blog translation: Suganami Eijun - Sept. 5, 2012

I only did the first half of this because I don't understand enough of the rest. Reading this made me feel a lot better about not getting what was going on in Symphonia, though. :)

Sept. 5, 2012 - “I have to express that I don’t know what I want to say”

The lyrics to “Symphonia” off Liv Squall are like a combination of scattered bits of about four songs’ lyrics. I decided to gather up phrases and try to form them into one set of lyrics.

That’s why it passes through space and time and goes in and out of phrases from different times in my life. For example, the phrase “An etude for my dying moment” came to me while I was watching the movie “Okuribito” in a theatre, while “the existence of a prodigious love that will overcome disaster” was inspired by a moment when I saw my friend’s child smiling.

Well, if you’re able to enjoy it, I’m happy.

Now then, today I’m talking about “things I want to say” and “words”. There was an interesting story in Tatsuru Uchida’s book “Konna Nihon de Yokatta ne”. ...

Original entry:
http://thebackhorn.com/memberblog/suganami/461

THE BACK HORN - Tabibito (romaji only)

旅人 / Tabibito

Lyrics: Suganami Eijun
Music: THE BACK HORN

Tabibito wa kouya o yuku
Tsukareta karada hikizutte
Taiyou ni te o nobashiteru
Hitomi wa hidoku sukitootte
Doko o sagashi-tatte kitto kirei na mizu nanka nai no ni
Sonna koto wa hajime kara wakatte ita hazu na no ni

Tabibito wa kouya o yuku
Modorenai tabiji o yuku
Moetsukite-yuku wakusei ni chippoke na kage o nobashite
Sagashimono nante hontou wa mou dou datte ii n daro?
Aruki-tsuzukete-yuku tame ni aruki-tsuzukete-yuku n daro?

Namae mo wasureru hodo sekai wa tsuzuite-yuku
Tohou ni kureru you na musuu no hoshi no shita de

Zettaizetsumei no mainichi o tsukinuke ginga ni todoke
Hate-naki daichi o keriagete inochi yo ten made todoke

Tabibito wa kouya o yuku
Tsukareta karada yokotaete
Gekkou ni te o nobashiteru
Hitomi wa hidoku sukitootte
Doko o sagashi-tatte kitto kirei na mizu nanka nai no ni
Sonna koto wa hajime kara wakatte ita hazu na no ni

Yume miru kazemachibito
Te o furu maboroshi hito
Anata no omokage sae kasurete kieteku kedo

Shoutaifumei no zetsubou ni kokoro ga korosarenu you ni
Nakigao no mama de warattara tabiji wa hanabira keshiki

Zettaizetsumei no mainichi o tsukinuke ginga ni todoke
Hate-naki daichi o keriagete inochi yo ten made todoke

Tabibito yo
Soshite ima eien no kouya o yuke

Kanji:
http://j-lyric.net/artist/a0006e4/l013b98.html

THE BACK HORN - Sekai o Ute (romaji only)

Eijun has an interesting vocabulary.

世界を撃て / Sekai o Ute

Lyrics: Suganami Eijun
Music: THE BACK HORN

Toppuu ga fuite kattou ga kudakechitta

Zattou o nukete senjou e maimodotta

Sorezore no hibi ga tatakau imi da

Nigedasu hodo yowaku nai sa            kobushi o nigiru

shunkanfuusoku wa taifuu o koete itta

joushoukiryuu ni nokkatte maiagatta

dokomademo tobe yo             omou ga mama ni

jiyuu o ubaitore           tomo ni yoake o mezasu

kodoku o abaku hikari            sono saizensen o yuke

mitsumeru manazashi wa massugu ni             sekai o ute

okubyoumono ga ore no koto o yonda

yami no naka de kubinekko o tsukanda

ketobashite odore sono bourei o

shiraketa sharekoube   kaze ni fukare kieteku

inochi o kakete mitai               shinjiru-beki omoi ni

kure-yuku daidai no gyakkou o kirisaiteku

okubyoumono wa kako o daite shinda (shinda)

kakugo kimete umare kaware konya (konya)

ikite-yuku koto o akirameru nara

keibetsu shite okure dou ka ai-suru hito yo

kodoku o abaku hikari            sono saizensen o yuke

mitsumeru manazashi wa massugu ni             sekai o ute

kokoro ga seikai darou            itsuka waraeru darou

hatenaki akusenkutou no michi           tsuzuite-yuku

kao o agete      sekai o ute

Kanji:
http://j-lyric.net/artist/a0006e4/l00eade.html

THE BACK HORN - Symphonia (romaji only)

シンフォニア / Symphonia 

Lyrics: Eijun Suganami           

Music: THE BACK HORN

Boku ga shi-ni-yuku toki no tame no ECHUUDO ga

Ryuuseigun no you ni furi-sosogu

Souzoujou no mirai ni zenkankaku de TACCHI suru SUKURIIN ni

Soumatou no you ni hikaru hoshi

Karappo no sekai de kata-ppo no seikai daite

Asu o sagashite

Tsukisasu kanjou o someru gunjou o

Yoake no kuni bokura warai-atte

Togiretogire no SOS ga afuresou de hikari ni me o hosometa

Hajimari ga bokura o matteru

Zetsubouteki na joukyou mousou wa seigyo funou

KURESSHENDO na konton no naka de

Tensai ni sae masaru tensaiteki na ai no sonzai

Kimi no koe de iki o fukikaesu

Kudakechiru sekai de abakareta SUKAI ga ochite

Asu o sagashite

Houbutsusen egaite saikoubi kara ai o

Ari no mama ka dou ka wa touwanakute ii

FIIDOBAKKU RUUPU suru eizou isshou MON no omoide o

Ryuusei ga konya HAATO o tsuranuite

MERODII ga hougaku o shimeshiteru

Nanimo kawaranai kedo arai-tate no SHIITSU ga

Yoru o koe-sasete-yuku koto mo aru darou

Kaeru basho nara koko ni aru kara doko e demo tondeke yo

Tsukisasu kanjou o someru gunjou o

Yoake no kuni bokura warai-atte

Togiretogire no SOS ga afuresou de hikari ni me o hosometa

Takusan no omoi o kizutsukete kanashimasetemo

Koko ni itai yurusarenaku tatte

Arifureta yorokobi mo            hohoemi mo    itoshisa mo

Setsunakute yurete ita hikari no naka de ima

Hajimari ga bokura o matteru

Kanji:

http://j-lyric.net/artist/a0006e4/l028ef7.html