English Lyric Translations

Time Flows

Posted by

0

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.

☆ Title: Time Flows
★ Album: 東方幻想峠最速伝説 ～ プロジェクトDownHill Queen
☆ Album Artist: とらのあな
★ Vocals: Ayakura Mei (綾倉盟)
☆ Lyrics: Haruka
★ Arrangement: Masayoshi Minoshima
☆ Original: The Maid and the Pocket Watch of Blood
(メイドと血の懐中時計)

夢を見てた この時はいつも続かず
過ぎて行った この胸に寂しさ残して
私が今 この時をすべて止めても
手にしてたい このままで

yume o miteta kono toki wa itsu mo tsudzukazu
sugite itta kono mune ni samishisa nokoshite
watashi ga ima kono toki o subete tometemo
te ni shitetai kono mama de

I had a dream where this moment never continued
It passed leaving behind a feeling of loneliness in my heart
Even if I were to completely stop time now
there’s something I’ve been wanting to have, as it is

一番大事な物は 今も壊れたままなの
止めた時間 戻らない事実
今もここで 失くしているまま
時は動き続け

ichiban daiji na mono wa ima mo kowareta mama nano
tometa jikan modoranai jijitsu
ima mo koko de nakushiteiru mama
toki wa ugoki tsudzuke

What’s most important to me still remains broken
It’s a fact that I can’t turn back frozen time
Even now, here in a state of loss,
time continues to move

夢を見た 今この時に失くした物を
戻せるのなら 今でもこの手で
時計の針を 何度も止めてみたの
時は流れるのに

yume o mita ima kono toki ni nakushita mono o
modoseru no nara ima demo kono te de
tokei no hari o nando mo tomete mita no
toki wa nagareru noni

If I could restore what I lost during this moment I dreamt of
I’d do it myself right now
Over and over I tried to stop the hands on the clock,
however time flows on

夢を見ても この時はいつも残らず
過ぎて行った 胸の中寂しさ残して
私だけが この時間すべて止めてた
動き出せぬ 想いだけ私が止めてた

yume o mitemo kono toki wa itsumo nokorazu
sugite itta mune no naka samishisa nokoshite
watashi dake ga kono jikan subete tometeta
ugoki dasunu omoi dake watashi ga tometeta

Even while dreaming, time had passed by,
never leaving anything behind except loneliness in my heart
Only I had completely stopped time
All I had stopped was unmovable feelings

消えた物は 変わる事はない
止めた時間 戻らない事実
今も時は 刻み続けてた
止まることを忘れ

kieta mono wa kawaru koto wa nai
tometa jikan modoranai jijitsu
ima mo toki wa kizami tsudzuketeta
tomaru koto o wasure

There’s no change in what’s disappeared
It’s a fact that I can’t turn back frozen time
Even now time was continuing to tick
Forgetting to stop

流れ行く 時は今でも失くした物を
戻らないまま 刻み続けてた
時計の針を 何度も止めてみたの
時は流れるのに

nagare yuku toki wa ima demo nakushita mono o
modoranai mama kizami tsudzuketeta
tokei no hari o nando mo tomete mita no
toki wa nagareru noni

Still unable to restore what I lost,
time flowed and continued to tick
Over and over I tried to stop the hands on the clock,
however time flows on

虹色セレナーデ | Rainbow-Coloured Serenade

Posted by

0

This was the first Asriel song I had ever heard, and it was the band’s last new song. I’m not sure why it took me so long to translate this one, even though I’ve always liked it. It really gives off a different impression compared to their other songs. Not only the instrumental, even Kokomi sounds a little different in the way she sings here.

