February 27, 2014

きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ【ゆめのはじまりんりん】 English translation lyrics (+ romaji)

i connect with this song on so many levels





今まで色んなほんといい思い出たち
トランクに押し込み忘れはしないよ
これから未来は自分次第なのでしょ
わくわくの切符を買いに行くよ

ima made ironna honto ii omoidetachi
toranku ni oshikomi wasure wa shinai yo
kore kara mirai wa jibun jidai nano desho
waku waku no kippu wo kai ni yuku yo

Up until now, I've had various good memories
I won't forget to close them up in my trunk
From here on, my future is dependent upon myself
I'm going now to buy a ticket of excitement



グッバイティーチャー
マイフレンズ
旅立ちの際のどきどき
すっぱいキャンディーのリップス
知らない都会にご期待
グッバイティーチャー
マイフレンズ
ありがとう勇気ください
僕だけの部屋からゆめがはじまりんりん

goodbye teacher
my friends
tabidachi no sai no dokidoki
suppai kyandii no rippusu
shiranai tokai ni gokitai
goodbye teacher
my friends
arigatou yuuki kudasai
boku dake no heya kara yume ga hajimarinrin

Goodbye, teacher
My friends
When I depart, my heart will be pounding*
Sour candy lips
I have hopes for an unknown city
Goodbye, teacher
My friends
Thank you, please have courage
From the room that is only mine, my dreams are beginning to ring, ring**



これまで毎日歩いたこの道
しばらく見られないさみしく思うよ
明日に期待と不安を感じて
さよなら必ず叶えたいから

kore made mainichi aruita kono michi
shibaraku mirarenai samishiku omou yo
ashita ni kitai to fuan wo kanjite
sayonara kanarazu kanaetai kara

So far, this road that I've walked on every day
I think I won't be able to see loneliness for a while
I feel the hopes and anxiety for tomorrow
Farewell, because I want to fulfill them by all means***



グッバイティーチャー
マイフレンズ
旅立ちの際のどきどき
すっぱいキャンディーのリップス
知らない都会にご期待
グッバイティーチャー
マイフレンズ
ありがとう勇気ください
僕だけの部屋からゆめがはじまりんりん

goodbye teacher
my friends
tabidachi no sai no dokidoki
suppai kyandii no rippusu
shiranai tokai ni go kitai
goodbye teacher
my friends
arigatou yuuki kudasai
boku dake no heya kara yume ga hajimarinrin

Goodbye, teacher
My friends
When I depart, my heart will be pounding
Sour candy lips
I have hopes for an unknown city
Goodbye, teacher
My friends
Thank you, please have courage
From the room that is only mine, my dreams are beginning to ring, ring






translation notes:

* "doki doki" literally is the sound of a heart beating. it means she's excited or nervous.

** I'm pretty sure this is a pun. the noun "hajimari" (beginning) comes from the verb "hajimaru" which means to begin, and "rinrin" is the ringing of a bell (rin by itself means bell, actually!) it sounds somewhat similar to English, doesn't it?

*** she does not specify what she wants to "fulfill" or "grant", but in this context I'm pretty sure she is talking about her hopes and dreams

February 17, 2014

「ありのままで」"Let It Go" Japanese dub English translation (+ romaji)

yo raise your hand if you can still stand listening to anything from Frozen! ...guys?? you're not... you're not raising your hands? just me? okay


降り始めた雪は 足跡消して
真っ白な世界に一人の私
風が心にささやくの
このままじゃだめなんだと

furihajimeta yuki wa ashiato keshite
masshiro na sekai ni hitori no watashi
kaze ga kokoro ni sasayaku no
kono mama ja, dame nanda to

The snow that began to fall erases (my) footprints
I am all alone in a pure-white world
The wind whispers to my heart
I can't be like this anymore


戸惑い傷つき
誰にも打ち明けずに
悩んでたそれももう
やめよう

tomadoi, kizutsuki
dare ni mo uchiakezu ni
nayandeta sore mo mou
yameyou

I've lost my bearings, I'm hurt
I shouldn't open my heart to anyone
I was so troubled, but that, too
I shall stop!



