Kinda wish I had this done in time for Earth Day even though it’s not particularly about the environment. If anything, we can probably put this into the “Songs based on fairy tales” category along with “GINGER.” This song has been in my head for like a whole week now. (Before that it was Matthew … Continue reading
Happy April Igu Day! Well, I’ll probably go ahead and post this on the 18th. We can celebrate a little early. LOL Anyway, with this song in particular, I think it helps to keep the title in mind. The lyrics are contradictory, but they’re supposed to be. Lyrics in Japanese can be found here on … Continue reading
I posted a translation of this song yesterday based on the lyrics as I heard them only, since official lyrics haven’t been published online and my digital copy of The Only Garden and the “Existence” single didn’t come with liner notes. Reader Silphion was gracious enough to show me the liner notes from his physical … Continue reading
UPDATE (4/11/2021) A million thanks to Silphion for showing me the liner notes! I wasn’t too far off, but there are several things that I can correct now so I’ve made a separate post for the updated translation. I’m leaving this here because it’s fun to see what I got right, wrong, and why. I’m … Continue reading
Happy March Igu Day! And Happy Birthday to Omi, as it’s already the 20th in Japan! Well, it’ll probably be the 20th here as well by the time I finish proofreading this and post it. (^o^;) Talk about cutting it close… Anyway, when I finished the songs on Twin Gate, I was excited to start … Continue reading
March 7th is miko’s birthday, as well as that of BUCK-TICK’s Atsushi Sakurai. Might I suggest the song “Mortal” from his solo project The Mortal as an appropriate pairing for “Owari no Nai Sekai”? Anyway, this song isn’t terribly appropriate for a birthday (which is why I’m somewhat superstitiously publishing it on the 6th instead), … Continue reading
Happy Igu Day! Today we come to “Blaze,” which is one of Omi’s songs. I realized reading over some of Omi’s other songs that I’ve been inconsistent in how I handle cases of the written lyrics not matching the sung lyrics. Lately I write what’s sung and add a footnote explaining what’s written. For this … Continue reading
One of the challenges of translating poetry versus prose is that when an artist takes poetic license in a unique way, the translator might not be able to figure out what the artist meant without asking the artist directly. In this case, the line “Burn that trembling voice” left me scratching my head. Though that … Continue reading
Dark though things are in the States right now, for what it’s worth, Happy Igu Day! This track appears on both TWIN GATE and Ambivalent Symphony. Lyrics in Japanese can be found here on Rock Lyric. Below is the short version of the music video. Not gonna lie, I’m unsure about whether or not I’ve … Continue reading
Happy New Year, O Reader! May 2021 treat you well. ^o^/☆ I’d been going through the songs on TWIN GATE in order, but “RESONANCE” isn’t particularly fitting for these last hours of 2020 (as I write this) heading into the first hours of 2021 (when I will finish writing & publish this). The track “Cradle,” … Continue reading
