LostMoon

Commissioned translation. I love the way the song ends after the final verse.

☆ Title: LostMoon
★ Album: Oratorium
☆ Album Artist: Asriel
★ Vocals and lyrics: KOKOMI
☆ Arrangement and composition: Kurose Keisuke (黒瀬圭亮)

眠りの中で私とあなた
いまひとつになりましょう

nemuri no naka de watashi to anata
ima hitotsu ni narimashou

Let you and I now become one
as we sleep

乾ききったグロスを塗りなおし微笑む
鏡越し見ゆる 愛しい姿
快適な温度 少し熱いくらい
頭の感覚鈍らせて

kawaki kitta gurosu o nuri naoshi hohoemu
kagami goshi miyuru itoshii sugata
kaiteki na ondo sukoshi atsui kurai
atama no kankaku niburasete

I smile after reapplying gloss that dried up
On the other side of the mirror, I can see a lovely figure
The temperature is just right – a little on the hot side
numbing the feeling in my head

退屈な話は嫌 埋め尽くして満たして

taikutsu na hanashi wa iya ume tsukushite mitashite

I don’t want to talk about something boring, fill and fulfill me

今夜の月は満月だそうよ 気付いた?

konya no tsuki wa mangetsu da sou yo kidzuita?

Tonight is supposed to be a full moon, were you aware?

真っ赤に真っ赤に 昂る夜
弾く純潔の花
Moon is hiding, but 曝す月光に
間違いじゃないと教えて欲しい
耳に胸に轟く
その愛は いつまでも呼ぶ
私を私だけを 誰にも教えない声

makka ni makka ni takaburu yoru
hajiku junketsu no hana
Moon is hiding, but sarasu gekkou ni
machigai janai to oshiete hoshii
mimi ni mune ni todoroku
sono ai wa itsu made mo yobu
watashi o watashi dake o dare ni mo oshienai koe

Red, a night bright red with passion
A snapping flower of purity
The moon is hiding, but in the revealing moonlight
I want you to let me know this isn’t a mistake
Roaring in my ears and chest,
your love always calls out
for me, and me alone, with a voice you’ll let no one else hear

欲しがりの私は我慢を知らなくて
困らせてばかり わかってるけど
感覚は慣れで 身体で覚えるの
頭の理解は後でいい

hoshigari no watashi wa gaman o shiranakute
komarasete bakari wakatteru kedo
kankaku wa nare de karada de oboeru no
atama no rikai wa ato de ii

Needy as I am, I don’t know restraint
All I do is inconvenience you, but I understand
Feeling is learned through experience, through doing
Understanding it mentally can wait till later

不安は時の迷いで 噂は街の華

fuan wa toki no mayoi de uwasa wa machi no hana

Anxiety is hesitation in time, and rumours are flowers of the town

今夜の月はとても綺麗だね 感じて?

konya no tsuki wa totemo kirei da ne kanjite?

The moon is very pretty tonight – feel it?

狂おしいほど狂いてみなさい
恥じぬ巣食う花びら
Moon is hiding, but 隠しても暴く
やわい言葉じゃもう足りなくて
染み付く香り移す
その愛は 命の媚薬
私を私だけを 生かせる秘め事

kuruoshii hodo kuruite minasai
hajinu sukuu hanabira
Moon is hiding, but kakushitemo abaku
yawai kotoba ja mou tarinakute
shimi tsuku kaori utsusu
sono ai wa inochi no biyaku
watashi o watashi dake o ikaseru himegoto

Try going wild to the point of madness
A flower petal nesting unashamed
The moon is hiding, but even so, I’ll reveal it
Soft words aren’t enough anymore
Your permeating scent transfers
Your love is life’s aphrodisiac
A secret that gives me, and me alone, life

真っ赤に真っ赤な夜 二人事
今夜の満月のせいにして
Moon is hiding, but 照らされるがまま
間違いじゃないと教えて欲しい
耳に胸に轟く
その愛は 命の媚薬に
私を私だけを 狂わせて生かせるの

makka ni makka na yoru futari goto
konya no mangetsu no sei ni shite
Moon is hiding, but terasareru ga mama
machigai janai to oshiete hoshii
mimi ni mune ni todoroku
sono ai wa inochi no biyaku ni
watashi o watashi dake o kuruwasete ikaseru no

Red, a night bright red just between us
Blame the full moon tonight
The moon is hiding, but we go along with being shone upon
I want you to let me know this isn’t a mistake
Roaring in my ears and chest,
your love becomes life’s aphrodisiac
that gives me, and me alone, drives me mad and gives me life

虹色セレナーデ | Rainbow-Coloured Serenade

This was the first Asriel song I had ever heard, and it was the band’s last new song. I’m not sure why it took me so long to translate this one, even though I’ve always liked it. It really gives off a different impression compared to their other songs. Not only the instrumental, even Kokomi sounds a little different in the way she sings here.

