カレイドスコープ | Kaleidoscope

I knew as soon as I heard the first few seconds of this that I had to translate it.

★ Title: カレイドスコープ
☆ Album: 廻 -Meguri-
★ Album Artist: 凋叶棕
☆ Vocals: nano.czkey (紫月菜乃)
★Lyrics and arrangment: RD-Sounds
☆ Original Title: Maiden’s Capriccio ~ Dream Battle (少女綺想曲 ~ Dream Battle)
★ Website: http://www.rd-sounds.com/


―そっと息を潜めて。
絡み合う指と指の間から、
表情だけで伝わるものを
大事にしてたいから。

―sotto iki o hisomete.
karami au yubi to yubi no sukima kara,
hyoujou dake de tsutawaru mono o
daiji ni shitetai kara.

―Quietly hold your breath.
Because from the openings of our intertwined fingers,
I want to treat importantly the things that are passed along
by body language alone.

言葉以上に語りかける
その瞳はタカラバコ。

kotoba ijou ni katari kakeru
sono hitomi wa takarabako.

Saying more than words do
those eyes are a treasure chest.

二色以上の彩を魅せてよ。

nishoku ijou no iro o misete yo.

Show me no less than two colours and enchant them.

例えるなら、そう…熱い紅茶を、
ありったけの砂糖でいただくように。

tatoeru nara, sou… atsui koucha o,
arittake no satou de itadaku you ni.

If we were to compare, yes… it’s just like,
receiving tea with all the sugar in the world.

甘いようで、苦いようで、
熱いようで、痛いようで、

amai you de, nigai you de,
atsui you de, itai you de,

Like it’s sweet, like it’s bitter,
like it’s hot, like it hurts,

ええ…そんな感じよね。
きっと。

ee… sonna kanji yo ne.
kitto.

Yes… that kind of feeling.
Certainly.

ときに厳しくもあり、
ときに撓垂れ掛かるように、
…何も理解らない、言葉だけじゃ。
きっと。

toki ni kibishiku mo ari,
toki ni shinadare kakeru you ni,
…nani mo wakaranai, kotoba dake ja.
kitto.

Sometimes it’s intense,
sometimes it’s like snuggling flirtatously,
…I don’t understand or comprehend anything, with just words alone.
Surely.

憎らしいほど口下手。

nikurashii hodo kuchi beta.

I’m tongue tied to the point where it’s hateful.

言葉では伝わりきらない
部分がもうたくさんあるから
ずっと覗いていたい
紅と白の万華鏡を

kotoba de wa tsutawari kiranai
bubun ga mou takusan aru kara
zutto nozoiteitai
aka to shiro no mangekyou o

Because there’s already enough parts that
aren’t conveyed thoroughly through words
Forever I want to peek through this
red and white kaleidoscope

笑顔もいいわね。
見たことの無い姿を見せてよ
少し永く生き過ぎた、私にだけ。

egao mo ii wa ne.
mita koto no nai sugata o misete yo
sukoshi nagaku iki sugita, watashi ni dake.

Smiles are fine too aren’t they?
Show yourself as I’ve never seen before
You’ve lived a little too long, for me alone.

だから、息を潜めて。
絡み合う指と指の間から、
表情だけで伝わるものを
大事にしてたいから。

dakara, iki o hisomete.
karami au yubi to yubi no sukima kara,
hyoujou dake de tsutawaru mono o
daiji ni shitetai kara.

Therefor, quietly hold your breath.
Because from the openings of our intertwined fingers,
I want to treat importantly the things that are passed along
by body language alone.

言葉以上に語りかける
その瞳はタカラバコ。

kotoba ijou ni katari kakeru
sono hitomi wa takarabako.

Saying more than words do
those eyes are a treasure chest.

二色以上の彩を魅せてよ。

nishoku ijou no iro o misete yo.

Show me no less than two colours and enchant them.

例えるなら、そう…そこにいるのに、
空に浮かぶ透明な空気のように。

tatoeru nara, sou… soko ni iru noni,
sora ni ukabu toumei na kuuki no you ni.

If we were to compare, yes… though you’re right there,
you’re like transparent air that floats in the sky.

嬉しいようで、悲しいようで、
楽しいようで、辛いようで、

ureshii you de, kanashii you de,
tanoshii you de, tsurai you de,

Like being happy, like being sad,
like having fun, like being in pain,

ええ…そんな感じよね。
たぶん。

ee… sonna kanji yo ne.
tabun.

Yes… that kind of feeling.
Probably.

