Determine

At first glance, this may seem exactly like all the other original Nachi love songs, but this time, instead of being about missing someone or unrequited love, it’s about a bad relationship.

☆ Title: Determine
★ Album: POP | CULTURE 5
☆ Album Artist: Alstroemeria Records
★ Vocals: Nachi Sakaue (坂上なち)
☆ Arrangement: Masayoshi Minoshima
★ Lyrics: Haruka
☆ Website: http://alst.net/


貴方の言葉空のままで 望むものは自分次第
私は道具じゃないから 自分の意志で動いてる
使うべきもの道具じゃなくて 心のある生身の者
溜め息だけが出ているだけ 貴方と過ごすこの時間

anata no kotoba kara no mama de nozomu mono wa jibun shidai
watashi wa dougu janai kara jibun no ishi de ugoiteru
tsukau beki mono dougu janakute kokoro no aru namami no mono
tameiki dake ga deteiru dake anata to sugosu kono jikan

Your words were empty as ever: what you desire depends on you
I’m not a tool, so I move on my own free will
What you should use isn’t a tool, it’s a living person with a heart
During the time I spend with you, all that comes out of my mouth are sighs

私ちゃんと見てない 貴方はそうエゴイスト
こんなにも苦しくて 暗闇のままで
私が壊れてゆく 時が戻せるのならば
繰り返す 過ちは なかったことにできた

watashi chanto mitenai anata wa sou egoisuto
konna ni mo kurushikute kurayami no mama de
watashi ga kowarete yuku toki ga modoseru no naraba
kuri kaesu ayamachi wa nakatta koto ni dekita

“You’re not paying enough attention to me,” you’re an egotist like that
It hurts so much, as I remain in darkness
I’m falling apart, but if I could turn back time
I’d be able to turn all the repeating mistakes into nothing

夢を追いかけられない 無駄な時間を過ごして
雪はこんな白くても 心は黒く
夢を見ることもできない 夢が逃げてく気がして
すべての終わりを告げたくて

yume o oi kakerarenai muda na jikan o sugoshite
yuki wa konna shirokutemo kokoro wa kuroku
yume o miru koto mo dekinai yume ga nigete ku ki ga shite
subete no owari o tsugetakute

Wasting all my time, I can’t chase after my dreams
The snow is so white, but my heart is black
I can’t even have dreams, I feel like they’re running away from me
I want to spell the end to everything

白い雪にかき消されたい 心がまだある私で
抜け出したい消え去りたい 私が過ごすこの時間

shiroi yuki ni kaki kesaretai kokoro ga mada aru watashi de
nuke dashitai kie saritai watashi ga sugosu kono jikan

I want to be lost to the snow, since I still have a heart
My time is spent wanting to escape and disappear

自分しか見えてない 貴方はそうエゴイスト
こんなにも窮屈で 先が見えてない
私の心消える 時間はもう戻らない
繰り返す 過ちが 自分の中に今も

jibun shika mietenai anata wa sou egoisuto
konna ni mo kyuukutsu saki ga mietenai
watashi no kokoro kieru jikan wa mou modoranai
kuri kaesu ayamachi ga jibun no naka ni ima mo

You can only see yourself, you’re an egotist like that
You’re so narrow-minded, you can’t see in front of you
My heart disappears, it’s too late to go back
The repeating mistakes reside within myself, even now

夢を追いかけられない 貴方がそばにいるから
白い雪に紛れたら 白紙のままに
夢を見ることもできない 夢さえもうわからない
私の終わりは貴方なの

yume o oi kakerarenai anata ga soba ni iru kara
shiroi yuki ni magiretara hakushi no mama ni
yume o miru koto mo dekinai yume sae mou wakaranai
watashi no owari wa anata nano

I can’t chase my dreams because you’re here with me
If I got lost in the snow, I’d remain a blank page
I can’t even have dreams, I don’t even know what dreams are anymore
You’re going to be the end of me

Visions

Taking Nachi’s original song spot, this is a really cute song. Normally I like my Ayame with as sad lyrics as possible, but this time it’s okay. I imagine this as a prequel to Days.
I’m also a sucker for when songs have introductions / outroductions.

