C85

愛獣、故 || A Beloved Beast, Therefore

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tos019愛獣、故
aijuu, yue
A Beloved Beast, Therefore

Vocals: Tama (たま), AO
Lyrics: AO
Arranged by: Coro
Album: Dreamer×Dreamer 【Official Site】
Circle: TAMAONSEN (魂音泉)
Event: C85
Original Theme: Heian Alien [平安のエイリアン]

Requested by: Petalite Yuu

This track feels like it alternates between the ‘beloved beast’ and their master (presumably Nue). It also makes broader statements regarding human nature, and stuff like that. There’s quite a few references to sex, S&M, and the like, so approach at your own risk!

The title is a bit weird. I initially interpreted it as ‘aijuu, ko’ but (as pointed out by Petalite Yuu) the title can also be romanised as ‘aijuu yue.’ As she notes, this sounds like ‘Houjuu Nue,’ meaning it’s probably the right romanisation! I adopted it and changed my original title translation around a bit too (though Aijuu Yue is also an appropriate title).

未確認　直に訴えかける視覚にShe’s So Lovely
なぶり殺してくれる　首元ガブリ　非情たっぷり
その瞳に捕らえられたら吸い込まれるようなSweety Trap Tip
生き死に気にしギリギリしきりに引き千切り　非力で非営利な性癖のブルース
マゾヒスト御用達　気高き誇りにまみれた高貴な者ほど理性は崩壊
誰の心にでも宿る悪魔と契りは必然　飼い慣らされてる事にも気付かず
欲望に跪くホモサピエンス　餌付けと称して与えられる快楽こそがどつぼ
回されるLike a ろくろ　巻かれちゃうLike a とぐろ

mikakunin jika ni uttae kakeru shikaku ni She’s So Lovely
naburi koroshite kureru kubimoto gaburi hijou tappuri
sono hitomi ni toraeraretara sui komareru you na Sweety Trap Tip
iki shi ni ki ni shi giri giri shikiri ni hikichigiri hiriki de hieiri na seiheki no buruusu
mazohisuto go-youtashi kedakaki hokori ni mamireta kouki na mono hodo risei wa houkai
dare no kokoro ni demo yadoru akuma to chigiri wa hitsuzen kainarasareteru koto nimo kidzukazu
yokubou ni moroku homo sapiensu edzuke to shou shite ataerareru kairaku koso ga dotsubo
mawasareru Like a rokuro makarechau Like a toguro

Unidentified. In person, she draws attention. She’s so lovely.
Torture me to death! I swallow it all up, full of heartlessness.
When I’m caught by her eyes, it’s like I’ve been swallowed up in a sweety trap tip.
I worry about life and death and I tear off at the last minute. The blues is powerless and profitless.
Masochistic purveyors. My reasoning is destroyed as much as the nobility, steeped in pride.
One must make a vow with their inner demon, without realising they’re the one being tamed.
Homo sapiens kneel before lust. The pleasure given to them to tame them is junk.
Circulating, like a pulley. Wound up, like a coil.

時が流れるほど抜けられなくなり　ほんの僅かな隙間こそが命取り

toki ga nagareru hodo nukerarenaku nari hon no wazuka na sukima koso ga inochitori

The more time flows, the harder it is to escape. The smallest gaps are deadly.

どぎまぎする間もなく奪う正気　是非ご賞味あれ
小さな種　いずれは大きな実をつけ花咲く　バベル昇りつめる
濃艶な匂い立つガーデン　靡く血みどろのカーテン
Spell Magic その一言で震わせるカタカタカタカタ
いてもたってもいられなくなる　お仕置き
無尽蔵に唾液をこぼし　コントロールされる徐々に
あとひと撫でされるだけで解き放つというのに
意地悪な笑みで表す愛情…愛獣

dogimagi suru ma mo naku ubau shouki zehi go-shoumi are
chiisana tane izure wa ooki na mi wo tsuke hana saku baberu nobori tsumeru
nouen na nioi tatsu gaaden nabiku chimidoro no kaaten
Spell Magic sono hitokoto de furuwaseru kata kata kata kata
itemo tattemo irarenaku naru o-shioki
mujinzou ni daeki wo koboshi kontorooru sareru jojo ni
ato hito nade sareru dake de tokihanatsu to iu noni
ijiwaru na emi de arawasu aijou… aijuu

My sanity is stolen away, and I don’t even have time to panic. Relish it!
A small seed will bear large fruit and bloom, climbing to the top of the Tower of Babel.
The garden is enveloped in a bewitching scent. The gory curtains flutter.
Spell magic. Those words make me tremble. My bones rattle.
I just can’t calm down. Punishment time!
My saliva keeps dripping. Little by little, I’m controlled
Though you say you’ll free me after just one more stroke.
You show love through a malicious smile… “My dear beast.”

解けない縄　普通には戻れないから
肌を這う蝋の足跡　蕩けそうな猿轡
ほらよく御覧　苦痛とは思えないなら
罵る理由の在り処へ誘うの　甘美な罠
Love you more,Love me more
不純のようで宝珠のように煌く愛獣

tokenai nawa futsuu ni wa modorenai kara
hada wo hau rou no ashiato torokesou na sarugutsuwa
hora yoku goran kutsuu to wa omoenai nara
nonoshiru riyuu no arika e izanau no kanbi na wana
Love you more,Love me more
fujun no you de houju no you ni kirameku aijuu

This rope can’t be undone, because things can’t return to normal.
Wax marks are on your skin. Your gag’s about to melt…
Come, look! If you don’t see this as pain,
Then I’ll invite you to a place that will make you curse me. My sweet trap.
Love you more, love me more.
My beloved beast shines impurely, like a precious orb…

Sometimes I think it’s so crazy
but I must obey your orders

Get it on 至高の声色　耳元のブレス　何一つ逃さないアイズ
サイケデリックな彩り　眩暈必須のフィロソフィー
もうおねだり　スレイヴ気質のブリキのビギナーにハニーダーリン
はめたり　はめられたり　心理の奥にある本能に問いかけ
生かすも殺すも自分次第 Will never die 傀儡未満のハイプ
コンプのように踏み潰され圧迫感の中　見出す　好意の真価

Get it on shikou no kowairo mimimoto no buresu nani hitotsu nogasanai aizu
saikederikku na irodori memai hissu no firosofii
mou onedari sureivu kishitsu no buriki no biginaa ni hanii daarin
hametari hameraretari shinri no oku ni aru honnou ni toikake
ikasu mo korosu mo jibun shidai Will never die kairai miman no haipu
konpu no you ni fumitsubusare appakukan no naka midasu koui no shinka

Get it on! I hear her sweet voice and breaths close to my ear. Her eyes miss nothing.
Psychedelic colours. This philosophy requires dizziness.
I’m begging now! To a slavish tin beginner like me, you’re honey, darling.
To do someone or be done by someone? I ask the instincts that rest in my psychology…
Whether you kill me or let me live is up to you. Will never die. The hype of one less than a prostitute.
While feeling crushed by this feeling, like a complex, I discover the true worth of goodwill.

