眠り薬 nemuri kusuri translations

D-Snow white

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:00:12 GMT

Snow White

Lyrics: Asagi
Music: Asagi

Japanese lyrics can be found here: http://music.goo.ne.jp/lyric/LYRUTND74139/index.html

Feathers descend from the sky and sink into drifts

As if to calm the fighting fires of the world

This blood flows through my shivering body

And still my heart remains untouched by its color, or any other

If you would forgive me I wouldn`t be afraid of reaching out my arms

And so people have been smothered by their burdens and searched for a way to live

Just like the snow reflected in your eyes

White image and my guilt

If it all disappeared what I want to give to you

Are the innocent tears of “sometime” Snow White

Give my hands some of that small warmth of yours

You who I will meet someday I was born for you

It seems that now for certain the sleeping pulse is calling out

It seems that all the pieces are coming together into everything

Pain is the proof that we are living

Everyone has felt pain

That is a story from long long ago

Nobody knows the final day Snow White

Just like the snow reflected in your eyes

White image and my guilt

If it all disappeared what I want to give to you

Are the innocent tears of “sometime” Snow White

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:58:36 GMT

Kozi Translations

Song Translations

Que Sera Sera

Website Updates

December 13, 2007

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:54:55 GMT

X-Japan Translations

Yoshiki Interview with Shizuka Kudo

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:38:58 GMT

Plastic Tree Translations

andro metamorphose
irogoto
mizu iro girlfriend
rocket
spica

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:25:06 GMT

Malice Mizer Translations

Songs

Le Ciel
Ma Cherie

Interviews, etc.

Apartment Interview
"Break Out" Interview (Feb '97)
Fishing Lessons (pt. I, II)
Fishing Lessons (pt.III, IV)
Hot Wave Interview (where Mana spoke)

quick return from haitus for this....(translation of www.kozi-info.com)

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:14:10 GMT

so, kozi finally updated his website a little (www.kozi-info.com) It has been "updating" since early this summer, and this took like 5 mins to translate, so i figured i'd post it. still not enough time to do the other stuff, but here is at least a little something.

i still promise that i will be back in january with real stuff...

*kozi speaks in some non-standard japanese. i think he's from niigata, so it's probably their dialect.

the first page is kozi's homepage (www.kozi-info.com) and reads:

"in the process of updating
please wait awhile
*graphic*
For information regarding Kozi, please send to this e-mail address.
desk★kozi-info.com
(please replace the star with @ sign)
Kozi's fanclub has stopped activity with the fanclub trip in june.

to send a letter to kozi, please use this address
letter★kozi-info.com
(please replace the star with an @ sign)"

the next link is the page called kozi-info2. if you click on the graphic it will take you there.

"sorry for not writing in so long... this is kozi. it's me, who is passing through an area of confusion about what to do next. Please wait for me.

...also, on the fast approaching christmas, there will be a session battle [of the bands, i think]、so if you can, please come and enjoy yourself!!"

then there is a link that says "プッチとな！” which basically means feeling good? it's hard to translate... that link takes you to the next page with all the christmas stuffs.

the top says "hard rock"　and says that the event will take place on christmas at this place in Ikebukuro　called Shutou. doors open at 6, and the event will start at 6:30. tickets are 1500 yen (about $15) or 1800 (about $18) at the door. also gives the number to Shutou so that you can call for information. the tiny yellow print at the bottom says "For reservations or information, click the link to go to Shutou's website."

the club is either called Shutou or chop.

i'm sorry....

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:17:06 GMT

i have to go on a short hiatus. i have 5 papers due in the next 2 weeks, so i don't think i'll be able to update until after that. societe de parente is done, i just don't have time to type it up and post it until after the end of the semester....

::grumbles::

also, i wanted to say thanks to abstractravenfan for giving me a bunch of old malice mizer stuff. i'm really looking forward to translating them when i get back!!

be back in january!!

just letting you guys know

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:45:55 GMT

that i am almost done translating societe de parente... I just need to get some help on a few parts, and it should be up within the next few days...

sorry for the wait!!

malice mizer "break out" interview feb '97

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:23:01 GMT

here is a translation of the malice mizer "break out" interview in '97 about their new album, Voyage. as usual, there were a few parts that i missed. for example, the lettering that they use to show what mana "says" was too unclear for me to read, but i will ask one of my friends for help and see if she can make it out. the youtube video can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRQnP9sTaM8

i hope you enjoy it!!

p.s. my fangirl moment: yu~ki laughing = awesome! he has a really nice smile!! too bad we don't get to see it more! on to the translation!!

Announcer: Finally, after some circumstances, I have arrived here. I've heard that on this very street In Harajuku are the members of Malice Mizer. Where could they be?? Oh! There they are!! text reads "there they are" There they are!! Let's go follow that camera flash. Wow!! Do a close up for a second... Yes!! It's this group! Malice Mizer. Umm... Excuse me!!

Man voice: Will they be able to talk to Malice Mizer??

Cameraman: Can you move in closer a little bit?? Yeah, that's good. Okay. Yes. Okay... Oh, yes? What is it?

Announcer: Umm... Excuse me, but is it okay if...

Cameraman: Sure.

Announcer: Umm...Excuse me... I'm an interviewer... So what are you doing today?? turns microphone to mana.

Mana: Stares at her. Points at Gackt.

Gackt: We are swimming in the middle of winter.

Text reads: Swimming in the middle of winter???

Kami: Yes, we have to stay fit.

The camera focuses on Gackt.

Gackt: If you keep staring, ill...

text reads: If you keep staring i'll....

Announcer: If I keep staring?

Announcer: Let's do introductions, starting with Gackt.

Gackt: I'm Gackt.

Announcer: Next is...

Kami: Kami, on drums.

Announcer: Your hair is beautiful. (kami is also the Japanese word for hair. so she actually says "kami is beautiful")

Kami: Ah, just the hair is beautiful, just the hair.