ありのままの 姿見せるのよ
ありのままの 自分になるの
何も恐くない
風よ吹け
少しも寒くないわ

ari no mama no sugata miseru no yo
ari no mama no jibun ni naru no
nani mo kowakunai
kaze yo fuke
sukoshi mo samukunai wa

I will show you who I truly look like*
I will become who I truly am
I am afraid of nothing!
Blow, wind!
It's not even a little bit cold



悩んでたことが嘘みたいね
だってもう自由よ
何でも出来る

nayandeta koto ga uso mitai ne
datte mou jiyuu yo
nandemo dekiru

The things I worried about seem like lies, don't they?
But anyways, I'm free now
I can do anything!


どこまでやれるか
自分を試したいの
そうよ変わるのよ 私

doko made yareru ka
jibun wo tameshitai no
sou yo kawaru no yo watashi

Until where can I do all this?
I want to test myself
That's right, I'm changing



ありのままで 空へ風に乗って
ありのままで 飛び出してみるよ
二度と涙は 流さないわ

ari no mama de sora he kaze ni notte
ari no mama de tobidashite miru yo
nido to namida wa nagasanai wa

Truly, as it is, I will ride the wind in the sky
Truly, as it is, I will try to fly away
I will not shed any tears a second time



冷たく大地を包み込み
高く舞い上がる思い出描いて
花咲く氷の結晶のように
輝いていたい
もう決めたの

tsumetaku taichi wo tsutsumikomi
tataku maiagaru omoide kaite
hanasaku koori no keshou no you ni
kagayaiteitai
mou kimeta no

I wrap up the freezing cold earth
and draw the memories that are soaring tall
and like the crystallization of a blooming icicle,
I want to shine bright!
I have already decided!



これでいいの
自分を好きになって
これでいいの
自分を信じて

kore de ii no
jibun wo suki ni natte
kore de ii no
jibun wo shinjite

This is fine**
I will love myself***
This is fine
Believe in yourself!


光浴びながら
歩き出そう
少しも寒くないわ

hikari abinagara
aruki dasou
sukoshi mo samukunai wa

As I'm being bathed in light,
I shall walk!
It's not even a little bit cold







translation notes:

* the title of the song "ari no mama", is a phrase I am not familiar with! but apparently it loosely translates to "the truth is" "as it is" or "frankly/to be truthful", so i tried to translate it to the best of my ability in English.

** or more literally "(I'm) good with this", "I'm fine with this", "this is good/sufficient" etc etc

*** "jibun wo suki ni natte" and "jibun wo shinjite" literally mean "love yourself" and "believe in yourself", but in this context Elsa is kind of trying to tell herself that, so I translated it to make a little more sense context-wise.

January 30, 2014

HSP ワンダーガール English translation + romaji lyrics

this is really catchy. yeah...


重なった景色を見つめていた midnight
高まった鼓動を聞いて?
少し濡れた唇は誰のものでもないの
鳥籠に閉じこめられた愛を解き放って

kasanatta keshiki wo mitsumeteita midnight
takamatta kodou wo kiite?
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"

January 19, 2014

Ashitaka and San (Vocal) English translation

the beautiful theme song for the cute couple from the movie Princess Mononoke.