けして容を為さない。
けして姿を見せない。
…何も認識えない、言葉だけじゃ。
たぶん。

keshite katachi o nasanai.
keshite sugata o misenai.
…nani mo shirienai, kotoba dake ja.
tabun.

Never taking a form.
Never showing a shape.
…I can’t know or recognize anything, with words alone.
Probably.

全てはその瞳の中。

subete wa sono hitomi naka.

Everything lies in those eyes.

言葉では伝えられないものが
二人の世界を紡いで
どこまでも続いてく
この幻想のずっと果てまで

kotoba de wa tsutaerarenai mono ga
futari no sekai o tsumuide
doko made mo tsudzuite ku
kono keshki no zutto hate made

All the things that can’t be told through words
weave up our world
lasting on through any place
to the ends of this forever fantasy landscape

泣き顔も素敵ね。
人らしさはまだ忘れちゃ駄目よね。
少し遠くに行き過ぎない、為にも。

naki gao mo suteki ne.
hito rashisa wa mada wasurecha dame yo ne.
sukoshi tooku ni iki suginai, tame ni mo.

A face full of tears is lovely as well.
It’s no good to forget how human you are just yet.
For the sake of not going a little too far, as well.

もっと、息を潜めて。
絡み合う指と指の間から、
表情だけで伝わるものを
大事にしてたいから。

motto, iki hisomete.
karami au yubi to yubi no sukima kara,
hyoujou dake de tsutawaru mono o
daiji ni shitetai kara.

Longer, quietly hold your breath.
Because from the openings of our intertwined fingers,
I want to treat importantly the things that are passed along
by body language alone.

言葉以上に語りかける
その瞳はタカラバコ。

kotoba ijou ni katari kakeru
sono hitomi wa takarabako.

Saying more than words do
those eyes are a treasure chest.

二色以上の彩を魅せてよ。

nishoku ijou no iro o misete yo.

Show me no less than two colours and enchant them.

憂いを帯びて
熱っぽくもあり
不満さえもありありと
映し出すカレイドスコープ
私にだけは本当の姿を
全て見せてもらいますわ。

urei o obite
netsuppoku mo ari
fuman sae mo ariari to
utsushi dasu kareidosukoopu
watashi ni dake wa hontou no sugata o
subete misete moraimasu wa.

With a trace of grief
there’s feverishness as well
even unfulfilledness
the kaleidoscope clearly projects
Only to me do you completely
reveal your true true form.

言葉では伝わりきらない
部分がたくさんありすぎて
ずっと覗いていたい
紅と白の万華鏡を

kotoba de wa tsutawari kiranai
bubun ga takusan ari sugite
zutto nozoiteitai
aka to shiro no mangekyou o

Because there’s too many parts that
aren’t conveyed thoroughly through words
Forever I want to peek through this
red and white kaleidoscope

笑顔も泣き顔も。
全部全部まるごと私に見せてよ
少し永く生き過ぎた、私のため。

egao mo naki gao mo.
zenbu zenbu marugoto watashi ni misete yo
sukoshi nagaku iki sugita, watashi no tame.

Your smiles and your face full of tears.
Show me, show me everything in it’s entirety.
You’ve lived a little too long, for my sake.

言葉では伝えられないものが
二人の世界を紡ぐの
どこまでも続いてく
この幻想のずっと果てまで

kotoba de wa tsutaerarenai mono ga
futari no sekai o tsumugu no
doko made mo tsudzuite ku
kono keshiki no zutto hate made

All the things that can’t be told through words
weave up our world
lasting on through any place
to the ends of this forever fantasy landscape

きっとそこに映るどれもが
本当のあなたの姿で
その全てを余すこと無く見たいから―

kitto soko ni utsuru dore mo ga
hontou no anata no sugata de
sono subete o amasu koto naku mitai kara―

Surely anything that’s reflected there
you’re in your true form
Because I want to see it all without a thing left over―

―そっと息を潜めて。
絡み合う指と指の間から、
表情だけで伝わるものを
大事にしてたいから。

―sotto iki o hisomete.
karami au yubi to yubi no sukima kara,
hyoujou dake de tsutawaru mono o
daiji ni shitetai kara.

―Quietly hold your breath.
Because from the openings of our intertwined fingers,
I want to treat importantly the things that are passed along
by body language alone.

言葉以上に語りかける
その瞳はタカラバコ。

kotoba ijou ni katari kakeru
sono hitomi wa takarabako.

Saying more than words do
those eyes are a treasure chest.

二色以上の彩を魅せてよ。

nishoku ijou no iro o misete yo.

Show me no less than two colours and enchant them.