Announcer: And the next person is...

Kozi: Kozi, on guitars.

Announcer: Ah, Kozi. Your eyes are very big. (This is a compliment. In Japan, some people think that large eyes are pretty or cute.) Next is...

Yu~ki: Yu~ki on bass.

Announcer: Your voice is so soft! It's much different than your face.... And next to you is...

Mana: i can't read the font... sorry guys....

Announcer: Of course, Mana doesn't talk. Well, Kami, you look like you talk so.... On the stage, the setting really looks like an opera.

Kami: It wasn't always like that in the past. From the time that the new vocalist joined, we decided to do more elaborate things.

Announcer: Oh really? So from when Gackt joined...

Kami: Yes, that's right.

Announcer: And the size of the stage setup.... How do you do it?? Isn't it expensive?

Kami: Well it is... If you get someone to do it. But even now we make the set ourselves. The count (referring to Yu~ki) buys materials and builds.

Announcer: You buy materials and made your own coffin?!

Yu~ki: Yes, I've made one before.

Announcer: And you got in and closed it.... So for the designs... Does Kozi design most of the costumes?

Kozi: Well, everyone picks their own favorite fabric design and color and style... It might look a bit disorganized, but that's how we do it...

Announcer: No, it really doesn't.... Mana still won't say a thing will he...

Mana: (sorry i can't read the text here either)

The end is just them talking about the Malice Mizer Voyage album and live, which btw, sold out in 8 MINUTES!!!! WTF?! she says thank you, and the interview ends.

malice mizer hot wave interview (the interview where mana talks)

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:32:05 GMT

hello all!! here is the interview from Hot Wave where Mana talks in the beginning and is all angry looking about it! the interview itself is on youtube and can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy48D8_IR9o

enjoy!!

Malice Mizer Hotwave ‘96

Announcer: The members of Malice Mizer

Malice Mizer walks in

Announcer: Yay! The Members of Malice Mizer! Wow, that’s amazing. Everyone welcome to the show. Can each of you please give us an introduction, going around the table? Say your name and your part in the band.

Gackt: I’m Gackt, the vocalist.

Mana: I’m Mana, on guitars.

Yu~ki: Yu~ki, on bass.

Kozi: I’m Kozi, on guitars.

Kami: I’m Kami, on drums and percussion.

Announcer: Wow, this is really amazing. Do you always go out walking around wearing clothes like those, Kami?

Kami: Basically, what I wear normally isn’t that different from what I have on now…

Announcer: So, Kami does, but what about the rest of you? How about you Gackt? Do you usually go out like that?

Gackt: Yeah, pretty much…

Announcer: Oh, really?

Gackt: Yes… I usually wander aimlessly…

Announcer: Ah, with these feathers attached…

Gackt: Yeah, this is nothing compared to usual.

Announcer: something I didn’t get…

Gackt: yeah, I guess…

Announcer: And next to you, Mana is the blue character.

Mana: nods head*** head nodding in Japan is often like waving. It’s seen as a short way of bowing, kinda like, a wave could be a short way of handshaking…

Announcer: Good afternoon, Mana.

Mana: Mana nods again.

Announcer: Yes, Mana. Hello.

Mana: Mana nods again.

Gackt: He doesn’t talk.

Announcer: He doesn’t talk?

Gackt: No. I’ll interpret for him.

Announcer: Oh, alright. Mana, what country did you come from.

Mana: Whispers to Gackt.

Gackt: ::snicker:: He said France.

Announcer: (in French) Do you speak French?

Mana: Whispers to Gackt.

Gackt: He says “konnichiha” (Japanese for good afternoon)

Announcer: Ah, thank you. Wow! Seeing you guys really made me nervous! It looked like people from a castle had come. In any case, I would like to talk about your band profile for a moment. In August of 1992, guitarists Mana and Kozi founded the band. And then in 93, the drummer, Kami, joined the band. In the end of 94, the previous vocalist, Tetsu left the band. Then last year, 1995, the current vocalist, Gackt joined, and Malice Mizer continued activities. On that day, the live at Shibuya AX On Air West was sold out.** Then in that same month, they released their first single with Gackt, “Uruwashiki Kamen no Shoutaijou”. This is a pretty amazing single. Gackt, where was the picture on the cover taken?

Gackt: In Mana’s garden.

Announcer: Ah, his garden. This garden, in France, at a castle. Man, always going out in those clothes, you guys must really sweat a lot. Anyway, here is the single. And how many songs are on it?

Gackt: There are 4. One song is a bonus present.

Announcer: Ah, I see. So when you guys perform on stage, you are always dressed like this, and it feels very Malice Mizer. I wanted to show a little clip, so…Yes, this live is from last year, at Osaka. So the lives usually look like this, and the instruments are different than you would expect… like the accordion. And they hold whips and what not. I would love for a lot of people to go see their lives. Shoxx 96 Shock Wave event will be happening in April. They will be performing in Osaka and Nagoya.

Gackt: Next time will be great, and something secret will happen, so you should come.

Announcer: Ah, but it’s a secret… Well, the next live will be on the 31^st of March and Shibuya On Air West. There will also be a performance in May. That one is also kind of secret.

Gackt: Yes. It will be somewhere in Tokyo, so please go search and try to find it.

Announcer: Ah. The next full album will be coming out on June 9, and it is called “Voyage”. What type of feeling will it have?

Kami: If you listen to it, it will be like taking a trip back to youth.

Kozi: When we were making it, we had a certain image in mind. But when you hear it, it you’ll understand better but, there are all sorts of things that we are doing in that album, so please listen well.

Announcer: And lastly, do you have any messages that you would like to tell your fans? Let’s start with Gackt.

Gackt: We want to bring you into a new world of Malice Mizer. We would be very happy if your found that little world.

