lyrics translation. 'Raging waves' by Megumi Hayashibara

I totally forgot to publish all the translations I've done. And I've done many. No greater pleasure than to translate something you love.

Japanese

花がゆき交い風が吹き
色が舞い散り灯がともる
季節が何度めぐっても
この瞬間は二度とない

たとえ100回願っても
動き出さなきゃつかめないから
後先考えず痛い目も
時には見るけれど大丈夫

考えすぎて動けなくて
チャンス逃すより向いてるの
狙い定めたなら
今行くだけ行こう

誰かに誉められる人生
目指している訳じゃないの
私が喜ぶ生き方
ぶつかりながら見つけてく
いきなり強いわけじゃない
いきなりできるわけじゃない
繰り返して行く日々から
つくりあげてくの　自分を

たとえうまく行かなくっても
道は決して閉ざされはしない
そこからまた何かがはじまる
探して悩んで求めてれば

やめるのとあきらめるのとでは
次の道が変わってくる
おもい残さないで
今やるだけやろう

誰かに認められるより
まず自分を認めなくちゃ
ダメなとこもいいところも
ひっくるめて抱きしめよう
楽に歩ける道よりも
つらくっても楽しみたい
忙しい退屈な日々
変えたいなら歩き出そう

誰かに誉められる人生
目指している訳じゃないの
私が喜ぶ生き方
ぶつかりながら見つけてく
いきなり強いわけじゃない
いきなりできるわけじゃない
繰り返して行く日々から
つくりあげてくの自分を

誰かに認められるより
まず自分を認めなくちゃ
ダメなとこもいいところも
ひっくるめて抱きしめよう
楽に歩ける道よりも
つらくっても楽しみたい
忙しい退屈な日々
変えたいから歩いていくの 

Translation

Flowers swing, wind blows
Colours dance down, lights burn
Seasons may change many times
But this moment won't come again

Even if you make a wish one hundred times
You won’t obtain what you want if you don’t start doing something
If you act without thinking of the consequences
You may sometimes go through painful experiences, but that’s okay

It fits your purpose better
Than being unable to act because you think too much
If you’ve taken a steady aim
Go for it as far as you can go now

Living my life so that somebody would praise me
Is not something I aim for
Living a life I can enjoy
That’s what I search for, sometimes colliding with obstacles
You don’t become strong in one day
You don’t become skilful in one day
Only from every day repetition
You gradually build yourself

Even if you’re not successful at first
It doesn’t mean the road is completely closed to you
Something new will start from there
If you don’t stop searching, worrying, wanting

You can stop or you can give up,
But these are two different roads
Don’t make yourself regret
Do as much as you can do now

Rather than waiting for someone to accept you
You have to start with accepting yourself
Bad sides and good sides –
Let’s embrace them all
Rather than choosing an easy road
I prefer a road that’s fun, even if it’s hard
This busy but boring life –
If you want to change it, let’s start going

Living my life so that somebody would praise me
Is not something I aim for
Living a life I can enjoy
That’s what I search for, sometimes colliding with obstacles
You don’t become strong in one day
You don’t become skilful in one day
Only from every day repetition
You gradually build yourself

Rather than waiting for someone to accept you
You have to start with accepting yourself
Bad sides and good sides –
Let’s embrace them all
Rather than choosing an easy road
I prefer a road that’s fun, even if it’s hard
This busy but boring life –
If you want to change it, let’s start going

lyrics translation. 'Midnight blue' by Megumi Hayashibara

Japanese

傷つき心が怖さを覚えてく
切なき心が何かにもたれてく
強さは全てを包み込んだ砦
優しさ　涙を知らずに語れない

TONIGHT TONIGHT
揺れる炎へとかざしたMIDNIGHT BLUE

闇よ、雨よ、今教えて
月よ、風よ、今答えて
遠く、遠く、遥か遠く
旅の果てに何があるの

つらぬく夢(おもい)が見え隠れしている
それでも夢(おもい)は決して消えはしない
強さは全てを見つめてきた証
優しさ時には邪魔になる愚かさ

TONIGHT TONIGHT
燃える炎へとかざしたMIDNIGHT BLUE

鳥よ、雲よ、今教えて
波よ、影よ、今答えて
遠く、遠く、遥か遠く
旅の果てに何があるの

闇よ、雨よ、今教えて
月よ、風よ、今答えて
鳥よ、雲よ、今教えて
波よ、影よ、今答えて

遠く、遠く、遥か遠く
旅の果てに何があるの
遠く、遠く、遥か遠く
旅の果てに何があるの

Translation

When hurt, the heart knows fear
When in pain, the heart wants to lean on something
Strength is a fortress that surrounds everything
Kindness is something you can’t speak about if you never shed tears

Tonight, tonight
I hold this midnight blue to a flickering flame

O darkness, o rain, tell me now
O moon, o wind, answer me now
Far, far, so far away
What is there at the end of my journey?

The dream that I stick to is slipping in and out of view
But this dream won’t disappear, no
Strength is the proof that I’ve looked closely on everything
Kindness sometimes becomes foolishness that stands in the way

Tonight, tonight
I hold this midnight blue to a flickering flame

O birds, o clouds, tell me now
O waves, o shadows, answer me now
Far, far, so far away
What is there at the end of my journey?

O darkness, o rain, tell me now
O moon, o wind, answer me now
O birds, o clouds, tell me now
O waves, o shadows, answer me now

Far, far, so far away
What is there at the end of my journey?
Far, far, so far away
What is there at the end of my journey?

_____

It's true that I usually argue that when a songwriter replaces a kanji in lyrics, it's better to translate the word you hear in the song rather than the kanji you see in the written lyrics. However in this case, the word written as 夢, or 'dream', was sung as 思い, which can be translated as 'feelings', 'thoughts', 'beliefs', 'hopes' and many more. In fact, it makes perfect sense as 'dream'. So this subtle nuance may be lost in translation, but I tried to pull these words together as close as possible so that the sentence becomes clear.

lyrics translation. 'Give a reason' by Megumi Hayashibara

Put a gun to my forehead and ask me what I'd like to hear in my last minutes - this will be it.

