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Random lyrics time!
It's random lyrics time again!
But first, looky! Niji I got my translation of Niji up on Animelyrics.com!
Now, some Sakamoto Maaya, because she roxxors. Usually, when I read translations of or understand some of Japanese songs, I usually go "Okay... okay... I get what they're saying, but that doesn't really make a lot of sense." Gackt, YUKI, and Shinohara Tomoe come to mind. Gackt's stuff is mostly angsty relationship stuff, YUKI's is varied, but a lot of the time it makes little sense to me, as does Shinohara's. But Maaya's stuff makes sense, and is awesome, and unique. Her music has the kind of lyrics I'd be impressed with if I heard them on the American radio (as opposed to most Japanese stuff, which I tend to just think is always pretty since I don't really understand it most of the time).
So! Have some!
I'll post the English translation if the song's in Japanese, and just the English if the song's in English.
This is the song of a kingfisher girl
Who sits by the side of the River of Life
And flies in her mind over seven sad seas
Fiery her wings as so brightly she sings
Songs that are sweetened by one million moons
songs that are mystic, exotically tuned
--songs that i sing to you
Sing, sing, sing out this wong
Let it be heard all over the world
Cry, cry, cry silver tears
This is the song of "Wish You Were Here"
This is the song of a kingfisher girl
Who dives in the waters of love's diamond depths
Who catches the fish that swim all through her blood
Sensually shining to taste on the tongue
The taste of dark honey that drips from the sun
The taste of these lips where all spices are spun
--ever, eternally... on...
Sing, sing, sing out this song
Let it be heard all over the world
Cry, cry, cry silver tears
This is the song of "Wish You Were Here"
Fly, fly, coated in fire
Kingfisher girl, lone star of the sky
Dive, dive, dive into time
A moment alive where we'll never die
Cry, cry, cry silver tears
This is the song of "Wish You Were Here"
--
one day, sitting in a tree
I couldn't help but notice you there in the park
you weren't like all the others
you could fit me in your pocket
and just seemed so large
but then you really tried to talk to me
we chatted all about your mom and everything
and if somebody pointed out the fact you have no wings...
wouldn't mean a thing
and like a dream we saw the world together
"goodbye" to differences
"hello" to each other
harmony
unity
day and night
you and me
and paradise
met the queen of hearts
while out dancing on the lake
and she asked us to a party
"you can bring some friends
but don't be late"
climbed aboard a bus
and it drove us to the castle
but we didn't have to pay
cause the driver was the jester's brother
sadly sighed the king
cause somebody took his cake
so we gave him some of ours
and he smiled so wide
he ate his plate
he asked you to sing
and i won't forget the faces
or the awful melody
you and jester singing out of key
not a better time
could be had for all the moment
the king beamed, "allow me please"
"let my balloon take you across the ocean"
(you and me across the ocean,
in his balloon, you and me and harmony)
You didn't try to put me in a cage of your convenience
like some others have
instead you took me to your favorite garden in Manhattan
and we had a laugh
along the way I fell in love with you
don't think i could ever get enough of you
and if somebody pointed out the fact that you can't sing...
wouldn't mean a thing
--
san-gatsu jyuu-roku nichi gozen go-ji san-jyuppun
March 16 5:30 A.M.
watashi wa kyou, kono machi wo dete ikimasu.
kariteta mama no hon wa tsukue no ue.
ORENJI no NITTO wa imouto ni.
SAKANA no ESA wa ichi-nichi ni-kai desu.
Today, I will be leaving this town.
The book I borrowed is on the desk.
The orange knit is for my little sister.
The fish need to be fed twice a day.
hitori de katte ni kimete gomennasai
dakedo kinou demo ashita demo nakute
kyou wa sono toki datta
I'm sorry for selfishly deciding all this on my own
but today was the time to leave,
not yesterday, and not tomorrow
daisuki na hito ni kakomarete aisarete kita
kakegae no nai futatsu to nai kono machi wo
watashi wa kyou dete ikimasu
Here, I've always been surrounded by wonderful people who've loved me
There will no replacement for and no equivalent of this town which
I will be leaving today
kyoukai ni kane ga naru mae ni mou ikanakucha
minna genki de.
