Madrigal Translation

A translation of Malice Mizer’s “Madrigal” from their album “Voyage ~sans retour~”.

Please do not steal this translation or use it publicly without credit to me. All rights belong to Malice Mizer and their label Midi:Nette.

 

 

 

~.oOOo.~

 

 

 

 

繰り返す言葉だけ胸の中をかすめる 「君に会いたい」
誰よりも大切な二人になるためにただ側に居たいだけ
Kurikaesu kotoba dake mune no naka wo kasumeru "Kimi ni aitai"
Dare yori mo taisetsu na futari ni naru tame ni tada soba ni itai dake
Only the repeating words flit through my heart: "I miss you."
So that we can become a couple more important than anyone else, I just want
to be by your side.

 

ふりかえるといつもある微笑みの大切さを
季節の終わりまでわからないまま
ほんの少しの勇気があれば優しくもなれたのに
失ったものの大きさを初めて知った
Furikaeru to itsumo aru hohoemi no taisetsusa wo
Kisetsu no owari made wakaranai mama
Honno sukoshi no yuki ga areba yasashiku mo nareta no ni
Ushinatta mono no ookisa wo hajimete shitta
Looking back, that important smile had always been there.
I didn't understand until the end of the season that
Even with a little bit of courage, there can also be kindness.
That was the first time I knew just how much I had lost.

 

目を閉じて空に願う
照れながらつぶやいたあの時の言葉をもう一度・・・
まどろむ午後の日差しの中で消えた足跡を見つめて
Me wo tojite sora ni negau
Terenagara tsubuyaita ano toki no kotoba wo mou ichido...
Madoromu gogo no hizashi no naka de kieta ashiato wo mitsumete
I close my eyes and pray to the sky.
Looking upward, I whisper the words from that time once more...
Dozing off in the afternoon sunlight, I gaze at the footprints that had disappeared.

 

影がのびる夕暮れに現実を呼びさます
夜の吐息にとまどいを消せなくて
Kage ga nobiru yuugure ni genjitsu wo yobisamasu
Yo no toiki ni tomadoi wo kesenakute
In the lengthening shadows of sunset, reality awakens,
But my confusion will not be erased in the breath of night.

 

繰り返す言葉だけ胸の中をかすめる 「君に会いたい」
誰よりも大切な二人になるためにただ側に居たいだけ
Kurikaesu kotoba dake mune no naka wo kasumeru "Kimi ni aitai"
Dare yori mo taisetsu na futari ni naru tame ni tada soba ni itai dake
Only the repeating words flit through my heart: "I miss you."
So that we can become a couple more important than anyone else, I just want
to be by your side.

 

抱き締めて壊れるのならそれでもいいと思った
そんな過去にさよならをつぶやいて
Dakishimete kowareru no nara sore de mo ii to omotta
Sonna kako ni sayonara wo tsubuyaite
I thought that if I held you so tightly you broke would be okay too.
I whisper goodbye to that past.

 

繰り返す言葉だけ胸の中をかすめる 「君に会いたい」
誰よりも大切な二人になるためにただ側に居たいだけ
Kurikaesu kotoba dake mune no naka wo kasumeru "Kimi ni aitai"
Dare yori mo taisetsu na futari ni naru tame ni tada soba ni itai dake
Only the repeating words flit through my heart: "I miss you."
So that we can become a couple more important than anyone else, I just want
to be by your side.

Brise Translation

A translation of Malice Mizer’s “Brise” from their album “Mervilles”.

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肌が透き通り夜を優しく抱きしめる空がそっと舞い降りてくる頃
風のざわめきは指の隙間をすりぬけながら遊んでいる
君は手のひらを優しく差し出して
この空に飛び込んだ僕の行き先を瞬きもせずじっと見てる
Hada ga sukidoori yoru wo yasashiku dakishimeru sora ga sotto maioritekuru
koro
Kaze no zawameki ha yubi no sukima wo surinukenagara asondeiru
Kimi ha te no hira wo yasashiku sashidashite
Kono sora ni tobikonda boku no yukisaki wo mabataki mo sezu ji tto miteru
The time when my body gently held to the transparent night and the sky softly flew down,
We played as the noise of the wind slipped between the cracks of our fingers.
You gently held out your palm,
And we leapt into the sky, steadily watching my destination without blinking.

 

何もない白い部屋の窓から小さな体をのばして
この空に少し近づいた君は僕と二人で踊ってる
Nanimo nai shiroi heya no mado kara chiisana karada nobashite
Kono sora ni sukoshi chikazuita kimi ha boku to futari de odotteiru
I lean my small body out the window of this empty white room,
And in this sky, you draw a bit closer, and we dance together.