☆ Title: 虹色セレナーデ
★ Album: Asriel
☆ Album Artist: Asriel
★ Vocals and lyrics: KOKOMI
☆ Arrangement and composition: Kurose Keisuke (黒瀬圭亮)

手と手が触れる　小さな始まりの音
夢見た遠い世界は　本当は傍にあったね

te to te ga fureru chiisa na hajimari no oto
yume mita tooi sekai wa hontou wa soba ni atta ne

Our hands touch – The small sound of a beginning
The far away world I dreamed of was actually by my side

まだかな　ここで待つ私は　春を待つ桜のよう
光射す木漏れ日　風が運んできた

mada kana koko de matsu watashi wa haru o matsu sakura no you
hikari sasu komorebi kaze ga hakonde kita

How much longer? Waiting here, I’m like a sakura waiting for the spring
Sunlight shines through the trees, brought here by the wind

夢を描いてた白い空から
紙飛行機が弧を描きながら　私の手に降りた
いつか巡り会う誰かの元へ　道があるなら
七色に染めて綺麗な虹にしましょう

yume o egaiteta shiroi sora kara
kami hikouki ga ko o egaki nagara watashi no te ni orita
itsu ka meguri au dare ka no moto e michi ga aru nara
nanairo ni somete kirei na niji ni shimashou

I had pictured a dream – From the white sky
a paper airplane drew an arc and descended into my hands
If there’s a road to someone I’ll have the fortunate of meeting one day,
I shall dye it seven colours and make it a pretty rainbow

一人の時は　寂しさ感じないけど
二人のふとした瞬間に　見える距離に怯えてた

hitori no toki wa samishisa kanjinai kedo
futari no futoshita toki ni mieru kyori ni obieteta

I’ve never felt lonely when I’m alone,
but I’ve been frightened of the distance I see during unexpected moments together

ここだよ　ぽつりと呟いた　言葉君に届くかな
光射す窓辺で　風が吹き抜けてく

koko da yo potsuri to tsubuyaita kotoba kimi ni todoku kana
hikari sasu madobe de kaze ga fuki nukete ku

“I’m here” I wonder if the few words I murmured will reach you
The wind blows through the window filled with light

ずっと続いてくこの道の先　何があるかな
見えないからこそ　楽しいんだ　きっと
一緒に歩こう　ゆっくりがいい　時間はあるよ
七色の虹が未来に橋を架けてる

zutto tsudzuite ku kono michi no saki nani ga aru kana
mienai kara koso tanoshii n da kitto
issho ni arukou yukkuri ga ii jikan wa aru yo
nana iro no niji ga mirai ni hashi o kaketeru

What could be beyond this ever continuing road?
I’m sure what makes it enjoyable is that we can’t tell
Let’s walk together – I want to take it slow, we have time
A seven coloured rainbow is bridging the way to the future

もうすぐ　時は春を刻む　生まれ行く命がまた
此処で微笑むなら　消える虹は無いね

mou sugu toki wa haru o kizamu umare yuku inochi ga mata
koko de hohoemu nara kieru niji wa nai ne

Very soon, it’ll be time for spring – If the life being born
smiles again here, won’t that mean rainbows don’t disappear?

夢を描いてた　白い空から
紙飛行機が弧を描きながら　僕らの手に降りた
いつか巡り会う誰かの元へ　道はあるから
七色の虹を渡って旅立ちましょう

yume o egaiteta shiroi sora kara
kami hikouki ga ko o egaki nagara bokura no te ni orita
itsu ka meguri au dare ka no moto e michi ga aru kara
nanairo no niji o watatte tabidachimashou

I had pictured a dream – From the white sky
a paper airplane drew an arc and descended into our hands
There’s a road to those who we’ll have the fortunate of meeting one day,
so let’s cross the rainbow and go on a journey

Largamente

Posted by

0

Commissioned translation. This one is more abstract. The fixation on blades, scars, and a gentle flow gives me the impression of self-harm.

Largemente: with slowness and breadth.

