Requested by: Repudiator

This track uses the word 夢違え (yumetagae), which also appears in the title of Changeability of Strange Dream. It refers to the act of praying or saying a charm after having a nightmare so it doesn’t come true.

The chorus also quotes from ZUN’s own lyrics for Innocent Treasures. Putting together a different interpretation was a unique challenge.

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遥か彼の地 紺碧の
天つ雲の 通い路を
往くも帰らぬ 道すがら
忘失 忘我 御用心

haruka ka no chi konpeki no
amatsu kumo no kayoiji o
iku mo kaeranu michisugara
boushitsu bouga go-youjin

In a distant land, I travel
on the azure heavenly cloud route.
Along this road, which one cannot return from,
take care against forgetting and falling into a trance.

恋ふに飽いた 妖は
をかし 興を求めては
誘う 夢の幻郷を
是非の狭間に

kou ni aita ayakashi wa
o kashi kyou o motomete wa
sasou yume no mahoroba o
zehi no hazama ni

The youkai satisfied by love
seeks curious pleasure
and invites me to the phantom village of dreams,
to the threshold between right and wrong.

心遠く 空を偲び
黄泉返る 胡蝶の舞に
揺らめくこの真実を
旅人は目覚めて 斯く語りき

kokoro tooku sora o shinobi
yomigaeru kochou no mai ni
yurameku kono shinjitsu o
tabibito wa mezamete kaku katariki

My heart is distant, remembering the sky
in the dance of resurrecting butterflies.
The traveller awakens, and thus speaks
of this truth, grown unstable.

夢違え 幻の朝靄の世界の記憶を
現し世は 崩れゆく砂の上に
空夢の 古の幽玄の世界の歴史を
白日は 沈みゆく街に

yumetagae maboroshi no asamoya no sekai no kioku o
utsushiyo wa kuzure yuku suna no ue ni
sorayume no inishie no yuugen no sekai no rekishi o
hakujitsu wa shizumi yuku machi ni

I change this dream, my memories of a world of phantom morning mist.
This transient world is atop crumbling sand.
I tell the history of an ancient world of subtle grace: an invented dream.
Daylight falls upon the sinking streets.

失くしたこと 気づかないほど
置き去った 想いの欠片
此の身 映す現像を
旅人は 憂いて 斯く語りき
何処へ進む？

nakushita koto kidzukanai hodo
okisatta omoi no kakera
kono mi utsusu genzou o
tabibito wa ureite kaku katariki
docchi e susumu?

I left so many fragments of my memories behind
that I didn’t even realise I had lost them.
I develop the film that shows me.
The traveller feels sorrow, and thus speaks.
Where will they go?

夢違え 幻の紅の屋敷の異彩を
現し世は 血の気ない石の上に
空夢の 古の美しき都のお伽を
白日は 穢れゆく街に
白日は 沈みゆく街に

yumetagae maboroshi no kurenai no yashiki no isai o
utsushiyo wa chi no ke nai ishi no ue ni
sorayume no inishie no utsukushiki miyako no otogi o
hakujitsu wa kegare yuku machi ni
hakujitsu wa shizumi yuku machi ni

I change this dream, the prominence of the illusory scarlet mansion.
This transient world is atop a bloodless stone.
I tell a fairy-tale of an ancient, beautiful metropolis: an invented dream.
Daylight falls upon the impure streets.
Daylight falls upon the sinking streets.

求めし 旅人 今日もゆく

motomeshi tabibito kyou mo yuku

The seeking traveller continues, even today.

Requested by: Repudiator

It’s possible to interpret the ship as the speaker’s ship – they could be on the ship, or they could just be watching the ship fly away.

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春の夜の刹那　例えられない歓び
香る花を照らす　月の光だわ

haru no yoru no setsuna tatoerarenai yorokobi
kaoru hana o terasu tsuki no hikari da wa

During a moment in a spring night, I feel an incomparable joy.
It’s from the light of the moon, which illuminates the fragrant flowers.

夕凪染める唄も　いつしか薄れていく
誰もいない広場 想いに耽るの

yuunagi someru uta mo itsu shika usurete iku
dare mo inai hiroba omoi ni fukeru no

Even this song, which colours the evening calm, will someday fade.
In an empty plaza, I give myself up to my imagination.

Dream on Dream
心浸す　甘い夜風だわ
Shooting Star
願いの言葉　三回唱えるの　そんなおまじない

dream on dream
kokoro hitasu amai yokaze da wa
shooting star
negai no kotoba sankai tonaeru no sonna omajinai

Dream on Dream.
The sweet night breeze soaks my heart.
Shooting Star.
I’ll chant my wish three times. That’s the charm.

春は眠たい季節 そこかしこ鳥の声
昨夜の雨の中で　花は散ったかしら？

haru wa nemutai kisetsu soko kashiko tori no koe
yuube no ame no naka de hana wa chitta kashira

Spring is the season of drowsiness. Birdsong is all around.
Did the blossoms fall in last night’s rain?

