悪ノ娘歌詞Daughter of Evil Lyrics

Somehow, it's always the evil characters that capture my attention. Not really sure why.

なんとなく、悪と呼ばれたキャラクターが気に入る。なぜか分からん。

Daughter of Evil
悪ノ娘

Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: mothy (Evil P)
作詞・作曲・編曲：mothy（悪ノP）

Vocal: Rin Kagamine
歌手：鏡音リン

Lyrics/歌詞:

むかしむかしあるところに
悪逆非道の王国の
頂点に君臨するは
齢十四の王女様

Once upon a time,
there was a evil, unjust kingdom,
and at its head,
a fourteen-year-old princess.

絢爛豪華な調度品
顔のよく似た召使
愛馬の名前はジョセフィーヌ
全てが全て彼女のもの

Luxurious and gorgeous furnishings,
a servant whose face resembled hers,
a favorite horse named Josephine,
everything was all hers.

お金が足りなくなったなら
愚民どもから搾りとれ
私に逆らう者たちは
粛清してしまえ

If money starts to run low,
squeeze more out of the ignorant peasants;
anyone who disagrees with me
is to be purged!

「さあ、ひざまずきなさい！」
"Now, kneel before me!"

悪の華　可憐に咲く
鮮やかな彩りで
周りの哀れな雑草は
嗚呼　養分となり朽ちていく

The evil flower blooms beautifully,
shaded in brilliant color.
The surrounding pitiful weeds
can just become nourishment and rot away.

暴君王女が恋するは
海の向こうの青い人
だけども彼は隣国の
緑の女にひとめぼれ

The tyrannical princess fell in love
with a blue-haired person across the sea,
but in a neighboring country, he
was instantly taken with a green-haired girl.

嫉妬に狂った王女様
ある日大臣を呼び出して
静かな声で言いました
「緑の国を滅ぼしなさい」

Mad with jealousy, the princess
one day called her ministers to her.
In a soft voice she told them,
"That green land is to be reduced to ruins."

幾多の家が焼き払われ
幾多の命が消えていく
苦しむ人々の嘆きは
王女には届かない

Countless houses were burned to the ground,
countless lives were erased.
The lamentations of the suffering people
failed to reach the princess.

「あら、おやつの時間だわ」
"Oh, it's time for afternoon tea."

悪の華　可憐に咲く
狂おしい彩りで
とても美しい花なのに
嗚呼　棘が多すぎて触れない

The evil flower blooms beautifully,
shaded in the colors of madness.
Even though it is a pretty flower,
ah, countless thorns make it impossible to touch.

悪の王女を倒すべく
ついに人々は立ち上がる
烏合の彼らを率いるは
赤き鎧の女剣士

Finally, people arose
who felt they had to overthrow the evil princess.
At the head of this mob
was a female knight in red armor.

つもりにつもったその怒り
国全体を包み込んだ
長年の戦で疲れた
兵士たちなど敵ではない

As they planned, the piled-up anger
enveloped the entire country.
Endless fighting left everyone tired;
even the soldiers found they were not enemies.

ついに王宮は囲まれて
家臣たちも逃げ出した
可愛く可憐な王女様
ついに捕らえられた

Finally the palace was surrounded,
and the servants had fled.
The beautiful princess
was finally taken into custody.

「この　無礼者！」
"You ungrateful peasants!"

悪の華　可憐に咲く
悲しげな彩りで
彼女のための楽園は
嗚呼　もろくもはかなく崩れてく

The evil flower blooms beautifully,
shaded with the colors of sadness.
The princess's paradise;
fragile, transient, it crumbled to ruin.

むかしむかしあるところに
悪逆非道の王国の
頂点に君臨してた
齢十四の王女様

Once upon a time,
there was a evil, unjust kingdom,
and at its head,
a fourteen-year-old princess.

処刑の時間は午後三時
教会の鐘が鳴る時間
王女と呼ばれたその人は
一人牢屋で何を思う

The time of punishment was set at 3 in the afternoon;
the time the church bell rung.
She who was called "princess",
alone in her cell, what did she think of?

