疾走する悲しみの中で | In the Midst of Dashing Grief

Requested by Mayu, the second ever Kancolle song on this site. I enjoyed Katharsis’ first album, 女神の口づけを, and this song sounds pretty great too, as well as having pretty cool lyrics, though I’ve never played the game. Seems like Satellite needs to pick up the slack.

★ Title: 疾走する悲しみの中で
☆ vocals: Senya
★ Lyrics: kamase-tora (かませ虎)
☆ Arrangement:HiZuMi
★ Album: 疾走する悲しみの中で
☆ Album artist: Yuuhei Katharsis (幽閉カタルシス)
★ Original Title: Combined Fleet, Westward (連合艦隊、西へ)
☆ Website: http://www.yuuhei-satellite.jp/katharsis/


いつも脳裏に浮かぶは死の淵
今日も見てみないフリで誤魔化す

itsu mo nouri ni ukabu wa shi no fuchi
kyou mo mite minai furi de gomakasu

The chasm of death always floats to my mind
Today I pretend not to see it and play dumb again

いつか歴史を繰り返すのだろう
その日怖れ生きてきた

itsu ka rekishi o kuri kaesu no darou
sono hi osore ikite kita

Someday, history will repeat itself, won’t it?
I’ve lived in fear of that day

分かってほしいアナタに話をしたら
「私も同じだよ」と ただ笑った

wakatte hoshii anata ni hanashi o shitara
「watashi mo onaji da yo」 to tada waratta

When I talked to you, hoping you’d understand,
you simply laughed, “I feel the same”

疾走する悲しみの中
二人は戦う
忌まわしい記憶
塗り替えるために

shissou suru kanashimi no naka
futari wa tatakau
imawashii kioku
nuri kaeru tame ni

In the midst of dashing grief
us two fight
in an attempt to paint over
unpleasant memories

帰ろう 鎮守府へと
海底に用はない
掴め、無限の未来
新たな歴史刻め

kaerou chinjufu e to
kaitei ni you wa nai
tsukame, mugen no mirai
arata na rekishi kizame

Let’s return back to home base
We have no purpose in the abyss
Take hold of an infinite future
Engrave your own new history

優しい嘘だと思っていたが
いつしか信じてみたくなっていた

yasashii uso da to omotteita ga
itsu shika shinjite mitaku natteita

At first I thought it was just a white lie,
but before I knew it, I grew wanting to believe

過去には無かった 確かな絆を
今のアナタには感じる

kako ni wa nakatta tashika na kizuna o
ima no anata ni wa kanjiru

I feel a certain bond with you now
that wasn’t there in the past

もしもアナタが心を痛めたならば
またあの時のように 勇気付けたい

moshi mo anata ga kokoro o itameta naraba
mata ano toki no you ni yuukidzuketai

If you get ever feel pain in your heart,
just like that one time, I want to cheer you up again

疾走する悲しみの中
二人は手を取る
時間をかけ得た絆
魅せつけろ
手にせよ 未知の強さ
こんなものじゃないはず
掴め、無限の未来
新たな歴史刻め

shissou suru kanashimi no naka
futari wa te o toru
jikan o kake eta kizuna
mise tsukero
te ni seyo michi no tsuyosa
konna mono janai hazu
tsukame, mugen no mirai
arata na rekishi kizame

In the midst of dashing grief
us two hold hands
Bonds we’ve earned through time,
cast your spell
Take hold of this unknown strength
It doesn’t have to be like this
Take hold of an infinite future
Engrave your own new history

もしもアナタが心を痛めたならば
またあの時のように 勇気付けたい

moshi mo anata ga kokoro o itameta naraba
mata ano toki no you ni yuukidzuketai

If you get ever feel pain in your heart,
just like that one time, I want to cheer you up again

