point of silence

Nachi’s probably one of my favorite singers, this song quickly grew on me. I think this is my first song of hers that I’ve done though. I’m pretty proud of how nicely this translation turned out.

★ Title: point of silence
☆ Album: I, SCREAM
★ Album Artist: ZYTOKINE
☆ Vocals: Nachi Sakaue (坂上なち)
★ Arrangement and lyrics: Linjin (隣人)
☆ Original Title: Lonesome Werewolf (孤独なウェアウルフ)
★ Website: http://zytokine-web.com/

 

指先から 伝える 音 視線
“今夜は月が奇麗だから”
この歌声も 静かな夜に
どこまでも 遠く響くかな

yubisaki kara tsutaeru oto shisen
“konya wa tsuki ga kirei dakara”
kono utagoe mo shizukana yoru ni
doko made mo tooku hibiku kana

Sending a sound from my fingertips down my line of sight
“because the moon is pretty tonight”
I wonder if my singing voice will
travel far and echo throughout this quiet night

だけど お似合いだね point of silence
だけど 期待してる point of silence
月明かりの下 想いはどこへ 行くのかな
知りたいな just two of us

dakedo oniai da ne point of silence
dakedo kitai shiteru point of silence
tsukiakari no shita omoi wa doko e iku no kana
shiritai na just two of us

But the point of silence counters it
But I’ve been expecting this point of silence
Under this moonlight, where will your feelings go to?
I want to know, just two of us

You are my heart たぶん 伝えたくて
声の限りに叫んでも
You are my heart たぶんね
今のままだって わかってる
わかってるつもりの hide and seek

You are my heart tabun tsutaetakute
koe no kagiri ni sakendemo
You are my heart tabun ne
ima no mama da tte wakatteru
wakatteru tsumori no hide and seek

You are my heart, maybe I want to tell you that
even if I have to shout at the top of my lungs
You are my heart, probably
“That’s how it is now” I understand
A hide and seek with the intention for you to understand

やっぱりね ほんとはね ほんとだね
やっぱりね キミがね いないとね
やっぱりね 独りじゃ ダメだね
逃げこんだ先
point of silence

yappari ne honto wa ne honto da ne
yappari ne kimi ga ne inai to ne
yappari ne hitori ja dame da ne
nige konda saki
point of silence

Just as I thought, the truth is the truth
Just as I thought, when you aren’t here
Just as I thought, it’s no good being alone
After I run away I reach the
point of silence

願っていた 雲一つない 夜空
“今夜は月が奇麗だから”
この詩(ことば)では いつまでも 誰の心
にも届かないよね

negatteita kumo hitotsu nai yozora
“konya wa tsuki ga kirei dakara”
kono kotoba de wa itsu made mo dare no kokoro
ni mo todokanai yo ne

I had wished during the cloudless night sky
“because the moon is pretty tonight”
The words in this poem will forever never
reach the heart of anyone will they

だから 隠れていた point of silence
だから 隠していた point of silence
月明かりの下 願いは何を 呼ぶのかな
知りたいな just two of us

dakara kakureteita point of silence
dakara kakushiteita point of silence
tsukiakari no shita negai wa nani o yobu no kana
shiritai na just two of us

And so the point of silence has been hidden
And so I’ve hidden the point of silence
What do you call the wish I made under the moonlight?
I want to know, just the two of us

You are my soul たぶん 信じたくて
風の便りに 迷っても
You are my soul たぶんね
わがままだって わかってる
わかってるつもりの hide and seek

You are my soul tabun shinjitakute
kaze no tayori ni mayottemo
You are my soul tabun ne
wagamama da tte wakatteru
wakatteru tsumori no hide and seek

Maybe I want to believe you are my soul
even though word from the grapevine makes me lost
You are my soul probably
“I’m selfish” I understand
A hide and seek with the intention for you to understand

やっぱりね ほんとはね ほんとだね
やっぱりね キミがね いないとね
やっぱりね 独りじゃ ダメだね
逃げこんだ先
point of silence

yappari ne honto wa ne honto da ne
yappari ne kimi ga ne inai to ne
yappari ne hitori ja dame da ne
nige konda saki
point of silence

Just as I thought, the truth is the truth
Just as I thought, when you aren’t here
Just as I thought, it’s no good being alone
After I run away I reach the
point of silence

だけど お似合いだね point of silence
だけど 期待してる point of silence
月明かりの下 想いはどこへ 行くのかな
知りたいな just two of us

dakedo oniai da ne point of silence
dakedo kitai shiteru point of silence
tsukiakari no shita omoi wa doko e iku no kana
shiritai na just two of us

