Showing posts with label translation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label translation. Show all posts

Friday, 24 June 2016

マクロスMACROSS 82-99 - Horsey (ft. Sarah Bonito)

A fan's translation of  マクロスMACROSS 82-99 - Horsey (ft. Sarah Bonito) 
It's good, buy the album here.

Album: A Million Miles Away
Vocals: Sarah Bonito

Japanese English
朝起きて 服を着て
(asaokite fuku wo kite)  
いつものバスに乗って 
(itsumo no BASU ni notte)
外の景色を眺めて 
(soto no keshiki wo nagamete)
Driving past things these concrete things 
ずっと前ここはジャングル って思うと 
(zutto mae koko wa JANGURUtte omou to)
It's crazy!
人間ってすごいなって 
(ningentte sugoi natte)
ある意味思う
(aru imi omou)
My daydream
Waking up early, throwing on clothes
Catching the same bus
Staring at the scenery outside
Driving past these concrete things
This used to be a jungle, and I think:
It's crazy!
"Humanity is amazing"
pops up in my thoughts in
My daydream
Just remembered it's 2014 
Do you know what that really means? 
待ってたんだ うれしいな 
(mattetanda ureshiina)
It's the year of the horse that's running freely 
本当は羊年なんだ 
(hontou wa hitsujidoshi nanda)
別にいいじゃん 内緒だよ 
(betsu ni ii jan naisho da yo)
私って変かな? 
(watashitte henkana?)
But can't get these images out of my head
Just remembered it's 2014 
Do you know what that really means? 
Looking forward to this with joy
It's the year of the horse that's running freely
It's actually the year of the sheep but
it's it better if that's a secret.
Aren't I strange?
But I can't get these images out of my head
小さい頃テレビで見たんだ 
(chiisai koro terebi de mitande)
髪を風になびかせて 
(kami wo kaze ni nabikasete)
Running freely these beautiful horses 
All together in a field no ending 
That summer breeze 
忘れられない
(wasurerarenai)
Let me run with you 
Let me run with you 
私も一緒に走らせて 
(watashi mo isshou hashirasete)
Oh hell yeah I have a really good feeling
I saw a bit of it on T.V.
Hair swaying in wind
Running freely these beautiful horses
All together in a field no ending
That summer breeze
Unforgettable
Let me run with you
Let me run with you 
I'm already running at the same time
Oh hell yeah I have a really good feeling
どこに行くんだろ 
(doko ni ikundaro)
どんな明日が待ってるんだろう 
(donna ashita ga matterun darou)
わからないから 
(wakaranai kara)
おもしろいんだこの人生
(omoshiroinda kono jinsei)
We're not going anywhere
and tomorrow isn't waiting for us
This life is boring
So I'm running 
Yeah I'm running 
Finally running 
Yeah I'm running 
Running
Running 
Yeah I'm running 
Finally running 
Yeah I'm running 
Running
Yeah so come run with me 
Let's be free 
Don't look back cause we are not coming back 
No ones gonna ever catch me and ride me 
Ride me
Yeah so come run with me 
Let's be free 
Don't look back cause we are not coming back 
No ones gonna ever catch me and ride me 
Ride me I'm that horse that I saw on TV

If anyone wants to rectify any of my poor translation, be my guest.
All rights belong to MACROSS 82-99 and Sarah Bonito.

Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Serani-Poji - Boku no Mashuu (My own marshmallow)

Serani-Poji - 僕のマシュ

This is very slowly becoming a Serani-Poji fansite.

