坂道
sakamichi
Hill Path

Vocals: mineko
Lyrics: aoma
Arranged by: Hiratake (平茸)
Album: URBANIZEDSTEREO 【Official Site】
Circle: Aftergrow
Event: C83
Original Theme: Izanagi Object [イザナギオブジェクト]

Requested by: sul

Did I ever mention how much I love this album? It’s hard to believe that it’s 2016, and it came out 4 years ago.

Also, the lyrics hit me right in the heart. Poor Merry…

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痛いほど冷えた指先を絡め
歩く冬の路を

itai hodo hieta yubisaki wo karame
aruku fuyu no michi wo

We entwine our fingers, so cold they hurt
And we walk upon the winter road.

風に揺らされた貴女の黒髪
靡いて頬を叩いている

kaze ni yurasareta anata no kurokami
nabiite hoo wo tataite iru

The wind makes your black hair waver.
It flutters and hits your cheek.

モノクロ映画のような世界で
（私ひとりきり　佇んで）
薄氷の上に立つ私　風が舞う

monokuro eiga no you na sekai de
(watashi hitori kiri tatazunde)
hakuhyou no ue ni tatsu watashi kaze ga mau

In a world like a black-and-white film,
(I am all alone. I stand still.)
I stand upon thin ice. The wind dances.

崩れ落ちた未来
欠片拾い集め続けて
貴女と下る長い坂
転がり落ちるように

kuzure ochita mirai
kakera hiroi atsume tsudzukete
anata to kudaru nagai saka
korogari ochiru you ni

Continuing to gather pieces
Of the future, which crumbled away.
I walk down the long hill with you
As if tumbling down.

貴女のその瞼を下ろした
お願い、振り向かないでね、と

anata no sono mabuta wo oroshita
onegai, furimukanai de ne, to

You lowered your eyelids.
“I’m begging you, don’t look back!”

「私を見ないで」なんて
「私だけを見て」なんて

“watashi wo minaide” nante
“watashi dake wo mite” nante

“Don’t look at me.” Hah…
“Look only at me.” Hah…

矛盾した気持ち　抱えて彷徨う

mujun shita kimochi kakaete samayou

I wander, embracing my contradictory feelings.

知られてしまえば貴女は
私を赦せなくなるでしょう

shirarete shimaeba anata wa
watashi wo yurusenaku naru deshou

If you found out…
I suppose you wouldn’t be able to tolerate me anymore.

教えてあげたい
貴女が触れている掌を
信じては駄目、と

oshiete agetai
anata ga furete iru sore wo
shinjite wa dame, to

I want to tell you
That you mustn’t believe in my palms
Which you touch…

はらはら舞い落ちる　冷たい
（空の欠片たち　剥れてく）
私の手に降り積もってゆく　羽根のように

hara hara mai ochiru tsumetai
(sora no kakera-tachi mukureteku)
watashi no te ni furitsumotte yuku hane no you ni

They flutter down. They are cold…
(The sky fragments come off.)
They pile upon my hands like feathers.

目を閉じ線を引いて見せた
それを越えるなら、と
戸惑う貴女に示す指先は震えていた

me wo toji sen wo hiite miseta
sore wo koeru nara, to
tomadou anata ni shimesu yubisaki wa furuete ita

I closed my eyes and drew a line,
Saying “If you cross over it…”
My fingers shook whilst pointing it out. You were at a loss.

こんなに醜い気持ちなのに
どうして振り向いてしまうの

konna ni minikui kimochi nanoni
doushite furimuite shimau no

Though these feelings are so ugly,
Why did I end up looking back?

「愛して」なんて言えない
「赦して」なんて言わない

“aishite” nante ienai
“yurushite” nante iwanai

I can’t say “I love you.”
I won’t say “forgive me.”

それでもいいからそばに居させて

sore demo ii kara soba ni isasete

I don’t care, so let me be by your side.

私が殺した淡い夢を
貴女はあとどれだけ生むの？

watashi ga koroshita awai yume wo
anata wa ato dore dake umu no?

I killed those faint dreams.
How many more will you produce?