伺うヴィーナス　人相手のスペシャルブリーダー
掌の上でSpend dope time　Rは100あったって足りない
お粗末に貪り　お利口にご馳走にありつけるわけない
躾のなってないエゴには振り向きもしないのは当然　促す更生
忠誠すら知らぬ風情 Who’s there? 消息不明覚悟のプレイメイト
それこそが運命 Holla back…

ukagau viinasu hito aite no supesharu buriidaa
tenohira no ue de Spend dope time R wa hyaku atta tte tarinai
o-somatsu ni musabori o-rikou ni gochisou ni aritsukeru wake nai
shitsuke no nattenai ego ni wa furimuki mo shinai no wa touzen unagasu kousei
chuusei sura shiranu fuzei Who’s there? shousoku fumei kakugo no pureimeito
sore koso ga unmei Holla back…

I ask Venus, the special breeder of human partners.
I spend a dope time atop her palm. Even if there’s 100 Rs, it’s not enough.
I crudely lust. There’s no way I’ll obediently come across a feast!
It’s only natural to turn away from my undisciplined ego, urging rebirth.
I don’t even know loyalty. Who’s there? It’s my playmate, whose resolution is long gone.
That itself is fate. Holla back…

解けない縄　普通には戻れないから
肌を這う蝋の足跡　蕩けそうな猿轡
ほらよく御覧　苦痛とは思えないなら
罵る理由の在り処へ誘うの　甘美な罠
Love you more,Love me more
不純のようで宝珠のように煌く愛獣

tokenai nawa futsuu ni wa modorenai kara
hada wo hau rou no ashiato torokesou na sarugutsuwa
hora yoku goran kutsuu to wa omoenai nara
nonoshiru riyuu no arika e izanau no kanbi na wana
Love you more,Love me more
fujun no you de houju no you ni kirameku aijuu

This rope can’t be undone, because things can’t return to normal.
Wax marks are on your skin. Your gag’s about to melt…
Come, look! If you don’t see this as pain,
Then I’ll invite you to a place that will make you curse me. My sweet trap.
Love you more, love me more.
My beloved beast shines impurely, like a precious orb…

従順を超え　思い通りのお人形　それじゃ駄目
天衣無縫の絶対領域　不可侵
思考回路フェロモンで掌握
されるがまま　どっちが我侭
表裏一体　ノーガードの愛情表現
無音の深海　底知れない濃密なリップ
不明な実態　ひと時の生命の支配

juujun wo koe omoidoori no o-ningyou sore ja dame
ten’i muhou no zettai ryouki fukashin
shikou kairo feromon de shouaku
sareru ga mama docchi ga wagamama
hyouri ittai noo gaado no aijou hyougen
muon no shinkai soko shirenai noumitsu na rippu
fumei na jittai hitotoki no seimei no shihai

My predictable doll surpasses obedience. That’s no good!
Flawless absolute territory. Inviolable. (1)
I grasp using pheromones of sacred thought channels.
Things are as they are. Who’s the selfish one?
Two sides of the same coin. Unguarded expressions of love.
A deep ocean of silence. Thick, unfathomable lips.
Unclear reality. Domination of a momentary life.

解けない縄　普通には戻れないから
肌を這う蝋の足跡　蕩けそうな猿轡
ほらよく御覧　苦痛とは思えないなら
罵る理由の在り処へ誘うの　甘美な罠
Love you more,Love me more
不純のようで宝珠のように煌く愛獣

tokenai nawa futsuu ni wa modorenai kara
hada wo ou rou no ashiato torokesou na sarugutsuwa
hora yoku goran kutsuu to wa omoenai nara
nonoshiru riyuu no arika e izanau no kanbi na wana
Love you more,Love me more
fujun no you de houju no you ni kirameku aijuu

This rope can’t be undone, because things can’t return to normal.
Wax marks are on your skin. Your gag’s about to melt…
Come, look! If you don’t see this as pain,
Then I’ll invite you to a place that will make you curse me. My sweet trap.
Love you more, love me more.
My beloved beast shines impurely, like a precious orb…

(1) ‘Absolute Territory’ (絶対領域 – zettai ryouiki) refers to the stretch of bare skin between a character’s over-knee socks and their shorts/skirt. Nue invokes this concept in her design, which is rare in Touhou.

傷痕 || Scar

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yhst-0029傷痕
kizuato
Scar

Vocals: senya
Lyrics: Kamasetora (かませ虎)
Arranged by: Autobahn
Album: Hiding You in the Evening Cherry Trees (夜桜に君を隠して) 【Official Site】
Circle: Yuuhei Satellite (幽閉サテライト)
Event: C85
Original Themes: Paradise ~ Deep Mountain [無何有の郷 ～ Deep Mountain]

Requested by: Hitomi Yushiko

Scars come in many different forms. This person’s scar seems to serve as a reminder of something, or someone, that they don’t want to forget…

その傷痕はただ
美しく優しい思い出が　鋭く
刻まれているだけで

sono kizuato wa tada
utsukushiku yasashii omoide ga surudoku
kizamarete iru dake de

That scar
Is beautiful and tender. It is keenly chipped away at
By my memories.