Announcer: Thank you so much for today. After this will you go back home to your castle?

Gackt: We’re going to the one that’s closer. It’s a bit smaller though.

Announcer: Ah, well thank you for today!

kozi que sera sera lyrics and new layout!!!

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:38:06 GMT

yay!! an update finally!!! this is really to give you guys something to chew on till i get the 97 malice mizer interview done... but it's one of my favorite kozi songs. lyrics taken from the CD jacket, so no links this time...

also, new layout! thanks to izon_no_niwa from the kurage community for that!!

enjoy!

kozi- que sera sera lyrics and arrangement: kozi

It's like one of those various moments
Just coming to one world
Anywhere and always alone

That beautiful thing echoes modestly in my docile heart
Repeatedly playing the trivial joys and sadness
Even though there are things I want to tell you,
I can't even say one word

It's like the sining of the stars
Only passing through but one dream
Of course, we who don't understand each other and share each other
will just wander till our hearts are satisfied
Que sera sera

In a twinkle in a space in a handful of time
Being unforgiving and being hurt
But even if I lose sight of the road, it's okay
Because I can't continue for much longer

So that I don't lose the thoughts that only I know,
Let's walk ahead without holding onto even one

Before long, this fog will probably clear
The brilliant morning will get here eventually
All of that love and grief will go away

It's like one of those various moments
Just coming to the world
Till our hearts are satisfied
We will just wanter
Que sera sera

Smiling

sorry bout the lack of updates

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:18:50 GMT

sorry guys for the dissapearance again... the past few weeks of school have been midterms, and i have also been sick. but i am better now ^_^

i promise that i am working on both the malice mizer 97 shock wave interview where mana talks, and societe de pariente, and i have a few other things up my sleeve. will try to have at least one of these things up over the weekend.

thanks for the patience!!!

~raven

D- taiyou wo okuru hi

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:37:07 GMT

this is my favorite D song. and it was SO hard to translate, but it's an amazing song. enjoy!

D- taiyou wo okuru hi

If you think about it, like a miracle
To me too dazzling
At the end of the memories of oblivion
The lock of the door melted

Unnoticed, time began moving
Making me powerless
At the unavoidable end
The taciturn moon sings

Have I given it to you?
Something from me to you
Even though I no longer hear the answer
My heart is still asking you

And so please stay the way you are
If it is an unforgiving love
Gods, please punish my foolishness

Ah, you able to sleep to eternity, an irreplaceable person
Even with trying to connect our eternity, there will be no return to the days of being together

Ah, in my frozen arms I dedicate this last song to you
The acceptance of death probably signifies my extinction
Along with that, you, able to sleep to eternity, there will be no return to the days of being together

Stars in the shadow of the moon forget to glimmer
And the world will enter forever sinking deeply, deeply, into eternal darkness

"As I am alive.. I take delight,
not in the death of the wicked one,
but in that someone wicked turns back from
his way and actually keeps living."

yoshiki interview (rough)

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:40:44 GMT

hello all! sorry for the absence!! school has been ABSURD this year with the amount of work... so like i said... going through things really really slowly....gomennasai!

anywhoogle, here is the translation for the yoshiki interview with shizuka kudo. it can be found on youtube here: http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=qBrv3wzeRp0

there are some parts that i didn't really get, and i'm going to ask a friend of mine for help during the week, but i've got the vast majority of it done, and in parts that i didn't i gave a rough summary of what was being said.

enjoy!!

S: So talking to my friends and other people who play drums, they say, “wow, you could die playing drums like that”. Also when I myself watch you play, I just thing “wow, this is amazing”. And I’m wondering, do you ever, like get tired, or do your arms and chest start to hurt or things like that?

Y: Well… When I play, I don’t really think about things like that. I sort of forget my body, and my mind becomes blank. When I make eye contact with someone in the audience or on the stage, then I realize, “oh, I’m on the stage” but…

S: Ah. But, man, do you move fast…

Y: Yeah, I guess so…and the concerts are long too…

S: I was surprised! Do you do any excercises for this?

Y: Well I used to in the past. I liked doing those sort of things. But really, just playing the drums is the best. For example, you play the drums and build the muscle that way. Doing other excercises is actually not that good.

S: You mean the muscle necessary for playing drums?

Y: Yeah. While playing drums it’s good to develop those muscles. But If you life weights, you build a lot of other muscle, and it actually slows down your movement.

S: Oh wow, stuff like that happens?

Here yoshiki says something about fainting often, and when that happens having to play songs where he doesn’t exert himself too much. I didn’t catch all of it. Will ask a friend for help

S: You really move in a way that’s unbelievable.

Y: Well sometimes on the third day of touring, I feel like I’m at my limit and like I just can’t do it. But then I get this feeling like I’m being made to do it, and somehow I’m doing it again.

S: Yeah, it could be because everyone in X has a really powerful stage presence. Even during the slow songs there is still this feeling, and you are pulled into it. And I love the songs and the melodies. Also, it’s really tense. For me, and the other people who I talked to who went, when you’re standing near the stage, and there is the intense drumming, and what not, there is this feeling like a dragon is right there. Like, I really felt that intense feeling. It was really great.

K. I miss an big chunk here, but i think they are talking about an interview that yoshiki and hide read about shizuka and it says that she is learning painting and she talks about it. yoshiki thinks that she is kind of like a guy in her way of thinking… will get this part checked.

Y: I don’t really know, but I like to got to museums and the like. It’s not just that I like the pictures there, but I really like the atmosphere of the museums.

S: You can really relax there, can’t you?

Y: Yeah, and I like to go there a lot. And also I like oil paintings.

S: Do you do things like paint or draw or anything?

Y: No, I don’t. i think he says something here about not being good at stuff like that.

S: So this is kind of a question I’ve been wanting to ask for awhile, but I was wondering… at home, do you practice drums?