 

静かな夜には僕がこの子守唄でなぐさめてあげるから
そんなに泣かないで
Shizuka na yoru ni ha boku ga kono komoriuta de nagusamete ageru kara
Sonna ni nakanai de
Because I'll comfort you with this lullaby in the quiet night,
Please don't cry.

 

風がささやいた
「アスファルトの焼けた匂いもこの夜にはないよ」と
突然の周りの出来事に君はどうしていいか…戸惑っている?
Kaze ga sasayaita
"Asphalt no yaketa nioi mo kono yoru ni ha nai yo" to
Totsuzen no mawari no dekigoto ni kimi ha doushite ii ka... tomadotteiru?
The wind whispers,
"There's not even the smell of the hot asphalt in the night."
Are you okay in those events that suddenly happened around you...? Are you confused?

 

君は手のひらを優しく差し出してこの胸に飛び込んだ
街の静けさも歳の数の灯も君のために
Kimi ha te no hira wo yasashiku sashidashite kono mune ni tobikonda
Machi no shizukesa mo toshi no kazu no tomoshibi mo kimi no tame ni
Gently holding out the palm of your hand, you plunge right into my heart.
The quiet of the city, and the lights of the number of years, are all for you.

 

何もない白い部屋の窓から遠くの景色を眺めて
夕暮れに少し冷たい風をまとい
この日のためいつも奇跡を祈っていた
Nanimo nai shiroi heya no mado kara tooku no keshiki wo nagamete
Yuugure ni sukoshi tsumetai kaze wo matoi
Kono hi no tame ni itsumo kiseki wo inotteita
Gazing at the faraway scenery from the window of this empty white room,
I'm clad in the slightly-chilly wind of the sunset.
I'd always prayed for a miracle for this day.

 

何もない白い部屋の窓から小さな体をのばして
この空に少し近づいた君は僕と二人で踊ってる
Nanimo nai shiroi heya no mado kara chiisana karada nobashite
Kono sora ni sukoshi chikazuita kimi ha boku to futari de odotteiru
I lean my small body out the window of this empty white room,
And in this sky, you draw a bit closer, and we dance together.

 

この空に少し近づいた君は僕と二人で踊ってる
Kono sora ni sukoshi chikazuita kimi ha boku to futari de odotteiru
And in this sky, you draw a bit closer, and we dance together.

 

静かな夜には君の素敵な顔見せて
Shizuka na yoru ni kimi no suteki na kao wo misete
In the quiet night, you show me your beautiful face.

白蝶 Translation

A translation of Lareine’s “Hakuchou” from their single of the same name.

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仲間達は遠くで花火をしてはしゃいで
なぜか群れの中には入りたくはなかったよ
Nakamatachi ha tooku de hanabi wo shite hashaide
Naze ka mure no naka ni ha hairitaku ha nakatta yo
Faraway, my friends are watching fireworks and having a merry time.
I wonder why I don't want to be part of their crowd.

 

誰かが君に語りかけて
誰かに君が微笑み返す
Dareka ga kimi ni katarikakete
Dareka ni kimi ga hohoemi kaesu
Someone speaks to you,
And you smile back at them.

 

深い森の中の湖の畔
白蝶が水面で羽根を休めてた
Fukai mori no naka no mizuumi no hotori
Hakuchou ga minamo de hane wo yasumeteta
On the banks of a lake deep within the forest,
A white butterfly rests its wings on the water's surface.

 

波打ち際で燃える炎を眺めていた
ぼやけた向こう側にまだ他人の君がいる
Namiuchigiwa de moeru honoo wo nagameteita
Boyaketa mukou soba ni mada tanin no kimi ga iru
I gazed at the flames burning on the beach,
And dimly, on the other side of it, you're still there, one of the others.

 

誰かが君に語りかけて
誰かに君が微笑み返す
Dareka ga kimi ni katarikakete
Dareka ni kimi ga hohoemi kaesu
Someone speaks to you,
And you smile back at them.

 

壊れてしまうから    言えるわけなくて
何も言わなければ    変わるわけないのに
Kowareteshimau kara Ieru wake nakute
Nani mo iwanakereba Kawaru wake nai no ni
Because I'm completely broken, it isn't easy for me to say.
Even if I don't say anything, there's no reason for it to change.

 

深い森の中の湖の畔
白蝶が水面で羽根を休めてた
Fukai mori no naka no mizuumi no hotori
Hakuchou ga minamo de hane wo yasumeteta
On the banks of a lake deep within the forest,
A white butterfly rests its wings on the water's surface.

a wish of monika Translation

Translation of Lareine’s “a wish of monika” from their Story Series entry “Majesty”.