遥か遠い世界　華やぎの都へと
舟は帆を揺らして　空に消えていく

haruka tooi sekai hanayagi no miyako e to
fune wa ho o yurashite sora ni kiete iku

Travelling to a distant, distant world, to the brilliant metropolis,
the ship’s sail swings and vanishes into the sky.

どこか妖しい気配 　山と川のざわめき
時が過ぎる中で　揺れてる儚さ

dokoka ayashii kehai yama to kawa no zawameki
toki ga sugiru naka de yureteru hakanasa

There’s a somewhat mysterious presence. It is the murmuring of the mountain and river.
It is wavering transience in the passage of time.

不思議　何か変なの　幽かな声　聞こえる
小さな　胸騒ぎに　想いはふるえた

fushigi nanika hen na no kasuka na koe kikoeru
chiisana munasawagi ni omoi wa furueta

How mysterious. Something is strange. I can hear a faint voice.
My feelings quivered in the face of my slight unease.

Rainbow beam
手を伸ばして掴みたい宝石
Fly away
この空の果て　目を疑うような　奇蹟も起こる

rainbow beam
te o nobashite tsukamitai houseki
fly away
kono sora no hate me o utagau you na kiseki mo okoru

Rainbow beam.
I want to reach out and grab that jewel.
Fly away.
Unbelievable miracles will happen, too, at the edge of the sky.

空気が目覚める季節　啼きやまない鳥たち
朝の柔らかさは　雫の花びら

kuki ga mezameru kisetsu naki yamanai tori-tachi
asa no yawarakasa wa shizuku no hanabira

This is the season where the air awakens. The birds don’t stop chirping.
The tenderness of the morning is a drop on the petals.

何を探してるの？ どこへ向かう旅なの？
舟は帆を揺らして　空に消えていく

nani o sagashiteru no? doko e mukau tabi na no?
fune wa ho o yurashite sora ni kiete iku

What is it searching for? Where is it journeying to?
The ship’s sail swings and vanishes into the sky.

明日を　追い翔けて　翼は羽ばたく

asu o oi kakete tsubasa wa habataku

Chasing after tomorrow, I flap my wings.

Requested by: Repudiator

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同じ道 足跡 サイズが 教える 振り出し 彷徨う
風の音 空耳 ノイズに 騙されて 靡いて
折れた 幻想少女の花

onaji michi ashiato saizu ga oshieru furidashi samayou
kaze no oto soramimi noizu ni damasarete nabiite
oreta gensou shoujo no hana

The size of footsteps on the same path tell me where to begin. I wander around.
I mishear the sounds of the wind. Tricked by the static, I yield.
The maiden of illusion’s flower was broken.

何故？ 二人の旅 枯れて
lodestar どちらでも同じで

naze? futari no tabi karete
lodestar dochira demo onaji de

Why did our journey fail?
Our lodestars were the same.

Grimoire 捲る指先は
人知れず背負う mission

Grimoire mekuru yubisaki wa
hito shirezu seou mission

With fingertips flicking through the grimoire,
I bear a secret mission.

(※1)
霊よ 賜え 光のアトランティスを
何処までも 何処までも 照らせよ moonlight
剣を 掲げて 光のアトランティスへ
何時までも 何時までも 行くのさ
Heart of Soldier

(※1)
rei yo tamae hikari no atorantisu o
doko made mo doko made mo terase yo moonlight
ken o kakagete hikari no atorantisu e
itsu made mo itsu made mo iku no sa
Heart of Soldier

(※1)
O sprits, grant me Atlantis of light!
O moonlight, illuminate all, no matter how far!
I raise my sword towards Atlantis of light.
I will travel there, no matter how long it takes.
Heart of Soldier.

同じ空 雲行き 形を 変えたら 暗闇 戸惑う
夢の中 幻惑 ドレスは 汚され 嘆いた
痛む 幻想少女の性

onaji sora kumoyuki katachi o kaetara kurayami tomadou
yume no naka genwaku doresu wa yogosare nageita
itamu gensou shoujo no saga

Reshape the weather in the same sky and I will wander lost in the darkness.
In a dream, my bewitching dress is sullied. I grieved.
Aching. This is the maiden of illusion’s nature.

唯 独りの夜 暮れて
gloomy 何もかも同じで

tada hitori no yoru kurete
gloomy nani mo kamo onaji de

Like always, that solitary night ends.
Gloomy. Everything is the same.

Grimoire 翳す眼差しは
人知れず背負う destiny

Grimoire kazasu manazashi wa
hito shirezu seou destiny

I hold the grimoire aloft. My gaze
bears an unknown destiny.

(※2)
命を 与え 誓いのアトランティスで
誰が居る 誰が居る 知らせよ moonlight
天を 求めて 憧れアトランティスへ
何度でも 何度でも 信じる
Heart of Soldier

(※2)
mei o atae chikai no atorantisu de
dare ga iru dare ga iru shirase yo moonlight
ten o motomete akogare atorantisu e
nando demo nando demo shinjiru
Heart of Soldier

(※2)
Grant me life, at Atlantis of oaths.
Someone is there. Someone is there. Tell me, moonlight!
Seeking the sky, I long for Atlantis.
No matter how many times, I believe.
Heart of Soldier.

Repeat (※1) (※2)