Tag: 虻瀬

最愛なるあなたは花葬sai’ai naru anata wa hanasouFlowers, Mountains, and Funerals Vocals: Hatsune Miku (初音ミク), 虻瀬 (Abuse)Lyrics: 虻瀬 (Abuse)Composed by: 虻瀬 (Abuse)Upload Date: 6 September 2020 Requested by: TemperaWatch the official video on YouTube! Update (19 June 2021): Corrected romanisation of 37度. Thanks Skip! The English title appears to be official. A literal translation would be something like “You,… Continue reading 最愛なるあなたは花葬 || Flowers, Mountains, and Funerals

蓮くんあのね？ren-kun ano ne?Um, Renny? Vocals: Hatsune Miku (初音ミク)Lyrics: 虻瀬 (Abuse)Composed by: 虻瀬 (Abuse)Upload Date: 16 March 2019 Requested by: clive + kirWatch the official video on YouTube! Content warning: This song contains themes of suicide and self-harm. ‘Renny’ was my way of creating a pet name for the name ‘Ren’ – feel free to use the… Continue reading 蓮くんあのね？ || Um, Renny?

藝術geijutsudistoartion Vocals: Hatsune Miku (初音ミク)Lyrics: 虻瀬 (Abuse)Composed by: 虻瀬 (Abuse)Upload Date: 17 April 2020 Requested by: Charles DomeryWatch the official video on YouTube! This track was also featured in an album called SCRUM. The English translation is also official, and is found in the video’s description. 「やあ幸福か？」「幸福さ……あ、いや。どうも最近さ、背筋が凝り固まってやってなんてられないな」「そうか、なんか薬臭いとか思ってたんだけどな。湿布と麻薬の匂いか、混ざってなんだか解んないや」 “yaa koufuku ka?”“koufuku sa…… a, iya. doumo saikin sa,haikin… Continue reading 藝術 || distoartion

婚祭konsaiThe Wedding Festival Vocals: Hatsune Miku (初音ミク)Lyrics: 虻瀬 (Abuse)Composed by: 虻瀬 (Abuse)Upload Date: 20 March 2020 Requested by: Tempera + Tojork_Watch the official video on YouTube! A note about the title: the official translation is ‘The Wedding Festival’, and the first part of it 婚 (kon) is the same one seen in 結婚 (kekkon – wedding).… Continue reading 婚祭 || The Wedding Festival

iesu Vocals: Hatsune Miku (初音ミク)Lyrics: 虻瀬 (Abuse)Composed by: 虻瀬 (Abuse)Upload Date: 27 March 2020 Requested by: HaranaWatch the official video on YouTube! Apparently iesu means ‘Jesus’, following the religious symbolism we see in so many of Abuse’s works. I suspect that the last line isn’t intended to mean anything, but please let me know if you… Continue reading iesu

王様ousamaKING Vocals: Hatsune Miku (初音ミク)Lyrics: 虻瀬 (Abuse)Composed by: 虻瀬 (Abuse)Upload Date: 19 July 2019 Requested by: mn + oktauxpusWatch the official video on YouTube! Looking at some more of Abuse’s works makes the underlying religious symbolism that much clearer. The words used are selected very carefully, which unfortunately makes the music that much harder to translate… Continue reading 王様 || KING

花戦争hana sensouFlower War Vocals: Hatsune Miku (初音ミク)Lyrics: 虻瀬 (Abuse)Composed by: 虻瀬 (Abuse)Upload Date: 1 February 2020 Requested by: TemperaWatch the official video on YouTube! Update (19 June 2020): Minor typo fixed in translation of line 後ろ髪を少し触った. Thanks Saryu! This time, the translation request was accompanied by a request to translate some text from the video –… Continue reading 花戦争 || Flower War