat, people continue to pray,
clad in sin, confessing vivid memories
What dream did you write of, now that you’re awake
The fragments of a broken reality sting

天空を見続けていたこの腕が
偽りの血を流し罪で染まる

sora o mi tsudzuketeita kono ude ga
itsuwari no namida o nagashi tsumi de somaru

My arms that kept gazing at the heavens
shed fake tears of blood and become stained with sin

モノクロの　映像に今
数え切れぬ真紅で染めて
空の緋も傾いて　黒へと染まる

monokuro no bideo ni ima
kazoe kirenu shinku de somete
sora no hi mo katamuite kuro e to somaru

Stain this monochrome video
with countless crimsons right now
Even the scarlet in the sky sets and becomes steeped in black

ひとかけら　リアルに見た
真実の　祈りの一節
かすかに流れたGloria

hitokakera riaru ni mita
shinjitsu no inori no hitosetsu
kasuka ni nagareta Gloria

It’s a single verse of truth, of prayer
seen in a single fragment of reality
The faintly heard Gloria

透き通る　瞳に今
数え切れぬ　願いを込めて
空に　高くかざした　十字を胸に

suki tooru hitomi ni ima
kazoe kirenu negai o komete
sora ni takaku kazashita juuji o mune ni

With countless wishes
imbued in my clear eyes right now
The cross I held high in the sky is in my heart

モザイクの　リアルに今
数え切れぬ　涙で染めて
空に　高くかざした　十字を投げて

mozaiku no riaru ni ima
kazoe kirenu namida de somete
sora ni takaku kazashita juuji o nagete

Stain this mosaic of reality
with countless tears right now
Throwing the cross I held high in the sky

鮮やかな　リアルの夢
ありがとう　君の片隅に
かすかに聞こえたGloria
この祈り永遠へglorious
the unprayer war

azayaka na riaru no yume
arigatou kimi no katasumi ni
kasuka ni kikoeta Gloria
kono inori towa e glorious
the unprayer war

It’s a dream of a vivid reality
Thank you – Tucked away inside of you,
I faintly heard Gloria
This prayer, for eternity glorious
The unprayer war

Veladonna

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One of my top five Asriel songs. Not an easy one to translate, but this is probably the best it’s going to get.

☆ Title: Veladonna
★ Album: 汝を照らす朧のアリア
☆ Album Artist: Asriel
★ Vocals and lyrics: KOKOMI
☆ Arrangement and composition: 黒瀬圭亮 (Kurose Keisuke)

キミは何も知らないの
Fake　瞬間の逢瀬ひと時愛でなさい
残念　傷は浅く治るから
Make　遊びましょう其の手で好きなだけ

kimi wa nani mo shiranai no
Fake shunkan no ouse hitotoki medenasai
zannen kizu wa asaku naoru kara
Make asobimashou sono te de suki na dake

You don’t know a thing
(Fake) A brief rendezvous, cherish me in this moment
Unfortunate – The wound is shallow and will heal
(Make) Let’s have some fun, as much as you’d like, with your own hands

無意識≠罪？重ねズルくなるほどに
痛みも感じず　胸に隠す
自称 Marionnette？誰かの意の侭に
渾沌へ導く『近づいて？』

muishiki ≠ tsumi? kasane zuruku naru hodo ni
itami mo kanjizu mune ni kakusu
jishou marionnette? dare ka no i no mama ni
konton e michibiku 『chikadzuite?』

Unconsciousness ≠ sin? Feeling no pain
I hide it in my heart, to the point of becoming increasingly cunning
A self-proclaimed marionette? Leading towards chaos
under the will of someone else ‘Come closer?’

試してみたい…誘惑の車輪
動かす力とその覚悟があると言うなら
邪魔な瞳を閉じ　一太刀にして　向かい合ってアゲル
貴方のように成れないけれど／貴方基準で価値付けないで
誇り高き妖の華『惨めにはしないでね？』veladonna…
世界で一つ凛と仰いだ／醜い華に見合う薬を
注いで　息を移して
生死を懸けて共に毒を飲んで？

tameshite mitai… yuuwaku no sharin
ugokase chikara to sono kakugo ga aru to iu nara
jama na me o toji hitotachi ni shite mukai atte ageru
anata no you ni narenai keredo ／ anata kijun de kachi tsukenai de
hokori takaki you no hana 『mijime ni wa shinai de ne?』veladonna…
sekai de hitotsu rin to aoida ／ minikui hana ni mi au kusuri o
sosoide iki o utsushite
seishi o kakete tomo ni doku o nonde?

