Kurenai (Crimson) -- Amano Tsukiko

Each time that I knew I was in the right
Is now my phantom in the night
Us humans must all face our plight
What we don't save will come to reap our sin
Give me the blade and I'll begin
Cutting the endless loss within

Though dizzy, I began to walk
Chasing your scent among the rocks
Though shaken and confused, you laughed at me as we talked
You take a step and disappear
Through the border of night and fear
A sacrifice that I held so dear

Crimson, crimson again
For eternity
Staining my vision while you and I are torn apart
The cords are now ripped and thrown away
Every day's the same
For eternity
You'll swim through clouds so white, but will you ever stop your flight
For my torn wings to gain their light?
We'll take to the sky
We'll fly

How many more eyes will open once more
To see the sun beyond the door
That shows you once, then nevermore?
How many more wounds must I suffer still?
If love's a game that kindness kills,
I'll keep dragging myself uphill.

I wanted to catch up to you
Catch the person that I once knew
And with you by my side, I wanted to start anew
But you just run away from me
Through doors locked with nary a key
But I'll follow you even to the sea

And everything's in flames
And the ashes stain
The sins with red and those wounds that still remain on you
I've always wanted to take them away
Every day's the same
For eternity
I'll keep swimming on so I can see your wings again
So I can finally give my hand
And we'll search for land, we'll stand

I will keep living on for you
With wings that I have barely grew
A butterfly that still cannot fly

Crimson, crimson again
For eternity
Staining my vision while you and I are torn apart
The cords are now ripped and thrown away
And everything's in flames
And the ashes stain
The sins with red and those wounds that still remain on you
I've always wanted to take them away
Every day's the same
For eternity
You'll swim through clouds so white, but will you ever stop your flight
For my torn wings to gain their light?
We'll take to the sky
We'll fly

Skyclad Observer

(Just got Steins;Gate visual novel! \o/ woop woop)

Is the past flying away from us? Is the future what I see ahead?
I know the observer among us will help us all reach the end

Whoever created the universe around you wanted everything to be absolute; if you start, you have to carry through
And that all suddenly blurs into obscurity; the universe screams and cries out for me
And now as a savior in front of the gate, the "end"'s no different from the start

Open your eyes
"Zero" being the past; "one" being the future; if you stop "now", then you could lose her
You can't go against theories and laws; it's just logic
Open your eyes
Meeting in front of me, immeasurable lines; making a choice towards torment
We don't even have proof that we still exist anymore; the look you're giving me in those steady eyes
"End it and rewind time"

The two hands of the clock spinning 'round as if to say "the timer's still on"
It's all up to the observer now; show the loopholes of the laws

Whoever decided that us humans should prevail made it so our knowledge could be frail; my wings are now melting in the gale
And that all is started without a second thought, a miracle that is all for naught
And now at the padlock in front of the gate, the "end"'s no different from the start

Open your eyes
Now at the speed of light, I start reaching for you; just follow the pulse of emotions
Leaping into what I do not know; it's just logic
Open your eyes
The universe still has many tricks up its sleeve; not everything must have a reason
And so we call every line in front of us endless, taking the power stretching out before us
"Restore what's been lost to time"

"Zero" being the past; "one" being the future
All right before my eyes, immeasurable lines

"Zero" being the past; "one" being the future; if you stop "now", then you could lose her
You can't go against theories and laws; it's just logic
Open your eyes
All right before my eyes, immeasurable lines; making a choice towards torment
We don't even have proof that we still exist anymore; the look you're giving me in those steady eyes
"End it and rewind time"

World's End Dancehall -- Miku Hatsune and Luka Megurine

(It had to happen at some point.)

On the line mixed with the truth and satire
Looking at the stairs beyond the gate
There is nothing good that I can see
Hey, you raise your hands, and let's take it from there

A clumsy dance, tripping over your feet
Atop the altar where you step and stumble
The stupor makes my eyes start to water
Don't you want to do it right here, right now?

A high-pitched voice that starts to fill the room
Gives us the reason to start moving our feet
Of course, there's nothing good that I can see
With all our strength, how 'bout we spit it all out?

