Musica

25 February, 2011

alkaloid showcase Translation

A translation of Matenrou Opera’s “alkaloid  showcase”, from their very first single of the same name. After keyboardist Karen and guitarist Mika left the band, they redid the song with new members ayame and Anzi and released it on the EP “Gilia”. KAMIJO, who is the CEO of Sherow Artist Society and a close friend of Opera, calls this song their masterpiece.

Please do not steal this translation or use it without my permission. All rights belong to Matenrou Opera and their label Sherow Artist Society.

 

 

 

~.oOOo.~

alkaloid showcase

 

 

雪景色の街に灯を集めて    人が望む様に描かれている
吐き出された息の白さが    この瞳いっぱいに溢れて輝きを消していく
Yukikeshiki no machi ni tomo wo atsumete Hito ga nozomu you ni egakareteiru
Hakidasareta iki no shirosa ga Kono hitomi ippai ni afurete kagayaki wo
keshiteiku
In the snow-scene city, lamplight gathers, as if painting out what people
wish for.
The whiteness of the breath I let out will destroy the radiance that fills
those eyes.

 

僕の望む声    僕の望む場所    この呼吸が今ここにあること
声を張り上げて    胸を引き裂いて    ここにある全てを吐き出して
Boki no nozomu koe Boku no nozomu basho Kono kokyuu ga ima koko
ni aru koto
Koe wo hariagete Mune ni hikisaite Koko ni aru subete wo hakidashite
My wishing voice, the place I wish for, and this breath are all here right now.
I raise my voice, tear my chest, vomiting everything that's inside.

 

 

 

 

見分けのつかない頭達が    同じ声出して笑ってる
息をして    息をして    息をして    そばに君の声を
Miwake no tsukanai atamatachi ga Onaji koe dashite waratteru
Iki wo shite Iki wo shite Iki wo shite Soba ni kimi no koe wo
The indistinct heads call out with the same voice, laughing.
Breathe, breathe, breathe... close by, your voice is...

 

生きてくことに痛み覚えて    その身を傷つけることしかできずに
君が泣いている    一人    もがきながら
光は絶えず街を灯して    君の存在は悲鳴をあげてる
Ikiteku koto ni itami oboete Sono mi wo kizutsukeru koto shika dekizu ni
Kimi ga naiteiru Hitori Mogakinagara
Hikari ha taezu machi wo tomoshite Kimi no sonzai ha himei wo ageteru
Remember the pain in living, because you can't do anything but be hurt.
You're crying all alone as you writhe.
The light always illuminates the city, and your presence screams

 

私があなたの生きる理由になるから
Watashi ga anata no ikiru riyuu ni naru kara
Because I will become your reason for living...

 

 

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見分けのつかない頭達が    この旋律に涙しても
光に怯えた君の笑顔には気付くはずもない
Miwake no tsukanai atamatachi ga Kono senritsu ni namida shite mo
Hikari ni obieta kimi no egao ni ha kizuku hazu mo nai
Even if the indistinct heads cry into this melody,
You, who is afraid of the light, won't realize that you are smiling.

 

私があなたの生きる理由になるから
歌う    この身の全てを奏でるように
Watashi ga anata no ikiru riyuu ni naru kara
Utau Kono mi wo subete wo kanaderu you ni
Because I will become your reason for living,
I sing, as if playing with all my body.

 

 

 

 

31 January, 2011

瑠璃色で描く虹 Translation

A translation of Matenrou Opera’s “瑠璃色で描く虹 (Ruriiro de Egaku Niji)” from the single of the same name. it was later included on the EP “Gilia” and on the album “ANOMIE”. The idea is that once-happy times are now painted over in a dreary, rain-coloured blue as the speaker looks back on happier times and hopes for the sadness to be over.

Please do not steal this translation or use it without my permission. All rights belong to Matenrou Opera and their label Sherow Artist Society.

 

 

 

~.oOOo.~

Ruriiro de Egaku Niji

 

 

 

悲鳴はまだ近く 僕の周りを漂い
切り裂いて 離れない
Himei ha mada chikaku Boku no mawari wo tadayoi
Kirisaite Hanarenai
Your screams are still so close, drifting around me.
It tears me to pieces, not letting me go,

 

終わらない願いを
Owaranai negai wo
This neverending wish.

 

この手に残るあなたの温もりは薄れていった
気付いたとき 泣いていた
Kono te ni nokoru anata no nukumori ha usureteitta
Kizutsuita toki Naiteita
Your warmth, which lingers in my hand, has faded away.
When I realized it, I began to cry.

 

今すぐに消えたい
Ima sugu ni kietai
I want to disappear soon...