I want to give it a try… If you insist you have the power
and the resolve to move the wheel of temptation
I’ll close my meddling eyes and have at you with a single stroke of the sword
Although I can’t be like you / don’t judge my value by your standards
A proud bewitching flower – ‘Don’t make me out to be miserable, okay?’ veladonna…
A drug fit for an ugly flower / The only one in the world I looked to with dignity
How about we pour it out, exchange the air in our lungs,
and put our lives on the line drinking poison together?

キミを搔き乱すくらい
Fake　数こなせば嘘も上手くなるわ
痛快　事実『慣れ』って大事で
Make　動揺→陥落のルールに従じて甘受を

kimi o kaki midasu kurai
Fake kazu konaseba uso mo umaku naru wa
tsuukai jijitsu『nare』tte daiji de
Make douyou → kanraku no ruuru ni juujite kanju o

With enough lying
(Fake) I’ll become good enough at it to throw you off
Exhilarating – The fact is, ‘getting used to it’ is important
(Make) Follow the rule of being shaken → downfall, and submit

邪魔をしないで　Fake me
優艶のとき　　　Make you
車輪はまわされて　動き出した

jama o shinai de Fake me
yuuen no toki Make you
sharin wa mawasarete ugoki dashite

Don’t get in the way, fake me
It’s a beguiling time, make you
The wheel started moving, having been spun

気付かぬよう言葉を逃す唇　裏に
『もう少し素直になってみたりね？』

kidzukanu you kotoba o nogasu kuchibiru ura ni
『mou sukoshi sunao ni natte mitari ne?』

Behind my lips that let words slip out so you won’t notice
‘How about being a little more honest with yourself?’

試してみたい…誘惑の車輪
動かす力とその覚悟があるでしょうね
邪魔な瞳を閉じ　一太刀にして　向かい合ってホシイ
貴方とあたし別のものでも／貴方基準に染められるなら
誇り高き毒の華を　『後悔はしてない？』veladonna…
世界で一つ凛と仰いだ／醜い華を変えられるなら
注いで　キミの全てを
搔き乱して呪縛を解いて？

tameshite mitai… yuuwaku no sharin
ugokasu chikara to sono kakugo ga aru deshou ne
jama na me o toji hitotachi ni shite mukai atte hoshii
anata to atashi betsu no mono demo anata kijun ni somerareru nara
hokori takaki doku no hana o 『koukai wa shitenai?』veladonna…
sekai de hitotsu rin to aoida ／ minikui hana o kaerareru nara
sosoide kimi no subete o
kaki midashite jubaku o hodoite?

I want to give it a try… I don’t doubt you have the power
and the resolve to move the wheel of temptation
I want you to close your meddling eyes and have at me with a single stroke of the sword
Even though you and I are different / if I’m to be coloured by your standards
give me a proud poisonous flower – ‘You don’t have any regrets?’ veladonna…
If I can change an ugly flower / the only one in the world I looked to with dignity,
how about we pour it out, shake you to your core,
and undo the curse binding you?

試してみる？このレールの上を共に走る
覚悟を決めたなら　veladonna…
貴方のように成れないけれど／貴方基準で価値付けないで
誇り高き妖の華『惨めにはしないでね？』veladonna…
世界で一つ凛と仰いだ／醜い華に見合う薬を
注いで　息を移して
生死を懸けて共に毒を飲んで？

tameshite miru? kono reeru no ue o tomo ni hashiru
kakugo o kimeta nara veladonna…
anata no you ni narenai keredo ／ anata kijun de kachi tsukenai de
hokori takaki you no hana 『mijime ni wa shinai de ne?』veladonna…
sekai de hitotsu rin to aoida ／ minikui hana ni mi au kusuri o
sosoide iki o utsushite
seishi o kakete tomo ni doku o nonde?

Want to give it a try? We’ll run together on this rail
If you’ve made up your mind, veladonna…
Although I can’t be like you / don’t judge my value by your standards
A proud bewitching flower – ‘Don’t make me out to be miserable, okay?’ veladonna…
A drug fit for an ugly flower / The only one in the world I looked to with dignity
How about we pour it out, exchange the air in our lungs,
and put our lives on the line drinking poison together?

ファム・ファタール | Femme Fatale

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Commissioned translation. These may be the most straightforward Asriel lyrics I’ve translated. There really isn’t any room for interpretation here. That’s not a bad thing though.

