Touhou

I Wanna be Your Moon

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Requested by Tewi Inside, one of the few Zytokine songs I haven’t translated. Have you heard the crossfade for their next album, 100100? It definitely sounds like it’s going to be good. Better than Photographic Destinations, I bet. It’s amazing what the difference of having one vocalist missing can do to an album.
While I’m on the topic of Zytokine, I should also mention that they’re participating in a Marginal Space album called “Lifetime Retrospect” and putting out this amazing song.

Notes: “Old moon” is just a cool way of saying “waning moon.”
I figure Linjin meant “by your side” instead of “in your side.”
The “Bakin’” and “Breakin’” lines were not included in the booklet, and were transcribed by ear.
I wondered if those words were part of the Japanese lines, leaving the final line of each stanza to stand on its own, but then figured that the final line isn’t standing alone and that those English ones are instead. Perhaps it could be interpreted as either depending on your view, but when you translate, you can usually only pick one interpretation.

★ Title: I WANNA BE YOUR MOON
☆ Album: THE LEAP // SHOWDOWN
★ Album Artist: ZYTOKINE
☆ Vocals: itori
★ Arrangement and lyrics: Linjin (隣人)
☆ Original Title: Flight of the Bamboo Cutter ~ Lunatic Princess (竹取飛翔　～ Lunatic Princess)
★ Website: http://zytokine-web.com/


Bakin’ bakin’
巻き戻した真実の光で
Breakin’ breakin’
飲み込んだ有限の言葉で
Bakin’ bakin’
辿り着いた終点のどこかで
Breakin’ breakin’
照らしてくれるなら

Bakin’ bakin’
maki modoshita hontou no hikari de
Breakin’ breakin’
nomi konda yuugen no kotoba de
Bakin’ bakin’
tadori tsuita shuuten no doko ka de
Breakin’ breakin’
terashite kureru nara

Bakin’ bakin
With the true rewound light
Breakin’ breakin’
With limited swallowed down words
Bakin’ bakin’
Somewhere at the final stop
Breakin’ Breakin’
If you would shine on me

暗く　また　陽は落ちて　君を　縁取る　世界の
色は　また　失われて　この光だけでは

kuraku mata hi wa ochite kimi o fuchidoru sekai no
iro wa mata ushinawarete kono hikari dake de wa

The sun sets darkly again, and with colour of the world bordering you
being lost once again, with my light alone

届かなくて　それはわかっていたけれど
それでも　僕は

todokanakute sore wa wakatteita keredo
sore demo boku wa

I can’t reach you, I understood that but still
despite that, I want to…

I WANNA BE IN YOUR SIDE
見上げてみて
‘CAUSE I NEED YOUR LOVE
求めてる
I WANNA BE YOUR MOON
照らしたいよ
‘CAUSE I NEED YOUR SMILE
触れられないのなら

I WANNA BE IN YOUR SIDE
mi agetemite
‘CAUSE I NEED YOUR LOVE
motometeru
I WANNA BE YOUR MOON
terashitai yo
‘CAUSE I NEED YOUR SMILE
furerarenai no nara

I WANNA BE IN YOUR SIDE
Try looking up
‘CAUSE I NEED YOUR LOVE
I’m seeking it
I WANNA BE YOUR MOON
I want to shine
‘CAUSE I NEED YOUR SMILE
If I can’t feel it

Bakin’ bakin’
凍り付いた　接点と絆を
Breakin’ breakin’
迷い込んだ　星の狭間で
Bakin’ bakin’
歪みきった　永遠の旅路を
Breakin’ breakin’
繋いでくれるなら

Bakin’ bakin’
koori tsuita setten to kizuna o
Breakin’ breakin’
mayoi konda hoshi no hazama de
Bakin’ bakin’
yugami kitta eien no tabiji o
Breakin’ breakin’
tsunaide kureru nara

Bakin’ bakin’
The frozen contact points and bonds
Breakin’ breakin’
Between the gaps of lost stars
Bakin’ bakin’
The completely twisted eternal journey
Breakin’ breakin’
If you would connect them for me

脆く　また　陽に溶けて　君が　信じる　世界は
嘘に　また　踊らされて　この光だけでも

moroku mata hi ni tokete kimi ga shinjiru sekai wa
uso ni mata odorasarete kono hikari dake demo

Melting delicately in the sun again, the world you believe in
is manipulated by lies again, but even with just this light

