スターシーカー | Star Seeker

Having taken an astronomy class lately, the stars have earned a special place in my heart; I’ve been loving this song a lot lately. There’s also a remix from 改 -Aratame-. This song is part of a series, you can see the next part over at Kafka’s place, here.

★ Title: スターシーカー
☆ Album: 憩 -Ikoi-
★ Album Artist: 凋叶棕
☆ Vocals: Meramipop (めらみぽっぷ)
★Lyrics and arrangment: RD-Sounds
☆ Original Title: Love-coloured Magic (恋色マジック)
・Vessel of Stars ~ Casket of Star (星の器 ~ Casket of Star)
★ Website: http://www.rd-sounds.com/


Look at the sky.
What a starry night.

uh…

いつか
息詰まるような暮らしの中
描いた夢は

itsu ka
iki dzumaru you na kurashi no naka
egaita yume wa

Someday
I’ll live without having my dream bound
by anyone

誰にも縛られることなく生きる
私の姿

dare ni mo shibarareru koto naku ikiru
watashi no sugata

The dream that I came up with in the middle of a
smothering life

それはまるで
甘い星型弾のように魅力的で

sore wa maru de
amai konpeetoo no you ni miryokuteki de

It was captivating
almost as if it was like a sweet star shaped candy

世界を変えるだけの力を
私は求め始めた

sekai o kaeru dake no chikara o
watashi wa motome hajimeta

so I began to seek the power to
change the world

果てしなく続いてく
遙かなる道を
私らしく、一歩ずつ
しっかりと進んでいくんだ―!

hate shinaku tsudzuite ku
haruka naru michi o
watashi rashiku, ippo zutsu
shikkari to susunde yuku n da―!

Down this distant road
Continuing without an end
Just like me, I’ll advance
one small, firm step at a time―!

Look at the sky.
What a starry night.

小さな両の手では
到底収まりきらぬ無数の星屑たち

chiisa na ryou no te de wa
toutei osamari kiranu musuu no hoshikuzu tachi

There are countless specs of stardust
unable to possibly fit in both my hands

全てこの手へと
飛べない私だけれども、いつか、きっと…!

subete kono te e to
tobenai watashi da keredomo, itsuka, kitto…!

Everything will be mine
I might not be able to fly, but one day, I’m sure…!

いつか
色を失った暮らしの中
描いた夢は

itsu ka
iro o ushinatta kurashi no naka
egaita yume wa

Someday
I’ll live without having my dream being bossed
by anyone

誰にも命じられることなく生きる
私の姿

dare ni mo meijirareru koto naku ikiru
watashi no sugata

The dream that I came up with in the middle of a
colourless life

それは まるで
眩い閃光のよう雑じり気が無く

sore wa maru de
mabayui senkou no you majiri ki ga naku

Without feeling
like it was crossed with dazzling lights

世界を変えるだけの力を
私は探し始めた

sekai o kaeru dake no chikara o
watashi wa sagashi hajimeta

I began to search for the power to
change the world

自由が、ああ、こんなにも
美しいものなら
燦然たるその輝きを
この瞳にも宿そう―!

jiyuu ga, aa, konna ni mo
utsukushii mono nara
sanzen taru sono kagayaki o
kono hitomi ni mo yadosou―!

If freedom is, ah, this much
of a beautiful thing
I feel like the luminant light of the stars
might dwell in my eyes too―!

Look at the sky.
What a starry night.

遠く星雲の向こう側を目指し
はては”Where no man has gone before.”

tooku seiun no mukougawa o mezashi
hate wa saigo no furontia

Aiming far beyond the nebulae
the ends of which are the final frontier “Where no man has gone before.”

夢を追いかける
それは”たられば”ではなく、形を持つ…!

yume o oi kakeru
sore wa “tarareba” de wa naku, katachi o motsu…!

I’ll chase my dream
It’s not a “what if” kind of thing, it’s for real…!

天の川のように。
恋に恋をするように。
あの流れ星のように。

ama no kawa no you ni.
koi ni koi o suru you ni.
ano nagareboshi no you ni.

Like the milky way.
Like falling in love with love.
Like that shooting star.

描いた夢
私の全て
ずっと、抱きしめるんだ―!

egaita yume
watashi no subete
zutto, daki shimeru n da―!

The dream I imagined
Everything of mine
Forever, I’ll embrace them―!

Look at the sky.
What a starry night.

狭いこの家と、この棚と、
そんな全てに逆らって

semai kono ie to, kono shigarami to,
sonna subete ni sakaratte

This cramped house, and these shelves and bonds,
I’ll turn my back against it all

ここから始まっていく
二つとはない私の物語が

koko kara hajimatte iku
futatsu to wa nai watashi no monogatari ga

It all starts from here on
My story as a whole

Look at the sky.
What a starry night.