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


吐き捨てた言葉
見下ろす眼下の空
空虚な胸に　感じた痛み
振り返るともう　行き先は見当たらず
怯えた胸に　覚えた痛みの刃

haki suteta kotoba
mi orosu ganka no sora
kuukyo na mune ni kanjita itami
furi kaeru to mou yukisaki wa mi atarazu
obieta mune ni oboeta itami no yaiba

Words I spat out
The sky I look down on beneath me
The pain I felt in my empty heart
No longer able to find where to go when I look back
The blade of familiar pain in my frightened heart

研ぎ澄まされた
切っ先がなぞる真紅の痕は　放った分の代償
同調していく　形を　その姿を　I Lost…

togi sumasareta
kissaki ga nazoru shinku no ato wa hanatta bun no daishou
shinkuro shite yuku katachi o sono sugata o I Lost…

Sharpened
The blade’s tip traces a crimson scar – the price paid for what was released
Synchronizing form, the shape I lost…

その深みに埋もれ　消えるべくなく
その広さは無限
そう　遠くなるばかり

sono fukami ni umore kieru beku naku
sono hirosa wa mugen
sou tooku naru bakari

Buried in the depths, it shouldn’t disappear
Its width is infinite
Yes, it just keeps going further

ゆるやかに下る流れの
その終点を目指してみないか
Largamente　傷もフィクションならこの世に生まれた確率＝数は？
ゆるやかに漂う流れ
拡がりは何処に向かうだろう
Largamente　嘘も真実ならどんなに楽なのだろう　騙して

yuruyaka ni kudaru nagare no
sono shuuten o mezashite minai ka
Largamente kizu mo fikushon nara kono yo ni umareta kakuritsu kazu wa?
yuruyaka ni tadayou nagare
hirogari wa doko ni mukau darou
Largamente uso mo shinjitsu nara donna ni raku nano darou damashite

Why not try aiming for the end
of the gently descending flow?
Largamente – If even wounds are fictitious, what’s the probability of being born into this world? What’s the count?
Where could the expanse
of the gently drifting flow be headed?
Largamente – How much easier would it be if even lies were real? Deceive me

そう　遠くなる程に痛みは
その重さを増してく　回路の
プロセスを
その繋がりは刃
いま鋭く光る　I Lost… 瞬間を

sou tooku naru hodo ni itami wa
sono omosa o mashite ku kairo no
purosesu o
sono tsunagari wa yaiba
ima surudoku hikaru I Lost… shunkan o

Yes, the further it gets
the more the pain weighs
The process of a circuit
The connections are blades
Now they shine sharply – I lost the moment…

ゆるやかに下る流れの
その終点を目指してみないか
Largamente　傷もフィクションならこの世に生まれた確率＝数は？
ゆるやかに漂う流れ
拡がりは何処へ向かうだろう
Largamente　嘘も真実ならどんなに楽なのだろう　最後まで

yuruyaka ni kudaru nagare no
sono shuuten o mezashite minai ka
Largamente kizu mo fikushon nara kono yo ni umareta kakuritsu kazu wa?
yuruyaka ni tadayou nagare
hirogari wa doko e mukau darou
Largamente uso mo shinjitsu nara donna ni raku nano darou saigo made

Why not try aiming for the end
of the gently descending flow?
Largamente – If wounds aren’t real, what’s the probability of being born into this world? What’s the count?
Where could the expanse
of the gently drifting flow be heading towards?
Largamente – How much easier would it be if even lies were real? Until the end

騙して　幻を見せて　永久の空を
どこにもない弧を描いた地図
なぞる刃の切っ先の線
どこにもないその姿の痕　なぞる刃空しく

damashite maboroshi o misete towa no sora o
doko ni mo nai ko o egaita chizu
nazoru yaiba no kissaki no sen
doko ni mo nai sono sugata no ato nazoru yaiba munashiku

Deceive me and show me an illusion, an eternal sky
A map with an arc drawn that can’t be found anywhere
The line traced by the blade’s tip
A scar of a shape that can’t be found anywhere, the blade traces in futility

研ぎ澄ましたその切っ先　触れたなら
放つ痛みを知る　同調していく（ah）
形を変えその姿を変えて　流れのままに流れ　I Lost…
ゆるやかに下る流れの
その終点を目指して僕達は
Largamente 傷を負い凌ぎ合った

togi sumashita sono kissaki fureta nara
hanatsu itami o shiru shinkuro shite yuku (ah)
katachi o kae sono sugata o kaete nagare no mama ni nagare I Lost…
yuruyaka ni kudaru nagare no
sono shuuten o mezashite bokutachi wa
Largamente kizu o oi shinogi atta