届けたくて　無理とわかっていたけれど
それでも　僕は

todoketakute muri to wakatteita keredo
sore demo boku wa

I can’t reach you, I understood it’s no use, but still
despite that, I want to…

I WANNA BE IN YOUR SIDE
探してみて
‘CAUSE I NEED YOUR LOVE
ここにいる
I WANNA BE YOUR MOON
照らして欲しい
‘CAUNSE I NEED YOUR RAYS
受け止めて上げるよ

I WANNA BE IN YOUR SIDE
sagashitemite
‘CAUSE I NEED YOUR LOVE
koko ni iru
I WANNA BE YOUR MOON
terashite hoshii
‘CAUSE I NEED YOUR RAYS
uke tomete ageru yo

I WANNA BE IN YOUR SIDE
Try searching
‘CAUSE I NEED YOUR LOVE
I’m right here
I WANNA BE YOUR MOON
I want you to shine
‘CAUNSE I NEED YOUR RAYS
I’ll accept them for you

Bakin’ bakin’
しがみついた　変動の力で
Breakin’ breakin’
欠けていった　月の痛みで
Bakin’ bakin’
駆けていった　希望の旅路を
教えてくれるなら

Bakin’ bakin’
shigami tsuita hendou no chikara de
Breakin’ breakin’
kaketeitta tsuki no itami de
Bakin’ bakin’
kaketeitta kibou no tabiji o
Breakin’ breakin’
oshiete kureru nara

Bakin’ bakin’
With the power of a bound change
Breakin’ breakin’
With the pain of the old moon
Bakin’ bakin’
If you would teach me the journey
Breakin’ breakin’
of a dashed hope

I WANNA BE IN YOUR SIDE
見上げてみて
‘CAUSE I NEED YOUR LOVE
求めてる
I WANNA BE YOUR MOON
照らしたいよ
‘CAUSE I NEED YOUR SMILE
触れられないのなら

I WANNA BE IN YOUR SIDE
mi agetemite
‘CAUSE I NEED YOUR LOVE
motometeru
I WANNA BE YOUR MOON
terashitai yo
‘CAUSE I NEED YOUR SMILE
furerarenai no nara

I WANNA BE IN YOUR SIDE
Try looking up
‘CAUSE I NEED YOUR LOVE
I’m seeking it
I WANNA BE YOUR MOON
I want to shine
‘CAUSE I NEED YOUR SMILE
If I can’t feel it

Bakin’ bakin’
凍り付いた　接点と絆を
Breakin’ breakin’
迷い込んだ　星の狭間で
Bakin’ bakin’
歪みきった　永遠の旅路を
Breakin’ breakin’
繋いでくれるなら

Bakin’ bakin’
koori tsuita setten to kizuna o
Breakin’ breakin’
mayoi konda hoshi no hazama de
Bakin’ bakin’
yugami kitta eien no tabiji o
Breakin’ breakin’
tsunaide kureru nara

Bakin’ bakin’
The frozen contact points and bonds
Breakin’ breakin’
Between the gaps of lost stars
Bakin’ bakin’
The completely twisted eternal journey
Breakin’ breakin’
If you would connect them for me

非統一魔法世界論 | Un-Unified Magic World Theory

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Another Dimensional Dream song! Lot’s of jargon in this one.
Not embedding the full song this time, but instead a PV, because it’s cool.

I thought I saw a translation of this somewhere before, but I couldn’t find it again, so here we are.

Notes: I disagree with the “official” title translation, “Disunified Field Theory of Magic,” personally, but you’ll commonly see that used.

★ Title: 非統一魔法世界論
☆ Album: 夢 -YUME-
★ Album Artist: SOUND HOLIC
☆ Vocals: Nana Takahashi (高橋菜々)
★ Lyrics: Blue E
☆ Arrangement: SHU x GUCCI
★ Original Title: Sailor of Time
・Strawberry Crisis!!
☆Website: http://www.sound-holic.com/


”Crashin’ the Gate!!”

今　起こりうること
すべて受け入れてしまえば
何も恐くはない
そうでしょ？

ima okori uru koto
subete uke irete shimaeba
nani mo kowaku wa nai
sou desho?

If you completely accept
all that can possibly happen now
there’s nothing to be afraid of
Isn’t that right?