Serani-Poji - 僕のマシュ(Music Video) Original version (Holy shit, this has an official music video)
Serani-Poji - 僕のマシュ…(gentle whisper) My favourite version


Vocals: YUKI-ICHI
Instruments: Tomoko Sasaki

Japanese RomajiEnglish
太ったProgrammer Nice Guy
彼には男のこだわりがあった
Programがひとつできるたびに
サンデーズのマシュマロをほうばること
Futtota Programmer nice guy
Kare niwa otoko no kodawari ga atta
Program ga hitotsu dekiru tabi ni
Sandeezu no mashumaro wo houbaru koto  
A chubby programmer, nice guy
with a concerning fixation.
He's on the path to make a single program
that lets him fill his cheeks with Sunday's marshmallows
マシュマロないとProgramできないよ
でもマシュマロあるとマッハのスピードで
Mashumaro nai to Program dekinai yo
Demo mashumaro aruto maaha no spiddo de
Without marshmallows he cannot make the program
But with marshmallows he can go at mach speed
彼のMachineにはProgramした
Polygonのマシュマロが Monitor
で くるくるまわってる
Kare no Machine niwa Program shita
Polygon no mashumaro ga monitor 
de guruguru mawatteru
His machine is used for programming
The marshmallow polygons on the monitor are spinning round and round.
「僕のマシュ…」
Programmerはつぶやいたさ
(Boku no mashu)
Programmer wa tsubuyaitasa
"My own marshmallow"
the programmer mumbled...
僕のマシュ… 真っ白でSweet
僕のマシュ… ごほうびにひとつ
僕のマシュ… 幸せがふわふわ
サンデーズの Sマークが目印さ
Boku no mashu, masshiro de sweet
Boku no mashu, gohoubi ni hitotsu
Boku no mashu, shiawase ga fuwafuwa
Sandeezu no S maaku ga majirushisa
My own marshmallow, pure white and sweet
My own marshmallow, a single prize
My own marshmallow, a  happiness so soft
when Sunday's S mark is crossed off
太ったProgrammer Nice Guy
サングラスやCapにはこだわりないけど
マシュマロはサンデーズってきめてた
それが彼のCool!ゆずれないこと
Futtota programmer nice guy
Sangurasu ya cap niwa kodawari nai kedo
Mashumaro wa sandeezutte kimeteta
Sore ga kare no Cool! 
yuzurenaikoto 
A chubby programmer, nice guy
His cap and sunglasses are of no interest

But the marshmallows are being decided on Sunday
That is his cool way of not giving up
マシュマロないとProgramできないよ
でもマシュマロあるとマッハのスピードで
Mashumaro nai to Program dekinai yo
Demo mashumaro aruto maaha no spiddo de
Without marshmallows he cannot make the program
But with marshmallows he can go at mach speed
徹夜した朝にさみしくなった…
でもサンデーズのマシュマロがあれば
心がいやされる
Tetsuyashita asa ni samishikunatta
Demo sandeezu no mashumaro ga areba
kokoro ga iyasareru
After sleepless nights, morning brings loneliness.
Should he have Sunday's marshmallows, his heart can be mended.
「僕のマシュ・・・」
くちびるをそっとよせる
(Boku no mashu)
Kuchibiru wo sotto yoseru
"My own marshmallow"
Lips coming gently closer
僕のマシュ… Cuteな歯ざわり
僕のマシュ… 甘い恋人 
僕のマシュ… ころころ逃げないで
サンデーズの Sマークが目印さ
Boku no mashu cute na wazawari
Boku no mashu amai koibito
Boku no mashu korokoro nigenai de
Sandeezu no S maaku ga majirushi sa 
My own marshmallow, a cute texture
My own marshmallow, a sweet lover
My own marshmallow, unable to roll away
when Sunday's S mark is crossed off
太ったProgrammer 太りすぎで
お腹の肉がじゃまで手がのばせない
Keyboardに手がとどかなくちゃ
Programもなにひとつつくれない
Futtota Programmer furisugi de
Onaka no meat jama de ga nobasenai 
Keyboard ni te ga todokanakucha
Program mo nani hitotsu tsukurenai
A chubby programmer, overweight
His belly blocks the stretching of his hands that must reach the keyboard