忘れること
そんな予定も無く
突然の裏切り
あながち 間違ってない

wasureru koto
sonna yotei mo naku
totsuzen no uragiri
anagachi machigattenai

I forget,
Though I didn’t plan to.
An unexpected betrayal.
I wasn’t necessarily wrong…

すすり泣きは 聞こえない程度に
誰かに泣いている 訴えかけるよう

susurinaki wa kikoenai teido ni
dareka ni naite iru uttae kakeru you

My sobbing is so soft it cannot be heard.
I’m crying to someone, as if appealing to them.

無理やりの笑顔は 自分が嫌になる
無表情が好きで　病に堕ちていた

muriyari no egao wa jibun ga iya ni naru
muhyoujou ga suki de yamai ni ochite ita

I hate this forced smile of mine.
Preferring to remain expressionless, I fell into a sickness.

生まれ変わる喜びを
傷口からなぞる

umare kawaru yorokobi wo
kizuguchi kara nazoru

I trace my happiness, born again,
From the mouth of my wound.

純粋だったのさ　本音さえ捻じ曲げ
損をしながら、ただ　君を追うだけだった

junsui datta no sa honne sae nejimage
son wo shi nagara, tada kimi wo ou dake datta

I was pure. I twisted even my true feelings
And, while suffering losses, I just chased after you.

今は違う　自分の幸福を
願い、隠しながら　生きがいを指差した

ima wa chigau jibun no koufuku wo
negai, kakushi nagara ikigai wo yubi sashita

Now is different. While wishing for my happiness
And concealing, I pointed at my reason to live.

すすり泣きは　なんてずるい手段
あの時が今なら　変えられていたかも。。。

susurinaki wa nante zurui shudan
ano toki ga ima nara kaerarete ita kamo

Sobbing is such a crafty means.
If that time was now, I wonder if things would have changed…

無理やりの笑顔は　心配してくれる
擦れた考え方　でもとても楽しい

muriyari no egao wa shinpai shite kureru
sureta kangaekata demo totemo tanoshii

You worry about me when I force a smile.
It’s a sly way of thinking, but it’s fun.

腕から　手のひら　指先　流れた　血液
傷痕　消せない　消えない

ude kara tenohira yubisaki nagareta ketsueki
kizuato kesenai kienai

Blood flowed from my arm, my palm, my fingers…
I can’t erase my scar. It won’t vanish.

歪んだ夢を叶える
君を負かすことで

yuganda yume wo kanaeru
kimi wo makasu koto de

I will grant my twisted dream
By defeating you.

寒椿 || Kantsubaki

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eq-0002寒椿 ～ Kantsubaki
Kantsubaki

Vocals: Mei Ayakura (綾倉盟)
Lyrics: Jinnosuke Okibayashi (沖林仁之介)
Arranged by: Jinnosuke Okibayashi (沖林仁之介)
Album: Reproduction 【Official Site】
Circle: ESQUARIA
Event: C85
Original Theme: Mist Lake [ミストレイク]

Requested by: Stella Mira

A Kantsubaki is apparently a Camellia-like plant native to China.

life…　おやすみなさい
たゆたうままに　夢
こぼれる　 旋律
綴って　そっと教えて

life… oyasuminasai
tayutau mama ni yume
koboreru melody
tsuzutte sotto oshiete

Life… goodnight.
I dream, going wherever I drift to.
A melody spills forth.
I write it out and teach it, softly…

狂い咲く華を君に　「あげましょう」
めぐりめぐり　二百年
凍えるビートは止まらない
雪にけむるクロニクル

kuruizaku hana wo kimi ni “agemashou”
meguri meguri nihyakunen
kogoeru biito wa tomaranai
yuki ni kemuru kuronikuru

I shall ‘give’ you a flower blooming out of season.
Two hundred years go round and round…
The frozen beats will not stop.
This chronicle is hazy with snow.

るらるらるら　るらるらら

rurarurarura rurarurara

Lu la lu la lu la lu la lu lala…

rise….　泡沫の空
飛び立つ　カササギの
描いた軌跡　見つめて
ながるるはてに

rise…. utakata no sora
tobitatsu kasasagi no
egaita kiseki mitsumete
nagaruru hate ni

Rise… into the ephemeral sky.
The magpie took off
And I gazed upon the tracks it drew
To where they flowed to…

いろとりどり　寒椿　「咲きました」
氷のシーツに包まれて
フェアリーテールは眠らない

irotoridori kantsubaki “sakimashita”
koori no shiitsu ni tsutsumarete
feariiteeru wa nemuranai

The multi-coloured Kantsubaki ‘bloomed’
Wrapped up in sheets of ice.
This fairy-tale will not rest.

童話の消えた１２月
裸足のままで　さあ　おいで

douwa no kieta juuni-gatsu
hadashi no mama de saa oide

The fairy-tale disappeared in December.
Now, with bare feet, come this way…

るらるらるら　るらるらら

ruarurarura rurarurara

Lu la lu la lu la lu la lu lala…

夜桜ファンタジー || A Fantasy of Night Cherry Blossoms

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rncd-0006夜桜ファンタジー
yozakura fantajii
A Fantasy of Night Cherry Blossoms

Vocals: Yuki Fujimiya  (藤宮ゆき) and Ucchii (うっちー)
Lyrics: Yoshiha (芳葉)
Arranged by: Yoshiha (芳葉)
Album: Trade for Heartiness (東方悠心響 ～Trade for Heartiness～) 【Official Site】
Circle: R-note (あ～るの～と)
Event: C85
Original Theme: Night Sakura of Dead Spirits Voyage [死霊の夜桜]

Requested by: yen

This song feels like it’s being told from a third-person perspective. That doesn’t really work, though, because apparently we’re meant to assume that the subject of most Japanese sentences is ‘I’ unless indicated otherwise. It’s almost like nobody is singing this song, which feels really odd.

桜 夜に溢れて
その生命を 躍らせてるように
はらはらと舞えば 花弁の彩に染めて
風揺らした髪 棚引かせて

sakura yoru ni afurete
sono inochi wo odoraseteru you ni
hara hara to maeba hanabira no iro ni somete
kaze yurashita kami tanabikasete

The night overflows with cherry blossoms
So the hearts of living things will be made to dance.
When they dance down, they will linger above my hair,
Dyed the colour of the blossoms and swaying in the wind.

