Battle Against Mother Nature

Requested by Andrew. I think this album is completely done now. I’ll never forget how easy it was to format all the posts for this one, since the information was mostly the same each song.

★ Title: BATTLE AGAINST MOTHER NATURE
☆ Album: >>>>
★ Album Artist: ZYTOKINE
☆ Vocals: cold kiss (Nana Takahashi (高橋 菜々))
★ Arrangement and lyrics: Linjin (隣人)
☆ Original Title: The Lost Emotion (亡失のエモーション)
★ Website: http://zytokine-web.com/


いつか忘れていく 一瞬の輝き
大きな流れに 置いてけぼりの夢
希望の果ての愛

itsu ka wasurete iku isshun no kagayaku
ooki na nagare ni oitekebori no yume
kibou no hate no ai

Someday I’ll forget, that moment of shining
The dream left behind in a great current
Love at the end of hope

巡る世界の理の鎖から
抜け出すための力
希望という儚い夢

meguru sekai no kotowari no kusari kara
nuke dasu tame no chikara
kibou to iu hakanai yume

The power to escape from the chains
of the ways of the revolving world
A fleeting dream called hope

闘う意思を 胸に刻んで 未来を描いて
独りきりで 願った希望の価値は
闘う意味を 求めすぎて また見失って
通り過ぎた 世界の嘘に焼かれたまま 僕は

tatakau ishi o mune ni kizande mirai o egaite
hitorikiri de negatta kibou no kachi wa
tatakau imi o motome sugite mata mi ushinatte
toori sugita sekai no uso ni yakareta mama boku wa

Carving the will to fight in my heart, I pictured the future
The value of the hope I wished for all alone
Seeking the meaning of fighting too much, I lost sight of it again
Remaining burned by the lies of the world, I passed through

いつか解けていく 一瞬の過ち
静かな流れに 逆らえない矛盾
無情の果ての愛

itsu ka hodokete iku isshun no ayamachi
shizuka na nagare ni sakaraenai mujun
mujou no hate no ai

Someday it’ll come undone, the momentary mistake
The paradox of being unable to fight the calm current
The love at the end being emotionless

笑う世界の理の呪縛から
逃れるための力
希望という儚い嘘

warau sekai no kotowari no jubaku kara
nogareru tame no chikara
kibou to iu hakanai uso

The power to escape from the curses
of the ways of the laughing world
A fleeting lie called hope

闘う意思を 力に変えて 軌跡を描いて
独りきりで 祈った希望の果てに
闘う意味も 知らないまま ただ灰になった
凍り付いた 世界の嘘を信じたまま 君は

tatakau ishi o chikara ni kaete kiseki o egaite
hitorikiri de inotta kibou no hate ni
tatakau imi mo shiranai mama tada hai ni natta
koori tsuita sekai no uso o shinjita mama kimi wa

I’ll turn my will to fight into power and draw my path
at the end of the hope I prayed for all alone
Not even knowing what it means to fight, I just turned to ash
As you believed in the world’s lies, you were frozen

闘う意思の 果てに消えた 命が凪いで
独りきりで 走る意味 問いかけた
闘う意味を ごまかしたまま また灰になった
独りきりで この世界と闘うとしても 僕

tatakau ishi no hate ni kieta inochi ga naide
hitorikiri de hashiru imi toi kaketa
tatakau imi o gomakashita mama mata hai ni natta
hitorikiri de kono sekai to tatakau toshitemo boku wa

At the end of the will to fight I faded, my life calmed
All alone, I questioned the meaning of running
Misrepresenting the meaning of fighting, I turned to ash again
Even if I fight against this world, I’m all alone

Judgment Princess

Requested by Kyubey. Probably not my best work.
I am again reminded how strange Japanese can be outside of literature. Not to mention, there’s a bit of classical grammar at work here which I am only vaguely familiar with.

Note: The other language that’s in there appears to be Latin, but google translate won’t help me.
Based on the title and the arrangement itself, this song seems to be related to Ancient Princess.

