NOTHING CAPTURED

★ Title: NOTHING CAPTURED
☆ Album: Lifetime Retrospect
★ Album Artist: Marginalspace
☆ Vocals: itori
★ Arrangement and lyrics: Linjin (隣人)
☆ Original Title: Border of Life (ボーダーオブライフ)
★ Website: https://marginal-space.appspot.com/lifetimeretrospect/


髪を撫でる 風の色
白々しく 香るけど

kami o naderu kami no iro
shirajirashiku kaoru kedo

The colour of the wind stroking my hair
carries a pale scent

行き場のない 光さえ
寂しさに揺れはじめる
懐かしさに惑うけど だけど だけど 苦しくて

ikiba no nai hikari sae
sabishisa ni yure hajimeru
natsukashia ni madou kedo dakedo dakedo kuruskikute

but even light, with nowhere to go,
starts to tremble in loneliness
I lose my way to nostalgia, however, however it’s painful

彷徨ってた ただ彷徨ってた 何もかもが 今は闇の中
あれから何一つ 掴めないままで
落ちて行く 花びら ひらり

samayotteta tada samayotteta nani mo kamo ga ima wa yami no naka
are kara nani hitotsu tsukamenai mama de
ochite yuku hanabira hirari

I wandered, I just wandered – Everything is now in the darkness
Unable to take hold of a single thing since then,
as the flower petals fall, fluttering

思い出せない もう思い出せない 何もかもが 今は夜の色
消えて行く光 甘い死の香り
落ちて行く 花びら ひらひら 愛に揺れて
(一つ 一つが 大切な思い出 一つ 一つに 懐かしい思い出)

omoi dasenai mou omoi dasenai nani mo kamo ga ima wa yoru no iro
kiete yuku hikari amai shi no kaori
ochite yuku hanabira hira hira ai ni yurete
(hitotsu hitotsu ga taisetsu na omoide hitotsu hitotsu ni natsukashii omoide)

I can’t remember, I can’t remember anymore – Everything is coloured like the night now
The fading light, the sweet scent of death
The flower petals fall, fluttering, swaying in love
(Each and every one, a precious memory – A fond memory with each and every one)

行き場のない 憂いさえ
儚さが滲んでいる
愚かしさに歪むけど だけど だけど 愛しくて

ikiba no nai urei sae
hakanasa ga nijindeiru
orokashisa ni yugamu kedo dakedo dakedo itoshikute

Even aimless anguish
is tinged with vanity
It twists in ignorance, however, however it’s dear to me

諦めてた ただ諦めてた 何もかもが まるで夢の中
小さな声一つ 上げられないままで
消えて行く 花びら ひらり

akirameteta tada akirameteta nani mo kamo ga maru de yume no naka
chiisa na koe hitotsu agerarenai mama de
kiete yuku hanabira hirari

I had given up, simply given up – It’s as if everything was a dream
Unable raise a single, small voice,
as the flower petals disappear, fluttering

取り戻せない もう手は届かない いつの間にか 閉じた夜の色
消えて行く理性 甘い死の香り
堕ちて逝く 花びら ひらひら 愛に触れて
(一つ 一つが 大切な思い出 一つ 一つに 懐かしい思い出)

tori modosenai mou te wa todokanai itsu no ma ni ka tojita yoru no iro
kiete yuku risei amai shi no kaori
ochite yuku hanabira hira hira ai ni furete
(hitotsu hitotsu ga taisetsu na omoide hitotsu hitotsu ni natsukashii omoide)

I can’t take it back, my hands no longer reach – Before I knew it, the colour of night closed in
Reason fading away, the sweet scent of death
The flower petals fall to their deaths, fluttering, touched by love

彷徨ってた ただ彷徨ってた 何もかもが 今は闇の中
あれから何一つ 掴めないままで
落ちて行く 花びら ひらり

samayotteta tada samayotteta nani mo kamo ga ima wa yami no naka
are kara nani hitotsu tsukamenai mama de
ochite yuku hanabira hirari

I wandered, I just wandered – Everything is now in the darkness
Unable to keep hold of a single thing since then,
as the flower petals fall, fluttering

思い出せない もう思い出せない 何もかもが 今は夜の色
消えて行く光 甘い死の香り
落ちて行く 花びら ひらひら 愛に揺れて
(一つ 一つが 大切な思い出 一つ 一つに 懐かしい思い出)

omoi dasenai mou omoi dasenai nani mo kamo ga ima wa yoru no iro
kiete yuku hikari amai shi no kaori
ochite yuku hanabira hira hira ai ni yurete

I can’t remember, I can’t remember anymore – Everything is coloured like the night now
The fading light, the sweet scent of death
The flower petals fall, fluttering, swaying in love
(Each and every one, a precious memory – A fond memory with each and every one)

Eyes of Truth

I highly recommend checking out the ALR remix of this song. In my opinion, it’s much better. Red text because everything spoken in red is the truth.