泡のように生まれては
泡のように消えてゆく

awa no you ni umarete wa
awa no you ni kiete yuku

They are born like bubbles,
And they fade away like bubbles.

零れた涙は、静かに流れて……

koboreta namida wa, shizuka ni nagarete…

My overflowing tears flow silently…

Green Garden

Vocals: 真野紫
Lyrics: aoma
Album: URBANIZEDSTEREO
Circle: Aftergrow
Event: C83
Original: Green Sanatorium (緑のサナトリウム)

This is still one of my favourite remixes of ‘Green Sanatorium.’ It’s just so… peppy! And then you read the lyrics, and realise that the whole song might actually be quite dark, depending on how you interpret the final stanza.

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緑の箱庭は静かに
私を待っていてくれるの

midori no hakoniwa wa shizuka ni
watashi wo matteitekureru no

This miniature green garden is silently
Waiting there for me.

世界のスキマからいつでも
手招きしてくれる気がする

sekai no sukima kara itsu demo
temaneki shitekureru ki ga suru

I can feel it beckoning to me, always,
From the boundaries between worlds.

其処は沢山の花々が水を受けて
風は暖かく　景色は美しく

soko wa takusan no hanabana ga mizu wo ukete
kaze wa atatakaku keshiki wa utsukushiku

Countless, countless flowers grow and are watered there.
The wind is so warm, and the scenery is beautiful.

誰もが優しく私を傷つけず
温かな愛の揺り籠のような夢みたいで

daremo ga yasashiku watashi wo kitsukezu
atatakana ai no yurikago no you na yume mitai de

Everybody is kind, and I am without injuries.
It resembles a dream that is like a cradle of warm love.

痛みを乗り越えたら空も飛べると
羽根を広げた蝶が　私を呼んでいるよ

itami wo norikoetara sora mo toberu to
hane wo hirogeta chou ga watashi wo yondeiru yo

If I surpass my pain, and can take to the skies,
Butterflies, flying with their wings outstretched, will call to me.

色とりどりの粒を　そっと集めて
数えながら　今夜も深い眠りに落ちて微睡む

irotoridori no tsubu wo sotto atsumete
kazoenagara kon’ya mo fukai nemuri ni ochite madoromu

I gently gather together tiny, multicoloured beads.
Tonight, as well, I doze off and fall into a deep slumber whilst counting them.

白亜の回廊は静かで
足音ひとつさえ吸い込む

hakua no kairou wa shizuka de
ashioto hitotsu sae suikomu

This white-washed corridor is so quiet, and
Every single footstep is soaked up inside.

机もカーテンも私も
全てが純白に包まれ

tsukue mo kaaten mo watashi mo
subete ha junpaku ni tsutsumare

The desk, the curtains, and me as well:
Everything is covered in pure whiteness.

リノリウム　落ちる　仄かに灯る緑と
誰もいない陰　静寂のざわめき

rinoriumu ochiru honoka ni tomoru midori to
dare mo inai kage seijaku no zawameki

The faint glow of the greenery falls on the linoleum, and
The silence murmurs in the shadows absent of people.

長い階段を　裸足で昇ってゆく
楽園に続くその道の果てを目指してゆく

nagai kaidan wo hadashi de nobotte yuku
rakuen ni tsudzuku sono michi no hate wo mezashite yuku

I walk barefoot up this long staircase.
I aim for the end of this path, which leads to paradise.

冷たい柵を越えて空も飛べると
信じて飛び立ちたい　私を待っているよ

tsumetai saku wo koete sora mo toberu to
shinjite tobitachitai watashi wo matteiru yo

When I overcome the cold railing and take to the skies,
I want to take off confidently. Someone’s waiting for me out there!

このまま何処へだって羽根を広げて
信じて踏み出したら
見たことのない空があるから

kono mama doko he datte hane wo hirogete
shinjite fumi dashitara
mita koto no nai sora ga aru kara

Like this, I’ll spread my wings – they’ll carry me anywhere!
Because if I believe and set forth,
There’s a sky I’ve never seen waiting for me.