The reason that we talk, then forget, then we move on
The reason that we cry, that we lie, then we're gone
Looking all the time, looking all the time, I could never find them

Wanting to scream while being shy
Wanting to laugh when you want to cry
All of these things never, ever seem to change!

With a hop and a step how about we dance?
Hidden away where we will do the one-two
Spinning until we can't see straight anymore
The end is meant for us to let ourselves go

Doesn't it feel like it all will fade away?
So how about we leave behind everything after?
Spinning, spinning, spinning, spinning round
Just like the spinning world beneath us

I stand by and watch it all go by
The race goes on and I will board the last train
There is nothing good that I can see
Hey, I'll raise my hands and let's take it from there

Everything around me all seems wrong
Like fate itself is trying to confuse me
A clumsy dance, tripping over our feet
With all our strength, how 'bout we let it all out?

The reason that we move and repeat all endlessly
The reason that we try stepping, stepping to the beat
Looking all the time, looking all the time, you will never find them

Wanting to dance when it's all a lie
Wanting to laugh when you want to cry
All of this selfishness will never, ever change!

All this pop needs some sense; shall we sing the meaning in?
Before the world becomes ashamed of our dance
The sound of my heart is beating, beating only for you
I still, I still haven't forgotten

Isn't the land just so pretty when seen from above?
From here, I can see the horizon
Surely nothing will ever change if I do this and so
I'll crawl forever on the cold ground

With a hop and a step how about we dance?
Hidden away where we will do the one-two
Spinning until we can't see straight anymore
The end is meant for us to let ourselves go

Doesn't it feel like it all will fade away?
So how about we leave behind everything after?
Goodbye, farewell, take care, and so long
I say to the disappearing world

Murasaki -- Miku Hatsune

(Since I've had this song stuck in my head for ages, figured I might as well.)


Just wait, please wait, don't go and take it your own way
This game's not okay, this game of teasing me all day

Dark and dim reflections in the mirror of my eyes
Life as a replacement in a withering disguise
If that's so then let's take this time to burn away the rest of my life

Hey, love me please, take my body until it rots from deep within
From my spirit to my freedom too, take it, take it, take it away!
Only your voice comes to me through the depths of the silence so dull
So call out my name please, call out my name please, call out my name please

Just wait, please wait, my true feelings will never change
With fate in frays, I'll let you cut it all away

Dim and vague relations that connect us from afar

Life as a replacement that has way too many scars

If that's so then let's take this love and take away the rest of my life

Hey, love is just a selfish desire that we hold in our souls

Whenever we cry or when we sigh, it's never meant for anyone

So listen, please, and take this love that both of our hearts seem to hold

And give it a name please, give it a name please, give it a name please

Meeting you was all there was, and now there's no way out because I'm at the end of the line

If you were to disappear, I'd gladly end my life, my dear, cause the world would start to die 

So let's break the ice and not be shy

I would never let myself cry again, I decided not to 

Anyone but you would look on through, just say that she has the right to

Women like me can be persistent even to the bitter end 

A selfish desire, no reason required

So love me please, before you forget everything about me

From my body to my feelings too, take it, take it, take it away!

Only your voice comes to me through the depths of the silence so dull

So call out my name please, call out my name please, call out my name please

Gomen ne Iiko ja Irarenai (Sorry That I'm Not a Good Girl)

(877 pageviews, wow. I haven't been on here in a while.)


Before the chime that lets us all outside, I slip onto the grounds.
The grown-ups -- they're all staring daggers at me
Gossip, rumors, empty melodies; talking through the trees
Oh, winding road, take me far away, please

I don't have anything planned ahead; no purpose, I'm wandering instead
All I need to know is that I'm here
I don't care what warnings appear, they always slip right through my ears
Will you, will you, just let me go on through?

Sorry that I'm just a broken component of this school where conformity's rewarded
Sorry that I'll undo some buttons so that I can breathe
I'll choose the alley over the street, an empty dark passage, tempting and sweet
There are things I can't let anybody know; although, maybe if you just let me go
I'll tell you alone

Always, always, I have always seemed the best at everything
Even though I know it's so foolish to think
The messages these books are giving me are pulling all the strings
I think I'll go live away from these things

Anyway, I just don't get it, and I see no need to fret it
Cause nobody can ever stop me
Stop telling me what I should do; and just stop pitying me too
Just stop, please stop, just stop it with your pride!