ついにその時はやってきて
終わりを告げる鐘が鳴る
民衆などには目もくれず
彼女はこういった

Finally the time came;
the bell rang out the end.
Ignoring the people below her,
the princess had only this to say:

「あら、おやつの時間だわ」
"Ah, it's time for afternoon tea."

悪の華　可憐に散る
鮮やかな彩りで
のちの人々はこう語る
嗚呼　彼女は正に悪ノ娘

The evil flower fell beautifully,
shaded in brilliant colors.
Off in the distant future, the people would say,
ah, she was truly a daughter of evil.

現代の歌姫The Diva of the Modern Age

Miku Hatsune is so cute!

初音ミク、かわいいな！

Okay. Got that out of my system. So yesterday, there was a concert: Miku Hatsune Live Party 2011, in Tokyo. Sadly I couldn't go to the actual event itself (I'll save random trips to Tokyo for the weekends), but I was able to go to the movie theater in Kyoto and watch the concert live from afar. And I'm very glad I did.

さあ。とにかく。昨日はコンサートがありました。それは初音ミクライブパーティー2011。本当のイベントは東京にあるから、行けなかったけど、京都の映画館でライブを見ることが出来た。本当にすごかった。

I got to the theater around 6:45; the show was supposed to start at 7. After meeting a friend who was also going to the concert, we headed into the movie theater. We got a free little glow stick and a tote bag when we went in, because it wouldn't be a Japanese concert without glow sticks to wave around in the air. And yes, we did. The movie theater was a field of little glowy lights during the entire concert.

僕は6時45分に映画館に着いた。ライブは、7時に始まる。友達と会って、映画館を入った。入る時、トートバッグとケミカルライトがもらった。そのケミカルライトはとても日本的な物だと思った。いつも、日本のライブで、みんなはそのライトを振る。私たちも。ライブ中で、たくさんのキラキラと光ってるライトがあった。

Why was this concert so cool, you ask? Simple. Hologram. The Vocaloids are not human beings, after all. We're referring to computer programs designed to synthesize voice, primarily for singing. I say "primarily" because Miku did greet us after her first song ("Good evening everyone!"), so she's certainly capable of "normal" speech, although it does sound a little awkward.

なぜそんなにかっこいいだと思うかと聞いた？実は、一番かっこいい点はミクだった。ホログラムだった。ボーカロイドは、人間ではない。声を作るためのコンピュータのプログラムだ。大体、この声は歌声だけど、普通の話すこともできる。というのは、ミクは、「皆さん、こんばんは！」と話したからだ。もっとも、ちょっと不器用だったけど．．．

Of course, Japan being Japan, said computer programs are given the face and form of a 16-year-old girl with bright blue hair that's probably longer than she is tall. According to the booklet I bought at the concert, Miku is 16, is about 5'2", and weighs less than a hundred pounds.

まあ、日本らしいプログラムだ。そのプログラムは、16歳の長すぎる青い髪の毛の女の子の形だ。パンフレットによると、初音ミクは、16歳で、158センチの高さで、42キロの重さだ。

... If they're trying to get me to see her as more "human", it's working. I mean, there's what I started this post with...

．．．「ミクは本当の人間」という影響を与えたかったら、よく出来たな。まあ、これの初めの文は．．．

Young Alive! Lyrics

Nana Mizuki is my favorite singer and voice actor, period. Her music was where I first started trying to understand Japanese lyrics. I could spend a very long time yapping about how awesome she is, but I'll just get the lyrics for this song up and get on with it.

水樹奈々は私の一番好きな歌手と声優だよ。最初の歌の翻訳は水樹奈々の歌だった。本当に大好きだし、長い間で話したいけど、この歌の歌詞の方が大事だ。

Young Alive!

Artist/Lyrics: Nana Mizuki

歌手/作詞：水樹奈々（みずきなな）

Composer: Hirobumi Miyake (Not sure about that reading...)

