ア(マ)ヤカシ・モノガナシィ
A(ma)yakashi Monoganashii
A(ma)YAKASHI Monoganasy
Vocals: ピリオ (Perio)
Lyrics: sasakure.UK
Composed by: sasakure.UK
Album: 不謌思戯モノユカシー (Fukashigi Monoyukasy)
Release Date: 2 December 2015
Requested by: SolarGlow
The word 妖禍子 is used throughout the song. It’s pronounced the same as 妖 (ayakashi), which is the first component of the word 妖怪 (youkai). I’ve kept it as an untranslated term, but the component parts literally mean something like ‘mystical, catastrophic children’ – or the more creative ‘problem children’.
The first part of the title is interesting, too, since it could contain as many as three elements – あやかし (ayakashi, discussed earlier), まやかし (mayakashi, fake or deception) and あまやかし (amayakashi, spoiled or indulged). There are a lot of valid options out there, but I like the idea of ‘(Make) Believe Melancholy’, which takes in the ayakashi and mayakashi elements.
歌詞
有象無象にたなびいた
佰、阡、の妖禍子(あやかし)は
繋いだ手 離れるように
刻の静寂(しじま)に消えていた
嘘だと云うのも善い
厭だと叫ぶが善い
訪れる日々を纏い
ページの隙間を埋めてゆく
噫、擬態する猫の“悪戯”も
ユメ喰う獏の“映し世”も
きっと世界の摩訶不語思戯
憂いた瞳(め)で魅据えている
君の聲が 聴こえたならば
君の聲が 聴こえたならば
僕を穿つ心傷風景も
少しは優しくなるのかな
有耶無耶に為りそうな
小さな思い出さえ
還らない笑顔にのせて
ページの隙間を埋めてゆく
噫、魅えていない事にするもの
異論を強く唱えるもの
本当の妖禍子(あやかし)は僕ら
心の中に在るのです
僕の声が 届くのならば
僕の声が 届くのならば
アイだとか いとしい唄だとか
泣きながら謳うのでしょうか
また会う日までの約束
僕は強くなれたのかな
気付けばあの長い石段を
駆け上がっていた
僕の事が 見えるのならば
僕の事が 見えるのならば
どうか少しだけ勇気を下さい
“一大丈夫、約束でしょう?”
君の声が 聴こえた朝に
君の声が 聴こえた朝に
噫、こぼれた後悔よりも早く
僕は右手を差し伸べた
『トモダチになってくれませんか。』
Romanisation
uzoumouzou ni tanabiita
hyaku, sen, no ayakashi wa
tsunaida te hanareru you ni
toki no shijima ni kiete ita
uso da to iu no mo ii
iya da to sakebu ga ii
otozureru hibi o matoi
peeji no sukima o umete yuku
a, gitai suru neko no “itazura” mo
yume kuu baku no “utsushiyo” mo
kitto sekai no makafushigi
ureita me de misuete iru
kimi no koe ga kikoeta naraba
kimi no koe ga kikoeta naraba
boku o ugatsu shinshou fuukei mo
sukoshi wa yasashiku naru no kana
uyamuya ni narisou na
chiisana omoide sae
kaeranai egao ni nosete
peeji no sukima o umete yuku
a, miete inai koto ni suru mono
iron o tsuyoku tonaeru mono
hontou no ayakashi wa bokura
kokoro no naka ni aru no desu
boku no koe ga todoku no naraba
boku no koe ga todoku no naraba
ai da toka itoshii uta da toka
naki nagara utau no deshou ka
mata au hi made no yakusoku
boku wa tsuyoku nareta no kana
kidzukeba ano nagai ishidan o
kakeagatte ita
boku no koto ga mieru no naraba
boku no koto ga mieru no naraba
douka sukoshi dake yuuki o kudasai
“daijoubu, yakusoku deshou?”
kimi no koe ga kikoeta asa ni
kimi no koe ga kikoeta asa ni
aa, koboreta koukai yori mo hayaku
boku wa migite o sashinobeta
“tomodachi ni natte kuremasen ka.”
Translation
The hundreds and thousands of ayakashi
lingering over the crowd
vanished in a moment of silence
like letting go of someone’s hand.
Go on, say it’s a lie
and say you hate it.
I wear the days that come
and fill in the blanks on the pages.
Ah, the pranks of the shapeshifting cat
and the world of the dream-eating baku
must be mysterious, silent tricks of this world.1
I watch on, charmed, with lonely eyes.
If I could hear your voice,
if I could hear your voice,
then the heartrending sight piercing through me
might be a little easier to bear, too.
I load even the tiny memories
that are getting hazier
on your smile, which won’t come back
and I fill in the blanks on the pages.
Ah, we make things unseeable, unbewitchable
and we strongly object—
we’re the true ayakashi,
they’re there in our hearts.
If my voice reaches you,
if my voice reaches you
then whether it’s love or a dear song
perhaps you’ll sing it in tears.
I made a promise until we meet again.
I wonder if I’ve gotten stronger?
Before I knew it, I was climbing
that long stone staircase.
If I am in sight
if I am in sight
then please, give me a little courage.
“It’s okay, it’s a promise, right?”
The morning I could hear your voice
the morning I could hear your voice
ah, I reached out my right hand
faster than my regrets spilled over.
“Won’t you be friends with me?”
- The word 摩訶不語思戯 is used here and is pronounced the same as 摩訶不思議 (makafushigi, deeply myserious). The characters 語 and 戯 are added: 戯 was accounted for by adding ‘trick’ at the end, and ‘silent’ was added to accommodate the new compound 不語. 不語思戯 resembles 不謌思戯, which appears in the album title. ↩︎
Releska 
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