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thjhultimate

Vocals: IZNA
Lyrics: IZNA
Arranged by: NSY
Album: Hopeless Concerto (絶望的協奏曲) 【Official Site】
Circle: touhoujihen (東方事変)
Event: C93
Original Theme: Diao ye zong (Withered Leaf) [ティアオイエツォン(withered leaf)]

Requested by: ninreaper

Like a lot of other tracks by this circle, this one seems to be about a hopeless relationship. They go through the motions, but it doesn’t look like anything positive will come from it. Still, IZNA’s voice is great like always, and I like the way NSY approached this theme.

I went with ‘Hopeless Discord’ for 絶望的不協和音, so I went with ‘Hopeless Concerto’ for 絶望的協奏曲.

Radio, please!
I want to listen to music.
お願い、please!
Just give me something new one.

Radio, please!
I want to listen to music.
onegai, please!
Just give me something new one.

Radio, please!
I want to listen to music.
I beg you, please!
Just give me something: a new one.

僕は望んでいた　あの日見てた世界を
何も変わらないままで
僕は探していた　顔や体（てい）の良い素材
never ending　演じて、そう

boku wa nozonde ita ano hi miteta sekai o
nani mo kawaranai mama de
boku wa sagashite ita kao ya tei no ii sozai
never ending enjite, sou

I hoped that the world I looked upon back then
would never change.
I was searching for good materials for my face and form.
It’s like a never-ending performance.

聴いて初めての音

kiite hajimete no oto

I heard that sound for the first time.

眠らない夜の海を　この身一つで泳いでいく
不安とか主体も
受け止めてあげていいんじゃない？

nemuranai yoru no umi o kono mi hitotsu de oyoide iku
fuan toka shutai mo
uketomete agete ii njanai?

I’ll swim through the sea of a sleepless night using my body alone.
Isn’t it okay
if I accept doubt and the core of things?

愛情よりも切なくて、この胸を焦がす
得体の知れない想いをふつふつと湧かせど
最高潮の悦楽で、己を誤魔化す以外の
悪いね　方法が見つからないの

aijou yori mo setsunakute, kono mune o kogasu
etai no shirenai omoi o futsu futsu to wakasedo
saikouchou no etsuraku de, onore o gomakasu igai no
warui ne, houhou ga mitsukaranai no

This feeling is more painful than love. It burns my heart
and makes something unknown bubble and well up inside me.
Still, I deceive you through the pleasure of climax.
Sorry – I can’t find any other way.

君が残していく　色や人の香りは
綺麗でそりゃ鮮やかで
僕は見つめてる　瞳　逸らすことなく
every one-night　終わらない章

kimi ga nokoshite iku iro ya hito no kaori wa
kirei de sorya azayaka de
boku wa mitsumeteru hitomi sorasu koto naku
every one-night owaranai shou

You leave behind colours and a human scent.
They’re so beautiful, so vivid.
I’m staring now, without turning my eyes away.
Every one night is an endless chapter. (1)

二人鏡の中の

futari kagami no naka no

We’re inside the mirror.

何も無い窓の外を　並んでただ眺めていたの
時報（アラーム）が鳴っても
誰の声すらも届かない

nani mo nai mado no soto o narande tada nagamete ita no
araamu ga nattemo
dare no koe sura mo todokanai

I stood by the window and gazed out at the emptiness.
The alarm rings
but nobody’s voice will reach me now.

最上階の端っこから　この背中を押す
世界のIKENAI秘密をひっそりと知るけど
もう後悔の連続で　always残らず痛いよ
歩いて　誰かに試されているみたい

saijoukai no hashikko kara kono senaka o osu
sekai no IKENAI himitsu o hissori to shiru kedo
mou koukai no renzoku de always nokorazu itai yo
aruite dareka ni tamasarete iru mitai

You push me from the edge of the top floor
though I quietly know this world’s forbidden secrets.
I keep feeling remorse, and it’s always painful.
I walk. It’s like I’m being tested by someone.

Radio, please!
I want to listen to music.
お願い、please!
Just give me something new one.

Radio, please!
I want to listen to music.
onegai, please!
Just give me something new one.

Radio, please!
I want to listen to music.
I beg you, please!
Just give me something: a new one.

静寂を切り裂く正確なhigh-tone
鋭角なATARIに驚きのあまり
透明なscreenが映し出していた
そう、まるで君はDiva　僕には届かない

seijaku o kirisaku seikaku na high-tone
eikaku na ATARI ni odoroki no amari
toumei na screen ga utsushi dashite ita
sou, marude kimi wa Diva boku ni wa todokanai

Your accurate high tones tore through the silence.
I reached the corner, and to my surprise
you were there on the clear screen.
Yes, you’re like a diva. I won’t reach you.

最上階の端っこから　この背中を押す
世界のIKENAI秘密をひっそりと知るけど
言い逃れして今日も街がalways夕日に染まるの
ultimate　誰かに導かれてるみたい

saijoukai no hashikko kara kono senaka o osu
sekai no IKENAI himitsu o hissori to shiru kedo
iinogare shite kyou mo machi ga always yuuhi ni somaru no
ultimate dareka ni michibikareteru mitai

You push me from the edge of the top floor
though I quietly know this world’s forbidden secrets.
I talk myself out of it, but the streets are always stained with dusk’s colours.
Ultimate. It’s like I’m being led by someone.

Radio, please!
I want to listen to music.
お願い、please!
Just give me something new one.

Radio, please!
I want to listen to music.
onegai, please!
Just give me something new one.

Radio, please!
I want to listen to music.
I beg you, please!
Just give me something: a new one.

