C97 – Releska

BAD MAGUS

Vocals: Stack
Lyrics: Stack
Arranged by: Stack Bros.
Album: BAD MAGUS 【Official Site】
Circle: Akatsuki Records (暁Records)
Event: C97
Original Theme: Magus Night [メイガスナイト]

Requested by: Kappashiro

Faster, faster! Bad-glow star, Witchcraft
Faster, faster! God-grown star, Witchcraft

悪い魔女がいよいよ御出ましだい！
思い通りは行かない Magus Night
行くも退くも全部お前次第
スパークしてスパークして燃え尽きちゃいたい
思うまま飛び交う Magus Night
乗るも降りるも全部お前次第

warui majo ga iyoiyo odemashi dai!
omoidoori wa ikanai Magus Night
iku mo noku mo zenbu omae shidai
supaaku shite supaaku shite moetsukichaitai
omou mama tobikau Magus Night
noru mo oriru mo zenbu omae shidai

The bad magus will make her appearance soon!
Things won’t go as you expect during this magus night.
Whether you advance or retreat, it’s all up to you.
I wanna spark and spark and burn things to smithereens!
I fly around as I please during this magus night.
Whether you ride or disembark, it’s all up to you.

誰が決めたのさ？飽食の時代にあっても
好き嫌いなくなんでも食べろなんて！
誰が決めたのさ？真夜中に口笛も吹くぜ
タブーを犯して蛇を喚ぶんだ

dare ga kimeta no sa? houshoku no jidai ni atte mo
suki kirai naku nandemo taberou nante!
dare ga kimeta no sa? mayonaka ni kuchibue mo fuku ze
tabuu o okashite hebi o yobunda

Who decided that even if we’re in an age of gluttony
you’ve gotta eat anything, whether you like it or not?!
Who decided it? I’ll whistle in the dead of night.
I’ll do something taboo and summon a snake.

We are not bound by a rule だって魔女だし
I am unconventional なんだってアリ
We are not bound by a rule 邪魔なカタなら
You are unconventional 破ればいいさ

We are not bound by a rule datte majo dashi　
I am unconventional nandatte ari
We are not bound by a rule jama na kata nara
You are unconventional yabureba ii sa

“We are not bound by a rule.” We’re witches, after all.
“I am unconventional.” Anything’s possible.
“We are not bound by a rule.” As for those who get in our way…
“You are unconventional.” We’ll destroy them!

Faster, faster! Bad-glow star, Witchcraft
Faster, faster! God-grown star, Witchcraft

BAD！悪い魔女がいよいよ御出ましだい！
お気の召すまま、Magus Night
スパークしてスパークして燃え尽きちゃうまで
行くも退くもそう、お前次第

BAD! warui majo ga iyoiyo odemashi dai!
o-ki no mesu mama, Magus Night
spaaku shite supaaku shite moetsukichau made
iku mo shirizoku mo sou, omae shidai

BAD! The bad magus will make her appearance soon!
As you like it, magus night.
I’ll spark and spark until I burn it all to smithereens.
Whether you advance or retreat, it’s all up to you.

誰が決めたのさ？大人になった途端に
夢も魔法もなんもかんも捨てなきゃなんて
誰が決めたのさ？いつも自分だけ我慢しちゃってさ
誰に許されるのを待ってるんだい？

dare ga kimeta no sa? otona ni natta totan ni
yume mo mahou mo nan mo kanmo sutenakya nante
dare ga kimeta no sa? itsumo jibun dake gamanshichatte sa
dare ni yurusareru no o matterun dai?

Who decided that as soon as you grow up
you’ve gotta throw away dreams and magic and all that other stuff?
Who decided it? I end up denying myself things.
Whose approval am I waiting for?

We are not bound by a rule 出来っこないって
I am unconventional 言われたって
We are not bound by a rule やってみなけりゃ
You are unconventional わからないだろ？

We are not bound by a rule dekikkonai tte
I am unconventional iwareta tte
We are not bound by a rule yatte minakerya
You are unconventional wakaranai daro?

“We are not bound by a rule.” Even if they tell me…
“I am unconventional.” that I can never do it,
“We are not bound by a rule.” If you don’t try
“You are unconventional.” you’ll never know, right?

Faster, faster! Bad-glow star, Witchcraft
Faster, faster! God-grown star, Witchcraft

BAD！悪い魔女がいよいよ御出ましだい！
お気の召すまま、Magus Night
スパークしてスパークして燃え尽きちゃうまで
行くも退くもそう、お前次第

BAD! warui majo ga iyoiyo odemashi dai!
o-ki no mesu mama, Magus Night
spaaku shite supaaku shite moetsuki chau made
iku mo noku mo sou, omae shidai

BAD! The bad magus will make her appearance soon!
As you like it, magus night.
I’ll spark and spark until I burn it all to smithereens.
Whether you advance or retreat, it’s all up to you.