I found that someone had written down the lyrics here (although it appears they wrote them from trying to listen to the song, so they may be inaccurate, in which case, i am sorry if this translation is inaccurate as well)



はるか彼方に ねむる人よ
瞳とじればひろがる
あの日のやさしい声
永遠の光が 土にかえるように
大地の ゆるしが とどくまで

haruka kanata ni nemuru hito yo
hitomi tojireba hirogaru
ano hi no yasashii koe
eien no hikari ga tsuchi ni kaeru you ni
daichi no yurushi ga todoku made

Far away, on the other side, is a sleeping person
If you close your eyes, it spreads out
The gentle voice of that day
It seems like eternal light is returning to the earth
Until it reaches the forgiveness of the earth


しんじて ともに生きること
そして 生まれるつよさ
みあげて 遠くをはなれても
心をひとつにむすぶ 愛 希望のそら

shinjite, tomo ni ikiru koto
soshite umareru tsuyosa
miagete, tooku wo hanaretemo
kokoro wo hitotsu ni musubu ai, kibou no sora

Believe in living together
And in the strength that is born
Look up, even if you go far away
A love that binds (two) hearts into one, a sky of hope

December 23, 2013

クリスマス・イヴ山下達郎 "Christmas Eve" English translation + romaji

I happened to come across this song only just recently and I looked everywhere for the English translation but couldn't find any (I only found the "English version", which isn't the literal translation of the original Japanese lyrics). so I decided to translate them myself.

Merry Christmas! メリークリスマス



雨は夜更け過ぎに 雪へと変わるだろう
Silent night, Holy night
きっと君は来ない ひとりきりのクリスマスイブ
Silent night, Holy night

ame wa yofuke sugi ni, yuki he to kawaru darou
silent night, holy night
kitto kimi wa konai, hitori kiri no kurisumasu ibu
silent night, holy night

it’s so late at night, the rain will change to snow, right?
Silent night, Holy night
you probably won’t come, I’m all alone on Christmas Eve
Silent night, Holy night


心深く 秘めた想い 叶えられそうもない
kokoro fukaku himeta omoi, kanaeraresou mo nai
My heart is intense with hidden emotions, it seems like they won’t be granted


必ず今夜なら 言えそうな気がした
Silent night, Holy night

kanarazu konya nara iesou na ki ga shita
silent night, holy night

if for certain it would be tonight, I got the feeling I should say it
Silent night, Holy night


まだ消え残る 君への想い 夜へと降り続く
mada kienokoru, kimi he no omoi, yoru he to furitsudzuku
They still remain, my feelings for you, they continue to fall throughout the night


街角にはクリスマスツリー 銀色のきらめき
Silent night, Holy night

machikado ni wa kurisumasu tsurii, giniro no kirameki
silent night, holy night

a Christmas tree on the street corner, sparkling silver
Silent night, Holy night


雨は夜更け過ぎに 雪へと変わるだろう
Silent night, Holy night
きっと君は来ない ひとりきりのクリスマスイブ
Silent night, Holy night

ame wa yofuke sugi ni, yuki he to kawaru darou
silent night, holy night
kitto kimi wa konai, hitori kiri no kurisumasu ibu
silent night, holy night

it’s so late at night, the rain will change to snow, right?
Silent night, Holy night
you probably won’t come, I’m all alone on Christmas Eve
Silent night, Holy night

December 7, 2013

Continuation of Us 僕らのつづき English translation (+ romaji)

ohhhh man I've been wanting to translate this song for such a long time because I bought it almost a whole year ago and I could understand so much of what they were saying in the song

so I hope you enjoy the song as much as I enjoyed being able to understand all of it, it's a SUPER pretty song (also, you can buy it on iTunes. go. buy it now).



涙はまだ 果てを 知らないで
癒えない傷もあるでしょう
忘れないで 夢を 幸せを
追いかけて欲しいから

namida wa mada hate wo shiranaide
ienai kizu mo aru deshou
wasurenaide yume wo shiawase wo
oikakete hoshii kara

I still don't know when my tears will stop
and the unhealable wounds are still there, aren't they?
please don't forget dreams or happiness
because I want to pursue them!