★ Title: Judgment Princess
☆ Album: Former Frontier 4th luxuriant
★ Album Artist: Seventh Heaven MAXION (セブンスヘブンMAXION)
☆ Vocals and lyrics: Oosera Ai (大瀬良あい)
★ Arrangement: Mizonokuchi Yuuma (溝口ゆうま)
☆ Original Title: the Last Judgement
★ Website: http://shm.jpn.org/


雨はやがて 雪に変わり
灰色の空を染める

ame wa yagate yuki ni kawari
hai iro no sora o someru

Rain eventually turns into snow,
tinting the grey sky

懺悔響く 牢屋の中
そっと覗いてみましょう

zange hibiku rouya no naka
sotto nozoite mimashou

Let us peek carefully
into the jail, echoing with repentance

imul ic un Idyta
処刑の前の Divine
鎌首襲いし5秒前

imul ic un Idyta
shokei no mae no Divine
kamakubi osoi shi gobyou mae

imul ic un Idyta
The divine before the execution
Five seconds before the sickle-neck strikes

ist vest’n stria
死神は笑う
終焉来たりて 踊りましょ

ist vest’n stria
shinigami wa warau
shuuen kitarite odorimasho

ist vest’n stria
The reaper laughs
The end is near, so shall we dance?

裁かれる人が残した言葉は何故
欺瞞に溢れて脳裏を埋め尽くすの

sabakareru hito ga nokoshita kotoba wa naze
giman ni afuretre nouri o ume tsukusu no

Why do the final words of those that are judged,
teeming with lies, fill my mind?

ah 時代という名の断罪 それが正義など
ah 瞳のその奥 生を求めて

ah jidai to iu na no danzai sore ga seigi nado
ah hitomi no sono oku sei o motomete

Ah, judgement by the name of the age is justice, and so forth
Ah, deep in your eyes, you seek life

その手を離さずに進んでいけたのならば
愛と夢を胸に抱いて時は進む
選ぶべき道に迷いは時を歪ませ
愛と夢を胸に抱いて運命回る

sono te o hanasazu ni susunde iketa no naraba
ai to yume o mune ni daite toki wa susumu
erabu beki michi ni mayoi wa toki o yugamase
ai to yume o mune ni daite unmei mawaru

If I managed to go on without letting go of your hand,
embracing love and dreams in my chest, time would move on
Losing your way on the road that must be chosen distorts time
Embracing love and dreams in my chest, the wheel of fortune spins

imul ic un Idyta
処刑の前のDivine
鎌首襲いし3秒前

imul ic un Idyta
shokei no mae no Divine
kamakubi osoishi sanbyou mae

imul ic un Idyta
The divine before the execution
Three seconds before the sickle-neck strikes

ist vest’n stria
死神は笑う
終焉来たりて 踊りましょ

ist vest’n stria
shinigami wa warau
shuuen kitarite odorimasho

ist vest’n stria
The reaper laughs
The end is near, so shall we dance?

審判下す 人が残した言葉は何故
欺瞞に溢れて脳裏を焼きつくすの

shinban kudasu hito ga nokoshita kotoba wa naze
giman ni afurete nouri o yaki tsukusu no

Why do the final words of judges,
teeming with lies, remain burned into my mind?

ah 人を呪うなら その意味があるのだろう
ah 屍の上で もう眠りたい

ah hito o norou nara sono ima ga aru no darou
ah shikabane no ue de mou nemuritai

Ah, if you curse someone, is there any meaning?
Ah, I want to sleep already, above the corpses

その手を離さずに進んでいけたのならば
愛と夢を胸に抱いて時は進む
誰が言う正義 歪んだ民が望んだ
愛と夢を胸に抱いて運命回る

sono te o hanasazu ni susunde iketa no naraba
ai to yume o mune ni daite toki wa susumu
dare ga iu seiga hizunda tami a nozonda
ai to yume o mune ni daite unmei mawaru

If I managed to advance without letting go of your hand,
embracing love and dreams to my heart, time would move on
Whose justice did the twisted people desire?
Embracing love and dreams to my heart, the wheel of fortune spins

ah 時代という名の断罪 それが正義など
ah 瞳のその奥 生を求めて

ah jidai to iu na no danzai sore ga seigi nado
ah hitomi no sono oku sei o motomete

