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Thursday, 9 May 2019

Suga Shikao - TWILIGHT ★ TWILIGHT (english translation)

Not really sure about some of these lines, but I think this has the gist of it, hopefully.



トワイライト★トワイライト / TWILIGHT ★ TWILIGHT

Music and Lyrics: Suga Shikao

Twilight
In the photo, we’re laughing a bit in monochrome
Twilight
I wonder if we stopped on that day?

Hey darling,
The wine of happiness,
It’s always been redder than my blood
It’s not something I’ve been able to drink a lot of*

Twilight
In the photo, we’re laughing a bit in monochrome
Twilight
Tomorrow, let’s graduate from this city

I’ve finished packing and,
My room’s already empty
When the cigarette goes into the empty can,
There’s the sound of its heat fizzling out**

Hey, what kind of colour does love have?
When I try to remember, it hurts a bit
If it’s the time when you were here with me,
It’s the colour of the morning on a day off from work
Is love a beautiful thing?
Deep in my heart, it hurts a bit
It’s just the same as beauty, hard to see and precious***

Traumerei
Your dainty hand took hold of me
Traumerei
A painful, awkward love sprouted to life

Hey, darling
It’s just convenience store coffee, but
For someone like me that’s become used to wet dreams,
It’s like I won't ever wake up****

I remember that sparkling day shamelessly
Even if I don’t have a direction to head towards,
The story is continuing
In this sparkling season,
In this city as well,
And probably inside you as well…
Even this glass that has been emptied,
One day it will be filled again

The headphones you gave me,
I wonder if I should put them on
I already can’t hear out of the right side,
So I’ll pick a new pair*****

Hey, what kind of colour does love have?
When I try to remember, it hurts a bit
If it’s the time when you were here with me,
It’s the colour of the morning on a day off from work
Is love a beautiful thing?
Deep in my heart, it hurts a bit
It’s just the same as beauty, hard to see and precious***

Notes:
*, **, ***, ****, *****I’m not really sure about these lines. They might be wrong.

トワイライト★トワイライト / TOWARAITO ★ TOWARAITO

TOWARAITO
Shashin wa MONOKURO de sukoshi waratte ite
TOWARAITO
Bokura ano hi de tomatta mama ka na

Nee DAARIN koufuku iki no WAIN no iro wa
Boku no chi yori zutto akakute
Totemo nometa mon ja nai

TOWARAITO
Shashin wa MONOKURO de sukoshi waratte ite
TOWAIRAITO
Asu de kono machi sotsugyou suru n da

Nizukuri ga owatta heya wa mou KARAPPO de
Akikan no naka de JUtto TABAKO no kieru oto

Nee ai tte donna iro?
Omoidasu toki sukoshi itai
Kimi to ita jikan de nara
Kyuujitsu no asa no iro desu
Ai tte KIREI na mono?
Mune no oku ga sukoshi itai
Utsukushisa to onaji dake
Minikukute itooshikute

TOROIMERAI
Kimi no kyasha na te ga boku o nigitte
TOROIMERAI
Itakute gikochinai ai ga fukidashita

Nee DAARIN
KONBINI no KOOHII dake ja
Musei nare shita boku wa me ga same yashinai mitai

Kagayaite ita ano hi o nukenuke to omoidasu
Ikisaki na do nakutemo SUTOORII wa tsuzuiteku
Kagayaku kisetsu kono machi ni mo motto kimi ni mo…
Kara ni natta GURASU demo itsuka mata mitasareru

Kimi ga kureta HEDDOFON wa oite ikou ka na
Migi ga mou kikoenai n da
Atarashii no ni suru yo

Nee ai tte donna iro?
Omoidasu toki sukoshi itai
Kimi to ita jikan de nara
Kyuujitsu no asa no iro desu
Ai tte KIREI na mono?
Mune no oku ga sukoshi itai
Utsukushisa to onaji dake
Minikukute itooshikute

Kanji:
http://j-lyric.net/artist/a000655/l044488.html

Wednesday, 8 May 2019

Kobayashi Taro - Hibiki (romaji only)



響 / Hibiki

Music and Lyrics: Kobayashi Taro

Kyou kara boku wa betsujin ni naru REBERU de
Aruki-hajimeru
ARUKI-HAJIMERU
Hibi o hajimeru YEAH

Youkai mitai na negao de
Asa o mukaeta kimi o tsurete
Aruki-hajimeru aruki-hajimete iku

Hibike ima
Hibiware ni hibiite ike
Iya ni nattemo kanjouron wa ronpa
Joushiki no mukou e
Hibike yo utae yo
Kizu o kakusuna yo
Daremo kimi o shibare yashinai daro

