ever since I first listened to this song in 2012-ish I had really wanted to translate it, but back in 2012 i didn't even know enough to understand most of it! now I do though. and I think the lyrics sound beautiful. enjoy!!
lie, I have to say again
貴方の言葉を誰かが憂うように 微笑う
ache, you give me with a smile
カラフルな街並み
退屈な時間は 廻る 舞輪る―
lie, I have to say again anata no kotoba wo dareka ga ureu you ni warau ache, you give me with a smile karafuru na machinami taikutsu na jikan wa mawaru, mawaru
lie, I have to say again
I laugh at your words like someone who grieves
ache, you give me with a smile
a colorful town street
boring time turns and revolves
tookute kikoenai yo nanika ga kaketeiru rashiinda otagai kogareta te no kyori wa mada doko made chikadzuitemo zero ja nai
so far away that I cannot hear
I get the feeling that something's missing
a mutual feeling
the distance betwen our hands that I yearned for
still, no matter how far we draw close
it won't be zero
体中に絡むアウトライン
声で触れて世界を
turn it around!
歪な周波数の中
呼ぶよ 今も
waiting ya
so call me out
karadajuu karamu autorain koe de furete sekai wo turn it around! ibitsu na shuuhasuu no naka yobu yo, ima mo waiting ya so call me out
the outline that entangles throughout my whole body
that world where I feel with my voice
turn it around!
inside this distorted wave frequency
I call out, even now
waiting ya
so call me out
when all moralists are gone
暖かな嘘はバラバラの価値観を歌う
well, have you ever hurt me?
きっと貴方だって私と違う色を描く 絵画く
when all moralists are gone atataka na uso wa barabara no kachikan wo utau well, have you ever hurt me? kitto anata datte watashi to chigau iro wo egaku, egaku
when all moralists are gone
these warm lies will sing of values gone to pieces
well, have you ever hurt me?
but surely you draw and paint a color different than mine
itsuka wa wakariau no? kanashimi gensou kireigoto sura don't you see? sure chigau namida demo, mata uso wo tsuite shimau yori zutto ii
when will we understand each other?
sorrow, illusions, even simple things
don't you see?
they're just tears pass by each other, but again
that's always better than just telling lies
伸ばしていたはずの両手は
いつのまにか宙を撫で
slide it down
それでも触れていたいから
痛む 言葉
turn it up
and feel me first nobashiteita hazu no ryoute wa itsunomanika chuu wo nade slide it down sore demo furete itai kara itamu, kotoba turn it up and feel me first
with hands that should have reached out
before I know it, I gently brush outer space
slide it down
and yet all I want to do is feel it
these words that hurt
turn it up
and feel me first
誰かと違う声 フラグメント
貴方を探し出せば
I'll be there
体中に差し込んだプラグ
いつか 繋ぐ
その先―
I touch your world
dareka to chigau koe furagumento anata wo sagashidaseba I'll be there karadajuu ni sashikonda puragu itsuka, tsunagu sono saki I touch your world
fragments with a voice different from yours
if they go to seek you out
I'll be there
the plug put into my whole body
someday will connect
before now
I touch your world
I am kind of in love with hanasoumenp's works so here's a translation of one of his more recent songs.
なまえもないステージに踊ってる
おざなりのレトリックを論う namae mo nai suteeji ni odotteru ozanari no retorikku wo agetsurau
I'm dancing on a nameless stage
I find fault with common rhetoricness
誰かが 魔法かけて 綺麗に魅せる
仮面をつけて さあ 今日も笑おう dareka ga mahou kakete, kirei ni miseru kamen wo tsukete saa kyou mo waraou
someone casts magic and enchants beautifully
put on your mask, come, let's laugh today as well
against a mind
until a black out
plug you in the world
シナリオから降りても ここにいる
プログラムから消えても 色褪せず shinario kara oriritemo, koko ni iru puroguramu kara kietemo, iroasezu
even if I descend from this scenario, I'm right here
even if I disappear from that program, I won't grow stale
誰もが 忘れかけて 自然にみせる
互いにつき続けた嘘が
僕らになる daremo ga wasurekakete jizen ni miseru tagai ni tsuki tsudzuketa uso ga bokura ni naru
everyone starts to forget and it shows naturally
the mutual lies that continued to be told
become us
one of my favorite (and first!) songs featuring 初音ミク by one of my favorite vocaloid artists out there, HanasoumenP. also, this song can be found on iTunes. enjoy!
dare ni mo todokanai wagamama na negai wo chiisana karada de mamori tsudzuketeiru izure wasurerarete kesarete shimau nara ima dake kono mama yume wo misaseteite aa
Selfish wishes won't reach anyone
I continue to protect them inside this small body
If at some point you forget and extinguish it
Right now, as it is, let me see the dream, ah
yami ni madoinagara hitotsu dake kidzuita ashibumi shitetemo kiseki wa okinai to mayoi wo furikitte hashiridashite mireba yukitsuku ashita wa iro azayaka ni naru ka na
While being puzzled by the darkness, I realized only one thing
That even if I keep stepping on, the miracle will not wake
If you shake off the confusion and begin to run,
Will the arriving tomorrow turn into a vivid color?
jigen wo koe, inkaaneeshon shite anata ni ai ni ikou doushite darou michi no sekai sae fushigi to kowakunai
Crossing over dimensions, incarnation*
I'll go to meet you
Why is it that even worlds that are not yet known
are not afraid of wonders?
