葬迎 | Burial Meeting

Posted by Amen

More related to Dolls in Pseudo Paradise. Having actually read it now, I can make some commentary.

This would seem to be talking about the most cowardly, evidence being that he is the one who had “died” and been reborn, and whose lover vanished. This explains some lines such as being “a former dead man” and how he’s in love with who he meets. From this reasoning, the one he meets is likely the most beautiful.

Thinking back on the lyrics, they’re so vague that they seem like they could come from either the most beautiful’s perspective of the most cowardly’s. In other words, it’s up to you to decide what’s going on now. Did the coward find the most beautiful and capture her? Or was the coward the one caught? Did the slaughtered bodies give away the position of the most beautiful as revenge on her? Or were they serving her pointing out the most cowardly?

★ Title: 葬迎
☆ Album: 屠 -Hohuri-
★ Album Artist: 凋叶棕
☆ Vocals: Meramipop (めらみぽっぷ)
★Lyrics and arrangment: RD-Sounds
☆ Website: http://www.rd-sounds.com/

そして永きに渡る日々の果て
消しきれない記憶の深層の底から
どこか歪なその人形たちが
いつか連れ立って迎えに来るのだ

soshite nagaki ni wataru hibi no hate
keshi kirenai kioku no ido no soko kara
doko ka ibitsu na sono ningyoutachi ga
itsu ka tsure datte mukae ni kuru no da

And now at the end of the days that went on forever
from the bottom of the pits of unerasable memories
somewhere those twisted dolls will
someday come together for a meeting

―何処までも。

―doko made mo.

―as far as it takes.

墓標に刻んだかつての亡骸
そうして一人だけ生きながらえても
記憶となって残り続ける限り
必ず何処かで探し出される

bohyou ni kizanda katsute no nakigara
sou shite hitori dake iki nagaraetemo
kioku to natte nokori tsudzukeru kagiri
kanarazu doko ka de sagashi dasareru

A former dead man that engraved into tombstones
despite having lived long all alone like that
as long as the memories continue to remain
they’ll be on the hunt, out somewhere

―逃がさない。

―nigasanai

―with no chance of escape.

暗闇の向こうから
屠ったはずの幻想が
その身のもとへと今手を伸ばして

kurayami no mukou kara
hohutta hazu no katamari ga
sono mi no moto e to ima te o nobashite

From beyond the darkness
the cluster of phantasms that ought to have been slaughtered
now reach out their hands towards that body’s place

―嗚呼、命取り。

―aa, inochi tori.

―Ah, life taking.

さあ　こっちへおいで　みんなでキミを呼んでいたんだ

saa kocchi e oide minna de kimi o yondeita n da

Come now, over this way, everyone together has been calling for you

さあ　手の鳴る方へ　何も怖くなんかないからね

saa te no naru hou e nani mo kowaku nanka nai kara ne

Come now, to the sound of my hands, there’s nothing to be scared of after all

さあ　こっちへおいで　みんながキミを待っているんだ

saa kocchi e oide minna ga kimi o matteiru n da

Come now, over this way, everyone is waiting for you

さあ　手の鳴る方へ　キミだけ仲間はずれになんてしないからね

saa te no naru hou e kimi dake nakama hazure ni nante shinai kara ne

Come now, to the sound of my hands, you’re the only one I won’t leave out after all

その手を取って愛の告白を
それか或いはこのまま誓いを交わそう
捨てた方はたとえ忘れたとしても
捨てられた方は永久に忘れはしないと

sono te o totte ai no kokuhaku o
sore ka arui wa kono mama chikai o kawasou
suteta hou wa tatoe wasureta toshitemo
suterareta hou wa towa ni wasure wa shinai to

To take your hand and a confession of love
That, or otherwise let us exchange our vows like this
If we say that you forget things that you throw away
then being thrown away is something you will never forget

―わかったろ？

―wakattaro?

―don’t you understand?

正直者の名残が
強い妄執に裏打たれて
仲良しの幻想にずっと縋っては

shoujikimono no nagori ga
tsuyoi kizuna ni ura utarete
naka yoshi no gensou ni zutto sugatte wa

The remains of the honest men are
struck from behind by their delusions of strong bonds
To always cling to the fantasy of getting along is

―嗚呼、命取り。

―aa, inochi tori.

―ah, life taking.