☆ Title: 虹色セレナーデ
★ Album: Asriel
☆ Album Artist: Asriel
★ Vocals and lyrics: KOKOMI
☆ Arrangement and composition: Kurose Keisuke (黒瀬圭亮)

手と手が触れる 小さな始まりの音
夢見た遠い世界は 本当は傍にあったね

te to te ga fureru chiisa na hajimari no oto
yume mita tooi sekai wa hontou wa soba ni atta ne

Our hands touch – The small sound of a beginning
The far away world I dreamed of was actually by my side

まだかな ここで待つ私は 春を待つ桜のよう
光射す木漏れ日 風が運んできた

mada kana koko de matsu watashi wa haru o matsu sakura no you
hikari sasu komorebi kaze ga hakonde kita

How much longer? Waiting here, I’m like a sakura waiting for the spring
Sunlight shines through the trees, brought here by the wind

夢を描いてた白い空から
紙飛行機が弧を描きながら 私の手に降りた
いつか巡り会う誰かの元へ 道があるなら
七色に染めて綺麗な虹にしましょう

yume o egaiteta shiroi sora kara
kami hikouki ga ko o egaki nagara watashi no te ni orita
itsu ka meguri au dare ka no moto e michi ga aru nara
nanairo ni somete kirei na niji ni shimashou

I had pictured a dream – From the white sky
a paper airplane drew an arc and descended into my hands
If there’s a road to someone I’ll have the fortunate of meeting one day,
I shall dye it seven colours and make it a pretty rainbow

一人の時は 寂しさ感じないけど
二人のふとした瞬間に 見える距離に怯えてた

hitori no toki wa samishisa kanjinai kedo
futari no futoshita toki ni mieru kyori ni obieteta

I’ve never felt lonely when I’m alone,
but I’ve been frightened of the distance I see during unexpected moments together

ここだよ ぽつりと呟いた 言葉君に届くかな
光射す窓辺で 風が吹き抜けてく

koko da yo potsuri to tsubuyaita kotoba kimi ni todoku kana
hikari sasu madobe de kaze ga fuki nukete ku

“I’m here” I wonder if the few words I murmured will reach you
The wind blows through the window filled with light

ずっと続いてくこの道の先 何があるかな
見えないからこそ 楽しいんだ きっと
一緒に歩こう ゆっくりがいい 時間はあるよ
七色の虹が未来に橋を架けてる

zutto tsudzuite ku kono michi no saki nani ga aru kana
mienai kara koso tanoshii n da kitto
issho ni arukou yukkuri ga ii jikan wa aru yo
nana iro no niji ga mirai ni hashi o kaketeru

What could be beyond this ever continuing road?
I’m sure what makes it enjoyable is that we can’t tell
Let’s walk together – I want to take it slow, we have time
A seven coloured rainbow is bridging the way to the future

もうすぐ 時は春を刻む 生まれ行く命がまた
此処で微笑むなら 消える虹は無いね

mou sugu toki wa haru o kizamu umare yuku inochi ga mata
koko de hohoemu nara kieru niji wa nai ne

Very soon, it’ll be time for spring – If the life being born
smiles again here, won’t that mean rainbows don’t disappear?

夢を描いてた 白い空から
紙飛行機が弧を描きながら 僕らの手に降りた
いつか巡り会う誰かの元へ 道はあるから
七色の虹を渡って旅立ちましょう

yume o egaiteta shiroi sora kara
kami hikouki ga ko o egaki nagara bokura no te ni orita
itsu ka meguri au dare ka no moto e michi ga aru kara
nanairo no niji o watatte tabidachimashou

I had pictured a dream – From the white sky
a paper airplane drew an arc and descended into our hands
There’s a road to those who we’ll have the fortunate of meeting one day,
so let’s cross the rainbow and go on a journey

Largamente

Commissioned translation. This one is more abstract. The fixation on blades, scars, and a gentle flow gives me the impression of self-harm.

Largemente: with slowness and breadth.