(1) 終わらない章 (owaranai shou) is sung the same as ‘One night show’.

luciole

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jihen-artsluciole

Vocals: IZNA
Lyrics: IZNA
Arranged by: NSY
Album: Redemption (贖) 【Official Site】
Circle: touhoujihen (東方事変)
Event: Autumn Reitaisai 3 [ARTS3]
Original Theme: Illusionary Night ~ Ghostly Eyes [幻視の夜 ～ Ghostly Eyes]

Requested by: yen

It looks like luciole is the French word for firefly!

あたしを壊す物　上げだしてみたら随分キリが無い
孤独を分け合えば　流れる涙も半分なんて、
認めたくない　そんな筈ない　そんな筈ない　そんな筈ない

atashi wo kowasu mono agedashite mitara zuibun kiri ga nai
kodoku wo wakeaeba nagareru namida mo hanbun nante,
mitometakunai sonna hazu nai sonna hazu nai sonna hazu nai

Things that destroy me… I tried listing them and realised they’re endless.
They say your tears are halved when you share your isolation. Hah!
I don’t want to admit it. There’s no way. No way. No way…

プラスティックの天井を片方だけ外して取り出したら
月の明かりをぼんやりと頼りに繋いで羽ばたこうよ

purasutikku no tenjou wo katahou dake hazushite toridashitara
tsuki no akari wo bonyari to tayori ni tsunaide habatakou yo

After taking off just half of that plastic ceiling,
Let’s link hands and fly, rely on the moonlight absentmindedly.

恥ずかしいけど　ホラ
早く聴いてね
矛盾するけど至って普通
たぶんこれが最後の恋　なんてね

hazukashii kedo hora
hayaku kiite ne
mujun suru kedo itatte futsuu
tabun kore ga saigo no koi nante ne

It’s embarrassing, but come on!
Hurry and listen!
It’s contradictory, but it’s very ordinary.
This is probably my last love… just kidding!

あなたを想う程　あたしの些細な嘘が許せない
僅かな事だって　疑ってしまう自分が悔しい
迷い込んでく　次から次へ　甘い泉へ　手の鳴る方へ

anata wo omou hodo atashi no sasai na uso ga yurusenai
wazuka na koto datte utagatte shimau jibun ga kuyashii
mayoikondeku tsugi kara tsugi he amai izumi he te no naru hou he

The more I feel for you, the less I can tolerate my small lies.
It’s just a small thing, but I’m annoyed at myself for doubting you.
I go astray. One after the other, I head to sweet springs, toward their clapping…

夢を追うのは忙しいんだね　二人は擦れ違って
あなたのペースに時に合わせてはみるけど疲れちゃうよ

yume wo ou no wa izogashii nda ne futari wa surechigatte
anata no peesu ni toki ni awasete wa miru kedo tsukarechau yo

Yeah, chasing dreams is busy work. The two of us disagree.
I try to go at your pace, matching with you, but I get so tired!

恥ずかしいけど　ホラ
ちゃんと見ててね
矛盾するけど至って普通
呼吸だけで精一杯
甘い泉　誘われ墜ちる
あなたに揶揄われて
苦い味を呑込んだ時
多分あれが恋の終わり　なんでしょう

hazukashii kedo hora
chanto mitete ne
mujun suru kedo itatte futsuu
kokyuu dakedo seiippai
amai izumi sasoware ochiru
anata ni karakawarete
nigai aji wo nomikonda toki
tabun are ga koi no owari nan deshou

It’s embarrassing, but come on!
Make sure you look!
It’s contradictory, but it’s very ordinary.
Just sighing is all I can do.
I’m lured to a sweet spring and I fall in.
I’m ridiculed by you.
When I gulped down that bitterness
that was probably the end of our love. I wonder why…

フタリのともしびは　ゆらり月明かり溶けてしまいそう
全てが思う程、絵に描いたように上手くはいかない

futari no tomoshibi wa yurari tsuki akari tokete shimaisou
subete ga omou hodo, e ni kaita you ni umaku wa ikanai

Our light sways and it looks like it’ll dissolve into the moonlight.
The more I think, the worse things go. It’s not like how I sketched it out…

だけど

dakedo

But…

誰かが誰かを想う時　新しい自分に成れる
微かなヒカリだって　真っ暗なあなたの道を照らしたい
ちゃんとみててね　多分これはね　愛のハジマリ　そんな筈ない

dareka ga dareka wo omou toki atarashii jibun ni nareru
kasuka na hikari datte makkura na anata no michi wo terashitai
chanto mitete ne tabun kore wa ne ai no hajimari sonna hazu nai

Whenever someone has feelings for someone else, they can become a new person.
Even if it’s just a faint light, I want to illuminate your pitch-black path.
Make sure you look! This is probably the beginning of love. No way!

馬と骨 || Horse and Bone

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index03馬と骨
uma to hone
Horse and Bone

Vocals: IZNA
Lyrics: IZNA
Arranged by: NSY
Album: Pleasure Virgin (悦楽バージン) 【Official Site】
Circle: touhoujihen (東方事変)
Event: Autumn Reitaisai 1 [ARTS1]
Original Theme: Tomboyish Girl in Love [おてんば恋娘]

Requested by: yen

The title of this song is based on a proverb: 馬の骨 (uma no hone). It’s a derogatory term used to talk about someone whose origins are a bit shady. The idea behind the proverb is “the bones of a horse are useless and too large to dispose of. In the same way, this person is useless.”

The title of this song, however, replaces の with と. I think this changes the meaning just a little – the speaker might be the ‘horse’, and the person they’re talking about might be the ‘bone.’ The ‘bone’ is useless to them, but it’s hard to throw them away because they’re such a large part of their life.

そぼ降る雪の如し
落ちては　只溶けゆく
やっと築いた高台を
あぁ無様に崩される

sobofuru yuki no gotoshi
ochite wa tada tokete yuku
yatto kizuita takadai wo
aa buzama ni kuzusareru

It falls then melts away
Like snow, drizzling down.
The high ground I created at last…
Ah, you tear it down in an unsightly manner.