I've got to go before the church bells ring
Take care, everyone.
san-gatsu jyuu-roku nichi SAUSU UISHUBOUN san-ban chi
March 16 No. 3, South Wishbone
--
Yomikake no hon wo toji, kajirikake no pan wo nokoshi
akehanatsu mado ni wa hane ga hitotsu ochite ita
daremo kodomo no yume
kieta yukue wo shiranai
Closing the book I was reading and putting down the bread I was nibbling, I open the window and notice
that a single feather has fallen on the windowboard.
Nobody knows where the dreams of children disappeared
oo wohoo wohoo wohoo
boku wa sore wo sagashi ni yuku
oo hoo hoo hoo
boku wa kitto sukui ni yuku
oo wohoo wohoo wohoo
I'll go to look for them
oo hoo hoo hoo
I'll go and save them
Nikumiau kuni ya kizutsukeau machi ni kurasu
osanai monotachi no nemurenai yoru ni sotto moufu wo
Boku wa okite iru yo.
Koko ni iru kara daijoubu
I gently put a blanket over the sleepless nights of children
who live in lands that hate each other
and cities that hurt each other.
I'm staying awake. I'm right here so don't worry
oo wohoo wohoo wohoo
mihatte'ru kara daijoubu
oo hoo hoo hoo
soba ni iru kara daijoubu
oo hoo hoo hoo
oo hoo hoo hoo
oo wohoo wohoo wohoo
I'm watching over you so don't worry
oo hoo hoo hoo
I'm by your side so don't worry
oo hoo hoo hoo
oo hoo hoo hoo
Kimi to moshi sekai ga tatakau nara to KAFUKA wa itta
boku to moshi sekai ga tatakau no nara sono toki wa
boku wa boku no teki no
sekai ni mikata wo suru darou
Kafka once said "if the whole World fights against you..."
If the whole World ever fought against me,
if that ever happened
I think I would ally myself with the world of my enemy
oo wohoo wohoo wohoo
subete wo sutete tatakau darou
oo hoo hoo hoo
juu wo sutete tatakau darou
oo hoo hoo hoo
subete wo sutete tatakau darou
oo hoo hoo hoo
juu wo sutete tatakau darou
oo hoo hoo hoo
oo wohoo wohoo wohoo
I think I'd throw away everything and fight
oo hoo hoo hoo
I think I'd throw away my weapons and fight
oo hoo hoo hoo
I think I'd throw away everything and fight
oo hoo hoo hoo
I think I'd throw away my weapons and fight
Ooh, and as a bonus, The Garden of Everything (sung with Steve Conte, of "Call Me Call Me" and "Rain" from Cowboy Bebop fame):
Here you are
Daylight's star
Made out of miracles
Perfection
Of your own
You alone
O so incredible
Each atom
Sings to me
"Set me free
From chains of the physical."
O free me, O free me
The mirror melts,
I'm somewhere else
Inside eternity
Where you on
Outstretched wings
Sing within
The Garden of Everything
Where memories
Call to me
Backward dreams?
Or phantom reality?
Call to me, they call to me
And so here we are
Lovers of Lost Dimensions
Burning supernovas of all sound and sight
Every touch, a temptation
And for every sense, a sensation
Eyes of pure
Deep azure
Quite unbelievable
The sun's daughter
You've been made
Not to fade
Quite inconceivable
Each atom sings to me
"Set me free
From chains of the physical."
O free me, O free me
A love like ours
A starry flower
Through seasons and centuries
As rivers reach the sea
You'll reach me
With songs of your symmetry
A small boat
There will float
To far off coasts
The Isle of Infinity
Come with me, O come with me
Here we'll see
Love's lost tree
Made out of miracles
Emotions, crystal leaves
To cover me
And you in eternity
Each atom sings to us
Through the blood
"Love is a miracle"
Sings softly, it sings softly
And so here we are
Lovers of Lost Dimensions
Burning supernovas of all sound and sight
Every touch, a temptation
And for every sense, a sensation
And so here we are
Twin stars of brilliant brightness
Lanterns lit by life for all the depths of night
And every day will return us
To arms of the ever eternal
And so here we are
So far from earthy orbits
Burning supernovas of all sound and sight
Where every day will return us
To arms of the ever eternal
But first, looky! Niji I got my translation of Niji up on Animelyrics.com!
