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オーバードリーム || Overdream

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オーバードリーム
oobaadoriimu
Overdream

Vocals: yukina
Lyrics: Jell
Arranged by: だ (Da)
Album: Dreams and Reality -genmu- [現夢 -genmu-]
Published by: TUMENECO
Event: C80
Original Themes: –Night Falls ~ Evening Star [夜が降りてくる　～ Evening Star]
–Border Between Dreams and Reality [夢と現の境界]

Requested by: Maia Kasoya

探していた答は まぼろしには足りず
こぼれ落ちる雫は とても綺麗でした

sagashiteita kotae wa maboroshi ni wa tarizu
koboreochiru shizuku wa totemo kirei deshita

The answer I searched for was no illusion
my tears, dripping down, were so beautiful.

細い指でなぞる影に視線絡ませ
可笑しそうに貴方は笑う
私は誰 私は何処 私は本当？
問う声さえ夢路を急ぐ

hosoi yubi de nazoru kage ni shisen karamase
okashisou ni anata wa warau
watashi wa dare watashi wa doko watashi wa honto?
tou koe sae yumeji wo isogu

My vision entwines with the shadow I trace along with slender fingers
and you laugh in amusement.
Who am I? Where am I? Am I real?
Even my questioning voice hastens the dream.

ゆめをうつつを漂って 今日も揺ら揺ら
遠い名前を叫んでは いつも渇ら渇ら

yume wo utsutsu wo tadayotte kyou mo yurayura
tooi namae wo sakende wa itsumo kara kara

Drifting in dreams and reality, I sway once again today.
I shout that distant name with a voice that’s always so hoarse.

紡がれ往く物語も優しい傷も
貴方だけのものじゃないから
繰り返した物語も乾いた嘘も
私だけのものじゃないから

tsumugare yuku monogatari mo yasashii kizu mo
anata dake no mono ja nai kara
kurikaeshita monogatari mo kawaita uso mo
watashi dake no mono ja nai kara

This story, being spun, and those tender wounds
don’t belong to just you, after all.
This repeated story and those parched lies
don’t belong to just me, after all.

降り注いだ星屑 流れ着いた場所は
夜空の果てみたいに とても綺麗ですか

furisosoida hoshikuzu nagaretsuita basho wa
yozora no hate mitai ni totemo kirei desu ka

Is the place where the downpouring stardust washed up
so pretty, like the edge of the sky?

ただひたすら手を伸ばすだけの幸せも
其処に在ることの安らぎも
貴方は誰 貴方は何処 貴方は彼方？
問う声まで歪に消えて

tada hitasura te wo nobasu dake no shiawase mo
soko ni aru koto no yasuragi mo
anata wa dare anata wa doko anata wa kanata?
tou koe made hizumi ni kiete

The happiness of just reaching out with all one’s might
and the peace of mind of knowing that it’s there…
Who are you? Where are you? Are you over there?
Even my questioning voice vanishes distortedly.

ゆめをうつつを漂って 今日も揺ら揺ら
遠く名前を叫んでも 声は 空 空
すべて忘れてしまえばと 今日も浮わ浮わ
いまは静かに籠の中 眠れ睡や睡や睡や

yume wo utsutsu wo tadayotte kyou mo yurayura
tooku namae wo sakende mo koe wa kara kara
subete wasurete shimaeba to kyou mo fuwa fuwa
ima wa shizuka ni kago no naka nemure suya suya suya

Drifting in dreams and reality, I sway once again today.
Though I shout that name into the distance, my voice is always so empty.
If I just forget about it all… I float along again today.
Now, silently in the cage, sleep. Slumber, slumber, slumber…

夢結び || Ending the Dream

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夢結び
yume musubi
Ending the Dream

Vocals: LIQU@。
Lyrics: Minstrel
Arranged by: Minstrel
Album: 現夢 -genmu- [Dreams and Reality -genmu-]
Circle: Minstrel
Published by: TUMENECO
Event: C80
Original Themes: –Eastern Ghostly Dream ~ Ancient Temple [東方妖々夢 ～ Ancient Temple]
–Ultimate Truth [アルティメットトゥルース]

Requested by: iPhoenix

Note that all instances of 貴女 (anata – you) use the feminine version.

嗚呼　桜　雪ぎ舞いて
猛りは無く

aa sakura susugi maite
takeri wa naku

Ah… sakura, wash away and dance.
You are calm.

嗚呼　夜空　朱に染まり
契りは啼く
紡ぐ指は天に掛かり
翳りに逝く

aa yozora ake ni somari
chigiri wa naku
tsumugu yubi wa ame ni kakari
kageri ni yuku

Ah… the night sky is covered in blood.
The promise calls.
Our linked fingers reach to the heavens
as we pass into the shadows.

揺れる　月暈　貴女は何処へ往くのですか
嘆き　縋りて求めても
探す答えは果て無き泥黎の底へ

yureru tsukikasa anata wa doko e iku no desuka
nageki sugarite motometemo
sagasu kotae wa hate naki nairi no soko e

The lunar halo wavers. Where are you heading?
I grieve, and though I implore and wish,
the answers I seek have fallen to the depths of an endless hell.

嗚呼　霞　昏く凪ぎて
飾りは咲く
褪せる色は庭に還り
終りは撒く

aa kasumi kuraku nagite
kazari wa saku
aseru iro wa niwa ni kaeri
owari wa maku

Ah, the haze darkens and stills
and its ornaments bloom.
The faded colours return to the garden
and scatter in the end.