I know that you're someone whose wishes and dreams are ripping along the edge of its seams
Which is why I could never be so 'beautiful" as you
The face of a jester shining by me; the sadistic smile gleaming brightly
Nobody can know the mask I've put on for you, it's true, but maybe if you follow through
I'll show you alone

You're the most stubborn person I've met, the least likely one for me to forget
Full of the pride that hypocrites cling to
But I have all of my friends behind me and in this cruel world friendship is key
Just stop, please stop, just please give me a break!

Sorry that I'm just a broken component of this school where conformity's rewarded
Sorry that I'll undo some buttons so that I can breathe
I'll choose the alley over the street, an empty dark passage, tempting and sweet
There are things I can't let anybody know; although, maybe if you just let me go
I'll tell you alone

Koe -- Amano Tsukiko

A.K.A. Voice

The ending for Fatal Frame III.

You may have noticed the long gap between my posts. I'm not expecting to keep this blog regularly update, as this is just a passing interest of mine, but as long as I'm in the mood at the time, I think it's rather unfair to just translate a song for fun and leave it buried in my hard drive. So, here you go, guys.

(Interesting fact: there seems to be a bit of wordplay in this song. The Japanese word for carve/engrave which was in the original song also has an older meaning of 'to torment'. Just a nice little fact.)

If I find you falling within the sea, but in the blue, I see eyes open, breathing

I will pull through; my two legs left on the beach, unneeded

I’ll be a fish with you

And deeper still, you’re falling to the sand; but in the blue, I find you within, breathing

It never ends; I wander in the darkness, becoming the shade of this black sea

I saw everybody go on while I remained alive

The days became unbearable and I only drowned in my cries

You’re not here anymore

I can understand

I can understand

Ascending, ascending, the sunrise occurs

And in my soul, I feel whole, controlling myself

And the blue stabs me through, clings to my vile skin

The warm wind flies to me, sweeping me away with my sin

If I find you with these words that I sing, but in the noise, you still say you can hear me

I’ll shout to you and take away all of my existence and rinse in this black sea

My wounds have all either healed or become my mental scars

But they still remain, haunting you; I still remember how they hurt

I wanted you again

I wanted you again

If only in a dream

The fading, the fading warmth starts to occur

And in my soul, I feel whole, as it leads me home

Maybe now we can roam, covered in regret

And while holding you, I might yet still forget my dreams

Ascending, ascending, the sunrise occurs

And in my soul, I feel whole, controlling myself

Maybe now we can roam, covered in regret

And while holding you, I might yet forget

The fading, the fading warmth starts to occur

And in my soul, I feel whole, as it leads me home

And the blue stabs me through, clings to my vile skin

The warm wind flies to me, sweeping me away with my sin

And it falls to ruin; our memories fall within; even my earring can’t reach the distance it takes to reach you

When I forget, it will end; fading regret, it will end; and I will hear your voice go and fade into the crowd

And it falls to ruin; we’re both falling to ruin; even my earring can’t reach the distance it takes to reach you

I don’t want to comprehend: when I forget, it will end; and I will hear your voice go and fade into silence

Kimi no Machi Made (To Your Town)

(I'm hoping that I'll be able to do a little maintenance here, which is why this post will look different from the other posts. Perhaps I'll redo some old translations now that I'm a bit better at Japanese.)

Kimi no Machi Made
Asian Kung Fu Generation

The twilight that reoccurs, the moon that shines bright silver; just like a shattered mirror, our harsh words both reflected
That helplessness that we had leading us to our dead ends, yet to your town, I will send a song flying just for you

You may be full of sorrow, but I just know that one day you'll surely

Become the wings of tomorrow and save us all from this insanity

Shadows trail off of the trees, the wind blowing through red leaves, a rush of light coming through the grove of the autumn woods 

Sorrow that may never end, our tears that may never end, yet to your town, I will send a light of eternal love