But the point of silence counters it
But I’ve been expecting this point of silence
Under this moonlight, where will your feelings go to?
I want to know, just two of us

You are my heart たぶん キミのそばに
いたいだけ 痛いけど それでもいい
You are my heart たぶんね
ダメなんだって わかってる
わかってたつもりの hide and seek

You are my heart tabun kimi no soba ni
itai dake itai kedo sore demo ii
You are my heart tabun ne
dame nanda tte wakatteru
wakatteta tsumori no hide and seek

You are my heart, maybe I just want to be
by your side, although it hurts that’s alright
You are my heart probably
“It’s useless” I understand
A hide and seek with the intention for me to have understood

やっぱりね ほんとはね ほんとだね
やっぱりね キミがね いないとね
やっぱりね 独りじゃ ダメだね
逃げこんだ先
point of silence

yappari ne honto wa ne honto da ne
yappari ne kimi ga ne inai to ne
yappari ne hitori ja dame da ne
nige konda saki
point of silence

Just as I thought, the truth is the truth
Just as I thought, when you aren’t here
Just as i thought, it’s no good being alone
After I run away I reach the
point of silence

no way…

Origami

Ah, what a beautiful song. I don’t have much more to say after that. I don’t think I’ll need to edit this translation much in the future, it seems pretty smooth. I should probably stop posting so late though.

★ Title: ORIGAMI
☆ Album: I, SCREAM
★ Album Artist: ZYTOKINE
☆ Vocals: aki
★ Arrangement and lyrics: Linjin (隣人)
☆ Original Title: Strange, Strange Instruments (不思議な不思議な道具達)
★ Website: http://zytokine-web.com/

 

独り 篝火を背に
迷い込んだ 夜を 欺いて
こぼれ落ちる 砂のよう
記憶にさらわれて 泣いている

hitori kagaribi o se ni
mayoi konda yoru o azamuite
kobore ochiru suna no you
kioku ni sarawarete naiteiru

Alone, my back to the bonfire flames
fooling the night gone astray
Just like sand falling and scattering
I’m swept away by my memories and I cry

君の言う 弱さの意味が
今の 僕には 眩しくて
照らされた 魂に映る 眠る雛鳥
巣立つ時 巡る運命
淡い色に 染まる宝石
枯れ果てた 点と点
心と心 重ねられたら
僕は それで…

kimi no iu yowasa no imi ga
ima no boku ni wa mabushikute
terasareta tamashi ni utsuru nemuru hinadori
sudatsu toki meguru unmei
awai iro ni somaru houseki
karehateta ten to ten
kokoro to kokoro kasaneraretara
boku wa sore de…

Your meaning of weakness
is radiant to the me right now
A sleeping baby bird is reflected by my lit up spirit
When it leaves the nest it’s fate revolves
like a precious gem to be dyed a faint colour
If we can be together heart to heart
and dried out dot to dot
With that, I’ll then…

遠い 蛍火の色
しゃがみこんだ 僕を 慰めて
いつか終わる 喜劇と
記憶に焼き付けて 泣いている

tooi hotarubi no iro
jagami konda boku o nagusamete
itsuka owaru kigeki to
kioku ni yaki tsukete naiteiru

The light of the firefly was far
You crouched down and comforted me
These days are burned into my mind

as a comedy to someday end, and I cry

僕の思う 強さの意味が
今の 君には 重すぎて
ほどかれた 黄昏時に 歌う雛鳥
子守唄 どこで覚えて
そして どこへ忘れていこう?
朽ち果てた 点と点
心と心 重ねられたら
僕は どこへ…

boku no omou tsuyosa no imi ga
ima no kimi ni wa omosugite
hodokareta tasogare doki ni utau hinadori
komori uta doko de oboete
soshite doko e wasurete ikou?
kuchi hateta ten to ten
kokoro to kokoro kasaneraretara
boku wa doko e…

What I think is the meaning of strength
is much too heavy for the you right now
When the dusk is unwrapped, I recognize the
singing chick’s lullaby from somewhere
Then where should I go to forget these memories?
If we can be together heart to heart
and decayed dot to dot
somewhere, I’ll…

あの日 君が
残していった 折り紙
何に 変わる はずだったのだろう

ano hi kimi ga
nokoshiteita origami
nani ni kawaru hazu datta no darou

On that day you
had left behind an origami
What was it supposed to have become I wonder