結局　其れをしては
昨日と同じだね、と
使い廻した言い訳は
未だ破られることなく

kekkyoku sore wo shite wa
kinou to onaji dane, to
tsukai mawashita iiwake wa
mada yaburareru koto naku

In the end, you did that
Just like you did yesterday.
Those well-worn excuses
Haven’t been breached yet.

何度も直刃を充てがうだけで
トドメは生憎　持ち合わせていないの？

nando mo suguha wo ategau dake de
todome wa ainiku mochiawasete inai no?

You just keep furnishing your blades with suguha (1)
And you shy from the killing blow. Don’t you have one?

すれ違い会話に溜息
もう何も思い出したくないの
今の私　言葉を捨てて

surechigai kaiwa ni tameiki
mou nani mo omoidashitakunai no
ima no watashi kotoba wo sutete

I sigh at our disagreements.
I don’t want to remember anything anymore.
Now, I’ve cast away words.

憖　深みは幾重に（あぁ）増してゆくだけで
答えは生憎　持ち合わせていないの？

namaji fukami wa ikue ni (aa) mashite yuku dake de
kotae wa ainiku mochiawasete inai no?

Your thoughtlessness is many-layered. (Ah…) It just keeps growing.
You shy from giving answers. Don’t you have any?

喩えれば　So早熟
行交う人の中で
やっと気付いたこの所望
未だ果たされることなく

tatoereba So soujuku
yukikau hito no naka de
yatto kidzuita kono shomou
imada mitasareru koto naku

Speaking figuratively, yes—it ripened too early.
Among the people, going to and fro,
I realised what I wished for at last.
It hasn’t been fulfilled yet.

(1) A suguha is a type of visual effect (刃文 – hamon) created on a Japanese blade. It is a common, straight hamon. For more information, visit this site. It is possible that this stanza is a metaphor, describing the arguments the speaker has with their lover.

今更ながら。 || Though It’s Too Late.

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index03今更ながら。
imasara nagara.
Though It’s Too Late.

Vocals: IZNA
Lyrics: IZNA
Arranged by: NSY
Album: Pleasure Virgin (悦楽バージン) 【Official Site】
Circle: Touhou Jihen (東方事変)
Event: Autumn Reitaisai 1 [ARTS1]
Original Theme: Crimson Tower ~ Eastern Dream [紅楼 ～ Eastern Dream…]

Requested by: yen

I first tried translating this track about 2 and a half years ago. I got as far as the first stanza and gave up, so I’m glad I was able to pick it up again and have another look at it. When I read these lyrics, I think about someone living an unhappy life in an apartment.

I’ve started dreaming about the win.
whatever happens to my life.
hear the voice of someone says this way.
“Still it is never too late to dream”

気遣いも行き違いも
そんなこんなで膨れあがって
並好む牛めしを
平らげて喰らう、空見れど

kizukai mo ikichigai mo
sonna konna de fukureagatte
nami konomu gyuu meshi wo
tairagete kurau, sora miredo

Worries and misunderstandings
Make me grumpy.
I line up the beef that I like
And eat it up, though I gaze up at the sky…

ピル飲んで　ビルの上
なんだかんだで乱れちゃって
溜息が目覚まし代わりにいい

piru nonde biru no ue
nanda kanda de midarechatte
tameiki ga araamu kawari ni ii

I pop a pill at the top of the building
And I get upset over something or other.
Instead of an alarm clock, a sigh is good.

都合良く手のひらで
踊らされ生かされても
誰も気付かなけりゃ
それでいいのか
夢が叶うとしたらば

tsugou yoku tenohira de
odorasare ikasaretemo
nobody kizukanakerya
sore de ii no ka
yume ga kanau to shitaraba

We’re conveniently made
To dance, to live upon someone’s palm.
Still, if nobody notices
Are things okay like that?
Even if, say, our dreams come true…

傷が疼きだす　本当今更に
捏ちの夢なんて　見たくない筈なのに

kizu ga uzuki dasu hontou imasara ni
nechi no yume nante mitakunai hazu na no ni

My scars begin to ache. It really is too late
Though I shouldn’t even want to have fake dreams…

組合の喝采に
「どうせ終わりだ」って不貞腐れて
やがてくる永久を準えてはじく、なんてやぁよ

kumiai no kassai ni
“douse owari da” tte futekusarete
yagate kuru eikyuu wo nazoraete hajiku, nante yaa yo

When everyone applauds,
I get sulky and say “It’s over. So what.”
Comparing eternity, which will come at last, and flicking it away feels wrong.

振り返る身のカルマ
点と点がねお誂え向き
ありふれた軽いノヴェルさながら

furikaeru mi no karuma
ten to ten ga ne o-atsuraemuki
arifureta karui noveru sanagara

This is the karma of one who looks back:
This point and that point… they’re just right!
It’s just like in those trite light novels.

不必要な行き違いは殺ればいい
都合良く手のひらで
踊らされ生かされても
誰も気付かなけりゃ
それが正解だ
夢が叶うとしたらば

fuhitsuyou na ikichigai wa yareba ii
tsugou yoku tenohira de
odorasare ikasaretemo
nobody kizukanakerya
sore ga kotae da
yume ga kanau to shitaraba

I should just kill those unnecessary misunderstandings.
We’re conveniently made
To dance, to live upon someone’s palm.
Still, if nobody notices,
Then that’s the right answer
If, say, our dreams come true…

I’ve started dreaming about the win.
whatever happens to my life.
hear the voice of someone says this way.
“Still it is never too late to dream”

森羅万象は散りゆく運命と
君が待つ来世へと
思いを馳せる我が身

shinrabanshou wa chiri yuku sadame to
kimi ga matsu ashita e to
omoi wo haseru waga mi

I think deeply
About the fate of all things to disappear
And about the future, the world after death that you await.

smoooooooch!!