Even though I feel so alone, I'll always know that one day you'll surely

Become the wings of tomorrow and save someone from this insanity

Even if the good times have passed and all that's left are tears so burdening

The feelings that we both still know from those past dreams will never fade

Our emotions will always pass the dull season of changing coloured dreams

Running quickly, you'll always go even faster for these great coloured dreams

These coloured dreams

You may be full of sorrow, but I just know that one day you'll surely

Become the wings of tomorrow and save us all from this insanity

Even though this dream still seems like it'll never fly to wherever you are

The feelings that we both still know from those past dreams will never fade, yeah

The cold footsteps of winter approached your town with great menace

But the love held within your town dyed all the colours bright again

Rewrite

(I have just started falling in love with AKFG. Thank you, first FMA!)

Rewrite
Asian Kung Fu Generation


I want to tell you of these emotions that twist
Because if I don't then I won't really exist
Yes, it's true, I tried to seize my fate, yet I still missed
But my dignity and freedom still contradict


I need to delete these old imprints that twist
Because I can see that my limits still persist
Thinking way too much, I find my window nearby
And last year's calendar with no dates written inside


Erase, rewrite, efface
It's a worthless existence
But I can't forget where I've been


Heal the pain, rewrite, efface
Meaninglessly imagine
You'll get your body and soul back if you just wish
Wish for it


I feel it growing deep inside me, I start crying
And when I realize that I'm weak, I start crying


This rotting heart 
These filthy lies I have told


Erase, rewrite, efface
It's a worthless existence
But I can't forget where I've been


Heal the pain, rewrite, efface
Meaninglessly imagine
You'll get your body and soul back if you just wish
Wish for it

Ready Steady Go

(Love this song.)

Ready Steady Go
L'arc~en~Ciel

Ready steady, can’t hold me back

Ready steady, give me good luck

Ready steady, never look back

Let’s get started, ready steady go!

Sceneries all fading ‘till they’re small, places that had blocked me like stone walls

I know I’ve made awful mistakes, but I can’t miss the goal I’m heading towards today

Maps never were anything for me , I just close them and leave them behind me

I’ll dig up these buried beliefs with only my hands to scrape through the dirt

Like in a dream (rapidly) I scream, my feet start running

I can split through any obstacle if my heart keeps beating like it has been, pounding at me

And echoing (beckoning) I still hear your voice ringing

I can not ever stop where I am if I still can not see you so I’m ready, steady go!

Too many scars from the past hurting, too many still watching out for me

But until I have reached my goal my soul won’t fall victim to the same old mistakes

I will cross the mountains before me, and if you are there waiting for me

I’ll finally tell everything, those words that before had me reeling, stumbling

Like in a dream (rapidly) I scream, my feet start running

I can split through any obstacle if my heart keeps beating like it has been, pounding at me

And echoing (beckoning) I still hear your voice ringing

I can not ever stop where I am if I still can not see you so I’m ready, steady go!

Ready steady can’t hold me back

Ready steady give me good luck

Ready steady never look back

Let’s get started, ready steady go!

My heart cries out (hurrying) to the top of this blue sky

My feelings keep pushing me onward and now I’m screaming like there was never a tomorrow

Just wait ‘till I (meet with you) there’s not much left to travel

I can see the rays of the sun breaking through the clouds ahead making me ready, steady go!

Ah, please trust me!

Connect

(Let me start by saying I'm so sorry D: A lot of things have happened, I lost my old computer, I didn't have any way to update this, and by the time I got a new computer, I forgot about this. Well, I'm going to start again. Hey, at least Google recognizes me now!)


Connect
ClariS


I'll never forget the promise that I once swore to you
I see it when I close my eyes
Knowing that, I will push back the darkness and I'll keep going on



When will I find the future I lost long ago?
Can I still go on repeating the same days that ended in woe?

The cruel shadows of karma keep stretching on
Even so I'll push aside this tainted world and walk along



I can hear the chimes of repeating time
Another second comes to pass me again
Holding on tightly to these enclosed feelings
I reach out to turn the handle of this unlocked door

My heart awakens; eyes open; my legs, they start to run; I'll destroy this too cruel fate

Even if I fail again I just have to look up at the sky

The beautiful clouds, the sapphire of space embraces me

Telling me to get up and try again

No, whatever may happen, I won't give up

If I look around I'll find all of my friends there

But if they see all my tears then I will get lost in their kindness

Everything that's bright has been warped in my mind

Only believing will give me the strength to carry on

Your astounding peace; my eternal tears

If we share them both our feelings will grow strong

Surely if this voice actually reaches you

Wouldn't you create a miracle for us all?

