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exist†trace – Yoake no Hikari

On March 30, 2022April 2, 2022 By scalesoflibraIn TranslationLeave a comment

Back in January, exist†trace chose "Yoake no Hikari" for a performance they made available to all on YouTube for Igu Day, and I started doing this translation then. But then the moment passed and I continued on with tracks from THIS IS NOW. With Omi's birthday having just passed, I figured it was a good time to …

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Neo-Japanese Heroine – exist†trace

On March 6, 2022 By scalesoflibraIn Translation2 Comments

March 7th is miko's birthday, so I thought it appropriate to jump to this track to celebrate! Besides the lyrics, I've translated miko's blog about it, too. Lyrics can be found here on Rock Lyric. ☆ Neo japaniizu hiroin tomaranai kimi wa afuredasu kimi wa honto no kimi neo japaniizu hiroin togatta tsume wo kakushi …

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exist†trace – THIS IS NOW

On January 23, 2022January 25, 2022 By scalesoflibraIn Translation5 Comments

Happy New Year, O Readers! is something I should've said yesterday (technically, earlier today), but it slipped my mind. So I'm saying it now. Ahaha... Speaking of "now," let's jump right in to it! The title track "THIS IS NOW" ended up having more to it than I had initially thought. I recommend reading straight …

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exist†trace — DREAM RIDER

On December 25, 2021 By scalesoflibraIn Translation2 Comments

I'm once again about to start another series of Igu translations, this time taking it back to 2016's THIS IS NOW. Since "DREAM RIDER" is being used to promote exist†trace's participation in the Gynophobia Festival—it's not what it sounds like—and because it's the lead single, I decided to start from this track rather than from …

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exist†trace – POWER OF “ONE” (vocal retake ver.)

On November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 By scalesoflibraIn Translation3 Comments

Since I only had one song left to do from The Only Garden, I figured this would be a fitting time to do it and once again give thanks to Silphion for showing me the liner notes from his physical copy of this great EP. I wouldn't have been able to do this anytime soon …

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exist†trace – selection

On November 20, 2021 By scalesoflibraIn TranslationLeave a comment

Happy November Igu Day! Well, I missed it by an hour in my time zone, but close enough. I have only one note for this song, the fourth track from The Only Garden, and as I don't feel like writing footnotes, I'll say it here. In the lyrics we find the English phrase "Nobody can't …

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exist†trace – Acacia

On October 16, 2021 By scalesoflibraIn Translation2 Comments

Happy Sweetest Day and early October Igu Day! I actually did most of this translation in early September, but then I got swamped with work and life again. Mostly life. It's been rough, some things are better while others might be worse, but... I wanted to have at least a few hours wherein my life …

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exist†trace – I’m still not dead

On August 22, 2021 By scalesoflibraIn TranslationLeave a comment

I missed Igu Day this month, but I, too, am still not dead. Just dealing with a lot of time-consuming stuff, such as having to buy a new car and figure out how to use it (it's crazy going from an '04 to a '21), making major rearrangements around & repairs to the house because …

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exist†trace – I feel you (Updated)

On July 20, 2021 By scalesoflibraIn Translation1 Comment

I originally posted this translation in August of 2020. At the time, I knew that miko had done a series of blog posts explaining each track on the album VIRGIN. I didn't know that she had done the same thing for the tracks on the EP THE LAST DAYBREAK—even though she literally mentioned reader comments …

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exist†trace – SORA

On August 19, 2020August 20, 2020 By scalesoflibraIn TranslationLeave a comment

Happy August Igu Day! Finally, we come to the last song on VIRGIN, "SORA." Sound-wise, this song is very fitting to close out an album; it sounds like an ending theme. That, along with the soaring melody, remind me of "Calling" by Kyosuke Himuro, which was used as the ending theme to the original Advent …

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Close up of an "ita bag," a bag full of fandom pins and chotchkis. This one has mostly Hard Rock Cafe pins and FFVII keychains.
My ita bag!
The tower of the Bagley Pedestrian Bridge in Detroit stands silhouetted against a bank of fluffly, sun-lit clouds in a blue sky.
On the door to Shin-eiji Temple (an annex of Naritasan Temple) in Sapporo, they translated "Pray freely" to "Pray it freely", which I thought felt more poetic. (May 2016)
On the door to Shin-eiji Temple (an annex of Naritasan Temple) in Sapporo, they translated “Pray freely” to “Pray it freely”, which I thought felt more poetic. (May 2016)
In a field of snow, Polygon Figure Cloud watches Polygon Sephiroth in the distance. Both figures are seen from the back.
Close-up! (May 2016)
Close-up! (May 2016)
Based on a photo that originally appeared in the magazine Fool's Mate
Based on a photo that originally appeared in the magazine Fool’s Mate
A tunnel on the grounds of Dazaifu Tenmangū Shrine. Beyond it is the mountain road up to Kamado Shrine. (April 2016)
A tunnel on the grounds of Dazaifu Tenmangū Shrine. Beyond it is the mountain road up to Kamado Shrine. (April 2016)
The Reclining Buddha at Nanzōin, which is the first stop in the 88 temple pilgrimage of Sasaguri & Shikoku. This is the largest bronze reclining Buddha in the world (August 2010)
The Reclining Buddha at Nanzōin, which is the first stop in the 88 temple pilgrimage of Sasaguri & Shikoku. This is the largest bronze reclining Buddha in the world (August 2010)
This one speaks for itself, I think. (February 2010)
This one speaks for itself, I think. (February 2010)
A thin branch of a Callary pear tear with two bunches of flowers in full bloom.
Callary pear tree in bloom
The faithful dog Hachi-ko guarding some cats at his spot in Shibuya. (May 2016)
The faithful dog Hachi-ko guarding some cats at his spot in Shibuya. (May 2016)
Tsuki no Matsu, the "Moon Pine" in Ueno Park. I don't know if this is the same tree ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Hiroshige depicted in his "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo" prints, or if it's that the nearby temple has been grooming different pines into this shape for hundreds of years. (May 2016)
Tsuki no Matsu, the “Moon Pine” in Ueno Park. I don’t know if this is the same tree ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Hiroshige depicted in his “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo” prints, or if it’s that the nearby temple has been grooming different pines into this shape for hundreds of years. (May 2016)
From an ice cream stand on the 参道 (sandō, the road leading up to a temple or shrine) to Dazaifu Tenmangū. They sell normal flavors & unusual flavors. Black sesame isn't that unusual, but I recommend their tofu flavored ice cream and corn flavored ice cream too. (April 2016)
From an ice cream stand on the 参道 (sandō, the road leading up to a temple or shrine) to Dazaifu Tenmangū. They sell normal flavors & unusual flavors. Black sesame isn’t that unusual, but I recommend their tofu flavored ice cream and corn flavored ice cream too. (April 2016)
Scripps Park Monarch Side Full
Umegaemochi, a kind of mochi with sweet bean paste inside and a plum mark grilled onto the outside. A specialty of Dazaifu, there are several shops on the sandō that sell it. Yum! (April 2016)
Umegaemochi, a kind of mochi with sweet bean paste inside and a plum mark grilled onto the outside. A specialty of Dazaifu, there are several shops on the sandō that sell it. Yum! (April 2016)

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