Commissioned translation. These may be the most straightforward Asriel lyrics I’ve translated. There really isn’t any room for interpretation here. That’s not a bad thing though.

☆ Title: ファム・ファタール
★ Album: 汝を照らす朧のアリア
☆ Album Artist: Asriel
★ Vocals and lyrics: KOKOMI
☆ Arrangement and composition: 黒瀬圭亮 (Kurose Keisuke)

三つ先角曲がって
路地裏を真っ直ぐに
この道は　私を
一番に秀て魅せるんだ

mittsu saki kado magatte
rojiura o massugu ni
kono michi wa watashi o
ichiban ni hiite miseru n da

Take a turn three blocks down
and go straight down the back alley
This is the street
that attracts me the most

瞳を見ればすぐに分かるもの
その目的も　その対価も
日々繰り返す小鳥達の仕入れも
その連鎖には必要みたい

hitomi o mireba sugu ni wakaru mono
sono mokuteki mo sono taika mo
hibi kuri kaesu kotori tachi no shiire mo
sono rensa ni wa hitsuyou mitai

All it takes to understand right away is a look in the eyes
Your goal and how much you’ll pay
Procuring little birds repeatedly everyday
seems necessary for the chain

作りたて拙いリズムに
理想ばかり詩に乗せたの

tsukuritate tsutanai rizumu ni
risou bakari uta ni noseta no

Nothing but ideals put into a song
with a shoddy rhythm made moments ago

路地裏 Dancing room
誰も知らないの私の名前を　必要ない？
聞いて　私はこういう者です
ちょっと擦れたギリギリ天使じゃダメ？

rojiura Dancing room
dare mo shiranai no watashi no namae o hitsuyou nai?
kiite watashi wa kou iu mono desu
chotto sureta girigiri tenshi ja dame?

The dancing room in the back alley
Nobody knows my name – It’s not necessary, is it?
Listen up, this is the kind of person I am
Slightly scuffed, but still barely an angel – is that wrong?

今日もそろそろ朝がやって来るのね
この道はまた眠り出す
明日は何時からなんだろう
そんな物思いに耽る私がいるダメ？

kyou mo sorosoro asa ga yatte kuru no ne
kono michi wa mata nemuri dasu
asu wa doko kara nan darou
sonna monoomoi ni fukeru watashi ga iru dame?

Looks like the morning is about to come upon us again today
This street starts to fall sleep again
What time and place could it start tomorrow?
Here I am engrossed in such thoughts – is that wrong?

三つ先角曲がって
路地裏を真っ直ぐに
夜になり燈が灯る
楽しくね　この手を取りましょう

mittsu saki kado magatte
rojiura o massugu ni
yoru ni nari hi ga tomoru
tanoshiku ne kono te o torimashou

Take a turn three blocks down
and go straight down the back alley
It becomes night and the lights turn on
How about you take my hand, playfully

わざと乱した慣れない衣服は
その瞳の先の　その狙いを
集めて硬いリードを結びつけ
その連鎖には逆らえない

wazato midashita narenai doresu wa
sono me no saki no sono nerai o
atsumete katai riido o musubi tsuke
sono rensa ni wa sakaraenai

My unfamiliar dress, purposefully disheveled,
gathers your aim, the end of your line of sight
and ties a tight leash to you
You can’t go against the chain

開き掛けたドアの向こうには
理想ばかりあると思ってた

aki kaketa doa no mukou ni wa
risou bakari aru to omotteta

I thought there would only be ideals
on the other side of the open door

路地裏 Dancing hall
誰も知らないの私の名前を　必要ない？
聞いて　私はこういう者です
ちょっとズルいギリギリ天使じゃダメ？

rojiura Dancing hall
dare mo shiranai no watashi no o hitsuyou nai?
kiite watashi wa kou iu mono desu
chotto zurui girigiri tenshi ja dame?

The dancing hall in the back alley
Nobody knows my name – It’s not necessary, is it?
Listen up, this is the kind of person I am
Slightly cunning, but still barely an angel – is that wrong?

路地裏 Dancing room
誰も知らないの私の名前を　必要ない！
きっと　貴方は私の王子様
ちょっと擦れたお姫様気取りダメ？

rojiura Dancing room
dare mo shiranai no watashi no namae o hitsuyou nai!
kitto anata wa watashi no oujisama
chotto sureta ohimesama kidori dame?

The dancing hall in the back alley
Nobody knows my name – It’s not necessary!
I’m certain you’re my prince
Is it wrong to pretend to be a slightly scuffed princess?

