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零次元エクスプレス || Zero Dimension Express

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零次元エクスプレス
rei jigen ekusupuresu
Zero Dimension Express

Vocals: Nana Takahashi
Lyrics: Nana Takahashi
Arranged by: MasKaleido x GUCCI
Album: 秘 (HIME ) [Official site]
Circle: SOUND HOLIC
Event: C85
Original theme: Magical Girl Crusade [魔法少女十字軍]

Requested by: Kitty

I thought these lyrics were going to be bright and peppy… but they’re actually quite heartbreaking.

I thought quite hard about whether to use ‘you’ or ‘them’ when referring to the person the speaker is talking about. I couldn’t help but feel a sense of distance when reading through the lyrics, so I went with ‘them’ [since we don’t know if the speaker is searching for a male or female]. I wonder if the song would feel different if ‘you’ is used instead…?


歌詞

Underworld Train

そっと廃線路に 影が浮かび上がる
…そう これはかつて聞いた不思議な話

時には 悲しみに暮れた心に
優しく 弔いの汽笛を鳴らす
彼方へ錆び付いた車輪 回しながら
never stop through the night
本当に 何処へでも 何時の日にでも 導いてくれるなら
此の身を懸けて 必ず 逢いに逝く

時の山越え 黄泉の河越え あの人が生きる世界へ
夢か真か 未来か過去か それさえ分からず
この片道切符に 今さら後悔はしない
I’ll be 再会の旅路 このまま one way trip

Non-Stop my heart

遠く異次元から 不意に現れては
また 待ち望んだ巡礼者を運んだ

時には やり場のない感情たちを
激しく 揺れる振動で掻き消す
何度も 絡み付く落ち葉舞い上がらせ
never stop through the night
本当は 守リたい場所もあるけど確かめてみたいから
答えを求め 今すぐ逢いに逝く

時の山越え黄泉の河越え あの人と生きた世界を
もしも願いが叶うのならば もう一度見せて
この会葬列車は 果て無き悲哀を乗せて
ただ暗闇の迷路 駆け抜けてゆく

Non-Stop my heart

一人ぼっちで 抱きしめてきた あの人と生きたこの街
夢か幻か 前世か現世か もう構わないから
この片道切符に 今さら後悔はしない
I’ll be 再会の旅路 このまま one way trip
そして 暗闇の迷路 駆け抜けてゆくの

Non-Stop my heart
Underworld Train

Romanisation

Underworld Train

sotto haisenro ni kage ga ukabiagaru
…sou kore wa katsute kiita fushigi na hanashi

toki ni wa kanashimi ni kureta kokoro ni
yasashiku tomurai no kiteki wo narasu
kanata e sabitsuita sharin mawashi nagara
never stop through the night
hontou ni doko e demo itsu no hi ni demo michibiite kureru nara
kono mi wo kakete kanarazu ai ni yuku

toki no yama koe yomi no kawa koe ano hito ga ikiru sekai e
yume ka makoto ka mirai ka kako ka sore sae wakarazu
kono katamichi kippu ni imasara koukai wa shinai
I’ll be saikai no tabiji kono mama one way trip

Non-Stop my heart

tooku ijigen kara fui ni arawarete wa
mata machinozonda junreisha wo hakonda

toki ni wa yari ba no nai kanjou-tachi wo
hageshiku yureru shindou de kakikesu
nandomo karamitsuku ochiba maiagarase
never stop through the night
hontou wa mamoritai basho mo aru kedo tashikamete mitai kara
kotae wo motome ima sugu ai ni yuku

toki no yama koe yomi no kawa koe ano hito to ikita sekai wo
moshi mo negai ga kanau no naraba mou ichido misete
kono kaisou ressha wa hate naki hiai wo nosete
tada kurayami no meiro kakenukete yuku

Non-Stop my heart

hitoribocchi de dakishimete kita ano hito to ikita kono machi
yume ka maboro ka zensei ka ima ka mou kamawanai kara
kono katamichi kippu ni imasara koukai wa shinai
I’ll be saikai no tabiji kono mama one way trip
soshite kurayami no meiro kakenukete yuku no

Non-Stop my heart
Underworld Train

Translation

Underworld Train

A shadow emerges along the abandoned railway line.
…Yes, it’s exactly like in that mysterious tale I once heard.

Sometimes the train’s steam whistle, mourning the dead, gently blows.
It’s aimed at my heart, which is lost in sadness.
The whistle blows as the train heads into the distance on rusty wheels.
Never stop through the night.
If it will really guide me, no matter when, no matter where,
Then with my life on the line, I’ll go to meet them. I will die.

I will cross over mount time and the River Styx to where they live.
Is this a dream, or is it reality? The past or the future? I don’t know
But I won’t regret the one-way ticket I bought.
I’ll be seeing them again in the end. I’m on a one-way trip.

Non-Stop my heart

The train suddenly appeared from another dimension
Once again carrying pilgrims who had been awaiting its arrival.

Sometimes, it drowns out emotions with nowhere else to go
With its violent, vibrating motions.
It makes the fallen leaves twist around and fly high.
Never stop through the night.
To be honest, there’s a place I want to protect, but I want to check up on them
So I’ll go to meet them right away, seeking answers. I will die.

I will cross over mount time and the River Styx. If my wish can come true,
Then please show me the world I shared with them once more.
This funeral train bears endless grief.
Still, I’m going to escape from this dark labyrinth.

Non-Stop my heart

I was all alone, but they came and embraced me in the city we lived in.
Is this a dream, or is it an illusion? The past or the present? I don’t care anymore
So I won’t regret the one-way ticket I bought.
I’ll be seeing them again in the end. I’m on a one-way trip
And I’m going to escape from this dark labyrinth.

Non-Stop my heart
Underworld Train


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