落ちて浮かび呼吸を繰り返す
這い上がる度 臆病になっていた
もう 前を向けない
Ochiteukabi iki1 wo kurikaesu
Haiagaru tabi Kubyou ni natteita
Mou Mae wo mukenai
The fading breaths that rise up repeat over and over.
I crawl on, so weak and timid,
But I can't face forward anymore.

 

痛みを抱えて 見上げる勇気を失くして
抱きしめてくれる手を探した
応えてほしいよ あなたに 変わらない声で
記憶とは違う言葉を
Itami wo kakaete Miageru yuuki wo nakushite
Dakishimetekureru te wo sagashita
Kotaete hoshii yo Anata ni Kawaranai koe de
Kioku to ha chigau kotoba wo
Embracing this pain, I've lost the courage to look up.
I search for hands that will hold me so tightly.
I want you to answer with a voice that will never change,
With words different from what I remember.

 

光の行く手を見つめる勇気も失くして
あの時 離してしまった手を伸ばした
あなたと描いた時間を確かめる様に
たとえこの手が届く事はなくても
Hikari no yukute wo mitsumeru yuuki wo nakushite
Ano toki2 Hanashiteshimatta te wo nobashita
Anata to egaita jikan wo tashikameru you ni
Tatoe kono te ga todoku koto ha nakute mo
I've lost the courage to watch the path that would take me into the light.
I reached out the hand that you let go at that time,
As if to paint out the time I had with you to make sure it was real,
Though this hand cannot reach you, ever.

 

このまま明日を待ち続けて
一人 同じ絵を描くよ
Kono mama ashita wo machitsuzukete
Hitori Onaji e wo egaku yo
Like this, I will continue to wait for the morning
Alone, painting out that same picture.















Notes
1. “Kokyuu” (“breath”) is written, but sono sings “iki” (“breath”)
2. “Ano toki” is included in the lyrics, but sono does not sing it in the song.

月の砂Translation

A translation of “月の砂 (Tsuki no Suna)” by Matenrou Opera, from their album “ANOMIE”.

Please do not steal this translation or use it without my permission. All rights belong to Matenrou Opera and their label, Sherow Artist Society.

 

 

 

~.oOOo.~

ANOMIE

 

 

 

 

乾いた音をたて    言葉が散っていく
心に積まれてた    あなたからの言葉
私の生き甲斐    まるで砂のように
風に流れていく    形だけ残して
Kawaita oto wo tate Kotoba ga chitteiku
Kokoro ni tsumareteta Anata kara no kotoba
Watashi no ikigai Marude suna no you ni
Kaze ni nagareteiku Katachi dake nokoshite
Parched sounds rise up, scattering away the words,
Your words, that pile up in my heart.
What I live for, just like sand,
Is washed away in the wind, leaving only my form behind.

 

灰色で蓋をした    真冬の曇り空
色を重ねすぎて    渇ってしまったの?
誰かが私の心を描こうと
筆を重ねて    失敗したみたい
Haiiro de futa wo shita Mafuyu no kumorizora
Iro wo kasanesugite Kawatteshimatta no?
Dareka ga watashi no kokoro wo egakou to
Fude wo kasanete Shippai shitamitai
The cloudy skies of midwinter are capped with ash-colour.
Those colours repeat over and over, too much.... so very thirsty?
If someone would just paint my heart,
And try to cover with their brush all the mistakes I've made,

 

通り過ぎた日々となっていくのかな
それでも募らせていく    あなたへの憎しみを束ねて    悲しみと私は生きる
この胸の中    砂になっていく    あなたがくれた言葉の欠片たち
集めてみても    すり抜けちくばかり    この手の中から
Toorisugita hibi to natteiku no kana
Sore de mo tsunoraseteiku Anata he no nikushimi wo tsukanete Kanashimi to
watashi ha ikiru
Kono mune no naka Suna ni natteiku anata ga kureta kotoba no kakeratachi
Atsumetemite mo Surinukechiku bakari Kono te no naka kara
Could I exchange them for the days we passed through...?
Even then, everything would just become worse. Controlling my hatred towards
you, I live on with sadness.
The insides of my heart will become sand, and though I try to gather up
The fragments of words you gave to me, they just slip through my hands.

 

私だけ傷ついて    私だけ泣いてる
私だけ一人で    あなたを想ってる
Watashi dake kizutsuite Watashi dake naiteru
Watashi dake hitori de Anata wo omotteru
Only I am hurt. Only I am crying.
All alone, I think of you.

 

少しは本当のことを喋っていたの?
何もかも    疑ってしまう
あなたの本当を知りたくなかったと思う
Sukoshi ha hontou no koto wo shabetteita no?
Nanimo ka mo Utagutteshimau
Anata no hontou wo shiritakunakatta to omou
We talked for just a bit about the reality, right?
I completely distrust just about everything.
I think that I didn't want to know the true you.