悪い魔女がいよいよ御出ましだい！
型破りな Starry Magus Night
一緒に行くかどうか、決めたのかい？
スパークしてスパークして燃え尽きちゃって
あと戻りはナンセンス Magus Night
乗るも降りるも全部お前次第

warui majo ga iyoiyo odemashi dai!
katayaburi na Starry Magus Night
issho ni iku ka douka, kimeta no kai?
spaaku shite supaaku shite moetsuki chatte
atomodori wa nansensu Magus Night
noru mo oriru mo zenbu omae shidai

The bad magus will make her appearance soon!
This is an unconventional magus night.
Have you decided whether you’re coming with me?
I’ll spark and spark and burn things to smithereens!
Turning back is nonsense during this magus night.
Whether you ride or disembark, it’s all up to you.

Dolls into Pitiful Pretenders

Vocals: めらみぽっぷ (Meramipop)
Lyrics: RD-Sounds
Arranged by: RD-Sounds
Album: 彁【Official Site】
Circle: Diao ye zong (凋叶棕)
Event: C97
Original Themes: –Shanghai Alice of Meiji 17 [明治十七年の上海アリス]
–Forest of Dolls [人形の森]
–Enigmatic Dolls [エニグマティクドール]
–Circus Reverie [サーカスレヴァリエ]

（非公式の）英訳だけです。申し訳ありません！

More Dolls in Pseudo Paradise goodness from RD! I don’t recall him using the main part of Circus Reverie before, so this is a big step forward!

I can’t help but feel that the speaker is some sort of omniscient god-like figure who’s looking down on humanity. Perhaps it’s label-ko…? It’s likely that there are better interpretations, so have a think over this and see if you can pierce through the illusion.

(I also took a bit of liberty with the formatting because it looks like the cult of la la la has returned with a vengeance…)

Incidentally, the album title (彁) is something called a ‘ghost character’. The Japan Times published an article on ghost characters, which you can read here. 彁 doesn’t have an official reading, but Nico Nico has taken to calling it ‘yumikaka’, which stems from the three components of the ghost kanji.

I am within a veil of illusions,
One that must be steeply towering over you.

Now directionless, I will become
a self-sacrificing woman.

So, even without knowing your name,
Does that mean I can love you only superficially…?

Just like that word, ‘enigma’, (1)
If only everything could remain shrouded in mystery

because when someone selfishly chases after sanctity,
They become intoxicated by their pious self, don’t they?

I will never sleep again.
…You will never sleep again.

I can never abandon them.
…As long as you continue to uncover meanings.

So, there’s no need for them to be buried.
…Even now, you are above the grave.

And they will not even vanish.
…As long as you continue to wipe your tears.

You call this finite word Yūgen (2)
yet you actually fear it.

Perhaps it’s inevitable that you will someday betray
that self-sacrificing woman.

Perhaps it already happened in the long-distant past.
Yet it must be an eternity for you, mustn’t it?

Just like that word, ‘enigma’, (3)
it’s fine if you don’t understand everything

because, in chasing after the horrors within,
Your unhealing facade will be completed, won’t it?

(Reverie, reverie.)
Come now, chant with me.

(Reverie, reverie.)
Cling to it forever.

(Reverie! Reverie!)
“We are the captives in that image of the beginning!”

(Reverie! Reverie!)
You dig up the dead
and play dress-ups with them, don’t you? Come now…

La la, la la, la…

Yes, nobody can be saved
because you’re keeping salvation at bay, right? (4)

Just like that word, ‘enigma’, (5)
you should remain devoted to your idols

because, drowning in things of beauty,
you’ll continue to be forgiven for being cursed forever, won’t you?

…Idiots.

(1) 神聖 (shinsei – holiness/sanctity) is written, but エニグマ (enigma) is sung.
(2) 幽玄 (Yuugen) is one of the seven aesthetic principles required to achieve wabi-sabi (for more information, read this article). A literal translation is ‘subtle grace’ or ‘profound beauty’.
(3) 恐怖 (kyoufu – fear) is written, but エニグマ (enigma) is sung.
(4) 真実 (shinjitsu – truth) is written, but 救い (sukui – salvation) is sung.
(5) 呪い (noroi – curse) is written, but エニグマ (enigma) is sung.