 

Japanese

目まぐるしい時間の群れが
走り抜ける都市(まち)はサバンナ
かわるがわるシュールなニュース
明日になれば誰も忘れてる
生きている　今、生きている
そんな中で何かを求め
もがくように、抜け出すように
この力を試してみたくて

きっとどこかに「答」ある
生まれてきた答が
人は皆それを求め
やるせない、のがせない
夢に向かうの

傷つく事は恐くない
だけどけして強くない
ただ何もしないままで
悔やんだりはしたくない
Here we go! go!　走り続ける
誰にも止められはしない
未来の自分へと
Give a reason for life　届けたい

計り知れない大きな闇が
音を立てて向かって来ても
朝が来れば、誰かが居れば
心にある絶望は消せる

もっと強くイメージして
微笑んでる自分を
信じてる思い、それが
何よりも誰よりも
夢に近づく

ゴールにもたれたりしない
たとえ辿り着いたって
新しい夢がきっと
私の背中押すから
Here we go! go!　走り続ける
誰にも止められはしない
未来の自分へと
Give a reason for life　届けたい

きっとどこかに「答」ある
生まれてきた答が
人は皆それを求め
やるせない、のがせない
夢に向かうの

傷つく事は恐くない
だけどけして強くない
ただ何もしないままで
悔やんだりはしたくない
Here we go! go!　走り続ける
誰にも止められはしない
未来の自分へと
Give a reason for life　届けたい


Translation

Hectic clusters of time
Run through the streets, making them look like savanna
Surreal news come one by one
But everyone will have forgotten it by tomorrow
I’m alive, I’m living this moment
In this world I seek for something
Struggling, trying to break free
I want to test my powers

I know somewhere exists an ‘answer’
To why we have been born
People search for it
And pursue a dream which is hopeless
But they just can’t let it go

I’m not afraid of getting hurt
But that doesn’t mean I’m strong at all
It’s just that I don’t want
To regret doing nothing
Here we go! Go! I keep running
And nobody will stop me
To the future me I want to convey –
Give a reason for life

Unfathomable great darkness
May come your way, making sound,
But if morning comes, if someone is by your side
You can erase the despair in your heart

Imagine more strongly
Yourself smiling
If you believe, then
It will better than anything, better than anyone
Take you closer to your dream

I won’t be stopped by my goal
When I reach it
Because I know a new dream
Will push me in the back
Here we go! Go! I keep running
And nobody will stop me
To the future me I want to convey –
Give a reason for life

I know somewhere exists an ‘answer’
To why we have been born
People search for it
And pursue a dream which is hopeless
But they just can’t let it go

I’m not afraid of getting hurt
But that doesn’t mean I’m strong at all
It’s just that I don’t want
To regret doing nothing
Here we go! Go! I keep running
And nobody will stop me
To the future me I want to convey –
Give a reason for life

lyrics translation. 'kagirinai yokubou no naka ni' by Megumi Hayashibara

Japanese

なぜ争うの
なぜ傷つくの
この腕に託されている
夢が時に重くなるのよ
幸せって誰もが
欲しがるecstasy
むさぼって手にして
それでも求める

限りない欲望の中に
言えぬ犠牲もあるけど
情熱と勇気あるなら
歩き続けるしかない

なぜ笑えるの
なぜはしゃげるの
悲しみを乗り越えるため
人はそれをよじ登ってく
辛い事　薄れて
行くからTo be continued
この胸の傷さえ
プラスに変えるわ

限りない欲望があれば
立ち直る事も出来る
幸せを知りたいのなら
歩き続けるしかない
限りない欲望の中に
言えぬ犠牲もあるけど
情熱と勇気あるなら
歩き続けるしかない

Translation

Why do we fight?
Why do we get hurt?
The dream that has been entrusted to my heart
Sometimes just feels too heavy
Happiness is the ecstasy
Everyone wants,
Everyone craves for, right? But even when we reach it
We want more and more

In our unlimited desires
There are sacrifices we can’t mention
But as long as there are passion and courage
We have no choice but to walk on

Why can we laugh?
Why can we frolic?
To overcome sorrow
People clamber up these emotions
Bitter experiences fade with time
So everything is ‘to be continued’
Even the scars on my heart
Will turn into an asset

As long as we have unlimited desires
Surely, we will be able to recover
If we want to find happiness
We have no choice but to walk on
In our unlimited desires
There are sacrifices we can’t mention
But as long as there are passion and courage
We have no choice but to walk on

lyrics translation. 'Going History' by Megumi Hayashibara

 If there is a song I can sell my soul for, this is one of those few that I can name

Japanese

誰かを傷つけて奪った恋なのに

半年もたたないうちに愛の破片も消えた 

落ち込んだ束の間また恋をしたけど 

愛じゃない、寂しさをうめる 恋人というロザリオ

人はどうしてキスをしたがるの、人はどうして二人で眠るの
We can, we can any time 本気(まじ)か分からない　心、何も言わない

苦しいほど、切ないほど好きなヒトに会いたい
街が生まれ変わるくらい愛しいヒトに会いたい
そして何時か振り返れば懐かしい想い出を
熱く語る自分になるため歩くよHistory

電話さえ鳴らない休日の部屋には
やり過ごした夢がただ横に寄り添っている
孤独を感じてる心を打ち消して
ベッドに潜(すべ)り込んでは朝が来るのを待った

夢はどうして遠くへ逃げるの、夢はどうして他人のものなの
We can We can any time 本気(まじ)に泣けてくる　明日(あす)も何も見えない

眩しいほど、貫くほど夢中な夢見つけたい
時が早く過ぎるくらい楽しい夢見つけたい
そして何時か振り返れば懐かしい想い出を
熱く語る自分になるため歩くよHistory

苦しいほど、切ないほど好きなヒトに会いたい
街が生まれ 変わるくらい愛しいヒトに会いたい
眩しいほど 、貫くほど夢中な夢見つけたい
時が早く過ぎるくらい楽しい夢見つけたい
そして何時か振り返れば懐かしい想い出を
熱く語る自分になるため歩くよ History

Translation

I stole him from some another girl, hurting her
But my love waned in less than half a year, not leaving a trace
I felt down just for a moment before I fell in love again,
But it's not real love, it's only scattering more loneliness – it's a rosary made of lovers

Why do people want to kiss? Why do people sleep together?
We can, we can anytime – though I don't know if this is serious, and my heart doesn't say anything

I want to meet someone I'll love so much that it would be painful, heartrending
I want to meet someone I'll love so much that the streets would look different to me
I want someday to become a person who looks back on their life and passionately shares their dear memories
And to achieve that I'm going through history

In my room where even phone doesn't ring on weekend
My dreams that I let slip by are just leaning on my side
Trying to deny my heart full of such loneliness
I crawled under my blanket and just waited for the morning to come

Why do dreams always run far away? Why do dreams always turn out to be something others have?
We can, we can anytime - I'm really about to cry, because I can't see tomorrow or anything at all