靴の音を、響かせて、その手を | Those Hands, Let Resound, the Sound of These Shoes

The touhou wiki has the song title as “Let the Sounds of Those Shoes Resound, with Your Hands”  in English, but personally, I think that’d be more fitting if it said 「その手で」 in the title instead, so here we are with this one. Lets see, this song would seem to be about Meiling all alone back in China, waiting to be taken in by someone (Who, as we know, would come to be Remilia). It’s neat to see how it changes from “for someone” to “for you” throughout the song.

One of the stranger words from this song would have to be 生まれ溢れて. Actually, its whole stanza there feels pretty ugly in English as I have it, but there’s not much you can do there I don’t think.

★ Title: 靴の音を、響かせて、その手を
☆ Album: 彩 -Irodori-
★ Album Artist: 凋叶棕
☆ Vocals: Meramipop (めらみぽっぷ)
★Lyrics and arrangment: RD-Sounds
☆ Original Title: Shanghai Alice of meiji 17 (明治十七年の上海アリス)
★ Website: http://www.rd-sounds.com/


今はまだ、どこかに埋もれる
価値のない
ガラクタのようなものでも、

ima wa mada, doko ka ni umoreru
kachi no nai
garakuta no you na mono demo,

Still as of now, buried off somewhere
though comparable
to trash with no value,

拾い上げて覗いてみれば、ほら。
輝くものを
大事に抱えています。

hiroi agete nozoite mireba, hora.
kagayaku mono o
daiji ni kaketeimasu.

if you were to pick it up and try taking a peek, just look.
You’ll find that you’re
preciously holding something shining.

“我一直在这里等着你”

“wǒ yīzhí zài zhèlǐ děngzhe nǐ”

“I’ll always be here waiting for you”

それは私のどこからか
いつか生まれ溢れて、
心、満ちゆく音色。

sore wa watashi no doko kara ka
itsu ka umare aferete,
kokoro, michi yuku uta

Someday to overflow with birth
that’s my from somewhere,
heart, filling song.

届けたいな。
伝えたいな。

todoketai na.
tsutaetai na.

I want to send it out.
I want to transmit it.

ねぇ、耳を傾けて?

nee, mimi o katamukete

Hey, will you lend an ear?

いつか
であうべき人のため
この身を捧ぐ人のため

itsu ka
de aubeki hito no tame
kono mi o sasagu hito no tame

Someday
for the sake of the one whom I should meet
for the sake of the one whom I offer to this body

迎えられるその日を
いつか、いつかと、待ち焦がれて

mukaerareru sono hi o
itsu ka, itsu ka to, machi kogarete

For the day when I’m received
when that is, when that is, I eagerly await

どうか
靴の音を響かせて
この心へと響かせて

douka
kutsu no ne o hibikasete
kono kokoro e to hibikasete

Would you please
let the sound of these shoes resound?
Let it resound towards this heart

名も持たぬこの私に
どうかその手を伸ばして

na mo motanu kono watashi ni
douka sono te o nobashite

Towards I who have no name
would you please reach out that hand?

もしも願いが、叶うのだとしたら
この身にしか
為しえぬことを為したいと、

moshi mo negai ga, kanau no da toshitara
kono mi ni shika
nashienu koto o nashitai to,

If my wish, were to come true
I say I’d want to succeed in
what only this body can do,

訪れ来るあまねく人々を
迎えられる様な
「呼び鈴」でありたい。

otozure kuru amaneku hitobito o
mukaerareru you na
「yobi rin」 de aritai.

I want to be a “calling bell”
that can call out for people
that come and visit from far and wide.

“我一直在这里等着你”

“wǒ yīzhí zài zhèlǐ děngzhe nǐ”

“I’ll always be here waiting for you”

夢を手繰って夢葛
想い添えて、いつしか、
華ひらくようにと。

yume o tagutte yume kazura
omoi soete, itsu shika,
hana hiraku you ni to.

Dream vines to pull in dreams
If you add your feelings, before you realize,
they say it’ll be like flowers blooming

願いたいな。
叶えたいな。

negaitai na.
kanaetai na.

I want to make a wish.
I want it to be granted.

ねぇ、耳を傾けて?

nee, mimi o katamukete?

Hey, will you lend an ear?