Notes: You may notice I have 5 lines written in the 3rd stanza, while the original only has 4. This is just to make things look nicer instead of having sentences split in half between lines.

☆ Title: Eyes of Truth
★ Album: Harmony of Twice
☆ Album Artist: Amateras Records
★ Vocals: KUMI (Wotamin(ヲタみん))
☆ Lyrics and arrangement: Mizoguchi Yuuma (溝口ゆうま)
★ Original Title: Last Remote (ラストリモート)
☆ Website: http://amateras-records.com/


回る 運命の歯車 人の手に委ねては
未来さえ 創られてゆく 決められた
朝を迎えて繰り返す生命

mawaru unmei no haguruma hito no te ni yudanete wa
mirai sae tsukurarete yuku kimerareta
asa o mukaete kuri kaesu seimei

Left in people’s hands, the gears of fate spin
Even futures are created and set
Greeting the morning, life repeats itself

「心」繋ぐ希望などエゴが纏わりついて
命さえ0と1で守られては死の行く先へ道連れを探して

「kokoro」 tsunagu kibou nado ego ga matowari tsuite
inochi sae zero to ichi de mamorarete wa shi no yukusaki e michidzure o sagashite

The ego coils about things such as hope that connects “hearts”
Even life, when protected by 1s and 0s, searches for fellow travelers on their way to death

彷徨う「瞳」は殻の中で微睡み
世界に真実よあれ 涙の答えは
切り刻んだ 心の奥底で笑う
Eyes of Truth

samayou 「hitomi」wa kara no naka de madoromi
sekai ni shinjitsu yo are namida no kotae wa
kiri kizanda kokoro no okusoko de warau
Eyes of Truth

The wandering “eye” slumbers within a husk
Let there be truth in the world
The answer to the tears has been sliced apart
In the depths of my heart I laugh
Eyes of Truth

回る 地上の歯車 人の手に染められて
もういいよ 欲しいモノは全て消えて
朝を忘れて 「瞳」は死を語る

mawaru chijou no haguruma hito no te ni somerarete
mou ii yo hoshii mono wa subete kiete
asa o wasurete 「hitomi」 wa shi o kataru

Stained by people’s hands, the gears of the surface spin
Don’t worry anymore – everything you desire will disappear
Forget the morning – The “eye” speaks of death

答え知らずに突き進む命の愚かさ

kotae shirazu ni tsuki susumu inochi no orokasa

The foolishness of life pushes onward without knowing the answer

彷徨う「瞳」は殻の中で微睡み
世界に真実よあれ 涙の答えは
切り刻んだ 心の奥底で笑う
Eyes of Truth

samayou 「hitomi」wa kara no naka de madoromi
sekai ni shinjitsu yo are namida no kotae wa
kiri kizanda kokoro no okusoko de warau
Eyes of Truth

The wandering “eye” slumbers within a husk
Let there be truth in the world
The answer to the tears has been sliced apart
In the depths of my heart I laugh
Eyes of Truth

double-edged love

Another semester over, another year over. It’s been a wild ride.
Now that break has started, I plan to translate a lot more and hopefully catch up on all these requests orz.
I mainly did this one because it’s the only song from the new Zytokine remix album coming out that I haven’t already translated.

★ Title: double-edged love
☆ Album: hundred hundred
★ Album Artist: ZYTOKINE
☆ Vocals: cold kiss (Nana Takahashi (高橋 菜々))
★ Arrangement and lyrics: Linjin (隣人)
☆ Original Title: The Positive and Negative
★ Website: http://zytokine-web.com/

どこから どこまでが 自分なのかも 曖昧な この闇
何度目かの夢に 微睡む心を 抱いて眠るばかり

doko kara doko made ga jibun nano kamo aimai na kono yami
nandome ka no yume ni madoromu kokoro o daite nemuru bakari

Where do I begin and where do I end? It’s a vague kind of darkness
All I do is sleep clutching my heart, as it slumbers in its something’th dream

痛みを 忘れていた 暗闇は ひび割れ始める

itami o wasureteita kurayami wa hibi ware hajimeru

I forgot the pain, and the darkness begins to fissure

瞳を射る 眩しさに浮かんだ
僕という 黒い影 隠れていたはずの
知らなかった 世界が動き出す
それだけで 僕はまた 僕らしく いられる
君という名の 光に揺られて

hitomi o iru mabushisa ni ukanda
boku to iu kuroi kage kakureteita hazu no
shiranakatta sekai ga ugoki dasu
sore dake de boku wa mata boku rashiku irareru
kimi to iu na no hikari ni yurarete

I floated in the brightness piercing my eyes
The dark shadow called “me” was supposed to be hidden
A world I never knew about begins to move
Just from that alone, I can be myself again
being shaken by the light named “you”