I want to have a dream that would be dazzling, that would pierce me
I want to have a dream so fun that time would pass quicker
I want someday to become a person who looks back on their life and passionately shares their dear memories
And to achieve that I'm going through history

I want to meet someone I'll love so much that it would be painful, heartrending
I want to meet someone I'll love so much that the streets would look different to me
I want to have a dream that would be dazzling, that would pierce me
I want to have a dream so fun that time would pass quicker
I want someday to become a person who looks back on their life and passionately shares their dear memories
And to achieve that I'm going through history 

_____

There's a big temptation to link phrases ending with 'hodo' and 'kurai' ('so ... that'), to verbs ending in -tai ('want to'), because this makes perfect sense: 'I want to ... so much that...'. But in fact they're linked to the nearest words, which is obvious if we compare similar lines: 'love so much that...' and 'dream so ... that...'.

lyrics translation. 'Leeca' by Gackt

As far as I could understand, I was not the only one who thought that 'leeca' would probably stand for the Leica photo camera. Therefore, it might be useful to think that a photo is an important element of this song.

lyrics

木漏れ日の中で君は微笑ってた
膝の上で眠る子犬もやすらかな顔をして…
小さな本を手の平に広げて
綺麗な指でそっと言葉をなぞる

その笑顔で何もかも救われると思ってた

限られた空の下で消えた
あの頃の君を思い出には…
造られた夢の中で見てた
あの空は、もう…

透き通る風の中、儚くて抱きよせた
振り返る姿は今もまだ
離れなくて

限られた空の下でそっと
ささやいた言葉を繰り返して
閉ざされた胸の中で今も
あの頃と同じように微笑っている…

夕暮れに響くこどもたちの声は
笑顔を連れて消えていく…

translation

Under the sunlight coming down through tree branches you were sitting with a smile on your face
And a puppy was sleeping so calmly in your lap
You opened a small book and were holding it with your hand
Gently tracing the words with your beautiful fingers

I thought your smile would mend everything

And then, you disappeared under that fragment of sky
But I can’t think of you only as a memory
That dream was artificial
And the sky I saw in it no longer exists

I held you close in the transparent wind, since you were so fragile
The image of you looking back over your shoulder
Doesn’t leave my mind even now

The words I whispered to you softly under that fragment of sky
I repeat them again
And in my heart, which remains closed since then
Even now we are smiling, just like then

The voices of children resonating in the twilight
Gradually die down, taking smiles with them

_____

Oh, the things I read in different translations of this song... First, the 'limited' sky is a very nice literal translation of 'kagirareta sora', but then, if you can give me an example of a limited sky... Considering the title, it's possible that He remembers only a certain part of the sky they were sitting under, probably the one that was captured on a photo, supposing there were at least a few of them. Also, the 'memories' did not disappear, only She did, which is pretty obvious from 'omoide ni wa', as opposed to 'omoide wa'. It should be also pretty obvious that 'omoide ni wa' is a typical unfinished phrase so common in Japanese, which needs to be properly finished by the reader themselves, and it's most probable this phrase would end in 'dekinai'. The same goes for the 'sky' He saw in the artificial dream, which is not simply 'already', but already gone. Though leaving the unfinished as unfinished is also a way to translate, I went for a full sentence.

Translating literally 'I thought everything would be saved by your smile' is also okay, but then, it feels like He hoped not that the world would find its salvation, but rather that everything will be well and  in order again.

It's highly confusing who was actually smiling in His heart when He whispered the words, and it would really make sense if He remembered Her smile because it was so elaborately explained in the first verse, but still, I do believe that in the second He is smiling as well, because if it were only Her smile, it would need an explicit mentioning of Her - this time, yes, I think it would.

The last line, however, changes the smiling from 'warau' to 'egao'. It is again unclear as to whose smile it is, but it might be possible that when the image of Her smile dissolved, He stops smiling, too, which is why 'smiles' is the words.

lyrics translation. 'kono yoru ga owaru mae ni' by Gackt

Despite the fact that this song is not my favourite, when I heard in again after so many years, it wouldn't leave my head. I had to put aside my Japanese language practicing because I felt I had to translate this song. Despite the fact that it's simple and unsophisticated, it is very dear to me. The first song by Gackt I ever heard.

降りそそぐ雪を浴びながら静かに寄り添う二人
絡み合う指先が愛を確かめ合っていたよね

凍える寒さでこの想いが冷めないように
白い吐息にのせて君に届けたい　この夜が終わる前に

胸に残る温もりも奪った唇も忘れはしないから
遠く離れても、もうなくさない　この愛だけは

果てしない夢を追いながら二人で歩いてきたね
ふとふざけて口にした　「一人で逃げ出してしまおうかな...」

うつむいた君のその瞳にこぼれる涙
冗談だから涙拭いて笑ってよ、あきらめはしないから

君がくれた優しさも壊れそうな切なさも忘れはしないから
遠く離れても、もうなくさない　この愛だけは

想いが雪に変わるなら今すぐ君の場所まで届けることできるのに
会えなくなっても愛し続けたい　君だけを
胸に残る温もりも奪った唇も忘れはしないから
遠く離れても、もうなくさない　この愛だけは


Translation

The two of us were silently clinging to each other, covered in snow falling down heavily
Our fingers were interlocked, as if trying to ascertain our love

I don’t want these feelings to grow cool in this freezing coldness
So let them reach you, carried by the white steam of my breath, before this night ends

I won’t ever forget the warmth you left in my heart, nor the kiss that I stole from your lips
Even if you are far away from me, I won’t lose it, not this love

We’ve come this far, chasing our dreams together
I casually drop ‘shall I just run away from here, alone?’

You cast your head down and there are tears in your eyes
It’s a joke, so wipe your tears and smile, as I won’t ever give you up

I won’t ever forget the tenderness you gave me and the heart-breaking sadness I felt
Even if you are far away from me, I won’t lose it, not this love

If my feelings turned into snow, I could deliver them to where you are, right now
Even if we can’t meet anymore, I want to keep this love, this love for you only
I won’t ever forget the warmth you left in my heart, nor the kiss that I stole from your lips
Even if you are far away from me, I won’t lose it, not this love

Lyrics translation. 'Emu' by Gackt

Thanks to the new interface of Blogger, my first post was entirely erased and I have to rewrite it. So be it! But, since I have no more inspiration like last time, I have to be brief. Positive songs about how we should brace ourselves and move on to achieve our dreams are all nice, but where would we be if we had no dark, possessive, desperate songs like 'Emu' - 'dreamscape'.