まだ　常識の檻に
囚われたままでいたなら
哀れな子羊ね

mada joushiki no ori ni
torawareta mama de ita nara
aware na kohitsuji ne

If I had remained still trapped
in the cage of common sense
wouldn’t I be a pitiful lamb

光の速さで　追い越すほどアツい加速
時空乱流　乗りこなして
タラレバの願望　辿り着けたら
夢見のリアル

hikari no hayasa de oi kosu hodo atsui kasoku
jikuu ranryuu nori konashite
tarareba no yokubou tadori tsuketara
yume mi no riaru

At the speed of light, with heated acceleration to the extent of going beyond
riding and breaking through space-time turbulance
when we can reach our hypothetical aspiration,
our dreamt reality

”可能性世界”　並行世界
”変性意識で”　通常意識で
”アクセスしてみたい”
Because I…
Wanna get the true love
Wanna get to be myself

“kanousei sekai” heikou seikai
“hensei ishiki de” tsuujou ishiki de
“akusesu shite mitai”
Because I…
Wanna get the true love
Wanna get to be myself

“The possible worlds” The parallel worlds
“with altered consciousness” with normal consciousness
“I want to try accessing them”
Because I…
Wanna get the true love
Wanna get to be myself

”多世界解釈を”　矛盾解釈を
”抽象レべルで”　情報レべルで
”レイヤーしてみたら”
However…
Gonna be jus’ alright
Gonna be the greatest fate
パラレルの軌跡

“tasekai kaishaku o” mujun kaishaku o
“chuushou reberu de” jouhou reberu de”
“reiyaa shite mitara”
However…
Gonna be jus’ alright
Gonna be the greatest fate
parareru no kiseki

“The many-worlds interpretation” A paradoxical interpretation
“on the abstract level” on the information level
“I better try to layer it”
However…
Gonna be jus’ alright
Gonna be the greatest fate
Parallel trajectories

”Crashin’ the Gate!!”

ただ　心の中に
新たな宇宙が生まれて
消えて　また　生まれる
それだけ

tada kokoro no naka ni
arata na uchuu ga umarete
kiete mata umareru
sore dake

It’s just that in my heart
new universes are born
disappear and are born again
That’s all

異を唱える勇気で
嘲りの中を逞しく
生き抜いて来たから

i o tonaeru yuuki de
azakeri no naka o takamashiku
iki nuite kita kara

With the courage to challenge the norm
I boldly lived through the ridicule
and came here after all

歩き疲れた哀れな驢馬　サムい孤独
歪曲率　激化させて
デモシカの感情　辿り着けたら
夢見がリアル

aruki tsukareta aware na roba samui kodoku
waikyokuritsu gekika sasete
demoshika no kanjou tadori tsuketara
yumemi no riaru

Like a donkey tired from walking, in cold solitude
causing the distortion rate to intensify
when we can reach the only emotion to be had,
our dreamt reality

”多重次元世界”　余剰次元世界
”量子力学で”　波動力学で
”アナウンスしてみよう”
Of course, I…
Wanna get the true love
Wanna get to be myself

“tajuu jigen sekai” yojuu jigen sekai
“ryoushirikigaku de” hadourikigaku de
“anaunsu shite miyou”
Of course, I…
Wanna get the true love
Wanna get to be myself

“Multi-dimensional worlds” Extra dimensional worlds
“with quantum mechanics” with wave mechanics
“let’s try to announce it”
Of course, I…
Wanna get the true love
Wanna get to be myself

”演繹理論を”　帰納理論を
”天文レべルで”　素粒子レべルで
”アナライズしてみよう”
Whenever…
Gonna be jus’ alright
Gonna be the greatest fate
シリアルな履歴

“eneki riron o” kinou riron o
“tenmon reberu de” soryuushi reberu de
“ananraizu shite miyou”
Whenever…
Gonna be jus’ alright
Gonna be the greatest fate
shiriaru na rireki

“A deductive theory” An inductive theory
“on the astronomical level” on the elementary particle level
“let’s try to analyze it”
Whenever…
Gonna be jus’ alright
Gonna be the greatest fate
Serial hysteresis

”Crashin’ the Gate!!”

