As you’ve surely noticed, it’s been a lot of time since my last update over GSS, so much time that it probably looked like I’ve dropped it.
Sadly, I didn’t had time to move on it the past year due to work, but now that I’m in Japan and have started to understand better the language, I will keep translating it. Slowly, but I will do it. I may as well revise everything I’ve done up until this point since I believe there are things I couldn’t get back there due to my lack of Japanese skills and fully understand when and how using certain words.
This stated, it will probably –surely- take years before ending this project and I will probably go back to my initial plan: just writing the translated script on my blog, with no true patch (though this really depends upon other people; after literally disappearing for some reasons I’m not sure how much they are willing to join forces once again).
And that’s all. With the hope you will understand, I wish you a good day.
Title: Truth and Light
Vocals: 真里歌 (Marika)
Lyrics: 真里歌
Composition: BAL
Arrangement: BAL
Circle: Angel Note
Published by: Differentia
Album: ハロー・レディ！ ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK (Hello Lady! Original Soundtrack)
kono biru ga aru kara
aoi sora ga mienai
kono biru ga aru kara
sora ga takai to kigatsuku
daremo tomattekure yashinai
kono michi, wataritai no ni
dakedo, kono basho de kanjiru ima
shinjitemitainda
Since there’s this building I can’t see the blue sky Since there’s this building I notice the vast sky Nobody will ever stop I want to cross this path However, what I feel now in this place I want to trust it
ima kono te, nobashitara
ano yume ga kanau kigashiteru
dounaru ka wakarazu ni oboeru kedo
soredakeja, tsumaranai darou
kanashimi mo, setsunasa mo
nashitogeru tame ni aru no nara
subete aishite yukou to kimeta yo
sonna kokoro wo, kaze no naka de
Now, if I stretch my hand I feel like that dream will come true I don’t know what will happen, I’m scared, but That’s all, and it’s boring If sadness and pain Exist to accomplish something Then everything is decided by love Such is an heart left in the wind
onaji doa nandomo
detari ittarishite
daisetsuna mono hodo
mienai soba ni attemo
dare no kotoba mo shinjinai
sonna wakejanainda
“owaranai tabi ni deyou” ttesa
sono kotoba wasurenai
Entering and exiting the same Door all over again The more it’s important The less you can see it, though next to you It doesn’t mean that I don’t believe anybody’s word “Let’s go for to never ending trip” I won’t forget those words
egaotte mahou da ne
sono me ni fureru tabi ni
kokoro no sumi no yawarakai basho e
tadoritsukesou na kigasuru no
mou nidoto to hanasanai
kono nukumori ga miseru sekai
kimi wo shinjiru watashi wo hajimete
suki ni naresou na kanjishiteru
Your smile is like a sorcery Each time I glance into your eyes I feel like I’ve finally arrived at a tender place In the corner of my heart This warmth is seen in the world I believe you and for the first time I feel like I can come to like me
wasurenai kono keshiki
kanaeru tame ni umaretandarou?
nandomo kurikaeshi omoi nimotsu
seotte, koko made kitandakara
nashitogeru tame ni aru no nara
subete aishiteyukou to kimeta yo
sonna kokoro wo, kaze no naka de
I won’t forget this scenery For what sake was I born? Repeating forever, carrying this heavy Burden, I arrived this far If sadness and pain Exist to accomplish something Then everything is decided by love Such is an heart left in the wind
Note that in the whole song there are a few words written in a certain way but pronounced in another one. Be aware that I’ve only listed the most “notable” ones under my point of view because I don’t really see a reason to post them all. I hope you will enjoy it anyway~
Thanks to Violet who helped me with the picture <3
Requested by Immortal Anon
Notes
“桜花散華”, “sakurabana sange”, “Falling as cherry bloossoms do”.
“この刃を強く | I firmly grab”; not that the word “body” is written as “sword”. I love especially this passage because it really reminds me of Youmu and her personality and it’s chained very nicely with the part below.