This song is sheer perfection.

Japanese

突然の出会いへの心からの喜びと
「いつしか終わるかもしれない」　そんな感覚(きょうふ)に怯えて
そして瞳を見つめてた
何もわからずに

どれだけの思い出も夢のような幻で
いつまでも変わることのない閉じ込められた君がいる
現在(いま)も瞳を見つめてた
何も変わらずに

手を伸ばせば届いてた微笑みは儚くて
目を閉じれば腕の中で消えていく君を
もう一度抱きたくて　あの時、あの場所で出会ったことを
忘れないから

風の中で踊る
君の姿は光に包まれていた

君だけを見つめてた
僕は瞳を見つめてた
今も君だけを見つめてる
何も変わらずに

手を伸ばせば届いてた微笑みは刹那(せつな)くて
目を閉じれば夢の中へ消えていく君を
もう一度抱きたくて
あの時、あの場所で出会ったことを
忘れないから
忘れないから


Translation

The heartfelt joy of having met you by chance
And the thought that ‘it may come to an end before I know it’ – they made me tremble with fear
Just like that, I was looking into your eyes
Not able to understand anything

All those memories, uncountable, are just illusions, like dreams
You stay unchanged, as ever, locked up
Even then, you were looking into my eyes
And nothing has changed

Your smile that I can reach if I just stretch my hand, is so fragile
And if I close my eyes, you start disappearing from my arms
So I want to embrace you once more. Because the day we met at that place –
I could never forget it

You were dancing in the wind
And you silhouette was enveloped in light

I was looking at you only
I was looking into your eyes
Even now I am looking at you only
And nothing has changed

Your smile that I can reach if I just stretch my hand, is so painful
And if I close my eyes, you start disappearing into the world of dreams
So I wanted to embrace you once more. Because the day we met at that place –
I could never forget it
I could never forget it

_____

There were many things I wanted to say, but, again, the post was erased and I'll try to rewrite it. There is a trick when a Japanese author uses a certain kanji character or combination and attributes a completely different reading to it, as if combining two meanings. Simply writing two words instead of one in the translation is not my favourite way to convey such messages, so I use 'fear', because what we hear in the songs is 'kyoufu'. However, since the kanji says 'feeling', I suppose it can mean that the dreadful thought of parting is not the only thing that leads to fear, but it's so frightful because there is the joy of meeting.

The word 'hakanai' would be 'ephemeral', but even though Japanese-English dictionaries never give such a translation, it does exist in context, as well as in Japanese-Russian dictionaries, too - 'fragile' or 'frail'. I feel it's the only fitting word here.

Actually, the smile in the second refrain would also be 'ephemeral', because it's written with kanji for 'moment' - 'setsuna'. But what we hear in the song is the adjective 'setsunai', written with different kanji, which means 'painful'.

I may be less poetic than some other translators, but I hope I conveyed the feelings well.

lyrics translation. 'Lover' by Eiko Shimamiya

upd. 17.12.17
some changes in the translation - huge mistakes corrected and minor improvements done

Japanese
どんなに遠く離れても
あなたの事は忘れない
捨て切れないでいた夢を
あなたは叶えてくれたから

言わずもがなのその背中に
言いたい言葉は溢れてる
でも唇から零れたとたん泣き声に変りそうなの
固く結んだリボンを解くみたいに
手と手が離れてゆく　最後に

Lover　抱きしめて　爪跡が
魂に残るほど　狂おしいほど
Lover　またいつか生まれ変わる
その時は必ずあなたのもとへ

重い旅行かばんの中に
あなたのシャツ内緒で入れた
私がその胸で泣いて
涙が染み付いたシャツを

あなたは黙って立ち止まり
「ここから先は君ひとりで」
出発ゲートにひとりまた一人と吸い込まれるたびに
この迷子の背中を押すあなたが
憎くて恋しい　どうして

Lover　この恋と道連れに
ゴルゴダの丘を登れたらいいのに
Lover　またいつか生まれ変わる
その時は必ずあなたのもとへ

Lover　抱きしめて　爪跡が
魂に残るほど　狂おしいほど


Translation
No matter how far away we are
I won’t forget you
The dream that I couldn’t give up –
You’ve made it come true for me

I look at your back and even though I know I shouldn’t
There is so much I want to say to you,
But when words start to spill out, my voice is about to break
Like untying a ribbon that was bound tight
We disconnect our hands, and for the last time

My love, please hold me so tight
That your fingernails will leave marks in my soul, that it will be maddening
My love, sometime in the future when I am reborn
I will go there where you are

In my heavy travelling bag
I put your shirt, secretly
The shirt that is dyed with my tears
Because I cried on your chest

You become silent and come to a halt
You say ‘from here you will go on alone’
One by one those who were lost are swallowed by the departure gate
You gently push them in the back
I hate you for that, and still I love you, why is that?

My love, with my love to you
I am prepared to ascend Golgotha
My love, sometime in the future when I am reborn
I will go there where you are

My love, please hold me so tight
That your fingernails will leave marks in my soul, that it will be maddening
＿＿＿＿＿

Probably the song I like best among the whole Shimamiya's discography. I tried to convey and preserve as much meaning as I could, which at times meant that I had to make long sentences. And, it just felt strange to leave 'lover' as it is.

Lyrics translation. 'kokoro no hadaka' by Ueda Yuuji

Original

風が吹き拔ける街でお前は
失くした何かを捜すけれど
ディアヤモンドよりも大事なものは
心の裸だけさ

単純な問題で惱むなんて　No!
困難は全部乗り越えりゃいい
指をくわえて待ってちゃダメ
設計図だけじゃ家は建たねえ
動かなけりゃはじまらねえじゃん
あれもこれもしたいって思うことさ
気分次第　こんな時代
スッキリしたいなら　Naked Heart

ため息ついてどこを見てる
真夜中の空を見上げるけど
濁った目には月も星も
わずかな明日さえ映らない
ひ弱な惱みに用はない
今が無駄になるさ
しょうもない感情に甘えてないで
目を覚ませ

鏡に映った寝起きの顔が
ホントの自分さ　ありのままに
胸に飾るのは勲章じゃなくて
心の裸だけさ
風が吹き抜ける街でお前は
失くした何かを捜すけれど
ディアヤモンドよりも大事なものは
心の裸だけさ

優しさと弱さは別問だぜ
考えりゃすぐにわかることさ
レ一ルはみ出したっていいじゃん
電車じゃねえんだから
結果見えてるなんてドキドキしねえ
最後知ってる映画はつまらねえ
気分次第　こんな時代
スッキリしたいなら　Naked Heart