 

暖かな月の様に    あなたのこと守りたかった
こんな気持ちも    あなたにとっては
ただの重荷にしかならなかったのかな
Atataka na tsuki no you ni Anata no koto mamoritakatta
Konna kimochi mo Anata ni totteha
Tada no juuka ni shika naranakatta no ka na
Like the warm moon, I wanted to protect you,
But to you, feelings like that
Were never to be anything but a burden.

 

憎しみを束ねて    悲しみと私は生きる
この胸の中    砂になっていく    あなたがくれた言葉の欠片たち
集めてみても    すり抜けていくばかり    この手の中から
悔しいけれど    涙が残ってる    あなたが恋しい
Nikushimi wo kawanete Kanashimi to watashi ha ikiru
Kono mune no naka Suna ni natteiku Anata ga kureta kotoba no kakeratachi
Atsumetemite mo Surinuketeiku bakari Kono te no naka kara
Kuyashii keredo Namida ga nokotteru Anata ga itoshii
Controlling my hatred, I live on with sadness.
The inside of my heart will become sand, and though I try to gather
The pieces of the words you gave to me, they just slip through my hands.
It's so vexing, but my tears remain, and I yearn for you.

 

乾いた音をたて    言葉が散っていく
心に積まれてた    あなたからの言葉
Kawaita oto wo tate Kotoba ga chitteiku
Kokoro ni tsumareteta Anata kara no kotoba
Parched sounds rise up, scattering away the words,
Your words, that pile up in my heart.

Al meila Translation

A translation of Asriel’s “Al Meila” from their album “ガーネットの波紋に染まる空 (Garnet no Hamon ni Somaru Sora)”, and which was later included on the albums ”Kairoku Shiroban Reincarnat” and “unveil”. I believe the title means “the dark”, though I’m not entirely sure.

Please do not steal this translation or use it without my permission. All rights belong to Asriel and their label 5pb.

 

 

 

~.oOOo.~

Garnet no Hamon ni Somaru Sora

 

 

 

花のように 風に揺られ
浮かぶ 月を ただ見つめて
Ah 時の彼方へ響き唄え
Ah 遥かな願いを
Hana no you ni Kaze ni yurare
Ukabu Tsuki wo Tada mitsumete
Ah Toki no kanata he hibikiutae
Ah Haruka na negai wo
Like a flower, I sway in the wind,
Just gazing up at the floating moon.
Ah... My wish sings, echoing
Ah... To the far distant side of time.

 

I wish ひとり涙浮かべて
刹那 心 乱れて
崩れ落ちる時が来ても
私を感じて――
I wish Hitori namida ukabete
Setsuna Kokoro Midarete
Kuzureochiru toki ga kitemo
Watashi wo kanjite ――
I wish, and one tear rises in my eye.
For a moment, my heart is confused.
Even if time crumbles,
I feel ――

 

Looking For You
例え居場所 遠くて
姿 見えぬとしても
この唄の音 聞こえる時
空を見上げて微笑んで
Looking For You
Tatoe ibasho Tookute
Sugata mienu toshite mo
Kono uta no ne Kikoeru toki
Sora wo miagete hohoende
Looking For You
Even if you are so far away,
Even if I cannot see you,
When I hear the sound of your song,
I look up to the sky and smile.

 

鳥のように 翼広げ
碧き 水面 星映して
Ah あの楽園へ響き唄え
Ah 儚い願いを
Tori no you ni Tsubasa hiroge
Aoki Minomo Hoshi utsushite
Ah Ano rakuen he hibikiutae
Ah Hakanai negai wo
I spread my wings like a bird.
Stars reflect on the blue water's surface.
Ah... The song of my transient wish
Ah... Echoes through to paradise...

 

I wish 闇に瞳閉ざされ
この手 自由 奪われ
もがきながら足掻きながらも
夢を見続けて――
I wish Yami ni hitomi tozasare
Kono te Jiyuu Ubaware
Mogakinagara agakinagara mo
Yume wo mitsuzukete ――
I wish I could close my eyes to the darkness
And snatch my freedom with my own hands.
Even while squirming, and even while struggling,
I still gaze at my dream ――

Smiling For You
例え世界がやがて
牙を 向けたとしても
忘れないでね どんな時でも
あの2人だけの約束
Smiling For You
Tatoe sekai ga yagate
Kiba wo Muketa toshite mo
Wasurenai de ne Donna toki demo
Ano futari dake no yakusoku
Smiling For You
Even if the world will
Bares its fangs at me,
I won't forget, no matter what,
That promise we made.