Ah, judgement by the name of the age is justice, and so forth
Ah, deep in your eyes, you seek life

imul ic un Idyta
処刑の前のDivine
鎌首襲いし2秒前

imul ic un Idyta
shokei no mae no Divine
kamakubi osoishi nibyou mae

imul ic un Idyta
The divine before the execution
Two seconds before the sickle-neck strikes

ist vest’n stria
神の名堕としたる
全ては仕組まれし 鎮魂曲

ist vest’n stria
kami no na otoshitaru
subete wa shikumareshi requiem

ist vest’n stria
The name of god falls
It’s all part of a conspired requiem

生命の刹那 冷たい刃先の
痛みを感じる瞬間に
愚かな罪背負いし
その薔薇の棘より
歪んだ口元が答えだろう

seimei no setsuna tsumetai hasaki no
itami o kanjiru shunkan ni
oroka na tsumi seoishi
sono bara no toge yori
hizunda kuchimoto ga kotae darou

The transience of life – The moment you feel the pain
of the cold blade’s edge,
foolish sin bearer,
your mouth, more twisted than a rose’s thorns,
will respond

背徳の蕾 | Sprout of Corruption

Requested by YuukaKazami. It’s easy to think of IOSYS simply as meme music, but they do have some more serious songs too. It’s weird that three lyricists worked on a single song though.

Notes: Regarding the first line, “blood,” meaning lineage in this context, is a very loose translation. 性 more strictly means “inherent nature / disposition,” but when we talk about inborn traits, we’re right alongside the topic of genealogy. You know what I mean?
Anyway, I figured it sounded more fitting than “pure in nature.”

★ Title: 背徳の蕾
☆ Album: 東方浮思戯革命
★ Album Artist: IOSYS
☆ Vocals: Dummy
★ Arrangement: ARM
☆ Lyrics: hakase (はかせ)
・ Yoshimi Youno (夕野ヨシミ)
・ ARM
★ Original Titles: Septette for the Dead Princess (亡き王女の為のセプテット)
☆ Website: http://www.iosysos.com/


穢れ無き性 紅蓮の瞳
月夜を濡らす 誇り貴き薔薇

kegare naki saga guren no hitomi
tsukiyo o nurasu hokori takaki bara

Of pure blood, eyes like a crimson lotus
The noble and proud rose saturates the moonlit night

小さき唇 生き血を貪り
欲望を玩ぶ 堕天使の宴

chiisaki kuchibiru ikichi o musabori
yokubou o moteasobu datenshi no utage

Devouring blood of the living with her delicate lips,
she toys with desire, during the feast of fallen angels

幼き姿で 骸と戯れ
運命を卑しめる 背徳の蕾

osanaki sugata de mukuro to tawamure
unmei o iyashimeru haitoku no tsubomi

Frolicking with corpses with her young figure,
she looks down upon fate, the sprout of corruption

紅い闇に煙る棘 甘く香り 罪を誘う
古より科せられしは 悲哀の歴史

akai yami ni keburu odoro amaku kaori tsumi o sasou
inishie yori kaserareshi wa hiai no rekishi

The bushes fuming in the crimson night invite sin with their sweet smell
A history of anguish is what’s been imposed since ancient times

無慈悲の翼 滅びの遊戯
月夜を統べる 貴き末裔

mujihi no tsubasa horobi no yuugi
tsukiyo o suberu toutoki matsuei

Her wings merciless, it’s a game of destruction
The noble descendant rules the moonlit night

傅く事さえ 誉れとなるなら
憂い無き恍惚に ただ委ねるのみ

kashizuku koto sae homare to naru nara
urei naki koukotsu ni tada yudaneru nomi

If it’s an honour just to serve her
you can only leave yourself to the serene ecstasy

how low and low

Requested by Anacoonda. I didn’t know Halozy made songs like this. Although I generally love electronic music the most, I have a soft spot for acoustic instruments too.