簡単なことさ　雨の日に
濡れたくなければ傘をさせよ
叶わない夢を嘆くより
叶えない自分を嘆きなよ
格好つけたってしょうがない
どんな服を着ても
不自然な冗談さ　はしゃいでないで
目を覚ませ

キレイな明日を欲しくなるほど
今日に絶望はしちゃいないさ
キレイごとよりもザラついている
言葉を信じている
鏡に映った寝起きの顔が
ホントの自分さ　ありのままに
胸に飾るのは勲章じゃなくて
心の裸だけさ

風が吹き抜ける街でお前は
失くした何かを捜すけれど
ディアヤモンドよりも大事なものは
心の裸だけさ

Translation

In a town where wind blows through
I search for something lost, but
There is only one thing more important than diamonds –
It’s a naked heart

Worrying about trivial things? No!
I just have to overcome all obstacles
It's not OK to envy others who do something while you don't
A house is not built only with a plan
If you don’t make a move, nothing will start
If you want to do this and that
It’s up to your whim, in this time
If you want to feel refreshed – naked heart

Where am I staring at with a sigh?
I raise my eyes to the night sky but
My clouded eyes reflect neither moon nor stars
Nor even a glimpse of tomorrow
I don’t have time to waste on troubles caused by weakness
My present is too precious
Don’t pity yourself with your useless sentiments
Open your eyes

Your sleepy face in the mirror
Is your true face, the way you are
What is worthy of putting on your chest is not a medal
It’s a naked heart
In a town where wind blows through
I search for something lost, but
There is only one thing more important than diamonds –
It’s a naked heart

Tenderness and weakness are not the same
You will understand if you think a bit
It’s ok if the rail juts out,
Since I'm not a train, right
When I know the result I’m not excited
When I know the end of a movie, it’s boring
It’s up to your whim, in this time
If you want to feel refreshed – naked heart

It’s simple, if it’s raining
And you don’t want to get wet, open an umbrella
Rather than grieving that your dream wouldn’t come true,
Grieve that you weren’t able to make it come true
Nothing will change if you just show off,
You can wear whatever you wish
It’s an artificial joke, stop frolicking
Open your eyes

I’m not disappointed in today so much
That I would wish for a beautiful tomorrow to come quickly
Rather than whitewashing I believe in
Words that strike in the eye
Your sleepy face in the mirror
Is your true face, the way you are
What is worthy of putting on your chest is not a medal
It’s a naked heart

Lyrics translation. 'suki to ka ja nakute' by Fujitani Miki

Original

太陽が眩しくて
瞬きしてただけなのにばかね
ウインクされたようで
ドキドキが消えない　この胸から

「元気かよ」と背中めがけ
君の声が聞こえた時思わず

「見ればわかるじゃないのよ」なんてね
こんな時に言っちゃうのよ　どうして
チャンス今日も見逃してゆく　夢の中でもないのに
別に好きとかじゃなくて　あなたのことが
なぜか気になって仕方ないのよ

ラブレターくれた人は
君じゃないってこと知っているわ
残酷なほど クール に
「付き合えないわよ」と断ったの

「かわいそうじゃん、付き合いなよ」
君の声が聞こえた時 思ず

涙あふれてきたのよ　不思議ね
強いはずの私だと思って
君がおろおろして見ていた　影がのびてく歩道で
別に好きとかじゃなくて　あなたのことが
なぜか気になって仕方ないのよ

涙あふれてきたのよ　不思議ね
強いはずの私だと思って
君がおろおろして見ていた　影がのびてく歩道で
別に好きとかじゃなくて　あなたのことが
なぜか気になって仕方ないのよ

Translation

Since the sun was so bright
You just blinked, I know
But for a moment I felt like it was a wink
And my heartbeat won’t calm down

You call me from behind – ‘how are you?’
And when I hear your voice, unintentionally

‘As you can see, I’m okay’
Why do I say it in a moment like this?
I lose my chance today again, though I’m not inside a dream
It’s not that I love you, but
For some reason I can’t stop thinking about you

The person who sent me a love letter –

I know it’s not you, I do
So coolly that it’s almost cruel
‘I can’t date you’, I refused

‘I feel sorry for him, why don’t you give him a chance?’
When I heard your words, suddenly

Tears flowed down my face, I wonder why
You probably believed I was strong
So you became became worried, in a sidewalk where shadows grow taller
It’s not that I love you, but
For some reason I can’t stop thinking about you

Tears flowed down my face, I wonder why
You probably thought I was strong
And became worried, in a sidewalk where shadows grow taller
It’s not that I love you, but
For some reason I can’t stop thinking about you
_____

The reason why I love this song must be obvious - Kaoru is one of my favourite heroines among all anime heroines I've seen. However, I've heard many songs of good heroines that weren't anything special. In this case, the song itself is very attractive too. The lyrics create a very precise description of a situation, and I love how, though it is usual for Japanese songs, allegories make us imagine the story as seen by the author, for example in 'where shadows grow'.

lyrics translation. 'Last melody' by Chihiro Onitsuka

This is one of my favourite songs of hers, but strangely I've never tried to imagine the story told in this song. And when I did, I loved it even more. Even though I might not understand Ms. Onitsuka as a person, she is able to write and perform such songs that seem to express my own self so well.

lyrics

やっと街も足音を立てて
風さえも隙間を埋めようとする
すべては夢で　あとは目を覚ますだけ
また立ち止まる

季節を彷徨う最後の言葉が
まるであなたのように横切る
涙をうかべて歩いてゆく私に
聴こえないメロディー

答えは今も曖昧なままで
ほんのわずかな望みさえ色褪せるのに
待ち続けてる　途方もないことくらい
分かっていても

時間を奏でた優しい記憶が
まるであなたのように手を振る
もう何も言えずに頷く私に
聴こえないメロディー

落としたものを探していくのは
どこまでも遠く果てしないから
すべては夢のようで
日々は静かに過ぎる

季節を彷徨う最後の言葉が
まるであなたのように横切る
涙をうかべて　涙をうかべて
涙をうかべて
涙をうかべて歩いてゆく私に
聴こえないメロディー
もう何も言えずに頷く私に
聴こえないメロディー

translation

At last, there are footsteps heard in the streets,
And even the wind tries to fill the gaps,
Everything looks like a dream to me, I only have to wake up –
And I stop and stand still again

The last words that flow through the season
Are just like you – they cross my road
I walk on with tears on my face
And I can’t hear that melody…

The answer is still unclear even now,
Even the smallest hope fades, but
I still wait, even though
I know this is absurd

The tender memories that played the music of time
Are just like you – they wave hands to me
I just nod, not able to say anything
And I can’t hear that melody…

Searching for something I have dropped
Is a long, never-ending road
Everything is like a dream,
And the days silently pass by

The last words that flow through the season
Are just like you – they cross my road
With tears on my face, with tears on my face
With tears on my face
I walk on with tears on my face
And I can’t hear that melody,
I just nod, not able to say anything
And I can’t hear that melody…
_____

1. All kanji for 'I' are written as usual, but I've noticed Onitsuka sings them as 'atashi', not 'watashi', and in many songs she does. Google for the difference.