ふわり　歌声　貴女は何処に居るのですか
ゆらり　まどろみ忘れても
はらり　涙は冴えゆく虚空の果てへ

fuwari utagoe anata wa doko ni iru no desu ka
yurari madoromi wasuretemo
harari namida wa sae yuku kokuu no hate e

Lightly, I hear singing. Where are you?
Relaxedly, though I forget in slumber,
gently, my tears become clear and travel to the ends of the empty sky.

淡く淡く春風のよう
流る桜海は音無く

awaku awaku harukaze no you
nagaru oumi wa oto naku

Lightly, lightly, like the spring breeze,
the flowing sea of sakura is soundless.

触れる　清明　貴女は其処に居るのですか
廻る理外れても
凍る　薄紅　貴女は此処に居るのですか
結ぶ言の葉届かずとも
揺れる　月暈　貴女は何処へ往くのですか
絡み　掠れた想いを叶えても
探す答えは果て無き泥黎の底へ

fureru seimei anata wa soko ni iru no desuka
mawaru kotowari hazuretemo
kooru usubeni anata wa koko ni iru no desuka
musubu koto no ha todokazu to mo
yureru tsukikasa anata wa doko e yuku no desuka
karami kasureta omoi o kanaetemo
sagasu kotae wa hate naki nairi no soko e

A touch, pure and clear. Are you over there
though you are separate from the cycle of reason?
The light pink is frozen. Are you here
though the words I bind do not reach you?
The lunar halo wavers. Where are you heading?
Linked together, even if my faded feelings bear fruit,
the answers I seek have fallen to the depths of an endless hell.

馴染む　影は紫色
憂いを湛えて

najimu kage wa murasaki-iro
urei o koraete

I become familiar with purple shadows
and express my anguish.

(1) 泥黎 (nairi) refers to Niraya or Naraku, a Buddhist word for a type of hell.

カタリツグモノ || The Ones Who Pass Down Stories

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TMNC1カタリツグモノ
katari tsugu mono
The Ones Who Pass Down Stories

Vocals: yukina
Lyrics: nanase (ななせ)
Arranged by: tomoya
Album: The Ones Who Pass Down Stories (カタリツグモノ) 【Official Site】
Circle: TUMENECO
Event: C93
Original Theme: Old Adam Bar [バー・オールドアダム ]

Requested by: Spoondere

Since the title’s written in katakana, it could refer to any of the sections in the song that are pronounced the same way. In this case, ‘The Ones Who Pass Down Stories’ was chosen mostly because it’s the first instance of the phrase ‘katari tsugu mono’ in the song. It also feels like a fitting title for the album as a whole since it’s a ‘best of’ album.

This song, more than any other song, relies on wordplay. In particular, it relies on sets of words that are pronounced the same as each other. This gives almost every stanza a double meaning, so I encourage you to go through the romanisation and search for areas that are written the same.

Finally, if you do choose to refer to the album by its romanised title (which is a valid option), I’d encourage you to call it ‘Katari Tsugu Mono’ since ‘Katari’ and ‘Tsugu’ mean different things each time they appear. ‘Kataritsugu’ is not a single word.

katachi no nai yume kara sameru jikan wa tada shizuka ni tsugete iru
agaku watashi wa asobi wo mochi kakeru saigo made futari iru tame no

I wake from a formless dream. Time passes silently.
Floundering around, I propose a game so we will be together till the end.

mou hitotsu no kage ga anata wo otte itsuka wa koko made tadori tsuku

Another shadow pursues you. Someday you will finally arrive here.

katari tsugu mono wo katari tsugu uso wo shinjiteru tsunagu yubi no saki wo
“yume madou yami” wo koeru itami de sae tada hitotsu dake nokoru michi no
hate ga wakare da to shitemo

I will believe in the ones who pass down stories, the lies they then tell, and our fingers linked together
even through pain that surpasses ‘dream sickness’, and even if the single mystery left behind
results in us parting.

katari to naku mijikai hari no tokei wa tada owari wo tsugete iru
nokoru watashi wa asobi wo ukeireru saigo made futari iru you ni

The clock with short needles rings with a clatter. It announces the end of all things.
I, who remain, agree to that game so we need to be together till the end.

mou hitotsu no kage ga anata wo oite itsuka wa koko made sasoi komu

Another shadow pursues you. Someday it will entice you here.

katari tsuida mono katari tsugu ima wo shinjiteru hiita te no tsuyosa wo
akenu hoshizora wo koeru mayagashi sae tada hitotsu dake nokoru michi no
hate ga wakareta to shitemo

I will believe in lies, the present era that was passed down, and the strength of your hand, which I pulled
even through deception that surpasses the eternal starry skies, and even if the single mesmerisation left behind
results in us parting.

furue obieru hito tsuyogari mata hikare au
soko ni dake umareru mono wo kuro ni hajimari mata shiro no saki e susumi yuku
sore ga dou shiyou mo naku itoshii to

People tremble in fear. They act tough and are attracted to each other.
Something is born only from that. It begins in darkness and advances toward whiteness.
It’s so dear to me. I can’t help it.

kasumi hirogaru sekai no sumire no hana no kotoba wa
sono naka ni bokura magire mo naku ita senaka-goshi ni kakerareta
fuan majiru sono koe ni kuchi wo tsuri age
saa, donna kotoba wo tsutaeyou?