The one program cannot be made.
太りすぎた
Doctor Stopでマシュマロは禁止
でもマシュマロないとProgramできないよ
Futorisugita
Doctor Stop de mashumaro wa kinshi
demo mashumaro nai to program dekinai yo
Rather overweight,
Doctor Stop has prohibited marshmallows
but without marshmallows he cannot make the program!
僕のマシュ・・・ とっても軽いんだ
僕のマシュ・・・ 今にも飛びそう
僕のマシュ・・・ 一緒に連れてって
誰もいないどこかの静かなビーチへ
どこかの静かなビーチへ
どこかの静かなビーチへ
Boku no mashu, totemo karuinda
Boku no mashu, ima ni mo tobisou
Boku no mashu, isshouni tsuretete
Dare mo inai doko ka no shizukana biichi he
Doko ka no shizukana biichi he
Doko ka no shizukana biichi he
My own marshmallow, so very light.
My own marshmallow,  will fly soon
My own marshmallow, headed together
To a quiet beach somewhere with no people
to a quiet beach somewhere
to a quiet beach somewhere

Another thanks to Steel from Saekano translations for help with some passages that I couldn't piece together well.

Sunday, 18 October 2015

Serani-poji - Chikyuujin no Karada (An Earthling's Body)

A sweet and upbeat track from Serani-Poji's Ochamekan.

Link: セラニーピジ 「地球人のカラダ」

Serani-Poji - 地球人のカラダ (An Earthling's Body)
Vocals: Tomoko Sasaki
Song Composer/ Writer: Tomoko Sasaki

Japanese RomajiEnglish
RISING RISING
暖かなORB 
FILLING FILLING 
血潮を満たして 
UP BEAT UP 
HIGHER HIGH 
FLOATING FLOATING 
重力を脱いで 
RUNNING RUNNING 
助走は地平線 
鮮やかな色、形描いて 
Rising, rising
Attakana orb
Filling, filling
Chishio wo metashite
Up, beat up
Higher, high
Floating, floating
Juuryoku wo meide
Running, running
Josou wa chiheisen
Azayakana iro, katachi ite
Rising, rising
A warm orb
Filling, filling
filling with fervour
Up, beat up
Higher, high
Floating, floating
being free from gravity
Running, running
Run-up to the horizon
Brilliant colours, taking form
tantan took to tantan ta to 
どうしていいのかわからない
tantan took to tantan ta to 
溢れるもの抑えられない
さぁ やみくもに足を動かし 
高まる気持ち解き放て 
tantan took to tang!
tantan took to tang!
tan tan took to tan tan ta to
Doushite ii no ka wakaranai
tantan took to tantan ta to
Afurerumono osaerarenai
Saa yamikomu ni ashi wo ugokashi
Tamimaru kimochi tokihanate
tantan took to tang!
tantan took to tang! 
tantan took to tantan ta to
Not knowing what to do,
tantan took to tantan ta to
and the flooding cannot be damned
Now your feet move randomly
and release the surging emotions
tantan took to tang!
tantan took to tang!
あのリズムが呼びかける 
生まれた時はあった羽 
今もあることを思いだすんだ 
地球人のカラダ
Ano riizumu ga yobikakeru
Umareta toki atta hane
Ima mo arukoto wo omoidasunda
Chikyuujin no karada
This rhythm calls out
At the time of it's birth there were wings
Even now I remember that I have
an earthling's body
FLYING FLYING 
夢じゃないこれは 
SKY&SEA&・・・ 
こんなに近くに 
FIND MYSELF 
FIND MY WINGS 
WAKING WAKING 
野生に目覚めて 
GOING GOING 
成層圏を抜く 
パライソはここ 
地球にあった 
Flying, Flying
Yume ja nai, kore wa
Sky and Sea and
Konna ni chikaku ni
Find myself
Find my wings
Waking, waking,
Yasei ni mezamete
Going, going
Seisoiken wo meku
Paraiso wa koko
Chikyuu ni atta
Flying, flying,
this not a dream.
Here is sky and Sea and...
Being this close I
Find myself
Find my wings
Waking, waking
The wilds awaken
Going, going
Pulled from the stratosphere
Paradise is here on Earth
tantan took to tantan ta to
突然聴こえてきたリズム
tantan took to tantan ta to 
何の音か思い出せない
さぁとりあえず空を見上げて
欲望に耳を澄まそう
tan tan took to tang!
tan tan took to tang!  
tantan took to tantan ta to
Totsuzen kikoetekita rizumu
tantan took to tantan ta to
nano on ka omoidasenai
saa toriaezu sora wo miagete
yokubou ni mimi wo sumasou
tan tan took to tang!
tan tan took to tang! 
tantan took to tantan ta to
Suddenly you were hearing a rhythm
tantan took to tantan ta to
A song you can't remember
For now, looking to the sky
your ears expound your desires
tan tan took to tang!
tan tan took to tang! 
諦めていたMUTATION 
憧れていた白い羽 
忘れてたやり方思い出すんだ
地球人のカラダ
Akirameteita mutation
Akogareta shiroi hane
Wasureteta yarikata omoidasunda
Chikyuujin no karada

