A_Loops_Z

Better than Deadline from Engaged Dancehall, but not by much. The lyrics are alright, but that’s all I’d call them, which is more than I can say for some of the lyrics in this album. Beautiful Sky has already been translated by Releska here, but it almost feels like a clone of Red Soul from Ultra Dancehall. Maybe it’s just me.

☆ Title: A_Loops_Z
★ Album: IGNITION DANCEHALL
☆ Album Artist: Alstroemeria Records
★ Vocals: mican*
☆ Lyrics: kazumi mogi
★ Arrangement: Syrufit
☆ Original Title: The Venerable Ancient Battlefield ~ Suwa Foughten Field (神さびた古戦場〜Suwa Foughten Field)
★ Website: http://alst.net/


荒れた世界 鳴り響いた
メロディーが
忘れていた 記憶
思い出させた

areta sekai nari hibiita merodi ga
wasureteita kioku
omoi dasaseta

The melody that echoed
throughout the wild world
let me remember the memories
that I had forgotten

愛すること 信じること
いつからか
諦めていた 全部 ねぇ…

ai suru koto shinjiru koto
itsu kara ka
akirameteita zenbu ne…

Loving and believing
I’m not sure when,
but one day I gave up an all of that…

疼いた 胸の傷が
変わりたいと 叫んでいる
今こそ なにかを 変える
時ね

uzuita mune no kizu ga
kawaritai to sakendeiru
ima koso nani ka o kaeru
toki ne

The wounds in my heart that once ached
are shouting that they want to change
Now is the time to
change something

癒えぬ 傷を 負ったとしても
大地 強く 踏みしめて
前に 前に 進んで行くのさ
前に 前に 進め!
あの日 のうた 胸に刻んで
忘れ ないよ いつまでも
君が くれた あのメロディーと
明日の ヒカリ 抱きしめた

ienu kizu o otta toshitemo
daichi tsuyoku fumishimete
mae ni mae ni susunde ku no sa
mae ni mae ni susume!
ano hi no uta mune ni kizande
wasurenai yo itsu made mo
kimi ga kureta ano merodi to
asu no hikari daki shimeta

Even if I bore wounds that would never heal,
I’d step firmly on the ground
and move onwards and onwards
Move onwards and onwards!
The song from that day remains in my heart
I’ll never forget it
I embraced the melody you gave me
and the light of tomorrow

孤独の渦 飲み込まれた
弱ささえ
生きるチカラ 変わるでしょ

kodoku no uzu nomi komareta
yowasa sae
ikiru chikara kawaru desho

I was swallowed by a vortex of loneliness
Even my weakness
seems like it will change into the power to live

無力な 自分のこと
見捨てないで 見つめたい
今こそ 自分を 変える
時ね

muryoku na jibun no koto
mi sutenai de mitsumetai
ima koso jibun o kaeru
toki ne

Though I’m powerless,
don’t abandon me, I want to gaze at you
Now is the time to
change myself

頬を 伝う 涙の粒を
そっと そっと 拭ったら
もっと もっと 強く
たとえ 誰も 居なくなっても
あの日 のうた うたうから
きっと きっと 大丈夫だよ
君の 鼓動 抱きしめた

hoo o tsutau namida no tsubu o
sotto sotto nuguttara
ai no uta o hibikasete mite
motto motto tsuyoku
tatoe dare mo inaku nattemo
ano hi no uta utau kara
kitto kitto daijoubu da yo
kimi no kodou daki shimeta

When you gently wipe the teardrops
running down and down your cheek,
try letting the song of love echo
even louder and louder
Even if everyone went away
I’ll sing the song from that day,
so I’m sure, so sure that it’ll be fine
I embraced your beat

火鳥封月 | The Phoenix and the Sealed Moon

More great lyrics from this album. Perhaps my favourite lyrics about Mokou ever.

Notes: The title is pronounced “kachou fuugetsu”. This is a play on words with 「花鳥風月」 which means “the wonders of nature” which has the exact same pronounciation.