Now, some Sakamoto Maaya, because she roxxors. Usually, when I read translations of or understand some of Japanese songs, I usually go "Okay... okay... I get what they're saying, but that doesn't really make a lot of sense." Gackt, YUKI, and Shinohara Tomoe come to mind. Gackt's stuff is mostly angsty relationship stuff, YUKI's is varied, but a lot of the time it makes little sense to me, as does Shinohara's. But Maaya's stuff makes sense, and is awesome, and unique. Her music has the kind of lyrics I'd be impressed with if I heard them on the American radio (as opposed to most Japanese stuff, which I tend to just think is always pretty since I don't really understand it most of the time).
So! Have some!
I'll post the English translation if the song's in Japanese, and just the English if the song's in English.
This is the song of a kingfisher girl
Who sits by the side of the River of Life
And flies in her mind over seven sad seas
Fiery her wings as so brightly she sings
Songs that are sweetened by one million moons
songs that are mystic, exotically tuned
--songs that i sing to you
Sing, sing, sing out this wong
Let it be heard all over the world
Cry, cry, cry silver tears
This is the song of "Wish You Were Here"
This is the song of a kingfisher girl
Who dives in the waters of love's diamond depths
Who catches the fish that swim all through her blood
Sensually shining to taste on the tongue
The taste of dark honey that drips from the sun
The taste of these lips where all spices are spun
--ever, eternally... on...
Sing, sing, sing out this song
Let it be heard all over the world
Cry, cry, cry silver tears
This is the song of "Wish You Were Here"
Fly, fly, coated in fire
Kingfisher girl, lone star of the sky
Dive, dive, dive into time
A moment alive where we'll never die
Cry, cry, cry silver tears
This is the song of "Wish You Were Here"
--
one day, sitting in a tree
I couldn't help but notice you there in the park
you weren't like all the others
you could fit me in your pocket
and just seemed so large
but then you really tried to talk to me
we chatted all about your mom and everything
and if somebody pointed out the fact you have no wings...
wouldn't mean a thing
and like a dream we saw the world together
"goodbye" to differences
"hello" to each other
harmony
unity
day and night
you and me
and paradise
met the queen of hearts
while out dancing on the lake
and she asked us to a party
"you can bring some friends
but don't be late"
climbed aboard a bus
and it drove us to the castle
but we didn't have to pay
cause the driver was the jester's brother
sadly sighed the king
cause somebody took his cake
so we gave him some of ours
and he smiled so wide
he ate his plate
he asked you to sing
and i won't forget the faces
or the awful melody
you and jester singing out of key
not a better time
could be had for all the moment
the king beamed, "allow me please"
"let my balloon take you across the ocean"
(you and me across the ocean,
in his balloon, you and me and harmony)
You didn't try to put me in a cage of your convenience
like some others have
instead you took me to your favorite garden in Manhattan
and we had a laugh
along the way I fell in love with you
don't think i could ever get enough of you
and if somebody pointed out the fact that you can't sing...
wouldn't mean a thing
--
san-gatsu jyuu-roku nichi gozen go-ji san-jyuppun
March 16 5:30 A.M.
watashi wa kyou, kono machi wo dete ikimasu.
kariteta mama no hon wa tsukue no ue.
ORENJI no NITTO wa imouto ni.
SAKANA no ESA wa ichi-nichi ni-kai desu.
Today, I will be leaving this town.
The book I borrowed is on the desk.
The orange knit is for my little sister.
The fish need to be fed twice a day.
hitori de katte ni kimete gomennasai
dakedo kinou demo ashita demo nakute
kyou wa sono toki datta
I'm sorry for selfishly deciding all this on my own
but today was the time to leave,
not yesterday, and not tomorrow
daisuki na hito ni kakomarete aisarete kita
kakegae no nai futatsu to nai kono machi wo
watashi wa kyou dete ikimasu
Here, I've always been surrounded by wonderful people who've loved me
There will no replacement for and no equivalent of this town which
I will be leaving today
kyoukai ni kane ga naru mae ni mou ikanakucha
minna genki de.