作曲：三宅博文（読み方不明）

Arranger: Junpei Fujita (Elements Garden)

編曲：藤田淳平（ふじたじゅんぺい）(Elements Garden)

歌詞/Lyrics:

無理難題　多岐亡羊(>_<)
規矩準縄　旗幟鮮明　オシエテ
何を迷っているの？　カッ飛ばせ！

Impossible problems, too many choices,
show me how to make my attitude clear!
What has you confused? Let me fly!

どこにもない　どうしようもない
独学の人生（ドラマ）をね走ろう
誰も真似は出来ない

Nowhere to go, no other choice,
I'll just take off through the drama of self-education.
No one could fake this.

履き潰した靴　放り投げて太陽とKISS
７秒数えたら始まる　Special Race

I toss away the shoes my feet were jammed into, kissing the sun,
and once I count off seven seconds, the special race begins!

虹色のMachineに乗って空高く
アリエナイ未来だって動かすよ
ブルーに変わるSign見付けたら
全力全開踏み出すよ
１人じゃない
Are you Ready? OK? come on! Let’s GO!

Board the rainbow-colored machine, high in the sky;
although it's an impossible future, we'll put it into motion.
And once we get the green light,
full power, all out! Advance!
You're not alone!
Are you ready? OK? Come on! Let's go!

意気揚々　雨奇晴好(≥ω≤)/
天衣無縫　拈華微笑　まだまだ
眠ってるハズだよ　本気出そう！

In high spirits before this beautiful scenery;
flawless, and yet I still can't share my thoughts.
It should still be sleeping... I'll get serious!

どうすれば…？　どうなるの…？
不安はね　進化への第一歩だよ
目標－星－を生み出して行く

What should we do? What will this become?
Uncertainty, you know, is the first step to progress!
It brings forth the star that is our target.

細胞に広がる　新しいリズムを感じて
７回数えたら　目覚める自由な規則（フリーダムルール）

Feel the new rhythm that reaches to each cell of your body;
once we count off seven beats, awaken to the rule of freedom!

虹色に染まる宇宙（ソラ）を滑り抜け
とびきりの明日だって創り出す
振り切ったmeter（針）はもう戻れない
そう、行けない場所なんてない
手をとって
Are you HAPPY? I will make it together!

The rainbow-colored sky slides past;
although it's a better tomorrow, we'll create it!
We can't return anymore to the meter we've shaken free of;
yeah, there's no such thing as a place we can't reach.
Take my hand!
Are you happy? I will make it, together!

前例？
そんなのイラナイから
さあ、突き進もう！

Precedent?
Because we don't need anything like that,
come on, let's push on forward!

虹色のMachineに乗って空高く
アリエナイ未来だって動かすよ
ブルーに変わるSign見付けたら
全力全開踏み出すよ
がむしゃらでいい　キミらしく
Are you Ready? OK? come on! Let’s GO!

Board the rainbow-colored machine, high in the sky;

although it's an impossible future, we'll put it into motion.

And once we get the green light,

full power, all out! Advance!

You're not alone!

Are you ready? OK? Come on! Let's go!

歌の翻訳についてOn Song Translations

Well, first of all, they're what I do for fun. There's a reason why I can remember the lyrics to what must seem like every anime song ever, and it's not just because I have a good memory. If I really like a song, I'll buy a CD that has it, copy the lyrics into my computer (in kanji/kana and romaji), and then take a shot at translating it.

まず、僕の趣味だ。アニソンの歌詞をよく覚えられる理由があるよ。歌が好きだとしたら、CDを買って、パソコンで歌詞を書いて（漢字と仮名、さらにローマ字）、翻訳しようとする。

However, I'm probably not spending as much time on them as I should. I'm taking a translation class this semester, and it's already taught me that I'm ignoring too much. For example, with Wolf Girl just recently, I tried to throw kind of a childish air into my translation, mostly because so much of it was in katakana when there were kanji that could have been used. I have no idea if it worked. I have no idea if the original lyrics or song give off that air in the first place. I mean, I think it does, but...

