A-Yah-YAh-YaH-YAH!

Requested by Matias Albertini, I’m not the biggest fan of Aya, but even so, this song and these lyrics sure are great.

★ Title: A-Yah-YAh-YaH-YAH!
☆ Album: 綴 -Tuduri-
★ Album Artist: 凋叶棕
☆ Vocals: Meramipop (めらみぽっぷ)
★ Lyrics and arrangment: RD-Sounds
☆ Original Titles: Wind God Girl (風神少女)
★ Website: http://www.rd-sounds.com/


夢は現 誠も偽
されば何を真とす
追い求め続けるものは形無き真実

yume wa utstsu makoto mo nise
sareba nani o shin to su
oi motome tsudzukeru mono wa katachi naki shinjitsu

Dreams are reality, both true and false
If so, what do you take as real?
That which I continue to pursue is a formless truth

シャッターを切る音が私を熱くする
そうして、生まれる素敵なフォトグラフ

shattaa o kiru oto ga watashi o atsuku suru
sou shite, umareru suteki na fotogurafu

The sound of the shutter’s click fills me with passion
Like that, a lovely new photograph is born

移ろい変わることのないその風景
そう、それは揺るぎ無き信念の証

utsuroi kawaru koto no nai sono fuukei
sou, sore wa yurugi naki shinnen no akashi

The scene is one never to change
Yes, that’s a shakeless proof of belief

瞳に映る私は一体誰?
それこそ、紛い物のイマジネイション

hitomi ni utsuru watashi wa ittai dare?
sore koso, magai mono no imajineishon

Just who am I, seen in their eyes?
That there, is a false imagination

視線の先に映る私は
どれほど歪んでいるのだろう?

shisen no saki ni utsuru watashi wa
dore hodo yugandeiru no darou?

Just how distorted am I
seen down their line of sight?

まるで「あられもないモノを写す者」と
決め付けているようで・・・

maru de 「arare mo nai mono o utsusu mono」 to
kime tsuketeiru you de…

It seems they assume it’s as if I’m a
“photographer of foolish things…”

負けられない気持ちを胸に
私は奔り続けて

makerarenai kimochi o mune ni
watashi wa hashiri tsudzukete

I will continue to drive my undefeatable feelings
towards my heart

旋風よ!
どうか声を乗せて届けてほしい
人の心に響くのならば

kaze yo!
douka koe o nosete todokete hoshii
hito no kokoro ni hibiku no naraba

Oh, whirl wind!
Somehow, please, I want you to send my voice
if it’ll resound in the people’s hearts

追い求めるモノを写し続けていたい
どうか信じてほしいこの言葉

oi motomeru mono o utsushi tsudzuketeitai
douka shinjite hoshii kono kotoba

I want to continue to photograph that which I pursue
Please have faith in these words

この名は真実を伝える者の証
そう信じて私は叫び続ける

kono na wa shinjitsu o tsutaeru mono no akashi
sou shinjite watashi wa sakebi tsudzukeru

This name is proof of one that reports truth
I believe so and continue to shout

A-Yah-YAh-YaH-YAH!

言葉を紡ぐ手が私を奮わせる
そうして、生まれる麗しのアーティクル

kotoba o tsumugu te ga watashi o furuwaseru
sou shite, umareru uruwashi no aatikuru

The hands that weave words cause me to rouse
Like that, a beautiful new article is born

誰にも壊されることのないその文字
そう、それは誇り高き追求の証

dare ni mo kowasareru koto no nai sono moji
sou, sore wa hokori takaki tsuikyuu no akashi

The letters of which nobody can destroy
Yes, that’s the proof of a proud pursuit

何物を信じない人々の声
それこそ、拠り所も不確かなのに

nani mono o shinjinai hitobito no koe
sore koso, yoridokoro mo futashika na noni

The voice of the people who believe nothing
That there, is unreliable from the foundation, but even so

脳裏に思い描く私は
どれほど歪んでいるのだろう?

nouri ni omoi egaku watashi wa
dore hodo yugandeiru no darou?

How distorted am I
that they imagine in their heads?

まるで「偽りを書き連ね記す者」と
決め付けているようで・・・

maru de 「itsuwari o kaki tsurane shirusu mono」 to
kim tsuketeiru you de…

It seems they assume it’s as if I’m a
“reporter that notes down lies…”

負けられない気持ちを胸に
私は示し続けて

makerarenai kimochi o mune ni
watashi wa shimeshi tsudzukete

I will continue to show my undefeatable feelings
to my heart

疾風よ!
どうか声を乗せて届けてほしい
人の心に届くのならば

kaze yo!
douka koe o nosete todokete hoshii
hito no kokoro ni todoku no naraba

Oh, wind gust!
Somehow, please, I want you to send my voice
if it’ll reach the people’s hearts

追い求めるモノを記し続けていたい
どうか信じて欲しいこの言葉

oi motomeru mono o shirushi tsudzuketeitai
douka shinjite hoshii kono kotoba

I want to continue to report that which I pursue
Please have faith in these words

この名は真実を伝える者の誇り
そう信じて私は叫び続ける

kono na wa shinjitsu o tsutaeru mono no hokori
sou shinjite watashi wa sakebi tsudzukeru

This name is the pride of one that reports truth
I believe so and continue to shout

A-Yah-YAh-YaH-YAH!

