私ト一ツノ心臓ヲ
watashi to hitotsu no shinzou o
A Single Heart and I

Vocals: Hatsune Miku (初音ミク), GUMI
Lyrics: masa (まさ)
Composed by: masa (まさ)
Album: ADULT
Circle: -MASA Works DESIGN-
Release Date: March 5, 2016

Requested by: Deu
Watch the official video here!

Like the other tracks in this series, the title is incomplete. Something is going to happen to the single heart and I, but we don’t know what it is.

Putting that aside, the interpretative footholds (I totally just made that phrase up) feel a lot stronger in this song than the last song in the series. It’s as if the tracks become harder to decipher as the protagonist descends further into madness…

墓石ニ両手ヲ合ワセ
卒塔婆ニ残シタ名前

boseki ni ryoute wo awase
sotoba ni nokoshita namae

I put my hands together in front of the tombstone.
A name was left behind on its wooden tablet.

二ツデ一ツノ活花ハ
七ツノアノ夜ニ無クナッタ
幾晩数エタイロハニホヘトデ
切リ取ッタ華ハココニアル
イツデモ二人デ居タケレド
七ツノアノ日ニ無クナッタ
幾番数エタ華ノ摘ミ方ハ
貴女デ試シテ独リキリ

futatsu de hitotsu no ikebana wa
nanatsu no ano yo ni nakunatta
ikuban kazoeta irohanihoheto de
kiritotta hana wa koko ni aru
itsu demo futari de ita keredo
nanatsu no ano hi ni nakunatta
ikuban kazoeta hana no tsumikata wa
anata de tameshite hitori kiri

A pair of ikebana, together as one,
Passed away on the night of their seventh birthday.
I count the nights, saying “I, ro, ha, ni, ho, he, to…” (1)
The cut flower is right here with me.
We were always together,
But on the day we turned seven, you died.
I counted the numbers of ways to pick a flower.
All alone, I test it with you.

蝕ンダ身体ニ愛ヲ入レテ欲シイト
慣レナイ産声ヲ上ゲタ

mushibanda karada ni ai wo irete hoshii to
narenai ubugoe wo ageta

Wanting to put some love into your worm-eaten body,
I let out my first cry, one I’m not used to.

嗤ウ喜ビ　涙ノ姉妹
貴女ハ私デ私ハ貴女
自責ノ念ハイツシカ消エテ
死ンデモ綺麗ナ貴女ガ欲シイ

warau yorokobi, namida no shimai
anata wa watashi de, watashi wa anata
jiseki no nen wa itsu shika kiete
shindemo kirei na anata ga hoshii

Sneering with happiness, we are tearful sisters.
You are me and I am you.
My guilty conscience will disappear before I know it.
I want you, who are so beautiful even though you’re dead.

誰ニ聞カレテモ知ラヌト通シテ
劇クレ騙シテ嗤ッテタ
最後モ二人デ居タケレド
赤袖青袖チンチロリン
赤色ニ染マル美シイ君ハ
誰ニモ見セヌト切リ取ッタ

dare ni kikaretemo shiranu to tooshite
geki kure damashite waratteta
saigo mo futari de ita keredo
akasode aosode chinchirorin
akairo ni somaru utsukushii kimi wa
dare ni mo misenu to kiritotta

No matter who asked me, I told them I didn’t know—
I acted, I deceived them, and I sneered.
We were together during those last moments,
Red sleeves, blue sleeves, *chirp chir-chir-chirp* (2)
I cut off beautiful you, stained red,
So nobody else would see.

切リ取ッタ蕾ニ愛ヲ入レタ欲シイト
恐ロシイ産声ヲ上ゲタ

kiritotta tsubomi ni ai wo irete hoshii to
osoroshii ubugoe wo ageta

Wanting to put some love into the bud I cut off,
I let out a terrifying first cry.

