何気ないあの日々が… | Those Simple Days…

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

Rapid Shot!! (Bonus Track)

Requested by Matias, another hype news reporter song. I imagine Aya and Hatate teaming up together here. Very similar to A-Yah-YAh-YaH-YAH!

★ Title: Rapid Shot!! (Bonus Track)
☆ Album: Alter Ego
★ Album Artist: GET IN THE RING
☆ Vocals: Mii (みぃ)
★ Lyrics: Jell
☆ Arrangement: GCHM
★ Original Titles: The Mystery in Your Town (あなたの町の怪事件)
☆ Website: http://gchm-music.com/index.html


Wake up! 眩しくても構わない
Stand up! 早くこの手を引いてよ
まだ知らない世界まで

Wake up! mabushikutemo kamawanai
Stand up! hayaku kono te o hiite yo
mada shiranai sekai made

Wake up! It doesn’t matter if it’s bright
Stand up! Hurry and take my hand
We’re off to a yet unknown world

見知らぬ誰かの 窓に映る横顔
爪を噛む癖 どこかで見たことあるかもね
保存した 過去と未来の断片
気怠い個室の中から 弄び今日も月が出る

mi shiranu dare ka no mado ni utsuru yokogao
tsume o kamu kuse doko ka de mita koto aru kamo ne
hozon shita kako to mirai no danpen
kedarui koshitsu no naka kara moteasobi kyou mo tsuki ga deru

That face reflected in a strangers window
I might have seen that fingernail-biting habit somewhere before
The fragments of the past and future are preserved
Out from within its languid private room, dallying, today too, the moon exits

日常の片手間で
すぐに次から次へ
古くなるトラブルは
蹴飛ばして 空へ駆け出そう

nichijou no katatema de
sugu ni tsugi kara tsugi e
furuku naru toraburu wa
ke tobashite sora e kake dasou

With my everyday leisure time
I go right from one to another
Kick away all old troubles
and let’s take off to the sky

絶対 負けない 負けたくないの
ちょっと 本気にさせてみせてよ
きっと イマドキの退屈な自由はいらない
Wake up! 眩しくても構わない
Stand up! 早くこの手を引いてよ
まだ知らない世界の先へ

zettai makenai maketakunai no
chotto honki ni sasete misete yo
kitto imadoki no taikutsu na jiyuu wa iranai
Wake up! mabushikutemo kamawanai
Stand up! hayaku kono te o hiite yo
mada shiranai sekai no saki e

I absolutely won’t lose, I don’t want to
Show me you’ll take it a little bit serious
We don’t need the boring freedom of these days, I’m sure
Wake up! It doesn’t matter if it’s bright
Stand up! Hurry and take my hand
We’re off to the end of a yet unknown world

間違いだらけの リテラシーに興味ゼロ
星占いで信じてみるのもいいかもね
想像した理想像は曖昧で
口では美徳語るけど 結局はいつも流される

machigai darake no riterashii ni kyoumi zero
hoshiuranai de shinjite miru no mo ii kamo ne
souzou shita risouzou wa aimai de
kuchi de wa bitoku kataru kedo kekkyoku wa itsu mo nagasareru

My interest in illiteracy is zero
Placing your faith on a horoscope might be fine
The ideal image I pictured is vague
Though I’m all talk of virtues, it’s all swept away in the end

居心地のイイ場所が
錯綜する時代で
認めたい価値観は
誰でもない 私が決める

igokochi no ii basho ga
sakusou suru jidai de
mitometai kachikan wa
dare demo nai watashi ga kimeru

In an era where it’s complicated
to find a pleasant place to live,
the set of values that I want to assess
nobody decides except me

絶対 負けない 諦めないの
本当? それとも嘘でもいいの
一旦火の点いた プライドに理由はいらない
Make up! 眩しいのがたまらない
Speed up! 一足先に待ってるわ
遥か遠い地平の先で

zettai makenai akiramenai no
hontou? sore tomo uso demo ii no
ittan hi no tsuita puraido ni riyuu wa iranai
Make up! mabushii no ga tamaranai
Speed up! hitoashi saki ni matteru wa
haruka tooi chihei no saki de

“I absolutely won’t lose, and I won’t give up”
Really? Otherwise, it’s fine if that’s a lie
There’s no need for a reason for a moment of fiery pride
Make up! The brightness is addicting
Speed up! I’ll be waiting one step ahead
at the end of a far, distant horizon

無個性をばらまく
つまらないルールなんか
デタラメに 刺激的に
私が壊してあげる

mukosei o baramaku
tsumaranai ruuru nanka
detarame ni shigekiteki ni
watashi ga kowashite ageru

Boring rules and such
that scatter death of individuality;
nonsensically, thrillingly
I’ll destroy for you

絶対 負けない 負けられないの
真実以外に興味は無いの
今この時に 誰よりも必死になれる
Hurry up! 風の疾きを追い越して
Fly high! 早く「最高」見せてよ
まだ知らない世界の果てで
同じ夢を抱いて 笑い合おう

zettai makenai makerarenai no
hontou igai ni kyoumi wa nai no
ima kono toki ni dare yori mo hisshi ni nareru
Hurry up! kaze no toki o oi koshite
Fly high! hayaku 「saikou」 misete yo
mada shiranai sekai no hate de
onaji yume o daite warai aou

