cool it's.... kyary pamyu pamyu's new song. and when I say "new" I mean it was released 3 months ago and I didn't know about it until today. oh well. I still think it's cute and catchy!
いつもは おどけて
頼りがないようなフリで
やるときにはやるタイプ ほらほら すごい？
itsumo wa odokete tayori ga nai you na furi de yaru toki ni wa yaru taipu, hora hora, sugoi?
usually I just joke around
with the appearance that I rely on no one
the type of thing I do at the time I have to do it, see here, it's cool, right?
だらしがないとかバカにしててごめんね
ホントはわかっているよあんまり言えない
darashi ga nai toka baka ni shitete gomen ne honto wa wakatteiru yo, anmari ienai
sorry about the times I was loose and acted like an idiot
but the truth is I understand it now, but I won't really say so
僕の宝物も守ってくれてるの
みんなの笑顔が壊れないように
boku no takaramono mo mamotte kureteru no minna no egao ga kowarenai you ni
I'll be protecting my treasures, too
so that everyone's smiling faces may not be broken
chiisai koro wa, kamisama ga ite fushigi ni yume wo kanaete kureta yasashii kimochi de mezameta asa wa otona ni nattemo kiseki wa okoru yo
when I was little, God was there
and he granted my wonderful odd dreams
the morning that awoke with kind feelings
even if I become an adult, miracles will happen
kaaten wo hiraite, shizuka na komorebi no yasashisa ni tsutsumareta nara, kitto me ni utsuru subete no koto wa messeeji
opening the curtains, the quiet sunlight that filters through the trees
if I'm enveloped by its kindness, then surely
everything projected to my eyes is a message
小さい頃は 神様がいて
毎日愛を 届けてくれた
心の奥に しまい忘れた
大切な箱 開くときは今
chiisai koro wa kamisama ga ite mainichi ai wo todokete kureta kokoro no oku ni shimai wasureta taisetsu na hako, hiraku toki wa ima
when I was little, God was there
and He sent me love every day
deep in my heart I left it and forgot
the time to open that important box is now
雨上がりの庭で くちなしの香りの
やさしさに包まれたなら きっと
目に写る全てのことは メッセージ
ameagari no niwa de kuchinashi no kaori no yasashisa ni tsutsumareta nara, kitto me ni utsuru subete no koto wa messeeji
in the garden after the rain, the smell of something unspoken
if I'm enveloped by kindness, then surely
everything projected to my eyes is a message
kaaten wo hiraite, shizuka na komorebi no yasashisa ni tsutsumareta nara, kitto me ni utsuru subete no koto wa messeeji
opening the curtains, the quiet sunlight that filters through the trees
if I'm enveloped by its kindness, then surely
everything projected to my eyes is a message
from the new Ghibli film かぐや姫の物語 (the tale of Princess Kaguya). I have been meaning to post my translation of this for a while but kept putting it off. I really can't wait to see this movie!!
あなたに触れた よろこびが
深く 深く
このからだの 端々にしみ込んでゆく
anata ni fureta yorokobi ga fukaku fukaku kono karada no hashibashi ni shimikonde yuku
the joys experienced by you
are so profound, so profound
they are soaked up by this body's odds and ends
ずっと 遠く
なにも わからなくなっても
たとえ このいのちが終わる時が来ても
zutto tooku nani mo wakaranaku nattemo tatoe kono inochi ga owaru toki ga kitemo
forever far away
even nothing is understood
even if the time has come for this life to end
いまのすべては
過去のすべて
必ず また会える
懐かしい場所で
ima no subete wa kako no subete kanarazu mata aeru natsukashii basho de
everything now is
everything of the past
certainly we'll meet again
at a place dearly missed
あなたがくれた ぬくもりが
深く 深く
今 遥かな時を越え充ち渡ってく
anata ga kureta nukumori ga fukaku fukaku ima haruka na toki wo koe michi watatteku
the warmth you gave me
is so profound, so profound
now it crosses over and fully covers time far away
じっと 心に
灯す情熱の炎も
そっと 傷をさする 悲しみの淵にも
jitto kokoro ni tomosu jounetsu no honoo mo sotto kizu wo sasuru kanashimi no fuchi ni mo
motionlessly, in my heart
and the flames of my lit-up passion
and in the abyss of sadness that softly festers at my wounds
いまのすべては
未来の希望
必ず 覚えてる
懐かしい場所で
ima no subete wa mirai no kibou kanarazu oboeteru natsukashii basho de
everything now is
hope for the future
certainly I'll remember
with dearly missed places
いまのすべては
過去のすべて
必ず また会える
懐かしい場所で
ima no subete wa kako no subete kanarazu mata aeru natsukashii basho de
everything now is
everything of the past
certainly we'll meet again
at a place dearly missed
いまのすべては
未来の希望
必ず 覚えてる
命の記憶で
ima no subete wa mirai no kibou kanarazu oboeteru inochi no kioku de
everything now is
hope for the future
certainly I'll remember
with memories of life
"mou, ii kai." boku wa tazuneru kedo somosomo kimi wa kono geemu wo shiranainda aa, kimi wa umaku kakureteiru you da somosomo kakureteiru ka dou ka sura wakaranainda
"is this all right?"
