root_B / nephilim

Requested by Primity, been a while since I did a Syrufit song. I’m honestly very surprised this song was left untranslated though. Beautiful stuff.

★ Title: root_B / nephilim
☆ Album: Love=ALL
★ Album Artist: Syrufit (Studio “Syrup Comfiture”)
☆Vocals and lyrics: Tsubaki Ichimatsu (市松 椿)
★ Arrangement: Mano
☆ Original Title: Voile, the Magic Library (ヴワル魔法図書館)
・The Young Descendant of Tepes (ツェペシュの幼き末裔)


世界が最後の呼吸をしたら
その時神話が終わるのだろう
道なき道へと進む決意で
僕らは輝きはじめる

sekai ga saigo no kokyuu o shitara
sono toki shinwa ga owaru no darou
michi naki michi e to susumu ketsui de
bokura wa kagayaki hajimeru

When the world breathes its last breath
at that time, legends will also end won’t they
With determination to proceed down a roadless path
we begin to shine

地平を泳ぐ魚になって
土を起こして 木々を倒して
泣く夢を見たんだ

chihei o oyogu sakana ni natte
tsuchi o okoshite kigi o taoshite
naku yume o mita n da

I had a dream where I became a fish out of water
I disturbed the land, knocked down trees
and I cried

彼らが描く理想郷では
確かなものは何もないのに
誰もが幸せだ

karera ga egaku risoukyou de wa
tashika na mono wa nani mo nai noni
dare mo ga shiawase da

In the Arcadia that those guys envision
though there’s nothing that’s for certain
everyone is in happiness

何度も何度もふりかえっても
僕らは過ち繰り返してる
それでも求めずにはいられない
ああ欲深き人間だ僕は

nando mo nando mo furi kaettemo
bokura wa ayamachi kuri kaeshiteru
sore demo motomezu ni wa irarenai
aa yokubukaki ningen da boku wa

Time and time again, even though we look back
we keep repeating mistakes
Even so, we can’t help but seek
Ah, I’m such a greedy human being, aren’t I

愛のように純粋じゃないけど
人を愛すように
世界を裏切る
君を愛すように

ai no you ni junsui janai kedo
hito o aisu you ni
sekai o uragiru
kimi o aisu you ni

Although it’s not pure like love
in order to love people
I’ll betray the world
In order to love you

大地が墜ちる合図がなって
人はそれぞれ天に向かって
功績を叫んだ

daichi ga ochiru aizu ga natte
hito wa sorezore ten ni mukatte
kouseki o sakenda

Signs that the world will fall came to be
People each looked up to the heavens
and shouted out their good deeds

愛のように純粋じゃないから
人を裏切って
傷つけあうばかりで
それでも受け入れて
いくしかないならば
人を愛すように
世界抱きしめた
君を愛すように

ai no you ni junsui janai kara
hito o uragitte
kizutsuke au bakari de
sore demo uke irete
iku shika nai naraba
hito o aisu you ni
sekai daki shimeta
kimi o aisu you ni

Because it’s not pure like love
I betray mankind
we all just hurt each other
But even so, I’ll accept it
if we can do nothing but move on
In order to love people
I embraced the world
In order to love you

孤独は微睡の中 | Solitude Lies Within Slumber

Warning, this is an entirely by-ear translation. Requested by Amilka in exchange for much needed lyrics for other songs. I have some doubts about certain words, so if anyone has other suggestions, they’d be extra appreciated.

☆ Title: 孤独は微睡の中
★ Album: Scintillation
☆ Album Artist: Wonder Girl Syndrome
★ Vocals, lyrics, arrangement: Yosaku (与作)
☆ Original Title: The Barrier of Ame-no-torifune Shrine (天鳥船神社の結界)


孤独にたゆたう世界
忘れ去られた夢の果ての中
静かにそこに似る意味
月の明かりをまじかに見つめてる

kodoku ni tayutau sekai
wasure sarareta yume no hate no naka
shizuka ni soko ni niru imi
tsuki no akari o majika ni mitsumeteru

It’s a world wavering in solitude
within the ends of a forgotten and left behind dream
Silently, the meaning similar to there
is gazing closely to the light of the moon

いつしか気が付けばほら
閉じられた夢捨て去られた 今
静かに息づく世界
忘れ去られた夢は続いてる

itsu shika ki ga tsukeba hora
tojirareta yume sute wasureta ima
shizuka ni ikidzuku sekai
wasure sarareta yume wa tsudzuiteru