The word for the purple flowers in this misty world…
We were unmistakably there. A voice came from behind
tinged with doubt. I scorn it.
Now, which words shall I say?

katari tsugu mono wo himitsu, nagu mono wo shinjiteru tsunagu yubi no saki wo
yume madou yami wo koeru itami de sae tada hitotsu dake nokoru michi no
hate ni bokura wa deaeru

I will believe the ones who will speak after, the ones who see and pass down secrets, and our fingers tied together
even through pain that surpasses the dreamlike darkness. At the end of the single road left behind
we will encounter each other.

めぐりまわる || Round and Round

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めぐりまわる
meguri mawaru
Round and Round

Vocals: yukina
Lyrics: RiSE
Arranged by: tomoya
Album: Round and Round (めぐりまわる) 【Official Site】
Circle: TUMENECO
Event: Reitaisai 10 (RTS10)
Original Theme: Crimson Tower ~ Eastern Dream [紅楼 ～ Eastern Dream]

Requested by: Yonjirun Nipanodesu

Whether Renko is chasing borders with Merry, thinking about her after she’s gone, or wondering when they will meet again, she just stays in the same spot, going round and round to no avail. So basically, I think this is a song about going in circles.

This track appeared in ヒミツナグモノ, and it seems like an acoustic version was released, but the song was originally the image song for a book of photos released at Reitaisai 10! It’s certainly appeared in a lot of different places.

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te wo tsunaide aruiteku natsu no hi
yura yura yureru keshiki no naka
sekai no kiritorisen sagashi
asebamu sono te wo tsuyoku nigirikaesu

We held hands and walked during that summer day,
And the scenery around us shimmered and swayed.
We were searching for the world’s borders.
I firmly squeezed your sweaty hand back.

“ashiato wa doko darou?”
mujaki ni warau kimi to

“Where could those footprints be?”
I’m together with you, who smiled innocently.

meguri mawaru sorairo
boku to kimi wo tsunaideku
motto tooku made futari de ikou yo
hoshi wo maruku kiritotte tojikometa
kono mama mayotte shimaeru you ni

Round and round… The sky’s blueness
Joins us together.
Let’s go even further away together!
We cut a circle around a star and sealed it away for ourselves
So we could continue to wander like this…

dareka ga nokoshita yume wo tadotte
guru guru ikidomari bakkari
sekai wo kiritorisen tsunagi
tashika na kimi e no michishirube wo sagasu

Following a dream somebody left behind,
I just travel round in circles, finding nothing but dead ends.
I tie together the borders of the worlds,
Searching for a definite guidepost to lead me to you.

“ashiato wo oikakeyou”
mujaki na kimi no koe ga

“Let’s chase after those footprints!”
I can hear your innocent voice.

meguri mawaru ashita mo
kimi no inai hibi dake ga
zutto tsudzuku koto ni tada obiete
shirajirashii shirosa ni kakinaguru
omoide oborete shimaeru you ni

Round and round… Tomorrow, too,
Brings only days without you,
And I’m afraid that they’ll continue forever.
I scribble upon a pure whiteness
So I can drown in my memories.

“itsuka mata aeru sono hi ga kuru made douka wasurenaide ne”
yakusoku da yo nante
mujaki ni warau kimi no koe ga

“Until we can meet again, please don’t forget about me.”
It was a promise, or something like that.
I heard your voice. You smiled innocently.

meguri mawaru boku no
kiseki ga moshi hoshi ni nari
terashidashite kureta nara kondo wa
kimi no sugata kiritotte tojikometa
doko ni mo ikanaide

Round and round… If the traces of where I have been
Someday become a star,
And if that star shone on you, then this time
I would tear you out and lock you away.
I don’t want you to go anywhere…

kimi to meguri mawaru sorairo
boku to kimi wo tsunaideku
motto tooku made futari de ikou yo
shirajirashii shirosa ni kakinaguru
omoi ga kimi ni todokimasu you ni

Round and round with you… The sky’s blueness
Joins us together.
Let’s go even further away together!
I scribble upon a pure whiteness,
Hoping that my feelings will reach you.

星さえ掴むこの瞳で || With Our Eyes, Which Could Even Grasp the Stars

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TMNC-015星さえ掴むこの瞳で
hoshi sae tsukamu kono hitomi de
With Our Eyes, Which Could Even Grasp the Stars

Vocals: yukina
Lyrics: nanatsume (ななつめ)
Arranged by: tomoya
Album: With Our Eyes, Which Could Even Grasp the Stars (星さえ掴むこの瞳で)
Circle: TUMENECO
Event: Reitaisai 10 (RTS10)
Original Themes: –Crimson in the Black Sea ~ Legendary Fish [黒い海に紅く ~ Legendary Fish]
–Unknown X ~ Unfound Adventure [アンノウンＸ ~ Unfound Adventure]

Requested by: SeijaK14

More Renko x Merry adventures from TUMENECO… even though the two themes arranged have nothing to do with them. Not that that’s a bad thing or anything!

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“kono machi no fushigi sagashimasen ka?”
madogiwa de sabishige na shoujo ni koe wo kaketa
kikkake wa kimagure asobigokoro
dakedo mou kimi nashi no sekai ni wa modorenai

“Won’t you search for this town’s mysteries with me?”
I called out to a lonely girl sitting by her window…
It was out of a whim – I wanted to have a good time with someone.
But now, I can no longer return to a world without you…

hajime no kotoba wa itsumo onaji
“nee, konya wa doko made yukou?”

