Ancient Princess

Requested by Kii, it’s easy to see how similar the style is to convalla prison. I wonder if all of Oosera’s songs are like this.

Note: 申子 literally means “heaven-sent child,” but I figured translating that as “saint” was more fitting. I guess the speaker here is the “crane of love” called upon to love this fallen angel, but it seems they don’t have much time together, which would explain why the speaker wishes to “destroy the key” and trap her. This might be a bit of an obvious observation, but it seems the princess was the one who called upon the speaker here in her sleep.

★ Title: Ancient Princess
☆ Album: Former Frontier 3rd Germinate
★ Album Artist: Seventh Heaven MAXION (セブンスヘブンMAXION)
☆ Vocals and lyrics: Oosera Ai (大瀬良あい)
★ Arrangement: Mizonokuchi Yuuma (溝口ゆうま)
☆ Original Title: Phantasmagoria
★ Website: http://shm.jpn.org/


神様より堕とされし申子 愚かな罪背負う少女
甘美な声の裏何想う 悪魔の顔持つ天使よ
気付くかしら愛の契約書
誘われ欲望を盗むの?
願うのなら鍵を壊して 籠に囚われし蒼い鳥

kami yori otosareshi moushigo oroka na tsumi seou shoujo
kanbi na koe no ura nani omou akuma no kao motsu tenshi yo
kidzuku kashira ai no contract
izanaware yoku o nusumu no?
negau no nara kagi o kowashite kago ni torawareshi aoi tori

The saint that fell from the grace of God, a foolish sin bearing girl
What is she thinking behind her sweet voice? That angel wearing the face of a devil
I wonder if she’s noticed the contract of love
Have I been called to steal her lust?
If I were to wish, it’d be to destroy the key and trap the young bird in its cage

囁いて命より重い愛を
目醒めさせてそう唇で

sasayaite inochi yori omoi ai o
me samesasete sou kuchibiru de

I’ll whisper to you a love heavier than life
I’ll make you wake up, yes, with my lips

薔薇が咲き誇る遺跡に 孤独埋め眠りにつくの
見上げる月は涙の味 深淵の前迎えに来て?

bara ga saki hokoru iseki ni kodoku ume nemuri ni tsuku no
mi ageru tsuki wa namida no aji shinen no mae mukae ni kite?

The roses bloom fully in the ancient ruins, do you fall asleep to fill the solitude?
The moon up above gives a taste of tears, will you come to greet me before this abyss?

抱き締めて宝石より硬い意志で
羽搏かせてその翼で

daki shimete daiya yori katai ishi de
habatakasete sono tsubasa de

I’ll hug you with determination stronger than diamonds
I’ll make you flap those wings of yours

触れずに胸の奥底
射抜いてね薔薇の棘が貴女を刺してしまう
夢幻に愛のツル溶け絡ませて幸せ無限に味わいましょ

furezu ni mune no oku
inuite ne bara no doke ga anata o sashite shamau
mugen ni ai no tsuru toke karamasete shiawase mugen ni ajiwaimasho

Without touching you the depths of your heart
is shot through, the rose’s thorns end up piercing right through you
Entwine with the crane of love and melt into a dream, let’s forever savour the taste of happiness

神様より堕とされし申子
真なる勝利掴む少女
願うのなら愛を誓って
信じない…でも信じたいの

kami yori otosareshi moushigo
shin naru shouri tsukamu shoujo
negau no nara ai o chikatte
shinjinai… demo shinjitai no

The saint that fell from the grace of God
the girl catches a victory that turns out true
If I were to wish it’d be to take an oath of love
I don’t have faith… but I want to believe

埋めさせて密より甘い愛を
穢れの無いこの瞳で

umesasete mitsu yori amai ai o
kegare no nai kono hitomi de

I’ll fill you up with love sweeter than secrecy
with these eyes that contain no impurity