負けられない理由が
二人を強くさせる
忌まわしい記憶
否定をするため

makerarenai riyuu ga
futari o tsuyoku saseru
imawashii kioku
hitei suru tame

The reason we can’t lose
allows us to be strong
for the sake of renouncing
unpleasant memories

帰ろう 鎮守府へと
海底に用はない
掴め、無限の未来
新たな歴史刻め

kaerou chinjufu e to
kaitei ni you wa nai
tsukame, mugen no mirai
arata na rekishi kizame

Let’s return back to home base
We have no purpose in the abyss
Take hold of an infinite future
Engrave your own new history

海にその名を轟かせ

umi ni sono na o todorokase

Make your name roar throughout the seas

Avatar Control

Man, this is the most chuuni song I’ve ever heard, and it’s great.

★ Title: AVATAR CONTROL
☆ Album: 怪 -KAI-
★ Album Artist: SOUND HOLIC
☆ Vocals and lyrics: Nana Takahashi (高橋菜々)
★ Arrangement: MasKaleido
☆ Original Title: Romantic Children
・Plastic Mind (プラスチックマインド)
★ Website: http://www.sound-holic.com/


Avatar Control!

Faith 高度な技術でも 手に入れられると信じ
Great マニュアル抱きしめて この難関な壁をいつか越える

Faith koudo na gijutsu demo te ni irareru to shinji
Great manyuaru daki shimete kono nankan na kabe o itsu ka koeru

Faith – Believing I can obtain even a high level skill
Great – Embracing the manual, someday, I’ll cross this difficult wall

二体のアバターと華麗にシンクロ
合図して 呼吸を合わせ 魂をひとつに

nitai no abataa to karei ni shinkuro
aizu shite kokyuu o awase tamashii o hitotsu ni

Synchronizing magnificently with an avatar body
On the mark, our breaths align and our souls become one

今でも覚えている 浴びせられた屈辱
さあ今こそ この魔力を試す時だ

ima demo oboeteiru abiserareta kutsujoku
saa ima koso kono maryoku o tamesu toki da

Even now I remember the disgrace poured upon me
Come, now’s the time to test my magical power!

Death Magic 闇に Flash back 心で放て [究極のCombination]
グラつくマインドじゃ操れない技 [Concentrate on]
Dead or Alive 影も Control 命を賭けた [ダークな刺激求め]
鋭い視線 死神のEyes
磨き上げたTrick

Death Magic yami ni Flash back kokoro de hanate [kyuukyoku no Combination]
guratsuki maindo ja ayatsurenai waza [Concentrate on]
Dead of Alive kage mo Control inochi o kaketa [daaku na shigeki motome]
surudoi shisen shinigami no Eyes migaki ageta Trick

Death magic, flash back to the darkness and shoot with your heart [The ultimate combination]
It’s a technique that can’t be manipulated with a wavering mind [Concentrate on]
Dead or Alive, control the shadows, our lives are at risk [Seeking dark stimuli]
With a sharp gaze and reaper’s eyes
it’s a polished trick

Blast 不屈の情熱は あらゆる事を可能にする
Again 度重なるミスも また成功の道へと繋がってく

Blast fukutsu no jounetsu wa arayuru koto o kanou ni suru
Again tabi kasanaru misu mo mata seikou no michi e to tsunagatte ku

Blast – persistent passion makes all sorts of things possible
Again – even frequent mistakes lead to the road of success

全てを跳ね返す強固なシールド
最新の呪文を 常に学んで会得した

subete o hane kaesu kyouko na shiirudo
saishin no jumon o tsune ni manande etoku shita

A tough shield able to bounce back anything
Constantly studying the latest spells, I’ve mastered it

未だ挽回出来ず 広がり渡る汚名
もうこれ以上 耐えられない 限界超えて

imada bankai dekizu hirogari wataru omei
mou kore ijou taerarenai genkai koete

Yet unable to recover, my dishonour spreads across
I can’t stand this anymore, exceed the limits!

