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

туристической мудрости пост

Просмотр сайта очередной туристической фирмы, не будем тыкать пальцем, подвиг меня написать этот пост, ибо чего я только не начиталась в интернете и не наслышалась от людей.
1.    Для того чтобы поехать в Японию, нужно получить визу. Для всех типов виз, кроме транзитной, нужен гарант – лицо или организация в Японии, которая (-ое) как бы обещает, что вы там не набедокурите. Нет, без гаранта нельзя.
2.    Найти этого гаранта можно самостоятельно. Если у вас есть в Японии знакомый или родственник, а может даже и бизнес-партнер, вы можете поехать по его приглашению. Если же нету, вы можете найти туркомпанию прямо в Японии, и запросить документы от нее напрямую. Правда, тогда надо будет получить их по почте, заполнить анкеты, а потом подать документы в посольство или консульство самому. Если заниматься этим не хочется, можно обратиться в российскую компанию, которая все сделает за туриста.
3.    Правда, российская компания настолько все делает за туриста, что сама ему и требования выдвинет, и автограф за него поставит. Помните, что для получения визы компании нужны анкеты и доверенности с вашей подписью. Не забывайте читать документы, которые вам оформила фирма, и не стесняйтесь спрашивать, если вам что-то непонятно. Иначе потом выяснится, что я не я и рожа не моя.
4.    Помните, что главным критерием при выдаче визы является достоверность сведений, указанных в документах. При обнаружении недостоверных сведений виза может быть не выдана, а если недостоверность была выявлена уже после поездки, это может повлиять на будущие визы. Японцы думают так: этот человек соврал в этом случае, значит, ему нельзя верить вообще. Обратите внимание на вторую страницу анкеты: вы подписываетесь под фразой о том, что гарантируете верность и точность всей указанной в анкете информации. Подпись вообще нужна на документах не для красоты, а для того, чтобы показать, что вы с чем-то согласны/ознакомились/пр.
5.    А также там есть такая формулировка: виза не является гарантией вашего въезда в Японию. Да-да, никто не обязан вас встречать с распростертыми объятьями. Решение о том, пускать вас в Японию или нет, принимает сотрудник пограничного контроля. Если у него хорошее настроение, он может подарить вам разрешение на въезд за красивые глаза. Если есть желание, можете рискнуть и попробовать такой способ. Правда, он может также задержать вас за нарушение миграционного законодательства. А если у него настроение плохое, может не разрешить вам въезд, даже если у вас есть виза и все в порядке. Имеет право – вы как-то подозрительно косились влево при прохождении границы.
6.    Перед обращением в туркомпанию прочитайте список документов и правила подачи на сайте посольства или консульства. Не стесняйтесь звонить в то консульство или посольство, где подаются ваши документы, и уточнять требования у их сотрудников. Окончательное решение о выдаче визы принимает консул, а не туркомпания. Туристические компании не всегда предоставляют правильную информацию клиентам, иногда делая это по собственной невнимательности, а иногда умышленно. Официальными представительствами являются только консульства и посольство, а значит самая точная информация именно у них. Если вы обнаружили несоответствие в требованиях компании и посольства/консульства, значит, первая вам либо врет, либо недоговаривает. Если компания требует с вас «лишние» документы, то она, возможно, хочет вас на***ть перестраховаться. Если компания не берет у вас какие-то документы, которые требуются согласно правилам, то она, возможно, хочет попытаться оформить визу в обход правил или сделать для вас липовые документы. В любом случае, чем лучше вы знаете содержание своих документов и правила посольства/консульства, тем лучше. Вообще, как известно, чем лучше, тем лучше.
7.    Нет, необязательно покупать тур, чтобы получить визу. Если вы найдете компанию, согласную на ваши условия, попросите ее сделать вам программу в соответствии с вашими планами, например, написать там именно те места, которые вы собираетесь посетить, или просто "пеший поход на Фудзи". Условием выдачи визы является правильно подготовленный пакет документов, а не количество звезд отеля или чек от покупки билета на самолет. Главное, чтобы ваши реальные планы сходились с тем, что указано в документах.

В общем, будьте внимательны.

抱きしめると
ぬくもり伝う
でもコレは
違うぬくもり
違うものだよ

'The hour' ~ an opus on democracy

I would say that BBC is always and without any doubt a marker of high quality when it comes to TV series. When I hear that they've made a 'War and Peace' with scenes that weren't in the original and seemed to the director to be implied by the author. Now I'm not going to say that BBC always creates only good things. But I'll say it like this: at least they're good at making series about themselves - British, Londoners, BBC members.

story and characters

I know, I know. Elder members uttering sheer philosophy like Dalai Lama are funny.

Boasting the progress of your democracy like a child is funny.