触れずに胸の奥底
射抜いてね薔薇の棘が貴女を刺してしまう
夢幻に愛のツル溶け絡ませて幸せ無限に味わいましょ

furezu ni mune no oku
inuite ne bara no doke ga anata o sashite shamau
mugen ni ai no tsuru toke karamasete shiawase mugen ni ajiwaimasho

 

Without touching you the depths of your heart
is shot through, the rose’s thorns end up piercing right through you
Entwine with the crane of love and melt into a dream, let’s forever savour the taste of happiness

螺旋の階段駆ける古の遺跡では
一人孤独な姫が愛を求めてた
愛を教えて…今の一時で構わない
その為導くから溢れる幸せ

rasen no kaidan kakeru inishie no iseki de wa
hitori kodoku na hime ga ai o motometeta
ai o oshiete… ima no hitotoki de kamawanai
sono tame michibiku kara afureru shiawase

Running up the spiral stairway of the ancient ruins in which
the one lonely princess had wished for love
I’ll show her true love… It doesn’t matter that we have little time
For that reason I’ll show her the way to overflowing happiness

doom and gloom

Requested by Primity, lets see: Having to repeat a fate over and over, despite knowing it’ll end badly? I’m somewhat reminded of Homura.

Notes: I felt somewhat unsatisfied with my translation here, as you might have noticed from my many edits since I posted. The song seems more clear in the second half, but it woulda been really nice to have some pre-established context to work from this time around. It seems that here, the singer has an opposing force. The singer wants the opposing force to give up her evil ways, as evidenced by “Your eyes, body, and heart burn red | Release it into this blue sky.” Maybe it’s a friend, and that’s who the speaker is fighting to save. This song was somewhat tough, I had to rely a lot on the “this”s and “that”s for perspective, who the speech was aimed at here, which can be pretty vague at times. After relistening countless times, I think I’ve got it down though.

★ Title: doom and gloom
☆ Album: SIN
★ Album Artist: Primary
☆ Vocals and lyrics: yuiko
★ Arrangement: Meis Clauson
☆ Website: http://primary-yuiko.com/

 

そっと始まった物語は
何度もわたしを操っていた

sotto hajimatta monogatari wa
nando mo watashi o ayatsutteita

The story that started so gently
has manipulated me many times

その度祈った
この世界はきっと
悲しみに溢れ 泣いているから

sono tabi inotta
kono sekai wa kitto
kanashimi ni afure naiteiru kara

Each time I prayed
was because this world was surely
crying, overflowed with sadness

また繰り返すのだろう 人のあやまちを
その運命を辿るように
たった一つの願いも このカラダのように
灰となって 消えてしまうだけ

mata kuri kaesu no darou hito no ayamachi o
sono unmei o tadoru you ni
tatta hitotsu no negai mo kono karada no you ni
hai to natte kiete shimau dake

I’ll have to repeat the mistakes of mankind again won’t I?
In order to follow that fate

Even my single desire, just like this body,
will just turn to ash and disappear

その声はいつも 聞こえていた
わたしの行くべき道を告げた

sono koe wa itsumo kikoeteita
watashi no yuku beki michi o tsugeta

I could always hear that voice
it told me which path I should take

その度叫んだ
この手を振り上げ
“今度こそは”強く 願いながら

sono tabi sakenda
kono te o furi age
“kondo koso wa” tsuyoku negai nagara

Each time I shouted out
I raised my hands up high
while wishing strongly “This time, I’ll definitely…”

この悲しみの果てに 何が見えるだろう
小さな声で呟いても
また同じ結末が 待っているのなら
この運命は 何故繰り返すのか

kono kanashimi no hate ni nani ga mieru darou
chiisa na koe de tsubuyaitemo
mata onaji ketsumatsu ga matteiru no nara
kono unmei wa naze kurikaesu no ka

At the edge of this sorrow, what do you think I’ll see?
Even though I mutter with a small voice
If the same ending really is waiting for me again
why is this fate repeating?

もう何度目だろう この階段
昇りきれば また終わるだけだ
最期をわかっているのに ただ
この身はどうして動くの?

mou nandome darou kono kaidan
nobori kireba mata owaru dake da
saigo o wakatteiru noni tada
kono mi wa doushite ugoku no?