Death Virgin 未知の Black out 畏れをなくせ [報復のSatisfaction]
素早いモーションさえも先読み出来る [Focus emotion]
Break or Freeze 敵を Knock down 成し遂げた時 [ダークな刺激走る]
高鳴る鼓動 死神のHeart 熱くなってBurning

Death Virgin michi no Black out osore o nakuse [houfuku no Satisfaction]
subayai mooshon sae mo sakiyomi dekiru [Focus emotion]
Break of Freeze teki o Knock down nashi togeta toki [daaku na shigeki hashiru]
takanaru kodou shinigami no Heart atsuku natte Burning

Death Virgin, lose your fear of an unknown black out [From revenge, satisfaction]
It’s possible to foresee even high-speed motion [Focus emotion]
Break or freeze, knock down the foe, and once that’s accomplished [Dark stimuli run]
with intensifying pulsation, my reaper’s heart
will become hot and burning

五色に撒き散らす努力の結晶
ボロボロになる身体には 鞭を打ち続けて

goshoku ni maki chirasu doryoku no kesshou
boroboro ni naru karada ni wa muchi o uchi tsudzukete

Crystals of exertion scatter into five colours
Continue to whip my wearing out body

名誉賭けた戦い 蘇る羞恥心
二度と味わいたくないから 負けられない

meiyo kaketa tatakai yomigaeru shuuchishin
nido to ajiwaitakunai kara makerarenai

It’s a battle with honour on the line, my shame revives
I don’t want to taste that ever again, so I can not lose!

Death Magic 闇に Flash back 心で放て [究極のCombination]
グラつくマインドじゃ操れない技 [Concentrate on]
Dead or Alive 影も Control 命を賭けた [ダークな刺激求め]
高鳴る鼓動 死神のHeart [燃えるPassion]
“I wanna be witch of death” 一途な夢
叶えるならStoic

Death Magic yami ni Flash back kokoro de hanate [kyuukyoku no Combination]
guratsuku maindo ja ayatsurenai waza [Concentrate on]
Dead of Alive kage mo Control inochi o kaketa [daaku na shigeki motome]
takanaru kodou shinigami no Heart [moeru Passion]
“I wanna be witch of death” ichizu na yume
kanaeru nara Stoic

Death Magic, flash back to the darkness and shoot with your heart [The ultimate combination]
It’s a technique that can’t be manipulated with a wavering mind [Concentrate on]
Dead or Alive, control the shadows, our lives are at risk [Seeking dark stimuli]
With intensifying pulsation and a reaper’s heart [Burning passion]
“I wanna be witch of death” It’s my earnest dream
If it can come true, I’ll be stoic

ハロー、マイフレンド。 | Hello, My Friend.

What if (Lisa Kirishima) Marisa Kirisame wasn’t a human girl living in Gensokyo?

★ Title: ハロー、マイフレンド。
☆ Album: 喩 -Tatoe-
★ Album Artist: 凋叶棕
☆ Vocals: Meramipop (めらみぽっぷ)
★ Lyrics and arrangment: RD-Sounds
☆ Original Titles: Vessel of Stars ~ Casket of Star (星の器 ~ Casket of Star)
・The Strange Everyday Life of the Flying Shrine Maiden (空飛ぶ巫女の不思議な毎日)
★ Website: http://www.rd-sounds.com/


「…ハロー、マイフレンド。」

「…haroo, mai furendo.」

“…Hello, my friend.”