幻想に跨って
そうだ私こそは永遠のスターシーカー

gensou ni matagatte
sou da watashi koso wa eien no sutaa shiikaa

Stretching into fantasy
That’s right, I, right here, am an eternal star seeker

そして星になる
誰の手も届かぬところへいつか、きっと…!

soshite hoshi ni naru
dare no te mo todokanu tokoro e itsuka, kitto…!

And then I’ll become a star
and one day go where nobody’s hand can reach, for sure…!

lalala…

罪と恋ファンタジア | Sin and Love Fantasia

Requested by Blind Weasel, we got Merami singing as Yukari about keeping an outside-worlder as her work slave and then doing lewd things at the end. I’m not sure what kind of lyrics you were expecting, but here we go.

★ Title: 罪と恋ファンタジア
☆ Album: 東方キャサリン
★ Album Artist: 7 FReT (ななふれっと)
☆ Vocals: Meramipop (めらみぽっぷ)
★ Lyrics and arrangment: GOM
☆ Original Titles: Necrofantasia (ネクロファンタジア)
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/nm9277472%5D
私のことずっと見てるでしょ
いいわテストしてあげる

watashi no koto zutto miteru desho
ii wa tesuto shite ageru

You’re always looking at me aren’t you
Alright, fine, I’ll give you a test

おいで境界無くしてあげるわ
さぁこっちへいらっしゃい

oide kyoukai nakushite ageru wa
saa kocchi e irasshai

I’ll lower the barrier for you
Come on now, over this way please

夢の中も物語もどこであれ思いのまま
なぜなの当然の様
スキマから出てこないでよ!
勘違いしないでそうよ
あんたただの召使い
幸せそうな顔でこっち見ないで

yume no naka mo monogatari mo doko de are omoi no mama
naze nano touzen no you
sukima kara dete konai de yo!
kanchigai shina de sou yo
anta tada no meshitsukai
shiawase sou na kao de kocchi minai de

Inside dreams and stories, wherever, it’s as you please
It seems obvious why
Don’t appear out of any gap!
Don’t misunderstand, that’s right
you’re just a mere servant
Don’t look at me with such a gleeful looking face

後々の幻想郷のため
みっちりとじっくりとしごいてあげるわ
後は どの仕事してくれる?
ほぉら橙がびしょ濡れよ 早く拭いてあげて

atoato no gensoukyou no tame
micchiri to jikkuri to shigoite ageru wa
ato wa dono shigoto shite kureru?
hoora nyanko ga bishonure yo hayaku fuite agete

For the sake of the future of Gensokyo
I’ll work you hard, carefully and diligently
What job will you do for me after?
Look, Chen’s soaking wet! Hurry and dry her

いつも罪がないような顔して
優しくわたしを惑わせる
バカ犬の世話は はぁ…疲れちゃうわ
少しは楽しませて

itsu mo tsumi ga nai you na kao shite
yasashiku watashi o madowaseru
baka inu no sewa wa haa… tsukarechau wa
sukoshi wa tanoshimasete

Always wearing a face like you’re free of sin
you make me confused with your kindness
Looking after dumb dogs is, phew… tiring
Let me have fun for a while

(ほら、三回まわって吠えてみなさい!)
勘違いしないでそうよ
あんたただの召使い
ひたむきな表情でこっち見ないで

(hora, sankai mawatte hoete minasai!)
kanchigai shinai de sou yo
anta tada no meshitsukai
hitamuki na hyoujou de kocchi minai de

(Go on, spin three times and bark for me!)
Don’t misunderstand, that’s right
you’re just a mere servant
Don’t look at me with such a single-minded expression

あんたなんかいなくたって大丈夫
でもあんたは私がいなくちゃだめでしょ?
とりあえず買い物行って来て
あ、今度は油揚げ忘れちゃあだめよ!

anta nanka inaku tatte daijoubu
demo anta wa watashi ga inakucha dame desho?
toriaezu kaimono itte kite
a, kondo wa aburaage wasurechaa dame yo!

I’ll be fine without someone like you
but it’s no good for you if I’m gone is it?
In the meantime, go and bring back groceries
Ah, this time you better not forget the fried tofu!