My first words are always the same:
“Hey, where shall we go tonight?”

hoshi sae tsukamu kono hitomi de
tojirareta sekai no himitsu wo abaite
saa futari de yume wo miyou
shizuka ni monogatari ga ugokidasu

With our eyes, that could even grasp the stars
We shall expose the secrets of that sealed-away world.
Come – let’s dream together!
Our story comes alive, quietly…

kyou mo mata machiawase girigiri da
kimi wa mata okoru ka na? umaku iiwake shi nakya
itsukara ka sore ga atarimae datta
owaru koto nante mada kangaete sae inakute

Today, as well, I make it to our meeting just on time.
I wonder if you’ll get mad again. I’d better give a good excuse…
This has been the norm since who knows when.
I still haven’t even thought about it coming to an end.

futari de tobira wo hiraku tame ni
nagareboshi ni inotta nda

I wished upon a shooting star
So the two of us could open that door…

hoshi sae tsukamu kono hitomi de
sekai ni kakusareta tobira wo hirakeba
kimi wa yume no mukougawa
itsushika boku wa hitorikiri datta

With our eyes, which could even grasp the stars
We opened up a door hidden in the world.
When we did that, you went to the other side of dreams
And before I knew it, I was alone.

kizuita toki mou ososugita nda
tada soko ni tachitsukusu shikanakute
kyou mo kinou mo kono saki wo sagashite
gamushara ni kakemeguru
sore dake shika dekinakute

I was too slow to realise it.
Still, I won’t just stand here and do nothing:
Today, yesterday… I will search beyond here.
I’ll run about recklessly
Because that’s all I can do.

soshite boku wa futatabi deau
katsute oimotometa fushigi na sekai to
saa tobira no mukou made
kondo wa nidoto modorenai kedo

And when we meet again
We’ll go to that mysterious world we pursued before…
Come! We’ll go beyond that door
Though this time, we won’t ever come back.

boku dake no kono hitomi de
futari wo hikisaita sekai wo tsunaide
kono yume no tsuzuki wo miyou
ima demo monogatari wa tsuzuite iru

With just my eyes
I will connect the worlds that tore us apart.
Let’s see how this dream continues!
Even now, our story continues.

mugen ni tsuzuku yoru wo koete
messeeji todoku made kurikaeshi
kyou mo kinou mo soshite asu sae mo
hoshizora ni negau nara itsuka mata
aeru ka na…

I will keep repeating this message
Which crosses over the infinite night, until it reaches you.
Today, yesterday, and tomorrow as well…
If I wish upon the starry sky,
I wonder if we’ll meet again someday…

ナイトエンド || Night End

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TMNC-012ナイトエンド
naito endo
Night End

Vocals: yukina, Mie (みぃ)
Lyrics: Jell
Arranged by: tomoya
Album: Spiraling Dream (らせんのゆめ)
Circle: TUMENECO
Event: Kouroumu 8
Original Themes: –Youkai Back Shrine Road [妖怪裏参道]
–Green Sanatorium [緑のサナトリウム]

Requested by: Roboscape

This song works better in Japanese. I promise…

Anyway, most of the dual stanzas, the two parts appear to sing separately to each other [at least, that’s how I interpreted it]. But in one (‘No matter what….’), a single sentence is split up between the two parts. It’s complicated. Given that this is TUMENECO, we can probably assume that the lyrics relate to Renko x Merry, but with the references to mirrors and stuff like that, you could argue that it’s actually Yukari x Merry…

Key: yukina, Mie

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yume no naka senaka awase naiteiru anata wa daare
yume mo mata kagami awase damari komu anata wa watashi deshou

We stand back to back inside this dream: You are crying – who are you?
Those dreams face each other again like mirrors: You, who sink into silence, are me, aren’t you?

tsunagu te wo
hanasanai de ite
surinukete
dare demo ii
uragawa he
kaeritakunai
michibiite Satisfaction!
Sudden Action!

Our hands, tied together.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Don’t let go!
I escape
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Anyone will do.
Towards the other side.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　I don’t want to go back!
My satisfaction guides me!
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Sudden action!

kakete yuku
yuumei no utage
oborozuki
kokoro no
utagoe ga todoku made
motto oku made
yakitsuita
gunshuu no kage wa
yuu kare hoshi
hakanaku
tada hitotsu dake no yume
kudaketa yume

That hazy moon
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   A feast of Hades.
Will continue to break
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Even further
Until my singing voice reaches you…
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Inside my heart…
The stars in the withering night
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　The shadows of the masses are
Were burned.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　A transient,
Still this is but one dream.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Broken dream…

ushiro no shoumen kazoe kazoe mekakushi yomichi wa dare no hosomichi ka
furimuku soba kara kagome kagome te no naru hou ni wa dare mo iyashinai

Count – count those who stand behind you. I wonder whose lane that blindfolded night road is?
From somewhere behind me, I heard “kagome kagome,” and in the direction of that clapping noise… no-one was there.

yokogao ni
omoidasenai
misukashita
soredemo ii
me wo tojite
mou ichido dake
mayoikomu You’re Game Over!
Again,Border!