★ Title: 火鳥封月
☆ Album: 46 ChordeR
★ Album Artist: ZYTOKINE
☆ Vocals: cold kiss (Nana Takahashi (高橋 菜々))
★ Arrangement and lyrics: Linjin (隣人)
☆ Original Title: Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke (月まで届け、不死の煙)
★ Website: http://zytokine-web.com/


夢は夢のままで 傷をつけたままで
死が分かつ僕ら もう二度と
会えないこと 知っていたから

yume wa yume no mama de kizu o tsuketa mama de
shi ga wakatsu bokura mou nido to
aenai koto shitteita kara

Dreams remain dreams, my scars don’t heal
After all, I knew that we’d never be able to meet again
now that death has divided us

永遠に終わらない 痛みを 抱えたまま 生きては
何度も重ねていた 約束 叶わないまま 灼けてゆくのに
月まで届く煙が この眼に焼き付いたまま
何もかも壊すのが いつも怖くて

eien ni owaranai itami o kakaeta mama ikite wa
nando mo kasaneteita yakusoku kanawanai mama yakete yuku noni
tsuki made todoku kemuri ga kono me ni yaki tsuita mama
nani mo kamo kowasu no ga itsu mo kowakute

As I live bearing this forever unending pain
and as promises repeatedly go unfulfilled, I go up in flames, and yet,
(as the smoke reaching the moon remains burned into my eyes)
I always feel so scared of destroying everything

冷たい香りに 奪われた因果
灼かれた涙が 火花を散らして照らす月
もがれた翼 羽ばたけない罪
自由な不自由 全てを燃やし尽くせたなら

tsumetai kaori ubawareta inga
yakareta namida ga hibana o chirashite terasu tsuki
mogareta tsubasa habatakenai yume
jiyuu na fujiyuu subete o moyashi tsukuseta nara

By a cold scent, my fate was stolen away
My scorched tears send off sparks and light up the moon
With my wings plucked, my sinner’s dream can’t take flight
I would be free in unfreedom if I could just burn everything down

遠い夢の中で 風に揺れたままで
死の影に僕ら まだ怯えていたのにね
月を見上げて

tooi yume no naka de kaze ni yureta mama de
shi no kage ni bokura mada obieteita noni ne
tsuki o mi agete

As we shook in the wind within a distant dream
we still feared the shadow of death,
looking up at the moon

どこまで走り続けてゆけば この幻は終わるかな
何度も夢見ていた 約束 結べないまま 灼けてゆくのに
月まで届く煙が この眼に焼き付いたまま
何もかも消えるのが とても辛くて

doko made hashiri tsudzukete yukeba kono yume wa owaru kana
nando mo yume miteita yakusoku musubenai mama yakete yuku noni
tsuki made todoku kemuri ga kono me ni yaki tsuita mama
nani mo kamo kieru no ga totemo tsurakute

Just how far do I have to run for this phantasm to end, I wonder
As promises that I’ve countlessly dreamt of are broken, I go up in flames, and yet,
(as the smoke reaching the moon remains burned into my eyes)
it’s always so painful when everything disappears

哀しい記憶に 舞い上がる輪廻
灼かれた身体で 確かめた終わらない命
汚した翼 描けない未来
諦めたくない 無様にもがき続けてでも

kanashii kioku ni mai agaru rinne
yakareta karada de tashikameta owaranai inochi
yogoshita tsubasa egakenai mirai
akirametakunai buzama ni mogaki tsudzukete demo

The cycle of life and death soars in my miserable memories
With my scorched body, I checked to make sure that my life would never end
My wings are dirtied and I can’t picture the future
Though I continue to struggle without grace, I don’t want to give up

Sudden Flash

I feel this song when I’m doing homework and I can’t find the answers online. My favourite song from this album. Although Linjin has made 3 Pristine Beat arrangements (2 GATHER BEAT, bEAT GATHER, and this one), he does them so well that I will never tire of them.