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


吐き捨てた言葉
見下ろす眼下の空
空虚な胸に 感じた痛み
振り返るともう 行き先は見当たらず
怯えた胸に 覚えた痛みの刃

haki suteta kotoba
mi orosu ganka no sora
kuukyo na mune ni kanjita itami
furi kaeru to mou yukisaki wa mi atarazu
obieta mune ni oboeta itami no yaiba

Words I spat out
The sky I look down on beneath me
The pain I felt in my empty heart
No longer able to find where to go when I look back
The blade of familiar pain in my frightened heart

研ぎ澄まされた
切っ先がなぞる真紅の痕は 放った分の代償
同調していく 形を その姿を I Lost…

togi sumasareta
kissaki ga nazoru shinku no ato wa hanatta bun no daishou
shinkuro shite yuku katachi o sono sugata o I Lost…

Sharpened
The blade’s tip traces a crimson scar – the price paid for what was released
Synchronizing form, the shape I lost…

その深みに埋もれ 消えるべくなく
その広さは無限
そう 遠くなるばかり

sono fukami ni umore kieru beku naku
sono hirosa wa mugen
sou tooku naru bakari

Buried in the depths, it shouldn’t disappear
Its width is infinite
Yes, it just keeps going further

ゆるやかに下る流れの
その終点を目指してみないか
Largamente 傷もフィクションならこの世に生まれた確率=数は?
ゆるやかに漂う流れ
拡がりは何処に向かうだろう
Largamente 嘘も真実ならどんなに楽なのだろう 騙して

yuruyaka ni kudaru nagare no
sono shuuten o mezashite minai ka
Largamente kizu mo fikushon nara kono yo ni umareta kakuritsu kazu wa?
yuruyaka ni tadayou nagare
hirogari wa doko ni mukau darou
Largamente uso mo shinjitsu nara donna ni raku nano darou damashite

Why not try aiming for the end
of the gently descending flow?
Largamente – If even wounds are fictitious, what’s the probability of being born into this world? What’s the count?
Where could the expanse
of the gently drifting flow be headed?
Largamente – How much easier would it be if even lies were real? Deceive me

そう 遠くなる程に痛みは
その重さを増してく 回路の
プロセスを
その繋がりは刃
いま鋭く光る I Lost… 瞬間を

sou tooku naru hodo ni itami wa
sono omosa o mashite ku kairo no
purosesu o
sono tsunagari wa yaiba
ima surudoku hikaru I Lost… shunkan o

Yes, the further it gets
the more the pain weighs
The process of a circuit
The connections are blades
Now they shine sharply – I lost the moment…

ゆるやかに下る流れの
その終点を目指してみないか
Largamente 傷もフィクションならこの世に生まれた確率=数は?
ゆるやかに漂う流れ
拡がりは何処へ向かうだろう
Largamente 嘘も真実ならどんなに楽なのだろう 最後まで

yuruyaka ni kudaru nagare no
sono shuuten o mezashite minai ka
Largamente kizu mo fikushon nara kono yo ni umareta kakuritsu kazu wa?
yuruyaka ni tadayou nagare
hirogari wa doko e mukau darou
Largamente uso mo shinjitsu nara donna ni raku nano darou saigo made

Why not try aiming for the end
of the gently descending flow?
Largamente – If wounds aren’t real, what’s the probability of being born into this world? What’s the count?
Where could the expanse
of the gently drifting flow be heading towards?
Largamente – How much easier would it be if even lies were real? Until the end

騙して 幻を見せて 永久の空を
どこにもない弧を描いた地図
なぞる刃の切っ先の線
どこにもないその姿の痕 なぞる刃空しく

damashite maboroshi o misete towa no sora o
doko ni mo nai ko o egaita chizu
nazoru yaiba no kissaki no sen
doko ni mo nai sono sugata no ato nazoru yaiba munashiku

Deceive me and show me an illusion, an eternal sky
A map with an arc drawn that can’t be found anywhere
The line traced by the blade’s tip
A scar of a shape that can’t be found anywhere, the blade traces in futility

研ぎ澄ましたその切っ先 触れたなら
放つ痛みを知る 同調していく(ah)
形を変えその姿を変えて 流れのままに流れ I Lost…
ゆるやかに下る流れの
その終点を目指して僕達は
Largamente 傷を負い凌ぎ合った

togi sumashita sono kissaki fureta nara
hanatsu itami o shiru shinkuro shite yuku (ah)
katachi o kae sono sugata o kaete nagare no mama ni nagare I Lost…
yuruyaka ni kudaru nagare no
sono shuuten o mezashite bokutachi wa
Largamente kizu o oi shinogi atta

If you touch the sharpened tip of the blade
you’ll know of the pain it releases, synchronizing (ah)
Changing shape and form, going with the flow, I lost…
Aiming for the end
of the gently descending flow
Largamente – together we endured bearing our wounds

吐き捨てた言葉
見下ろす眼下の空
振り返るともう 行き先は見当たらず

haki suteta kotoba
mi orosu ganka no sora
furi kaeru to mou yukisaki wa mi atarazu

Words I spat out
The sky I look down on beneath me
No longer able to find where to go when I look back

シルエット | Silhouette

Commissioned translation. Expect more Asriel soon.