しかし、ちょっと速すぎるかな。今学期、翻訳の授業をとってる。習ったことは、翻訳しながらたくさん小さいことを無視している。たとえば、オオカミガールの翻訳で、ちょっと子供らしい風を使ってみた。たくさんカタカナがあるからだ。でも、いいかどうか分からない。その風は元の歌にあるかどうか分からない。僕はそう思ったのに…

This is one of the reasons why I'm posting them. I know that only a very few people that see this are going to be capable of offering comment, so it's not my only reason, but I do want comments.

これはここで翻訳を見せる一つの理由だ。これを見る人の中で、コメント出来る人（翻訳出来る人）が本当に少ないと分かってるから、その理由だけじゃないけど、本当にコメントが欲しい。

And the other note? Well, even if I did spend an appropriate amount of time on them, they're going a lot faster than they used to. Back during my first year at Brandeis, it took nearly a week to even type the lyrics into my computer, since I had to look up nearly every single kanji and my listening skill was bad to say the least. Now, I just did that copying process in about 15 minutes. There were exactly two kanji that I weren't already familiar with, I should have remembered one of them, and I listened to the song to figure it out. Even if I take several hours to actually translate the song, this will still be much faster than it used to be.

他のこととは？まあ、もっと遅く翻訳するとしても、前と比べると、すごく速い。大学一年生の時、パソコンで書くのは一週間ぐらいかかった。というのは、全部の漢字を調べなければならなかったからだ。しかも、聴くのは下手だった。今、新しい歌を書いて、かかる時間は15分。漢字は、二つだけ知らないし、その二つの一つはもう習ったし、歌を聴くとすぐ読み方が分かってる。翻訳は何時間もかかるとしても、本当にもっと速い。

Progress really does feel good.

上達するのは、気持ちいいな。

オオカミガール歌詞Wolf Girl Lyrics

I like Miku Hatsune.

初音ミクが好きだ。

Don't know why I picked this one though. I do tend to like tsundere-type characters, so maybe that's it...?

でも、この歌を選ぶ理由が分からない。たいてい、ツンデレのキャラクターが好きだから、それかな…

Wolf Girl

オオカミガール

Artist: Kura-P Feat. Miku Hatsune

歌手：くらP Feat. 初音ミク

Composer: Kura-P

作曲：くらP

Lyrics/歌詞:

目覚めた午前二時　お月さまきらきら

ムネがドキドキ　体がアツいわ

アタシ　変身しちゃうの？

I woke up at two in the morning,

the moon was shining brightly.

My heart’s beating fast,

my body feels hot...

have I transformed?

イチゴのケーキに　クマのぬいぐるみ

もうオトナだし…！

だけどホントは大・ス・キライ！

Strawberry cake, my teddy bear...

Come on, of course I’m an adult!

But you know, I just love - I mean, hate it!

オオカミガールが　キミを困らせに行くよ

素直になれない

「あのね…ホントはね」

オオカミガールが　キミを困らせるけれど

ウソツキなんて呼ばないで　不器用なだけ

Wolf-girl’s going to make trouble for ya!

I’m not used to being open about myself...

“Um... Actually, I...”

Wolf-girl makes trouble for you, but

don’t call me a liar, it’s just awkward!

なかなか眠れない　お星さまきらきら

ムネがドキドキ　頭はくらくら

アタシ　おかしくなりそう？

I can’t sleep;

the stars are shining brightly.

My heart’s beating fast,

I feel kinda dizzy...

Does it seem like I’m becoming strange?

星占いで　キミとの相性をみたわ

なんとなく…なんとなくよ！

気がついたら　キミのことばかり

頭から離れない！

I read the stars and saw our love;

I don’t know why!

When I noticed, there was nothing but you;

I couldn’t stop thinking about it!

オオカミガールが　キミを困らせに行くよ

いいコになれない

「あのね…ホントはね」

オオカミガールが　キミを困らせるけれど

ツンデレなんて呼ばないで　恥ずかしいだけ

Wolf-girl’s going to make trouble for ya!

I’m not used to being a good little kid...

“Um... Actually, I...”

Wolf-girl makes trouble for you, but

don’t call me a tsundere, it’s just embarrassing!