I'll never forget the promise that I once swore to you

I see it when I close my eyes

Knowing that, I will push back the darkness and I'll keep going on

Even if these walls happen to rise all around myself

I'll break through because I want to show you

That it's alright to believe in tomorrow

In a dirty world I'm roaming about just trying to find love

When I see an angel in the sapphire space of time

My heart awakens; eyes open; my legs, they start to run; I'll destroy this too cruel fate

Even if I fail again I just have to look up at the sky

The beautiful clouds, the sapphire of space embraces me

Telling me to get up and try again

No, whatever may happen, I won't give up

So your future will come...

Zetsubou Restaurant (Despair Restaurant)

(I always loved the French feel to this song. NO idea why the text is highlighted, I can't unhighlight it either.)

Zetsubou Restaurant
Tanii Asuka, Sanada Asami, Gotou Yuuko, and Matsuki Miyu

If you are full of regret and deepest sadness

Turn the corner and find your pure bliss

The remodeled restaurant's grand opening

Don't be so hasty, stop right by the booth, there's fine dust covering your shoulder

Now just cast aside your dull, boring life, please forget all the words that were said

Come right in and wipe your shoes on the mat  

Hot, living flesh is our special, cooked 'til it's blue, tasty heart dish

(Hot, living flesh is our special cooked 'til it's blue, tasty heart, ah...)

You can tell that I've cleverly matched in your dish

Poison and lies into fine spices that your habits have grinded

Pierce away the futile sadness, knives, forks, and spoons, to stab the sad times

(Here at the Despair Restaurant, knives, forks, and spoons, to stab the sad)

It's fine with me if you throw away the bad things, since it's you who pulls the strings

(Since it's you who pulls the strings)

Have you resolved all of your problems?

(Savory grief in drying lips)

We'll find happiness with our mouths full of wonder

Again, this day next week, smiling and waving hand, I will show

That I'm only cash that's good for one night

Deep in the darkness, we've made an escape, for you to indulge your whole self in

Going back-and-forth, I'll bring you the sides, so you will have a new place to hide

If you'd rather dance with me, just go ahead

By the time that morning arrives the candle's already faded, so

(By the time that morning arrives the candle's already faded, ah...)

The menu's right there on your own table, pick it up

Evil, rhythms, and deepest sorrow have entangled each other

In tonight's check it's all-you-can-eat, you can have whatever you desire

(Here at the Despair Restaurant you can have whatever you like)

Tear through what's delicious, greedy and gluttonous, just like a spoiled, rotten king

(Just like a spoiled, rotten king)

Burned to the core and made with passion

(Terrible hate in drying lips)

It's a buffet for your heart that has been starving

And again next weekend I'll be in the mask you love and I'll go on

Despair restaurant

Despair restaurant

Despair restaurant

Despair restaurant

Despair restaurant

Despair restaurant

Despair restaurant

May I please have the bill?

This is all accidents and satisfied needs crossing together in this life

(All accidents and satisfied needs crossing together)

If you enjoyed it then those people are the ones who are living in their own vain

Have you resolved all of your problems?

(Savory grief in drying lips)

We'll find happiness with our mouths full of wonder

Again, this day next week, smiling and waving hand, I will show

I'm a melting 'dead to you' chocolate, right?

Magia

(I'd hate watching Puella Magi on LSD.)

Magia
Kalafina

Someday the light of love created from the magic drifting throughout your eyes

Will cut through space and time

Certainly destroying the twirling abstract nightmares spinning around our whole world

Dreams falling to pieces

Hesitate some more, then open the door

What is it that you've always wanted to have? Forever

Whatever greedy longings that you have

Now that you have taken this path will they end the tomorrow?