An abandoned mutation
And desired white wings
I remember that I forgot of 

an earthling's body

RISING RISING
暖かなORB 
FILLING FILLING 
血潮を満たして 
UP BEAT UP 
HIGHER HIGH 
FLOATING FLOATING 
重力を脱いで 
RUNNING RUNNING 
助走は地平線 
鮮やかな色、形描いて 
Rising, rising
Attakana Orb
Filling, Filling
Chishio wo metashite
Up Beat Up
Higher High
Floating, floating
Juuryoku wo meide
Running, running
Josou wa chiheisen
Azayakana iro, katachi egaite
Rising, rising
A warm orb
Filling, filling
full of fervour
Up, beat up
Higher high
Floating, floating
stripping free from gravity
Running, running
Run-up to the horizon
Brilliant colours, taking shape
あのリズムが呼びかける 
生まれた時はあった羽 
今もあることを思いだすんだ 
地球人のカラダ
Ano riizumu ga yobikakeru
Umareta toki atta hane
Ima mo arukoto wo omoidasunda
Chikyuujin no karada
This rhythm calls out
At the time of it's birth there were wings
Even now I remember that I have
An earthling's body
FLYING FLYING 
夢じゃないこれは 
SKY&SEA&・・・ 
こんなに近くに 
FIND MYSELF 
FIND MY WINGS 
WAKING WAKING 
野生に目覚めて 
GOING GOING 
成層圏を抜く 
パライソはここ 
地球にあった 
Flying, Flying
Yume ja nai, kore wa
Sky and Sea and
Konna ni chikaku ni
Find myself
Find my wings
Waking, waking,
Yasei ni mezamete
Going, going
Seisoiken wo meku
Paraiso wa koko
Chikyuu ni atta
Flying, flying,
this not a dream.
Here is sky and sea and...
Being this close I
Find myself
Find my wings
Waking, waking
The wilds awaken
Going, going
Pulled from the stratosphere
Paradise is here on Earth
RISING RISING
暖かなORB 
FILLING FILLING 
血潮を満たして 
UP BEAT UP 
HIGHER HIGH 
FLOATING FLOATING 
重力を脱いで 
RUNNING RUNNING 
助走は地平線 
鮮やかな色、形描いて 
Rising, rising
Attakana orb
Filling, filling
Chishio wo metashite
Up beat up
Higher high
Floating, floating
Juuryoku wo meide
Running, running
Josou wa chiheisen
Azayakana iro, katachi egaite
Rising, rising
A warm orb
Filling, filling
filling with fervour
Up, beat up
Higher high
Floating, floating
being free from gravity
Running, running
Run-up to the horizon
Brilliant colours, taking shape
Red text: Thanks to the anonymous contributor who helped clear up a passage that was unclear for a time. Edit: Thanking yet another anonymous contributor for a second amendment.

Circles within circles: I just really like this artist, okay?