I absolutely won’t lose, I can’t lose
I have interest in nothing but the truth
Right now, at this moment, I can become more frantic than anyone
Hurry up! Surpass the wind’s velocity
Fly high! Hurry and show me “the best”
At the ends of a yet unknown world,
embracing the same dream, let’s smile in unison

Day dreamers

Requested by Alice, the lyrics don’t exactly suggest the characters whose themes this song is based off, if you ask me. I don’t know if there was a message somewhere (perhaps a tweet?) by the one of the artists explicitly saying who it’s about, or if the lyrics are completely generalized (not Touhou related), but, for the time being, Renko x Merry is a good assumption to make.

★ Title: Day dreamer
☆ Album: 東方幻奏響uroboros弐 ~fAIRYtAILoVERdRIVE~
★ Album Artist: Toranoana (とらのあな)
☆ Song Artist: TUMENECO
★ Vocals: yukina
☆ Arrangment: tomoya
★ Lyrics: Nanatsume (ななつめ)
☆ Original Titles: Bloom Nobly, Ink-Black Cherry Blossoms ~ Border of Life (幽雅に咲かせ、墨染の桜 ~ Border of Life)
・Eastern Judgement in the Sixtieth Year ~ Fate of Sixty Years (六十年目の東方裁判 ~ Fate of Sixty Years)
★ Website: http://shoyu-sound.jp/tumeneco/


月を巡る星の数だけ
ワタシは夢を見る
二人は出会うまでの全てを捨てて
どこまでいけるの?

tsuki o meguru hoshi no kazu dake
watashi wa yume o miru
futari wa de au made no subete o sutete
doko made ikeru no?

For each star revolving around the moon
I have a dream
Throwing away everything until we meet,
how far can we go?

花びら舞い散る桜の下で
夜闇を照らした夢物語
いまから始めよう もう一度だけ
見果てぬ あの星掴むまで

hanabira mai chiru sakura no shita de
yo yami o terashita yume monogatari
ima kara hajimeyou mou ichido dake
mi hatenu ano hoshi tsukamu made

Under the cherry blossom tree with petals dancing down
is a story of a dream that lit up the dark night
Let’s begin, starting now, just one more time
until we catch the furthest stars

この瞳が宿す幻想に導かれ
きっと何度でも何度でも繰り返す
魅知の世界を見つけるまで

kono me ga yadosu yume ni michibikare
kitto nando demo nando demo kuri kaesu
michi no sekai o mitsukeru made

Guided by the fantasies and dreams housed in my eyes
I’m sure, time and time again, we’ll keep trying
until we find a mysterious, unknown world

星を探して さぁ夜の街へ
今日も 運命の徒に身を委ね
私たちだけの夢を現に変える

hoshi o sagashite saa yoru no machi e
kyou mo unmei no itazura ni mi o yudane
watashitachi dake no yume o utsutsu ni kaeru

Searching for the stars, let’s go, into the night city
Today too, we’ll leave ourselves to the whims of destiny
and change our dreams alone into reality

深く暗い闇の其処から
あなたが呼ぶ声が
いまでも思い出せず胸を引き裂く
あなたはだれなの?

fukaku kurai yami no soko kara
anata ga yobu koe ga
ima demo omoi dasezu mune o hiki saku
anata wa dare nano?

From the depths of a deep darkness,
your calling voice,
unable to be recalled even now, rips out my heart
Just who are you?

心を渦巻く二つの色が
ワタシの最後の夢物語
今から始めよう もう一度だけ
二人の想い出残す為

kokoro o uzu maku futatsu no iro ga
watashi no saigo no yume monogatari
ima kara hajimeyou mou ichido dake
futari no omoide nokosu tame

The two colours sweeping our hearts
make up the end of my dream story
Let’s begin, starting now, just one more time
for the sake of leaving memories of us together

この瞳を奪う現実に導かれ
きっと何でも何でも繰り返す
魅知の世界を見つけるまで

kono me o ubau yume ni michibikare
kitto nando demo nando demo kuri kaesu
michi no sekai o mitsukeru made

Guided by the reality and dreams stealing away my eyes
I’m sure, time and time again, we’ll keep trying
until we find a mysterious, unknown world

星の流れる この夜の街に
今日も運命の徒が微笑んで
私たちだけの幻想が現実に変わる

hoshi no nagareru kono yoru no machi ni
kyou mo unmei no itazura ga hohoende
watashitachi dake no yume ga utsutsu ni kawaru

In the night city, with the stars shooting,
today too, with the whims of destiny smiling,
our dreams and fantasies alone are going to transform into reality

ふと耳を澄ませば
嗚呼、懐かしいあの声
世界の全てを暴く声
また出会えると信じて
溢れた涙

futo mimi o sumaseba
aa, natsukashii ano koe
sekai no subete o abaku koe
mata de aeru to shinjite
afureta namida