★ Title: SUDDEN FLASH
☆ Album: SYSTEMA SOLARE
★ Album Artist: ZYTOKINE
☆ Vocals: aki
★ Arrangement and lyrics: Linjin (隣人)
☆ Original Title: Primordial Beat ~ Pristine Beat (始原のビート ~ Pristine Beat)
★ Website: http://zytokine-web.com/


涙に溺れた太陽 揺らいで
夜空に灼かれた夢を 隠して
行方知らず この心 汚して
詠み人知らずの歌の ようだね

namida ni oboreta taiyou yuraide
yozora ni yakareta yume o kakushite
yukue shirazu kono kokoro yogoshite
yomibito shirazu no uta no you da ne

The sun, drowned in tears, swaying
Hiding a dream scorched by the night sky
Soiling my lost heart
Like a poem unknown to poets

奪えないまま 傷を増やして
心を掻き乱して
嘘と笑顔で 何を求めて
彷徨い続けたままでも 痛くない

ubaenai mama kizu o fuyashite
kokoro o kaki midashite
uso to egao de nani o motomete
samayoi tsudzuketa mama demo itakunai

As I’m unable to steal, my wounds increase,
stirring up my heart
What do I seek with lies and smiles?
Even as I continue to wander in search, it doesn’t hurt

突然に 響く雷鳴に
打たれて 砕け散った 安らかな日々 探して
偶然に だけど必然に
全て 焼けて宙を舞う 虚しさが 焦げ付いたまま

totsuzen ni hibiku raimei ni
utarete kudake chitta yasuraka na hibi sagashite
guuzen ni dakedo hitsuzen ni
subete yakete chuu o mau munashisa ga koge tsuita mama

Suddenly, by ringing thunder,
I’m struck and broken apart in search of peaceful days
Coincidentally, yet inevitably,
everything is burnt and flies in the air as the futility remains burned in

まやかしだらけの愛に 揺らいで
言葉に灼かれた舌を 隠して
気づかないまま この手を 汚して
詠み人知らずの歌の ようだね

mayakashi darake no ai ni yuraide
kotoba ni yakareta shita o kakushite
kidzukanai mama kono te o yogoshite
yomibito shirazu no uta no you da ne

Swaying in love filled with deception
Hiding my tongue scorched by words
Soiling my hands as I’m unaware
Like a poem unknown to poets

奪えないなら それでもいいと
心をすり減らして
嘘と笑顔と 何を求めて 救いを待ち続けたまま いたくない

ubaenai nara sore demo ii to
kokoro o suri herashite
uso to egao to nani o motomete sukui o machi tsudzuketa mama itakunai

Even if I can’t steal, that’s fine anyway,
I decide, wearing away at my heart
What do I seek plus lies and smiles? Even as I continue to wait for salvation, it doesn’t hurt

突然に 響く雷鳴に
粉々 砕け散った 優しさの意味 教えて
必然に 揺れる愛情に
この手 滑り落ちてく 愛しさが 消えてゆくまで

totsuzen ni hibiku raimei ni
konagona kudake chitta yasashisa no imi oshiete
hitsuzen ni yureru aijou ni
kono te suberi ochite ku itoshisa ga kiete yuku made

Suddenly, by the ringing thunder,
I was shattered into pieces – Teach me what it means to be kind
Inevitably, my hands slip off
the swaying affection, until the love fades away

揺れて消えて 触れて揺れて 消えて消えて
一つ願えばまた涙を増やすけど それでもいいよ

yurete kiete furete yurete kiete kiete
hitotsu negaeba mata namida o fuyasu kedo sore demo ii yo

Swaying, fading, touching, swaying, fading, fading
If I make a single wish, there will be more tears, but, even so, that’s fine

突然に 響く雷鳴に
打たれて 砕け散った 安らかな日々 探して
偶然に だけど必然に
全て 焼けて宙を舞う 虚しさが 焦げ付いたまま

totsuzen ni hibiku raimei ni
utarete kudake chitta yasuraka na hibi sagashite
guuzen ni dakedo hitsuzen ni
subete yakete chuu o mau munashisa ga koge tsuita mama

Suddenly, by ringing thunder,
I’m struck and broken apart in search of peaceful days
Coincidentally, yet inevitably,
everything is burnt and flies in the air as the futility remains burned in

Game Over

Perhaps my favourite song from Comiket 91. That said, both this album and Systema Solare were amazing so it’s really hard to decide, but Zytokine really stole the show. Not only are the arrangements some of my favourite of Zytokine’s of all time, but the lyrics. Wow. This stuff is right up my alley. He’s been getting better in all aspects.

Notes: Yes, it is spelled 「牙を向いて」 in the booklet.