今日もそろそろ朝がやって来るのね
この道はまた眠り出す
明日は何時からなんだろう
そんな物思いに耽る私がいるダメ？

kyou mo sorosoro asa ga yatte kuru no ne
kono michi wa mata nemuri dasu
asu wa doko kara nan darou
sonna monoomoi ni fukeru watashi ga iru dame?

Looks like the morning is about to come upon us again today
This street starts to fall sleep again
What time and place could it start tomorrow?
Here I am engrossed in such thoughts – is that wrong?

Commissioned translation. Unable to stand the silver sky above, giving up everything to pursue someone else’s blue sky. Can you ever reach it, or is it just a delusion caused by their magic flute?

☆ Title: 魔笛の慟哭
★ Album: 汝を照らす朧のアリア
☆ Album Artist: Asriel
★ Vocals and lyrics: KOKOMI
☆ Arrangement and composition: 黒瀬圭亮 (Kurose Keisuke)

この身体を寄せて　感じたものは何？
前をゆく背中に　白い翼を見つけた

kono karada o yosete kanjita mono wa nani?
mae o yuku senaka ni shiroi tsubasa o mitsuketa

What did I feel, when I brought my body closer?
You moved forward, and on your back I found white wings

不可思議に歪んだ景色はきっと
メビウスの輪　出遭いの交差
それ以上踏み込めば戻らぬ掟でも
今向かうよ

fukashigi ni yuganda keshiki wa kitto
mebiusu no wa deai no kousa
sore ijou fumi komeba modoranu okite demo
ima mukau yo

The strangely twisting scenery is surely
a Möbius loop – an crossing of encounters
Even if the rule is that you can’t go back if you step beyond,
I’m on my way now

Aria　仰ぐ空は青く
君の手をぎゅっと握った

Aria aogu sora wa aoku
kimi no te o gyutto nigitta

Aria – The sky above you is blue
I held your hand tightly

銀色の空　誰かの為に
生きるなら強くもなれるかな
覆い隠した何かを放つ
慟哭の境界線　踏み越えたリミットのその先に

giniro no sora dare ka no tame ni
ikiru nara tsuyoku mo nareru kana
ooi kakushita nanika o hanatsu
doukoku no kyoukaisen fumi koeta rimitto no sono saki ni

Under a silver sky, I wonder if it’s even possible
to become strong living for someone else
What I’ve been concealing, I let out
The borderline of weeping – Beyond the limit I crossed over

不思議だね二人の世界 fiction？
メビウスの輪　重なりあった
これ以上深い場所は危険と知ってるよ
そして僕はｰｰｰ

fushigi da ne futari no sekai fiction?
mebiusu no wa kasanari atta
kore ijou fukai basho wa kiken to shitteru yo
soshite boku wa —

Isn’t it strange? Are our two worlds fiction?
Möbius loops, overlapped upon each other
I’m fully aware that anywhere deeper than this is dangerous
And so, I —

魔笛の奏　誰かの為に
生きていくのも間違いじゃない
その世界を信じるのなら
慟哭の境界上　その先にあるのは誰の楽園？

mateki no kanade dare ka no tame ni
ikite yuku no mo machigai janai
sono sekai o shinjiru no nara
doukoku no kyoukaisen sono saki ni aru no wa dare no rakuen?

Under the magic flute’s music, it’s not a mistake
to live on for someone elses sake
as long as you believe in their world
On the border of weeping – whose paradise lies beyond?

銀色の空　誰かのために
生きるなら強くもなれるはず
覆い隠すものは何も無い
慟哭の境界線　踏み越えたリミットのその先に

giniro no sora dare ka no tame ni
ikiru nara tsuyoku mo nareru hazu
ooi kakusu mono wa nani mo nai
doukoku no kyoukaisen fumi koeta rimitto no sono saki ni

Under a silver sky, it should be possible
to become strong if you live for someone else
I have nothing to conceal
The borderline of lament – Beyond the limit I crossed over

This song has one powerful climax. 朧月夜 is one of my favourite Japanese words, so as soon as I saw this track name, I knew I had to listen to it. I also have a draft done up for リンカーネイション (Reincarnation), so expect that soon.