How many times has it been already?
If I scale these stairs it’ll just end again
I understand my final moments so why
does my body keep on moving?

赤く燃える その瞳を 躰を 心を
この青空に解き放って
またわたしは始める 同じ運命を
変わることない結末でも
気高い思いだけは 失くさないままで
何度でも 手を振り上げるのだろう

akaku moeru sono me o karada o kokoro o
kono aozora ni toki hanatte
mata watashi wa hajimeru onaji unmei o
kawaru koto nai ketsumatsu demo
kedakai omoi dake wa nakusanai mama de
nando demo te o furi ageru no darou

Your eyes, body, and heart burn red
Release it into this blue sky
Once again I start the same old fate
Even though the ending won’t change
the one thing I won’t lose are my high hopes
no matter how many times it takes I’ll raise my arms up high

flower

Ah.. there was no video for this one either, but it’s such a great song! Been addicted to this one and the 2 keys rock arrange for a while now. Notes about this song would be a little spoilery I feel, so skip over them below if you want to experience the song first. I don’t know how obvious the surprise would be though, reading it in English.

Notes: Whoa whoa, I was reading this in the beginning thinking that the speaker here meant her loved one had passed away, but then during the line “Even though I’m not there anymore,” “not there anymore” generally has the nuance of death in Japanese, which implies that the speaker was the one who died. This evidence can be supported looking at phrases such as “In a world far away.” In that case, then when she said “I grow to want our paths to overlap,” could she have meant.. she wants him to also die just so she can see him again? The things you’d do for love…

★ Title: flower
☆ Album: Dancing Dollz
★ Album Artist: ZYTOKINE
☆ Vocals: aki
★ Arrangement and lyrics: Linjin (隣人)
☆ Original Title: Unknown Flower, Mesmerizing Journey (未知の花 魅知の旅)
★ Website: http://zytokine-web.com/

笑う事 忘れた あの日に
無くしたものは 重く
それでもね 季節が巡って
またあの花が 咲いたよ

warau koto wasureta ano hi ni
nakushita mono wa omoku
sore demo ne kisetsu ga megutte
mata ano hana ga saita yo

On the day I forgot how to laugh
what I had lost weighed heavily on me
but even still, the seasons continued to cycle
Those flowers have bloomed once again

君が 好きな 風に揺れる花
とても とても きれいに咲いているよ

kimi ga suki na kaze ni yureru hana
totemo totemo kirei ni saiteiru yo

The flowers that you love waving in the breeze
are blooming, are blooming very prettily

独りきりじゃ わからなかった
君が教えてくれた 花の香り その美しさ
風に 凪いでいる

hitorikiri ja wakaranakatta
kimi ga oshiete kureta hana no kaori sono utsukushisa
kaze ni naideiru

I didn’t understand it by myself
You were the one who taught me about the flower’s fragrance, that beauty
calming down with the wind

遠い世界で 同じように
君も見ていますか
あの日と同じ 花を

tooi sekai de onaji you ni
kimi mo miteimasu ka
ano hi to onaji hana o

In a world far away, just like I am
are you also looking at them?
At these flowers, just like those old days

記憶に 浮かぶ
君の優しい笑顔と微笑み
雲間にのぞく 星の色に
とても良く似て 君の旅路に重なりたくなる
もう一度だけ 出会えたなら

kioku ni ukabu
kimi no yasashii egao to hohoemi
kumoma ni nozoku hoshi no iro ni
totemo yoku nite kimi no tabiji ni kasanaritaku naru
mou ichido dake de aeta nara

Floating in memories
I see your gentle face and your smile
Peeking between the clouds, it looked very similar
to the colour of the stars – I grow to want our paths to overlap
if we could have met again just one more time

君が 好きな 風に揺れる花
とても とても きれいに咲いているよ

kimi ga suki na kaze ni yureru hana
totemo totemo kirei ni saiteiru yo

The flowers that you love waving in the breeze
are blooming, are blooming very prettily