As a child I imagined something was there

Like an ancient light magic from history

Even the hazy darkness will be crushed and

Then I'll see you find a magic smile

In these shaking hands that I hold in front of me

Is a dead rotten flower of bravery

Only my feelings are what I rely on

Wake up the light hidden inside you

Make a wish

Someday the light of tears coming from a sad one's eyes will make you want the power

To make all happiness

The dark love in my heart heard the subtle and smooth words deep in the night's black embrace

And was reborn again

If it puzzles you, makes you want to cry

It's alright to break your heart into pieces when you want

The sadness I see always in those eyes

To take away all of the pain  I want a magical spell

You still see memories in your winding dreams

I at least want to see this new tomorrow

The two of us meeting was a miracle

Go straight ahead and win this fierce battle

In these shaking hands that I hold in front of me

Is a dead rotten flower with sharp petals

Only my feelings are what I find strength on

Show us your heart, shout to the sky and

Make a wish

I was fascinated by all of these shining suns

I loved the wonderful peaceful countries I read about in books

This echoing wish will surely come true

Since that's what the fairy-tales always say

And I believe

(Even in the light and shadowy dreams)

Quietly bloom into a new creature

Like an ancient light magic of kindness

'Now all the bleak suffering will be crushed by'

'The power in those pale hands', your voice whispers

Look at these eternal dreams of the whole world

With new wings fly on into the midst of time

Only my feelings are what I find strength on

Create new life, a new fairy-tale

Make a wish

Saya no Uta (Saya's Song)

(*sniff* God, Saya no Uta has to be the most beautiful visual novel ever made. If you haven't seen it, go watch a walkthrough on Youtube. Ahhhhhh....)

Saya no Uta
Itou Kanako

Dancing flowers in your crimson broken sky

Beautiful life breathes to the air the wonderful color of peace

Everything now is rising

Don't cry, darling, for you shall soon see our time is just beginning

Laai, please don't look so surprised

Please just kindly, send me off with your words

Laai, our meeting was a blessing

Flying, the love still in this world will rise to the sky

Dance in our world that is filling up with life

Slow and graceful, this sacred world is lit up with beautiful colors

Everything will start to sing

The beginning is just blossoming while you still think of the end

The wind carries a prayer to you

Eternal emotions, always shining

Always there, always there, next to me, your smile

Laai, now it is so wonderful

The colors of our shining world

Laai, smile at me as I go

Please just kindly, stroke my hair one last time

Laai, the new fruit made for you

Flying, the love will always be in our bright sky

Saya, and the life that she made is dancing here now

Aozora no Namida (The Tears of the Blue Sky)

(Ah... I love this song. Never been a fan of Blood+, but I had this song  on Stepmania and fell in love with it :3)

Aozora no Namida
Takahashi Hitomi

I was left behind  inside the choking darkness

I finally realized why you had been crying

For the promised place I started this wild chase

But I didn't want to be the one who brought pain

The wind crosses over the sea again today

Even though it will face a cloudy tomorrow ahead

Why does it seem like my heart refuses to beat again?

I wonder what kind of future have I been waiting for?

I don't want at all to be soothed for the fact I've been born

In the midst of this deep sadness I've found my bravery

Whatever's shining far ahead will soon be here with me

Falling from a storm, the tears of the endless blue sky

But I know someday they'll change into a smile

I have been chasing the spiraling winds of fate

But the air currents always slip between my fingers

I can still believe even if it frightens me

But I know that I can never leave this journey

As the moon softly extends its white warmth to me

The surface of the water reflects the moon's drawn destiny

If I hesitate at all, I'll forget this pure feeling

Even though nothing tomorrow is waiting there for me

Something I have generated is now here in my hands

This path that I have been walking is now changing its tide

Now the overwhelming feelings are welling up inside

Now overflowing, the tears of the endless blue sky

Surely by morning they'll finally stop their long dive

I looked up into the blue sky and I knew I that I could go on

If wherever I'm at by dawn I keep myself from getting lost

I wonder what kind of future have I been waiting for?

I don't want at all to be soothed for the fact I've been born

In the midst of this deep sadness I've found my bravery

Whatever's shining far ahead will soon be here with me

Falling from a storm, the tears of the endless blue sky

But I know someday they'll change into a smile