I inquire but
you didn't know about this game in the first place
ah, you seem to be really good at hiding yourself
but I don't even know how you hide yourself in the first place
ai iro no kakera, sagasu tabi boku ni wa sonna mono nakatta to iihatte tanda karera mo otozureta basho nandarou, takusan no kiseki ga tashika ni sonzai shiteitanda
each time I search for the broken love-colored fragments,
they insist to me that such things never existed
even in the places that they visited
certainly many miracles once existed there
daremo ga sagashimono futari kitto nanika wo satotta you dokoka de deau darou yorisotte onaji iro no kao de
everyone searches for something, two people
it seems I surely found enlightenment in something
shall we meet by chance somewhere
and snuggle close
with faces of the same color?
もう一歩、進む勇気が在れば
抵抗（きがね）なく君自身と此処で向き合えたのかな？
「もう、いいよ。」
君の声で振り向いた
瑕（きず）だらけの空間世界に色が付いた mou ippo, susumu yuuki ga areba kigane naku kimi jishin to koko de mukiaeta no kana? "mou, ii yo." kimi no koe de furimuita kizu darake no kuukan sekai ni iro ga tsuita
one more step, if you have bravery that will step forward
did we once face each other here, me personally with a non-hesitant you?
"it's all right."
you turned with your voice
the colors were dyed in a world with airspace full of wounds
datte kimi nante mitsukaranai yo kanashikute nasakenakute nigedashita muchuu de uso no aima wo kugutte butsukatte doku wo haite kuzureochite shimaitakute uso wa hontou no kimi wo kakushiteiku
but you haven't been found
sorrowfully, miserably, you ran away
deep within a dream, passing through the moments of lies
breathing in the poison I bumped into
I just want to crumble away
these lies are going to hide your true self
行き場を失う 転ぶ
はっと彼らを一瞥する
怪訝にもがいている僕をみる
慌てて目をそらす
yukiba wo ushinau, korobu hatto karera wo ichibetsu suru kegen ni mo gaiteiru boku wo miru awatete me wo sorasu
losing my destination, I fall down
taken aback, I glance at them
they look at me wriggling in hesitation
I avert my confused eyes
"geemu ga sou, hajimaru mae kara mou dosakusa ni magirete kao kakushite kitanda tte ne." "mou, osoi yo." karera no koe haritsuita tohou mo nai nigeba ni iiwake wo sotto nageta
"this game, from before it began,
seems to have hidden your face that slipped into confusion, huh."
"man, you're slow."*
I clung to their voice
secretly I threw away the excuse for my escape without a destination
sou sa kimi nante mitsukaranai yo kanashikute nasakenakute nigedashita muchuu de uso no aima wo kugutte aitakute, aishitakute hanashitakute, hanarete shimau no ga kowakute shishi wo houri dashita
that's right, you can't be found
sorrowfully, miserably, you ran away
deep within a dream, passing through the moments of lies
I want to see you, I want to love you
I want to free you, being cut off
I threw out my frightening extremeties
kakureteita no wa hontou ni kimi datta no ka? boku mo geemu ga hajimaru zutto zutto mae kara kireigoto ni magirete, hontou no kao kakushite itan ja nai no ka? ai iro no kakera wa nakushite shimatta keredo sukoshi bakari jikan wa sugite shimatta keredo tada kimi to mukiatte, tsutaeru beki kotoba ga hitotsu dake aru
was it really you who was hiding?
for so so long before the game began,
I also slipped into simplicity, hiding my real face
isn't that what happened?
even though I lost those broken love-colored fragments
even though a simple little bit of time passed by
just being face-to-face with you, the words that I want to convey;
I only have one
afuredashita meippai no kimi no namida mo kasurete kieta kimi no koe mo nakushita kimi no kokoro mo "-ima mitsuketa."
the tears of yours that started to pour with all your might
and your voice that cracked and faded away
and the heart of you, you who I had lost, too
"I've found them now."