いつも遅れずに帰ってくるのに
何してるのかしら遅いわね
バカ犬のくせに心配させて
生意気!ご飯抜きよ

itsu mo okurezu ni kaette kuru noni
nani shiteru no kashira osoi wa ne
baka inu no kuse ni shinpai sasete
namaiki! gohan nuki yo

Though you always come back by curfue
I wonder what you’re doing, you’re late
You cause me more worry than a dumb dog should
Little brat! I’m taking away your meal

もう!寝すぎはだめとか
服装派手とか私の勝手よ
死にたいの?(死んじゃえー☆)
影で「ゆかりん」って呼んでるでしょ
でもブったら喜びそうだわ
(変態!変態!変態!)
バカでマヌケでセンスもないのに
今日の袋は中々ね
張り切りすぎなのよ 世話が焼けるわ

mou! nesugi wa dame toka
fukusou hade toka watashi no katte yo
shinitai no? (shinjaeー☆)
kage de 「yukarin」 tte yonderu desho
demo buttara yorokobisou da wa
(hentai! hentai! hentai!)
baka de manuke de sensu mo nai noni
kyou no fukuro wa nakanaka ne
hari kiri sugi nano yo sewa ga yakeru wa

Enough! “Oversleeping isn’t good” or
“Your clothes are too showy,” it’s my choice!
You wanna die? (Go dieー☆)
I bet you call my name “Yukarin” in the shadows
But when I hit you, you look to be in ecstasy
(Pervert! Pervert! Pervert!)
You’re dumb and an idiot and have no sense
but we’ve got a lot in the bag today though
You’re too enthusiastic, it’s a bother

いつも罪がないような顔して
優しくわたしを惑わせる
こんな時だけは上下関係
壊してみてもいいの
好きで飼ってるわけじゃないけど
いいこと?ついてきなさい
(これは命令なんだから)
そうね千年 …楽勝でしょ?

itsu mo tsumi ga nai you na kao shite
yasashiku watashi o madowaseru
konna toki dake wa jouge kankei
kowashite mitemo ii no
suki de katteru wake janai kedo
ii koto? tsuite kinasai
(kore wa meirei nan dakara)
sou ne sennen… rakushou desho?

Always wearing a face like you’re free of sin
you make me confused with your kindness
Just this once, I’ll let you try to destroy
this relationship with me on top
It’s not like I keep you because I like you or anything, but
how about a fun time? Follow me
(This is an order after all)
That’s right, a thousand years… easy win right?

そしていつかまた出逢って ~Eternal Flower | Thus Someday They’ll Meet Again ~ Eternal Flower

Let me just throw out a disclaimer right now, this is a largely experimental translation. Lots of classical grammar in this, which is not my forte.

I was a huge fan of the original non-vocal song, then I discovered that this existed just today,  and felt largely compelled to attempt it.

★ Title: そしていつかまた出逢って ~Eternal Flower
☆ Album: 改 -Aratame-
★ Album Artist: 凋叶棕
☆ Vocals: Meramipop (めらみぽっぷ)
★ Lyrics and arrangment: RD-Sounds
☆ Original Titles: Lovely Mound of Cherry Blossoms ~ Flower of Japan (桜花之恋塚 ~ Flower of Japan)
★ Website: http://www.rd-sounds.com/


おぼつかぬ足取り
見るだに頼り無く

obotsukanu ashi tori
miru dani tayorinaku

It’s an uncertain path
even sight is undependable

その目に見て取るは
ただただ日の浅さ

sono me ni mite toru wa
tada tada hi no asasa

All your eyes will take in is
only, only the shortness of the days

―いつか
何処かで生まれ 何処かへ消える
夢幻のように

―itsu ka
doko ka de umare doko ka e kieru
mugen no you ni

―In time
they’ll be born somewhere, they’ll disappear somewhere
just like dreams and fantasies

何処かで生きて 何処かへ逝くは
泡沫のように

doko ka de ikite doko ka e yuku wa
utakata no you ni

They’ll live somewhere, they’ll die somewhere
just like bubbles soon to burst

揺れる花
ひとつ大きく咲いた花でさえも
いつかその身散らすのは

yureru hana
hitotsu ookiku saita hana de sae mo
itsu ka sono mi chirasu no wa

The swaying flowers
even the single flowers that bloomed grandly
someday will scatter themselves

振れる花
烈しく生きたその命が褪せるも
それは定めと想うのみ

fureru hana
hageshiku ikita sono iro ga aseru mo
sore wa sadame to omoi nomi

The waving flowers
whose colours of life that lived so brightly will too fade
I only imagine that as fate

そうして、遙かな時の流れを思うとき。
現は、夢の如く。

sou shite, haruka na toki no nagare o omou toki.
utsutsu wa, yume no gotoku.

Like that, when you think of the far stream of time.
Reality, will seem as a dream.