“幽夢の中 | s”; another very well done wordplay in my opinion. Here the word for “dream” is written as “Faint dream”. Bonus point for being a reference to “幽夢 ～ Inanimate Dream”, whether or not this was meant to be it.
sotto nadeta kami no amai nokori mo
itsuka kaze ni tokete kieyuku darou
mada hikari ni nijimu chou ga mau no naraba
towa ni kizamu
Gentle, the sweet scent when caressing your hair Someday, as you’ll untangle them in the wind, they’ll disappear Yet, if a butterfly bathed in light will dance Will engrave it forever
hosoi ude de kono mi wo tsuyoku uketomete
nagai sakura no yume no youni
mune ni fureta kishimu itami ni rin to sake
kedakaku aoku…
hageshii akaku…
I firmly grab this body with my thin arms At length, like the dream of cherry blossom Feeling in my chest, cold blooming with creaking pain Noble, blue… Strong, red…
nanimo tatoerarenai ozomashiki iro no uzu
tashikameru mono, naze kono sekai ni sumidasareta no?
kono mune wa fueru
One can’t compare it to anything, it’s a disgusting vortex of colors You, who are ascertaining it, why were you born into this world? This heart shakes
飛び交う見えぬ悪意を感じられたとしたら
誰一人もう正気は保てず
その命さえ投げ出して逃げる
tabikau mienu akui wo kanjirareta toshitara
darehitori mou shouki wa tamotezu
sono inochi sae nagedashite nigeru
If you’ll ever be able to feel the invisible malice as I fly Nobody will be able to keep their sanity You give up even on that life and escape
心はすぐ色取り替えていずれは黒く染まる
何も無い純白のまま閉じ込めて
独りきりの時の中眠る
kokoro wa sugo irodori kaete izure wa kuroku somaru
nanimo nai junpaku no mama tojikomete
hitorikiri no toki no naka nemuru
Hearts are replaced with a color, and that color is black As there’s nothing pure white, I shut myself Sleeping all alone within time
誰も信じられぬ
ああ 私の心はどこへ向かって漂う
daremo shinjirarenu
aa watashi no kokoro wa doko e mukatte tadayou
Nobody can believe it Ah, where is my heart now heading to?
いつかは
itsuka wa
Sooner or later
誰も傷付かずに
そう 満たされる場所を見つけ出せると祈る
daremo kizutsukazu ni
sou mitasareru bashou wo mitsukedaseru to inoru
Nobody will be hurt Yeah, I wish to find a place that will fulfill me
この世で醜いもの
ああ 求めるのならば
人の心を覗き悔やんでしまえ
kono yo de tamashii minikui mono
aa motomeru no naraba
hito no kokoro wo nozoki kuyande shimae
In this world there are ugly things Ah, as if I wish for it I end up regretting to look into people’s heart
ただ清らかさに
そう ほだされ続けて傷付くならば捨てて
tada kiyorakasa ni
sou hodasare tsudzukete kizutsuku naraba sutete
However, in this purity Yeah, as long as it’ll move me without hurting me, I’ll throw it away
いずれ淀んでゆく
ああ 心も無垢なら導く術を想い触れよう
izure yodondeyuku
aa kokoro mo muku nara michibiku sube wo omoi fureyou
That’s what’s stagnating Ah, if even that heart is pure, I’ll show you the way to feel thoughts
そして芽生え
そう 優しさすら閉ざして無へと心を委ね
soshite nubaeteyuku
sou yasashisa sura tojizashite mu e to kokoro wo yudane
And then, you’ll bloom Yeah, even kindness entrust hearts to a closed naught
ittemite dare ni koishiteru no?
kakusanai de ii no ni….. kawaii, terechatte!
ikeshikei koakuma kei subete
kanesonaete shimatta watashi wa tsumi kashira?
akiramete watashi no mono ni narou?
ara doushite? sonnani hyoujyou zamete
wakatta wa, dokidoki shiteru no ne
hajimete kana? sore ga koi nano yo hitotsu mananda ne?
Say it. Who are you in love with? Come on, don’t hide it… how cute, you’re embarrassed! All the remedies and damages I’ve learnt them both. Maybe I’m at fault? Have you gave up with me? But why? Your face became so pale I get it. Your heart is beating fast Shall we start? That’s love. Have you understood it?
Not really a translation, but still. Easy filler, I guess. By the way, I love this album and especially, I love this song. Thought the video/movie posted on their Twitter in the middle of August is incredibly unsettling.
Requested by Dragon.