Before you know, if you notice, look
the closed dream has been abandoned now
Silently, the world sighs
The forgotten and left behind dream continues on

暗い背を合わせ
閉じた世界を静かに彷徨う
夢の境界で失せた言葉は音なく消え行く

kurai se o awase
tojita sekai o shizuka ni samayou
yume no kyoukai de useta kotoba wa oto naku kie yuku

Putting our dark backs together
we silently roam this closed world
At the border of dreams, vanished words fade away without a sound

いっそうは静かに眠る
目覚めの時を孤独に沈んで
静かに待ち続けよう
光花たる星の真似事さ

issou wa shizuka ni nemuru
mezame no toki o kodoku ni shizunde
shizuka ni machi tsudzukeyou
hikari hana taru hoshi no manegoto sa

I’d rather silently sleep
When I’m awake I just sink into solitude
Let us continue to silently wait
Light is an imitation of the flowery stars

暗い背を合わせ
閉じた世界を静かに彷徨う
夢の境界で失せた言葉は音なく消え行く

kurai se o awase
tojita sekai o shizuka ni samayou
yume no kyoukai de useta kotoba wa oto naku kie yuku

Putting our dark backs together
we silently roam this closed world
At the border of dreams, vanished words fade away without a sound

断罪の天秤 | Scales of Judgement

Requested by Psych, add this to my list of my worst translations ever.

Notes: When there’s English in a song, I tend to want to keep it in the same position as it is in the original lyrics, no matter the cost. As well, some of this simply makes no sense. I’m looking at you, fudge.

Came in to an unexpected shift in subject here. As usual, with Japanese songs, personal pronouns are generally not important in lyrics, which is why I tend to keep things as vague as I possibly can. Usually, unless it is clear otherwise, you assume the speaker is talking about herself. Here, we find something halfway through the song: “This body” (interpreted as “my body”), and “the girl,” which suddenly seems to shift everything said in previous stanzas as being about the girl instead. To give an idea of this on a small scale, imagine the sentence “Went to the store, had no money, came back, asked me for change, then he went back.” Go through a couple stanzas like that without any pronouns and you’d think that it was someone speaking about themselves until the sudden change.

☆ Title: 断罪の天秤
★ Album: デジウィ DREAM
☆ Album Artist: DiGiTAL WiNG
★ Vocals: Usa (うさ)
☆ Lyrics: 玄騎士
★ Arrangement: crouka
☆ Original Title: Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke (月まで届け、不死の煙)
★ Website: http://digital-wing.net/


Don’t stop you&I now
Don’t stop judgment so doubt

変わる時 必然に 二人で重ねて
それでも真実を 探していたね
誰でも切り裂いてく 自分の影を嫌って
立ち向かう者の目に 映した black fire

kawaru toki hitsuzen ni futari de kasanete
sore demo shinjitsu o sagashiteita ne
dare demo kiri saite ku jibun no kage o kiratte
tachi mukau mono no me ni utsushita black fire

During times of change, inevitably together we overlap
Even so, she had been searching for the truth
Tearing down everyone in sight, hating her own shadow
In the eyes of those that faced her, she was black fire

罪に抗って 壊れた pair of scales
Judge 逆らっていた 嘘つきだらけのこの星で
伝染す sick 繋ぐ kiss 掴む fell 痛む mind

tsumi ni aragatte kowareta pair of scales
Judge sakaratteita usotsuki darake no kono hoshi de
utsusu sick tsunagu kiss tsukamu fell itamu mind

Fighting against sin, a broken pair of scales
gone against the judge, on this planet filled with liars
Infecting sick, connecting kiss, had grip and fell, aching mind

終わる時 偶然に 佇むこの身に
願いを乗せていった
少女は引き裂いてく 世界の神を嫌って
引かれ合う者の目に いつでも just believe

owaru toki guuzen ni tatazumu kono mi ni
negai o noseteitta
shoujo wa hiki saite ku sekai no kami o kiratte
hikare au mono no me ni itsu demo just believe

During times of the end, you coincidentally put your wishes
on me as I stand still
The girl pulls everything apart, hating the god of the world
In the eyes of those that are drawn together, always, just believe

罪よ広がって 崩れた pair of scales
Fudge 侮っていた 人の栄光のその先を
許欺す fake 照らす light 盗む seek 深く love

tsumi yo hirogatte kuzureta pair of scales
Fudge anadotteita hito no eikou no sono saki o
damasu fake terasu light nusumu seek fukaku love

Sin grows out, crumbled pair of scales
Fudge, beyond the glory of the person despised
Deceiving fake, shining light, steal and seek, deeply love