いつか
であうべき人のため
この身を捧ぐ人のため

itsu ka
de aubeki hito no tame
kono mi o sasagu hito no tame

Someday
for the sake of the one whom I should meet
for the sake of the one whom I offer to this body

その手に抱かれる日を
いまか、いまかと、待ち焦がれて

sono te ni dakareru hi o
ima ka, ima ka to, machi kogarete

For the day when I’m embraced by those arms
if that’s now, if that’s now, I eagerly await

どうか
靴の音を響かせて
この心へと響かせて

douka
kutsu no ne o hibikasete
kono kokoro e to hibikasete

Would you please
let the sound of these shoes resound?
Let it resound towards this heart

名も持たぬこの私に
どうかその手を伸ばして

na mo motanu kono watashi ni
douka sono te o nobashite

Towards I who have no name
would you please reach out that hand?

夢を見る
いつか、その扉を開けて、
運命の人が現れて、
遠い場所へ、連れて行って、
居場所を与えてくださるのだと、

yume o miru
itsu ka, sono tobira o akete,
unmei no hito ga arawarete,
tooi basho e, tsurete itte,
ibasho o ataete kudasaru no da to,

I have a dream
someday, I’ll open that door,
the one of my fate will appear,
she’ll take me away, to a far place,
she’ll kindly give to me a place where I belong,

…夢を見る。

…yume o miru.

…that’s what I dream.

いつか
であうべき人のため
この身を捧ぐ人のため

itsu ka
de aubeki hito no tame
kono mi o sasagu hito no tame

Someday
for the sake of the one whom I should meet
for the sake of the one whom I offer to this body

うつくしき音色を
お求めになるのでしたらば

utsukushiki utagoe o
omotome ni naru no de shitaraba

If it comes to seeking out
a beautiful singing voice

きっと
誰よりも素敵な音色を
あなたの為に鳴らしましょう。

kitto
dare yori mo suteki na ne o
anata no tame ni narashimashou.

surely
more so than anyone else
for your sake I shall sing a lovely sound

名も持たぬこの私に
命の意味を与えて

no mo motanu kono watashi ni
inochi no imi o ataete

To I who have no name
give my life a meaning

であうべきあなたのため
この身を捧ぐあなたのため

de aubeki anata no tame
kono mi o sasagu anata no tame

For the sake of you whom I should meet
For the sake of you whom I offer to this body

その身に仕える日を
いまか、いまかと、待ち焦がれて

sono mi ni tsukaeru hi o
ima ka, ima ka to, machi kogarete

For the day when I serve you
if that’s now, if that’s now, I eagerly await

どうか
靴の音を響かせて
この心へと響かせて

douka
kutsu no ne o hibikasete
kono kokoro e to hibikasete

Would you please
let the sound of these shoes resound?
Let it resound towards this heart

名も持たぬこの私に
どうかその手を伸ばして

na mo motanu kono watashi ni
douka sono te o nobashite

Towards I who have no name
would you please reach out that hand?

Peaceful Distance

Phew, I’ve been thinking about trying my hand out on one of RD’s songs for a while, and here we are. It really is a peaceful song though, and hardly sounds like Merami on vocals (I swear she almost sounds just like Chata in this). Anyways, maybe it’s just me, but I feel like this turned out pretty smoothly. If you look at the booklet page, this song could very well be interpreted as a song about Patchouli and Alice.

★ Title: Peaceful Distance
☆ Album: 憩 -Ikoi-
★ Album Artist: 凋叶棕
☆ Vocals: Meramipop (めらみぽっぷ)
★Lyrics and arrangment: RD-Sounds
☆ Original Title: Voile, the Magic Library (ヴワル魔法図書館)
・The Doll Maker of Bucuresti (ブクレシュティの人形師)
★ Website: http://www.rd-sounds.com/


静かにたゆたう
言葉の要らない空間に二人寄り添いながら…

shizuka ni tayutau
kotoba no iranai kuukan ni futari yori soi nagara…

Peacefully swaying back and forth
while snuggling close in this room that requires no words…

―そっと、ページをめくるおと。
遠く続く、空間の残響。

―sotto, peeji o mekuru oto.
tooku tsudzuku, kuukan no hibiki.

―Gently, was the sound of the page turning.
It continues far, this room’s echo.

そこは、けして壊されることのない、静謐が。
ずっと悠久を湛えている。

soko wa, keshite kowasareru koto no nai, seihitsu ga.
zutto yuukyuu o tataeteiru.

In that place, it’ll certainly never be destroyed, that peacefulness.
Continuing to forever fill eternity.

―そっと、紅茶を啜るおと。
遠く続く、空間の音響。

―sotto, koucha o susuru oto.
tooku tsudzuku, kuukan no hibiki.

―Gently, was the sound of sipping on black tea.
It continues far, this room’s sound.

そこは、けして崩されることのない、静寂が。
果てしなく続いている。

soko wa, keshita kuzusareru koto no nai, seijaku ga.
hate shinaku tsudzuiteiru.

