A super-belated Happy New Year, O Readers! ^_^; Below are the lyrics, romanization, and my English translation of this beautiful track from Vanguard – Of the Muses. At the very bottom is a translation of part of a miko blog entry where she talks about this song. ☆ Lost in Helix 水面に浮かぶ満月を 見上げる身体の無い意思よ 巡る周期をただ待ち焦がれ 何度天を仰いだだろう 月は満ち繰り返す 生と死を永遠に 私は今 再び生まれる … Continue reading
Category Archives: Translation
The Air Moon Ch. 6: Jogen no Tsuki, Part 5
To whoever is out there still reading this, a belated Happy Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, & Emperor’s Birthday; Merry Christmas, Happy Festivus, and Happy Any Other Holidays. To any new readers, here’s the Table of Contents for the previous parts. ☆ May 31, 2003 Nippon Budōkan (Third Day) We did an interview for uv magazine immediately … Continue reading
The Air Moon Ch. 6: Jōgen no Tsuki, Part 4
May 25, 2003 Marine Messe Fukuoka Today’s venue, what with its wide field and capacity of almost 9,000, made you feel as if you were in Yokohama Arena. The ceiling was high, and the uppermost portions, on which the spotlights were set, had rope ladders hanging from them. These were so long they created the … Continue reading
The Air Moon Ch. 6: Jōgen no Tsuki, Part 3
The discussion about regret in this part reminded me of a meme a friend shared on social media recently. To paraphrase, it asked if you would rather go back to being 10 years old but with all the knowledge you currently possess, or wake up at age 45 but with a billion dollars in the … Continue reading
The Air Moon Ch. 6: Jōgen no Tsuki, Part 2
Let’s just get right to it, shall we? ☆ May 9-10, 2003, Nippon Budōkan (First & Second Days) This was Gackt’s first time putting on a concert at the Nippon Budōkan since going solo. It would also be the first time there’s a show at a large Tokyo venue just one week after the start … Continue reading
exist†trace — Unforgive You
The song that most caught my attention on Twin Gate when I first listened to it was “Unforgive You.” It’s such a haunting track, and the specificity of the person described made me wonder who it was written for. Actually, I think that’s how I came to find miko’s blog, as she explains there exactly … Continue reading
The Air Moon, Ch. 6: Jōgen no Tsuki, Part 1
*Half a year late* Happy New Year, O Readers! ^o^; Time flies when you’re finishing a Masters degree, and then would like to spend a couple weeks doing absolutely nothing, but you have to secure a job first, and deal with other Life things… Anyway, if you need a refresher on the story so far, … Continue reading