Yotta ikioi de kokuhaku shita
Donna hazukashii koto mo
Iya na koto mo natsukashii koto mo

“Ijiken na” hibi
Ware ni hibiite ita
Iya ni nattara
Angouka shite futari no aikotoba tsukatte
Nigeyou ze ii daro
Sugata o kakushite
Daremo shiranai basho de
Fuzake atte iyou

Issun saki wa yami
Kimi no kami yuraide nami
Issun saki wa yami
Boku no kami yuraide kimi

Hibike ima
Hibiware ni hibiite ike
Iya ni nattemo kanjouron wa ronpa
Joushiki no mukou e
Hibike yo utae yo
Kizu o kakusuna yo
Daremo kimi o shibare yashinai

“Ijiken na” hibi
Ware ni hibiite ita
Kimi no kotoba ga
Angouka shita futari no aikotoba ni natta
Ikiyou ze ii daro
Waraou ze ii daro
Daremo shiranai basho de
Fuzake atte iyou

Kanji:
https://petitlyrics.com/lyrics/2744489

Monday, 22 April 2019

Creature Creature - Gone By Rain (romaji only)



Gone By Rain

Kokoro ga subete to
Anata wa sou itte
Kuchibiru kawaki-hate
Shinda anata wa
Ima doko ni

Furishikiru ame ni
Hashiraseru kokoro
Niku wa kanashi

Konya wa
Yoru o koete
GONE BY RAIN
Aa ame ni dakarete
Nandomo koi ni ochiru
GONE BY RAIN
Aa sarawarete yuku
Konya wa

Sekai no owari wa
Yume o miru tamashii
Kakiageru nagai kami
Shinde yume kara sameru toki*
Sarawareru ame ni
Maboroshi o yurusu dake nara munashi
BAKKU MIRAA ni
Kasumi yuku kage ga
Waratte kieru

Konya wa
Subete moete
GONE BY RAIN
Aa inazuma wa mou
Nandomo yami ni kieru
GONE BY RAIN
Aa atokata mo naku
Kirei ni

Anata ni oborete ikiutsushi
Yami no inochi wa kyomu mo nashi
Kakuu no kuni ni shinde yuku
Yoake to tomo ni kage mo chiru
Hana ga saku you ni hito mo shinu
Tada sore dake no moeru yume
Itsumademo dokomademo
Koko de futari

Konya wa
Yoru o koete
GONE BY RAIN
Aa ame ni dakarete
Nandomo koi ni ochiru
GONE BY RAIN
Aa inazuma wa mou

Konya wa subete moete
GONE BY RAIN
Aa sarawareru
Oo GONE BY RAIN
Oo GONE BY RAIN

Note:
*the kanji says "mezameru", but I just heard "sameru"

Kanji:
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/creature-creature-gone-rain-lyrics.html

Saturday, 13 April 2019

Asty - Ringoame (english translation)



林檎飴 / Candied Apple

Lyrics: Takeru
Music: Yuuki

I’m getting dizzy, I'm so crazy about you!

Sorry, I made you wait!
What’s that, you’re even wearing just the right yukata!*
And it seems like you decided to put your hair up the perfect way too!

Me too – look, look, I’m wearing that yukata you wanted to see!
I wonder if I’ve tied the obi I can’t seem to get the hang of wearing neatly?

When the two of us draw closer to each other, is it you that’s making me feel hot?
I ask for a fan**
I like you! I like you! I like you! I love you!

When we join hands, I feel like I’m floating
My heart’s pounding, what should I do?
When I look at you, I get nervous
Am I making your heart race too?

When I look up at the night sky, it’s like it’s whirling around
Of course, it might also be because of your dazzling smile
I gaze at you, and it’s like I’m spinning round and round***
A candied apple that’s going to melt during the night

Hey, hey, can you hear it?
The sound of my pulse
I’m so unsteady on my feet, it’s like I’ve forgotten where I am
Rising up faster than the fireworks shooting into the air,
My feelings for you are ready to explode

Counting all those frustratingly slow days on my fingers,
I feel like if I tell you, it’ll all fall to pieces

But I want to tell you, I’ve gotta tell you! I want to say it to you!
I’m right on the edge of my capacity
I like you! I like you! I like you! I love you!
Ah, that’s it, I want you right now!

When we join hands, I feel like I’m floating
My heart’s pounding, what should I do?
When I look at you, I get nervous
Am I making your heart race too?