☆ Title: ファム・ファタール
★ Album: 汝を照らす朧のアリア
☆ Album Artist: Asriel
★ Vocals and lyrics: KOKOMI
☆ Arrangement and composition: 黒瀬圭亮 (Kurose Keisuke)

三つ先角曲がって
路地裏を真っ直ぐに
この道は　私を
一番に秀て魅せるんだ

mittsu saki kado magatte
rojiura o massugu ni
kono michi wa watashi o
ichiban ni hiite miseru n da

Take a turn three blocks down
and go straight down the back alley
This is the street
that attracts me the most

瞳を見ればすぐに分かるもの
その目的も　その対価も
日々繰り返す小鳥達の仕入れも
その連鎖には必要みたい

hitomi o mireba sugu ni wakaru mono
sono mokuteki mo sono taika mo
hibi kuri kaesu kotori tachi no shiire mo
sono rensa ni wa hitsuyou mitai

All it takes to understand right away is a look in the eyes
Your goal and how much you’ll pay
Procuring little birds repeatedly everyday
seems necessary for the chain

作りたて拙いリズムに
理想ばかり詩に乗せたの

tsukuritate tsutanai rizumu ni
risou bakari uta ni noseta no

Nothing but ideals put into a song
with a shoddy rhythm made moments ago

路地裏 Dancing room
誰も知らないの私の名前を　必要ない？
聞いて　私はこういう者です
ちょっと擦れたギリギリ天使じゃダメ？

rojiura Dancing room
dare mo shiranai no watashi no namae o hitsuyou nai?
kiite watashi wa kou iu mono desu
chotto sureta girigiri tenshi ja dame?

The dancing room in the back alley
Nobody knows my name – It’s not necessary, is it?
Listen up, this is the kind of person I am
Slightly scuffed, but still barely an angel – is that wrong?

今日もそろそろ朝がやって来るのね
この道はまた眠り出す
明日は何時からなんだろう
そんな物思いに耽る私がいるダメ？

kyou mo sorosoro asa ga yatte kuru no ne
kono michi wa mata nemuri dasu
asu wa doko kara nan darou
sonna monoomoi ni fukeru watashi ga iru dame?

Looks like the morning is about to come upon us again today
This street starts to fall sleep again
What time and place could it start tomorrow?
Here I am engrossed in such thoughts – is that wrong?

三つ先角曲がって
路地裏を真っ直ぐに
夜になり燈が灯る
楽しくね　この手を取りましょう

mittsu saki kado magatte
rojiura o massugu ni
yoru ni nari hi ga tomoru
tanoshiku ne kono te o torimashou

Take a turn three blocks down
and go straight down the back alley
It becomes night and the lights turn on
How about you take my hand, playfully

わざと乱した慣れない衣服は
その瞳の先の　その狙いを
集めて硬いリードを結びつけ
その連鎖には逆らえない

wazato midashita narenai doresu wa
sono me no saki no sono nerai o
atsumete katai riido o musubi tsuke
sono rensa ni wa sakaraenai

My unfamiliar dress, purposefully disheveled,
gathers your aim, the end of your line of sight
and ties a tight leash to you
You can’t go against the chain

開き掛けたドアの向こうには
理想ばかりあると思ってた

aki kaketa doa no mukou ni wa
risou bakari aru to omotteta

I thought there would only be ideals
on the other side of the open door

路地裏 Dancing hall
誰も知らないの私の名前を　必要ない？
聞いて　私はこういう者です
ちょっとズルいギリギリ天使じゃダメ？

rojiura Dancing hall
dare mo shiranai no watashi no o hitsuyou nai?
kiite watashi wa kou iu mono desu
chotto zurui girigiri tenshi ja dame?

The dancing hall in the back alley
Nobody knows my name – It’s not necessary, is it?
Listen up, this is the kind of person I am
Slightly cunning, but still barely an angel – is that wrong?

路地裏 Dancing room
誰も知らないの私の名前を　必要ない！
きっと　貴方は私の王子様
ちょっと擦れたお姫様気取りダメ？

rojiura Dancing room
dare mo shiranai no watashi no namae o hitsuyou nai!
kitto anata wa watashi no oujisama
chotto sureta ohimesama kidori dame?

The dancing hall in the back alley
Nobody knows my name – It’s not necessary!
I’m certain you’re my prince
Is it wrong to pretend to be a slightly scuffed princess?

今日もそろそろ朝がやって来るのね
この道はまた眠り出す
明日は何時からなんだろう
そんな物思いに耽る私がいるダメ？

kyou mo sorosoro asa ga yatte kuru no ne
kono michi wa mata nemuri dasu
asu wa doko kara nan darou
sonna monoomoi ni fukeru watashi ga iru dame?

Looks like the morning is about to come upon us again today
This street starts to fall sleep again
What time and place could it start tomorrow?
Here I am engrossed in such thoughts – is that wrong?