* or could also be translated possibly as "you're too late".
the feelings that I kick away, the impact of shooting through
a hazy sixteen-day-old moon, an extending gunshot rips up the dead of night
the moment's slashing attack, the ventilators that are put on
in the swaying west wind, a jet black cloak swings
そがひに しののめ
ひきさぐ みとらし
soga hi ni shinonome hikisagu mitorashi
dawn in the days of neglect
tears up my understanding*
utsushiyo mawaru toki ni aimatte, karuku hineru kaiten dansou ashimoto kakimidasu garasu no bin, tokebashi me mo kurenu yabusame inuku wa noppera bou de, ikikau shibaraku ni uchidome kieru tsuji wo kiru hidzumeoto nomi, hibikase, ranma wo kyou mo tatsu
when this present world revolves together with the lightly twisted rotation of revolver cylinders
the bottle of glass that disturbs my step, I kick it away without my eyes growing dark
shooting archery by horseback with smoothness, after a while of coming and going, the end of the match vanishes
nothing but hooves that slice the streets, be heard far away! chaos is severed today too
そがひに しののめ
ひきさぐ みとらし
そがひに しののめ
ひきさぐ みとらし
soga hi ni shinonome hikisagu mitorashi soga hi ni shinonome hikisagu mitorashi
dawn in the days of neglect
tears up my understanding
dawn in the days of neglect
tears up my understanding
wakaba ni amatsubu, ayanasu minamo kasuka na samidare, yoiyami ni kasunde yuku kurogane kanba ni matagari hashiru kikite ni shouen, rekisei ni beniiro nurasu
raindroplets on new leaves, the richly colorful surface of the water**
a weak early summer rain grows hazy in the dusk
straddling and running on an iron unruly horse
gunpower smoke in my dominant hand, it soaks red on the asphalt
hakanashi yume no ato wo irodotte, awaku sumi ni kasumu shidzuosome ashimoto yurasu satsuki no kaze wa geten wo kakenukeru rishousu karasu, haiiro no umi ni, nuedori no nodo you wo toraeru mukeru juukou mo hitoshiku, kurau, koyoi mo mata hitori
color the remains of short-lived dreams, the month of May that a lowly stained man who grows hazy in pale ink***
the shaking wind of May at my feet runs through the lower heavens
a crow that lifts off by an ashen sea captures something like a golden thrush's voice
the turning gun point is also similar, I receive****, tonight again I am alone
the feelings that I kick away, the impact of shooting through
a hazy sixteen-day-old moon, an extending gunshot rips up the dead of night
the moment of beheading, the ventilators that are put on
in the swaying west wind, a jet black cloak swings
wakaba ni amatsubu, ayanasu minamo kasuka na samidare, yoiyami ni kasunde yuku kurogane kanba ni matagari hashiru kikite ni shouen, rekisei ni beniiro nurasu
raindroplets on new leaves, the richly colorful surface of the water
a weak early summer rain grows hazy in the dusk
straddling and running on an iron unruly horse
gunpower smoke in my dominant hand, it soaks red on the asphalt
yabusame inuku wa ada nasu manako yabusame inuku wa kiseru kara tachinoboru ryuu yabusame inuku wa ada nasu manako yabusame inuku wa kiseru kara tachinoboru ryuu
shooting archery by horseback, a view that builds up enemies
shooting archery by horseback, from the chimney ascends a dragon
shooting archery by horseback, a view that builds up enemies
shooting archery by horseback, from the chimney ascends a dragon
Translation notes:
* since these two verses are written completely in hiragana, it makes it kind of hard to distinguish what sort of words were intended to be used, so this is probably an inaccurate translation. that and my crappy Japanese listening skills does not help.
** the word "ayanasu" apparently means "to decorate with many beautiful colors" or "to have a rich variety in colors/patterns", so I just simplified it and used the word "colorful" instead.
*** 賤男染 is such an obscure term that I could not find even one result in any of the dictionaries I use! so I googled it in Japanese hoping to find some sort of meaning to it. apparently there are obscure and not-very-commonly used Japanese names for months of the year, and this is one of them: 賤男染月 (shidzu osome dzuki), which may be the name for the month of May. (Also, see the comments below for more clarification on what this word may mean!)
