ARK～招かざる足音～
ARK ~manekazaru ashioto~
ARK ~Uninvited Footsteps~
Vocals: 香月ゆか (Yuka Kouduki)
Lyrics: 琉姫アルナ (Aruna Ryuki), 桜楽サラ (Sara Sara)
Composed by: 琉姫アルナ (Aruna Ryuki)
Album: ALV-04 [Official site]
Circle: ALVINE
Event: M3-2017 Spring
Requested by: Meriole
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I get a kind of post-apocalyptic/dystopian feel from this track. It’s like the speaker is setting off to find the power to remake the world, following an ancient legend. I really like lyrics that encourage you to dig beneath the surface like that – this song isn’t really that long, but there’s enough implied material in there to tell a really great story! I think the music is great, too. I love the slow buildup. It’s very powerful.
歌詞
語り継ぐ光と影
今に生きる名も無き少女の詩
言葉の裏に隠してる 真実だけを追い求めて
神の楽園-ガーデン- 招かざる足音を響かせ
すべてを変えられる力があるならば
善き者は何を想像するのか
すべてを変えられる力があるならば
悪しき者 何を想像するのか
誰しもの中にあるものが今
解き放たれ生まれ来る者 それは「解放区」
どのような原理なのか
解き明かして世界再生の帰路
期待を胸に約束を
初めて触れて目にしたもの
神の楽園-ガーデン- そこにある真実を手にして
「すべてを変えられる！」
すべてを変えられる力があるならば
善き者は何を想像するのか
すべてを変えられる力があるならば
悪しき者 何を想像するのか
少女は何を語り継ぐか 嗚呼
世界を変えてしまう力 それはきっと…
Romanisation
kataritsugu hikari to kage
ima ni ikiru na mo naki shoujo no uta
kotoba no ura ni kakushiteru shinjitsu dake wo oi motomete
kami no gaaden manekazaru ashioto wo hibikase
subete wo kaerareru chikara ga aru naraba
yoki mono wa nani wo souzou suru no ka
subete wo kaerareru chikara ga aru naraba
ashiki mono nani wo souzou suru no ka
dareshimo no naka ni aru mono ga ima
tokihanatare umare kuru mono sore wa eden
dono you na genri nanoka
tokiakashite sekai saisei no tabi
kitai wo mune ni yakusoku wo
hajimete furete me ni shita mono
kami no gaaden soko ni aru shinjitsu wo te ni shite
“subete wo kaerareru!”
subete wo kaerareru chikara ga aru naraba
yoki mono wa nani wo souzou suru no ka
subete wo kaerareru chikara ga aru naraba
ashiki mono nani wo souzou suru no ka
shoujo wa nani wo kataritsugu ka aa
sekai wo kaete shimau chikara sore wa kitto…
Translation
Light and darkness are passed down
Through the song of the nameless maiden, who still lives even now.
I pursue only the truth hidden beneath her words
And my uninvited footsteps resound through God’s garden. (1)
What would an honest person dream up
If they had the power to change the world?
What would a wicked person dream up
If they had the power to change the world?
Now, something that lies inside everyone
Will be released and will come to life—it is Eden. (2)
What sort of theory is this?
I’m on a journey to explain it and restore the world. (3)
With hopes and promises in my heart,
I laid eyes upon it and touched it for the first time.
Thus, I claimed the truth that lies in God’s garden.
“I can change everything!”
What would an honest person dream up
If they had the power to change the world?
What would a wicked person dream up
If they had the power to change the world?
What does the maiden pass down? Ah.
The power that will change the world must surely be—
Translator’s notes
(1) God’s paradise (神の楽園, kami no rakuen) is written.
(2) The liberated area (解放区, kaihouku) is written.
(3) 帰路 (kiro, on one’s way back) is written. This could change the meaning of the line to ‘I’m on a journey home after explaining it and restoring the world.’
Releska 
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