この手では 弱さの意味を
勘違いしてしまうから
放たれた 大空の色 迷う雛鳥
眠る時 願う偶然
淡い色に 染まる永遠
もう一度 点と点
心と心 重ねられたら
僕は 何も…

kono te de wa yowasa no imi o
kanchigai shite shimau kara
hanatareta oozora no iro mayou hinadori
nemuru toki negau guuzen
awai iro ni somaru eien
mou ichido ten to ten
kokoro to kokoro kasaneraretara
boku wa nani mo…

Because within these hands I’ve misunderstood
the meaning of weakness
the baby bird is lost in the set free colour of the sky
If by chance it wishes when it’s asleep
eternity will be dyed a faint colour
If we can be together
dot to dot, heart to heart, one more time
I’ll do anything…

I, Scream

I decided it’s about time I give this album a listen today, I’ve also got plans for ORIGAMI from it. I was a little confused about the meaning of “period” at first, but given that the lyrics speaks of the world being upside down etc, I think it means “time period,” if anyone else thought it was a little vague.

★ Title: I, SCREAM
☆ Album: I, SCREAM
★ Album Artist: ZYTOKINE
☆ Vocals: cold kiss (Nana Takahashi (高橋 菜々) x Linjin (隣人))
★ Arrangement and lyrics: Linjin (隣人)
☆ Original Title: Kobito of the Shining Needle ~ Little Princess (耀く針の小人族 ~ Little Princess)
★ Website: http://zytokine-web.com/

 

小さく 翳る 心へと 宿るもの
叫ぶ ことさえ 忘れては 罪と知る

chiisaku kageru kokoro e to yadoru mono
sakebu koto sae wasurete wa tsumi to shiru

There are things looking to dwell in my slightly darkening heart
Forgetting how to even scream would be a sin, I am aware

ピリオド 打つ 瞬間に 始まる夢
逆さまの 現実を 壊したくて
鋭い心で切り取ってしまえたなら
いいね それでも

piriodo utsu shunkan ni hajimaru yume
sakasama no genjitsu wo kowashitakute
surudoi naifu de kiri totte shimaeta nara
ii ne sore demo

The moment I strike the period the dream begins
I want to destroy this upside down reality
If I could have ended up cutting it down with my sharp heart
that’d be excellent, but even so

I, SCREAM!
もう 迷わないよ 僕の弱さも 力に変えて
the ray of light
輝く destiny セカイを照らす
弱さも 声 上げて 超えて 夢見て
強さの 意味は 君が 教えて くれた

I, SCREAM!
mou mayowanai yo boku no yowasa mo chikara ni kaete
the ray of light
kagayaku destiny sekai o terasu
yowasa mo koe agete koete yume mite
tsuyosa no imi wa kimi ga oshiete kureta

I SCREAM!
I won’t lose my way anymore, I’ll even change my weakness into power
The ray of light
this shining destiny will light up the world
I’ll raise my voice and my weakness and exceed and dream
You were the one who taught me the meaning of strength

君へと 続く 心へと 宿る音
叫ぶ ことさえ 忘れては 罪と知る

kimi e to tsudzuku kokoro e to yadoru oto
sakebu koto sae wasurete wa tsumi to shiru

Continuing towards you, sound seeks to live in my heart
Forgetting how to even scream would be a sin, I am aware

ピリオド 打つ その手に 伝えたくて
逆さまの 現実が 壊せなくて
鋭い後悔で切り取ってしまった心
だけど それでも

piriodo utsu sono te ni tsutaetakute
sakasama no genjitsu ga kowasenakute
surudoi naifu de kiri totte shimatta kokoro
dakedo soredemo

I want to tell these hands striking the period
this flipped reality just can’t be destroyed
My heart ended up cutting away with its sharp regrets
however, even so

I, SCREAM!
もう 壊せないよ 小さな声も 力に変えて
the ray of light
繋ぐ eternity セカイを揺らす
弱さへ その手 伸ばして 触れてみて
傷つける ばかりが 強さ じゃないと

I, SCREAM!
mou kowasenai yo chiisana koe mo chikara ni kaete
the ray of light
tsunagu eternity sekai o yurasu
yowasa e sono te nobashite furete mite
kizutsukeru bakari ga tsuyosa janai to

I SCREAM!
I can’t destroy anymore, I’ll turn my small voice into power as well
The ray of light
My fastened eternity will shake the world
I’ll try to stretch these hands out and touch my weakness
“Doing nothing but hurting others isn’t strength”

ピリオド 打つ 瞬間に 堕ちた夢
逆さまの 現実に すがりたくて
鋭い絶望で 切り取ってしまった炎
だけど それでも

piriodo utsu shunkan ni ochita yume
sakasama no genjitsu ni sugaritakute
surudoi naifu de kiri totte shimatta honoo
dakedo soredemo

The moment I struck the period the dream fell
I want to cling on to this upside down reality
The flames ended up whittling away with a sharp despair
however, even so

I, SCREAM!
諦めないよ 僕の弱さも 力に変えて
the ray of light
さあ 感じる reality セカイを変える
弱さも 声も 上げて 超えて 夢見て
強さも 弱さも 自分自身 so I, SCREAM!