子どものように 泣いてばかりいた
昨日を脱ぎ捨てて
生まれ変わる 光をまとった
新しい自分へと
kodomo no you ni naite bakari ita kinou wo nugisutete umarekawaru hikari wo matotta atarashii jibun he to
Like a child, all I did was cry
Throw away yesterday
Being born again, I wore light
I'll go to my new self
目を閉じても手をつなげるほど
近くに寄り添って
未来を行く二人の姿を
確かにしたいんだ
me wo tojitemo te wo tsunageru hodo chikaku ni yorisotte mirai wo yuku futari no sugata wo tashika ni shitainda
Even if I close my eyes, connecting hands
I'll draw near
The figure of us two heading for our future
I certainly want to do that
translation notes:
* this is a weird sentence to translate because it's using an english word (incarnation) and adding "shite" onto the end, which is a suru verb. so literally it kind of means "doing incarnation". but in english we don't use incarnation as a verb, so it sounds kinda awkward!! I'm safely assuming she's meaning to say that she's "incarnating" herself (or something else, what it is that is being "incarnated" is not specified) but i can't be sure.
** since no kanji was used for this verb (which i am not familiar with) I looked it up in a dictionary. "matou" means to wear, put on, be clad in, etc etc. she's wearing light, pretty much.
sukoshi nureta kuchibiru wa dare no mono demo nai no
torikago ni tojikomerareta ai wo tokihanatte
A midnight that had been staring at the overlapping landscapes
Do you hear my quickening heartbeat?
Lips that are a little dampened aren't anyone else's
Free the love that is imprisoned in this bird cage
wander girl あたしの声溶けてゆくこの街角に
wander girl 素足のまま歩いてくそう lighting road
wander girl 躍らせてよ星が降るこのステージで
wander girl 今夜はまだ眠れない
あたしはそう wander girl
wander girl atashi no koe tokete yuku kono machikado ni
wander girl suashi no mama aruiteku sou lightning road
wander girl odorasete yo hoshi ga furu kono suteeji de
wander girl konya wa mada nemurenai
atashi wa sou wander girl
Wander girl - my voice melts into the street corner
Wander girl - seems like I'm walking with bare feet on a lightning road
Wander girl - dance! stars fall onto this stage
Wander girl - I still cannot sleep tonight
I am surely a wander girl
お気に入りだった Music 流れていた Oneday
握り締めた夢を捨てて
指先そっと熱くなる 秘密の暗号のように
混ざり合うパズルのピース 早く見つけ出して
oki ni iridatta music nagareteita oneday
nigirishimeta yume wo sutete
yubisaki sotto atsuku naru himitsu no angou no you ni
mazari au pazuru no piisu hayaku mitsukedashite
The music I liked, one day that was flowing
Throw away the dreams you once grasped tightly
My fingertips slowly become hot, like a secret code
Hurry and find the pieces of this mixed-up puzzle
wonderland 見たことない星空を眺めていたの
wonderland アナタはどこ？手探りで NO,NO,One more time
wonderland 翼もない鳥のよう悲しすぎるわ
wonderland 捜してるのアナタだけ
あたしはもう wonder girl
wonderland mita koto nai hoshi wo nagameteita no
wonderland anata wa doko? tesaguri de NO, NO, one more time
wonderland tsubasa mo nai tori no you kanashisugiru wa
wonderland sagashiteru no anata dake
atashi wa mou wonder girl
Wonderland - I hadn't seen it, I was staring at the starry sky
Wonderland - where are you? I'm fumbling for you - no, no, one more time
Wonderland - like a wingless bird, I am so sorrowful
Wonderland - it's only you I'm searching for
I am that wonder girl!*
wander girl あたしの声溶けてゆくこの街角に
wander girl 素足のまま歩けない暗闇を
wander girl 踊りたいのアナタとのあの夜のように
wander girl 今夜はもう眠れない
あたしはそう wander girl
wander girl atashi no koe tokete yuku kono machikado ni
wander girl suashi no mama arukenai kurayami wo
wander girl odoritai no anata no ano yoru no you ni
wander girl konya wa mou nemurenai
atashi wa sou wander girl
Wander girl - my voice melts into the street corner
Wander girl - I can't walk barefooted like this through the darkness
Wander girl - like that night when I wanted to dance with you
Wander girl - I cannot sleep tonight!
I am surely a wander girl
* translation note: in Japanese, she says "atashi wa mou wander girl". "mou" is commonly used to express frustration or anger (although i think it can mean other things in different contexts too). and so "mou" is seen in one of the last lines of the song where she sings: "konya wa mou nemurenai" or "I can't sleep tonight"