Notes
Title: Chase The Rabbit
Vocals: 朱美 (Akemi)
Screams: 窪田道元 (Dougen Kubota)
Composition: UNDEAD CORPORATION
Circle: UNDEAD CORPORATION
Album: Flash Back
Chase The Rabbit
Come on and join the night
Already forget the fright
I know you can’t
Can’t help but chase the rabbit
Walk through the door in time
All guests we invite
I know you can’t
Can’t help but chase the rabbit
Jump and stomp the floor
Go down deep and deeper
To make our shelter here
Or they will notice us
The rabbit
Passing before you right
Now says
“Follow me, follow me”
It will lead you to where you wanna go back to
I bet you fall under the spell of
Lights, sounds and subtle scent of
This darkish room
You’ll know that’s why she called it a “beautiful world”
Get your hands up in the air
Get them up high and higher
Fill this room with voice here
Or they will beat us
The rabbit
Passing before you right
Now says
“Follow me, follow me”
It will lead you to where you wanna go back to
Any part of this moment
Don’t want to miss it
Come on and join the night
Already forget the fright
I know you can’t
Can’t help but chase the rabbit
Walk through the door in time
All guests we invite
I know you can’t
Can’t help but chase the rabbit
Don’t listen to what they say
Just let your body sway
Enjoy it as if today were
The last day of your life
There’s no need to hide
There’s no need to be shy
Wearing the clothes you like
Into the big pool you can dive
Come on and join the night
Already forget the fright
I know you can’t
Can’t help but chase the rabbit
Walk through the door in time
All guests we invite
I know you can’t
Can’t help but chase the rabbit
The rabbit
Passing before you right
Now says
“Follow me, follow me”
It will lead you to where you wanna go back to
Come on and join the night
Already forget the fright
I know you can’t
Can’t help but chase the rabbit
Walk through the door in time
All guests we invite
I know you can’t
Can’t help but chase the rabbit
Don’t need to pretend to be innocent
Just be honest to your feelings
Don’t need to pretend to be innocent
Just be honest to the beat
Now show me the lights
Spill out your fists
Don’t be sucked under the wave
Get your breath just be the wave
Go crazy till you drop
Come on and join the night
Already forget the fright
I know you can’t
Can’t help but chase the rabbit
Walk through the door in time
All guests we invite
I know you can’t
Can’t help but chase the rabbit
Come on and join the night
Already forget the fright
The rabbit is waiting
No time to dwell on it
Walk through the door in time
All guests we invite
I know you can’t
Can’t help but chase the rabbit
“猪突猛進ガール”, “chototsumoushin girl”, “Headlong Girl”. Note that there are a few parts quoting/referring to famous things in the Japanese culture, like the Iroha Poem. I’ve listed the majority below, but I’m pretty sure I’ve missed some of them. Just let me know if something is missing!
“甘いシャーデンフロイデ | A sweet schadenfreude”; don’t ask me how to pronounce this word, but anything it’s a German term to indicate the pleasure derived from others’ misfortune.
“浅き夢見じ酔ひもせず | And we shall not”; a quote from the Iroha poem.
“しらんぺったん | Shall we play”; the “Shiranpettan Gorilla” it’s actually a character featured into the “Shiranpettan” book. Since the “translation” sounds off (it sounds like “the flattened I-don’t-know Gorilla”) and I’m pretty sure I’m missing something to be able to translate it decently, I’ve left the Japanese word.
“どんちゃんパラリラ | Play with Don-chan and pararira”; Don-chan is Taiko’s mascot, while “pararira” might be compared to the English sound “wroom”, though it’s actually used by biker gangs to “indicate” the sound of their (modified) bike’s parts.
“猪鹿蝶 | Inoshikachou”; Inoshikachou is a term used in the Hanafuda game.
“我が世誰ぞ常ならむ | Who in our world”; yet another quote from Iroha poem.
“じゅげむじゅげむ | Jugemu, Jugemu”; this is probably a reference to “寿限無”, a Japanese folktale part of the Rakugo stories. In this tale, a couple, unable to think about a suitable name for their child, ends up naming him using all the auspicious names suggested by the priest. The child’s name is ridiculously long and begins as “Jigemu Jigemu”.
jousouteki kanjou no ketsujo heikin no manyuarizumu
tsukidasareta inga mo todokenai mama tonneru kugutte
risouteki ganmen no teigi shousousuru riarizumu
kamochidasareta butsugi ni shinjitsu wo surikaerareteru
The lack of emotions and good taste, the average’s manialism Through an unsolvable tunnel where even karma has been pushed out The definition of our ideal face, the impatient realism In a generated public discussion, the truth is being altered
jiga houkai made no sukejuuru junchou ni susundeiru
keihaku na omowaku wa garasu no youni misukasareteru
jigajisan kara no hitoriyogari attouteki nihirizumu
utsuro na kokoro uruosu amai shaadenfuroide
The schedule until one’s collapse is going on well Frivolous expectations can be seen through like glass The satisfaction from one’s own pride, an overwhelming nihilism Moistens an empty heart, a sweet schadenfreude
ukiyo ni saezuru watashi wa kago no tori
ai wo kanaderu wa munashiku hana to chiru ramu
asaki yumemiji yohi mosezu
shiran pettan gorira to nakayoku asobou ka
I, a caged bird, singing in this fleeting life Playing love it’s as falling with an empty flower And we shall not have shallow dreams, nor be drunken Shall we play with our close friend Shiranpettan Gorilla?