☆ Title: 朧月夜
★ Album: 汝を照らす朧のアリア
☆ Album Artist: Asriel
★ Vocals and lyrics: KOKOMI
☆ Arrangement and composition: 黒瀬圭亮 (Kurose Keisuke)

ibitsu ni yuganda kokoro, kagami, utsusu deshou
usuguraki yoi ni hoshi o musubi en o egaku

If I looked in the mirror, I’d surely see a twisted heart reflected back
Connecting the stars in the dim evening, I draw a circle

まどろみの祝杯　笑う声、もう遠くあり
生かされし人形
『無に慣り、虛に成れ』念じ、夜は更けて
濁れてく朧月夜

madoromi no shukuhai warau koe, mou tooku ari
ikasareshi hitogata
『mu ni nari, kyo ni nare』nenji, yo wa fukete
nigoreteku oborodzukiyo

Groggy toasts and the sound of laughing are now distant
as I’m kept alive as a doll
‘Become used to nothing, become hollow’ I repeat in my head as the night advances
A moonlit night, clouding over

使い果たされた『私』を纏ったまま
この世界を生きて行くの？いじらしく
ぐるりぐるり　罅はいづれ　破滅を迎えて
そろそろ限界が近い気がしてる『あたし』に－－－
与えて、愛して、もう何も無いのだから

tsukai hatasareta『watashi』o matotta mama
kono sekai o ikite yuku no? ijirashiku
gururi gururi hibi wa idzure hametsu o mukaete
soro soro genkai ga chikai ki ga shiteru『atashi』ni－－－
ataete, aishite, mou nani mo nai no dakara

As I wear a ‘me’ that’s been wrung dry,
will I continue to live in this world? Pitifully
Spinning around and around, the cracks will eventually invite ruin
I’m getting the feeling that any time now ‘I’ will reach my limit – – –
Give to me, and love me, for I have nothing left anymore

恋する時間は長くあれ、愛しむでしょう
灯火の外で堕ちた焔、炎を描く

koi suru jikan wa nagaku are, itoshimu deshou
tomoshibi no soto de ochita honoo, en o egaku

May times of romance last long, surely they’re treasured
The flame that fell outside the torch forms a blaze

狂おしく逃亡　激情は緋の雨となり
華萌え舞い散る
『無に慣り、虚に成れ』悟る、時既に
溺れてく霞桜

kuruoshiku toubou gekijou wa hi no ame to nari
hana moe mai chiru
『mu ni nari, kyo ni nare』satoru, toki sude ni
oboreteku kasumizakura

Escaping at wit’s end, my emotions turn into a scarlet rain
Flowers bloom and dance down
‘Become used to nothing, become hollow’ By the time I understood, it was too late
Drowning in prunus verecunda

使い果たされた『私』を纏ったまま
この世界を生きる？這い蹲りながら？
ぐるりぐるり　罅がある　もう止められない
与えて、何でもいい、言葉を、魂を、
『あたし』が望むだけ – – –

tsukai hatasareta『watashi』o matotta mama
kono sekai o ikiru? hai tsukubarinagara?
gururi gururi hibi ga aru mou tomerarenai
ataete, nan demo ii, kotoba o, tamashii o,
『atashi』ga nozomu dake – – –

As I wear a ‘me’ that’s been wrung dry
will I continue to live in this world? While I grovel in the dirt?
Spinning around and around, there are cracks, there’s no stopping it
Give to me, it doesn’t matter what, words, a soul,
as much as ‘I’ desire – – –

目に見えるほど
いびつに歪む心を　留めおかまし　この人形
与えて欲しい、愛して欲しい、望み高く投じた夜空
失うほど何もない、空虚さに喰われそう
今宵壊せ、この身に、僅かの未練も、宿らぬ、最期を
埋もれた人波の世界、届かぬ夜空
『あたし』が消えていく—その前に

me ni mieru hodo
ibitsu ni yugamu kokoro o todome okamashi kono hitogata
ataete hoshii, aishite hoshii, nozomi takaku toujita yozora
ushinau hodo nani mo nai, kuukyosa ni kuwaresou
koyoi kowasu, kono mi ni, wazuka no miren mo, yadoranu, saigo o
umoreta hitonami no sekai, todokanu yozora
『atashi』ga kiete yuku — sono mae ni

Leaving behind
a heart so twisted, it’s visible to the eye, I want you
to give to this doll, to love this doll – hopes thrown high into the night sky
The more I lose, the more I feel like I’ll be consumed by the empty void
Tonight destroy my few last regrets, and the final moments residing outside my body
Buried in a world surging with people, unable to reach the night sky
‘I’ am fading away – – – but before then

いびつに歪む心を　留めおかまし　この人形に
与えて欲しい、愛して欲しい、望み高く投じた星空
失うほど何もない、空っぽに、まるく
綺麗ね　朧月

ibitsu ni yugamu kokoro o todome okamashi kono hitogata ni
ataete hoshii, aishite hoshii, nozomi takaku toujita hoshizora
ushinau hodo nani mo nai, karappo ni, maruku
kirei ne oborodzuki

Leaving behind a heart so twisted, I want you
to give to this doll, to love this doll – hopes thrown high into the starry sky
The more I lose, the more empty and round it appears
Isn’t it pretty? The misty moon