I've got to go before the church bells ring
Take care, everyone.
san-gatsu jyuu-roku nichi SAUSU UISHUBOUN san-ban chi
March 16 No. 3, South Wishbone
--
Yomikake no hon wo toji, kajirikake no pan wo nokoshi
akehanatsu mado ni wa hane ga hitotsu ochite ita
daremo kodomo no yume
kieta yukue wo shiranai
Closing the book I was reading and putting down the bread I was nibbling, I open the window and notice
that a single feather has fallen on the windowboard.
Nobody knows where the dreams of children disappeared
oo wohoo wohoo wohoo
boku wa sore wo sagashi ni yuku
oo hoo hoo hoo
boku wa kitto sukui ni yuku
oo wohoo wohoo wohoo
I'll go to look for them
oo hoo hoo hoo
I'll go and save them
Nikumiau kuni ya kizutsukeau machi ni kurasu
osanai monotachi no nemurenai yoru ni sotto moufu wo
Boku wa okite iru yo.
Koko ni iru kara daijoubu
I gently put a blanket over the sleepless nights of children
who live in lands that hate each other
and cities that hurt each other.
I'm staying awake. I'm right here so don't worry
oo wohoo wohoo wohoo
mihatte'ru kara daijoubu
oo hoo hoo hoo
soba ni iru kara daijoubu
oo hoo hoo hoo
oo hoo hoo hoo
oo wohoo wohoo wohoo
I'm watching over you so don't worry
oo hoo hoo hoo
I'm by your side so don't worry
oo hoo hoo hoo
oo hoo hoo hoo
Kimi to moshi sekai ga tatakau nara to KAFUKA wa itta
boku to moshi sekai ga tatakau no nara sono toki wa
boku wa boku no teki no
sekai ni mikata wo suru darou
Kafka once said "if the whole World fights against you..."
If the whole World ever fought against me,
if that ever happened
I think I would ally myself with the world of my enemy
oo wohoo wohoo wohoo
subete wo sutete tatakau darou
oo hoo hoo hoo
juu wo sutete tatakau darou
oo hoo hoo hoo
subete wo sutete tatakau darou
oo hoo hoo hoo
juu wo sutete tatakau darou
oo hoo hoo hoo
oo wohoo wohoo wohoo
I think I'd throw away everything and fight
oo hoo hoo hoo
I think I'd throw away my weapons and fight
oo hoo hoo hoo
I think I'd throw away everything and fight
oo hoo hoo hoo
I think I'd throw away my weapons and fight
Ooh, and as a bonus, The Garden of Everything (sung with Steve Conte, of "Call Me Call Me" and "Rain" from Cowboy Bebop fame):
Here you are
Daylight's star
Made out of miracles
Perfection
Of your own
You alone
O so incredible
Each atom
Sings to me
"Set me free
From chains of the physical."
O free me, O free me
The mirror melts,
I'm somewhere else
Inside eternity
Where you on
Outstretched wings
Sing within
The Garden of Everything
Where memories
Call to me
Backward dreams?
Or phantom reality?
Call to me, they call to me
And so here we are
Lovers of Lost Dimensions
Burning supernovas of all sound and sight
Every touch, a temptation
And for every sense, a sensation
Eyes of pure
Deep azure
Quite unbelievable
The sun's daughter
You've been made
Not to fade
Quite inconceivable
Each atom sings to me
"Set me free
From chains of the physical."
O free me, O free me
A love like ours
A starry flower
Through seasons and centuries
As rivers reach the sea
You'll reach me
With songs of your symmetry
A small boat
There will float
To far off coasts
The Isle of Infinity
Come with me, O come with me
Here we'll see
Love's lost tree
Made out of miracles
Emotions, crystal leaves
To cover me
And you in eternity
Each atom sings to us
Through the blood
"Love is a miracle"
Sings softly, it sings softly
And so here we are
Lovers of Lost Dimensions
Burning supernovas of all sound and sight
Every touch, a temptation
And for every sense, a sensation
And so here we are
Twin stars of brilliant brightness
Lanterns lit by life for all the depths of night
And every day will return us
To arms of the ever eternal
And so here we are
So far from earthy orbits
Burning supernovas of all sound and sight
Where every day will return us
To arms of the ever eternal