☆ Title: シルエット
★ Album: Abyss
☆ Album Artist: Asriel
★ Vocals and lyrics: KOKOMI
☆ Arrangement and composition: Kurose Keisuke (黒瀬圭亮)

私のことを覚えていますか You know I know
あなたのことで知らないことなんて何もない ほら

watashi no koto o oboeteimasu ka You know I know
anata no koto de shiranai koto nante nani mo nai hora

Do you recognize me? You know I know
There’s nothing about you that I don’t know, you see

one two three 恋の呪文をかけて
one two three こっちだけ見て Give me your truth heart

one two three koi no jumon o kakete
one two three kocchi dake mite Give me your truth heart

One two three, casting a love spell
One two three, look only my way and give me your true heart

まだ気づかないそのココロ 気づかせてあげるから
もう止まれない 止まらない アタシシルエット
出会いこそ運命の力 そこからは駆け引きの力
あなたの影になりたい フタリヒトツ

mada kidzukanai sono kokoro kidzukasete ageru kara
mou tomarenai tomaranai atashi shiruetto
deai koso unmei no chikara soko kara wa kakehiki no chikara
anata no kage ni naritai futari hitotsu

Your heart doesn’t realize it yet, but I’ll make it notice
It’s too late to stop, I won’t stop, I’m your silhouette
Our meeting itself was the power of fate, and from there the power of diplomacy
I want to be your shadow – two in one

(Be Quiet)
好きなものを 寄せてみては 駄目?

(Be quiet)
suki na mono o yosete mite wa dame?

(Be quiet)
Is it wrong to try bringing what you like closer?

one two three 恋の呪縛をかけて
one two three 私だけ見て Give me your truth heart

one two three koi no jubaku o kakete
one two three watashi dake mite give me your truth heart

One two three, casting a binding pact of love
One two three, only look at me and give me your true heart

まだ気づかないのココから こんなにも見ているのに
もう遅いじゃない 早くきて アタシシルエット
出会いから何も変わらない あなたが少しだけ憎いわ
あなたの影になりたい フタリヒトツ

mada kidzukanai no koko kara konna ni mo miteiru noni
mou osoi janai hayaku kite atashi shiruetto
deai kara nani mo kawaranai anata ga sukoshi dake nikui wa
anata no kage ni naritai futari hitotsu

You still don’t realize it? From here on you’ll be looking so closely at me
Aren’t you a little late? Hurry and come here, I’m your silhouette
Nothing changes from our first meeting, and I despise you just a little
I want to be your shadow – two in one

恋は駄目にする 好意を押し付けて
あなたしか見たくない 見えない この想いは盲目

koi wa dame ni suru koui o oshi tsukete
anata shika mitakunai mienai kono omoi wa moumoku

Love makes you hopeless, pushing affection on others
I don’t want to see anyone but you, I can’t see anyone else – these feelings are blind

まだ気づかないそのココロ 気づかせてあげるから
もう止まれない 止まらない アタシシルエット
出会いこそ運命の力 そこからは駆け引きの力
後ろじゃ嫌 横に居たい

mada kidzukanai sono kokoro kidzukasete ageru kara
mou tomarenai tomaranai atashi shiruetto
deai koso unmei no chikara soko kara wa kakehiki no chikara
ushiro ja iya yoko ni itai

Your heart doesn’t realize it yet, but I’ll make it notice
It’s too late to stop, I won’t stop, I’m your silhouette
Our meeting itself was the power of fate, and from there, the power of diplomacy
I don’t want to be behind you, I want to be next to you

もう待てないこのココロ 奪ってもぎ取って
遅いじゃない 早くきて アタシシルエット
出会いから何も変わらない あなたが憎い愛しい
フタリデヒトツになる

mou matenai kono kokoro ubatte mogi totte
osoi janai hayaku kite atashi shiruetto
deai kara nani mo kawaranai anata ga nikui itoshii
futari de hitotsu ni naru

My heart can’t wait any longer – steal it and wrest it away from me
Aren’t you a little late? Hurry and come here, I’m your silhouette
Nothing changes from our first meeting, and though I despise you, you’re my precious
We will become two in one

So one two three for you, Give me your truth heart

So one two three for you, give me your true heart