It all might be utterly funny if not for the fact it was not. With such believable characters, with this kind of story that does not leave you much time for breathing... Because they really got themselves into a great trouble, not being afraid of the consequences. It would be fuuny that by the end they all proved to be such brave men taking full responsibility for what they've done, which was not entirely a good thing, but for the fact that I could actually laugh when it was so serious and the characters were so dear to me already.

And I could possibly laugh when 90% of people in my country don't understand that

acting

I'll just mention that the series get mostly positive, or neutral feedback at worst, at least among those sources I've checked. Not that I checked them for reviews, rather for making sure whether the ending was really as ambiguous as I saw it, and therefore could be treated freely as I want... And I'll tell you that half the reason of the positive part was the acting. This is probably what I have to thank BBC for. Maybe except for Romola Garai. Maybe she was just a bit too unnatural for me.

But all of them were looking so real, so "50s".
And there was the cute Lisa Greenwood. And Oona Chaplin. God she's so beautiful... and real.

costumes, interiors, atmospere

Are the second half of what got this series so many positive review. Period drama? Gimme moar.

conclusion

I know this won't be a masterpiece considered to be one of a kind, but you know how I found it? In a list of some 10 British TV series worthy of watching. And I would recommend it like I did the other day to my friend: listen, there is a young brave journalist willing to change the world with his program, and there is a young brave woman fighting prejudice, and many other loveable people, young and not, a bit of a detective story and lots of serious questions.

And British accent. Yeah.

fits perfectly: Christmas lights

I know I should have put 'Christmas lights' here, because it's more into the topic, but I just can't lie to myself. My winter this year flows under the melody of 'Everglow'.

Yes.

'Mou ichido kimi ni propose' ~ and they lived happily ever after

So, I've heard such stories before, I mean stories from real life. However, a TV drama is supposed to go slightly overboard, because it's drama, you know. What happens when it does not?

story and characters

Sometimes I notice myself thinking in Japanese instead of English. When I do, I see no other explanation than it must be because the Japanese variant happens to be more convenient in that particular case. When I think of what I could say about 'Mou ichido', I recall the phrase 'atatakai katei', which means literally 'a warm household'. It might sound strange or at least too poetic, but that's what all Japanese vow to create when they get married. And it just crossed my mind that probably that's what the creators were aiming to show in the drama. By the way, in my opinion the Japanese language is rich in such poetic words combinations, and what's interesting, such words are not considered to be as poetic by the Japanese themselves as they may be by foreigners.

So, what we see during the 10 episodes of 'Mou ichido' is a story of several 'warm families'. One of them is the family of our Hero and his wife who lost her memories. The truth is, they didn't actually stop being a family even though they separated for a while. Another family is the family of the Hero and his father, and later his biological mother, too. The third family is the family of the Heroine, including her mother, her late father and her younger brother, and occasionally his 'cancelled' girlfriend. The fourth family is the crew of Mizushima Auto where the Hero works. The fifth is the library staff with whom the Heroine works. And all the families are so warm that it looks like an utopia.

On one hand, I was disappointed not to see any real development, because instead of some passionate reunion, all we see is how Kanako, the Heroine, gradually gets used to being Haru's wife. All that she was doing during the 10 episodes was constantly apologising for her not being able to recall something or saying something that could be perceived as rude. Of course, there was also an understanding sempai-like handsome guy who maybe possibly had some feelings for her but eventually turned into another wiseman helping the Heroine with a piece of advice every now and then, and of course there was your usual positive girl who set her eyes on the Hero but had to give up, and there was your usual 'reconciliation' with a family member, and so on. However, this dorama probably never aimed at being very original, nor did it try to show any romance between the Heroes. Rather, it emphasized the importance of family bonds. It's not a coincidence that Kanako's mother, one of the main wisemen of the story, or maybe I should say 'wise woman', when explaining her relationship with her husband, said that they could live happily together because she believed in her family, in that the family would always be there for her. And that is probably the main moral of the story.

acting

Even my mom, who just happened to cross the room, seeing Mr. Takenouchi for the first time, said 'he's one handsome man, you know'. And I cannot disagree. You just look at his smile...

I have actually seen him in 'Rondo', but it was such an unimportant drama for me that I've completely forgotten that I know this person. Unlike Takenouchi, Wakui Emi as Kanako seems an arguable choice for me. Her face was stiff and her intonations were poor, which is, on one hand, understandable, given the conditions her heroine was in, but I, as a viewer, prefer that actors express their inner world with their body language, not necessarily being overly emotional. And not all of the actors coped with the task.

