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[ariedawson]

キングスレイヤー (King Slayer) - マイキP (Maiki-P) / English Translation

Under the cut.

SLAY

Do you think you're important, with your attitude? Speaking of justice with your warped ideology.

Do you think you're important, with your attitude? A ruler laughing with corrupted ideals.

Do you think you're important, with your attitude? Bending the rules with your completely spoiled thoughts.

Do you think you're a King, with your attitude? Corrupted ideologies are fun, huh?

You old schemer, hurry up and Get out of my way.

How ridiculous, What's so proper about you?

See no evil? Hear no evil? Speak no evil? There's no threat.

Even justice is violence. I'm already exasperated, really, Since you don't get that.

Anyway, Bad end, Bad end, Yes, yes, great job This is checkmate

It's beyond helping, I can't help it, right? I'm a slave to this small world, aren't I?

Dead end, Dead end, Byebye, legend (lol) This is checkmate

Shut it, shut it, shut it, shut it, You don't understand anything.

Say cheese, come on and laugh, Selling flattery with fake fanservice, 1, 2, 3, now come on and dance, It's funny Your smug face is so disgraceful.

I came to crush the guy who's strutting around,

SLAY

1, 2, 3 What do you sing again? Don't make me laugh Here, Incredible~ (lol) Wow~ (lol)

I've never composed a song, so I don't know a thing.

Speaking in a high tone without much thought, Incredible~ (lol) Wow~ (lol)

(LATATATA) The naked prince is stripped of his pretenses

(LATATATA) As easily as turning his hand, divulging Fake music

Daybreak Takeover

I've always Hated it, hated it Even though I stole and chased after it, Shut it, shut it, shut it, shut it, What about you?

Anyway, Bad end, Bad end, Yes, yes, great job This is checkmate

It's beyond helping, I can't help it, right? I'm a slave to this small world, aren't I?

Dead end, Dead end, Byebye, legend (lol) This is checkmate

Shut it, shut it, shut it, shut it, You don't understand anything.

Say cheese, come on and laugh, Selling flattery with fake fanservice, 1, 2, 3, now come on and dance, It's funny Your smug face is so disgraceful.

[ariedawson]

Your Name - Little Glee Monster (Vanitas no Carte S2 Opening Theme) English Translation

Under the cut.

弛まないでって

tayumanai dette

Don't let your guard down,

あるいは　溶けないでって

arui wa tokenai dette

Or let yourself be dissolved

居る世界で抗う未来へ

iru sekai de aragu mirai e

In the world we're in that opposes the future

向かい風の中で咲くBloom

mukaihaze no naka de saku Bloom

That is blooming in the headwind.

その瞳　声　揺れ動く

sono hitomi koe yurerugoku

Those eyes and voice tremble,

What's the right?

叫ぶ日々はBlurry

sakebu hibi wa Blurry

Those days of screaming are Blurry

それでも重ねたい想い浮かべ

soredemo kasanetai omoiukabe

Even still, I want to repeat what comes to mind,

希望へ耳澄ます

kibou e mimisumasu

Listen closely to hope.

願うことより　誓うことより

negau koto yori chikau koto yori

More than what you wish for, more than what you swear to,

愛すべきことは　何があるのだろう

aisubeki koto wa nani ga aru no darou

What is loveable is everything that exists, right?

その名をきっと1回でも多く呼ぶこと

sono na o kitto iikai demo ooku yobu koto

Surely you'll call that name as many times as possible,

それくらいのことかもしれない

sore kurai no koto kamoshirenai

That, at least, is a possibility.

My story

信じるとき

shinjiru toki

When I believe

思い出してしまう

omoidashite shimau

I had remembered,

あの日枯らした花びら

ano hi karashita hanabira

The petals I'd kept inside a drawer

胸の引き出しに有って

mune no hikidashi ni atte

Inside my chest withered that day.

それでも僕たちは

soredemo bokutachi wa

Even so, we still

微かな灯に縋って

kasuna akari ni sugatte

Cling onto that faint light,

どうしたって何処かで

doushitatte dokoka de

No matter where,

探し続けている

sagashi tsudzukete iru

I'll keep searching.

足りないものより　遠い世界より

tarinai mono yori tooi sekai yori

More than what's missing, more than this distant world,

大切なことは目の前にあって

taisetsuna koto wa me no mae ni atte

What's precious is what's in front of you

この手はきっと　１回でも多く拭うこと

Surely you'll wipe away, as many times as possible,

その涙を　その為にあった

sono namida o sono tame ni atta

Those tears with your hands, it's for that reason...

どんな言葉より重ねた

donna kotoba yori kasaneta

Repeated more than any words,

愛しい君を象るyour name

itoshii kimi o katadoru your name

Your name symbolizes my beloved you

願うことより　誓うことより

negau koto yori chikau koto yori

More than what you wish for, more than what you swear to,

愛すべきことは　何があるのだろう

aisubeki koto wa nani ga aru no darou

What is loveable is everything that exists, right?

その名をきっと1回でも多く呼ぶこと

sono na o kitto iikai demo ooku yobu koto

Surely you'll call that name as many times as possible,

それくらいのことかもしれない

sore kurai no koto kamoshirenai

That, at least, is a possibility.