――私が私であるために、
――誇りを持ち続けて行くために、
――清く正しいその姿のために、

――watashi ga watashi de aru tame ni,
――hokori o mochi tsudzukete iku tame ni,
――kiyoku tadashii sono sugata no tame ni,

――For me to be myself
――For me to go and continue to hold pride
――For that form to be purely truth

私の名を示し続けたい

watashi no na o shimeshi tsudzuketai

I want to continue representing my name

神風よ!
どうか声を乗せて届けてほしい
人の心に届けてほしい

kaze yo!
douka koe o nosete todokete hoshii
hito no kokoro ni todokete hoshii

Oh, divine wind!
Somehow, please, I want you to send my voice
I want it to reach the hearts of the people

夢は現 誠も偽
されば何を真とす
追い求め続けるものは形無き真実

yume wa utstsu makoto mo nise
sareba nani o shin to su
oi motome tsudzukeru mono wa katachi naki shinjitsu

Dreams are reality, both true and false
If so, what do you take as real?
That which I continue to pursue is a formless truth

いつかたどり着く真実に
私は立っているのだと頑なに信じ続けて

itsu ka tadori tsuku shinjitsu ni
watashi wa tatteiru no da to katakuma ni shinji tsudzukete

I firmly continue to believe
that someday I’ll be standing
on the truth I reach

この名を聞けよ音に風に声枯れんばかりに
私は叫び続ける

kono na o kike yo oto ni kaze ni koe kare n bakari ni
watashi wa sakebi tsudzukeru

Listen up for this name, my voice will just die in the wind and sound
so I’ll continue to shout

A-Yah-YAh-YaH-YAH!

汝は白狼なりや? | Art Thou a White Wolf?

Requested by The Hakurou Tengu, been a while since I heard a Shinra-Bansho.

Having started to read light novels in Japanese, I have to say again that I still find it funny how much more complete the grammar is in actual writing compared to lyrics. Japanese can be a vague language, sure, but only when it wants to be, and I try to best reflect that vagueness (i.e. lack of pronouns or subjects) in translations whenever possible (whenever it doesn’t kill the English). I’m not sure whether that’s good or bad, but eh.

★ Title: 汝は白狼なりや?
☆ Album: あの日の夢のアリス
★ Album Artist: Shinra-bansho (森羅万象)
☆ Vocals: Meramipop (めらみぽっぷ)
★ Lyrics: azuki
☆ Arrangement: kaztora (カズトラ)
★ Original Title: Fall of Fall ~ Autumnal Waterfall (フォールオブフォール ~ 秋めく滝)
Website: http://liz-tora.com/liz-tora/SB/alice-carol/


濡れ羽色した 透き通るような羽
一目見てから 吸い込まれて
あの日から私は 世界を見続けていた
目の前に広がる あなただけを

nure ba iro shita suki tooru you na hane
hitome mite kara sui komarete
ano hi kara watashi wa sekai o mi tsudzuketeita
me no mae ni hirogaru anata dake o

Sucked in after a single glance
at jet black feathers that seemed transparent
Ever since that day, I continued to gaze at the world
Only at you, filling the space before my eyes

遠回りをしても 追いつけるはずなら
行く宛の無い旅 たまには一緒に行きませんか?

toomawari o shitemo oi tsukeru hazu nara
iku ate no nai tabi tama ni wa issho ni ikimasen ka?

Even if I go the long way, I should be able to catch up
so every now and then won’t you go on an aimless trip with me?

涙を拭く汝は 白狼なりや?
見通す先 求め願い幾年
話せなくてもいい そばにいれるだけで
近づいて 離れてもきっと
見えてる世界が 全てじゃない
空 越えて

namida o fuku nanji wa hakurou nari ya?
mi toosu saki motome negai ikutose
hanasenakutemo ii soba ni ireru dake de
chikadzuite hanaretemo kitto
mieteru sekai ga subete janai
sora koete

Art thou, wiping her tears, a white wolf?
At the end of seeing clearly, for some years wishing to seek
It’s alright if you can’t speak, just by being able to be with me
we’ll draw close, even if far, I’m sure
The visible world isn’t everything
Transcend the sky