さあ　もどっておいで
僕らが　　　を忘れるもんか

saa modotte oide
bokura ga omae o wasureru mon ka

Go now, turn back and go
As if we would ever forget you

さあ　この手を取って　このすばらしい楽園へ

saa kono te o totte kono subarashii rakuen e

Come now, take my hand, we’re off towards a wonderful paradise

さあ　もどっておいで
僕らが　　　を手放すもんか

saa modotte oide
bokura ga omae o tebanasu mon ka

Go now, turn back and go
As if we would ever let go of you

さあ　この手を取って
どうせ帰る場所はここしかないんだからね

saa kono te o totte
douse kaeru basho wa koko shika nai n dakara ne

Come now, take this hand
there’s nowhere for us to return to but here after all

ねえ、僕だけは、キミのこと。
誰よりも大事に思っていたんだよ　わかってよ。
今ならきっと、言えるかな。
今度こそ、終わらない、人形戯曲を、始めよう！

nee, boku dake wa, kimi no koto.
dare yori mo daiji ni omotteita n da yo wakatte yo.
ima nara kitto, ieru kana.
kondo koso, owaranai, ningyou asobi o, hajimeyou!

Hey, I’m the only one, that had thought of you.
As more precious than anyone else, know that.
I wonder if surely now, I can say it.
This time around, it won’t end, let us begin, the toy theater!

―さぁ、捕まえた。

―saa, tsukamaeta.

―Look, I caught you.

さあ　一緒に行こう
もう一度みんなでやり直そう

saa issho ni ikou
mou ichido minna de yari naosou

Come, let’s go together
Let’s do it over with everyone one more time

さあ　一緒に帰ろう
どこでもずっと一緒だからね

saa issho ni kaerou
doko demo zutto issho dakara ne

Come, let’s go home together
we’ll always be together after all

さあ　こっちへおいで
何も怖くなんか無いだろう？

saa kocchi e oide
nani mo kowaku nanka nai darou?

Come now, over this way
there’s nothing to be scared of is there?

さあ　一緒になろう
死んだって終わりになんてならないんだからね

saa issho ni narou
shinda tte owari ni nante naranai n dakara ne

Come now, let’s be together
being dead doesn’t mean that it’s the end after all

絶対　離れないから
最後に僕らが得をするんだ

zettai hanarenai kara
saigo ni bokura ga toku o suru n da

Because I absolutely won’t leave
in the end we’ll come out ahead

絶対　逃がさないから
こうして最後には大団円へ

zettai nigasanai kara
kou shite saigo ni wa happy end e

Because I absolutely won’t let you escape
in doing this we head towards the final act, a happy end

絶対　離さないから
この楽園から逃がさないよ

zettai hanasanai kara
kono rakuen kara nigasanai yo

Because I absolutely won’t let go
I won’t let you escape from this paradise

素敵な幻想郷で暮らそうよ

suteki na hakaba de kurasou yo

Let’s live in this lovely graveyard, Gensokyo

おかえり、楽園へ!

okaeri, rakuen e!

Welcome home, to paradise!

おかえり、幻想郷へ

okaeri, gensoukyou e

墓標 | Tombstones

Posted by Amen

Requested by my friend Lori, lyrics were found transcripted on a website. I somewhat question the structure of that last stanza there, but what can you do?

Notes: 「早起きにして六文の得」 is based on a proverb, 「早起きは三文の徳」, that essentially translates to “early bird catches the worm,” literally translating into “Waking up early is a benefit for those with little cash.” In this version though, instead of 三文, it’s 六文, which is the fare to cross the river Sanzu.

「丑の刻参り」, or “the two o’clock curse” as I named it, refers to the curse where you drive a nail through a doll into a sacred tree of a shrine for seven nights in a row between 1-3am to kill the person it represents. Imagine a voodoo doll. In the song here though, it only takes one night.

★ Title: 墓標
☆ Album: 屠 -Hohuri-
★ Album Artist: 凋叶棕
☆ Vocals: Meramipop (めらみぽっぷ)
★Lyrics and arrangment: RD-Sounds
☆ Website: http://www.rd-sounds.com/

もう、そこには誰もいはしない。
だから、
もう、そこには君もいやしない。

mou, soko ni wa dare mo iwashinai.
dakara,
mou, soko ni wa kimi mo iyashinai

Not anymore, is anyone there.
Therefore,
not anymore, are you there either.