光の速さで　追い越すほどアツい加速
時空乱流　乗りこなして
タラレバの願望　辿り着けたら
夢見のリアル

hikari no hayasa de oi kosu hodo atsui kasoku
jikuu ranryuu nori konashite
tarareba no yokubou tadori tsuketara
yume mi no riaru

At the speed of light, with heated acceleration to the extent of going beyond
riding and breaking through space-time turbulance
when we can reach our hypothetical aspiration,
our dreamt reality

”可能性世界”　並行世界
”変性意識で”　通常意識で
”アクセスしてみたい”
Because I…
Wanna get the true love
Wanna get to be myself

“kanousei sekai” heikou seikai
“hensei ishiki de” tsuujou ishiki de
“akusesu shite mitai”
Because I…
Wanna get the true love
Wanna get to be myself

“The possible worlds” The parallel worlds
“with altered consciousness” with normal consciousness
“I want to try accessing them”
Because I…
Wanna get the true love
Wanna get to be myself

”多世界解釈を”　矛盾解釈を
”抽象レべルで”　情報レべルで
”レイヤーしてみたら”
However…
Gonna be jus’ alright
Gonna be the greatest fate
パラレルの軌跡

“tasekai kaishaku o” mujun kaishaku o
“chuushou reberu de” jouhou reberu de”
“reiyaa shite mitara”
However…
Gonna be jus’ alright
Gonna be the greatest fate
parareru no kiseki

“The many-worlds interpretation” A paradoxical interpretation
“on the abstract level” on the information level
“I better try to layer it”
However…
Gonna be jus’ alright
Gonna be the greatest fate
Parallel trajectories

”Crashin’ the Gate!!”

inflation

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Requested by Debora, Tamusic lyrics are pretty hard to find. I’m generally distrustful of using the Touhou wiki as my only source as well, since there’s usually at least one mistake.
As for lyric interpretation, keep in mind that the original song is heard in Hell.

★ Title: inflation
☆ Album: 東方弦奏歌-INFINITY-
★ Album Artist: TAMUSIC
☆ Vocals: Yuka Koudzuki (香月ゆか)
★ lyrics: Kaito (海兎)
☆ Arrangement: TAM
・Aruna Ryuuki (琉姫アルナ)
★ Original Title: Magic Mirror (魔鏡)
☆ Website: http://tamusic.jp/


何処にいるのかも知らず
欲望に囚われた
辿り着くことは出来ず
その身を焦がして堕ちてゆく

doko ni iru no ka mo shirazu
yokubou ni torawareta
tadori tsuku koto wa dekizu
sono mi o kogashite ochite yuku

Not even knowing where you are
you were caught in desire
Being unable to make it
your body will fall, in agony

教えを請うもの 拒みはしない
最果てで 狂いながら

oshie o kou mono kobami wa shinai
saihate de kuruinagara

I won’t reject those who beg for teaching
while going mad at the furthest ends

グルグル 定まらず 自分を失くして
坊径い 帰れない一人の旅人
バラバラ 崩れてく 目の前幻
何処まで行けばいい？ 答えのないまま

guruguru sadamarazu jibun o nakushite
samayoi kaerenai hitori no tabibito
barabara kuzurete ku me no mae maboroshi
doko made yukeba ii? kotae no nai mama

Round and round, undecided, losing yourself
Wandering, the lone traveller unable to return
Piece into piece crumbling, illusions before your eyes
How far should you go? There remains no answer

浮世離れして それでいいよと
信じてるモノが あるよ

ukiyobanare shite sore de ii yo to
shinjiteru mono ga aru yo

There are those who believe they’re fine
being free from worldliness

グルグル 廻り出す言葉を噛み締め
自分が望むもの それさえ曖昧
バラバラ気付かずに 元には戻れず
それすら信仰と崇めて消えてく

guruguru mawari dasu kotoba o kami shime
jibun ga nozomu mono sore sae aimai
barabara kidzukazu ni moto ni wa modorezu
sore sura shinkou to agamete kiete ku

Round and round, biting down on rotating words
What one desires, even that is vague
Piece into piece, not realizing, unable to go back to normal
Even those revering faith, fade away

その身を焦がしてく それすら気付かず
夢見た姿には未だに還くて

sono mi o kogashite ku sore sura kidzukazu
yume mita sugata ni wa imada ni tookute

Not even noticing that your body is in agony
you’re still far from the form you dreamt of

何気ないあの日々が… | Those Simple Days…

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Requested by malekdeneith, I should really listen to more Seventh Heaven Maxion.