オ花ミタイネ貴女ト私
二人デ抱キ合イ朝マデ啼イタ
自責ノ念ハイツシカ消エテ
死ンデモ綺麗ナ私デイタイ

ohana mitai ne anata to watashi
futari de dakiai asa made naita
jiseki no nen wa itsu shika kiete
shindemo kirei na watashi de itai

You and I are like flowers.
We hugged each other and wept until dawn.
My guilty conscience will vanish before I know it.
I want to remain beautiful, even after I die.

イツシカ一ツノ活花ハ
一昨日ノ夜ニコンニチワ
最後ニ数エタイロハニホヘトデ
誕生ヲ祝イサヨウナラ

itsu shika hitotsu no ikebana wa
ototoi no yoru ni konnichiwa
saigo ni kazoeta irohanihoheto de
tanjou wo oiwai sayounara

The ikebana who became one, unawares,
Say hello to the night before last.
In the end, I counted, saying “I, ro, ha, ni, ho, he, to…”
Celebrating our birthday, I said farewell.

コレデ終リネ般若ノ姉妹
血染メノ頭デ産声上ゲタ
自責ノ念ハ歓喜ニ変ワリ
死ンデモ綺麗ナ貴女ニ
「サヨウナラ」

kore de owari ne hannya no shimai
chisome no atama de ubugoe ageta
jiseki no nen wa kanki ni kawari
shindemo kirei na anata ni
“sayounara”

This is the end of the Hannya sisters, isn’t it?
With a bloodstained head, I let out my first cry.
My guilty conscience will become delight.
To you, who remain beautiful though you are dead, I say
“Farewell…”

(1) This is a reference to the Japanese いろは (iroha) poem, which contains all of the Japanese syllables.
(2) チンチロリン (chinchirorin) apparently refers to the chirping of a pine cricket. This could be a reference to a children’s song – for more information, please consult this resource.

私ハ二人ノオ祝イニ
watashi wa futari no o-iwai ni
I, Upon the Pair’s Celebration

Vocals: Hatsune Miku (初音ミク), GUMI
Lyrics: masa (まさ)
Composed by: masa (まさ)
Album: ADULT
Circle: -MASA Works DESIGN-
Release Date: March 5, 2016

Requested by: shishikusas
Watch the official video here!

I’ll explain the title first, since it’s a bit different to what we’re used to. I interpret the meaning behind it to be something like “For the pair’s [birthday] celebration, I will do something.” We can fill ‘something’ in with… anything, really – I will be there, I will give a gift, I will destroy one of them, etc. オ祝イ looks like it’s used as a verb, so I interpret it as ‘celebration’ rather than ‘to celebrate’. (Like always, please leave a comment if you’d like to hear more about why I chose certain translations!)

Other than that, we have masa’s usual masaness. And, as is the norm for me, I’ve joined this series at the very end (^_^); So I’ve missed a lot of stuff. Regardless, I hope it can be used as a stepping stone to help us get closer to the heart of the song.

All instances of anata (貴女 – you) are female. Just watch out, because a 君 (kimi – you) is thrown in towards the end.

産マレタ般若ト 抱キシメタ華ハ
私ヲ返シテト 涙ヲ流シタ
十九ノ夜ニ コンニチワ
無クシタ夜ガ蘇エル

umareta hannya to dakishimeta hana wa
watashi o kaeshite to namida o nagashita
juukuu no yoru ni konnichiwa
nakushita yoru ga yomigaeru

A Hannya that was born, and a flower held close
shed tears: “Return me!”
Hello to the 19^th night!
A lost night is resurrected.

預ケタ身体ト活花二ツ
アノ日ノアノ場所 忘レタ活花
七ツノオ祝イニ コンニチワ
無クシタ夜ニ戻リマショ

azuketa karada to ikebana futatsu
ano hi no ano basho wasureta ikebana
nanatsu no oiwai ni konnichiwa
nakushita yoru ni modorimasho

My entrusted body, and two ikebana—
Forgotten ikebana from that day, from that place…
Hello to the 7^th birthday celebration!
Let’s return to a lost night.