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Jihensmoooooooch!!

Vocals: IZNA
Lyrics: IZNA
Arranged by: NSY
Album: A Kind Song (ヤサシイウタ) 【Official Site】
Circle: Touhou Jihen (東方事変)
Event: Reitaisai 14 [RTS14]
Original Theme: Native Faith [ネイティブフェイス]

Requested by: Kaori Hanayama

Two words: unrequited love.

You are my valentine. Yeah
get married-celebrate
you are my everything.
don’t you know? don’t you think?

街を賑わすFES向けのnew music
あっさり聞き流しちゃって
関係ないじゃん他人のふりして過ごした　もう何度目の夏

machi wo nigiwasu FES muke no new music
assari kiki nagashichatte
kankei nai jan tanin no furi shite sugoshita mou nando-me no natsu

New music from the festival livened up the neighbourhood
But I easily ignored it.
I pretended to be someone else, unrelated to it all. How many summers have I spent this way?

焼け付くような日差しに
背中押され出かける
待ち合わせ　二人きり
なんて楽しみ過ぎるどーしよう！？

yaketsuku you na hizashi ni
senaka osare dekakeru
machiawase futari kiri
nante tanoshimi sugiru doo shiyou!?

I was pushed into going out
In the burning sunlight.
A rendezvous. Just the two of us.
Oh, I’m so excited! What will I do?!

求められてる温度と求めてる温度が(early? slowly?)
合致しなくて　あれもこれも、もー手に付かないの！！
これぐらいのアピールとこれぐらいの愛で(love me love me)
上手い具合に恋叶って、smooch!したいの

motomerareteru ondo to motometeru ondo ga (early? slowly?)
gacchi shinakute are mo kore mo, moo itte ni tsukanai no!!
kore gurai no apiiru to kore gurai no ai de (love me love me)
umai guai ni koi kanatte, smooch! shitai no

The temperature they want and the one I want (Early? Slowly?)
Don’t match up. This or that? Agh… I can’t concentrate!
With this much appeal and this much love (love me love me)
If my love for you works out well, I want to kiss you—smooch!

You are my valentine. Yeah
get married-celebrate
you are my everything.
don’t you know? don’t you think?

「Do you wanna kiss me?」
季節は過ぎるし。アイスも溶けたら不味いし。
純情なんて我慢出来ないよ　やっぱり後悔したくない

“Do you wanna kiss me?”
kisetsu wa sugiru shi. aisu mo toketara mazui shi.
junjou nante gaman dekinai yo yappari koukai shitakunai

“Do you wanna kiss me?”
The seasons will pass, and when ice cream melts it tastes bad
So I can’t be patient with a pure heart! I really don’t wanna regret it…

このままトキを消費して…
柔肌に触れてみて…
「また会える？」「次はいつ？」
待って全然足りないけど！？

kono mama toki wo shouhi shite…
yawahada ni furete mite…
“mata aeru?” “tsugi wa itsu?”
matte zenzen tarinai kedo!?

Like this, I use up my time…
I try to touch your fair skin…
“Can we meet again?” “When?”
But wait, I haven’t even had enough yet!

とろけるようなロマンス　会えない日の為に(Ziploc Ziploc)
保存容器に一個ずつつめてストックさせてよ！！
ふるえるほどにpretty
燃えつきるほどにsweet(curious curious)
早いトコロどーにかなって、smooch!したいの

torokeru you na romansu aenai hi no tame ni (Ziploc Ziploc)
hozon youki ni ikko zutsu tsumete sutokku sasete yo!!
furueru hodo ni pretty
moe tsukiru hodo ni sweet (curious curious)
hayai tokoro doo ni kana tte, smooch! shitai no

Our romance seems to melt away. To prepare for the days when we can’t meet (Ziploc. Ziploc.)
Let me stock it up, bit by bit, in Ziploc bags! (1)
You’re so pretty I’m shaking…
You’re so sweet I could burn up… (Curious. Curious.)
I want to kiss you. What if I did it quickly—smooch!

本当は泣きたいけど子どもじゃないし
あなたが喜ぶから背伸びしたいの　そんなお年頃

hontou wa nakitai kedo kodomo ja nai shi
anata ga yorokobu kara senobi shitai no sonna o-toshigoro

To be honest, I want to cry, but I’m not a kid.
I want to stand on my tiptoes and get taller to make you happy! I’m at that age.

ありふれてる毎日が私だけの為に(tick-tack tick-tack)
スピードあげて　あれもこれも輝きだしてる

arifureteru mainichi ga watashi dake no tame ni (tick-tack tick-tack)
supiido agete are mo kore mo kagayaki dashiteru

For my sake, those ordinary days (tick-tock, tick-tock)
Sped up. This and that have begun to shine.

ふるえるほどにpretty
燃えつきるほどにsweet(make love make love)
早いトコロどーにかなって、smooch!したいの

furueru hodo ni pretty
moe tsukiru hodo ni sweet (make love make love)
hayai tokoro doo ni kana tte, smooch! shitai no

You’re so pretty I’m shaking…
You’re so sweet I could burn up… (Make love. Make love.)
I want to kiss you. What if I did it quickly—smooch!

You are my valentine. Yeah
get married-celebrate
you are my everything.
don’t you know? don’t you think?

(1) This line uses the generic term 保存容器 (hozon youki, lit. ‘preservation container). ‘Ziploc bag’ was chosen for consistency with the English word used in the previous line.