閉じてる瞳じゃ 何も見える訳が無い
確かめもせず 信じるんだ
積み重ねてきた あれやこれ
いっそ壊してしまいましょう
真っ新になって やり直そう

tojiteru hitomi ja nani mo mieru wake ga nai
tashikame mo sezu shinjiru n da
tsumi kasanete kita are ya kore
isso kowashite shimaimashou
massara ni natte yari naosou

There’s no way to see anything with closed eyes
without checking to see for oneself, just believing
This and that has come to be piled up
Let’s instead completely destroy it all
and start over again, making it brand new

近道とかしても 追いつけないのなら
終わらない旅路の はじめの一歩を踏みませんか?

chikamichi toka shitemo oi tsukenai no nara
owaranai tabiji no hajime no ippo o fumimasen ka?

If it’s that even a shortcut can’t result in catching up
won’t you take the first step of an endless journey?

光を負う汝は 白狼なりや?
飛び立つ先 乞われ焦がれ幾年
話せなくてもいい そばにいれただけで
ぶつかった視線から そっと
交わる世界に 今生きてる

hikari o ou nanji wa hakurou nari ya?
tobi tatsu saki koware kogare ikutose
hanasenakutemo ii soba ni ireta dake de
butsukatta shisen kara sotto
majiwaru sekai ni ima ikiteru

Art thou, bearing light, a white wolf?
At the end of jumping off, for some years yearning to be begged
It’s alright if you can’t speak, just by being able to have been with me
from gazes that clashed, to peacefully
now living in crossing worlds

涙で腫れた 赤い赤い瞳
見通すことが出来なかった
「ここにいます」と 声を出せる だから
いつまでも此処から
スタートラインは どんな時もほら一緒だから

namida de hareta akai akai hitome
mitoosu koto ga dekinakatta
「koko ni imasu」 to koe o daseru dakara
itsu made mo koko kara
sutaato rain wa donna toki mo hora issho dakara

Swollen with tears were my red, red eyes
I was unable to see clearly
Because it’s possible to say “I’m right here”
forever here on out
at the startline, no matter what time, look, we’ll be together so

だからこそ
いつかの汝は 白狼なりや?
狭い道も手を繋げば渡れる
二人の心音すら 聞こえる距離感じて
あなたにも 私にも ずっと
視えてる世界の全て
どこまでも青く澄んで
やり直しましょう

dakara koso
itsu ka no nanji wa hakurou nari ya?
semai michi mo te o tsunageba watareru
futari no shinon sura kikoeru kyori kanjite
anata ni mo watashi ni mo zutto
mieteru sekai no subete
doko made mo aoku sunde
yari naoshimashou

precisely for that reason
will thou someday be a white wolf?
If we join hands, we should be able to cross even a narrow path
I feel the distance from which I can even hear the sound of our heartbeats
Everything of the world
that you and I can look at
as far as we can see clears to blue
Let’s do it over again

BA・BA・BANG!!

Requested by Blind Weasel, that’s one catchy song.

★ Title: BA・BA・BANG!!
☆ Album: 珠戯曲 Syu-Gyoku
★ Album Artist: C-CLAYS / K2 SOUND
☆ Vocals: Mai Kotohge (小峠 舞)
★ Lyrics and arrangement: atoguru (あとぐる)
☆ Original Title: Inchlings of the Shining Needle ~ Little Princess (輝く針の小人族 ~ Little Princess)
★ Website: http://www.c-clays.com/


もう誤魔化せない 時空を超えた想い
湧き上がる この力で ぶち壊すんだ!

mou gomakasenai jikuu o koeta omoi
waki agaru kono chikara de buchi kowasu n da!

My feelings that transcended space-time can’t be dodged anymore
With this arising power we’ll destroy it all!

始まりの歌 響き 立ち上がれ!
勇気あるものよ 真実 取り戻せ!

hajimari no uta hibiki tachi agare!
yuuki aru mono yo shinjitsu tori modose!

Song of beginnings, ring and make a stand!
Those with courage, go and take back truth!

BA・BA・BANG!! ぶち込んで BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! 完全に BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! そう BIG BANG!! みたいに
BA・BA・BANG!! ぶち込んで BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! 完全に BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! 爆音で勝負だ! BANG!!

BA・BA・BANG!! buchi konde BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! kanzen ni BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! sou BIG BANG!! mitai ni
BA・BA・BANG!! buchi konde BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! kanzen ni BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! bakuon de shoubu da! BANG!!

BA・BA・BANG!! Shoot off a BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! Completely BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! Yes, BIG BANG!! resembling
BA・BA・BANG!! Shoot off a BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! Completely BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! A match with explosions! BANG!!

まだ この身に 課せられたものは多く
弱きもの達の 祈りを届けるんだ!

mada kono mi ni kaserareta mono wa ooku
yowaki monotachi no inori o todokeru n da!