春を待ち焦がれる 風は冷たくて
見上げた星 重ねる 忘れない日々に

haru wo machi kogareru kaze wa tsumetakute
miageta hoshi kasaneru wasurenai hibi ni

I long for the spring. The wind is cold.
I look up at the stars and see those unforgettable days.

悴んだ手で指折り数えてた 深い雪の中
振り切る刃に想いと翳して また眼を閉じれば

kajikanda te de yubiori kazoeteta fukai yuki no naka
furikiru yaiba ni omoi to kazashite mata me wo tojireba

I counted on my numb fingers in the dense snow.
I held out my feelings toward my blade. When I close my eyes once more…

桜 夢に溢れて
その香りに 包まれるみたいに
闇夜に浮かべた 束の間の彩あるから
また明日へ 歩ける気がして

sakura yume ni afurete
sono kaori ni tsutsumareru mitai ni
yamiyo ni ukabeta tsuka no ma no iro aru kara
mata ashita e arukeru ki ga shite

My dreams overflow with cherry blossoms.
It’s like I’m being wrapped up in their fragrance.
Because their colours appeared in the night for an instant,
I feel like I can keep walking toward tomorrow.

いつか花は枯れる 君の口癖で
生命は永遠じゃないと 忘れないために

itsuka hana wa kareru kimi no kuchiguse de
inochi wa towa ja nai to wasurenai tame ni

“Someday, those flowers will die…” That was your favourite saying.
You kept saying it so I wouldn’t forget that life isn’t eternal.

夜風に凛と儚く散ってゆく 美しさを知って
繰り返した季節を廻りながら また大人になった

yokaze ni rin to hakanaku chitte yuku utsukushisa wo shitte
kurikaeshita kisetsu wo meguri nagara mata otona ni natta

The flowers scattered in the night breeze, nobly and in vain. I understood how beautiful they were.
As the seasons cycled around, I became an adult once more.

桜 君に憧れ
その情に 寄り添ってるように
二人の誓いは 幾千のときを告げて
その運命を 暖かく照らして

sakura kimi ni akogare
sono kokoro ni yori sotteru you ni
futari no chikai wa ikusen no toki wo tsugete
sono sadame wo atatakaku terashite

The cherry blossoms long for you
So they may draw closer to your heart.
Our vow marks the passing of thousands of years
And it shines warmly upon that fate.

桜 夜に溢れて
その生命を 躍らせてるように
はらはらと舞えば 花弁の彩に染めて
風が運んだ また次の春へ

sakura yoru ni afurete
sono inochi wo odoraseteru you ni
hara hara to maeba hanabira no iro ni somete
kaze ga hakonda mata tsugi no haru e

The night overflows with cherry blossoms
So the hearts of living things will be made to dance.
When they dance down, I will be dyed the same colour as them.
The wind carried them, again, toward the next spring.

零次元エクスプレス || Zero Dimension Express

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sdhc-0041零次元エクスプレス
rei jigen ekusupuresu
Zero Dimension Express

Vocals: Nana Takahashi
Lyrics: Nana Takahashi
Arranged by: MasKaleido x GUCCI
Album: HIME (秘) 【Official Site】
Published by: SOUND HOLIC
Event: C85
Original Theme: Magical Girl Crusade [魔法少女十字軍]

Requested by: Kitty

I thought these lyrics were going to be bright and peppy… but they’re actually quite heartbreaking.

I thought quite hard about whether to use ‘you’ or ‘them’ when referring to the person the speaker is talking about. I couldn’t help but feel a sense of distance when reading through the lyrics, so I went with ‘them’ [since we don’t know if the speaker is searching for a male or female]. I wonder if the song would feel different if ‘you’ is used instead…?
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Underworld Train

そっと廃線路に 影が浮かび上がる
…そう これはかつて聞いた不思議な話

sotto haisenro ni kage ga ukabiagaru
…sou kore wa katsute kiita fushigi na hanashi

A shadow emerges along the abandoned railway line.
…Yes, it’s exactly like in that mysterious tale I once heard.

時には 悲しみに暮れた心に
優しく 弔いの汽笛を鳴らす
彼方へ錆び付いた車輪 回しながら
never stop through the night
本当に 何処へでも 何時の日にでも 導いてくれるなら
此の身を懸けて 必ず 逢いに逝く

toki ni wa kanashimi ni kureta kokoro ni
yasashiku tomurai no kiteki wo narasu
kanata e sabitsuita sharin mawashi nagara
never stop through the night
hontou ni doko e demo itsu no hi ni demo michibiite kureru nara
kono mi wo kakete kanarazu ai ni yuku

Sometimes the train’s steam whistle, mourning the dead, gently blows.
It’s aimed at my heart, which is lost in sadness.
The whistle blows as the train heads into the distance on rusty wheels.
Never stop through the night.
If it will really guide me, no matter when, no matter where,
Then with my life on the line, I’ll go to meet them. I will die.

時の山越え 黄泉の河越え あの人が生きる世界へ
夢か真か 未来か過去か それさえ分からず
この片道切符に 今さら後悔はしない
I’ll be 再会の旅路 このまま one way trip

toki no yama koe yomi no kawa koe ano hito ga ikiru sekai e
yume ka makoto ka mirai ka kako ka sore sae wakarazu
kono katamichi kippu ni imasara koukai wa shinai
I’ll be saikai no tabiji kono mama one way trip

I will cross over mount time and the River Styx to where they live.
Is this a dream, or is it reality? The past or the future? I don’t know
But I won’t regret the one-way ticket I bought.
I’ll be seeing them again in the end. I’m on a one-way trip.

Non-Stop my heart

遠く異次元から 不意に現れては
また 待ち望んだ巡礼者を運んだ

tooku ijigen kara fui ni arawarete wa
mata machinozonda junreisha wo hakonda

The train suddenly appeared from another dimension
Once again carrying pilgrims who had been awaiting its arrival.