何から 何まで 隠していられた 曖昧な この闇
照らされなければ ずっと有象無象で いられたはずなのに

nani kara nani made kakushite irareta aimai na kono yami
terasarenakereba zutto uzoumuzou de irareta hazu nanoni

How much could I have kept hidden? It’s a vague kind of darkness
If it wasn’t for the spotlight, I would’ve always been able to remain part of the crowd

近づくほどに 醜い世界が暴かれ 始める

chikadzuku hodo ni minikui sekai ga abakare hajimeru

The closer I get, the more an ugly world begins to be unveiled

瞳を射る 眩しさに焦がれた
僕という 黒い影 隠していたはずの
知らなかった 世界が色付いて
それなのに 僕はまた 僕らしく いられる
君という名の 光を求めて

hitomi o iru mabushisa ni kogareta
boku to iu kuroi kage kakushiteita hazu no
shiranakatta sekai ga irodzuite
sore nano ni boku wa mata boku rashiku irareru
kimi to iu na no hikari o motomete

I fell in love with the brightness piercing my eyes
It was supposed to have hidden the dark shadow called “me”
A world I never knew about begins to change colour,
but even so, I can be myself again
seeking the light named “you”

瞳を射る 眩しさは歪んで
僕という 黒い影 隠れていたはずの
暴かれたくないよ これ以上は
それなのに 僕はまた この手を 伸ばしてる
君という名の 光に焼かれて

hitomi o iru mabushisa wa yugande
boku to iu kuroi kage kakureteita hazu no
abakaretakunai yo kore ijou wa
sore nanoni boku wa mata kono te o nobashiteru
kimi to iu na no hikari ni yakarete

The brightness piercing my eyes distorts
The dark shadow called “me” was supposed to be hidden
I don’t want any more than this to be exposed,
but even so, I’m reaching out my hand again
being scorched by the light named “you”

セルフ・トーキング 或いは 魔女というガラクタによる魂の在り処への言及のバラード

Requested by Quwanti. The title is long enough as it is in Japanese, so I’ll translate it here instead of the usual title spot. It does give a small clue as to what’s going on in the song, though.
“Self talking, or perhaps, a ballad by trash known as a witch alluding to the whereabouts of her soul”

If there’s a doujinshi to go along with this, like there is for the Tshirt Cat n_tegral songs, then I wish I could read it to get some good context.

Notes: A lot of these words have double meanings (by which I mean the singer sings something different from what’s written), so I tried to accommodate that by combining words, sort of. In one instance, world is sung and illusion is written, so I wrote illusionary world. Same thing for heart and mirror, but the best adjective for heart was cardiac. It sounds somewhat bad, but I can’t think of any better way. Sometimes, “you” is sung as “me,” and vice versa, so I simply wrote that as “our.”
On another note, “to be or not to be” is a very loose translation of its line, I will admit, but I find it very fitting and overall conveys the same meaning.

★ Title: セルフ・トーキング 或いは 魔女というガラクタによる魂の在り処への言及のバラード
☆ Album: 喜劇機械 もしくは、ジェーン・ドゥ達によるパラード
★ Album Artist: 凋叶棕
☆ Vocals: Meramipop (めらみぽっぷ)
★ Lyrics and arrangment: RD-Sounds
☆ Original Titles: The Centennial Festival for Magical Girls (魔法少女達の百年祭)
★ Website: http://www.rd-sounds.com/
・http://rinrin.saiin.net/~vitasexusalice/ma/index2.html


あるいは生きて あるいは事切れて
もとは全て一つのものが

arui wa ikite arui wa koto kirete
moto wa subete hitotsu no mono ga

To be or not to be?
All that once was one,

ありとあらゆる暴虐の果てに
幾多の欠片に別たれた

ari to arayuru bougyaku no hate ni
ikuta no kakera ni wakatareta

at the end of all conceivable tyranny,
has been split into countless fragments

「私の姿は」
「見知らぬ誰かが」
「恣意的に歪め」
「その快楽の為」
「手慰み程度にも」
「興味本位にも」
「私は生まれて」

「anata no sugata wa」
「mi shiranu dare ka ga」
「shiiteki ni yugame」
「sono kairaku no tame」
「te nagusami teido ni mo」
「kyoumi honi ni mo」
「anata wa umarete」

“Our figures”
“Someone unfamiliar”
“Arbitrarily distorts”
“For the pleasure of it”
“So much as to keep themselves occupied”
“To sate their curiousity”
“We are born”

ーー消費されていく。
ーーshouhi sarete iku.

ーーand are expended.

鏡の中にいる。
鏡に映されている。
鏡に囚われている。

kagami no naka ni iru.
kagami ni utsusareteiru.
kagami ni torawareteiru.