If you happen to clear your ears
ah, you’ll hear that nostalgic voice
The voice revealing everything about the world
Believing that we’ll be able to meet again
the tears flooded out

心に残る記憶に導かれ
きっと何でも何でも繰り返す
魅知の世界を見つけるまで

kokoro ni nokoru kioku ni michibikare
kitto nando demo nando demo kuri kaesu
michi no sekai o mitsukeru made

Guided by the memories remaining in my heart,
I’m sure, time and time again, we’ll keep trying
until we find a mysterious, unknown world

君を探して また夜の街へ
今日は運命の徒を乗り越えて
私たちだけの明日を未来に変える

kimi o sagashite mata yoru no machi e
kyou wa unmei no itazura o nori koete
watashitachi dake no yume o utsutsu ni kaeru

Searching for you, to the night city again,
today we’ll overcome the whims of destiny
and turn our dreams of tomorrow alone into the reality of the future

自由の翼 | Wings of Liberty

Requested by Mayumi, not to be confused with the Attack on Titan song. Though they’re spelled the same in Japanese, I translated 自由 as “liberty” rather than “freedom” to hopefully avoid some confusion.
I used to be an old time Yuuhei fan, years ago. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like a lot of their latest work isn’t as special as it used to be.

★ Title: 自由の翼
☆ Album: 自由の翼
★ Album Artist: Yuuhei Satellite (幽閉サテライト)
☆ Vocals: senya
★ lyrics: kamase-tora (かませ虎)
☆ Arrange: deitarabotchi (でいたらぼっち)
★ Original Title: The Sealed-Away Youkai ~ Lost Place (封じられた妖怪~ Lost Place)
☆ Website: http://www.yuuhei-satellite.jp/


その美しさ 触れた時
この感動をもう1度
与える者と 触れる者
その境界線 超えようと

sono utsukushisa fureta toki
kono kandou o mou ichido
ataeru mono to fureru mono
sono kyoukaisen koeyou to

Those who give and feel
this sensation one more time
When you’ve felt that beauty
let’s try to cross the borderline

仕組みを知れば たどり着く
そう思っていた 愚かさよ
蓋を開けねば良かったと
後悔超えた可能性

shikumi o shireba tadori tsuku
sou omotteita orokasa yo
futa o akeneba yokatta to
koukai koeta kanousei

If you know the structure, you’ll make it
or so I had thought, what foolishness
”It would’ve been great if we didn’t open the lid”
We could have overcome regrets

その美しさ 超えられず
幻想をただ味わった
立入禁止  裏側は
知らない方がいいのにね

sono utsukushisa koerarezu
gensou o tada ajiwatta
tachiiri kinshi uragawa wa
shiranai hou ga ii noni ne

Unable to get over that beauty
I just savoured the fantasy
though it’s better not to know
what’s behind the forbidden zone

封じられたこの世界
楽しく生きればいいのに
普通が嫌いなアナタに
自由の翼をお見せしましょう

fuujirareta kono sekai
tanoshiku ikireba ii noni
futsuu ga kirai na anata ni
jiyuu no tsubasa o omise shimashou

Though it’d be nice to have fun
living in this sealed-off world,
shall I show wings of freedom
to you, who hates “normal?”

常識なんて
あってないものなんですと言い切れる
アナタは人の目を気にし
枠に収まるだけですか?

joushiki nante
attenai mono nan desu to ii kireru
anata wa hito no me o ki ni shi
waku ni osamaru dake desu ka?

You can say for sure
that common sense doesn’t suit you
Paying mind to people’s gazes,
are you just going to be boxed up?

理想の誰かになると
思い描いた日のことだ
近づこうとする度に
「白いキャンパスは楽だな」

risou no dare ka ni naru to
omoi egaita hi no koto da
chikadzukou to suru tabi ni
「shiroi kyanbasu wa raku da na」

It’s about the day you imagined
becoming someone ideal
Every time you try to get close
“It’s so easy being a blank canvas”

具体的な繰り返し
憧れの裏の痛みに
不幸せを感じたり
でもそれが生きると言うことだろう?

gutaiteki na kurikaeshi
akogare no ura no itami ni
fushiawase o kanjitari
demo sore ga ikiru to iu koto darou?

It’s a specific repetition,
feeling unhappy with the pain
from the opposite of aspiration
but isn’t that what it means to be alive?

違う何かになること
周りと比べる己と
輝きを求めていた
無知な若りし己よ

chigau nani ka ni naru koto
mawari to kuraberu onore to
kagayaki o motometeita
muchi na wakakarishi onore yo

Becoming something different
Yourself, contrasting with your surroundings
and the one who had sought a shine,
yourself who was young and and clueless

自由の翼はいわば
地面が保証されてない
命知らずなスタイル
傍から見ればかっこいけどね

jiyuu no tsubasa wa iwaba
jimen ga hoshou saretenai
inochi shirazu na sutairu
kore kara mireba kakkoi kedo ne

With wings of freedom
the ground is unassured, so to say
It’s a reckless style
but it’d be cool to watch from nearby from now on