時には やり場のない感情たちを
激しく 揺れる振動で掻き消す
何度も 絡み付く落ち葉舞い上がらせ
never stop through the night
本当は 守リたい場所もあるけど確かめてみたいから
答えを求め 今すぐ逢いに逝く

toki ni wa yari ba no nai kanjou-tachi wo
hageshiku yureru shindou de kakikesu
nandomo karamitsuku ochiba maiagarase
never stop through the night
hontou wa mamoritai basho mo aru kedo tashikamete mitai kara
kotae wo motome ima sugu ai ni yuku

Sometimes, it drowns out emotions with nowhere else to go
With its violent, vibrating motions.
It makes the fallen leaves twist around and fly high.
Never stop through the night.
To be honest, there’s a place I want to protect, but I want to check up on them
So I’ll go to meet them right away, seeking answers. I will die.

時の山越え黄泉の河越え あの人と生きた世界を
もしも願いが叶うのならば もう一度見せて
この会葬列車は 果て無き悲哀を乗せて
ただ暗闇の迷路 駆け抜けてゆく

toki no yama koe yomi no kawa koe ano hito to ikita sekai wo
moshi mo negai ga kanau no naraba mou ichido misete
kono kaisou ressha wa hate naki hiai wo nosete
tada kurayami no meiro kakenukete yuku

I will cross over mount time and the River Styx. If my wish can come true,
Then please show me the world I shared with them once more.
This funeral train bears endless grief.
Still, I’m going to escape from this dark labyrinth.

Non-Stop my heart

一人ぼっちで 抱きしめてきた あの人と生きたこの街
夢か幻か 前世か現世か もう構わないから
この片道切符に 今さら後悔はしない
I’ll be 再会の旅路 このまま one way trip
そして 暗闇の迷路 駆け抜けてゆくの

hitoribocchi de dakishimete kita ano hito to ikita kono machi
yume ka maboro ka zensei ka ima ka mou kamawanai kara
kono katamichi kippu ni imasara koukai wa shinai
I’ll be saikai no tabiji kono mama one way trip
soshite kurayami no meiro kakenukete yuku no

I was all alone, but they came and embraced me in the city we lived in.
Is this a dream, or is it an illusion? The past or the present? I don’t care anymore
So I won’t regret the one-way ticket I bought.
I’ll be seeing them again in the end. I’m on a one-way trip
And I’m going to escape from this dark labyrinth.

Non-Stop my heart
Underworld Train

Twine Around

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Twine Around

Vocals: Vivienne
Lyrics: KRNS
Arranged by: Maurits”禅”Cornelis
Album: UROBOROS 1 [fANTASIAsPIRALoVERdRIVE] 【Website link】
Circle: FELT
Published by: Toranoana
Event: C85
Original Theme: Starry Sky of Small Desires [小さな欲望の星空]

Requested by: Yukari Hoshi

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鮮やかに揺れる色彩と遮る瞳の奥
少しだけ残した
尖ったノイズに混じった遠くで僕を呼ぶ声
聴こえないフリして

azayaka ni yureru shikisai to saegiru hitomi no oku
sukoshi dake nokoshita
togatta noizu ni majitta tooku de boku wo yobu koe
kikoenai furi shite

My eyes blocked out the vividly swaying colours,
Yet a small amount remained.
Voices called to me from the distance, mixed in with sharp static.
I pretended I couldn’t hear them.

大切に仕舞った色のない写真は
答え合わせする前に
捨ててしまおう

taisetsu ni shimatta iro no nai shashin wa
kotaeawase suru mae ni
sutete shimaou

I put that colourless photograph away with care.
I should throw it away
Before I compare my memories to it,

and Like Hope twine around a string
of our tragic stories
The shine of it has caught my eye
and Fly,Fly through dimentions
deep inside my current
and so let me slip away

It’s like hope, twined around a string
Of our tragic stories.
The shine of it has caught my eye.
Fly, fly through dimensions,
Deep inside my current,
And so let me slip away.

風は頬をなでて心はまだ叫び続ける
目をそらさないで

kaze wa hoho wo nadete kokoro wa mada sakebi tsudzukeru
me wo sorasanaide

The wind brushes against my cheek, and my heart still screams.
Don’t look away…

現実って信じて切取った景色は
触れるたびに輝きを失って

genjitsu tte shinjite kiritotta keshiki wa
fureru tabi ni kagayaki wo ushinatte

I tore away that landscape, believing it was reality.
Each time I touch it, it loses its radiance.

清楚帝国国歌～Tutti Piacere! || The Pure Empire’s Anthem ~ Tutti Piacere!

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t-p-0005清楚帝国国歌～Tutti Piacere!
seiso teikoku kokka ~ Tutti Piacere!
The Pure Empire’s Anthem ~ Tutti Piacere!

Vocals: Kurosaki Sakuya (黒崎朔夜), Kobakyon (こばきょん)
Lyrics: Kobakyon (こばきょん)
Composed by: Lucia
Album: con spirito
Circle: T.Piacere
Event: C85

Requested (?) by: Анонимно

About a year ago, I received a comment with nothing but this song’s title in it. Even now, I’m not sure if it was actually a translation request, but I ended up translating it after putting it off for almost a year. I’m sorry it took me so long!

Putting that aside, it looks like this track is T.Piacere’s theme song?

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走る稲妻の様に
闇を切り裂く刃で
平和を乱す影を
光の遠さで捕らえる

hashiru inazuma no you ni
yami wo kirisaku yaiba de
heiwa wo midasu kage wo
hikari no hayasa de toraeru

With blades that cut through the darkness
Like a racing flash of lightning,
We will seize the shadows that disrupt the peace
At the speed of light!

穢れ無い心
鋼の意志を纏って

kegare nai kokoro
hagane no ishi wo matotte

Our pure hearts
Bear steel wills.

We just fight! 我ら清楚帝国
今誓おう　全ては清楚のために

We just fight! warera seiso teikoku
ima chikaou subete wa seiso no tame ni

We just fight! We are the pure empire.
Now, we make our vow! Everything is for the sake of purity.

集え　いざ清楚の名の下に
今謳おう　全ては清楚のために

tsudoe iza seiso no na no moto ni
ima utaou subete wa seiso no tame ni

Now come, gather under the name of purity!
Now, we sing! Everything is for the sake of purity.

走る稲妻の様に
千里の山　海越えて
純潔を守るため
何処へでも駆け付けよう

hashiru inazuma no you ni
senri no yama umi koete
junketsu wo mamoru tame
doko e demo kaketsukeyou

We cross the land, climbing mountains and crossing the seas,
Like a racing flash of lightning.
To protect purity,
We’ll come running, no matter where.