I saw through
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　I can’t remember,
Your face, as seen from the side.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　But that’s okay.
Close your eyes,
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Just Once more!
And go astray – your game is over!
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Again, ‘Border!’

michite yuku
yuuen no kanade
maboro tsuki
kako ni
tatta hitori nokosarete
tori nokosarete
tadoritsuku
guuzen no hamabe
namima kara
namida de
anata he to okuru yume
miokuru yume

The illusory moon
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　A performance of permanence
Begins to wax.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Left behind
Only one person was left behind…
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　In the past.
I struggle on,
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　I dream of seeing you off
And from the waves
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　On the shores of chance
A dream is sent to you…
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　In tears.

mou sugu yoru ga akeru soshite mata yume ga hajimaru
hitori futari to izuko he kiete ato wa dare mo inaku nare

Soon, the night will break, and another dream will begin.
Alone, together, we shall disappear somewhere, and nobody will be here anymore.

itsu made mo
wasurenai kara
mou nidoto
nakanai kara
kitto itsuka
mata aeru kara
shinjite ite There’ s We here!!
There’s I here!!

No matter what,
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　I won’t forget.
I will never
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Cry again.
Surely, someday
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　We will meet again.
So, I believe – we’re here!
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　I’m here!

kakete yuku
yuumei no utage
oborozuki
kokoro no
utagoe ga todoku made
motto oku made
yakitsuita
gunshuu no kage wa
yuu kare hoshi
hakanaku
tada hitotsu dake no yume
kudaketa yume wo mite

That hazy moon
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   A feast of Hades.
Will continue to break
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Even further
Until my singing voice reaches you…
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Inside my heart.
The stars in the withering night
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　The shadows of the masses –
Were burned.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　They have a transient,
Still this is but one dream.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Broken dream…

michite yuku
yuuen no kanade
maboro tsuki
kako ni
tatta hitori nokosarete
tori nokosarete
kono ude ni
kuuhaku no yukue
uketometa
motometa
subete wa utsutsu no yume
utsutsu no yume

The illusory moon
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　A performance of permanence
Begins to wax.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Left behind
Only one person was left behind…
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　In the past.
I caught you
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Your whereabouts are a blank space.
With these hands.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　I searched for you
Everything was a dream of reality
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　In this dream of reality.

I miss you…
Once Again…
Alone…

lumière de courage || Light of Courage

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lumière de courage
Light of Courage

Vocals: yukina
Lyrics: clame
Arranged by: tomoya
Album: Re.TMNC2
Circle: TUMENECO
Event: Reitaisai 12 [RTS12]
Original Themes: –Green-Eyed Jealousy [緑眼のジェラシー ]
–A Flower-Studded Sake Dish on Mt. Ooe [華のさかづき大江山 ]

-Originally featured in Saku-Love Communication (サクラヴコミュニケイション) by MN-logic 24

Requested by: Isenganime

I don’t know why, but TUMENECO is such a Renko x Merry circle to me that I can’t imagine them covering any other themes. But, this is yet another exception. It’s a love song, and the speaker is presumably Parsee. Who is she in love with? Well, since the other theme is Yuugi’s theme, we can only guess…

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陽の光届かぬ　地下深くのさらに奥
花も風も星も　此処には無い
それが当たり前で　美しさも愛しさも
知るはず無かった　あなたに会うまで

hi no hikari todokanu chika fukaku no sara ni oku
hana mo kaze mo hoshi mo koko ni wa nai
sore ga atarimae de utsukushisa mo itoshisa mo
shiru hazu nakatta anata ni au made

Even further inside the depths of the underground, where the sun’s rays do not reach,
There are no flowers, no wind, and no stars.
That was obvious, and I shouldn’t have even
Known beauty or love, until I met you.

はじめからわかっていた　犯した過ちだけを
見えないふりしていた
この手を伸ばした瞬間　あなたに触れられそうで
気づいた時は遅すぎた

hajime kara wakatteita okashita ayamachi dake wo
mienai furi shiteita
kono te wo nobashita shunkan anata ni fureraresou de
kidzuita toki wa ososugita

I knew it from the start, though I pretended I couldn’t see
Only the error I had made.
The moment I reached out my hands, it looked like I would be felt by you.
And by the time I realised it, it was too late.

消せない色と匂い　私がみな奪った
嫉妬という仮面を免罪符のように貼り付け

kesenai iro to nioi watashi ga mina ubatta
shitto to iu kamen wo menzaifu no you ni haritsuke

Those inerasable colours and scents… I snatched them all away.
I stick the mask called ‘jealousy’ onto my face so I can indulge in it.

「それ以上近づかないで」　妬ましいと　情けないと
光を見ることでさえも　諦めたんだ
白紙の未来と過去の罪　自分からは　動けなくて
どうせ傷つけるだけだと　総てから逃げたんだ

“sore ijou chikadzukanaide” netamashii to nasakenai to
hikari wo miru koto de sae mo akirametan da
hakushi no mirai to kako no tsumi jibun kara wa ugokenakute
douse kizutsukeru dake da to subete kara nigetan da

“Don’t come any closer!” I cry, jealously and pitiably…
I gave up on even seeing light.
My future is a blank sheet, and my past full of sins. I could not move of my own will.
Thinking that I’ll just hurt someone anyway, I ran away from everything.

はじめこそ恐れ抱き　鬼と呼ばれ誇った
あなたを遠ざけていた
曲がらない勇気　それが　優しく強くあなたを
そこに在り続けさせた

hajime koso osore idaki oni to yobare hokotta
anata wo toozaketeita
magaranai yuuki sore ga yasashiku tsuyoku anata wo
soko ni ari tsudzukesaseta

Certainly, to begin with, I embraced fear, and was proud of being called a ‘demon.’
I kept you away.
I allowed that unwavering courage – you, who are kind and strong –
To continue to exist, over there.