Wednesday, 12 August 2015

Soil and "Pimp" Sessions ft. Bonnie Pink - Hey tagger I'm here

"This is a journey into jazz"

Now I absolutely adore jazz in almost all its forms and Circles as an album is all about exploring the expression of jazz. It doesn't all have to be saxophone solos and irregular improvisations.
So to do that, Soil and Pimp Sessions met up with various artists and made a jazz album with entirely genre defying tracks. Some of it combines rap, techno,  hip hop or just honey sweet vocals.

Soil and "Pimp" Sessions ft. Bonnie Pink - Hey tagger I'm here

If you want to see different tracks to this album and see how different jazz can be, further linked here are two more tracks on that album. The album has rather inconsistent quality however but I think it holds up.

S&PS ft. RHYMEMASTER - Jazzy Conversation (only a preview)
S&PS ft. Ringo Sheena   - An Assassin's Assassin (The literal translation is actually "Close-Call Assassin")
About the artists: S&PS are a self proclaimed "Death jazz" band hailed from Tokyo's jazz club scene.
Bonnie Pink is an upcoming Japanese singer, trying to not be just a pop idol.

Circles within Circles: I actually got the idea of this concept from this album and another one of their tracks called "A wheel within a wheel." I heard this band from a friend of mine on a road trip to another's birthday.

Instruments: S&PS
Vocals/lyrics: Ringo Sheena

Japanese English
See what a girl can do
少年少女のhide and seek
割り切れないことばかり
数えて夜を明かす
See what a girl can do
A boy and girl's hide and seek
Spending countless nights passing the time
朝焼け game is over
乾く喉 足りない勇気
微かな炎 plastic lighter
始まりの音が聞こえた
少女がリード
With the colour of sunrise, game is over
A parched throat, insufficient courage
A faint flame, plastic lighter
The start of a sound could be heard
The girl will lead
君の心に仕掛けたい play cat and mouse
明日の約束が欲しい訳じゃない
今夜は少年少女 言葉でtouching you
誰にも内緒 let's play the fool tonight
Challenging your heart, play cat and mouse
Tomorrow's promises are not wishes
This evening is a boy and girl's language touching you
Anyone's secret, let's play the fool tonight
夕暮れ the game has started
照れてないで 心ほどいて
Come evening, the game has started
Don't be shy, show your heart
Let's see what a boy can do
少女のスカート追いかけて
気まぐれに手を染めた悪戯に火がつく
Let's see what a boy can do
A girl's skirt is chased
Provoked by a whimsical prank of the hand
朝焼け The game ain't over
手を繋いで どこへ行こうか
Why don't you take me to your heaven?
With the colour of sunrise, the game ain't over
Shall we go somewhere while holding hands?
Why don't you take me to your heaven?
いつも いつの時代も
少年少女は 真っ直ぐで 無防備で 傷だらけ 休む間もなく
Always, eternally
Boys and girls are honest, defenseless, scarred with no time to rest.
いつか いつか少年は
少女の背丈を追い越して抱き寄せて 大人びる
Hey tagger, I'm here 手の鳴る方へ
One day, some day boys will surpass a girl's height, embracing and maturing.
Hey tagger I'm here, getting caught.

もういいかい まだだよ
won't you let me catch you baby
追って逃げてのリピート 手の鳴る方へ
もういいよ まだまだね
I will catch you in a minute
平行線なboys and girls 交わるまでのゲーム
One more time, not just yet
Won't you let me catch you baby
caught again
Repeat of chasing and escaping. getting caught
One more time, not just yet
I will catch you in a minute.
A game where boys and girls are parallel until their lines cross
Hey tagger, I'm here
Why don't you take me to your heaven
Hey tagger, I'm here
Hey tagger, I'm here
Hey tagger, I'm here
Hey hey tagger, I'm here 
Hey tagger, I'm here
Why don't you take me to your heaven
Hey tagger, I'm here
Hey tagger, I'm here
Hey tagger, I'm here
Hey hey tagger, I'm here

This song was already half English, so that's half my work done. It was pretty fun to translate.