昨日もまた夢で逢ったねと
起きぬけに 何もない壁に向け
独りでそっと微笑いながら

kinou mata yume de atta ne to
okinuke ni nani mo nai kabe ni muke
hitori de sotto warai nagara

“Looks like yesterday I saw you again in my dream”
I think, facing my empty wall right after waking up,
while laughing and smiling softly by myself

ただぼんやりと
今日という日をずっと生きている
明日もその明日も
きっと変わらない日々の繰り返しで

tada bonyari to
kyou to iu hi o zutto ikiteiru
ashita mo sono ashita mo
kitto kawaranai hibi no kuri kaeshi de

Simply absentmindedly
we always live through this day called today
Tomorrow and the day after,
in a repetition of a days that certainly won’t change

どこか遠くへ いきたいって
知らない所へ いきたいって
そうも願うけど

doko ka tooku e ikitai tte
shiranai tokoro e ikitai tte
sou mo negau kedo

“I want to go somewhere far”
“I want to go somewhere unknown”
Although I wish so

そんなところはないんだって
心のどこかでわかっていて
だからきっと夢を見たんだ

sonna tokoro wa nai n da tte
kokoro no doko ka de wakatteite
dakara kitto yume o mita n da

somewhere in my heart, I understand
that there’s no place like that
which is why I’m sure I dreamed

いつか夢で見たあなたの姿は
ただの夢では終わらない
それ以上の何かのようにとさえ思ってるんだ

itsu ka yume de mita anata no sugata wa
tada no yume de wa owaranai
sore ijou no nani ka no you ni to sae omotteru n da

Your figure that I saw in a dream one day
doesn’t end at just a dream
I even think that it’s something even greater

たとえあなたが都合のいい妄想でも
夢で逢えるその間はトモダチと呼びたい

tatoe anata ga tsugou no ii mousou demo
yume de aeru sono aida wa tomodachi to yobitai

For example, even if you’re just a convenient delusion,
as long as I can see you in my dreams, I want to call you my friend

そうして今日も、日が落ちる。
——————私は、“夢”に遊ぶ。

sou shite kyou mo, hi ga ochiru.
——————watashi wa, “yume” ni asobu.

And so, today the sun sets again.
——————I play in my “dreams.”

色とりどりの
星の風は
見知らぬ地平を照らして
そこに ひとり
佇む あなたの姿

irotoridori no
hoshi no kaze wa
mishiranu chihei o terashite
soko ni hitori
tatazumu anata no sugata

The solar wind,
multicoloured,
shines upon an unfamiliar horizon
There all alone
is your lingering figure

孤高に踊る 楽園を独り 自由なままに!

kokou ni odoru rakuen o hitori jiyuu na mama ni!

dancing in isolation, alone through paradise, free as you please!

そして更に広がっていく夢の世界…

soshite sara ni hirogatte iku yume no sekai…

And then, the dreamworld expands furthermore…

「…ハロー、マイフレンド。」

「…haroo, mai furendo.」

“…Hello, my friend.”

あなたのこと何も知らないけど
少しだけ 私なりにあなたのこと
考えてみたんだ

anata no koto nani mo shiranai kedo
sukoshi dake watashi nari ni anata no koto
kangaete mita n da

I don’t anything about you
but in my own way, just a little
I tried thinking about you

その全てがいつしか否定されてしまっても
この心にあなたがいて
生きていられるならそれでもいいのかも

sono subete ga itsu shika hitei sarete shimattemo
kono kokoro ni anata ga ite
ikite irareru nara sore demo ii no kamo

Even if all of it gets completely contradicted before I realize it,
as long as I can live on
with you in my heart, maybe that’s fine anyway

言葉に出来るものじゃなくて
曖昧な形のままで
そんな思いを

kotoba ni dekiru mono janakute
aimai na katachi no mama de
sonna omoi o

It’s not something that can be put into words
Remaining in a vague form
those kinds of thoughts

「幻想」というカタチにして
胸の奥にしまいこんで
そっと抱きしめていたいんだ

「gensou」 to iu katachi ni shite
mune no oku ni shimai konde
sotto daki shimeteitai n da

I want to give a form called “fantasy”
and stow them in the depths of my heart
and gently keep them embraced close

どうか夢で見たその姿のまま
永遠に解けない誤解のまま
あなたのことを想っていてもきっとかまわないんだ

douka yume de mita sono sugata no mama
eien ni tokenai gokai no mama
anata no koto o omotteitemo kitto kamawanai n da

In the shape I somehow saw in my dream
As a misunderstanding never to be cleared
Even if I keep imagining you like that, I’m sure it won’t matter

たとえあなたが瑣末な虚構でも
夢で逢えるその間はトモダチと呼びたい!

tatoe anata ga samatsu na tsukurimono demo
yume de aeru sono aida wa tomodachi to yobitai!