2. The words in Onitsuka's songs are usually more materialistic than you'd think, unlike some popular performers who sing songs with lines that are impossible to translate because they are just rows of 'beautiful' words put together. Just a random song, Yuuki Aira's 'I believe': 'I am always captured by invisible things and that bothers me, it's like a sudden rain'. What? Being always captured is like a sudden rain? Okay, Kalafina's 'monochrome': 'I want to try to put into words things that I don't want to put into words. It flows transparently becoming a song with a shape of water'. I know this is supposed to be mysterious and stuff, but it's meaningless, and there was not any particular meaning attached to the lyrics, I'm afraid. And by the way, I'm not a total Kalafina hater, there are some songs of theirs I like. However, even if Onitsuka's words may seem strange in the same way, they are different because they create a certain image. I cannot imagine situations in the songs I mentioned, but there are things I can certainly imagine in 'Last melody'. The first lines create a very familiar scene - a street full of people with the wind between them, and all moving so closely and dense that it seems there is no free space left, and it looks like a mirage so much you'd want to come to a halt. The words that 'flow through the season' are probably some important words that were so memorable that they become the strongest association with the time of the year they were spoken in. They cross the mind of the heroine, perpendicular to her direction, and the important person also crossed her life path and probably went away. The 'tender memories' are also some strong association with particular periods of her life, and as a creative person, she associates them with some music, too. They become more and more distant, just like the person who - supposedly - went away. I don't think any other lines need special explanation, but I hope this is a good example of how a song can be poetic enough without becoming an exercise in creating Jabberwocky nonsense.

lyrics translation. 'I'm yours' by Sakamoto Miu

This song was among the few I liked in the whole Sakamoto's discography, but I liked it very much.
It keeps the necessary balance between being very 'right' and boring, and being too cheap and pops. The only thing I dislike greatly is this particular PV, so just try to ignore it as much as you can.

愛すること、恐れないこと
生きてたから出逢えたことが
時を越えて祈るように
この世界を繋ぎ止めてる

愛があれば年の差なんて、土地の差なんて
時も越えて行く星を渡って
もしも分かってくれなくても大丈夫だって
忘れるはずなんてないだろ
触れ合う手の暖かさ
まさかバラバラになったまま
重ならなかった　頭の中のパズルが
完成　あっけなく
それからもうオンもオフも無い
世界の全てになってます
勇気って出すもんじゃなく出るもんなんだ
与えたくて与えたら得る事ばっか　不思議
生きてるから愛するんじゃなく
愛するために生きてんだな

愛すること、恐れないこと
生きてたから出逢えたことが
時を越えて祈るように
この世界を繋ぎ止めてる

私的、俺的、僕的
なんだっていいんだ　君こそが生きる目的
春と夏と秋と冬と移り変わるシーズン
君こそが生きるリーズン
随分　わだかまり、固まり、コンプレックス
優しく割って砕いてくれた
まるでコーンフレーク、シリアル
君が好きになる（好きになる）
そんな自分を 少しだけ好きになる
意味ある事ばっかりじゃない、この世の中に
灯った明かりは儚い　追いかけなさい　心のままに
まるで太陽のよう、どこまでも付き添う
例えどしゃぶりの雨でもbeautiful

愛すること、恐れないこと
生きてたから出逢えたことが
時を越えて祈るように
この世界を繋ぎ止めてる

その笑顔
見せてくれるたび
強くなりたくて

愛すること、恐れないこと
生きてたから出逢えたことが
時を越えて祈るように
この世界を繋ぎ止めてる

translation

To love, to have no fear,
To be able to meet you because I was born to this world –
These things keep my world together
Like a prayer that transcends time

If there’s love, [who cares about] difference in age or difference in origin
Over the stars we go, surpassing even time
Even if you don’t understand it, it’s all right
It’s impossible to forget, right? –
The warmness of hands when we join them
If the puzzle in my head that fell apart
And would not fit for now
Is finally completed quickly,
Then there is no ‘on’ and no ‘off’,
It fills the world completely
Courage is not something you gather but something that is born naturally
When you share because you want to share, you only gain from it – it’s so strange
We don’t love because we live,
We live for the sake of love

To love, to have no fear,
To be able to meet you because I was born to this world –
These things keep my world together
Like a prayer that transcends time

‘My way’ – it doesn’t matter what style I use when I speak about myself,
You are what I live for
Spring, summer, autumn and winter – seasons change,
You are my reason to live
Lots of problems, hurdles, complexes –
You gently break them all for me
Like cornflakes, cereal
I begin to like you
And I begin to like myself who likes you
Not everything has a meaning in this world,
The light that just appeared is so feeble, run after it, as your heart wishes
Like sun, I chase it wherever it goes
It’s beautiful even in the midst of a heavy rain

To love, to have no fear,
To be able to meet you because I was born to this world –
These things keep my world together
Like a prayer that transcends time

That smiling face –
Each time you show me such a face
I want to become stronger and…

To love, to have no fear,
To be able to meet you because I was born to this world –
These things keep my world together
Like a prayer that transcends time

lyircs translation. 'kantan na koto' by THE ORAL CIGARETTES

I didn't really become their fan or something, they were just another band to entertain me for a couple of days, but I was surprised when behind the catchy melody I heard profound lyrics like these. What never stops amazing me is how the Japanese manage to put so many layers in such a short period of time as 5 minutes that one song lasts. The same actually goes for their ads on TV etc., but music is just one very impressing example.