独りきりで ただ泣いていた
僕はもういないけど
花が揺れて 心が揺れて 風に 泣いている

hitorikiri de tada naiteita
boku wa mou inai kedo
hana ga yurete kokoro ga yurete kaze ni naiteiru

All alone I had just cried
Even though I’m not there anymore
as the flowers sway, my heart also sways, and I cry to the wind

遠い旅路で 笑いながら
君も見ていますか
あの日と同じ 花を

tooi tabiji de warai nagara
kimi mo miteimasu ka
ano hi to onaji hana o

While smiling on this far journey
are you also looking at them?
At these flowers, just like those old days

独りきりじゃ わからなかった
君が教えてくれた 花の香り その美しさ
風に 凪いでいる

hitorikiri ja wakaranakatta
kimi ga oshiete kureta hana no kaori sono utsukushisa
kaze ni naideiru

I didn’t understand it alone
You were the one who taught me about the flower’s fragrance, and their beauty
calming down with the wind

遠い世界で 同じように
君も見ていますか
あの日と同じ 花を

tooi sekai de onaji you ni
kimi mo miteimasu ka
ano hi to onaji hana o

In a world far away, just like I am
are you also looking at them?
At these flowers, just like those old days

Baby, Baby

Requested by Primity, it’s as he said, you can see the growth that both Tsubaki and Mei have underwent since they started. I think I like Tsubaki’s lyrics more when they’re like this rather than her more abstract ones, it’s easier to get perspective.

Notes: During the line “Even though you’re just behind the glass, I can’t make you disappear,” I picture that as meaning she can’t pull the blind down the window to block him out. I’m also stuck on the fence about whether I should’ve put “deserty” in place of “desert-like.” Maybe “a sandy place” or “barren” would’ve worked well too.

★ Title: Baby, Baby
☆ Album: Love=ALL
★ Album Artist: Syrufit (Studio “Syrup Comfiture”)
☆ Lyrics: Tsubaki Ichimatsu (市松 椿)
★Vocals: Tsubaki Ichimatsu (市松 椿), Mei Ayakura (綾倉 盟)
☆ Arrangement: Syrufit (Studio “Syrup Comfiture”)
★ Original Title: The Inevitably Forbidden Game (禁じざるをえない遊戯)

崩れていく理想の会話
ロープレ通りできないなら
予習したって意味がなくて
むなしいだけ whatever you say

kuzurete iku risou no kaiwa
roopure doori dekinai nara
yoshuu shita tte imi ga nakute
munashii dake whatever you say

We have a talk of crumbling ideals
If you can’t follow the roleplay then
there’s no point in having a lesson prepared
Whatever you say just goes to vain

はぐらかして楽しんでる
私一人置いてけぼり
肝心なとき頼れなくて
寂しいだけ そうきっと

hagurakashite tanoshinderu
watashi hitori oitekebori
kanjin na toki tayorenakute
sabishii dake sou kitto

Always slipping away to have some fun
leaving only me behind
I can’t rely on this crucial time with you
It’s just lonely, surely that’s so

君は一人でも生きていけるからそんな逞しいんだ
弱く生まれた私には難しいことばかり

kimi wa hitori demo ikite ikeru kara sonna takumashii n da
yowaku umareta watashi ni wa muzukashii koto bakari

It’s no wonder you’re so strong, you’re good at living even all alone
For someone who was born weak like me, that’s a little difficult

Baby,baby! Are you here?
君の心が どこか知らない場所にあって
Baby,maybe you’re not here
ガラス越しでも 消せないまま
大好き goodbye

Baby,baby! Are you here?
kimi no kokoro ga dokoka shiranai basho ni atte
Baby,maybe you’re not here
garasu goshi demo kesenai mama
daisuki goodbye

Baby, baby! Are you here?
Your heart is somewhere unknown to me
Baby, maybe you’re not here
Even though you’re just behind the glass, I can’t make you disappear
I love you, good bye