For example, even if you’re just a trivial fabrication,
as long as I can see you in my dreams, I want to call you my friend!

全部全部夢でいいんだ
曖昧な夢のままでいいんだ
「私の世界」はここにあるから

zenbu zenbu yume de ii n da
aimai na yume no mama de ii n da
「watashi no sekai」 wa koko ni aru kara

It’s fine, it’s all fine as a dream
Remaining as a vague dream is fine
“My world” is right here after all

足を踏み外せはしないんだ
夢で生きられはしないんだ
「私の明日」はここにしかないから

ashi o fumi hazuse wa shinai n da
yume de ikirare wa shinai n da
「watashi no sekai」 wa koko ni shika nai kara

I can not lose my footing
I can not live in my dreams
“My tomorrow” is nowhere but here after all

全部全部変わらないんだ
傍にいたっていなくたって
「あなたの全て」はここにあるから

zenbu zenbu kawaranai n da
soba ni ita tte inaku tatte
「watashi no sekai」 wa koko ni aru kara

Not a thing, not a thing will change
Whether you were here or not
“your everything” is right here after all

けして理解れはしないんだ
共に生きられはしないんだ
「私の幻想」はここにしかないから

keshite wakare wa shinai n da
tomo ni ikirare wa shina n da
「watashi no sekai」 wa koko ni shika nai kara

It’s in no way comprehensible
We can not live together
“My fantasy” is nowhere but here after all

…だから夢で逢いたいと思うよ
“現実”を生きていきながら
あなたのことを胸のどこかでそっと想っていたいんだ

…dakara yume de aitai to omou yo
“genjitsu” o ikite ikinagara
anata no koto o mune no doko ka de sotto omotteitai n da

…which is why I think I want to see you in my dreams
While living on in “reality”
I want to keep thinking about you quietly somewhere in my heart

たとえあなたが儚い空想だとしても
夢で逢えるその間はトモダチと呼びたい

tatoe anata ga hakanai kuusou da toshitemo
yume de aeru sono aida wa tomodachi to yobitai

For example, even if you’re just a fleeting, empty reverie,
as long as I can see you in my dreams, I want to call you my friend

…私の、大切な、トモダチと呼びたい。

…watashi no, taisetsu na, tomodachi to yobitai.

…I want to call you my precious friend.

そうして今日も、日が昇る。
——————私は、生きていく。

sou shite kyou mo, hi ga noboru.
——————watashi wa, ikite iku.

And so, the sun rises again today.
——————I will live on.

deorbited lovers

I don’t hear male vocals too often, except the occasional Cherose or 709sec.
Perhaps the hardest parts of Zytokine songs are the lyrics not written in the booklet.
As usual, if you have any suggestions about what the lyrics in brackets could be, feel free.

★ Title: deorbited lovers
☆ Album: LITTLE WHEEL EUCLASE
★ Album Artist: ZYTOKINE
☆ Vocals: Donnie the Dynamite (ドニィ・ザ・ダイナマイト)
★ Arrangement and lyrics: Linjin (隣人)
☆ Original Title: The Gensokyo that Floats in Outer Space (宇宙に浮かぶ幻想郷)
★ Website: http://zytokine-web.com/


傷ついたり でも欲しがったり
足りない心を埋め合わせていくために
(閉ざされたこの世界で)
これ以上失いたくない 震えたままの心
(くだらないなくした世界で)

kizutsuitari demo hoshigattari
tarinai kokoro o ume awasete iku tame ni
(tozasareta kono sekai de)
kore ijou ushinaitakunai furueta mama no kokoro
(kudaranai nakushita sekai de)