紛い物弱き心　共に在る資格などない
なぜあなたと私はこんなにも違うのだろうか

magai mono yowaki kokoro tomo ni aru shikaku nado nai
naze anata to watashi wa konna ni mo chigau no darou ka

My weak, sham heart has no capabilities that exist alongside it.
I wonder why you and I are so different…

「もう一度やり直せるなら」　もう届かない　もう届かない
焼け付く痛み耐えられず　心を閉ざした
堕ちて尚も忌み嫌われ　己が罪と知りながらも
この力も瞳も姿も　どうか見ないで

“mou ichido yarinaoseru nara” mou todokanai mou todokanai
yaketsuku itami taerarezu kokoro wo tozashita
ochite nao mo imikiraware onore ga tsumi to shiri nagara mo
kono chikara mo me mo sugata mo douka minaide

“If we do it over from the start again…” Those words won’t reach you anymore.
Unable to withstand this burning pain, I sealed off my heart.
I fell and I was loathed, whilst aware of my sins.
Please, don’t look at my power, my eyes, my body…

『彼の花　真に望むは　況んや　どうか偽りのない
あなたの笑顔と共に在りたい　傍にいるから』

“ano hana makoto ni nozomu wa iwanya douka itsuwari no nai
anata no egao to tomo ni aritai soba ni iru kara”

“The thing I truly wish for is that flower. Please, I don’t want it to be fake.
I want to exist together with your smiling face. I’m by your side, so…”

輝く星のように　駆け巡る風のように
愛しい声は深く　私に道標を灯した

kagayaku hoshi no you ni kakemeguru kaze no you ni
itoshii koe wa fukaku watashi ni michishirube wo tomoshita

Like the shining stars, like the wind as it races about,
Your tender voice lit a guiding lamp deep inside me.

あなたの言葉一つが　私の中に種を撒き
少しだけ光が恋しく　なってしまった
細胞の一つ一つに　白緑のつぼみをつけ
少しだけ前に進もうと　私は咲いた

anata no koto no ha hitotsu ga watashi no naka ni tane wo maki
sukoshi dake hikari ga koishiku natte shimatta
saibou no hitotsu hitotsu ni byakuroku no tsubomi wo tsuke
sukoshi dake mae ni susumou to watashi wa saita

Just a single one of your words sowed a seed inside me.
I began to yearn for the light, just a little…
My cells, one by one, began to grow pale green buds,
And thinking I’d like to move forward, just a bit, I bloomed.

妬ましいほど真っ直ぐな　あなたを待つ　この地底で
苦しいだけじゃないことを　教えてくれた
いつか二人の躰が　動けなくなるその日まで
どんなに微かな光も受け止めるから

netamashii hodo massugu na anata wo matsu kono chitei de
kurushii dake ja nai koto wo oshiete kureta
itsuka futari no karada ga ugokenaku naru sono hi made
donna ni kasuka na hikari mo uketomeru kara

I await you, who are so straightforward I’m jealous, in the depths of the earth.
You taught me things that aren’t just pain.
Until the day when our bodies stop moving,
I will catch even the faintest ray of light.

二人だけの幻想世界 || A World of Dreams, for Just the Two of Us

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Star Seeker二人だけの幻想世界
futari dake no yume sekai
A World of Dreams, for Just the Two of Us

Vocals: yukina, Mie (みぃ)
Lyrics: Jell, Nanatsume (ななつめ)
Arranged by: tomoya
Album: World of Illusions -The Star Seeker-  (幻想世界 -TheStarSeeker-)
Circle: TUMENECO
Event: C82
Original Themes: –Celestial Wizardry ~ Magical Astronomy [大空魔術　～ Magical Astronomy]
–G Free

Requested by: SeijaK14

“What?” You may ask, “Why have you translated 幻想 (‘gensou’) as ‘dream,’ when it obviously means ‘illusions?'” Well, there is a good reason for it. Whenever ‘gensou’ appears in the song, it’s sung as ‘yume,’ which means ‘dream.’ It’s one of those things typical in Japanese songs – I’ve probably been over it once or twice before. Also bear in mind that the song splits into two parts at points. Try and keep track of both sets of lyrics!

Anyway, with this, The Star Seeker has been fully translated! I’m quite fond of TUMENECO, so I wouldn’t mind translating some more of their stuff when I get the chance. Of course, I need to clear out my Shinra-Bansho, Buta-Otome, and Liz Triangle backlogs first…

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azayaka na hikari sasu yoru ni
hibiwareta tsuki sora ga kieta
mou nani mo mienai kumo no mukou ni
kieta hoshi no kazu dake namida wo nagashita

In a night of brightly sparkling light,
The moon has cracked. The sky has disappeared.
I cried, my tears matching the number of stars
That had disappeared beyond the clouds, where nothing could be seen anymore.

kono me ni utsuru subete nisemono da to shite mo
kokoro dake wa itsuwarenai kara
kono te ni fureru subete dakishimerareru nara
todoku darou yume no sekai he

Even if everything reflected in these eyes is fake,
Only my heart can tell no lies, so…
If I could hold everything I can touch close to me,
I wonder if I would arrive at that world of dreams?

utsusu nara kasanaru hoshi no mado ni
nagasu nara hageshii ame no yoru ni
kakusu nara tsuranaru hibi no saki ni
negau nara itsuka yume no sekai e