I, SCREAM!
akiramenai yo boku no yowasa mo chikara ni kaete
the ray of light
saa kanjiru reality sekai o kaeru
yowasa mo koe mo agete koete yume mite
tsuyosa yowasa mo jibun jishin so I, SCREAM!

I SCREAM!
I won’t give up, I’ll change my weakness into power as well
The ray of light
Come, I feel reality, I’ll change the world
I’ll raise my voice and my weakness and exceed and dream
Weakness and strength are both part of myself so I, SCREAM!

“ICE CREAM”

泡沫 | utakata | Transience

Or it could be pronounced houmatsu. Requested by Maria. I like IZNA’s lyrics, they tend to flow rather well.

This one’s about someone who seems to be deserted. What could the “Vaguely I continue to show off” and “Somehow, oh would you please display this body of mine, even if I sigh, even if I sigh, so that I won’t be rewarded again” mean, I wonder? The first idea I get from this song is one of a stripper, but hey, it’s all up for your own interpretation.

★ Title: 泡沫
☆ Album: Bachi (バチ)
★ Album Artist: Sally (サリー)
☆ Vocals and lyrics: IZNA
★ Arrangement: NSY
☆ Original Title: The Shining Needle Castle Sinking in the Air  (空中に沈む輝針城)

 

だれかおねがい
このみをひきさいて
あばれても、もがいても
にげだせぬように
おとをたてて
いのちはくずれおち
おまえさえいなければ
いいきかせ、あ やめて

dareka onegai
kono mi o hiki saite
abaretemo, mogaitemo
nige dasenu you ni
oto o tatete
inochi wa kuzure ochi
omae sae inakereba
ii kikase, a yamete

Somebody, oh would you please
tear this body of mine to shreds
even if I fight back, even if I struggle
so that I can’t run away
I make a sound
“My life is falling apart”
As long as I don’t have you
I’m warning you, ah, give it up

群れを成す 背中が嫌い
彼の色まで淡く見える
飛ぶ鳥 葯を担え
あの人まで運んでおくれ

mure o nasu senaka ga kirai
kano iro made awaku mieru
tobu tori yaku o ninae
ano hito made hakondeokure

I hate it when people turn their backs and form groups
I can faintly see that far colour of his
The flying birds carry pollen
spreading it as far as that person

曖昧に振り回し続け
揺れるあんた方何処さ
生まれたからには
咲いて朽ち果てるの

aimai ni furi mawashi tsuzuke
yureru anta gata doko sa
umareta kara ni wa
saite kuchi hateru no

Vaguely I continue to show off
Where have you all swayed off to?
Now that we’ve been born
we must bloom, then rot and decay

何度も同じ痛みを味わえど
感覚は他人事
ねぇ今何してるの?
宙に描く 「私」は「私」を
どこまでも追いかけて
知らぬ顔で嗤う

nando mo onaji itami o ajiwaedo
kankaku wa taningoto
nee ima nani shiteru no?
chuu ni egaku 「watashi」 wa 「watashi」 o
dokomade mo oikakete
shiranu kao de warau

No matter how many times I taste this same pain
I can’t mind my own business
Hey, what are you doing right now?
I write it in space that “I” am “me”
No matter how far, I’ll chase after you
and I’ll laugh while pretending not to know

吐き捨ててまた繰り返して
色も判らなくなった
欺く群青
遠く見えて消えた

haki sutete mata kurikaeshite
iro mo wakaranaku natta
azamuku gunjou
tooku miete kieta

I spit out, and repeat it again
I can’t understand what colour you even are anymore
A deceiving ultramarine far away
could be seen, until it disappeared

どうかお願い
この身を差し出して
嘆いても嘆いても
二度と報われぬような
痕をつけて私の証明を
世知辛いこの浮世
知らぬ顔で嗤う

douka onegai
kono mi o sashidashite
nageite mo nageite mo
nido to mukuwarenu you na
ato o tsukete watashi no shoumei o
sechigarai kono ukiyo
shiranu kao de warau

Somehow, oh would you please
display this body of mine
even if I sigh, even if I sigh
so that I won’t be rewarded again
I leave behind my tracks as proof I was here
It’s a tough life, this transient life
and I’ll laugh while pretending not to know