Y: Well piano is the only thing that I can practice anywhere, like at home or hotels or wherever. And since I was a kid, the piano was the only thing that I had near.

S: Why piano and drums?

Y: It’s a weird combination, isn’t it? I also think it’s a little weird. I played piano since I was really young. And I thought that I wanted to go to a music school for college. I thought at the end of high school, my thoughts changed a little bit- I was thinking about rock bands. And before I had thought, maybe in the future, I’ll be a piano teacher or play in an orchestra, but then I thought, maybe I should do something different. I also knew how to play drums, I had learned some years before. And so I got on stage and played, and everyone was wondering, “why haven’t I heard this before?”, and I started to love both. And now I still love both.

S: And that’s how you became the person that plays piano and drums. But really, at first I was very surprised. I thought, why is this person a drummer, but playing the piano?

Y: Yeah, it is a little weird…

S: Weird, but also really amazing.

Y: I think maybe I like piano a little better. Because when I play drums for a long time, I want to stop, or if I play it every day I get kind of tired of it. But it’s great if I get to play the piano every day. But you know, I’m still learning piano. Like, I grew up playing classical piano, but I’m thinking maybe I should stop classical and learn something different with it. But I heard that you are taking painting lessons. How’s your teacher?

S: Well, he’s a person that helps me to understand things that I don’t know really fast. I get to choose my own colors and things of that nature but, he helps with things and explains them in ways that make me go “oh, if it’s like that, I can do it! It’s not that bad!”

Y: Also, In the interview, you were talking about all the things you had to use in painting, how you can use anything to paint…

S: Yes, we use often use knives and things like that.

Y: Music is the really similar in that nature. It doesn’t have to just be drums and guitar or whatever, you can use anything to color a song. And everything is a sound, so really you can use anything. Now in this album, I’m thinking about that, and thinking about what types of different things I can use to make a different sound. So when I read what you said, I though, that’s cool.

S: Sorry, but I’ve got another question. Are you guys thinking about going abroad?

Y: Well, I want to take the band abroad, and I was thinking, I wonder if we could go in the summer sometime…But in March we are touring Japan.

S: Well, I look forward to seeing you guys. Please take care of yourselves!

first week of school craziness

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:46:45 GMT

first week of school done. not toooooooo much homework. this means that there will be much time for translation i think.

so this weekend expect the rest of those requested plastic tree songs, and then i'll start on the gackt and kozi stuff. and the plastic tree magazine interview.

however, please be patient with me. I am a student trying to finish up my last year of college and job hunt, and i'm pretty much doing this translation stuff for fun in my free time, so things may take awhile,especially now that school is back in session. but, i will try my best to update regularly, at least once a week ^__^

anyway, i'm off to celebrate not dying during week one. keep sending requests this way, and as always thanks for comments and reading ^___^

tata for now!!

plastic tree- mizuiro no girlfriend

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:35:32 GMT

another fairly straightforward and pretty plastic tree song. here are the original lyrics. http://music.yahoo.co.jp/shop/p/53/262385/Y019750

Plastic Tree- Mizuiro no Girlfriend (Water-colored girlfriend)
Lyrics and Composition: Arimura Ryutarou

Closed the flower that is the vinyl umbrella
The sky just right after the rain stopped falling
Is a magnificant sight
So I wish you were here to see it

The evening shower stops, the noise of a cicada
My fever begins to rise

A girlfriend the color of water
A girlfriend the color of rain
Always crying one painful tear
Glittering, for an instant sparkling
Flickering gently
I wish you could be here like that

Suddenly, a random statement- deep and thoughtful
It surprised me
Not because I was spacing out
This thing called the sickness of love really is true

Warm drops of water fall
That loud insect in your lies

A girlfriend the color of water
A girlfriend the color of rain
ALways crying one painful tear
A longing longing
A twilight longing
I wish that everything was the way that i thought it was

My fever is rising, my blood is thickening

A girlfriend the color of water
A girlfriend the color of rain
Always crying one painful tear
Glittering, for an instant sparkling
Flickering gently
I wish you could be here like that
A girlfriend the color of a rainbow
A girlfriend the color of dreams
Your smiling face crosses a rainbow and is out of my reach

plastic tree- rocket

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:46:44 GMT

another one of my fave pura songs. this one's pretty straight forward, so there is only one note. that being: in the third verse, there is a line that says "the blood is full of body" (like a robust wine....), and that is the literal translation. but interpret it as you will, because i think it's meant for that. ^_^

the japanese i took from this site, 'cause that's the only place i could find it... http://www.5ilog.com/cgi-bin/bbs/club/v.aspx/4251885.htm

enjoy!

Plastic Tree- Rocket Lyrics: Arimura Ryutarou Composition: Hasagawa Tadashi

I keep having the same dream every night
And again, I only slept for two hours
A bell in my heart rings
Sometimes I'll try going out.

I'm not holding a bible in my hands
So at the park, A prayer of hope to the sky
The clear sky that is too blue
And me, who is too far away

"Because of you and the warmth, the blood is full of body"
A screw loosens, and i really start wanting to cry

This is where sleep closes in, climbing the sky and wishes also float up
Until the light is buried, I'll keep gazing at it

The crows sitting silently on the electric lines, look like notes written on music paper
I, being puzzled by the meoldy, leave it be
And they, without making a sound fly away

If they were words, there would be so many stuck in my heart
But even the way I am now without making a sound, they will overflow someday

And climbing up till forever into this bluer-than-blue
I, out of breath, pass through and am surrounded

"Becuase of you and the warmth, the blood is full of body"
A screw loosens, and I really start wanting to cry

This is where sleep closes in, climbing the sky and wishes also float up
While being buried in light, separating
"That's enough...umm.... can you still see me?"
Ah, being absorbed until the end of the universe
Before long, one day I'll dissapear

Awaking from the dream. I went to a world that is now fading away.