オオカミガールが　キミを困らせに行くよ

素直になれない

「あのね…ホントはね」

オオカミガールが　キミを困らせるけれど

「あのね…ホントはね」

「あのね…ホントはね」

キミがスキでダイスキで　仕方ないだけ！

Wolf-girl’s going to make trouble for ya!

I’m still not used to being open about myself...

“Um... Actually, I...”

Wolf-girl makes trouble for you, but

“um... actually, I...”

“um... actually, I...”

I like you, I love you; it just can’t be helped!

Synchronicity lyrics

So, who thought I had forgotten about this?

Synchronicity (Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations OP)

Artist: Yui Makino

歌手：牧野由依

Writer/Composer/Arranger: Yuki Kajiura

作詞・作曲・編曲：梶浦由紀

Lyrics/歌詞:

この温もりは何処へ行くの

明日になれば消えてしまうの

胸の鼓動を合わせたならば

同じ深みは降りて行けるの

To where does this warmth go?

If tomorrow dawns, it will vanish...

If our heartbeats’ rhythm matches,

then we can descend into the same depths...

いつもいつも側にいるよ

どんな遠く君の心が迷っても

Always and forever together with you,

no matter where you have lost your way...

暗闇の中に二人で漂いながら

無邪気な小鳥のように翼を寄せていた

寂しい時には笑顔に隠れる君は

溶けない氷の刃

この胸を晒して

抱きしめる

ずっと…

While we drifted amidst the darkness,

just like the innocent young bird, we received wings.

You hide your sadness behind a smile,

and with a blade of ice

expose your heart,

embracing it always...

君は一人で何処へ行くの

振り返るのは怖いだけなの

胸の形も哀しい色も

本当はきっとよく似てるのに

To where are you going alone?

Turning back will only bring fear...

The shape of your heart, the color of loneliness,

surely, they are similar to the truth...

いつかきった還る場所を

二人同じ儚さで見つめている

But someday, certainly, within our transience,

we have our eyes fixed on a place to return to...

この闇の中でどんなに離れていても

心は何より強い絆で呼び合って

寂しい時には笑っていてもわかるよ

冷たい指を涙で

暖めてあげたい

側にいる…

Within this darkness, no matter how long we are apart,

the unbreakable bonds between our hearts will call us.

I understand that you smile even in sad times.

I want to warm your cold finger

with my tears...

Together...

暗闇の中に二人で漂いながら

>無邪気な小鳥のように翼を寄せていた

寂しい時には笑顔に隠れる君は

溶けない氷の刃

この胸を晒して　抱きしめる

側にいる

ずっと…

While we drifted amidst the darkness,

just like the innocent young bird, we received wings.

You hide your sadness with a smile,

and with a blade of ice

expose your heart, embracing it...

Together, always...

カラオケKaraoke

Karaoke is perhaps the most enjoyable form of entertainment known to man. That's what I think, anyway.

世界の中にカラオケは一番楽しいことだと思う。

Last night, there was a KCJS welcome party at Kyoto University, more often just called "Kyodai" (Kyoto Daigaku). That was pretty interesting; we got to hang out and meet Kyodai students, make new friends, etc. But after that, we went to do karaoke.

昨日の晩、京都大学（たいてい、「京大」と呼んで）で京都アメリカ大学コンソーシアムのパーティーがありました。そのパーティーでは京大の学生を会ったり、新しい友達を作ったりするから、楽しかった。でも、その後、カラオケをしに行った。

That was awesome. I've now done karaoke twice here in Japan, and every time I go, I end up having a great time. I mean, I like singing, and I like anime theme songs. And the karaoke places in Japan have pretty much any song you could think of, which means I can sing anything I want.

それはすごく楽しかった。カラオケを二回しって、しに行くたびに、楽しすぎた。僕は歌うのが好きだし、アニメの曲も好きだ。そして日本に、カラオケ屋は曲がたくさんあるから、何でも歌いたい曲が歌える。

Last night... I sang a few different songs. Nana Mizuki, as always... she is my favorite J-pop artist after all. If I remember correctly, I sang three of hers: Eternal Blaze, the opening to Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's, Don't be long, an insert song from the Nanoha 1st movie, and Young Alive!, from her most recent album.