気高さを胸に
強さ　優しさ　抱いて

kedakasa wo mune ni
tsuyosa yasashisa idaite

We bear nobility in our hearts
Along with strength and kindness.

We just fight! 我ら清楚帝国
今誓おう　全ては清楚のために

We just fight! warera seiso teikoku
ima chikaou subete wa seiso no tame ni

We just fight! We are the pure empire.
Now, we make our vow! Everything is for the sake of purity.

集え　いざ清楚の名の下に
今謳おう　全ては清楚のために

tsudoe iza seiso no na no moto ni
ima utaou subete wa seiso no tame ni

Now come, gather under the name of purity!
Now, we sing! Everything is for the sake of purity.

We just fight! 我ら清楚帝国
今誓おう　全ては清楚のために

We just fight! warera seiso teikoku
ima chikaou subete wa seiso no tame ni

We just fight! We are the pure empire.
Now, we make our vow! Everything is for the sake of purity.

かぜなきし || The Wind Cries

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susumeかぜなきし
kaze nakishi
The Wind Cries

Vocals: Meramipop (めらみぽっぷ)
Lyrics: RD-Sounds
Arranged by: RD-Sounds
Album: Susume (薦) 【Official Site】
Circle: Diao ye zong (凋叶棕)
Event: C85
Original Themes: –Native Faith [ネイティブフェイス]
–Faith is for the Transient People [信仰は儚き人間の為に]

Requested by: Petalite Yuu

英訳だけです。申し訳ありません。

This track is based on the comic of the same name by Iyokan. Unfortunately, I haven’t read it, so please let me know if there are sections that don’t match up with what happens in it.

I get the impression that this song is mostly told from Suwako’s point of view, though there are some small sections where Sanae/her ancestor takes over. In the world of this song, it seems like Sanae’s ancestor was born as a result of forbidden (non-consensual) contact between Suwako and a human. Though Suwako loves Sanae’s ancestor deeply, she is forced to move her to the human world.

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…I pray that the children of humans will be loved by humans.

…I pray that the children of gods will be loved by the gods.

And if one exists who is both a human and a god, I pray that they will be loved by both.
The wind carries a distant memory.

I stand in a rice paddy. Gold hovers over this sea.
Iron, brought forth by man, becomes our bond.

Gods and humans support each other and make use of each other.
But, ah… they must never come together.

I receive the unstable, fickle prayers of humans.
Though sometimes, I even feel love for them.

…Even so, gods are solitary beings.

My dear child, my sinless child,
Though I celebrate your birth,

I am not permitted to hold you in my arms.
Gods must maintain their position.

Therefore
I am unable to hold my child and weep.

Still, I wanted you to be loved. Where do my thoughts, carried by the wind, go?

You are hidden in a sea of iron, over which dark grey shapes rise,
In which the beliefs that humans clung to gradually vanish…

My path lies in religion.
I do not doubt it, even for a moment.

I receive the resolute prayers offered up to me,
Though I occasionally long to look back.

…But humans are solitary beings.

My beloved humans, my beloved mother.
Even if our blood did not separate us…

If I was loved by you when I was born,
Then I must stand tall, while feeling your love.

Therefore,
I cannot kneel and cry.

I sent thoughts away on the wind, just so she could live. Where did they go?

…I hear a voice calling, “stand up!” With my own hands,
I will discover my own way of life.

I pray, hoping that the wind will blow so they will reach their destination.

My dear child, my distant child!
Once humans have broken their bonds…

Now is the time for me to hug you, stronger than anyone else.
You are worthy of being a living god.

Therefore,
I cast you away, and I am allowed to weep.

Still, I love you. My feelings, carried along by the wind, are right here.

And in the distance, the wind cries.

聖痕サクリファイス || Sacrificing the Stigmatist

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1427098153990570聖痕サクリファイス
seikon sakurifaisu
Sacrificing the Stigmatist

Vocals: Hatsuki Yura (葉月ゆら)
Lyrics: Hatsuki Yura (葉月ゆら)
Composed by: Kai Yuu (甲斐ユ )
Album: Gothika III 【Official Site】
Circle: Hatsuki Yura (葉月ゆら)
Event: C85

Requested by: Mery

These lyrics are… quite intense. It’s an epic Romeo and Juliet-style tale, except the protagonist loves her brother.

The title was a challenge to interpret. 聖痕 by itself means ‘stigmata.’ It’s a religious term referring to wounds or sensations of pain around one’s hands or feet. In today’s society, we often use the word when something is looked down upon (e.g. ‘something has a negative stigma surrounding it’). So, basically, the speaker is a ‘stigmatist’ suffering from the negative stigma surrounding her actions. And she’s either sacrificing herself or being sacrificed.

I don’t think I’ve used the word ‘stigma’ so much in my life…

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(乱れ散り舞う薔薇は　胸に咲き誇って
悪を饗す刺が甘やかな痛み
聖なる生贄達　興じる企み
罪も罰も恐れぬ　貴方がいるから
結ばれ狂いはじめ　倫理も砕けて
触れ合えぬ距離で良い　心感じたいから)

(midare chiri mau bara wa mune ni sakihokotte
aku wo motenasu toge ga amayaka na itami
sei naru ikenie-tachi kyoujiru takurami
tsumi mo bachi mo osore nu anata ga iru kara
musubare kurui hajime rinri mo kudakete
fureaenu kyori de ii kokoro kanjitai kara)

(The roses are in full bloom in my chest. They are disturbed, and they fall.
The thorns provide food for wickedness. They form sweet pain.
The sacred sacrifices make merry and scheme.
You do not fear crime and punishment and because you are here…
Tied together, I begin to go mad. My morals crumble away.
Even if we’re not close enough to touch, it’s okay, because I can feel you in my heart.)

高貴な私に下僕が膝まづく
ほら一人また一人
愛されたいと願うの

kouki na watashi ni shirebu ga hizamadzuku
hora hitori mata hitori
aisaretai to negau no

My servants kneel before my noble self.
Look – one, another,
Wanting to be loved.