I saw the sky. And hope returns again.

plastic tree- spica

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:02:59 GMT

first of all, this is one of my favorite plastic tree songs to date, which is saying a lot, 'cause i've been into them since wareta mado. listening to this song, literally makes me cry. and the lyrics in japanese are so beautiful. tried to do them justice in english... we'll see how that worked.

but here it is, spica.

notes:
*the song title, and subject of the song is a star in the constellation Virgo called spica, and it's supposedly one of the brightest stars in the constellation. if you wanna know more about it, there are a couple of articles on wikipedia.
**again, ryutarou uses VERY few subjects, so I used I and we, and you. but i'd suggest playing around with who those people are, as that is what ryutarou intended
***i used the word "nearby" in the last line of the refrain, because that's how i interpreted it. the real word that he uses means "neighbor" so make of that what you will.
****the line with the equation...is not a literal translation, becuase the japanese use a totally different system to calculate percentages, but that's pretty much what those lines translate to in english. if you wanna know more about that, i'd be happy to explain or to give a direct translation, so just let me know. ^_^

Plastic tree- Supica Lyrics and Composition: Arimura Ryutarou

These two stars have the same name and

Maybe I heard of it from you

As if refusing to be night, there is so much brightness

In Tokyo, decorated in all different colors

I search the night sky

Hmm… I wonder which it is

Maybe none, maybe all, because I’m looking out at you

Ah, if we could hold our hands that were separated by light of the stars

If those stars, whose name I remembered, show a sign of the unreachable future

Then always, just the two of us, my nearby* friend, white Spica*

x percentage of love = what fraction…*

The answer: if it were a someone, it would be nice

Gazing at the moon, ascending a hill, wandering in the universe

I’ll sing, in a voice like a cat’s cry

I wonder how long there is

Until the night becomes day?

Don’t become a lie don’t disappear

If I could connect with the light of the star whose name seems to be forgotten

If the star whose name I remembered would shine the future that I hid away

Then certainly, the two of us, my nearby friend, white Spica.

Ah, if could hold our hands that were separated by light of the stars

If those stars, whose name I remembered, show a sign of the unreachable future

If I could connect with the light of the star whose name seems to be forgotten

If the star whose name I remembered would shine the future that I hid away

Then forever, the two of us, my nearby friend, white Spica

I hear a soft and gentle voice

Sorrowful tears fall

In my longing heart

Still we can’t meet

Still I yearn to see you

What is seen from here is us so far away

Both the past and the future can be seen

plastic tree- irogoto

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:52:04 GMT

here is irogoto. this song was really hard for me to translate, and it doesn;t make a whole lot of sense to me. so i think i'll get help from my teacher when the school year starts and revisit it. but here is what i have. if you have any questions/comments/corrections for me, just leave a comment, and i'd be happy to respond ^_^

the lyrics were taken from this site: http://listen.jp/store/artword_1152787_25442.htm

notes:
*in this song, ryutarou uses no subjects in his sentences at all to keep who the song is about ambiguous. because of the nature of the english language, i can't do that. so where i say "we" he actually says "two people" which i took to be him, and this person he is presumably talking about in his song. there are also places where i say "it" where you can interpret "it" to mean whatever you please.

Plastic Tree- Irogoto lyrics and composition: arimura ryutarou

Kiss me kiss me

“You’re too far away”

Touching and touching

To close the tiny space between us

Entangling, entangling

“Fill up the empty me”

Just with that little but, just with that little bit

It* will become warm nectar

If we were a sweet fruit, we* would melt into one

Mixing and mixing and I can’t see anything anymore

The flower falls and I’m practically crying

Swinging, swinging, and now I can’t leave

Placing kisses placing kisses

Maybe this is what hurts

Wanting to know, wanting to know

The repeated breath of an insect

Don’t do things like obscure me

Stay beside me, stay beside me

Even if you don’t promise to

If we were a sweet fruit, we would only go bad

Gasping, gasping, I don’t need anything more

So many will be falling to these soaked flowers

Staining, staining, the colored heart

At that moment, it felt much like a prayer

I gave my whole self to you

Scattered brilliantly

If we were a sweet fruit, we* would melt into one

Mixing and mixing and I can’t see anything anymore

The flower falls and I’m practically crying

Swinging, swinging, and now I can’t leave

If this dream in which I can’t touch anyone continues

I would smile and smile and stay in this dream

Forever smiling smiling

Forever forever smiling smiling

forever

plastic tree- andro metamorphose

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:21:26 GMT

here is my translation of andro-metamorphose by plastic tree. i took the lyrics from this site http://paradoll.exblog.jp/7048034/

enjoy!!

notes:
**the title of the song is a play on words. in japanese andoromeda is the word for the galaxy in the milky way called andromeda. so combine that with metamorphose (to change), and voila, you get andoro-metamorufoze (andro-metamorphose)
***"object" can be interpreted as either object or person, depending on the way it is written. ryutarou purposely
chose a way that could mean either, so i translated it as object. you could take it to refer to the red stuff in the thermometer, or a person, or something else. so have fun with that ^_^
****metamorphose=a change
*****the word for milky way and the word for galaxy are the same, but becuase of the title, i interpreted it as "galaxy"

Andro-metamorphose lyrics and composition: arimura ryutarou

Thermometer
Red object*

My rising fever
If it’s my heart
Metamorphose*
The chipped away part of you

In any case, life will burn away
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
If that’s the case, then both the beginning and the end
Was when we accidentally met

Call my name, call my name
Pick the obscure me
The half eaten moon is glaring cold light on me
I wish I could have been with you until forever into the future
There are so many things that I wish you could do for me but you can’t

If it were a dream I would stay asleep for endless nights
Was encircled by the galaxy* and happened upon an underworld
No matter how dark it is, you can always immediately find it
If you struggle through the thread of memories, you will get there