saa saa douzo go katteni
nome ya utae ya donchan pararira
douse mirai nante daremo wakari wa shinaindakara
daitai chototsumoushin de
kirinuketeiku shikanainjanai?
buchimakareta chansu tsukamu tame no joutou shudan da ze
Here, by all means, as you please Drink, sing, play with Don-chan and pararira In any case, nobody knows anything about future Overall isn’t it something You have to get out from headlongness? It’s the old trick of “for the sake of grasping an honest chance”
mayoikonda yoru no asobiba
hadaketa waishatsu matagaru jaja uma
ibukashige na ai de kuwaeta
kowareru watashi wa kurumiwari ningyou
Losing one’s way into the night’s playground Exposed the business shirt, straddling a restive horse A puzzled love held in the mouth The broken myself is a nutcracker doll
快楽の入口へ誘う
サイコロ転がる One Chance Night
汗ばんだ体を繋いで
月が眠るまで踊り続けましょう
kairaku no iriguchi e izanau
saikoro korogaru One Chance Night
asebanda karada wo tsunaide
tsuki ga neru made odoritsukemashou
Invited to the gate of pleasure Roll the dice, it’s a One Chance Night Tied your sweaty body Let’s keep dancing until the moon sleeps
情弱に有効なデバイスを 検索するプログラム
突き放された理由も知らないまま お別れブロック
妄想癖 電脳 Age 三次元から乖離
画面の中の彼氏に魂を吸い取られてゆく
joujaku ni yuukou na debaisu wo kensakusuru puroguramu
tsukihanasareta riyuu mo shiranai mama owakare burokku
mousouheki dennou Age sanjigen kara kairi
gamen no naka no kareshi ni tamashii wo suitorareteyuku
With poor information, the look up into programs of their effective devices Even this forsaken reason still unknown it’s a farewell block Day-dreamer, computer Age, alienation from IRL Their souls sucked up by their inside-the-screen boyfriend
猪鹿蝶 全部揃えて大逆転の sign
根拠のない自信は悲しみのフラグを立ててる
曖昧な言葉の罠で 勘違いの LINE
丸め込まれたことにも気付かぬまま 酔狂カーニヴァル
inoshikachou zenbu soroete taigyukuten no sign
konkyononai jishin wa kanashimi no furagu wo tateteru
aimai na kotoba no wana de kanchagai no LINE
marumekomareta koto ni mo kidzukekanu mama suikyou kaanibaru
With inoshikachou, you get everything, it’s a big reversal’s sign With a groundless confidence one raises a sad flag With the trap of ambiguous words, you misunderstand LINE What’s been seduced won’t realize it, this eccentric carnival
tsukiyo ni terasareshi kokoro wa shioburedo
kimi wo omoeba utakata no koi ni samayofu
kaga yo dare zo tsune naramu
jugemu jugemu karasu ga naitara kaerou ka
Beneath the moonlit, my shining heart conceals itself If I think about you, I sing for this transient love Who in our world is unchanging? Jugemu, Jugemu, the crow is crying so, should we get home?
saa saa douzo go katteni
kue ya odore ya janjan pararira
douse mirai nante daremo erabe wa shinaindakara
daitai chototsumoushin de
kirinukete ikeru kara mondai nai
buchimakareta chansu tsukameru no wa kimi shidai daze
Here, by all means, as you please Eat, dance, ding-dong, pararira In any case, nobody can choose their future Overall it’s something You get out of headlongness, don’t worry It’s up to you whether grasping or not this honest chance
saa saa douzo go katteni
sonde nijikai yakiniku gotanda
douse ashita nante daremo wakari wa shinaindakara
dandan minna kidzuiteku
sou jinsei wa kekkou karauma
buchimakareta chansu tsukamu tame no joutoushudan da ze
Here, by all means, as you please As after party, yakiniku in Gotanda In any case, nobody knows anything about tomorrow Overall, everybody is noticing it Yeah, life is a splendid unburdened horse It’s the old trick of “for the sake of grasping an honest chance”