花は幻想のまま、在るが故に。
全てはありのままに。

hana wa gensou no mama, aru ga yue ni.
subete wa ari no mama ni.

The flowers will remain as fantasies, therefore.
Everything will remain as is.

―そして
いつか出逢って いつか別離れて
全ては廻る

―soshite
itsu ka de atte itsu ka wakarete
subete wa meguru

―Thus
someday they’ll meet, someday they’ll part
and everything will cycle

萌える花
受け継いだその命を抱えながら
貴女らしく咲かせよと

moeru hana
uke tsuida sono iro o kakaenagara
anata rashiku sakaseyo to

The budding flowers
while bearing the inherited colours of life
They say to make them bloom just like you

震う花
まだ何も知らぬと言うに等しくば
その命若くいとおしく

furuu hana
mada nani mo shiranu to iu ni hitoshikuba
sono iro wakaku itooshiku

The trembling flowers
if it’s similar to saying they know not yet a thing
then their colours of life are young and precious

そうして、あまねく花と同じく育つなら。
現は、夢の如く。

sou shite, amaneku hana to onajiku sodatsu nara.
utsutsu wa, yume no gotoku.

Like that, if they all grow the same as flowers far and wide.
Reality, will seem as a dream.

いつしかその命、空に還すまで
願うはたった一つ

itsu shika sono iro, sora ni kaesu made
negau wa tatta hitotsu

Until before long, and they return their colours of life to the sky
I only wish for one thing

咲き誇れ、大輪の花。ただ強く、凛と。

saki hokore, tairin no hana. tada tsuyoku, rin to.

Bloom with pride, grand flowers. With naught but strength, and dignity.

遙かな時の流れを思うとき。
現は、夢の如く。

sou shite, haruka na toki no nagare o omou toki.
utsutsu wa, yume no gotoku.

When you think of the far stream of time.
Reality, will seem a dream.

花は幻想のまま、在るが故に。
全てはありのままに。

hana wa gensou no mama, aru ga yue ni.
subete wa ari no mama ni.

The flowers will remain as fantasies, therefore.
Everything will remain as is.

―そしていつか出逢って いつか別離れて 全てまた廻る

―soshite itsu ka de atte itsu ka wakarete subete mata meguru

―Thus, someday they’ll meet, someday they’ll part, and everything will cycle again

A-Yah-YAh-YaH-YAH!

Requested by Matias Albertini, I’m not the biggest fan of Aya, but even so, this song and these lyrics sure are great.

★ Title: A-Yah-YAh-YaH-YAH!
☆ Album: 綴 -Tuduri-
★ Album Artist: 凋叶棕
☆ Vocals: Meramipop (めらみぽっぷ)
★ Lyrics and arrangment: RD-Sounds
☆ Original Titles: Wind God Girl (風神少女)
★ Website: http://www.rd-sounds.com/


夢は現 誠も偽
されば何を真とす
追い求め続けるものは形無き真実

yume wa utstsu makoto mo nise
sareba nani o shin to su
oi motome tsudzukeru mono wa katachi naki shinjitsu

Dreams are reality, both true and false
If so, what do you take as real?
That which I continue to pursue is a formless truth

シャッターを切る音が私を熱くする
そうして、生まれる素敵なフォトグラフ

shattaa o kiru oto ga watashi o atsuku suru
sou shite, umareru suteki na fotogurafu

The sound of the shutter’s click fills me with passion
Like that, a lovely new photograph is born

移ろい変わることのないその風景
そう、それは揺るぎ無き信念の証

utsuroi kawaru koto no nai sono fuukei
sou, sore wa yurugi naki shinnen no akashi

The scene is one never to change
Yes, that’s a shakeless proof of belief

瞳に映る私は一体誰?
それこそ、紛い物のイマジネイション

hitomi ni utsuru watashi wa ittai dare?
sore koso, magai mono no imajineishon

Just who am I, seen in their eyes?
That there, is a false imagination

視線の先に映る私は
どれほど歪んでいるのだろう?

shisen no saki ni utsuru watashi wa
dore hodo yugandeiru no darou?

Just how distorted am I
seen down their line of sight?