I will become a cowardly user of magic

A love potion
A refrain

If it were a flower planted in my heart, it would be the color of tragedy
Sad and happy and heartbreaking and precious
They are blooming so much, but I can’t give any of them away

Even in dreams, is this the last neverending night?
In the galaxy, the underworld that I buried and mistakenly lost
A wind from the moon blows, and will also someday dry my tears
Then it seems that I’ll walk to forever

sorry for being MIA

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:41:11 GMT

sorry about the lack of updates and translations. getting ready to go back to college, and packing is making my life crazy, but i will be back in the swing of things next week, with translations of gessekai and irogoto, a gackt song, an attempt at a raphael interview, and sometime within the next two weeks, a plastic tree interview or two.

thanks for the patience!!

malice mizer- ma cherie

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:44:01 GMT

okay, so this song has no punctuation, and so some of the sentences are kind of ambiguous. depending on what goes where, the meaning can change, and i think that's a purposeful decision of the author. so, here, i offer one interpretation, my interpertation of "ma cherie"

Notes:
the lyrics are officially credited to "malice mizer" but this was originally a tetsu era song, released later with gackt as vocal. so i'm guessing that tetsu actually wrote the lyrics. enjoy!!
*here, "doll" is written, but when sung, he pronounces it "person", so make of that what you will.
**he writes one word for reason and uses another, but the meaning is the same

Malice Mizer- Ma Cherie lyrics: Malice Mizer, song- mana

Because of the tight shoes that it was forced to wear
That doll in the show window cannot move*
Today I have no plans
So it might be nice to absorb myself in the passerbys

In the morning after the rain, I will jump in puddles
And I'll wait for a night with falling stars and make a wish

"ma cherie..."
"ma cherie..."
"ma cherie..."

The lovers have no reason,**
No chance, nothing at all

The couple that I haven't seen in a long time and will cuddle for half a century
If you could do me the favor of quieting the happines
Overflowing from that window over there
Maybe the passerbys will forgive us

Yesterday afternoon, I was still a little lost in a dream
I will wait for a night with falling stars and make a wish

"ma cherie..."
"ma cherie..."
"ma cherie..."
"ma cherie..."

The lovers have no reason,
No chance, nothing at all

The lovers have no reason,
No chance, nothing at all

"Ma cherie..."
"Ma cherie..."
"Ma cherie..."

I will wait for a night with falling stars and make a wish

These repeated words are the words of prayer.

Malice Mizer- Le Ciel (and a rough translation of fishing lessons from malice mizer part 5)

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 03:20:17 GMT

basically, in part 5, gackt is talking about things he won't forget. acts of kindness, etc, from when he was in france. and about perceptions of foerigners having lots of pride, and not being patient with people who don't speak english very well, and how he was surprised that people were so nice and how he won't forget them.

Here is Le Ciel. I hope you enjoy! And again, thanks for all the positive feedback you guys have been giving me! i really appreciate it!!!

Malice Mizer- Le Ciel Lyrics and Composition- Gackt

A gentle singing voice leads me...
The rush of pure white tears is carried in the wind and seemｓ stuck in time

The eyes of innocence that I see
Reflect the never ending earth that stretches to nowhere
You trace my forgotten teardrops with your small fingers

I can't separate myself from your voice, faintly echoing to me
Here I stay, even though I can't speak

Falling tears are our parting words

In my deaf and solitary heart, I reach for your hand and softly smile

Your kiss on my cheeck... I won't forget you
Please hold me tighter, hold me until I return to the sky
I can't separate myself from your voice, faintly echoing to me
Please hold me tighter so that I won't fade away

fishing lessons with malice mizer parts III and IV

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:45:00 GMT

here is the next part of the fishing lessons interview on pink paparazzi. Part III is hilarious!! Thanks for the comments guys!! Enjoy! Will probably have the last part with translations of Le Ciel up over the weekend.

H: So, do you think this is a fun game?

G: It’s fun!

H: Really?

G: I’d like to do it at home!

H: At home huh?

G: Hey, I got my third!

H: Wow, that’s amazing. So, what’s the biggest bass you’ve caught so far?

G: Up until now? The biggest black bass so far has been 53 centimeters long.

D: Wow, for black bass, anything over 50cm is huge!

L: Oh really?

D: Yeah.

H: And what about you Kozi?

K: Huh?

H: Length.

K: What length? I’m sorry, I wasn’t listening.

H: You’ve gone fishing once, so what is the biggest bass that you’ve caught?

K: This big. Yeah, about this size. It was a trout.

H: Oh, it’s difficult, isn’t it.

K: Yeah, but because I go in clothes like this, I’m more nimble, so I can catch stuff.

H: Really, I’d think it would be different.

D: you go fishing in that?!

I missed exactly what kozi said here… sorry guys, he talks REALLY fast

Announcer: What is important for bass fishing (text reads “necessary gear”)? First of all, a fishing rod; this is the thing that you connect the string, the hook and the lure to. The most important thing with a rod is flexibility and length. In fishing terms, this is “power” and “taper”. For beginners, power, taper, and “ringer” are the most important. The next thing that you need connects to the rod and is called a “reel”. There are two types, the “bait casting reel” and the “spinning reel”, but for beginners, the easiest to use is the “spinning reel”. Then there is the lure that helps attract the fish. There is an innumerable amount of these. Let’s take a look at a dew of them. This one is called “top water”. As it’s name would suggest, this is a type of lure that floats by the surface of the water to attract large fish. This one is the “minnow” lure. It looks like the small minnow fish. Next is “crank bait”. People use this one very often when bass fishing. “Spinner bait”: This shape attracts fish. “Worm”: this is made out of soft plastic and a fish can see it and think it is a worm. So now you’ve heard about some of the tools necessary for bass fishing. There are many more, but maybe you will understand a little better now.