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それぞれが家路に向かう
何も無かったかのように笑みをこぼして
「これで良かったんだねきっと」
町に穏やかな風が吹く
Sorezore ga ieji ni mukau
Nani mo nakatta ka no you ni warami wo koboshite
"Kore de yokatta n da ne kitto"
Machi ni odayaka na kaze ga fuku
Everyone turns to the road home,
And as if there was nothing else, they show their smiles.
"This is definitely for the best."
A quiet breeze blows through the streets.

 

流れ星が今一つ北に向かって行ったよ
瞼を閉じてみて見せてあげる
何を願ったの？ 何を企んでいるの？
不意に僕の腕を掴み
「世界中に連れて行って」
両手を広げた君は果てしない空を鏡のように使い
まだ見ぬ世界を"もう一人の自分"を見てる
まるで未来を創っているかのように
Nagareboshi ga ima hitotsu hoku ni mukatteitta yo
Mabuta wo tojitemite miseteageru
Nani wo negatta no? Nani wo takurandeiru no?
Fui ni boku no ude wo tsukami
"Sekaijuu ni tsureteitte"
Ryoute wo hirogeta kimi ha hateshinai sora wo kagami no you ni tsukai
Mada minu sekai wo "mou hitori no jibun" wo miteru
Marude mirai wo tsukutteiru ka no you ni
Now, a shooting star turns to the north.
If you close your eyes, I'll show you.
What do you wish for? What are you planning?
Suddenly, you grab my arm.
"Take me with you around the world."
Stretching out your hands, you use the endless sky like a mirror,
And look at the world you've yet to see, and "another self",
Like you're making the future.

 

迷子になった小鳥は言った
「帰る場所があるから」と
強がってても疲れ果てて手のひらの上で眠る
守ってあげるよ
Maigo ni natta kotori ha itta
"Kaeru basho ga aru kara" to
Tsuyogattete mo tsukarehatete te no hiro no ue de n emuru
Mamotteageru yo
A lost baby bird said,
"I've a place to return to".
Even if you pretend to be strong, you get tired and fall asleep on your palms.
I'll protect you.

 

「もう君は飛べない」なんて事言えるわけもなくて
ただ静かに見守ってるつもりだった
何度も羽ばたこうと 何度も傷付いた後
君は僕を頼ってくれた
"Mou kimi ha tobenai" nante koto ieru wake mo nakute
Tada shizuka ni mimamotteru tsumori datta
Nando mo habatakou to Nando mo kizutsuita ato
Kimi ha boku wo tayottekureta
I can't say "you can no longer fly",
So I'll just quietly watch over you.
Over and over you flap your wings, and over and over after you're hurt,
You rely on me.

 

「世界中に連れて行って」
翼を広げた君は果てしない空を鏡のように使い
帰るべき場所を"もう一人の自分"を見てる
まるで未来を創っているかのように
"Sekaijuu ni tsureteitte"
Tsubasa wo hirogeta kimi ha hateshinai sora wo kagami no you ni tsukai
Kaerubeki basho wo "mou hitori no jibun" wo miteru
Marude mirai wo tsukutteiru ka no you ni
"Take me with you around the world."
Stretching your wings wide, you use the endless sky like a mirror,
Seeing the place you should return to, and "another self",
As if you're making the future.

 

広場に残る二人
どこか不自然な無言
眩しい朝日が二つの影絵を描く
初めて意識した守る事... 守られる事...
いつかあるのかな？
Hiroba ni nokoru futari
Doko ka fushizen na mugon
Mabushii asahi ga futatsu no kagee wo egaku
Hajimete ishiki shita mamoru koto... mamorareru koto...
Itsuka aru no ka na?
The two of us left in the town square
Are somehow unnaturally silent.
The dazzling morning sun paints two silhouettes,
And I first became aware of what I had to protect... and what I could protect...
Someday, there will be something, right?

 

「世界中に連れて行って」
両手を広げた君は果てしない空を鏡のように使い
まだ見ぬ世界を"もう一人の自分"を見てる
まるで未来を知るかのように
"Sekaijuu ni tsureteitte"
Ryoute wo hirogeta kimi ha hateshinai sora wo kagami no you ni tsukai
Mada minu sekai wo "mou hitori no jibun" wo miteru
Marude mirai wo tsukutteiru ka no you ni
"Take me with you around the world."
Stretching out your hands, you use the endless sky like a mirror,
And look at the world you've yet to see, and "another self",
Like you're making the future.