If it is reflected, against a window of piled-up stars…
If it flows, in a night of heavy rain…
If it is hidden, at the end of those long days…
If I wish for it, then someday, I’ll head towards that world of dreams…

yoru no tobari ga ochita umi de
mou ichido nemureba iteza no shita de
me wo samashita toki ni wa tonari ni iru darou

If I fall asleep once more, beneath Sagittarius,
Upon an ocean on which night’s curtain has fallen,
I wonder if you’ll be next to me when I wake up?

kono yo no hate ni nani ga matte iru to shite mo
kodou dake wa tomerarenai kara
kono hi ga terasu basho wo sagashitsuzukeru nara
deau darou yume no sekai de

If something is waiting there, at the end of this night,
My heartbeat is the one thing I can’t contain, so…
If I continue to search in this place, illuminated by the light,
I wonder if I’ll meet you, in this world of dreams?

utau nara nagareru hoshi no shita de
kanau nara matataku toki no naka de
odoru nara kaze fuku oka no ue de
deau nara haruka yume no sekai de

If I sing, beneath the flowing stars…
If it comes true, in the blink of an eye…
If I dance, at the top of those wuthering heights…
If we meet, in that distant world of dreams…

kiete yuku kirei na negai no ketsumatsu wo shiranakute mo
kienai hikari wo oikakeru michishirube ga mienakute mo
anata no motsu hikari dake wa
sekai no dare ni mo kese wa shinai kara

Even if I do not know the outcome of that pretty wish, which fades away…
Even if I cannot see guideposts as I chase this light, which will not disappear…
The light that you hold alone
Will not be extinguished by anyone in the world, so…

kono me ni utsuru subete maboroshi da toshite mo
kizuna dake ga ima mo kawarazu ni
monokuro no mukou gawa ni shinjitsu wo motomete
tadoritsuita yume no naka de

Even if everything reflected in these eyes is an illusion,
Only my bonds remain unchanging, even now.
On that monochrome other side, I pursue truth.
I finally reached it, in this dream.

kono yo no hate ni tatoe todokanai to shite mo
semete ima wa tonari ni isasete
kono te wo hiite doko ka tooku tsurete itte
futari dake no yume no sekai he

Even if we won’t reach the end of this night,
Let me stay by your side, at least for now.
Pull my hand, and take me somewhere far away –
Towards a world of dreams, for just the two of us…

kisu nara samayou hoshi no fune de
omou nara matataku toki no naka de
nemuru nara hohoemu kimi no soba de
mou ichido futari yume no sekai he

If I return, in a ship formed of a wandering star…
If I think, in the blink of an eye…
If I close my eyes beside you as you smile…
We could head towards that world of dreams once more, together…

星を廻せ月より速く || Send Stars Round the Sky Faster than the Moon

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Star Seeker星を廻せ月より速く
hoshi o mawase tsuki yori hayaku
Send Stars Round the Sky Faster than the Moon

Vocals: yukina
Lyrics: Nanatsume (ななつめ)
Arranged by: tomoya
Album: World of Illusions -The Star Seeker-  (幻想世界 -TheStarSeeker-)
Circle: TUMENECO
Event: C82
Original Theme: Unknown Flower, Mesmerising Journey [未知の花 魅知の旅]

Requested by: SeijaK14
Update (20/05/2018): 3 years later, I went through and streamlined the translation. I was alerted to the fact that I had misinterpreted the title, and this update seeks to remedy that.

More TUMENECO, which means more Renko x Merry. This one is told squarely from Renko’s point of view – all of the pronouns are 僕 (‘boku’), the more ‘young boy/masculine’ way of saying ‘I.’ Renko strikes me as the ‘boku’ sort of person. But that’s just me.

hoshi wo mawase tsuki yori mo hayaku
“tooku tooku” dare yori tooku made
saa yume no tobira wo akehanate
himerareta sekai wo abakidasu

Send stars round the sky faster than the moon.
“Far, far away,” further away than anyone…
Now, I’ll throw open the door of dreams
and dig up that world, which was hidden away.

itsumo doori eki no kaisatsu de
futari de machiawase wo shite
kyou mo mata anata to hoshi wo miteiru

Like usual, we met
at that ordinary station’s ticket gate.
I’m going stargazing with you again today.

atarashii shigeki wo motomete
tabi ni deru mujaki na anata to
itsu made mo issho ni itakute
boku wa mata yume wo mirun da

I set out on a journey with you
Seeking fresh thrills. You were so innocent.
I want to be with you forever…
I’m dreaming again.

yoru ga orite kuru
dare mo shiranai jikan ga hajimaru
michi no saki he, saa ima wo nukedashite
tashika na futari dake no yume wo miyou

Night falls
and that secret time begins.
Come, let’s slip out now, towards that unknown destination.
Let’s have a dream, one that’s certainly for just the two of us…

hoshi wo mawase tsuki yori hayaku
“tooku tooku” dare yori tooku made
saa yume no tobira akehanate
himerareta sekai wo abakidasu

Send stars round the sky faster than the moon.
“Far, far away,” further away than anyone…
Now, I’ll throw open the door of dreams
and dig up that world, which was hidden away.

sugisatta jikan no kazu dake
toshi kasane kieyuku ima mo
boku wa mada yume wo miru tame ikiteru

The years pass by and fade away,
As many years as times that have passed.
I still live for the sake of dreaming.

yoru ga orite kuru
anata no inai jikan ga hajimaru
tatoe ima wa kono saki ga nai toshite mo
kiseki to deaeru made yume wo miyou