I think, most of all I liked the actors who created the families. The couple who owned the car repair shop, Kanako's mother, and especially Haru's father were extremely impressive. I did cry when he died, I think I cried for quite a while. Even though I was expecting to see something different in this drama, Mr. Onodera created such a realistic warm household that I really enjoyed watching them.

music

I think I must stop waiting for any decent drama ost already. The only case was probably 'Hirugao', but it was an extraordinary case. 'Mou ichido' has a very sweet song by Juju which makes me sick. The background music is mediocre, with soft piano melodies when it's necessary to underline the tenderness of the moment, nervous melodies when the characters are in a pinch, and so on. Unlike full-length movies and anime, TV dramas seldom boast any good music.

conclusion

A very warm but somewhat boring drama. Well, if only Takenouchi's smile... awwww

Takarazuka monthly calendars. August ~ December 2015

Okay here they are. Including yet unpublished ones. It'll be funny to see them suddenly appear on Dec. 15th huh?

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.

Этот неловкий момент, когда Беднякову понравилось в Диснейленде. А я бы туда не пошла, даже если бы мне дали золотую карту. Нет, даже если бы мне заплатили.

'Suiyoubi no campanella' ~ I tell you it's the climate of Hokkaido!

How did I find about 'suiyoubi'? I just checked what's new on jpopsuki. Out of 5 new torrents and 10 recommendations, there are usually 0 to 1 artist I can have any interest in. Most frequently, though, such searches lead me to no considerable discovery. So, I went to watch a couple of her clips on Youtube. My first reaction was to want to close this collection of fast changing landscapes with a red-nosed girl in the middle, filmed as if with a pocket camera or maybe smartphone. However, the second part made me change my mind. And there is a perfect reason why.

To keep warm in the cold climate people of Hokkaido were dancing very often. That's why so many electronic, hip-hop, trance etc. artists are from Hokkaido. I mean I can find no other explanation? The melodic part of the song is awesome. Well, maybe this time I should also give credit to the sound producer, Kenmochi Hidefumi, one of my favourite DJs.
jump-inspiring and energetic - 'Medusa'

What I liked a lot about Suiyoubi is that all songs contain lyrics that are not essentially a 'story', but are not an attempt to create a mysterious atmosphere by using a lot of difficult philosophical terms. Rather, the lyrics contain mostly rows of words or phrases grouped around the main article, like Hokkaido places and names in 'Shakushain' and Russian composers and places in 'Tchaikovsky'. Also, all songs have a particular topic they revolve about, and sometimes the topic is in the very title: 'The Little Match Girl' or 'Marco Polo' or 'Twiggy'. She also uses the wonderful flexibility of the Japanese language to create simple but funny puns, like spelling 'Norway no mori' as ノルウェイの盛り instead of ノルウェイの森. Accidentally, her another song, 'ranbou', quotes the same phrase from 'Poison', the GTO live-action theme song, I've mentioned recently in my other post.
probably the best experimental piece with astounding vocal tricks and playful lyrics - 'Momotaro'
I just love those 'ki-bi-daaan, kibi-kibi-daaan, o-ni-taaaaaish, oni-oni-taaaish'. I mean if I were to sing a song I would choose something melodic and beautiful, but this is sheer entertainment and she's not afraid or embarrassed of uttering such sounds, moreover to the microphone, moreover with the purpose of being recorded and sold on CDs. I surely respect her daring heart.

One of her albums surprisingly turns out to be a collection of covers. The first one is a nice attempt to create a modern song based on an oldie

Kung Fu lady - retro alive

'meguru kisetsu' - another famous song

This attempt was not as successful as the previous, I'd say, or maybe I'm biased, but I do think that no cover was ever able to retain the original pureness of Ghibli songs with their female vocals that feel like clear blue skies or pure water of a forest creek - except for the Takarazuka cover album.

'tsuki akari funwari ochite kuru yoru' - sheer cuteness

The third cover is a very cute song that was not ruined by Suiyoubi because probably the original song was equally experimental.

'hoshimeguri no uta' - sometimes you really needn't have made such covers

Finally the fourth song is a cover on Kagaya Rei's OST for his brother's 'Celestial Railroad'. Again, this song lost all its charm in Suiyoubi's performance and became just an arguable cover.

best video - 'Ra'
This is beautiful and sexy. No comment.

a failure - the whole 'Triathlon' album
You can throw tomatoes at me, but this album is ugly. Not a single song impressed me, but this is not the reason, the real problem is that all songs use such creepy combinations of sounds that it makes me have shivers. It's just physically unpleasant.

conclusion

While I totally prefer that she does not make any more covers, Suiyoubi's own songs are really great. You could say it's not sophisticated, it's not academic. I say it shouldn't be, it has that primeval feel about it that affects your body directly, at the physical level. Just today I was searching the web for what 'groove' means. It's not that I did not know, but for me it seems a feeling that is impossible to explain with words and I was trying to see if there is any understandable explanation of this term. I ultimately found a couple of very good explanations, but everywhere on the forums and websites I visited people agreed that it's easier to feel it than to express it with words. And now I think 'groove' is probably just about what Suiyoubi creates.