預ケタ身体ト活花二ツ
アノ日ノアノ場所 コンニチワ
アナタ二ツ ワタシ千切ル
ナミダ エガオ 墓ノ前
壊レカケノ器ニ浮ブ
心臓ノ持主ハ

azuketa karada to ikebana futatsu
ano hi no ano basho konnichiwa
anata futatsu watashi chigiru
namida egao haka no mae
kowarekake no utsuwa ni ukabu
shinzou no mochinushi wa

My entrusted body, and two ikebana—
Hello to that place, from that day!
I will tear you in two.
I cry and smile before the tomb.
A heart floats in a half-broken container.
The owner of that heart is—

産マレタ般若ト 抱キシメタ華ハ
私ヲ返シテト涙ヲ流シタ
二人ノ般若ト抱シメタ夜ハ
私ヲ愛シテト瞳ニ浮カベタ

umareta hannya to dakishimeta hana wa
watashi o kaeshite to namida o nagashita
futari no hannya to dakishimeta yoru wa
watashi o aishite to hitomi ni ukabeta

A Hannya that was born, and a flower held close
shed tears: “Return me!”
Two Hannya and the night they embraced—
“Love me!” was expressed in their eyes.

貴女ハ私デ 私ハ貴女

anata wa watashi de watashi wa anata  

You are me, and I am you.

貴女ノ問イカケニ コンニチワ
隠シタ蕾 戻シマショ
一人デ呟ク 貴女ハ私
私ハ私ダアイツハ死ンダ
ワタシアナタ 一ツ誤解
ナミダ エガオ 「ハヤクオイデ」
何モ知ラヌ器ニ浮ブ
心臓ハ限界ダ

anata no toikake ni konnichiwa
kakushita tsubomi modoshimasho
hitori de tsubuyaku anata wa watashi
watashi wa watashi de aitsu wa shinda
watashi anata hitotsu gokai
namida egao “hayaku oide”
nani mo shiranu utsuwa ni ukabu
shinzou wa genkai da

Hello to your questions!
Let’s return the hidden buds.
I mutter alone. You are me.
I am me! They died.
Me, you, and a single misunderstanding.
Tears and smiles… “Come here, quickly!”
A heart floats in an ignorant vessel.
It’s at its limit!

憎ンダ二人ノ抱キシメタ愛ハ
嘘ダト 殺セト 涙ヲ流シタ
愛シタ般若ト 泣イテイタ君ハ
私ヲ返シテト貴女ニ映ッタ

nikunda futari no dakishimeta ai wa
uso da to korose to namida o nagashita
aishita hannya to naite ita kimi wa
watashi o kaeshite to anata ni utsutta

As for the love embraced by the pair I loathed,
“It’s a lie,” “Kill!” I shed tears.
I loved the Hannya, and you were crying.
“Return me!” Saying that, I appeared on you.

月夜ノ晩ニ 姉妹ノ踊リ
鏡ニ映ル私達ハ一ツ
血デ染メ抜イタ世界ニ二人
最後ニ誓ウ姉妹ノ愛ヲ

tsukiyo no ban ni shimai no odori
kagami ni utsuru watashitachi wa hitotsu
chi de somenuita sekai ni futari
saigo ni chikau shimai no ai o

During a moonlit night, we danced our sisterly dance.
Reflected in the mirror, we are one.
We are together in a world pattern-dyed with blood.
We will pledge our sisterly love in our last moments.

二ツノ命ノ素敵ナ最期ハ
私ト貴女デ愛ヲ歌ッタ

futatsu no inochi no suteki na saigo wa
watashi to anata de ai o utatta

During this, a splendid conclusion to two lives,
We sang about love together.

私ト貴女デ愛ヲ歌ッタ

watashi to anata de ai o utatta​

We sang about love together.