ヤサシイウタ || A Kind Song

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Jihenヤサシイウタ
yasashii uta
A Kind Song

Vocals: IZNA
Lyrics: IZNA
Arranged by: NSY
Album: A Kind Song (ヤサシイウタ) 【Official Site】
Circle: Touhou Jihen (東方事変)
Event: Reitaisai 14 [RTS14]
Original Theme: The Primal Scene of Japan the Girl Saw [少女が見た日本の原風景]

Oh yeah, this album is so good! I could go on for ages about how much I love NSY’s arrangements. I really like this one, because it sounds so different to what we’ve come to expect from NSY. It feels almost… country?

傷つく事恐れて立ちどまる時　思い出して誰かの優しい歌を
嫌な事　駄目な事　みんな同じ　失くさないであなたの心の声を

kizu tsuku koto osorete tachidomaru toki omoidashite dareka no yasashii uta wo
iya na koto dame na koto minna onaji nakusanaide anata no kokoro no koe wo

When I’m afraid of getting hurt and can’t go on, I’ll remember someone’s kind song.
Unpleasant things and useless things are all the same. I won’t lose your heart’s voice!

伝わらなくて飲み込んだ言葉の切れ端や、
片隅に忘れ去られたガラクタでも
拾い集めたら　まだこんなにも光るんだって

tsutawaranakute nomikonda kotoba no kirehashi ya,
katasumi ni wasure sarareta garakuta demo
hiroi atsumetara mada konna nimo hikaru nda tte

Whether it’s swallowed fragments of unsaid words
Or rubbish forgotten in a corner,
To think they still shone so brightly when I gathered them up…

これだけは譲れないもの　ひとつだけ見つけたとしたら
あの扉を開けた向こうの　あなたに会いに行きたい

kore dake wa yuzurenai mono hitotsu dake mitsuketa to shitara
ano doa wo aketa mukou no anata ni ai ni ikitai

If I can find just a single thing that I can’t let go of,
Then I want to go and see you, standing beyond that door.

退屈に見える日々の暮らしや、何気ない場面に隠されてた
想いを集めて慈しんで　ここにいるから

taikutsu ni mieru hibi no kurashi ya, nanige nai bamen ni kakusareta
omoi wo atsumete itsukushinde koko ni iru kara

Memories are hidden away in my boring daily life, and in inconspicuous places.
I’ll gather them up and love them, because I’m right here.

傷つく事恐れて立ちどまる時　思い出して誰かの優しい歌を
苦しくて泣いたって、それが私　離さないよあなたの心の声を

kizu tsuku koto osorete tachidomaru toki omoidashite dareka no yasashii uta wo
kurushikute naita tte, sore ga atashi hanasanai yo anata no kokoro no koe wo

When I’m afraid of getting hurt and can’t go on, I’ll remember someone’s kind song.
Even if I’ve suffered and cried… that’s me. I won’t let go of your heart’s voice.

人は時に残酷で　あなたなら　ねぇこんな時どうする？
きっと戦う方が　そう美しいよね　譲れないものひとつ持って

hito wa toki ni zankoku de anata nara nee konna toki dou suru?
kitto tatakau hou ga sou utsukushii yo ne yuzurenai mono hitotsu motte

What do you do when people are cruel sometimes?
I bet fighting would be… more beautiful, right? I’ve got something I can’t let go of.

届けたい　ほら誰かが誰かを想う気持ち
発してる言葉や形は様々でも
偶然なんかじゃない　真っ直ぐにあなたを見つめているんだ

todoketai hora dareka ga dareka wo omou kimochi
hasshiteru kotoba ya katachi wa samazama demo
guuzen nanka ja nai massugu ni anata wo mitsumete iru nda

People want to tell others about the feelings they have for them,
Though the form of those feelings and their words are different.
It isn’t up to chance. I’m looking right at you!

世界中どこを探しても　ここにしかないものがあるの
ありのまま受け入れたなら　本当の愛を探そう

sekaijuu doko wo sagashitemo koko ni shika nai mono ga aru no
ari no mama uke ireta nara hontou no ai wo sagasou

I searched the whole world, but there’s something you can only find here.
If you’ll accept me as I am, then I’ll search for true love!

傷つく事恐れて立ちどまる時　同じ様にあなたも探しているかな

kizu tsuku koto osorete tachidomaru toki onaji you ni anata mo sagashite iru kana

When you’re afraid of getting hurt and can’t go on, I wonder if you’re searching like me, too—

優しい歌を

yasashii uta wo

Searching for a kind song.

revoltech

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revoltechrevoltech

Vocals: IZNA
Lyrics: IZNA
Arranged by: NSY
Album: revoltech 【Official Site】
Circle: Touhou Jihen (東方事変)
Event: Reitaisai 13 [RTS13]
Original Theme: Mysterious Purification Rod [不思議なお祓い棒]

Apparently, ‘revoltech’ refers to a line of action figures that are known for their revolver joints. The word appears to combine ‘revolver’ and ‘technology.’ And hey, would you look at that – Kagerou is holding a revolver in the album art.

This track also appears in Touhou Jihen’s third album… but it’s called ‘revolteach.’ When I think of Touhou Jihen, this is the song I think of – it just encapsulates NSY’s new sound. The song itself seems to be about heartbreak. I feel like the speaker has had her heart broken by a guy, and she’s off to confront him with a gun.

Also, the parts separated by a slash [/] are sung by someone different. I think it might be NSY himself.

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at first　この喉が枯れる前に
夢を見させて遠くなら何処へでも
酔わせてよ忘れさせて　3.2.1　0

at first kono nodo ga kareru mae ni
yume wo misasete tooku nara doko e demo
yowasete yo wasuresasete 3.2.1　0

At first – Before my throat dries out,
Make me dream. I’ll go anywhere if it’s far away.
Intoxicate me. Make me forget. 3, 2, 1, 0.