**** receive as in "I receive a blow". from a gun I guess because this song is about war I'm pretty sure
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
kokoro no sukima kaze wo fusegu sube mo naku tada... itsumo mite minufuri wo shite jibun ga jibun janai no mo itsukara ka naretete
in the gap of my heart there just aren't any methods to protect against the wind
I'm always pretending to not see it
when will I get used to the idea that I am not myself?
君のことを愛しく思うこの感情も
いつか悲しみに満ちていて
僕が求めた世界はなんて残酷なんだ
kimi no koto wo itoshiku omou kono kanjou mo itsuka kanashimi ni michiteite boku ga motometa sekai wa nante zankoku nanda
and these feelings I get when I sweetly think of you
someday they will be full of sadness
how cruel the world that I wished for is!
once upon a time when I was like 13 or something this was the first song in japanese that I ever listened to on a road trip to eastern washington and back. I only remember that the name of the artist looked very intimidating to me at the time: 匿名希望の東京都在住 or tokumei kibou no toukyouto zaijuu (the anonymous hopes of Tokyo residents) which sort of surprises me considering I went on to learn the language only a few months later. oh well. I confuse even myself, you know.
「自分にはムリだよ」と物分りがいい風に気取っては
憧れた強さへと自分を重ねて
それで満足かい？
"jibun ni wa muri da yo" to monowakari ga ii fuu ni kidotte wa akogareta tsuyosa he to jibun wo kasanete sore de manzoku kai?
thinking that it's impossible for you affects your good technique
build yourself up to the strength you wanted
so, is it satisfactory?
誰かに託す夢じゃ不毛だと
思える強さがあるなら
まだ間に合うよ ほら
dareka ni takusu yume ja fumou da to omoeru tsuyosa ga aru nara mada ma ni au yo, hora
if you have the strength to think that
dreams entrusted to someone are no good
you're still just in time, look
mukau wa hate naki mikai no jidai he chi ni ashi wo tsuke, ima, ippo fumidasu yuuki ga aru naraba kitto dareka no segoshi ja nai, jibun dake no ichiro
I'm going to face the era of endless savage land
I'm putting my foot on the ground now, one step
if you have courage that steps forward then surely
you're not just looking over someone else; it's just your own one road*
誰にも委ねずに自分で選ぶってことは難しく
挑みもしないまま逃げているだけで
何が変えられる？
dare ni mo yudanezu ni jibun de erabutte koto wa muzukashiku idomi mo shinai mama nigeteiru dake de nani ga kaerareru?
trying to decide by yourself that you won't trust anyone is difficult
even with the times when you can't fight back and run away
what's changing?
始まりそれは全て望みから
人生 気持ち次第だよ
思うがままのキミへ
hajimari sore wa subete nozomi kara jinsei, kimochi jidai da yo omou ga mama no kimi he
the beginning, that is all from your wishes
I am dependent upon the feelings of life!
to you who I am thinking of**
michi naki, michi he no kitai to fuan wa daremo ga kakaeteru mono sa tsuyosa mo yowasa mo subete ga jibun to mitomete sono saki ni, tsukisusunde yukou
expectations and anxieties without paths or with paths to go to
that's something no one can carry
strength and weakness both, all of it with you
earlier when it recognized me, I'm going to push on
mukau wa hate naki mikai no jidai he chi ni ashi wo tsuke, ima, ippo fumidasu yuuki ga aru naraba kitto dareka no segoshi ja nai akogareteita jibun dake no ichiro
I'm going to face the era of endless savage land
I'm putting my foot on the ground now, one step
if you have courage that steps forward then surely
you're not just looking over someone else
I've been longing for it
my very own one road
translation notes
* "dareka no segoshi ja nai" literally means "it's not over someone's back" which sounds weird, but i believe they mean that in the context of someone trying to peek over someone's back in a crowd or something, someone blocking your way, etc. this was difficult to translate and again this song is probably not 100% accurate. sorry
** へ is a strange japanese particle which indicates direction, and is commonly translated as "to", e.g. "nihon he ikitai" = "i wanna go to japan", or "gakkou he ikou" = let's go to school. it indicates where you're going basically. so "kimi he" literally means "to you" and sort of suggests that the speaker is literally GOING to "you" or whoever it is in this context.