When I look up at the night sky, it’s like it’s whirling around
Of course, it might also be because of your dazzling smile
I gaze at you, and it’s like I’m spinning round and round
A sweet love that’s going to melt during the night

I’m getting dizzy, I'm so crazy about you!

Notes:
*I’m not sure about the “tte are”
**Not sure about the specific verb here
***Not sure what “kyurukyuru” means – I think I saw someone compare it to the kind of turning sound of someone rewinding a videotape on Japanese Yahoo Answers, but I don’t know if that’s correct

林檎飴 / Ringoame

Kimi ni kurakura muchuu!

Gomen ne, o-matase!
tte are? Chanto yukata kiteru!
Kami mo agete bacchiri kimeta n da ne!

Atashi mo horahora kimi ga mitagatteta yukata da yo!
Narenai obi kirei ni musubeta ka na?

Chikazuku futari no kyori, atsui no wa kimi no sei?
Uchiwa aoida
Suki! Suki! Suki! Daisuki da yo!

Te o tsunaide fuwafuwari
Dokidoki dou shiyou ka na
Kimi o mitsume haraharari
Kimi mo dokidoki shite kureteru?

Yozora miage kurukururi
Egao yappa mabushii ka mo
Kimi o mitsume kyurukyururi
Yoru ni toketeku ringoame

Nee nee kikoeteru?
Watashi no kodou
Koko doko? gurai fuwafuwa na no
Uchiage hanabi yori mo kyuujoushou
Kimi e no omoi bakuhatsu shisou…

Yubiori kazoeta modokashii hibi…
Omoi o tsutaetara kowaresou de

Demo iitai, iwanakya! Kimi ni tsutaetai yo!
Kyapa girigiri!!
Suki! Suki! Suki! Daisuki da yo!
Aa mou hayaku kimi ga hoshii!

Te o tsunaide fuwafuwari
Dokidoki dou shiyou ka na
Kimi o mitsume haraharari
Kimi mo dokidoki shite kureteru?

Yozora miage kurukururi
Egao yappa mabushii ka mo
Kimi o mitsume kyurukyururi
Yoru ni toketeku amai koigokoro

Kimi ni kurakura muchuu!

Kanji:
Done from the lyric video

Tuesday, 9 April 2019

MO'SOME TONEBENDER - Ashioto to Short Hope (english translation)

Going back to finish some older tracks I did romaji for ages ago but didn't understand well enough to translate at the time. Weird to think I started working on this in 2012.

I'm fairly sure I'm still reading at least a few of these lines wrong, but I tried.



足跡とショートホープ / Footprints and Short Hope*

Lyrics: Kazuhiro Momo
Music: Isamu Fujita

I threw myself down on the lawn,
And I was watching the cars go back and forth
The night sky,
In an extraordinarily deep place, it was shaking**

I went down a steep embankment,
And I started to walk along the railroad tracks
Caught in a broken chain-link fence, my heart got left behind
In a dry river, there was an upside-down, rusted bicycle
Restrained by the insurmountable force of gravity

Since I barely noticed my worn down heel,***
I headed out onto the straight national highway
Home is still far away

From inside my ringing ears,****
I’m chasing after the days*****
Words are fading away
I shut down my heart and keep walking
The dust the light is shining down on,
It's dancing in the air
From the west, one by one,
I count the stars that are going to disappear

Just a little more
Morning is coming
While humming a tune,
Holding a cigarette in my mouth, I’ll walk on
I light a broken match

Notes:
*Short Hope is a cigarette brand
**, ***, ****, ***** I’m really not sure about these lines – they’re probably at least a little wrong

足跡とショートホープ/ Ashioto to Short Hope

Shibafu ni nekoronde
Ikikau kuruma o miteta
Yozora wa tohoumonaku fukai toko de yureteru

Kyuu na dote o kudatte
Senro-zoi ni aruki-hajimeta
Yabureta kanaami ni hikkakatta KOKORO ga nokoru
Mizu no nai kawa ni wa sakasa ni sabita jitensha
Sakaraenai juuryoku ni hikitomerarete

Surihetta kakato o
Sukoshi ki ni shina kara
Massugu na kokudou
Ie wa mada tooi*

Miminari no oku kara
Tsukihi ga oikakete kuru
Kotoba wa iroaseteku
Mune ni shimai aruki-tsuzukeru
RAITO ni terasareta
HOKORI ga chuu de odotte iru
Nishi kara hitotsu-zutsu
Kiete-yuku hoshi no kazu kazoeta

Ato sukoshi de
Asa ga kuru yo
Hanauta demo utai-nagara
Kuwae tabako de aruite-yukou
Oreta MACCHI ni hi o tsukete

Notes:
*The kanji says “chigai,” but Momo says “tooi” in the song

Kanji:
http://j-lyric.net/artist/a01331e/l00ed04.html

Saturday, 30 March 2019

ZIGZO - Shoudou (english translation)

Finally made an attempt at translating this. It's probably not 100% accurate, but I think the gist of it is there.