Getting hurt, but still desiring
In an effort to compensate for a lacking heart
(in this closed off world)
I don’t want to lose anything more, my heart remains shook
(in this boring, lost world)

遠い宇宙の片隅で 棄てられたままの楽園へと
閉じ込めて 忘れられて
遥か彼方まで 飛んでゆけ

tooi uchuu no katasumi de suterareta mama no rakuen e to
toji komete wasurerarete
haruka kanata made tonde yuke

Locked away, forgotten, take flight far into the distance
towards the paradise remaining abandoned
in a corner of the far cosmos

君が忘れたままの (聞こえてる)
懐かしいメロディー 未だ止まず 胸に響いてる
もう二度と会えないと (分かってる)
君の名を呼ぶけれど (どこへも届かない)

kimi ga wasureta mama no (kikoeteru)
natsukashii merodii imada yamazu mune ni hibiiteru
mou nido to aena to (wakatteru)
kimi no na o yobu keredo (doko e mo todokanai)

The nostalgic melody (I hear you)
remaining forgotten by you still sounds without stopping in my chest
We’ll never be able to meet again (I understand)
Though I shout out your name (it won’t reach anywhere)

じゃれあったり 傷舐め合ったり
足りない心を埋め合わせていくための
(閉ざされたこの世界で)
無くしたパズルのピースを ずっと探しているんだね
(くだらないなくした世界で)

jare attari kizu name attari
tarinai kokoro o ume awasete iku tame no
(tozasareta kono sekai de)
nakushita pazuru no piisu o zutto sagashiteiru n da ne
(kudaranai nakushita sekai de)

Messing around, licking each other’s wounds
Aren’t we all always searching for the lost puzzle pieces
(in this closed off world)
in an effort to compensate for a lacking heart
(in this boring, lost world)

遠い宇宙の片隅で歌い続けてる楽園へと
独りきり 忘れられて
遥か彼方まで 飛んでゆけ

tooi uchuu no katasumi de utai tsudzuketeru rakuen e to
hitori kiri wasurerarete
haruka kanata made tonde yuke

All alone, forgotten, take flight far into the distance
towards the paradise continuing to sing
in a corner of the far cosmos

君に伝えたかった (聞こえてる)
小さな愛の残滓 今も響いていますか
彷徨い続けたまま (分かってる)
君の名を呼ぶけれど (どこへも届かない)

kimi ni tsutaetakatta (kikoeteru)
chiisana ai no zanshi ima mo hibiiteimasu ka
samyoi tsudzuketa mama (wakatteru)
kimi no koe o yobu keredo (doko e mo todokanai)

Are the remains of my small love (I hear you)
that I wanted to convey to you still sounding?
As I continued to roam about (I understand)
though I shout out your name (it won’t reach anywhere)

遠い宇宙の片隅で 棄てられたままの楽園へと
閉じ込めて 忘れられて
遥か彼方まで 飛んでゆけ

tooi uchuu no katasumi de suterareta mama no rakuen e to
tojikomete wasurerarete
haruka kanata made tonde yuke

Locked away, forgotten, take flight far into the distance
towards the paradise remaining abandoned
in a corner of the far cosmos

君の最後の言葉 (聞こえてる)
今はもう行き場を無くして凍りついたまま
孤独に迷うときは (分かってる)
僕の名を呼べばいい (どこへも届かない)

kimi no saigo no kotoba (kikoeteru)
ima wa mou yukiba o nakushite koori tsuita mama
kodoku ni mayou toki wa (wakatteru)
boku no na o yobeba ii (doko e mo todokanai)

Your final words (I hear you)
having lost their destination already by now, remain frozen
When you’re lost in solitude (I understand)
just call out my name (it won’t reach anywhere)