STILL NO LYRICS ANYWHERE.
This seems to be a relatively slow Comiket (Reitaisai speed).

☆ Title: Visions
★ Album: POP | CULTURE 4
☆ Album Artist: Alstroemeria Records
★ Vocals: Ayame
☆ Arrangement: Masayoshi Minoshima
★ Lyrics: Haruka
☆ Website: http://alst.net/


いつの間に日差しが強くなって
降り注ぐ光の中にいるね
じめじめと沈んでた心なら
サヨナラ
サヨナラ

itsu no ma ni hizashi ga tsuyoku natte
furi sosogu hikari no naka ni iru ne
jimejime to shizundeta kokoro nara
sayonara
sayonara

Just when did the sunshine get so strong
and we be left in a downpour of light?
Now to my sodden and sunken heart:
Goodbye
Goodbye

たくさんの知らないこと 見つける旅出てみよう
JUMPして前向いて 胸を張り顔を上げて
たくさんの知らないこと 出会えたなら素敵だね
ほんの少しある 勇気を大きくして

takusan no shiranai koto mitsukeru tabi dete miyou
JUMP shite mae muite mune o hari kae agete
takusan no shiranai koto de aeta nara suteki da ne
hon no sukoshi aru yuuki o ookiku shite

Let’s try going on a trip to find lots of new things
Jumping and looking forward, chest out and face raised
Wouldn’t it be lovely if we found lots of new things
Turning just a little courage into something big

君から少しもらった 夢ならここにあるよ
ひとつが大切だからね 負けないよう育てよう
今ならわかるからね 出逢いは意味があるって
いつかは君に届けたい 私からの「ありがとう」

kimi kara sukoshi moratta yume nara koko ni aru yo
hitotsu ga taisetsu dakara ne makenai you sodateyou
ima nara wakaru kara ne deai wa imi ga aru tte
itsu ka wa kimi ni todoketai watashi kara no 「arigatou」

Those few dreams you gave me? They’re right here
One is special, so hey, let’s raise it so it won’t lose
Because I can understand now, that meetings have meaning
I want to send you someday a thanks from me

降りしきる強い雨の中でも
すぐやむと笑顔で君に言える
あの頃の自分はもういないよ
サヨナラ
サヨナラ

furi shikiru tsuyoi ame no naka demo
sugu yamu to egao de kimi ni ieru
ano koro no jibun wa mou inai yo
sayonara
sayonara

Even in a strong torrent of rain
I can tell you with a smile it’ll stop soon
My old self is no longer here
Goodbye
Goodbye

たくさんの知らないこと 見つけにさぁ出かけよう
JUMPして前向いて 胸を張り顔を上げて
たくさんの知らないこと 怖くない怖くないよ
ほんの少しある 勇気を大きくして

takusan no shiranai koto mitsuke ni saa de kakeyou
JUMP shite mae muite mune o hari kao agete
takusan no shiranai koto kowakunai kowakunai yo
hon no sukoshi aru yuuki o ookiku shite

Let’s go out to find lots of new things, come on
Jumping and looking forward, chest out and face raised
There are lots of new things, it’s not scary, it really isn’t
Turning just a little courage into something big

君から少しもらった 勇気がここにあるよ
今なら自然に言えるよ「こんにちは」と「ありがとう」
君から少しもらった 希望と夢の続き
今なら君に届くかな 私からの「ありがとう」

kimi kara sukoshi moratta yuuki ga koko ni aru yo
ima nara shisen ni ieru yo 「konnichiwa」 to 「arigatou」
kimi kara sukoshi moratta kibou to yume no tsudzuki
ima nara kimi ni todoku kana watashi kara no arigatou

The little courage you gave me is right here
Now I can say them naturally, “good day” and “thank you”
Carrying on the few dreams and hopes you gave me
I wonder if now it’ll reach you, a “thanks” from me

彼の岸へ-120416- | Towards the Far Shore-120416-

Requested by Scoupius Bluese. I haven’t heard too many songs like this. It has a really interesting atmosphere to it. Some of the stanzas overlap and have what seems like multiple singers singing at once, so be careful. I’m not too sure who the singers are though. I don’t know the significance of the numbers in the title either.