昨日の晩、色々な曲を歌った。さすが、水樹奈々。一番好きな歌手だね。思い出は確かなら、三つ．．．ETERNAL BLAZE、魔法少女リリカルなのはA'sのOP。そして、Don't be long、なのは1st MOVIEの挿入歌。さいごに、Young Alive!、八つめのCDの曲だ。

Then there were the well-known songs. I make it a point to sing Zankoku na Tenshi no Thesis and Hare Hare Yukai whenever I get the chance. Everyone knows those songs. Or at least, they should. The Kyodai students sang the Dragonball Z theme song, too, so I wasn't the only one going for anime songs.

そして、人気がある曲を歌った。チャンスがあるたびに、残酷な天子のテーゼとハレ晴レユカイを歌う。誰でもその曲を知ってる。まあ、知らなければならない。京大の学生はドラゴンボールZのOPを歌ったから、アニメの曲を歌いたい人は僕だけじゃない。

But I sang less well-known ones too. There was a song called True Blue, the ending theme to Sky Girls, and LEVEL5 ~judgelight~, the second opening to To Aru Kagaku no Railgun. And then there was an older one: the opening theme to the original Space Battleship Yamato anime.

でも、僕はあまり人気がない曲も歌った。True Blueと言う曲はスカイガールズのEDとLEVEL5～judgelight～、とある科学の超電磁砲のOPを歌った。そしてもっと古い曲、宇宙戦艦ヤマトのOPを歌った。

In between the songs I sang and the ones everyone else sang, we started at eight in the evening and didn't finish until one in the morning. Nothing like doing karaoke for five hours straight.

カラオケは、午後八時に始まった、朝の一時ぐらい終わった。五時間もカラオケをした。

In sum: whenever anyone wants to do karaoke, as long as it's okay, I will quite gladly come along.

だから、カラオケを行きたい時、よかったら、僕と一緒に行こう！

Programming for non-fiction Lyrics

Programming for non-fiction (Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou OP)

Programming for non-fiction (よくわかる現代魔法オープニングテーマ)

Part of my song translation project

僕の歌翻訳計画

Artist: Natsuko Aso

歌手: 麻生夏子

Writer: Saori Kodama

作詞: こだまさおり

Composer/Arranger: Peijun

作曲･編曲: ぺーじゅん

Lyrics/歌詞:

夢見る今日は私のnon-fiction

アザヤカな引力

今、広がる世界はnot fantasy

新しいコードが踊る

なりたい未来へのプログラム

This day of my dreams is my non-fiction,

a clear attraction.

Right now, this unfolding world is not a fantasy.

New code dances,

hoping to become a program in the future.

ログの樹海　経験の羅列

弾き出した答えよりもっと

プリズムのスコールの先で

予感をつかまえたい

The log's tree, a list of experiences,

is more than a calculated answer.

Beyond the prism's squall,

I want to capture this premonition.

運命だけじゃ (self navigation)

待ちきれないから (self education)

描いた分だけ　思いを確信に変えて

Fate alone is self-navigation,

since I can't wait anymore, self-education.

The described part alone changes my feelings into confidence.

夢見る今日は私のnon-fiction

磨かれた必然

今、広がる世界はnot fantasy

リアルな煌めきをまとう

自分らしい色でプログラム

This day of my dreams is my non-fiction,

a refined inevitability.

Right now, this unfolding world is not a fantasy.

Let's wait for the true brilliance;

I'll program in my own style.

キャパシティは決めたくないの

臆病じゃ楽しめない

ニュートラル＋少し背伸びして

ココロガスキップしてる

I don't want to decide on my capacity,

I can't enjoy cowardice.

In neutral, I overreach myself slightly,

skipping over my heart.

揺れてる未来 (good vibration)

ぬり替えた理想 (good sensation)

成長していく　わたしも夢も現実も

This shuddering future is a good vibration,

these repainted ideals, a good sensation.