H: Wow, there are a lot!

L: Yeah, it’s a bit overwhelming!

H: I didn’t really understand much of anything…

L: Me neither…and it seems like these are as varied as kids in the world (I think that’s what she said…but it seems a little weird to say something like that… so if anyone disagrees, please correct me!)

H: And so we have laid out a bunch of fishing gear here.

L: Huh, is this a play one? Is this Ultraman?

G: I can’t fish with that one…

L: Of course, you wouldn’t fish with that!!

H: Is that a man or a woman?

G: It’s both.

L: Awesome.

H: And this stuff is for the bass… to do what?

G: It attracts them with a smell.

H: So you take this and…

G: You take the worm and…

The normal looking hostess (H) takes a whiff of the smelly stuff and gags.

L: Uh… are you okay??

H: Smell it.

L: Smell it??

H: Do it carefully, gently, just a little.

L: A little? Okay.

The Lolita hostess takes a small whiff, gags, and coughs…

G: This is a smell that in the water, smells like food to them, and attracts them.

K: Ooh, gimme, pass it, pass it!!

Gackt hands the stuff over to Kozi. He and Kami waft the smell with their hands.

G: There are elegant, aren’t they…

K: This smell is sickening!

Gackt demonstrates how to dip the worm in the smelly stuff and then TASTES IT!! He gags and everyone laughs.

L: What’s this one??

Km: Oh, this one we use for punishment. Like this. (he whips it around) (to Gackt)What is this?

G: This is a worm.

Km: But it’s a huge one. But you get them this big sometimes?

H: You can get them that big, huh?

G: Sometimes.

L: When Malice Mizer says these things, it sounds like they are talking about something else... I like it <3

G: Sounds a little dirty, huh?

L: Yeah, a little…and elegant, heh.

G: And this is a rod.

L: Ah, that’s a rod. So, the meaning of the word is (here she says the word for rod in Japanese, sao)

G: Why are you laughing?

L: Oops, I’m sorry… It’s just that when you guys say it, it becomes so erotic!

G: ROD <3

The hostesses giggle and gossip about rods…

K: So is that one your rod…

G: This one is my rod...

H: Oh, you brought it in to show us!

K: It’s very thin and long…

G: Let me show you. It’s hard…Of course, if it’s not hard, then…

H: It has to be hard.

G: And if you’re not strong, then...

L: Yeah, then it get’s difficult.

G: If it’s not long then…

L: Heh, that’s interesting.

G: And this is a “spinner bait”

End of part III

The Lolita hostess mispronounces the “spinner bait” and Gackt corrects her.

H: And how does it work in the water?

L: Do you move it up and down? It looks like a jellyfish.

H: So it connects like that…

L: Malice Mizer with a fishing rod… Feels weird…Oh, it does look like a jellyfish!

G: So you move it like this….

H: Oooh, I see. And you move it like this yourself…

G: Yeah, if you don’t move it, then the fish won’t be attracted to it.

L: Yeah, but the fish still doesn’t seem interested.

(Gackt reaches in the tank and picks up the fish, while everyone, including kozi, screams)

L: Are you serious?!

G: Yeah, it’s not gonna hurt you…

L: YOU PICKED IT UP WITH YOUR HANDS!!! Can you teach me how to do that??

(Gackt puts it in the hostesses direction. They scream)

L: Okay, really?? Can I try?

G: Yeah, sure. Take your thumb and put it here…

L: Okay… The thumb goes there…

(the fish struggles and jumps back into the tank. The girls scream)

Announcer: What is the best way to cast? Text reads “casting” A good cast is the most important thing in fishing. If you don’t cast in the right place, the fish won’t bite your lure. Casting well is the most difficult part of fishing. Now we’ll show you the most used casting methods. “Overhead cast”- first hold your hands in a straight line in front of you. Then pull back to one o clock. (we’re talking directions here, not time) then release at 10 o clock. That is the foundation of a good overhead cast. “Pitching cast” First of all, hold the lure in the palm of your left hand. Then let go and make sure you snap your writs to make for the best cast. For a first class bass fisher, they will be able to aim for the target, and hit it, the target being the coffee cup. You have to be able to aim right on the first try, or else the fish will run away.

H: That makes sense. There are all types of ways to do this though, it seems.

L: So what are we doing now?

H: Now we are going to do a little game. So let’s go over there.

G: Testing our casting skills.

H: Okay, so we stand here, and you have two chances to get the lure into the bucket. The person who is able to do it…Uh…. Will have next week off.

D: Vacation next week, huh? Let’s try this..

L: Why are you standing up there?

D: Well because when you are higher, it is easier to see where you are supposed to be aiming at.

H: That was very useful information.

D: Useful, huh? Oh man! I missed!

H: So next week, no break for you. Okay, so next person.

Gackt tries and misses.

L: Ah, so close!

G: I get one more turn, right?

H: Yeah.

Gackt casts and gets it in. Everyone rejoices.

G: Yay, I get next week off!

H: Next just to talk with the band… I thought we could ask about the song, Le Ciel. This is a new song that you guys just released.

G: Le ciel.

H: What’s the meaning of the title?

G: Air and sky.

H: And it’s French, right?

G: Yes, French.

L: There is a lyric in the song that says “I won’t forget you”. Have you met this person already?

G: Yeah, I’ve met many.

H: You say you’ve met many of them… What is the memory you think you think is most unforgettable? Is it a sad one?

G: Well, for example, when we were filming the bel air video, we went to France. There was someone that I met there

fishing lessons with malice mizer Parts I and II

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:58:01 GMT

Here are parts one and two of the "fishing lessons with malice mizer" pink paparazzi show from you tube. the footage can be found here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwUX9MvpA3g and here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-guk0KlVbOo&mode=related&search=

will have the rest up as soon as possible!! and as always, comments muchly appreciated!!