 

I wish ひとり涙浮かべて
刹那 心 乱れて
崩れ落ちる時が来ても
私を感じて―――
I wish Hitori namida ukabete
Setsuna Kokoro Midarete
Kuzureochiru toki ga kitemo
Watashi wo kanjite ――
I  wish, and one tear rises in my eye.
For a moment, my heart is confused.
Even if time crumbles,
I feel ――

 

Looking For You
例え居場所 遠くて
姿 見えぬとしても
この唄の音 聞こえる時
空を見上げて微笑んで
Looking For You
Tatoe ibasho Tookute
Sugata mienu toshite mo
Kono uta no ne Kikoeru toki
Sora wo miagete hohoende
Looking For You
Even if you are so far away,
Even if I cannot see you,
When I hear the sound of your song,
I look up to the sky and smile.

 

ふわり 風が背中を押して
言葉をのせて空へ
今 海を山を飛び越える
そっと君を 優しく包む
Fuwari Kaze ga senaka wo oshite
Kotoba wo nosete sora he
Ima Umi wo yama wo tobikoeru
Sotto kimi wo Yasashiku tsutsumu
Softly, the wind pushes at my back.
My words will ride it to the sky,
And now, I will fly over the ocean and the mountains
To gently, tenderly hold you.

20 January, 2011

電脳パラノイアTranslation

A translation of Matenrou Opera’s “電脳パラノイア (Dennou Paranoia)” from their album “ANOMIE”. This song, powerful and threatening and at the same time so affectionate, is one of my favourites on the album. It describes the voice of an electronic brain as it is installed into a human being, explaining the affection and yet bloodthirsty nature of the lyrics.

Please do not steal this translation or use it without my permission. All rights belong to Matenrou Opera and their label Sherow Artist Society.

 

 

 

 

~.oOOo.~

ANOMIE

 

 

 

 

君という人間の神経をコントロールしたい
君という人間の中枢を覗きたい
君という人間の細胞に飛び込んで
僕だけの僕だけの君という人間に染めてやる
Kimi to iu ningen no shinkei wo control shitai
Kimi to iu ningen no chuusuu wo nozokitai
Kimi to iu ningen no saibou ni tobikonde
Boku dake no boku dake no kimi to iu ningen ni someteyaru
I want to control the nerves of you, human.
I want to look into the center of you, human.
I plunge into the cells of you, human,
And I will dye you, human, who is mine alone, mine alone.

 

Dive into your body

 

泳いで渡る 愛らしい世界 僕だけが知ってる君だけの世界
思い通りさ 心の声も 今すぐ僕を呼ぶ声に変えてやる
Oide wataru Airashii sekai Boku dake ga shitteiru kimi dake no sekai
Omoitoori sa Kokoro no koe mo Ima sugu boku wo yobugoe ni kaeteyaru
You swim through this charming world, a world where you know only of me.
Scream as much as you want, but your heart will soon change at my beckon.

 

君という人間の感覚に混りたい
君という人間に消化されたい
君という人間の血液に飛び込んで
体中駆け巡り 君の体内で溺れていたい
Kimi to iu ningen no kankaku ni majiritai
Kimi to iu ningen ni shouka saretai
Kimi to iu ningen no ketsueki ni tobikonde
Karadajuu kakemeguri Kimi no tainai de oboreteitai
I want to mix into your senses, human.
I want to digest you, human.
I plunge into you, human,
And run wild throughout your body. I want to drown in your body.

 

Dive into your body

 

不安定な恋 それだっていいさ
僕にはお似合いの身勝手なパラサイト
君の匂いも 君の感情も 君の記憶も 僕だけのものさ
Fuantei na koi Sore datte ii sa
Boki ni ha oniai no migatte na parasite
Kimi no nioi mo Kimi no kanjou mo Kimi no kioku mo Boku dake no mono sa
It's an unstable love, but that's all right.
I am a symbiotic but selfish parasite.
Your smell, your emotions, your memories... they're all for me alone.

 

泳いで渡る 愛らしい世界 僕だけが知ってる君だけの世界
思い通りさ 心の声も 今すぐ僕の呼ぶ声に変えてやる
Oide wataru Airashii sekai Boku dake ga shitteiru kimi dake no sekai
Omoitoori sa Kokoro no koe mo Ima sugu boku wo yobugoe ni kaeteyaru
You swim through this charming world, a world where you know only of me.
Scream as much as you want, but your heart will soon change at my beckon.

 

不安定な恋 それだっていいさ
僕にはお似合いの身勝手なパラサイト
君の匂いも 君の感情も 君の記憶も 僕だけのものさ
Fuantei na koi Sore datte ii sa
Boki ni ha oniai no migatte na parasite
Kimi no nioi mo Kimi no kanjou mo Kimi no kioku mo Boku dake no mono sa
It's an unstable love, but that's all right.
I am a symbiotic but selfish parasite.
Your smell, your emotions, your memories... they're all for me alone.

 

もう離さない 君が死ぬまで僕が育ててあげる
Mou hanasanai Kimi ga shinu made boku ga sodateteageru
I won't let you go now. Until you die, I will grow and grow.