君が笑うときは 僕も笑う
君が泣けば 僕も泣く
忘れないで いつも 君のこと
そばで見てるから

kimi ga warau toki wa boku mo warau
kimi ga nakeba boku mo naku
wasurenaide itsumo kimi no koto
soba de miteru kara

whenever you laugh, I laugh too
and if you cry, I cry too
I will never forget you
because I see you here by my side


会いたいけれど
会えない 今は

aitai keredo
aenai ima wa

I miss you*, but
I can't meet you right now


僕らのつづきを
生き抜いて 生き抜いて
眠れない夜は
思い出して 僕の笑顔を

bokura no tsudzuki wo
ikinuite ikinuite
nemurenai yoru wa
omoidashite boku no egao wo

the continuation of us
it survives, it survives
on sleepless nights
remember my smiling face


抱き寄せたくて
僕も さみしい

dakiyosetakute
boku mo samishii

I wish to embrace you
I am also lonely


それでも明日を
生き抜いて 生き抜いて
眠れない夜は
思い出して 君の笑顔を

sore demo ashita wo
ikinuite ikinuite
nemurenai yoru wa
omoidashite kimi no egao wo

but even so, tomorrow
it survives, it survives
on sleepless nights
remember your smiling face


涙はもう 果てを 知るように
やがて傷も癒えてゆく
忘れないで 僕の あの言葉
素敵な君だから

namida wa mou hate wo shiru you ni
yagate kizu mo iete yuku
wasurenaide boku no ano kotoba
suteki na kimi dakara

it seems I know when my tears will end
before long, my wounds will start to heal, too
please don't forget these words of mine
because you are so beautiful


君へ ありがとう
kimi he arigatou

to you, thank you






* translation note: "aitai" lit. means "I want to see you" or "I want to meet (with) you" but sometimes is translated to "I miss you"

November 11, 2013

Floating With 初音ミク English lyrics

I did this translation a couple months ago but as far as I know there aren't any translations of this song out there? so I guess I'll post it here.

この訳書はよくではありませんのなら、教えてください



流れる飛行機雲の軌跡は
キミを見つめる私に似てる
愛しさ切なさ抱えて続く
ひとすじの迷宮
(Ah...)
 
The marvel of a streaming plane vapor* trail
It looks like me staring at you
I continue to hold its loveliness and sadness
A resolute labyrinth
Ah...


始まりそれはふとした瞬間
キミの瞳 凄く輝いたから
大気をつらぬく光のように
私のこれからを導いた
 
It began in an unexpected moment
because your eyes sparkled so brilliantly
Like light that penetrates the atmosphere
my future was drawn**



キミしか見えない
どうしてもそう
抑えて! でもダメ...
ナイショの想いが
舞い上がる
 
Only you are seen
It’s gotta be true
Grab me! but no...
these secret thoughts
are soaring
 

追いかけてゆく
今 キミの世界は何色に輝くのかを 知りたいの
言葉じゃなくて 大切な何かを
探してる途中だけれど
...嘘じゃない!
 
I will run after you
I wanna know what kind of color your world is shining right now
I’m looking for something important along the way
but they aren’t words
...I’m not lying!

 
誰かじゃなくて
大切なキミへと
伝えたい気持ちの全て!
この空のように終わりの見えない毎日へ
踏み出せる勇気をここに ...誓えたらな
 
It can’t be anyone else
I’ll go to you, who’s important to me***
with all of the feelings that I want to tell you!
Like the sky, I’ll head to the days that cannot see any ending
If I swear on my advancing courage, right here





translation notes:

* hikoukigumo = literally "airplane clouds", AKA airplane vapor, like the clouds you see trailed in the sky from airplanes.

** "watashi no kore kara wo michibiita" = literally "my from-here was drawn", "kore kara" meaning "from here" as in "from this point on, what happens next, etc"

*** here the lyrics are "taisetsu na kimi he to" which literally means "to (go to) the precious you" or "the important you" but it sounds more awkward in English compared to Japanese, but she's basically calling them important and saying "I'll go to you"

February 20, 2013

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