最新のブローニング　奥に忍ばせて／叶うなら
失態よ蒸発　飛んだ例の商談は
愛なんて冗談　うんざりしてんだ／もう一度
本能の銃弾　装弾数を聞かせて

saishin no burooningu oku ni shinobasete / kanau nara
shittai yo jouhatsu tonda rei no shoudan wa
ai nante joudan unzari shite nda / mou ichido
honnou no juudan soudansuu wo kikasete

I conceal the latest Browning gun inside. / If my wish comes true.
I want my disgrace to disappear! Our negotiations took off.
Love’s a joke. I’m so fed up! / Once more.
I’ll tell you how many bullets of instinct I have…

泣いておゆき今宵は嘘も過去も
その涙で薄めさせて
地人様(ひとさま)と比べても虚しいだけ
捕らぬ狸の何とやら
ちょっとハズした御冗談(ジョーキン)

naite oyuki koyoi wa uso mo kako mo
sono namida de usumesasete
hitosama to kurabetemo munashii dake
toranu tanuki no nan to yara
chotto hazushita jookin

Please cry. Tonight, dilute lies and the past
With those tears of yours.
Comparisons with other people are useless.
It’s like counting tanuki before, well, you know… (1)
That joke missed the mark a bit.

最新のブローニング　奥に忍ばせて／叶うなら
失態よ蒸発　飛んだ例の商談は
定例の哨戒　皆いい子にしてな／もう一度
誘惑もう挑発　その手に乗るか

saishin no burooningu oku ni shinobasete / kanau nara
shittai yo jouhatsu tonda rei no shoudan wa
teirei no shoukai mina ii ko ni shitena / mou ichido
yuuwaki mou chouhatsu sono te ni noru ka

I conceal the latest Browning gun inside. / If my wish comes true.
I want my disgrace to disappear! Our negotiations took off.
The regular patrol is passing by. Be nice, everyone! / Once more
Your seduction has aroused me already. Shall I be taken in…?

「どうせ」なんて嘆いても寂しいんでしょう？
突っ張れど似た者同士
今日はやけに痛いな真実

“douse” nante nageitemo sabashii ndeshou?
tsupparedo nita monodoushi
kyou wa yake ni itai na shinjitsu

“Anyway…” Though I sigh, I’m lonely, aren’t I?
We’re alike, though we’re both obstinate.
Today, I face a frightfully painful truth.

こんなに感情が疼くなら神経を司るバイパス切って

konna ni kanjou ga uzuku nara shinkei wo shikasadoru baipasu kitte

If my feelings ache so much, then I’ll cut the bypass ruling my nerves.

second　この頰が渇く前に
夢を見させて遠くなら何処へでも
打ち抜けよヒトオモイに　3.2.1　0

second kono hou ga kawaku mae ni
yume wo msasete tooku nara doko e demo
uchi nuke yo hito omoi ni 3.2.1　0

Second. Before my cheeks begin to thirst for tears,
Make me dream. I’ll go anywhere if it’s far away.
Pierce me resolutely! 3, 2, 1, 0.

最愛のダーリン　一層見逃して
光栄よ “Loser”　なんて顔してんだ／もう二度と

saiai no daarin issou minogashite
kouei you “Loser” nante kaoshite nda / mou nido to

My beloved darling, turn a blind eye to me…
It’s an honour, loser! Just look at yourself. / Once more.

最新のブローニング　奥に忍ばせて／叶うなら
失態よ蒸発　飛んだ例の商談は／然樣なら
愛なんて冗談　もう択山／取るに足らぬ真実
光栄よ “Loser”　もう二度と…／本の些細な嘘を

saishin no burooningu oku ni shinobasete / kanau nara
shittai yo jouhatsu tonda rei no shoudan wa / sayou nara
ai nante joudan mou takusan / toru ni taranu shinjitsu
kouei you “loser” mou nido to… / hon no sasai na uso wo

I conceal the latest Browning gun inside. / If my wish comes true.
I want my disgrace to disappear! Our negotiations took off. / If it is so.
Love’s a joke. I’ve had enough! / An inconsequential truth.
It’s an honour, loser! Never again… / Just a trivial lie.

見逃して

minogashite

Turn a blind eye…

愛なんて冗談　もう択山

ai nante joudan mou takusan

Love’s a joke. I’ve had enough…

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(1) This line is an altered version of the Japanese proverb ‘捕らぬ狸の皮算用’ [Don’t count your tanuki skins before you’ve caught them]. It’s equivalent to the English proverb ‘don’t count your chickens before they hatch.’

emptytime

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paradoxemptytime

Vocals: IZNA
Lyrics: IZNA
Arranged by: NSY
Album: Boundary Paradox (限界パラドックス) 【Official Site】
Circle: Touhou Jihen (東方事変)
Event: C91
Original Theme: The Gensokyo the Gods Loved [神々が恋した幻想郷]

A song about unrequited love (or at least, that’s what I think). I just want to say once more how much I love this album! It’s great.

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あなたが好きだと言った
暮れていく景色を見ながら
歩いて行く　あれから止まったままのEmpty Time

anata ga suki da to itta
kurete iku keshiki wo minagara
aruite iku are kara tomatta mama no Empty Time

I told you I loved you
While looking at the landscape as the sun set…
I started walking. Since then, time has been frozen – empty time.

＊I miss you 苦しかった
Baby, I’m lost without you…
I promise you 忘れない
Baby, I’m lost without you

＊I miss you kurushikatta
Baby, I’m lost without you…
I promise you wasurenai
Baby, I’m lost without you

＊I miss you. It hurt so much.
Baby, I’m lost without you…
I promise you, I won’t forget.
Baby I’m lost without you…

はじまりは偶然　繋いでいた
見えない何かに導かれて

hajimari wa guuzen tsunaide ita
mienai nanika ni michibikarete

The first time was chance, then we were tied together.
We were led by something we couldn’t see.