誰もが心の底に持つ欲望は
ただ一つそう一つ
支配され飼われたいのでしょう

dare mo ga kokoro no soko ni motsu yokubou wa
tada hitotsu sou hitotsu
shihai sare kawaretai no deshou

At the bottom of everyone’s hearts, there exists one desire.
A single desire. Yes, only one.
Do you want to be dominated and kept as a pet…?

紅い唇　潜むカンタレラ
純潔の欠片を散りばめた
白い肌にあの人の痕が
許されぬ恋それでもいい

akai kuchibiru hisomu kantarera
junketsu no kakera wo chiribameta
shiroi hada ni ano hito no ato ga
yurusarenu koi sore demo ii

Cantarella lurks on my red lips,
Studded with fragments of purity.
The traces of that person lie on my white skin.
Even if our love is not permitted, it’s okay.

嗚呼　穢れなど二人には無いの
策略は巡り踊りだした
秘密の鍵　甘やかな過去を
オルゴールの音色に添えて

aa kegare nado futari ni wa nai no
sakuryaku wa meguri odoridashita
himitsu no kagi amayaka na kako wo
orugouru no neiro ni soete

Aah… Impurity or such does not exist in that pair.
The schemes danced ‘round and ‘round
And the secret key added a music box’s tone colour
To that sweet past.

(誰よりも呼び合う兄は一人
月夜の影に隠れ惹かれあう
罠の中　手繰り寄せた糸なら
激情に喜び見出すだろうか
見えない未来なら捨ててしまえ
涙こそ想い伝わる雫
触れられなくても良い　見つめあえば
伝わる熱と意味　何も怖くないから)

(dare yori mo yobi au ani wa hitori
tsukiyo no kage ni kakure hikare au
wana no naka teguri yoseta ito nara
gekijou ni yorokobi miidasu darou ka
mienai mirai nara sutete shimae
namida koso omoi tsutawaru shizuku
furerarenakutemo ii mitsume aeba
tsutawaru netsu to imi nani mo kowakunai kara)

(My older brother and I called out to each other more than anyone else.
Hidden in the shadow of a moonlit night, we were drawn together.
Supposing I drew that thread closer to me, in this trap,
Then perhaps I would discover joy in my passions.
If I cannot see the future, then I shall throw it away.
My tears are drops of water tracing down my thoughts.
I don’t need to be touched. Because when we look at each other,
We transmit heat and meaning. I’m not afraid of anything.)

今宵、生贄は
どんな声で歌う
清楚なる淑女
毒に魅入られる

koyoi, ikenie wa
donna koe de utau
seiso naru shukujo
doku ni miirareru

Tonight, what sort of song
Will the sacrifice sing?
The prim and proper lady
Will be entranced by poison.

(乱れ散り舞う薔薇は　胸に咲き誇り
悪を饗す刺が甘やかな痛み
聖なる生贄達　興じる企み
罪と罰重ね合い　貴方を彩る影)

(midare chiri mau bara wa mune ni sakihokori
aku wo kyousu toge ga amayaka na itami
sei naru ikenie-tachi kyoujiru takurami
tsumi to bachi kasaneai anata wo irodoru kage)

(The roses are in full bloom in my chest. They are disturbed, and they fall.
The thorns provide food for wickedness. They form sweet pain.
The sacred sacrifices make merry and scheme.
They layer up crimes and punishments. The shadow dyes you…)

我が身の痛みを隠しながら生きて
ただ少し　もう少し
満ちては欠ける月のよう
望みを叶えて早く迎えにきて
今すぐに　口づけを
壊れてしまう前にどうぞ

waga mi no itami wo kakushi nagara ikite
tada sukoshi mou sukoshi
michite wa kakeru tsuki no you
nozomi wo kanaete hayaku mukae ni kite
ima sugu ni kuchidzuke wo
kowarete shimau mae ni douzo

I live whilst hiding the pain I suffer from.
A little longer. Just a bit longer…
Like the moon, which waxes and wanes.
Grant my wish, and come to me quickly!
Kiss me now!
Please, before I break down.

儚い夢　含むカンタレラ
残酷な想い出　食み生きる
白い肌にあの人の熱を
嗚呼　感じたいわ　終わらぬ罪

hakanai yume fukumu kantarera
zankoku na omoide hami ikiru
shiroi hada ni ano hito no netsu wo
aa kanjitai wa owaranu tsumi

I hold cantarella in my fleeting dream.
I live whilst eating cruel memories.
I want to feel your heat!
Aah, I want to feel it upon my white skin. My sins do not end.

もう楽園を求め生きるほど
愚かな子供ではいられない
果て無き夜　揺れ足掻く躯
爪を立て　只、求め出した

mou rakuen wo motome ikiru hodo
oroka na kodomo de wa irarenai
hate naki yoru yure agaku karada
tsume wo tate tada, motome dashita

I can no longer exist as a foolish child,
Living whilst searching for Heaven.
The corpse is unstable, struggling during this endless night.
Bearing my claws, I simply began to want you.

(誰より響きあう兄はは一人
星空に照らされて惹かれあう
蜜の中　手繰り寄せた意図なら
激情に喜び見出すだろうか
見えない支配すら愛の証
涙こそ想い伝わる雫
触れられなくても良い　見つめあえば
伝わる熱と意味　何も怖くないから)

(dare yori hibiki au ani wa hitori
hoshizora ni terasarete hikare au
mitsu no naka teguri yoseta ito nara
gekijou ni yorokobi miidasu darou ka
mienai shihai sura ai no akashi
namida koso omoi tsutawaru shizuku
furerarenakutemo ii mitsumeaeba
tsutawaru netsu to imi nani mo kowakunai kara)

(I had an older brother who understood me more than anyone else.
Lit by the starry sky, we were drawn together.
Supposing I drew my intentions closer to me, in this nectar,
Then perhaps I would discover joy in my passions.
Even invisible domination is a proof of love.
My tears are drops of water tracing down my thoughts.
I don’t need to be touched. Because when we look at each other,
We transmit heat and meaning. I’m not afraid of anything.)

今宵　誰のため
愛　偽り歌う
清楚なる淑女
禁忌を犯すの

koyoi dare no tame
ai itsuwari utau
seiso naru shukujo
kinki wo okasu no

Tonight, for someone’s sake,
We falsely sing of love.
The prim and proper lady
Will commit a sin.