★ Title: how low and low
☆ Album: Viva Evolution
★ Album Artist: Halozy
☆ Vocals: nayuta (なゆた)
★ Lyrics: Sumijun (すみじゅん)
☆ Arrangement: crouka
★ Original Titles: Vessel of Stars ~ Casket of Star (星の器 ~ Casket of Star)
☆ Website: http://www.halozy.com/


how low and low
あれからどれくらい経ったんだろう
昔あなたと 見下ろした町並み
how low and low
今は違う景色なんだろう
一人きりでも 歩けると思っていた

how low and low
are kara dore kurai tatta n darou
mukashi anata to mi oroshita machinami
How low and low
ima wa chigau keshiki nan darou
hitori kiri demo arukeru to omotteita

How low and low
I wonder how long it’s been since then
Back when I looked down on the town with you
How low and low
The scenery has probably changed by now
We had thought we could walk all by ourselves

We can live how we want & We can show how low and low
傘もささずに歩いてゆく
割れた花瓶に一輪の花 優しく 潤して

We can live how we want & we can show how low and low
kasa mo sasazu ni aruite yuku
wareta kabin ni ichirin no hana yasashiku uruoshite

We can live how we want & we can show how low and low
We’ll walk without an umbrella,
gently watering flowers whose vases have shattered

大人になってゆくことを恐れて
過去の自分にすがり付いたりする
幼い自分の弱さを隠さずに
今あなたへ わたしの その全てを
I can show how low and low

otona ni natte yuku koto o osorete
kako no jibun ni sugari tsuitari suru
osanai jibun no yowasa o kakusazu ni
ima anata e watashi no sono subete o
I can show how low and low

Fearing becoming adults
we cling to our past selves
Without hiding the weakness of my young self,
now, to you, all of my everything,
I can show how low and low

how low and low
幸せの定義って何だろう
考えすぎて 辛くなってしまうんだろう
どうして 弱い者を虐めるんだろう
死にもの狂いで 居場所探してるんだろう

How low and low
shiawase no teigi tte nan darou
kangae sugite tsuraku natte shimau n darou
doushite yowai mono o ijimeru n darou
shi ni monogurui de ibasho sagashiteiru n darou

How low and low
I wonder what the definition of happiness is
It’d probably hurt to overthink it
Why do we bully those weaker than us?
Aren’t we always searching, dying to find a place where we belong?

We can live how we want & We can show how low and low
嘘をつきたい時もあるよ
そんな時は全てをゼロにして 子供の頃に帰ろう

We can live how we want & we can show how low and low
uso o tsukitai toki mo aru yo
sonna toki subete o zero ni shite kodomo no koro e kaerou

We can live how we want & we can show how low and low
There are also times when we want to lie
Let’s reduce those times to zero and go back to when we were children

大人は好きなだけ欲しいものを
容易く手に入れることが出来ると
そう思っていた子供の頃の自分に
夢や希望 大切な その全てを 伝えるため

otona wa suki na dake hoshii mono o
tayasuku te ni ireru koto ga dekiru to
sou omotteita kodomo no koro no jibun ni
yume ya kibou taisetsu na sono subete o tsutaeru tame

So that we can convey everything important, like dreams and hopes,
to ourselves when we were kids, who so thought
that we could easily get our hands on what we wanted
as much as we wanted when we became adults

生まれてから死ぬまでに どれくらいの人と出会うのだろう
人それぞれ 違う価値観を持って
羽ばたく 天国へ

umarete kara shinu made ni dore kurai no hito to de au no darou
hito sorezore chigau kachikan o motte
habataku sora e

From birth to death, I wonder how many people we meet
Each person, with their own different sense of values,
take flight towards the sky, towards heaven

大人になってゆくことを恐れて
過去の自分にすがり付いたりする
幼い自分の弱さを隠さずに
今 あなたへ わたしの その全てを さらけ出して

otona ni natte yuku koto o osorete
kako no jibun ni sugari tsuitari suru
osanai jibun no yowasa o kakusazu ni
ima anata e watashi no sono subete o sarake dashite

Fearing becoming adults
we cling to our past selves
Without hiding the weakness of my young self,
now, to you, all of my everything, I’ll reveal

色が違っても 形が違っても
「ありのまま」それが一番大切
すべての人へ I can show how low and low

iro ga chigattemo katachi ga chigattemo
「ari no mama」 sore ga ichiban taisetsu
subete no hito e I can show how low and low

Even if your colour’s different, even if you look different,
“being yourself” is the most important
To all people, I can show how low and low