Notes: 彼の岸 and 此の岸 literally mean “far shore” and “close shore,” but they’re in reference to the Sanzu river: the Buddhist version of the River Styx. This is the border between our world and the next.

★ Title: 彼の岸へ-120416-
☆ Album: ヒストリアス
★ Album Artist: AVTechNO! x ALSTROeMERIA x WAVE
☆ Words: Lily
★ Music and arrange: Morrigan
☆ Website: http://www.circle-wave.net/product/aem0003/


凍りつく心 ひとり 寂しくてほろほろり

koori tsuku kokoro hitori samishikute horo horori

My heart freezes, lonely, all by myself (tears trickle)

夕暮れ闇の水面に 映すは此の岸の
哀しい目の子供
ひとりぼっちで遊んでいた

yuugure yami no minamo ni utsusu wa kono gishi no
kanashii me no kodomo
hitori bocchi de asondeita

Children of this side of the shore with grieving eyes reflect
on the evening’s dark water surface
They were playing in solitude

神様がくれた贈り物
たったひとつの大切な宝物
”あの時から ずっと 一緒。”

kamisama ga kureta okurimono
tatta hitotsu no taisetsu no takaramono
“ano toki kara zutto issho.”

The gift that God gave me
is my one and only precious treasure
“I’ve always been with you, since then.”

溶けていく心 ふたり 寄り添って ふわふわり

tokete yuku kokoro futari yori sotte fuwa fuwari

My hearts melts away, as we grow close (softly softly)

木漏れ日舞うお社に 祈るは彼の岸の
愛する君の永遠の安らかな眠りの為に

komorebi mau oyashiro ni inoru wa kano gishi no
aisuru kimi no towa no yasuraka na nemuri no tame ni

In the shrine where the filtered light dances, my prayers are dedicated
for the sake of my beloved, for your eternal rest in peace on the other side

どんなに離れていても大丈夫
優しい君の想い 最期に知った
”いつまでも ずっと 一緒。”

donna ni hanareteitemo daijoubu
yasashii kimi no omoi saigo ni shitta
“itsu made mo zutto issho.”

No matter how far we are, it’ll be alright
I learned your kind feelings in the bitter end
“I’ll always be with you, forever.”

ありがとう 大好き 絶対忘れない
君が遺してくれた あったかい温もり
”あの時から ずっと 一緒。”

arigatou daisuki zettai wasurenai
kimi ga nokoshite kureta attakai nukumori
“ano toki kara zutto issho.”

Thank you, I love you, and I absolutely won’t forget
the gentle warmth that you left behind for me
“I’ve always been with you, since then.”

電話鳴ったあの時に
覚悟をね 決めていたはずなのにね
最期まで心配かけたね
もう泣かない 約束
「おやすみなさい」

denwa natta ano toki ni
kakugo o ne kimeteita hazu nanoni ne
saigo made shinpai kaketa ne
mou nakanai yakusoku
「oyasuminasai」

When the phone rang
I had prepared myself, or so I thought
Until the very end, I made you worry
Promise me you won’t cry anymore
“Good night”

彼岸と此岸 繋がる橋に この歌響け
「おかえりなさい」

higan to shigan tsunagaru hashi ni kono uta hibike
「okaerinasai」

My song, resound to the bridge between this world and the next
“Welcome home”

君の声は | Your Voice

Requested by Anacoonda.