The things still imposed upon my body are plenty
I’ll send out all the prayers of the weak!

嵐吹き荒れる 空に浮かぶ城
勇気あるものよ 悪を打ち破れ!

arashi fuki areru sora ni ukabu shiro
yuuki aru mono yo aku o uchi yabure!

A storm blows violently over the castle floating in the sky
Those with courage, go and crush evil!

BA・BA・BANG!! ぶち込んで BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! 完全に BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! そう BIG BANG!! みたいに
BA・BA・BANG!! ぶち込んで BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! 完全に BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! 爆音で勝負だ! BANG!!

BA・BA・BANG!! buchi konde BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! kanzen ni BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! sou BIG BANG!! mitai ni
BA・BA・BANG!! buchi konde BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! kanzen ni BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! bakuon de shoubu da! BANG!!

BA・BA・BANG!! Shoot off a BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! Completely BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! Yes, BIG BANG!! resembling
BA・BA・BANG!! Shoot off a BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! Completely BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! A match with explosions! BANG!!

BA・BA・BANG!! ぶち込んで BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! 完全に BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! そう BIG BANG!! みたいに
BA・BA・BANG!! ぶち込んで BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! 完全に BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! 爆音で勝負だ! BANG!!

BA・BA・BANG!! buchi konde BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! kanzen ni BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! sou BIG BANG!! mitai ni
BA・BA・BANG!! buchi konde BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! kanzen ni BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! bakuon de shoubu da! BANG!!

BA・BA・BANG!! Shoot off a BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! Completely BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! Yes, BIG BANG!! resembling
BA・BA・BANG!! Shoot off a BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! Completely BANG!!
BA・BA・BANG!! A match with explosions! BANG!!

華風リフレイン | Flower Wind Refrain

I wasn’t prepared for this song to be so emotional.

Notes: 霞め (to grow hazy) vocally sounds the same as 掠め (to graze, to brush against, etc), which sounds much more fitting here if you ask me, so I swapped with it assuming that was the true intended meaning.

★ Title: 華風リフレイン
☆ Album: Refrain
★ Album Artist: AdamKadmon
☆ Vocals: Tamari (珠梨)
★ Lyrics and arrangement: Kamiyashiro (カミヤシロ)
☆ Original Title: The Exaggerated Castle Keep (針小棒大の天守閣)
★ Website: http://ak-territory.com/index.html


tu・・・turu・・・

今 吹き抜ける風 君の頬を霞め
また 花弁ひとつ 君とね・・・ふたつ・・・

ima fuki nukeru kaze kimi no hoho o kasume
mata hanabira hitotsu kimi to ne… futatsu…

Now, the wind blowing through brushes over your cheeks
Again, a single flower petal is together… with you…

寂しくて 駅前通り 憂鬱な私・・・
相傘と 枯れ葉 公園
サヨナラが近づいてる
向き合って 最後にkiss・・・

samishikute eki mae toori yuuutsu na watashi…
aigasa to kareha kouen
sayonara ga chikaduiteru
muki atte saigo ni kiss…

Lonely and depressed, I’m in front of the train station…
In a park with dead leaves and shared umbrellas
the time for good bye grows close
we face each other, and give a final kiss…

泣いて 今は 泣いて・・・ ひらひら 華風リフレイン・・・
抱きしめて 泣いて・・・ふたりで 華風リフレイン・・・

naite ima wa naite… hira hira hana kaze rifurein…
daki shimete naite… futari de hana kaze rifurein…

We cry, right now we cry… fluttering, the flower wind refrain…
We hug and cry… together, the flower wind refrain…

まだ幼い私 これからが見えない・・・
後ろ向きな言葉 今はちょっと言わせてね・・・

mada osanai watashi kore kara ga mienai…
ushiro muki na serifu ima wa chotto iwasete ne…

You won’t see me from now on, while I’m still young…
Now let me say a few negative lines…

あの日から 5年が経ち 大人びた私・・・
君の住む 街と公園
偶然に君に会って
想い出の続きにkiss・・・

ano hi kara gonen ga tachi otonabita watashi…
kimi no sumu machi to kouen
guuzen ni kimi ni atte
omoide no tsudzuki ni kiss…

Ever since that day 5 years passed and I grew up…
In the city and park where you live
we meet by coincidence
and to continue what’s in our memories, kiss…

泣いて 君と 泣いて・・・ひらひら 華風リフレイン・・・
抱きしめ 笑って・・・ふたりで 華風リフレイン・・・

naite kimi to naite… hira hira hana kaze rifurein…
daki shime waratte… futari de hana kaze rifurein…

I cry, with you I cry… fluttering, the flower wind refrain…
We embrace and laugh… together, the flower wind refrain…

tu・・・turu・・・