Nostalgie Translation

A translation of Jupiter’s “Nostalgie” from their album “Classical Element”. It is a slow, gentle and beautiful piece, contrasting with the strong songs that fill the rest of the tracklist.

Please do not steal this translation or use it publicly without my permission. All rights belong to Jupiter and their label Universal Music Japan.

 

 

 

~.oOOo.~

 

 

 

 

 

胸を刺す痛みと 苦しみを抱えた日々
時代に流された運命 真実を求め続け
Mune wo sasu itami to Kanashimi wo kakaeta hibi
Toki¹ ni nagasareta unmei Shinjitsu wo motometsuzuke
The pain that pierces through my chest, and the days wrapped in suffering,
And the fate flowing through time, continue to search for truth.

 

いつかの涙 溢れ出す
嘆きの声に欺きながら
夢の中 変わらぬ願いを信じて
今は 明日へと向かい旅立つ
Itsuka no namida Afuredasu
Nageki no koe ni azamukinagara
Yume no naka Kawaranu negai wo shinjite
Ima ha Asu he to mukaitabidatsu
Someday, the tears will over overflow.
Deceived by the voice of lamentation,
And believing in an unchanging wish in my dreams,
Now, I face tomorrow and depart.

 

ミライ・・・消える事のない この輝きが
繰り返し 闇を裂いて
凛として 高らかな
この精神よ 辿り着く果ては
ノスタルジア
Mirai... kieru koto no nai Kono kagayaki ga
Kurikaeshi Yami wo saite
Rin to shite Takaraka na
Kono kokoro² yo Tadoritsuku hate ha
Nostalgie
Future... never disappearing, this radiance
Repeats over and over and pierces through the darkness.
My heart, cold and sonorous,
Struggles on to the end of this
Nostalgie

 

人と人が憎しみ合って 愛さえ憂い忘れてた
Hito to hito ga kanashimiatte Ai sae urei wasureteta
People hate other people, and even love is sadly forgotten.

 

色づく樹木の情景と
季節に 揺らめく風を感じ
新しく 目覚めた祈りを叶えて
いつか この場所へと 帰るよ
Irozuku kiki³ no joshiki to
Kisetsu ni yurameku kaze wo kanji
Atarashiku Mezameta inori wo kanaete
Itsuka Kono basho he to Kaeru yo
In the scenery of metachromatic arbour,
And feeling the wind which trembles in this season,
My prayer is answered, and I waken anew.
Someday, I will return to this place.

 

イマハ・・・二人離れても この生命が
もう一度 夜を超える
鮮やかに 輝いて
あの宇宙へと 辿り着く果ては
ノスタルジア
Ima ha... futari hanarete mo Kono inochi ga
Mou ichido Yami wo koeru
Azayaka ni Kagayaite
Ano sora⁴ he to Tadoritsuku hate ha
Nostalgie
Now... even if we part, this existence
Will once again cross through night.
Shining so brilliantly,
Struggling on to the end of that sky is
Nostalgie

 

未来を描く 白い粉雪に
降り積もる想いに今 夢見て
Mirai wo egaku Shiroi koyuki ni
Furiatsumoru omoi ni ima Yumemite
Painting out the future in white powdered snow,
Now, in the emotions that have fallen and piled up, I dream.

Notes
1. “Jidai” (“era”) is written, but Zin sings “toki” (“time”).
2. “Seishin” (“spirit, soul”) is written, Zin sings “kokoro” (“heart”).
3. “Jumoku” (“trees, arbour”) is written, but Zin sings the “ki” pronunciation for both kanji.
4. “Uchuu” (“universe”) is written, while Zin sings “sora” (“sky”).