Baby,baby! Do you hear?
本当の気持ち 隠さないでよ 大丈夫って
君の指先 触れたまつげが 証明する
大好き goodbye

Baby,baby! Do you hear?
honto no kimochi kakusanai de yo daijoubu tte
kimi no yubisaki fureta matsuge ga shoumei suru
daisuki goodbye

Baby, baby! Do you hear?
“Don’t hide your true feelings, it’s alright”
Your that fingertips were touched by my eyelashes leaves proof
that I love you, good bye

Baby, baby! Are you here?
Baby, maybe you’re not here
Baby, baby! Do you hear?
I’m not ready to tell you goodbye

分かり合ったつもりだった
本当は長い からっぽの距離
気づかなくて 手を伸ばした
踏み外して I almost fall down!

wakari atta tsumori datta
honto wa nagai karappo no kyori
kidzukanakute te o nobashita
fumi hazushite I almost fall down!

We had the intent to understand each other
The truth is we’re separated by a long empty distance
I didn’t notice, I reached out my hand
I lost my footing, I almost fell down!

馬鹿みたいで恥ずかしくて
でも君には言えなかった
もっと近くに行きたかった
寂しいだけ そう まだ

baka mitai de hazukashikute
demo kimi ni wa ienakatta
motto chikaku ni ikitakatta
sabishii dake sou mada

I’m so stupid and embarassed
but I couldn’t say that for you
I wanted to get closer to you
but I’m just still lonely, yes, still

君が何を背負っているのか何一つ知らないんだ
辛いことや苦しいこといろいろあったのかな

kimi ga nani o seotteiru no ka nani hitotsu shiranai n da
tsurai koto ya kurushii koto iroiro atta no kana

Just what burdens are you carrying? I don’t know about even one
I wonder if you’ve had various painful or tough times…

Baby,baby! Are you here?
君の欠片が 砂漠みたいな場所にあって
Baby,maybe you’re not here
私の手では 連れ出せない
ごめんね goodbye

Baby,baby! Are you here?
kimi no kakera ga sabaku mitai na basho ni atte
Baby,maybe you’re not here
watashi no te de wa tsure dasenai
gomenne goodbye

Baby, baby! Are you here?
Broken pieces of you are scattered in a desert-like place
Baby, maybe you’re not here
With these hands I can’t take them out
I’m sorry, good bye

Baby,baby! Do you hear?
私の気持ち 包み込んでよ 平気だよって
君の視線で 捕らえたんなら 証明して
大好き goodbye

Baby,baby! Do you hear?
watashi no kimochi tsutsumi konde yo heiki da yo tte
kimi no shisen de toraeta n nara shoumei shite
daisuki goodbye

Baby, baby! Do you hear?
“Wrap up all my feelings, I’m alright”
If I’ve been captured by your sight, prove it
I love you, good bye

Baby,baby! Are you here?
君の心が どこか知らない場所にあって
Baby,maybe you’re not here
ガラス越しでも 消せないまま
大好き goodbye

Baby,baby! Are you here?
kimi no kokoro ga dokoka shiranai basho ni atte
Baby,maybe you’re not here
garasu goshi demo kesenai mama
daisuki goodbye

Baby, baby! Are you here?
Your heart is somewhere unknown to me
Baby, maybe you’re not here
Even though you’re just behind the glass, I can’t make you disappear
I love you, good bye

Baby,baby! Do you hear?
本当の気持ち 隠さないでよ 大丈夫って
君の指先 触れたまつげが 証明する
大好き goodbye

Baby,baby! Do you hear?
honto no kimochi kakusanai de yo daijoubu tte
kimi no yubisaki fureta matsuge ga shoumei suru
daisuki goodbye

Baby, baby! Do you hear?
“Don’t hide your true feelings, it’s alright”
Your eyelashes that were touched by my fingertips leaves proof
that I love you, good bye

Baby, baby! Are you here?
Baby, maybe you’re not here
Baby, baby! Do you hear?
I’m not ready to tell you goodbye