In that place, it’ll certainly never be demolished, that silence.
Continuing without an end.

それぞれ思い思いの
時間を過ごしてゆく

sorezore omoi omoi no
jikan o sugoshite yuku

We pass by each and every time
of doing as we please

静かにたゆたう
言葉の要らない空間に二人寄り添いながら…

shizuka ni tayutau
kotoba no iranai kuukan ni futari yori soi nagara…

Peacefully swaying back and forth
while snuggling close in this room that requires no words…

広がる充たされた空間の最中に
得がたい安息を今、感じてる

hirogaru mitasareta kuukan no sanaka ni
egatai ansoku o ima, kanjiteru

Spreading out from the innermost of this filled room
I feel an unobtainable rest, as of now

本には書かれていない、この距離感。
つかず離れずが心地よいから。

hon ni wa kakareteinai, kono kyorikan.
tsukazu hanarezu ga kokochi yoi kara.

Unwritten within books, this sense of distance.
Because maintaining this distance feels pleasant.

―そっと、ページをめくるおと。
どこか、規則的なその周期。

―sotto, peeji o mekuru oto.
doko ka, kisokuteki na sono shuuki.

―Gently, was the sound of the page turning.
Somewhere, was that routine cycle.

それは、もしかしたらその中身より、大切な。
『何か』に気をとられている証拠?

sore wa, moshikashitara sono nakami yori, taisetsu na.
『nani ka』 ni ki o torareteiru shouko?

That is, perhaps rather than the contents, important.
The evidence that my attention is caught by “something” else?

―そっと、紅茶を啜るおと。
どこか、機械的なその間隔。

―sotto, koucha o susuru oto.
doko ka, kikaiteki na sono kankaku.

―Gently, was the sound of sipping on black tea.
Somewhere, was that machine-like interval.

それは、もしかしたらその風味より、重要な。
『誰か』を気にしているから?

sore wa, moshikashitara sono fuumi yori, juuyou na.
『dare ka』 wo ki ni shiteiru kara?

That is, perhaps rather than the taste, essential.
Because of paying attention “someone” else?

尊敬と羨望と
それよりも純粋な興味

sonkei to senbou to
sore yori mo junsui na kyoumi

Respect and envy
I have interest in something more genuine than those

互いに不可侵
だけど、どうしても意識をせずには、居られない。

tagai ni fukashin
dakedo, doushitemo ishiki o sezu ni wa, irarenai.

Mutually, inviolable
however, no matter what I just can’t be without being aware.

不得手な意思の伝え方を図り合う
求め合う些細な偶然の果て

fuete na ishi no tsutaekata o hakari au
motome au sasai na guuzen no hate

We come together to plan how to convey our weak wills
at the end of the trivial coincidence that we come together to seek

不意にぶつかり合う視線の交錯
また無限の意味が生まれてく

fui ni butsukari au shisen no kousaku
mata mugen no imi ga umarete ku

Suddenly was the collide between our mixing gazes
and again infinite meanings come to be born

遠くは、乱さない程に。
近くは、感じられる程に。

tooku wa, midasanai hodo ni.
chikaku wa, kanjirareru hodo ni.

Far away, to the point of not disturbing.
Close enough, to the point of being able to feel.

心の有り様も
何もかもが快いほどの距離…安息の距離。

kokoro no ariyou mo
nani mo kamo ga kokoroyoi hodo no kyori, ansoku no kyori.

The state of our hearts
and everything else is at a pleasant distance… a restful distance.

広がる充たされた空間の最中に
得がたい安息を今、感じてる

hirogaru mitasareta kuukan no sanaka ni
egatai ansoku o ima, kanjiteru

Spreading out from the innermost of the filled room
I feel an unobtainable rest, as of now

本には書かれていない、この距離感。
つかず離れずが心地よいから。

hon ni wa kakareteinai, kono kyorikan.
tsukazu hanarezu ga kokochi yoi kara.

Unwritten within books, this sense of distance.
Because maintaining this distance feels pleasant.

もういっそずっとこのまま悠久を抱いて
いつまでも変わることのないままに

mou isso zutto kono mama yuukyuu o idaite
itsu made mo kawaru koto no nai mama ni

I’d sooner rather to forever embrace eternity like this
as everything remains forever without a change

言葉の要らない空間に寄り添う
二人だけの静寂がここに

kotoba no iranai kuukan ni yori sou
futari dake no seijaku ga koko ni

We snuggle close in this room that requires no words
The silence for just us alone is here

永遠の距離を保ちながら…

eien no kyori o tamochinagara…

while preserving this eternal distance…