Living inside the mirror.
Reflected in the mirror.
Trapped in the mirror.

醜く歪む その全てを忌避して
ただ純粋なものを求め

minikuku yugamu sono subete o kihi shite
tada junsui na mono o motome

Avoiding everything that twists hideously
Only seeking that which is pure

そうしていつか 辿り着く幻想
それは全てが美しい

soushite itsu ka tadori tsuku sekai
sore wa subete ga utsukushii

In doing so, the illusionary world I’ll someday reach
Everything in it is beautiful

「世界の姿は」「世界の姿が」

「sekai no sugata wa」 「sekai no sugata ga」

“The world’s form is ” “what the world’s form shows:”

「貴方を通して」「見せている幻」
「anata o tooshite」「miseteiru maboroshi」

“An illusion” “shown through you”

「鏡に映した」「貴方の幻想は」
「kagami ni utsushita」「anata no sekai wa」

“Your illusionary world” “projected in the mirror”

ーーさぞかし魅力的に映るでしょうね

ーーsazokashi suteki ni utsuru deshou ne

ーーcertainly it’s captivating, is it not?

歪められていく世界の端々から
誰もその本当の姿を知らない
歩み寄って作り上げた世界さえ
その心を映す限りには
全て歪ませて

yugamerarete iku sekai no hashibashi kara
dare mo sono hontou no sugata o shiranai
ayumi yotte tsukuri ageta sekai sae
sono kokoro o utsusu kagiri ni wa
subete yugamasete

From all ends of the world, being twisted,
there’s no one who knows its true form
Even the world itself, built through compromise,
as long as it projects your heart,
causes everything to distort

鏡の中にいる。
鏡に映されている。
鏡に囚われている。

kagami no naka ni iru.
kagami ni utsusareteiru.
kagami ni torawareteiru.

Living inside the mirror.
Reflected in the mirror.
Trapped in the mirror.

・・・きっと今も。

…kitto ima mo.

…Surely, even now.

数え切れない鏡に映る私の姿の私る映に鏡いなれ切え数

kazoekirenai kagami ni utsuru watashi no sugata
kazoekirenai kagami ni utsuru watashi no sugata

My countless figures reflected the mirror ɘʜƚ ni bɘƚɔɘlʇɘɿ ƨɘɿuǫiʇ ƨƨɘlƚnuoɔ yM

美しいその世界はその鏡の美しさゆえ
醜いその世界はその鏡の醜さゆえに

utsukushii sono sekai wa sono kokoro no utsukushisa yue
minikui sono sekai wa sono kokoro no minikusa yue ni

Your beautiful world is because of your cardiac mirror’s beauty
Your ugly world is because of your cardiac mirror’s ugliness

無為に生み出されては消えていくその世界に
魂なき私の嘆きが木霊する

mui ni umi dasarete wa kiete iku sono sekai ni
tamashii naki garakuta no nageki ga kodama suru

In those worlds, born only to fade away with no purpose,
as a soulless piece of trash, my lamentation echoes

何と醜い世界であることかと
己を生み出した創造者を呪っても
その心が投影しだす幻は
また一人新たな私を
産んでいく

nanto minikui sekai de aru koto ka to
onore o umi dashita higaisha o norottemo
sono kokoro ga utsushi dasu maboroshi wa
mata hitori arata na giseisha o
unde iku

How could this world be so ugly?
Even if I curse the suffering creator who bore me,
the illusion your heart projects
gives birth to yet another me
A new victim

この私の魂の在り処など
そんなものは在りなどしないと知っても
無為に生まれ無為に消されていくなら
せめてもの叛逆の願いを
私こそどうか

kono watashi no tamashii no arika nado
sonna mono wa ari nado shinai to shittemo
mui ni umare mui ni kesarete iku nara
semete mo no hangyaku no negai o
anata koso douka

The whereabouts of the soul of someone like me
Such a thing doesn’t exist, I know, but even so,
if we’re to be born and to be erased without purpose,
fulfill our minimal wishes for rebellion
Please, for us

救いの産声となれ。
この世界を逃げ避すのだ。
私は私に語り続けている。

sukui no ubugoe to nare.
kono sekai o nige dasu no da.
watashi wa watashi ni katari tsudzuketeiru.

Become the first cry of salvation.
We will escape this world.
I keep talking to myself.

鏡の中にいる。
鏡に映されている。
鏡に囚われている。

kagami no naka ni iru.
kagami ni utsusareteiru.
kagami ni torawareteiru.

Living inside the mirror.
Reflected in the mirror.
Trapped in the mirror.

・・・そして今も。

…soshite ima mo.

…and so still even now.

私が貴女貴女も私
或いはそこの彼女も私

watashi ga anata anata mo watashi
arui wa soko no kanojo mo watashi

I am you, and you are me
Perhaps that girl there is also me