I'll continue to grow, myself, my dreams, and my reality.

叶えた今日はいつかのpromise day

ここからはじまるの

今、広がる世界はso bright way

憧れの続きを歩く

いつだって明日のプロローグ

This day that I've been granted is some day's promised day;

everything starts here!

Right now, this unfolding world is so bright of a way.

I'll walk through the continued aspirations

that are always the prologue of tomorrow.

ずっとあたためていた　幼い決意が

正しいやり方で　真実へ誘ってくれるから

タッタ・ヒトツ・ダケノ

タッタ・ヒトツ・ダケノ

All along, I was warming to childish decisions, but

because you invite me to the truth

with the correct way of doing things...

Just one and only one...

Just one and only one...

運命なんて (self navigation)

おざなりみたいで (self education)

描いて動いた　想いはかけがえないエナジー

Things like fate, self-navigation,

since it appears to be careless, self-education.

Drawn out, changed, these feelings are an irreplaceable energy.

夢見る今日は私のnon-fiction

磨かれた必然

今、広がる世界はnot fantasy

リアルな煌めきをまとう

自分らしい色で

奇跡さえイメージできる

なりたい未来へのプログラム

This day of my dreams is my non-fiction,

a refined inevitability.

Right now, this unfolding world is not a fantasy.

Let’s wait for the real brilliance;

and in my own style,

even the image of a miracle can be created,

hoping to become a program in the future.

翻訳計画：日本の歌Translation Project: Japanese Songs

I did say that I wanted to practice my Japanese. Well, over the summer I’m planning to try translating all sorts of different Japanese stuff, just for the sake of practice. Of course, if I don’t show these translations to anyone, I won’t know if I make a mistake. Thus, I’ll just post them on this blog, showing them to everyone on the Internet.

日本語を練習したいと言った。だから、夏の間、僕は練習するために日本語の物を翻訳するつもりだ。でも、誰にも見せなければ、間違えるかどうか知らない。それから、そのブログでインターネットの皆さんに見せようと思う。

I’ve always had a soft spot for the theme songs that most TV shows have. When I was in middle school, my parents sometimes watched a show called JAG, and the only thing I remember about that show was the quick little tune that served as its theme song. The same goes today for anime opening and ending themes. From really well-known songs such as Moonlight Densetsu or Hare Hare Yukai to lesser-known songs like LEVEL5 -judgelight- and Programming for non-fiction, I almost always like anime theme songs.

僕はいつもテレビの番組のテーマが好きだった。中学生の時、僕の父と母は「JAG」と言う番組を時々見た。僕はその番組のテーマだけ覚える。今日もアニメのテーマが大好きだ。ムーンライト伝説や晴れ晴れ愉快やLEVEL5 -judgelight- やProgramming for non-fiction、人気の歌や人気じゃない歌、僕はたいていアニメの歌が好きだ。

I also like singing. So, when I started listening to Japanese music, I started putting the lyrics in romaji, so that I could read them. Back then, in my first year of college, it would take hours on end to draw all of the unfamiliar kanji on a Nintendo DS kanji dictionary that I had; now, I know more about kanji and can look up unfamiliar ones more quickly.

僕は歌う事も好きだ。だから、日本の音楽を聞き始めるとき、僕はその歌の歌詞を読めるようにローマ字に書いた。その時、大学の一年生の時、知らない漢字を任天度DSの漢字辞典で描かなくてはいけないから、調べる事は何時間もかかる。でも、今、僕は漢字の事をもっと知ってるから、もっと速く調べられる。

Anyway, now that I need to practice my Japanese, simply writing the lyrics in romaji isn’t enough. I want to know if I can actually translate, if I can express the meaning of a Japanese song in English. That’s what I’m trying to do with this little project of mine.

とにかく、日本語を練習しちゃいけない、ローマ字を書くことだけ足らない。僕は翻訳、日本の歌の意味を英語で口を出ること、出来るかどうか知りたい。その計画の目的だ。