紅い唇　潜むカンタレラ
純潔の欠片を散りばめた
白い肌にあの人の痕が
許されぬ恋　それでもいい

akai kuchibiru hisomu kantarera
junketsu no kakera wo chiribameta
shiroi hada ni ano hito no ato ga
yurusarenu koi sore demo ii

Cantarella lurks on my red lips,
Studded with fragments of purity.
The traces of that person lie on my white skin.
Even if our love is not permitted, it’s fine.

嗚呼　穢れなど二人には無いの
策略は巡り踊りだした
秘密の鍵　甘やかな過去を
オルゴールの音色に添えて

aa kegare nado futari ni wa nai no
sakuryaku wa meguri odoridashita
himitsu no kagi amayaka na kako wo
orugooru no neiro ni soete

Aah… Impurity or such does not exist in that pair.
The schemes danced ‘round and ‘round
And the secret key added a music box’s tone colour
To that sweet past.

(誰よりも呼び合う兄は一人
月夜の影に隠れ惹かれあう
罠の中　手繰り寄せた糸なら
激情に喜び見出すだろうか
見えない未来なら捨ててしまえ
涙こそ想い伝わる雫
触れられなくても良い　見つめあえば
伝わる熱と意味　何も怖くないから)

(dare yori mo yobi au ani wa itori
tsukiyo no kage ni kakure hikare au
wana no naka teguri yoseta ito nara
gekijou ni yorokobi miidasu darou ka
mienai mirai nara sutete shimae
namida koso omoi tsutawaru shizuku
furerarenakutemo ii mitsume aeba
tsutawaru netsu to imi nani mo kowakunai kara)

(My older brother and I called out to each other more than anyone else.
Hidden in the shadow of a moonlit night, we were drawn together.
If I pulled at a thread whilst in this trap,
Then perhaps I will discover joy in my passions.
If I cannot see the future, then I shall throw it away.
My tears are drops of water tracing down my thoughts.
I don’t need to be touched. Because when we look at each other,
We transmit heat and meaning. I’m not afraid of anything.)

今宵　戯れに
嘆き含ませましょう
清楚なる淑女
血を交え祈る

koyoi tawamure ni
nageki fukumasemashou
seiso naru shukujo
chi wo majie inoru

Tonight, let us playfully
Embrace our grief!
The prim and proper lady
Exchanges blood and prays.

永啼鳥 || The Songbirds of Eternity

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susume永啼鳥
naganakidori
The Songbirds of Eternity

Vocals: Mitsuki Nakae (中恵光城)
Lyrics: RD-Sounds
Arranged by: RD-Sounds
Album: Susume (薦) 【Official Site】
Circle: Diao ye zong (凋叶棕)
Event: C85
Original Themes: –Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke [月まで届け、不死の煙]
-Extend Ash ~ Person of Hourai [エクステンドアッシュ ～ 蓬莱人]
-Flight in the Bamboo Cutter ~ Lunatic Princess [竹取飛翔　～ Lunatic Princess]
-Plain Asia [プレインエイジア]

Requested by: Dasty Enoch

I went with the plural form because I think this song talks about more than one ‘Songbird of Eternity,’ though sometimes there’s a greater focus on just one. It’s complicated.

The main focus is on Mokou (the ‘crimson child’) and Kaguya, but Keine’s also there. She’s just… doing what she does, I suppose. Like the other tracks in this album, this song is based on a doujin work – this one is DELI-TRE’s work of the same name. Petalite Yuu has provided a summary of the doujin work in the comments section [thank you!], so scroll down and take a look if you’d like some more context.

Also, in true RD style, some lines are sung differently to how they are written. As always, the crossed out part is based on the written lyrics. There are also several perspective shifts throughout the song, given that we have three main characters. I was going to go through and try to identify them all, but I didn’t want to in case I was wrong…

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

The songbird of eternity sings. She weeps, burdened with the night.
Her tears form an ocean. Someday, it will illuminate the moon.

My lonely footsteps echo, one by one.
I was driven away to a gap in a forgotten history.

Nobody, anywhere, knows of me.

It is the lot of humans to eventually fade away,
Though I lived without changing. Can that be called being ‘eternal?’

I cannot even die. Leave me be.

I believe that the feelings
That continue to rest in my heart
Cannot be known by any other name
Than ‘hatred.’

-I cut you. Deeply. Life trickles into your scar…

It is crimson and repulsive,
Yet, it is more sinister, more beautiful than anything else.

Whilst questioning the meaning of eternity, I played my part in that distorted forgery.

O, Princess Kaguya, who I still hate even now! I shall not forget you for ‘eternity.’

The songbirds of eternity are weeping. The night is still long…

Softly, softly, so I will not be defiled.
My existence was like that of an ornamental doll.

Nobody, anywhere, will satisfy me.

Though I sought value in life,
It lay beyond death: a place eternity cannot reach.

If an answer will not come, then I shall not surmount these countless nights.

The war cries resound. Amidst wishes and forgiveness,
An inevitable order: “Continue to kill me, for eternity!”

-I wounded you. Deeper than anything else. Life – a soul – smoulders in that scar.

My body harbours a grave sin. Make your body like mine, and live on!

“Now, come!” I smile at you. Like that time, straight at you.

O, bird! O, defiled crimson child!
Let us play for ‘eternity.’

-Aah! How skilfully you return to my hand, my bird!

The songbird of eternity is singing.
“Even death is life,” she cries.

-Aah! How could you appear before me, Princess Kaguya? I loathe you!

The songbirds of eternity are weeping.
Only the nights they have been burdened with are still intense.

-I wounded you. Deeper than anyone else.
That grave sin is the meaning of eternity.

If you want to know so badly,
Then I shall tell kill you to the limits of my life!

You are still so dear to me sorrowful.
You’re so dear to me I want to make love to you!
I hate you so much I want to kill you!

But why are you so dear to me? I am still bewildered.

I search for an eternity.

I was trapped in eternity.

Whilst hoping that ‘eternity’ lies at the end of this night.

The songbirds of eternity were singing.
They wept, burdened with the night.

And if, in the dawn,
They can find ‘eternity,’ then…