★ Title: Game Over
☆ Album: 46 ChordeR
★ Album Artist: ZYTOKINE
☆ Vocals: aki
★ Arrangement and lyrics: Linjin (隣人)
☆ Original Title: Demystify Feast
★ Website: http://zytokine-web.com/


哀しいほど 不器用だったな
また 踏み出しては 傷が増えたな
うまくいくと 思い込んでた
また つまづいては 迷い込んでた 気がしてた

kanashii hodo bukiyou datta na
mata fumidashite wa kizu ga fueta na
umaku iku to omoi kondeta
mata tsumadzuite wa mayoi kondeta ki ga shiteta

I was so awkward that it was pitiful
When I stepped out, I just got hurt again
I was so convinced that it would go well
I got the feeling that I lost my way again when I tripped up

揺れる世界が 色を変えて
終わりへと向かう けれど
消える世界に 自分自身も溶けてゆく

yureru sekai ga iro kaete
owari e to mukau keredo
kieru sekai ni jibun jishin mo tokete yuku

The swaying world changes colours
and heads to an ending, however,
in this disappearing world, I too am melting away

諦めたくはないけど どうやら 終わりみたい
何もかもが 凍り付いてゆく 震えた手 遺る愛も
眼を閉じれば 確かに感じるのに
代償と呼ぶにはあまりに哀しい
だけど game is over

akirametaku wa nai kedo douyara owari mitai
nani mo kamo ga koori tsuite yuku furueta te nokoru ai mo
me o tojireba tashika ni kanjiru noni
daishou to yobu ni wa amari ni kanashii
dakedo game is over

I don’t want to give up, but it looks like this is the end
Everything is becoming frozen, even the love left in my shaking hands
When I close my eyes, I can certainly feel it
It’s much too sad to call this what I deserve,
but the game is over

眩しいほど 憂鬱だったな
また 振り返れば 傷がうずくな
うまくいくと 思い込んでた
まだ 間に合うはず だけど心は 揺らいでた

mabushii hodo yuuutsu datta na
mata furi kaereba kizu ga uzuku na
umaku iku to omoi kondeta
mada ma ni au hazu dakedo kokoro wa yuraideta

I was so full of gloom that it looked bright
When I look back, my wounds throb again
I was so convinced that things would go well
I should be able to still make it, but my heart is shaken

揺れる世界が 牙を向いて
終わりへと向かう けれど
消える世界に 自分自身も朽ちてゆく

yureru sekai ga kiba o muite
owari e to mukau keredo
kieru sekai ni jibun jishin mo kuchite yuku

The swaying world shows it’s fangs
and heads to an ending, however,
in this disappearing world, I too am rotting away

信じたくはないけど さよなら 終わりみたい
いたずらに塗りつぶされてゆく 震えた手 消えた愛も
つかみかけた 夢さえ消えてゆく
感情も今ではあまりに意味がない
これで game is over

shinjitaku wa nai kedo sayonara owari mitai
itazura ni nuri tsubusarete yuku furueta te kieta ai mo
tsukami kaketa yume sae kiete yuku
kanjou mo ima de wa amari ni imi ga nai
kore de game is over

I don’t want to believe it, but goodbye, it looks like the end
I’m being painted over in vain, even the love that has disappeared from my hands
Even the dream that I almost caught is fading away
At this point, there’s no meaning to emotions
With this, the game is over

諦めたくはないけど どうやら 終わりみたい
何もかもが 凍り付いてゆく 震えた手 遺る愛も
眼を閉じれば 確かに感じるのに
代償と呼ぶにはあまりに哀しい
だけど game is over

akirametaku wa nai kedo douyara owari mitai
nani mo kamo ga koori tsuite yuku furueta te nokoru ai mo
me o tojireba tashika ni kanjiru noni
daishou to yobu ni wa amari ni kanashii
dakedo game is over

I don’t want to give up, but it looks like this is the end
Everything is becoming frozen, even the love left in my shaking hands
When I close my eyes, I can certainly feel it
It’s much too sad to call this what I deserve,
but the game is over

ありもしない 夢を見ては その優しさに 甘えている
それさえ今 終わろうとしている

ari mo shinai yume o mite wa sono yasashisa ni amaeteiru
sore sae ima owarou to shiteiru

Upon having an unattainable dream, I’ve been spoiled by its kindness
Even that now is coming to an end