どーだい？あちらこちらに生まれた
単細胞人間の起こした
壮大な人類破滅への1歩
未だに気づけてないが
どーだい？まずは偉そうに
救出宣言してみようかしら？
どーだい？どーだい？どーだい？どーだい？どーだい？
「うざったい。」

右手あげるなら　その手に責任が宿ると思え
両手あげるなら　うつむいて絶対服従覚悟はあるか？
どーだい？これが死ぬ前に命を乞う人間の姿か？
どーだい？どーだい？どーだい？一体どうなっちゃったんだ？

あぁ、そんな簡単に言うな
失う事に未練をたらして
あぁ、そんな簡単に言うな
今目の前は自殺の志願者
あぁ、そんな簡単に言うな
あれもこれもってとっ散らかして
あぁ、そんな簡単に言うな
アアアアアア

どーだい？自分以外の人間
ボタン1つで消せたらなって
容態は今どうですか？
あんまりよろしく見えませんが
そーか！まずは偉そうに
見てみぬフリしたあいつを呪うか
どーだい？どーだい？どーだい？
一体どうなってしまった

あぁ、そんな簡単に言うな
周りに気づかれないようにして
あぁ、そんな簡単に言うな
頭上2メーター輪っかを前に
あぁ、そんな簡単に言うな
いてもたっても居られなくなって
あぁ、そんな簡単に言うな
そんな簡単に言うな

そう今もまた 感じるのまだ
光が少し見えてきたって
目をつぶって思いだすのは
一人もいない
一人もないからさ

死にたい消えたい変わりたい帰りたい
泣きたいうざったい助けて助けて助けて助けて

あぁ、そんな簡単に言うな
失う事に未練をたらして
あぁ、そんな簡単に言うな
今目の前は自殺の志願者
あぁ、そんな簡単に言うな
あれもこれもってとっ散らかして
あぁ、そんな簡単に言うな
そんな簡単に言うな

あぁ、そんな簡単に言うな
タッタラタッタッタラッタ
あぁ、そんな簡単に言うな
もしもまた生まれ変われるとして
あぁ、そんな簡単に言うな
知らない足りないどうでもいいや
あぁ、そんな簡単に言うな
そんな簡単に言うな

translation

Whaddaya think of it? The single-minded people
Born here and there
Have made their first steps to the destruction of humanity
Though they haven’t realized it yet
Whaddaya think of it? For a start, we could
Declare a plan for rescue, as if we’re superior
Whaddaya think of it? What? What? What? What?
‘Annoying’

When you raise your right hand, remember that there dwells the responsibility
When you raise your both hands, do you have the resolve to cast your eyes down and be completely obedient?
Whaddaya think of it? Is this a man pleading for his life at the verge of death?
Whaddaya think of it? What? What? What do you think will happen next?

Hey, don’t say it so lightly!
You have regrets for what you lose
Hey, don’t say it so lightly!
Before my eyes there is a candidate for suicide
Hey, don’t say it so lightly!
You scatter things around, wanting this and that
Hey, don’t say it so lightly!
Aaaa!

Whaddaya think of it? Like if you could
Erase someone by just pressing one button?
How do you feel yourself?
You just don’t look like you are well to me
I see! For a start we could
Curse him, who pretended he did not see anything, as if we’re superior
Whaddaya think of it? What? What?
What on earth has happened?

Hey, don’t say it so lightly!
Take care so that others won’t notice
Hey, don’t say it so lightly!
When you face someone with a halo soaring 2 meters up his head
Hey, don’t say it so lightly!
You start to feel uneasy
Hey, don’t say it so lightly!
Don’t say it lightly, I say!

Yes, what I feel again now is
Just that I can see a bit of some light
I close my eyes and remember it because
There is no one
There is no one around me

I want to die, I want to disappear, I want to change, I want to go back
I want to cry, it’s annoying, help me, help me, help me, help!

Hey, don’t say it so lightly!
You have regrets for what you lose
Hey, don’t say it so lightly!
Before my eyes there is a candidate for suicide
Hey, don’t say it so lightly!
You scatter things around, wanting this and that
Hey, don’t say it so lightly!
Don’t say it lightly, I say!

Hey, don’t say it so lightly!
Tatara-tatatarata
Hey, don’t say it so lightly!
If you had a chance to be reborn
Hey, don’t say it so lightly!
I don’t know, it’s not enough, I don’t care
Hey, don’t say it so lightly!
Don’t say it lightly, I say!

translation. 'All you need is love' by Tamura Naomi

This song was easier to find - it's an OST to Magic Knight Rayearth's OVA. Haven't seen it yet... and probably won't. If you read the manga, you'd know how much they changed in the second season, so I doubt they could do anything better that the anime that already strayed away from the original story. Nevertheless this song is absolutely astonishing. And maybe Tamura's vocal is, too.

It's also obvious Tamura was greatly inspired by Beatles. You know why, when you see the title, right? And just if it's not obvious enough, she also has a song called 'Beatles mo sensou mo shiranai kedo' which translates as 'I didn't see Beatles or war but...'

lyrics


流れてゆくまるで 幻のように
喝采(かっさい)の milky way くぐり抜けるまで
どんなときも　君が側にいてくれた
今日の涙は永遠の誇り

別れがかなしくて　振りほどけない時を止めて

All you need is love 信じてる　 夢見る力
手を伸ばしつかもう　数え切れない未来

忘れない　きっと眩しいまなざしを
不器用に言葉選んだ声も

誰にも言えなくて　ただ涙があふれてくる

All you need is love 叶わない夢はない
想い出をこの腕に抱きしめたまま

もしも 世界が暗やみに包まれても
心に架かる Rainbow 七色の 輝きで

All you need is love 信じてる 夢見る力
手を伸ばしつかもう　数え切れない未来
All you need is love 叶わない夢はない
遠く離れてもあなたを見つめてる

translation

It flows almost like a mirage,
That grandiose milky way, and until I went through it
You were by my side no matter what,
And I will forever be proud of the tears I shed today

The parting is so hard I want to stop this time that I can’t shake away

All you need is love, I believe in the power of dreaming
Let’s reach out and catch the future with unlimited possibilities

I won’t forget your shining eyes
And your voice when you were shyly choosing your words

I cannot say it to anyone, just my eyes are filled with tears

All you need is love, and there isn’t a dream that cannot come true
I stand here embracing my memories with my arms

Even if the world is covered with darkness
There is a rainbow in my heart that shines with seven colours

All you need is love, I believe in the power of dreaming
Let’s reach out and catch the future with unlimited possibilities
All you need is love, there isn’t a dream that cannot come true
Even if we’re apart, I will be watching you

lyrics translation. 'dare ga ano sora namida no iro ni' by Pearl

I first heard this song when I downloaded it somewhere under a false name 'soranamida'. I remember it was a black website, with hardly any info and a single link to the mp3 file. Years later I learned it's not by Tamura Naomi only, it's by her band Pearl. After I found it, I forgot about it for a while. Strangely enough, it was June when I played it next time. And I immediately fell in love with it. I guess, that time I was making miracles when I needed something, finding rare songs and pieces of information I can hardly understand how to find today. Now this song is almost sacred for me, but I'm not sure if you will ever lay your hands on it - I cannot find that website and that mp3.