☆ Title: 君の声は
★ Album: LOP STEP RABBITS!
☆ Album Artist: かめるかめりあ&Confetto
★ Vocals: Nanahira (ななひら)
☆ Arrangement: Tsuko (つこ)
・Camellia (かめりあ)
★ Lyrics: Camellia (かめりあ)
☆ Website: http://kc-rabbits.tumblr.com/


(Woo oh oh) まだ残響が
(Woo oh oh) 消えずに浮かぶ
(Woo oh oh) 昨日と同じ
(Woo oh oh) 夜明け前の空

(Woo oh oh) mada zankyou ga
(Woo oh oh) kiezu ni ukabu
(Woo oh oh) kinou to onaji
(Woo oh oh) yoake mae no sora

(Woo oh oh) The echo will still
(Woo oh oh) hang around without fading
(Woo oh oh) It’s just like yesterday
(Woo oh oh) The sky before dawn

何度も歩いた細道 両手が空いたままの今日
急いだ用事もないのになぜか早足 すぐ通り過ぎたくて

nando mo aruita hosomichi ryoute ga aita mama no kyou
isoida youji mo nai noni naze ka hayaashi sugu toori sugitakute

I walked countless times on this narrow road, today both my hands are free
Despite having no errands to rush, my pace is fast, wanting to pass right on through

君の (La La La, La La La)
声は (La La La, La La La)
ここに (La La La, La La La)
なくて

kimi no (La La La, La La La)
koe wa (La La La, La La La)
koko ni (La La La, La La La)
nakute

Your (La La La, La La La)
voice (La La La, La La La)
isn’t (La La La, La La La)
here

(Woo oh oh) 一人の部屋を
(Woo oh oh) 埋める溜息
(Woo oh oh) 丸めて棄てて
(Woo oh oh) 戻れないのなら

(Woo oh oh) hitori no heya o
(Woo oh oh) umeru tameiki
(Woo oh oh) marumete sutete
(Woo oh oh) modorenai no nara

(Woo oh oh) A sigh fills
(Woo oh oh) the room for one
(Woo oh oh) Ball it up and throw it away
(Woo oh oh) if there’s no going back

どれくらい行き過ぎたんだろう
振り向いても 見えないくらい
眠りから 覚めないのならば
触れないまま 気づかないまま

dore kurai iki sugita n darou
furi muitemo mienai kurai
nemuri kara samenai no naraba
furenai mama kidzukanai mama

Just how much did I go too far?
Enough that even if I looked back, I couldn’t see
If you don’t wake up from sleep
you’ll remain out of touch and unaware

(Woo oh oh) (Woo oh oh)

君の (La La La, La La La)
声は (La La La, La La La)
ここに (La La La, La La La)
なくて

kimi no (La La La, La La La)
koe wa (La La La, La La La)
koko ni (La La La, La La La)
nakute

Your (La La La, La La La)
voice (La La La, La La La)
isn’t (La La La, La La La)
here

(Woo oh oh) エコーは続く
(Woo oh oh) 変わりもせずに
(Woo oh oh) 暖かな日を
(Woo oh oh) 忘れられるなら…

(Woo oh oh) ekoo wa tsudzuku
(Woo oh oh) kawari mo sezu ni
(Woo oh oh) atataka na hi o
(Woo oh oh) wasurareru nara…

(Woo oh oh) The echo continues
(Woo oh oh) without even changing
(Woo oh oh) If it’s possible
(Woo oh oh) to forget the warm sun…

(Woo oh oh) まだ残響が
(Woo oh oh) 消えずに浮かぶ
(Woo oh oh) 昨日と同じ
(Woo oh oh) 夜明け前の空

(Woo oh oh) mada zankyou ga
(Woo oh oh) kiezu ni ukabu
(Woo oh oh) kinou to onaji
(Woo oh oh) yoake mae no sora

(Woo oh oh) The echo will still
(Woo oh oh) hang around without fading
(Woo oh oh) It’s just like yesterday
(Woo oh oh) The sky before dawn