Night falls,
And my time without you begins.
Even if there is nothing beyond this point now,
I’ll dream until I encounter a miracle.

hoshi wo mawase tsuki yori hayaku
“tooku tooku” dare yori tooku made
saa yume no tobira akehanate
himerareta sekai wo abakidasu

Send stars round the sky faster than the moon.
“Far, far away,” further away than anyone…
Now, I’ll throw open the door of dreams
and dig up that world, which was hidden away.

mada minu higashi no kuni no yoru ni
mada minu kurai mori no okufukaku
mada minu saihate no tobira sae
itsu no hi ka kitto mitsukedasou

Unseen… During a night in the eastern land,
Unseen… In the depths of that dark forest,
Unseen… Even that door, at the furthest ends—
Someday, surely, I’ll try and find it.

anata to mou ichido aitai
sono negai ga hontoni kanau nara
bokura wa mou hanare nai
kono yume owaru made

I want to see you again.
If that wish were to truly be granted,
We wouldn’t part again
until the end of this dream…

hoshi wo mawase tsuki yori hayaku
“tooku tooku” dare yori tooku made
saa yume no tobira akehanate
himerareta sekai wo abakidasu

Send stars round the sky faster than the moon.
“Far, far away,” further away than anyone…
Now, I’ll throw open the door of dreams
and dig up that world, which was hidden away.

mada minu kono sekai no hate made
mada minu itsuka yume mita sekai e
mada minu ashita made tsuzuiteru
kono yoru wo futari de aruite yukou

Unseen… To the end of this world,
Unseen… Towards the world we saw in a dream, someday,
Unseen… Continuing on to tomorrow—
Let’s spend tonight walking together.

星降る夜のラピス || The Starry Night’s Lapis

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Star Seeker星降る夜のラピス
hoshi kudaru yoru no rapisu
The Starry Night’s Lapis

Vocals: Mie (みぃ)
Lyrics: Jell
Arranged by: tomoya
Album: World of Illusions -The Star Seeker-  (幻想世界 -TheStarSeeker-)
Circle: TUMENECO
Event: C82
Original Theme: Trojan Asteroid Jungle [トロヤ群の密林]

Requested by: SeijaK14

Some more Renko x Merry from TUMENECO. Did I mention how much I love Trojan Green Asteroid’s original themes?

Also, ‘lapis’ is a real word. In this context, I think it’s a shortening of ‘lapis lazuli,’ since (if you look at one) they look the night sky. At least, I think they do…

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yoru wo ikutsu koeru tabi ni futari doko made kita no
tobira koshi no sekai de wa fushigi itsumo onaji fuku
yoru wo kakete tadoritsuita futari kiri no shinjitsu
katachi no nai kizuato ni furete yubi de nazotte mite …mite
sora wa maru de kowaresou na rapisu

Upon crossing over countless nights, I wonder how far the two of us have come.
Marvels lie in the world beyond the door, wearing the same clothes.
There’s a truth that just the two of us finally arrived at, after flying through the night.
Touch my scar, which has no form – try and trace around it with your fingers… fingers…
The sky is just like a fragile lapis.

kimi to narabi aruku dake ja
totemo bouken to yobenai
dakara toriaezu te wo tsunagou ka
nee… hoshi ga kirei

I’m just walking together in line with you.
You can’t really call it an adventure…
So, for now, shall we hold hands?
Hey… the stars are pretty.

dakara LET’S MAKE IT HAPPEN!
monogatari wo hajimemashou koko kara wa
watashitachi no jikan yo tanoshimesou

So, let’s make it happen!
Let’s start our story – from here
It’s our time! It looks like we can have fun…

yoru wo someru tsuki no shita de futari tashikame aou
nagare ochiru hitosuji no kanata toketeshimaisou
yoru ga owaru sono toki ni wa futari ja na kya dame na no
fumishimeta kutsu no shita de hoshi no hajikeru oto ga naru …naru
sore wa shizuka ni tadayoi …yoi
hibikaseteku merodi ru ri ra ra…

Beneath the moon, which dyes the night, let’s make sure of each other.
A beam of light runs off – it looks like it wound up dissolving in the distance…
Mustn’t we be together when the night ends?
Beneath my shoes, worn hard from walking, the sounds of bursting stars ring… ring…
They calmly drift along… it’s intoxicating.
Let that melody resound – lu li la la…

moshikashite ima me ga sameta nara
uragaeshi no watshi wa doko?
――kitto, kimi no tonari ni, iru.

If, perchance, I were to open my eyes now,
Where would my reverse self be?
――Surely, I’d be right beside you.

dakara LET’S MAKE IT HAPPEN!
monogatari wo hajimemashou nando demo
watashitachi no jikan wo kurikaesou

So, let’s make it happen!
Let’s start our story – no matter how many times,
Let’s repeat our time together!

yoru wo ikutsu koete kita ka futari oboeteiru no
tobira koshi no sekai kara fushigi natsukashii koe ne
yoru wa yagate yume to kawaru futari miteita yume he
majiwaranai ginga no hate asu wo itsu made mo sagashite …shite
sora wa kimi no hitomi utsusu rapisu

Do you remember how many nights we crossed over together?
From the world beyond the door comes a mysterious, nostalgic voice.
Before long, this night will change – together with this dream – towards the dream the two of us were having.
At the edge of the non-intersecting Milky Way, we search for tomorrow forever… forever…
The sky is a lapis, reflected in your eyes.