★ Title: 何気ないあの日々が…
☆ Album: Medius
★ Album Artist: Seventh Heaven MAXION (セブンスヘブンMAXION)
☆ Vocals: Yuu Oda (小田ユウ)
★ lyrics: MAKI
☆ Arrangement: Kenya
★ Original Title: The Strange Everyday Life of the Flying Shrine Maiden (空飛ぶ巫女の不思議な毎日)
☆ Website: http://shm.jpn.org/


嗚呼…ずっと昔の　夢を見ていた
何も気負わず　過ごした日々は何となく流れくすんだ
特に目指す導べ持たず　ただ生きていた

aa… zutto mukashi no yume o miteita
nani mo kiowazu sugoshita hibi wa nan to naku nagare kusunda
toku ni mezasu shirube motazu tada ikiteita

Ah.. I’ve always been dreaming about the past
Those days I spent carefree somehow grew dull, flowing
Not having any particular direction I just simply lived

ただ惰性で　目の前に下がった
色とりどり　問題を解消した

tada dasei de me no mae ni sagatta
iro toridori mondai o kaishou shita

Simply out of habit, I resolved the various problems
that brought themselves before my eyes

何気ないあの日々を　ずっと退屈だなと
価値など無い「ある日」と思い込んでた

nanige nai ano hibi o zutto taikutsu da na to
kachi nado nai 「aru hi」 to omoi kondeta

I always figured that those simple days were always boring
and nothing more than a worthless “day”

でも今なら分かるよ　友と過ごし生きてた
あれこそが輝かしい日々だったと

demo ima nara wakaru yo tomo to sugoshi ikiteta
are koso ga kagayakashii hibi datta to

but now I understand, I lived spending the time with friends
I get that those were bright days

もう　戻れない日々
馳せた思いは　寂しくもあり切ない
そう懐かしさで胸が一杯
みんな　同じ瞳　同じ姿で居るのに

mou modorenai hibi
haseta omoi wa samishiku mo ari setsunai
sou natsukashisa de mune ga ippai
minna onaji hitomi onaji sugata de iru noni

Days I can’t go back to anymore
My reminiscing thoughts are both lonely and painful
Yes, my heart is filled with nostalgia
though everyone has similar eyes and similar looks

人ならざる時間を　共に歩む事など
出来はしないものだと　気付いてたのに

hito narazaru jikan o tomo ni susumu koto nado
deki wa shinai mono da to kidzuiteta noni

though I realized we can’t all walk
through inhuman time together

若さの無駄遣いを　快感と思ってた
やがて来る離別から　目を逸らして

wakasa no mudadzukai o kaikan to omotteta
yagate kuru ribetsu kara me o sorashite

I thought of the waste of my youth as pleasant
averting my eyes away from the parting soon to come

「何も無い」が「在った」と後になって気付くよ
いつかきっと　いつかきっと　それが大事　気付くはずだよ

「nani mo nai」 ga 「atta」 to ato ni natte kidzuku yo
itsu ka kitto itsu ka kitto sore ga daiji kidzuku hazu da yo

You’ll realize that “nothing” had “happened” after the fact
Someday for sure, someday for sure, you should realize it’s precious

たまには皆も　声聴かせてよ
昔みたいには　飛び跳ねられたりはしないけどさ

tama ni wa minna mo koe kikasete yo
mukashi mitai ni wa tobi haneraretari wa shinai kedo sa

Let me hear all your voices every now and then
We won’t be able to jump around like we used to in the past though

何気ないあの日々を　ずっと退屈だなと
価値など無い「ある日」と思い込んでた

nanige nai ano hibi o zutto taikutsu da na to
kachi nado nai 「aru hi」 to omoi kondeta

I always figured that those simple days were always boring
and nothing more than a worthless “day”

でも今なら分かるよ　友と過ごし生きてた
あれこそが輝かしい日々だったと

demo ima nara wakaru yo tomo to sugoshi ikiteta
are koso ga kagayakashii hibi datta to

but now I understand, I lived spending the time with friends
I get that those were bright days

lalala…

「何も無い」が「在った」と後になって気付くよ
いつかきっとあなたへ　届くようにと

「nani mo nai」 ga 「atta」 to ato ni natte kidzuku yo
itsu ka kitto anata e todoku you ni to

You’ll realize that “nothing” had “happened” after the fact
I pray that it’ll reach you someday for sure