lyrics

誰があの空　涙の色に塗り替えてしまったの
泣き出しそうにあおざめた空　明日はたぶん　Rainy blue

イライラする6月　時計は午前2時を過ぎて
カーテンの向こう夜空は　何度見ても変わらないけれど

ドア越しに並ぶ　赤い靴あなたに見せたい
照れくさそうに囁いて欲しい　似合うなって

誰があの空　涙の色に塗り替えてしまったの
泣き出しそうにあおざめた空　明日はたぶん　Rainy blue

稲妻が激しくなる　耳を押さえて歩く
ユラユラ揺れる心模様　あなたがずっと黙ったままだから

横殴りの雨　人波にぶつかりあう肩
泣きだしたくなる　唇かみしめた　WOW WOW

誰があの空　涙の色に塗り替えてしまったの
灰色の空　動かない雲　今日は1日　Rainy blue

途切れた電話　真夜中の胸騒ぎ
あなたを好きだった　彼女の心の迷いね

誰があの空　涙の色に塗り替えてしまったの
神様どうか　雲の切れ間に奇跡の太陽を見せて

誰があの空　涙の色に塗り替えてしまったの
泣き出しそうに　あおざめた空　明日はたぶん　Rainy blue

誰があの空　涙の色に塗り替えてしまったの
灰色の空　動かない雲　今日は1日　Rainy blue

translation

Who painted this sky in tears colour?
This pale sky that looks like it will start crying will be probably rainy blue tomorrow

It’s nervous June, the clock hands pass 2 AM
The night sky on the other side of curtains does not change every times I look at it, but

I want to show you the red shoes that stand by my door
So that you would embarrassedly whisper to me ‘they suit you’

Who painted this sky in tears colour?
This pale sky that looks like it will start crying will be probably rainy blue tomorrow

The lightning strikes become intense and I walk home covering my ears
My heart shows a trembling pattern, because you still keep silent

Slanting rain, I make my way through a crowd, clashing shoulders with people
I feel like crying so much that I have to bite my lip

Who painted this sky in tears colour?
This grey sky with overhanging clouds, it’s rainy blue today

The phone call was interrupted, in the night I sit, feeling uneasy
It’s a hesitation of a girl who loved you, you know

Who painted this sky in tears colour?
Please, god, show me a miracle of sun between those clouds in the sky

Who painted this sky in tears colour?
This pale sky that looks like it will start crying will be probably rainy blue tomorrow

Who painted this sky in tears colour?
This grey sky with overhanging clouds, it’s rainy blue today

lyrics translation. 'Medusa' by Suiyoubi no Campanella

The lyrics are mostly meaningless, so don't try to grasp the meaning of the song. It is rather for sensing with your body than with your brain.

Original

やってきたメーデー

揺れてる　ゆっさ　ゆっさ

Shall we dance?

Dancing night

Keep on moving on

Shall we dance?

Dancing all night

トリートメント

エッセンシャル　モイスチャー

潤え　神

ストーン

照準合わして

ポセイドン　ロックオン

Shall we dance?

Dancing night

Keep on moving on

Shall we dance?

Dancing all night

モルタル

鉄筋コンクリート

かためて　意志

ストーン

Translation

Mayday, mayday can be heard

[The boat is] pitching, swaying!

Shall we dance?

Dancing night

Keep on moving on

Shall we dance?

Dancing all night

Treatment

Essential moisture

Be moistened! God...

Stone

Aligning on

Poseidon – locked on!

Shall we dance?

Dancing night

Keep on moving on

Shall we dance?

Dancing all night

Mortar

Reinforced concrete

Be hardened! Will...

Stone

______

Comments:

1. The Japanese lyrics contain the word 'kami' spelled as 'god', but this part of the song being about treatment and moisture, implies that it is about hair, which is also 'kami'. 

2. Similarly, the second 'chorus' uses the word 'ishi' as 'will', but 'concrete' kinda hints that it's about stone, 'ishi'. This links it to the word 'stone' spelled as 'sutoon' also.

lyrics translation. 'Itoshii hito' by Sakamoto Miu

I think I mentioned already how much I love this song, but I actually love it this much: I've done a translation. It's so cute and touching, and very feminine. Well, it's not bad in this case.

The PV is not the best in my mind, I'd prefer the image of home being surrounded by darkness with the image of candle vividly shown, in contrast to the outside. However, the cartoon animals were really cute and mysterious.

[PV] Miu Sakamoto - Itoshii Hito louise93
 

Japanese

食卓(テーブル)にパンとポトフ 、青カビのチーズと蜂蜜
蝋燭から闇は燃えて蜜柑色(オレンジ)の灯りが燈れば
遠くても夕餉と分かるからいつだって 帰って来ればいい
旅先で汚した魂に温かいシャワーが待っている

お帰り、愛しい人　あなたの家はここ
言葉はいらないから、ドアを叩けばいい

窓辺で猫が見てる　鳥かごの中にはカナリア
ねえ、彼女は護られてるの　それとも閉じ込められてるの
晴れた朝我が家を抜け出したあなたには心が読めるはず
悲しみを知らない魂は傷つくことさえも夢見る

お帰り、愛しい人　あなたの家はここ
痛みを覚えたなら朝までなけばいい

お帰り、愛しい人　あなたの家はここ
言葉はいらないから、ドアを叩けばいい

お帰り、愛しい人　あなたの家はここ
二人の私がまた一つに戻る場所

お帰り、愛しい人　旅の人、待つ人

Translation

Bread and pot-au-feu, blue cheese and honey on the table...
When a candle with orange flame pierces the darkness
Even if you’re far away, you’ll know it’s time for supper, so you can come home when you want
If you stained your soul during your journey, there is warm shower for you

Welcome back, my dear. Here is your home
Don’t say anything, just knock the door

A cat on the windowsill watches a canary in a cage
Say, is she protected by it or is she locked up?
You, who left our home on a clear morning, must understand what’s in her heart
A soul that does not know sorrow longs even for pain

Welcome back, my dear. Here is your home
If you were hurt, you can cry until morning

Welcome back, my dear. Here is your home
Don’t say anything, just knock the door

Welcome back, my dear. Here is your home
It’s our place, the only place where I return

Welcome back, my dear, my traveler, the one I wait for