優しい風がそっと
記憶をさらっていったら
浮かばれる筈だった

yasashii kaze ga sotto
kioku wo saratte ittara
ukabareru hazu datta

When the tender breeze
Gently stole away my memories,
I was supposed to rest in peace.

あなたの知らない私
あなたの知らない幻想
夢中で愛した　いつかの二人Empty Heart

anata no shiranai watashi
anata no shiranai gensou
muchuu de koi shita itsuka no futari Empty Heart

You know nothing about me.
You know nothing about this illusion.
I loved you as if in a trance. We were lovers one day, with empty hearts.

幼いあの日の頃に
名前も知らない感情を
気付いて隠した　何でもないような感じで

osanai ano hi no koro ni
namae mo shiranai kanjou wo
kidzuite kakushita nandemo nai you na kanji de

Like in my childish days,
I became aware of nameless feelings
And hid them, thinking they were nothing at all.

＊繰り返し
Repeat ＊

ありふれた言葉を紡いでいた
あなたに気持ちを伝えたくて

arifureta kotoba wo tsumuide ita
anata ni kimochi wo tsutaetakute

I spun mundane words into a story
Wanting to tell you how I felt.

夕暮れ　蜩なく逢魔が時に佇む

yuugure higurashi naku oumagotoki ni tatazumu

Twilight. I loiter while the cicadas cry.

いつまでもこのまま
そばにいられない事は
分かっていた筈なのに

itsu made mo kono mama
soba ni irarenai koto wa
wakatte ita hazu nanoni

I wanted things to stay like this forever,
Though I should have known
I couldn’t stay by your side.

あなたの知らない世界
あなたの知らない幻想
気付いて　あれから止まったままのEmpty Time

anata no shiranai sekai
anata no shiranai gensou
kidzuite are kara tomatta mama no Empty Time

You know nothing about the world.
You know nothing about this illusion.
I noticed. Since then, time has been frozen – empty time.

あなたが好きだと言った
暮れていく景色を見ながら
歩いて行く　一人で　何でもないような顔して

anata ga suki da to itta
kurete iku keshiki wo minagara
aruite iku hitori de nan demo nai you na kao shite

I told you I loved you
While looking at the landscape as the sun set…
I started walking, alone, acting like nothing had happened.

＊繰り返し
Repeat ＊

パラノイア || Paranoia

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paradoxパラノイア
Paranoia

Vocals: IZNA
Lyrics: IZNA
Arranged by: NSY
Album: Boundary Paradox (限界パラドックス) 【Official Site】
Circle: Touhou Jihen (東方事変)
Event: C91
Original Theme: Necrofantasia [ネクロファンタジア]

Requested by: Vespere

This album is so good! I’m still impressed by how much IZNA has improved and developed her own unique singing style over the years.

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繰り返す

kurikaesu

Once more…

さあ、其々の記憶を取り戻す　旅の支度をはじめよう
もう、止まらない　あなたを探してる夢の途中のパラノイア

saa, sorezore no kioku wo torimodosu tabi no shitaku wo hajimeyou
mou, tomaranai anata wo sagashiteru yume no tochuu no paranoia

Now, I’m gonna get ready to head off on a journey to take back my memories.
I won’t stop searching for you. I feel paranoia in my dream…

so far　教えてよ　その瞳で

so far oshiete yo sono me de

So far! Tell me with those eyes of yours.

＊hi,
＊曖昧・甘い　鳴らせmusic
＊気分上々　鬼さんcome here

* hi
* aimai amai narase music
* kibun joujou oni-san come here

* Hi,
* Let that vague, sweet music play.
* I’m feeling great! O demon, come here!

＊highなキー　踊れ Sister
＊7.11－なタブー

* high na kii odore Sister
* seven eleven haifun-na taboo

* Dance a high-key dance, sister!
* 7-11. Hyphenated taboo!

forgive　離してよ　その手を

forgive hanashite yo sono te wo

Forgive! Let go of me!

＊制覇low 急げBrother
＊カラフル絡まる forgive and forget!!!!!!!

* seiha low isoge Brother
* karafuru karamaru forgive and forget!!!!!!!

* Say hello – Hurry, brother! (1)
* We’re colourfully involved. Forgive and forget!

墜ちて行く　神秘に魅せられて何度も壊されていく
繰り返す　同じ夢の中で 答えを探している
其処はユートピア
運命の歯車狂い出す　夢の途中のパラノイア

ochite yuku shinpi ni miserarete nando mo kowasarete iku
kurikaesu onaji yume no naka de kotae wo sagashite iru
soko wa yutopia
unmei no haguruma kurui dasu yume no tochuu no paranoia

I begin to fall, enchanted by mysteries. I’m destroyed countless times.
Once more! In the same dream, I search for an answer.
Utopia lies there.
The gears of fate go wild. I feel paranoia in my dream…

so far　教えてよ　その瞳で

so far oshiete yo sono me de

So far! Tell me with those eyes of yours.

一人　暗闇　手を伸ばす
境界の線引きは濃くなる
こんなにも　嗚呼、近くに居たのに

hitori kurayami te wo nobasu
kyoukai no senbiki wa koku naru
konna ni mo aa, chikaku ni ita noni

Alone in the dark, I stretch out a hand.
The boundary line grows thicker
Even though, ah, I was so close…

あの日見た　記憶の続きを何度も追いかけてる

ano hi mita kioku no tsudzuki wo nando mo oikaketeru

I continue to search for more memories leading on from those I saw that day.

教えてよ　私のことなんて 何にも分からないわ
繰り返す　同じ夢の中で 答えを探している
此処はディストピア
運命の歯車狂い出す　旅の途中のパラノイア

oshiete yo atashi no koto nante nani mo wakaranai wa
kurikaesu onaji yume no naka de kotae wo sagashite iru
koko wa disutopia
unmei no haguruma kurui dasu tabi no tochuu no paranoia

Tell me who I am – I don’t know anything.
Once more! In the same dream, I search for an answer.
This place is a dystopia.
The gears of fate go wild. I feel paranoia throughout my journey…

forgive　見つけてよ　私を

forgive mitsukete yo atashi wo

Forgive! Please, find me!