If you touch the sharpened tip of the blade
you’ll know of the pain it releases, synchronizing (ah)
Changing shape and form, going with the flow, I lost…
Aiming for the end
of the gently descending flow
Largamente – together we endured bearing our wounds

吐き捨てた言葉
見下ろす眼下の空
振り返るともう　行き先は見当たらず

haki suteta kotoba
mi orosu ganka no sora
furi kaeru to mou yukisaki wa mi atarazu

Words I spat out
The sky I look down on beneath me
No longer able to find where to go when I look back

Enduring

Posted by

2

Reitaisai 21 huh… Time flies.

☆ Title: Enduring
★ Album: Horizontal Connections
☆ Album Artist: Alstroemeria Records
★ Vocals: nomico
☆ Lyrics: ayame
★ Arrangement: Masayoshi Minoshima
☆ Original: Corpse Voyage ~ Be of good cheer!
(死体旅行　～ Be of good cheer!)
★ Website: http://alst.net/

いつも同じ　朝と夜　繰り返しては
抱きしめてた　大切な夢
強く願い続けてた　その一欠片
今の私の全てだった

itsu mo onaji asa to yoru kuri kaeshite wa
daki shimeteta taisetsu na yume
tsuyoku negai tsudzuketeta sono hito kakera
ima no watashi no subete datta

After reliving the same mornings and nights
I embraced a precious dream
I kept on wishing strongly, and that single fragment
made up everything I am now

何でもなくて　強くないけど　何度も
信じたかった　その可能性　一縷の望みと

nan demo nakute tsuyokunai kedo nando mo
shinjitakatta sono kanousei ichiru no nozomi to

I’m no one special or strong, but time after time
I wanted to believe in the possibility, the slightest hope

目の奥の光　輝き灯すの
全て払う力にして
心に残ったあの日があるなら
憧れだけ強くなれる

me no oku no hikari kagayaki tomosu no
subete harau chikara ni shite
kokoro ni nokotta ano hi ga aru nara
akogare dake tsuyoku nareru

The light inside my eyes brightens and shines
turning into the power to clear anything in my way
As long as the old days endure in my heart
I can become as strong as my yearning

いつも同じ　朝と夜　繰り返されて
すり抜けてく　大切な声
強く想い続けてた　その記憶だけ
握りしめた手　解けてゆく

itsu mo onaji asa to yoru kuri kaesarete
suri nukete ku taisetsu na koe
tsuyoku omoi tsudzuketeta sono kioku dake
nigiri shimeta te hodokete yuku

The mornings and nights repeat, same as always
and a precious voice slips through my fingers
I continued to wish strongly, only holding on tightly
to that memory, but my grip is loosening

憧れていた変わらないもの　誰にも
知らないふりを何処かで覚え　掴んだ光を

akogareteita kawaranai mono dare ni mo
shiranai furi o doko ka de oboe tsukanda hikari o

The constant yearned for by everyone
Somewhere we learned to pretend it wasn’t there – the light in our hands

まだ前を向ける　勇気を抱いて
確かなもの　一つだけは
心に残った優しい光で
想うだけで強くなれる

mada mae o mukeru yuuki o idaite
tashika na mono hitotsu dake wa
kokoro ni nokotta yasashii hikari de
omou dake de tsuyoku nareru

Holding close the courage to keep facing forwards
The only thing that’s certain
is the gentle light enduring in my heart
With just that and belief, I can become stronger

目の奥の光　輝き灯すの
全て払う力にして
心に残ったあの日があるなら
憧れだけ強くなれる

me no oku no hikari kagayaki tomosu no
subete harau chikara ni shite
kokoro ni nokotta ano hi ga aru nara
akogare dake tsuyoku nareru

The light inside my eyes brightens and shines
turning into the power to clear anything in my way
As long as the old days endure in my heart
I can become as strong as my yearning