 

朝日が二人を照らし恋人のように映す
繋いだ腕は翼になって
「世界中に連れて行って」
ただ嬉しかった
君が誰かが僕を信じてくれている事が....
Asahi ga futari wo terashi koibito no you ni utsusu
Tsunaida ude ha tsubasa ni natte
"Sekaijuu ni tsureteitte"
Tada ureshikatta
Kimi ga dareka ga boku wo shinjitekureteiru koto ga...
The morning sun illuminates us, reflecting us like lovers.
Our entwined arms become wings.
"Take me with you around the world."
I was so happy,
Because you were someone who believes in me...

 

誰かが僕を信じてくれている事が....
誰かが僕を信じてくれている事が....
Dareka ga boku wo shinjitekureteiru koto ga...
Dareka ga boku wo shinjitekureteiru koto ga...
Because someone believes in me...
Because someone believes in me...

Throne Translation

A translation of Kamijo’s “Throne”, the seventh and final movement of his “Symphony of the Vampire”.

Please do not steal this translation or use it publicly without credit to me. All rights belong to Kamijo and his label Warner Music Japan.

 

 

 

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犠牲となった 影武者の死を
絶えず尊び 胸を痛める
誰も知る由もない 真実の消息
Gisei to natta Kagemusha no shi wo
Taezu toutobi Mune wo itameru
Dare mo shiru yoshi mo nai Shinjitsu no shousoku
The death of the body double who had become a sacrifice
Is constantly honoured and grieved.
Nobody has any way to know his true whereabouts.

 

例え名乗り出ても 私を誰もわからない
事実は塗り替えられ 私はもう存在しない
Tatoe nanoridete mo Watashi wo dare mo wakaranai
JIjitsu ha nurikaerare Watashi ha mou sonzai shinai
Even if I were introduce myself, no one will understand.
If the truth were to be rewritten, I won't exist anymore.

 

ならばこのまま誰にも告げず 消えよう
そして闇に生きよう いつか即位の時が来るまで
Naraba kono mama dare ni mo tsugezu Kieyou
Soshite yami ni ikiyou Itsuka sokui no toki ga kuru made
So like this, telling no one, I'll disappear
And live in darkness until, someday, the time of enthronement comes.

 

時代は流れて 偽の心臓は
父と母の眠るSaint-Denisへ
やがて医学の元に過去は暴かれるだろう
Toki¹ ha nagarete Itsuwari no shinzou ha
Chichi to haha no nemuru Saint-Denis he
Yagate igaku no moto ni kako ha abakareru darou
The eras pass by, and the false heart is in
Saint-Denis, where mother and father sleep.
In the end, the past will be exposed by the medical world.

 

そうなると全て終わる 王家は歴史さえ失う
死んだ身代わりや友の為 遂に私は決めた
Sou naru to subete owaru Ouke ha rekishi sae ushinau
Shinda migawari ya tomo no tame Tsui ni watashi ha kimeta
If that were to come to pass, everything would end, and royalty would lose its past.
For the dead sacrifices and friends, I've finally decided.

 

Ah 綺麗な旋律が 体の隅々に流れ行く
それが血の代わりとなるなら 「これ」をくれてやろう
Ah Kirei na senritsu ga Karada no sumizumi ni nagareyuku
Sore ga chi no kawari to naru nara "Kore" wo kureteyarou
Ah The beautiful tune flows into the corners of my body.
If it replaces my blood, give "it" to me.

 

心臓をえぐり出し 硝子の玉座に乗せ
父と母のすぐ側で 王となる
Shindou wo eguridashi Garasu no gyokuza ni nose
Chichi to haha no sugu tonari² de Ou to naru
Gouging out my heart, I place it upon the glass throne,
And, beside mother and father, become king.

 

遺されたロザリオ 王冠なき王の為に
何度も受け継がれて 再びまた巡り会えた
Nokosareta rosario Oukan naki ou no tame ni
Nando mo uketsugarete Futatabi mata meguriaeta
The rosary bequeathed to the king who had no crown
Will be inherited over and over. We'll meet again once more.

 

こうして誰もが知る革命の歴史は
何も変わることなく 誰も消えることなく
Koushite dare mo ga shiru kakumei no rekishi ha
Nani mo kawaru koto naku Dare mo kieru koto naku
Like this, everyone knows the history of revolution.
Nothing will change. No one will disappear.

 

夢を見ていた 少年を待つ未来は
悲しいだけではない
彼は雄偉な王となった
Yume wo miteita Shounen wo matsu mirai ha
Kanashii dake de ha nai
Kare ha yuui na ou to natta
I dreamt that the future awaiting that boy
Was more than just sadness.
He became a magnificent king.

Notes
1. “Jidai” (“era”) is written, but Kamijo sings “toki” (“time”). I kept the original meaning because I felt it fit the translation better.
2. “Soba” (“beside”) is written, but Kamijo sings “tonari” (“beside”). “Tonari” has a sense of being closer than “soba”.