So the people in this TV show are the announcer, dude host(D), Lolita hostess (L), regular chick hostess (H), and the members of Malice Mizer- Gackt (G), Kozi(K), Kami (Km), Mana (M), Yu~ki

Announcer: This week’s guest on Pink Paparazzi is the extreme visual kei band, Malice Mizer! They made their debut onto a major record label last year and since then have done concerts at the Yokohama Betoken and some other place. Basically saying that they will be tonight’s guests and that they will be talking about bass fishing.

So they play a game where they are sitting in on a machine. The rules are that a word is chosen that has to do with the topic of the day (Malice Mizer’s favorite activity-bass fishing) a define it. The word is “era arai” The girl that has been chosen is trying to guess what the word is and fails. (If anyone wants to know what they are saying, just leave a comment and I’ll write it out for you ^_^)

Then the announcer says, let’s ask our guests-Malice Mizer.

H: What do you think?

D: They all look like people from another world.

H: Today the members of Malice Mizer gave us the pleasure of joining us today.

G: Pleased to meet you

H, L, D: pleased to meet you

H: Okay, so in this group who likes fishing the most.

G: That would be me, and Kami. A little bit Yu~ki, and also Kozi.

H: And Mana? Can you hear us? Pleased to meet you.

Mana bows

H: Welcome to the Pink Paparazzi.

Mana bows

L: Oh right, he doesn’t talk to us.

G: He doesn’t talk.

H: If he wants to do something like a self introduction, then what will he do?

L: Will he use sign language?

G: Well, I or Kozi could interpret for him.

L, H: Oh, okay.

H: Well Mana, would you greet our viewers?

M: Hiiiiii <3

End of part I

L: What is your favorite food?

(Mana gestures)

G: French food??? Uhh…I don’t really know

L: Ah you don’t know that either huh?

H: (to the dude) what’s wrong?

D: Well, I have to ask about the “era-arai”

H: Oh yes, that’s right, you can’t not ask about it.

L: So about the “era-ari”, what exactly is this?

G: If you’re asking about black bass, the bass will try to let go of the hook. It comes to the surface of the water, and opens and closes its gills while struggling. That’s called “era-arai”*

G: “era-arai

H: I feel like that was a brilliant explanation. Like he has to explain everything. Elegantly.

L: Elegantly.

G: Elegantly. <3

L: Can you even fish in these clothes??

G: We change into civilian clothes and then…

H: Heh, I wanna see that

L: I wanna see it too. And so…

H: And so, does Mana-sama also participate?

Mana waves his hand

H: Oh, Mana doesn’t do it. Ah, that was easy to understand (referring to the hand gesture)

L: Yeah, it was.

H: How about you Yu~ki?

Yu~ki looks like he is thinking about it, and is interrupted

L: It looks like it might be a bit difficult to do.

H: He’s holding a really amazing looking thing.

they do a close-up of his staff

L: What is it?

G: It’s a fishing rod.

Announcer says (and text reads) Bass Fishing- game fishing for black bass

(here is an explanation of bass fishing. It is basically saying that the most popular game fishing in Japan is fishing for the northern large mouth bass. It’s called large-mouth bass for its large mouth. Then it talks about how because it’s so popular, there are a lot of different tools that people use, depending on the size and how much the fish will struggle. It becomes a battle of human vs. black bass. The text reads “human vs. black bass”. One of the tools that humans use for their rival, the black bass- is the lure. The lure act as bait. There are all types of lures that are used. The best way to choose a lure is to know the fish. Bass fishing is a very personal sport. Recently, the number of people in Japan who enjoy bass fishing is rising. Even without good lures, even young people do it, and it’s becoming fashionable to fish. Bass fishing as a sport comes from America, but these fishing terms aren’t taught in English classes. But for fishers, it is important to remember this phrase. Up on the screen comes a bunch of japanized English words. {I don’t know a lot of what these things are either ‘cause they are fishing terms, and they are in japanized English but…it looks like “a lily-pod cast is when you use the worm on a light-cast rig and at the same time as hitting it, re-ring.” I really have no clue…) You, who understand this in a few minutes, are going to go to a lake to practice.

L: What????

H: I have no idea what that meant…

L: I don’t either…Did you get that?

Km: Not a clue.

H: Nobody understood it…

L: Yeah…

H: Just like you all said before… you’re in more casual clothing… So we’ve prepared this bass fishing game.

L: I really don’t want to fish for these fish…

H: Yeah, so we don’t really know how to do this, so could you teach us the best and funnest way to do this? Like, we don’t even know how to cast…

G: Well first you press this button.

L, H: Press the button…

G: Then, you hold it back.

L, H: Hold it back…

G: Then throw it.

L, H: Throw it…

G: Then miss >_<….Then bring it back.

H: Oh, so you bring it back and start over again from there…

the Lolita casts and hits a member of the crew

G: Look and aim at the fish when you throw.

H: Aim for the fish…

G: Not the cameraman.

everyone laughs

L: I’m being bullied by Malice Mizer…

H: So, in what type of clothes do you usually go fishing?

G: Usually like this.

L: Really?

H: Well, this is much more simple, so it’s probably the best.

G: Yeah, but I really dislike it...

L, H: Really? Why’s that?

G: Because it’s not elegant.

L: That’s funny!!! Because it’s not elegant!

H: So how did you guys get into this bass-fishing thing?

G: Well one day, I was in the city, on my day off. I wasn’t really doing anything. And Kami...

H: Kami...

G: Well, Kami calls and it went like this, “so… what are you doing now?” “I’m not doing anything” “What are you doing tomorrow morning” “I’m not doing anything” “LET’S GO FISHING!”

Km: Yeah, it was kind of on a whim. We decided on that day, and so on that day, we went to a marine sports store, bought a fishing rod, and went.

End of part II