I interrupt the regularly scheduled programming to make it known that currently I am absolutely dying because of the words “free shipping” beneath the price tag on these headphones: Anyway, I don’t think it’s necessary to do a full translation of miko’s blog post about this song, so I’ll just summarize the two main things … Continue reading
Category Archives: Translation
exist†trace – KISS IN THE DARK
I happened to notice that this is my 100th post. ^o^ It’s been a while since I said this, but I mostly don’t post the lyrics in Japanese text anymore because technically you’re supposed to have permission to do that; the sites I link to do. I request that people not copy-paste my translations into … Continue reading
exist†trace – Anata
I don’t know why I was thinking that The Only Garden was coming out on the 20th, it comes out today, the 29th. Of course. Anyway, I’m almost through all the songs on VIRGIN! Woo! One of the harder things for monolingual, native English speakers to grasp about the Japanese language is that subjects are … Continue reading
exist†trace – Futatsu no Koe
Happy July Igu Day! It’s July 20th in Japan, so the new mini album The Only Garden should be out now. I’m seeing a single called “Existence” available on the US iTunes store that has the same cover art. Wonder if we’ll get the mini album tomorrow. Anyway, back to the matter at hand. Unlike … Continue reading
exist†trace – TRUE
This is the song that made me an exist†trace fan. Like “Unforgive You” from Twin Gate, this song’s lyrics seem so specific to me. I thought it had to be about some specific event, or perhaps some particular law or practice within society. Who are the hypocrites and the good people who stand by and do … Continue reading
exist†trace – Shigunaru
This song reminds me of the character image songs from Gundam Wing. Though given miko’s love for Sailor Moon, maybe that’s the “senshi” (soldier) she was thinking of. I’ve opted not to do a full translation of miko’s blog post for this song, because a lot of it is about a show they were preparing … Continue reading
exist†trace – Keiyaku
There aren’t any English or Spanish translations of this song, not that I could find posted publicly anyway, and I wonder if that’s because the song isn’t popular (I don’t know whether it is or isn’t) or because people are thinking about it too hard and think it can’t be what it sounds like. It’s … Continue reading
exist†trace – GINGER
So much for a schedule… (^o^;) I started doing this back in early June to have it ready for the 9th, but got stuck on several things. The first was that I didn’t recognize a reference to a proverb, so while I thought I understood what was going on, I couldn’t justify my interpretation. The … Continue reading
exist†trace – Daybreak ~Juu-san Gatsu no Shikisai~
Things in the US have both changed and remained the same since the last time I posted something. They’ve changed because of the protests going on. But the protests are happening largely because things have stayed the same: we continue to see unarmed Black people murdered in this country at the hands of armed law … Continue reading
exist†trace — WONDERLAND
Happy May Igu Day! Now that The Air Moon is done, I’d like to get through all the songs on VIRGIN. I’m gonna try to post on the 1st, 9th, and 19th to make it a routine. Though I’ve done a couple of songs from this album already, I figured I would just go in … Continue reading