衝動 / Impulse

Music and Lyrics: Tetsu Takano

My fingertips that still haven’t gotten stained yet,
They wanted everything and anything
My toes that feel cramped and rigid,
Can’t go anywhere

A cheap guitar
Borrowed words
The you I love, and the me I hate
That’s all I can remember

The impulse, piercing through*
A faraway figure from a dream
Take me with you

Still thirsting for more, my fingertips were only longing for one thing
A bored-looking companion
Why don’t we go somewhere?

Together, let’s go smash something into tiny pieces
The big sky in that little town,
It’s still all I can remember

It’s as if the wind from that time is blowing again
It’s calling again
And there’s a faint scent of rain in the air

It’s as if the wind from that time is blowing again
It’s calling again
It’s come back to life

The impulse, piercing through*
A faraway figure from a dream
Take me with you.

Notes:
*I’m not sure how to word this, tbh

衝動 / Shoudou

Mada yogoretenai yubisaki ga
Nanimokamo hoshigatteta
Kyuukutsu-sou na tsumasaki ga
Doko e mo ikenai to

Yasumono no GITAA karimono no kotoba
Daisuki na kimi to daikirai na jibun
Oboete iru no wa tada sore dake

Shoudou tsukinukeru hou e
Harukakanata yume no sugata ore o tsureteitte kure

Tada kawaite iru yubisaki ga
Tatta hitotsu hoshigatteta
Taikutsu-sou na tomodachi yo
Dokoka e ikanai ka

Issho ni nanika konagona ni kowasou
Chiisa na machi no ooki na sora o
Oboete iru no wa mada kore dake

Choudo ano toki no kaze ga
Mata fuiteru
Mata yonderu
Kasuka ni ame no nioi

Choudo ano toki no kaze ga
Mata fuiteru
Mata yonderu
Yomigaeru

Shoudou tsukinukeru hou e
Harukakanata yume no sugata
Ore o tsureteitte kure.

Kanji:
http://j-lyric.net/artist/a056da1/l02d9a3.html

Sunday, 17 March 2019

Plot Scraps - Cover Story (romaji only)



Cover Story

Music and Lyrics: Suyama Ryota

Tsumetai kuuki o suikomu
Boku wa dareka ni tsutaenai to ikenai
Ki ga tsuitara
Zetsubou no awa kazoete shimai-sou ni naru ne

Itsumo hitori de
Kikai na tsukuribanashi o kangaete wa
Namae tsuketa
Kimi ni mitsukete hoshikatta n da

Sekai wa doushiyou mo nai hodo
Kirei na mono bakari afurekaeru
Sono bun dake
Yogorechimatta mono wa umoreru

Hyousou ni nai kara
Subarashiku nai n datte
Dareka ga itteta
Sore ni geigou suru no nande?

Kare no kokyuu de wa
Kimi wa hai o mitasenai yo
Sou deshou

Tsumetai kuuki o suikomu
Boku wa dareka ni tsutaenai to ikenai
Ki ga tsuitara
Zetsubou no awa kazoete shimai-sou ni naru ne

Ondo ni fureru
Sore wa nani yori tashika na jouhou
Ki ga tsuite yo
Geijutsu sanka de owarasenai yo mou

Kuuki o suikomu
Boku wa kimi ni mitomete hoshikatta yo
Ki ga tsuitara
Iiwake nante tsukanai toko made kita

Minna chigatte iru kangae
Sore no nani ga subarashii no darou
Okage de juu-roku nenkan zutto osorete iru yo

Tsumetai kuuki o suikomu
Boku wa dareka ni tsutaenai to ikenai
Ki ga tsuitara
Zetsubou no awa kazoete shimai-sou ni naru ne

Rinri ni somuitemo
Boku wa dareka o aisanai to ikenai
Donna ni anata ga machigatte iyou to mo

Tsumetai kuuki o suikomu
Boku wa dareka ni tsutaenai to ikenai
Ki ga tsuitara
Zetsubou no awa kazoete shimai-sou ni naru ne

Kanji:
https://utaten.com/lyric/Plot+Scraps/Cover+Story/