そこに只、在るのは。
二度と生を刻むことの無い骸―。

soko ni tada, aru no wa.
nido to sei o kizamu koto no nai mukuro―.

The things, that are simply there.
Are but corpses that will never chip at life again―.

首と躯とは離れ離れ。

kubi to karada to wa hanarebanare

Their heads and bodies can be defined as apart.

幸福に沈む、傍ら、磔に。

maboroshi ni shizumu, katawara, haritsuke ni.

Sinking into an illusion of joy, while also, into crucifixion.

そして、僕といえば、
二度と地を踏むことさえない屍―。

soshite, boku to ieba,
nido to chi o fumu koto sae nai kabane―.

And, if you speak of me,
you speak of a corpse never to even tread upon earth again―.

足を踏み入れた蓬莱の地に、
僕らの楽園を夢見たのに

ashi o fumi ireta hourai no chi ni,
bokura no rakuen o yume mita noni

On the grounds of Mount Hourai that we treaded,
although we dreamt of our paradise

ああ僕らは
何も知らなかったんだ
何もかもが嘘つきのこんな幻想郷があることも

aa bokura wa
nani mo shiranakatta n da
nani mo kamo ga usotsuki no konna sekai ga aru koto mo

Ah, we didn’t
know a single thing
not that this kind of world, gensokyo, where every little thing is a liar, existed either

ああ何を
違えてしまったのか
僕らはきっと仲良く生きていける筈だったのに

aa nani o
tagaete shimatta no ka
bokura wa kitto naka yoku ikite ikeru haze datta noni

Ah, what did we
end up going against?
Despite the fact that we surely should’ve been able to live on good terms

―せめて、君がいさえすれば…

―semete, kimi ga i sae sureba…

―At least, as long as you were here…

そんな思いが、胸を掠めては、　　消えた。

sonna omoi ga, mune o kasumete wa, kieta.

those kinds of thoughts brushed by my heart, and disappeared.

こんな恐ろしいところには、
もはや、
一刻たりとてもいられない。

konna osoroshii tokoro ni wa,
mohaya,
hitotoki tari totemo irarenai.

In this kind of dreadful place,
no longer,
not even one more moment can I stay.

そうしてその足を。
自ら死地に追いやる愚か者―。

sou shite sono ashi wo.
mizukara shichi ni oi yaru oroka mono―.

With that, I was a fool.
Who personally drove his feet into a land of death―.

もっとも安全な方法とは。

mottomo anzen na ikikata to wa.

The safest way to live can be defined as.

常に自分の手に握り置くもので。

tsune ni jibun no te ni nigiri oku mono de.

Something to always grip firmly in one’s own hands.

けして理解のできぬ、
世界に触れてなどしてはならない。

keshite rikai no dekinu,
sekai ni furete nado shite wa naranai.

You must not come in contact with a world,
that doesn’t understand that in the least.

なんて悪趣味な人形戯曲。
誰も人間ではいられなかったか

nante akushumi na ningyou asobi.
dare mo matomo de wa irarenakatta ka

What an untasteful toy theater.
Could no one be honest, be human?

ああ彼らは
かくも愚かだったのだ
暗闇の向こう側で謎のピエロが嗤っている

aa karera wa
kakumo oroka datta no da
kurayami no mukougawa de nazo no piero ga waratteiru

Ah, as for them
they were all so foolish.
The mysterious clown is sniggering on the other side of the darkness.

ああボクこそ
最後の勝者なのだ
愚か者共の末路をその正義の証として

aa boku koso
saigo no shousha na no da
oroka mono domo no matsuro o sono seigi no akashi toshite

Ah, but as for me
I’ll surely be the final victor
as proof of the justice of the fateful end of those fools

そして誰もいなくなる前に

soshite dare mo inaku naru mae ni

And then, before everyone dies off

これは心の最奥に刻み込む、墓標。

kore wa kokoro no oku ni kizami komu, bohyou.

This will etch into the depths of my heart, the tombstones.

疑いもせず　手に取る報い
好奇心こそ最大の敵よ

utagai mo sezu te ni toru mukui
koukishin koso saidai no teki yo

Without a doubt, they get their just desserts
It’s curiousity that’s the greatest enemy

そう、刻まれるべきだ一人一人