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.

メイドノミヤゲ
meido no miyage
A Good Memory

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: –The Maid and the Pocket Watch of Blood [メイドと血の懐中時計]

This song actually has a really clever title. When written as 冥土の土産, it’s a set phrase meaning ‘a good memory [to take with you when you go to the afterlife],’ but when written as メイドの土産, it means ‘the maid’s souvenir/present.’ I ultimately went with the first one because I thought that was more appropriate for the lyrics, but the second one is also a valid title since the title is written in katakana. Honestly, it’s rare to find titles that are that clever.

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見上げた陽射しホラ、美しい　後には退けぬ私はそんじょそこらへんの

miageta hizashi hora, utsukushii ato ni wa hikenu atashi wa sonjo sokorahen no

I looked up, and the sunlight was so lovely. I’m anywhere – I can’t turn back again.

落としたナイフで指を切った　こんな日に限って「痛いわ。」
分かってる大きなモノにだって巻かれたって　時代は廻る

otoshita naifu de yubi wo kitta konna hi ni kagitte “itai wa.”
wakatteru ookina mono ni datte makareta tte jidai wa mawaru

I cut my finger on the knife I dropped. I’ll say it hurt, but only on a day like today.
I know what it’s like to be enveloped by something big – the times go ‘round and ‘round.

生命の始まり　なんだか面映い人模様
どんな望みさえきっと忘れない　後には退けぬ私はそんじょそこらへんの

inochi no hajimari nandaka omohayui hito moyou
donna nozomi sae kitto wasurenai ato ni wa hikenu watashi wa sonjo sokorahen no

My life has begun. I’m human-shaped and somewhat self-conscious.
I will never forget my wishes. I’m anywhere – I can’t turn back again.

あの秒針が0に戻った時に　もう二度と会えなくなるから
両眼こじあけて君を見届けるのだ　大丈夫？ちゃんと笑ってね

ano byoushin ga rei ni modotta toki ni mou nido to aenaku naru kara
ryoume kojiakete kimi wo mitodokeru no da daijoubu? chanto waratte ne

When the second hand returns to 0, we won’t be able to meet again
So I’ll wrench my eyes open and look at you. Are you okay? Make sure you smile!

隣の青芝艷やかにすり抜けて要らない何も
分かってる秘めてた大それた願い事　聞いて飽きれるわ

tonari no ao shiba adeyaka ni surinukete iranai nani mo
wakatteru himeteta daisoreta negaigoto kiite akireru wa

We slip through our neighbour’s lush green grass. We don’t need anything!
I know – when you hear the outrageous wish I’ve kept hidden, you’ll be bored.

どんな結末にも今日は泣きません　後には退けぬ時間を 逃さないでよ honey

donna ketsumatsu ni mo kyou wa nakimasen ato ni wa hikenu jikan wo nogasanaide yo honey

No matter what the outcome is, I won’t cry today. Time won’t turn back afterwards, so I won’t let it go, honey!

窓の外、空こんなよく晴れた日は　あぁ君に会いたくなるから
この満身を全部捧げたいのだ　本当にイッショになりたい

mado no soto, sora konna yoku hareta hi wa aa kimi ni aitaku naru kara
kono manshin wo zenbu sasagetai no da hontou ni issho ni naritai

On days when the sky is so clear outside my window, aah… I want to see you again.
I want to offer up my whole body to you. I truly want to become one with you…