＊ highなキー 踊れ Sister
＊7.11－なタブー
＊ 制覇low　急げBrother
＊ カラフル絡まる　forgive and forget!!!!!!!

* high na kii odore Sister
* seven eleven haifun-na taboo
* Say hello – Hurry, brother! (Low conquest)
* karafuru karamaru forgive and forget!!!!!!!

* Dance a high-key dance, sister!
* 7-11. Hyphenated taboo!
* Say hello – Hurry, brother!
* We’re colourfully involved. Forgive and forget!

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(1) A literal translation of the first half of this line (制覇low – seiha low) is ‘Low conquest,’ though it sounds like ‘say hello’ when sung.

今宵、あの月の見える丘へ || Tonight, I Shall Head to the Hill Where the Moon Can Be Seen

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revoltech今宵、あの月の見える丘へ
koyoi, ano tsuki no mieru oka e
Tonight, I Shall Head to the Hill Where the Moon Can Be Seen

Vocals: IZNA
Lyrics: IZNA
Arranged by: NSY
Album: revoltech 【Official Site】
Circle: Touhou Jihen (東方事変)
Event: Reitaisai 13 [RTS13]
Original Theme: Lonesome Werewolf [孤独なウェアウルフ]

I know there are only 3 tracks in this album (single?), but they’re 3 awesome tracks! ‘Paulownia’ near the end might be used as a metaphor for life. It made me think of another NSY track, 然 ~zen~

Also, many thanks to Quwanti for posting the lyrics!

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嗚呼　果無い月灯り　御願い照らさないで
この軀は土に還そう　有難う、探さないで下さい
誰かの声がしたんだ
「駄目みたい」
私らしく生きるなんて出来るのだろうか

aa hakanai tsukiakari onegai terasanai de
kono karada wa tsuchi ni kaesou arigatou, sagasanaide kudasai
dare ka no koe ga shitanda
“dame mitai”
watashi rashiku ikiru nante dekiru no darou ka

Aah… Oh transient moonlight, please don’t shine upon me.
It seems like my body will return to the earth. Thank you. Don’t search for me… I’m begging you!
I heard someone’s voice:
“It’s useless!”
Can I really do it? Can I live whilst being myself?

溢れ出す言葉を紡ぐ　真っ白い頁の裏に
溢れ出す個性を恨む　あなたのせいで此処はもう
alone　生き辛いなぁ
皆に悟られぬ様にと　呼吸だけで精一杯だ

afuredasu kotoba wo tsumugu masshiroi peeji no ura ni
afuredasu kosei wo uramu anata no sei de koko wa mou
aroon iki tsurai naa
mina ni satorarenu you ni to kokyuu dake de seiippai da

I spin together my overflowing words on the back of the white page.
I resent my overflowing quirks. Because of you, now I’m
Alone. Living is painful.
Trying not to be noticed by anyone… just breathing is the best I can do.

そう　このまま瞳を閉じて　意識と深く墜ちる
この軀は土に還そう　然様なら、探さないで下さい
微かな光明なんてありゃしない
私らしく生きるなんて出来やしない

sou kono mama me wo tojite ishiki to fukaku ochiru
kono karada wa tsuchi ni kaesou sayounara, sagasanaide kudasai
kasuka na koumei nante aryashinai
watashi rashiku ikiru nante deki yashinai

Yes… Like this, I close my eyes and sink into deep unconsciousness.
It seems like my body will return to the earth. Farewell. Don’t search for me… I’m begging you!
There isn’t even the slightest hope.
There’s no way. I can’t live whilst being myself.

弱さを隠す常薬　召しませ
平気なふりした昏睡のままで良い

yowasa wo kakusu jouyaku meshimase
heiki na furi shita konsui no mama de ii

“Take this medicine every day to hide your weakness.”
I pretended to be fine. I’m fine just staying in this coma!

とどのつまり　あなたは誰
とどのつまり　私は誰
ココロの奧に潜伏する
とどのつまり　あなたは誰？

todo no tsumari anata wa dare
todo no tsumari watashi wa dare
kokoro no oku ni senpuku suru
todo no tsumari anata wa dare?

When all’s said and done… who are you?
When all’s said and done… who am I?
I hide it away deep within my heart.
When all’s said and done… who are you?

何にもないと思っていた　最期にまさかの涙
気付くのが遅すぎたんだ　模範解答これで好い
本当に情けないなぁ
薄れがかる夜空（そら）見上げて　ポウロウ二ア　歌を歌うわ

nani mo nai to omotte ita saigo ni masaka no namida
kidzuku no ga ososugita nda mohankaitou kore de ii
hontou ni nasakenai naa
usure gakaru sora miagete pourounia uta wo utau wa

I thought it was nothing at all. I didn’t expect to cry in the end.
I was too slow to realise it. A model answer will do.
I really am pathetic…
I look up at the dim night sky among the Paulownia. I’ll sing!

嗚呼　果無い月灯り　御願い照らさないで
この軀は土に還そう　有難う、探さないで下さい
誰かの声がしたんだ
「駄目みたい」
断じて生き扳くものか。

aa hakanai tsukiakari onegai terasanai de
kono karada wa tsuchi ni kaesou arigatou, sagasanaide kudasai
dareka no koe ga shitanda
“dame mitai”
danjite ikinuku mono ka.

Aah… Oh transient moonlight, please don’t shine upon me.
It seems like my body will return to the earth. Thank you. Don’t search for me… I’m begging you!
I heard someone’s voice:
“It’s useless!”
As if I’ll live through this!