辿り着けない justice へ just in truth
廻り続ける断罪の Abyss
希望さえ無い destiny so crazy
鼓動に変わる心臓の revolution

tadori tsukenai justice e just in truth
mawari tsudzukeru danzai no Abyss
kibou sae nai destiny so crazy
kodou ni kawaru shinzou no revolution

Towards an unreachable justice, just in truth
A judgement that continues to revolve, it’s abyss
Without even hope, destiny so crazy
Turning into a pulse, your heart’s revolution

現在に従って 壊れた pair of scales
Fight 戦っていた どんな理不尽も未来へ
罪に抗って 壊れた pair of scales
Judge 逆らっていた 嘘つきだらけのこの星で
伝染す sick 繋ぐ kiss 掴む fell 痛む mind

ima ni shitagatte kowareta pair of scales
Fight tatakatteita donna rifujin mo mirai e
tsumi ni aragatte kowareta pair of scales
Judge sakaratteita usotsuki darake no kono hoshi de
utsusu sick tsunagu kiss tsukamu fell itamu mind

In line with present day, the broken pair of scales
Fight, and fought, no matter how absurd towards the future
Fighting against sin, a broken pair of scales
gone against the judge, on this planet filled with liars
Infecting sick, connecting kiss, had grip and fell, aching mind

Love Death

Requested by Jennifer, I’m not used to translating lewd songs like this, but it was a nice change from the regular old lyrics I’ve been doing.

★ Title: LOVE DEATH
☆ Album: VOCALO APPEND
★ Artist: Nem
☆ Vocals: 鏡音レン Append (Power)
★ Composition and lyrics: mothy


もっと刺激が欲しいって?
どんな風にシてあげよう?
この世界のオトコじゃ 物足りないでしょう

motto shigeki ga hoshii tte?
donna fuu ni shite ageyou?
kono sekai no otoko ja monotarinai deshou?

You say you want more excitement?
In what way shall I do that for you?
You aren’t satisfied with the men in this world are you

僕は恋の死神さ
君のハート あの世へご招待!

bokue wa koi no shinigami sa
kimi no haato ano yo e goshoutai

I am the death god of love you see
I invite your heart to a new world!

果てることのない 永遠の快楽を
ここは天国か? それとも地獄か?
ほらココロとカラダ 僕に委ねなよ

hateru koto no nai eien no kairaku o
koko wa tengoku ka? soretomo jigoku ka?
hora kokoro to karada boku ni yudanena yo

There’s no end to this eternal pleasure
Is this place heaven? Or otherwise is it hell?
Go on, leave your heart and body to me

甘えん坊の子猫ちゃん
次はどんな声で鳴く?
そんなになっちゃって
もう我慢できないのかい?

amaenbou no koneko chan
tsugi wa donna koe de naku?
sonna ni nachatte
mou gaman dekinai no kai?

My spoiled kitten
what kind of sound will you make next?
Becoming like that
have you lost your self control?

跪いて 上目遣いで
おねだりしな ほら声が小さい!

hizamazuite uwamedzukai de
onedari shina hora koe ga chiisai!

Get on your knees and look up at me
Beg for me, look, your voice is weak!

強欲な君に ご褒美をあげよう
理性は捨てちゃって 本能のままに
ほら過去も未来も 僕に委ねなよ

gouyoku na kimi ni gohoubi o ageyou
risei wa sutechatte honnou no mama ni
hora kako mo mirai mo boku ni yudanena yo

Let’s give you a prize for your greed
Throw away all reason, follow your instinct
Go on, for past and future, leave yourself to me

こっちか、あっちか
どっちにイきたい?

kocchi ka, acchi ka
docchi ni ikitai?

Like this, or that?
How do you want to come?

覚めることのない 永遠の夢だ
これは幻か? それとも現実?
奪われたいなら 呼んでみるがいいさ
ほらすぐ後ろに 恋の死神が
覚悟を決めたら、さあ
そんな世界捨てて 僕に溺れなよ

sameru koto no nai eien no yume da
kore wa maboroshi ka? sore tomo genjitsu?
ubawaretai nara yondemiru ga ii sa
hora sugu ushiro ni koi no shinigami ga
kakugo o kimetara, saa
sonna sekai sutete boku ni oborena yo

It’s an eternal dream with no waking up
Is this just fantasy? Or is it reality?
If you want to be swept away, just go on and call out
Look, the death god of love will be right behind you
When you’ve prepared yourself, come along,
throw away that other world, and lose yourself in me