まるで「あられもないモノを写す者」と
決め付けているようで・・・

maru de 「arare mo nai mono o utsusu mono」 to
kime tsuketeiru you de…

It seems they assume it’s as if I’m a
“photographer of foolish things…”

負けられない気持ちを胸に
私は奔り続けて

makerarenai kimochi o mune ni
watashi wa hashiri tsudzukete

I will continue to drive my undefeatable feelings
towards my heart

旋風よ!
どうか声を乗せて届けてほしい
人の心に響くのならば

kaze yo!
douka koe o nosete todokete hoshii
hito no kokoro ni hibiku no naraba

Oh, whirl wind!
Somehow, please, I want you to send my voice
if it’ll resound in the people’s hearts

追い求めるモノを写し続けていたい
どうか信じてほしいこの言葉

oi motomeru mono o utsushi tsudzuketeitai
douka shinjite hoshii kono kotoba

I want to continue to photograph that which I pursue
Please have faith in these words

この名は真実を伝える者の証
そう信じて私は叫び続ける

kono na wa shinjitsu o tsutaeru mono no akashi
sou shinjite watashi wa sakebi tsudzukeru

This name is proof of one that reports truth
I believe so and continue to shout

A-Yah-YAh-YaH-YAH!

言葉を紡ぐ手が私を奮わせる
そうして、生まれる麗しのアーティクル

kotoba o tsumugu te ga watashi o furuwaseru
sou shite, umareru uruwashi no aatikuru

The hands that weave words cause me to rouse
Like that, a beautiful new article is born

誰にも壊されることのないその文字
そう、それは誇り高き追求の証

dare ni mo kowasareru koto no nai sono moji
sou, sore wa hokori takaki tsuikyuu no akashi

The letters of which nobody can destroy
Yes, that’s the proof of a proud pursuit

何物を信じない人々の声
それこそ、拠り所も不確かなのに

nani mono o shinjinai hitobito no koe
sore koso, yoridokoro mo futashika na noni

The voice of the people who believe nothing
That there, is unreliable from the foundation, but even so

脳裏に思い描く私は
どれほど歪んでいるのだろう?

nouri ni omoi egaku watashi wa
dore hodo yugandeiru no darou?

How distorted am I
that they imagine in their heads?

まるで「偽りを書き連ね記す者」と
決め付けているようで・・・

maru de 「itsuwari o kaki tsurane shirusu mono」 to
kim tsuketeiru you de…

It seems they assume it’s as if I’m a
“reporter that notes down lies…”

負けられない気持ちを胸に
私は示し続けて

makerarenai kimochi o mune ni
watashi wa shimeshi tsudzukete

I will continue to show my undefeatable feelings
to my heart

疾風よ!
どうか声を乗せて届けてほしい
人の心に届くのならば

kaze yo!
douka koe o nosete todokete hoshii
hito no kokoro ni todoku no naraba

Oh, wind gust!
Somehow, please, I want you to send my voice
if it’ll reach the people’s hearts

追い求めるモノを記し続けていたい
どうか信じて欲しいこの言葉

oi motomeru mono o shirushi tsudzuketeitai
douka shinjite hoshii kono kotoba

I want to continue to report that which I pursue
Please have faith in these words

この名は真実を伝える者の誇り
そう信じて私は叫び続ける

kono na wa shinjitsu o tsutaeru mono no hokori
sou shinjite watashi wa sakebi tsudzukeru

This name is the pride of one that reports truth
I believe so and continue to shout

A-Yah-YAh-YaH-YAH!

――私が私であるために、
――誇りを持ち続けて行くために、
――清く正しいその姿のために、

――watashi ga watashi de aru tame ni,
――hokori o mochi tsudzukete iku tame ni,
――kiyoku tadashii sono sugata no tame ni,

――For me to be myself
――For me to go and continue to hold pride
――For that form to be purely truth

私の名を示し続けたい

watashi no na o shimeshi tsudzuketai

I want to continue representing my name

神風よ!
どうか声を乗せて届けてほしい
人の心に届けてほしい

kaze yo!
douka koe o nosete todokete hoshii
hito no kokoro ni todokete hoshii

Oh, divine wind!
Somehow, please, I want you to send my voice
I want it to reach the hearts of the people

夢は現 誠も偽
されば何を真とす
追い求め続けるものは形無き真実

yume wa utstsu makoto mo nise
sareba nani o shin to su
oi motome tsudzukeru mono wa katachi naki shinjitsu

Dreams are reality, both true and false
If so, what do you take as real?
That which I continue to pursue is a formless truth

いつかたどり着く真実に
私は立っているのだと頑なに信じ続けて

itsu ka tadori tsuku shinjitsu ni
watashi wa tatteiru no da to katakuma ni shinji tsudzukete

I firmly continue to believe
that someday I’ll be standing
on the truth I reach

この名を聞けよ音に風に声枯れんばかりに
私は叫び続ける

kono na o kike yo oto ni kaze ni koe kare n bakari ni
watashi wa sakebi tsudzukeru

Listen up for this name, my voice will just die in the wind and sound
so I’ll continue to shout

A-Yah-YAh-YaH-YAH!