[ariedawson]

salvation / MONONKVL (JP/ROM/EN)

I happened to find a transcription. Not sure if it's 100%, but seems close enough. Translation under the cut!

それとなく気付いていた

soretonaku kidzuiteita

I was aware of it, indirectly,

自分の意思のようで 本当はレディメイド

jibun no ishi no you de hontou wa READYMADE

That it seemed to be my own intention, but was really ready-made

行き先も知らず 続く行進

ikisaki mo shirazu tsudzuku koushin

Without knowing our destination, we keep marching,

歩いてく 舗装済みの無意識の上

aruiteku hosouzumi no muishiki no ue

Walking above the pavement of unconsciousness

第六感は閉鎖中

dairokkan wa heisachuu

My sense of intuition is in lockdown,

誰もが嘘をつきたがる

daremo ga uso wo tsukitagaru

Everyone wants to lie,

思い違いの交差点

omoichidai no kousaten

Misunderstandings intersect,

いつからこんなになっちゃったんだ

itsukara konnani nachattanda?

Since when did this happen?

錆びついた僕ら重なって

sabitsuita bokura kasanatte

Our rusted selves connect together,

絡まる糸の続く先には

karamaru ito no tsudzuku sakini wa

At the end of this entangled thread,

一体何があるの？ねえ

ittai nani ga aru no? nee,

What the hell is there? Hey,

汚れた空気を震わして

kegareta kuuki wo furuwashite

Shake the filthy atmosphere,

呼吸を始めた僕らルールも知らず

kokyuu wo hajimeta bokura ruuru mo shirazu

We breathe, without even knowing the rules,

引き金ひき続ける

Continuing to trigger future events

二つの花火が重なって

futari no hanabi ga kasanatte

Two fireworks connect together,

はじけた僕らを繋ぐ糸は

hajiketa bokura wo tsunagu ito wa

The thread that connects our bursting selves,

一体どこにあるの？ねぇ

ittai doko ni aru no? nee,

Where the hell is it? Hey,

汚れた空気を震わして

kegareta kuuki wo furuwashite

Shake the filthy atmosphere,

呼吸を始めた僕らルールも知らず

kokyuu wo hajimeta bokura ruuru mo shirazu

We breathe, without even knowing the rules,

引き金ひき続ける

hikigane hiki tsudzukeru

Continuing to trigger future events

救いの日を信じて

sukui no hi wo shinjite

Believe in a day of salvation.

[ariedawson]

salvation - MONONKVL (TV size)

I won't be translating the opening or the ending until we get the official transcriptions for the JP lyrics, but if I hear this song right from my basal understanding of Japanese, it's gay.

"Believe in a salvation day" is a pretty nice ending line.

[ariedawson]

メラメリ/Mela Merry / ササノマリイ/Sasanomaly

This is one of a few songs that is on the mini-album "Sora to Utsuro".

I'm still working on a translation for Yukibana no Niwa, and will translate the rest of the songs as they get official releases on the Sasanomaly YT channel.

感傷 鮮明に広がるストーリー

Kanshō senmei ni hirogaru sutōrī

A sentimental story, spreading vividly

痛みが響いてく 籠の中

Itami ga hibiite ku kago no naka

Inside the cage where pain echoes,

感情 曖昧なまま かくれんぼ

Kanjō aimaina mama kakurenbo

Hide-and-seek with feelings that remain ambiguous,

視界を塞いでいくんだ

Shikai o fusaide iku nda

I'm blocking it from view.

正反対みたいじゃない？

Seihantai mitai janai?

Doesn't it seem the opposite?

何もかもぼくら

Nanimokamo boku-ra

Isn't everything about us

大体さおかしくない？

Daitai sa okashikunai?

generally strange?

吊り合わず壊れちゃうよ

Tsuri awazu koware chau yo

"It'll all fall apart without balance,"

って関係無い くだらない

Tte kankei nai kudaranai

That has nothing to do with me, it's trivial.

思考捨てて アン ドゥ トロワ

Shikō sutete An do~u torowa

Throw away your thoughts, un, deux, trois,

そう 虚目に笑って さあ

Sō utsuro me ni waratte sā

Yes, go ahead, laugh with vacant eyes.

メランコリー メリーゴーラウンド

Merankorī merīgōraundo

Melancholy merry-go-round,

塞いだ目で見てよ

Fusaida me de mite yo

See with your closed eyes,

忘れ物なんだっけ？

Wasuremonona nda kke?

What is it that you've forgotten?

メランコリー メリーゴーラウンド

Merankorī merīgōraundo

Melancholy merry-go-round,

ようこそ僕らが みたい世界 違うかも でも未来

Yōkoso bokura ga mitai sekai chigau kamo demo mirai

Welcome, like us, the world may be different, but that's the future.

ここは何も無いけど ぼくらのいる世界

Koko wa nani mo naikedo boku-ra no iru sekai

There's nothing left here in this world but us.

段々 紡いでく ようなストーリー

Dandan tsumuide ku yōna sutōrī

Gradually spun, that kind of story,

僕らは舞台から いなくなった

Bokura wa butai kara inaku natta

We're gone from the stage.

本当は寒いままだ この声も

Hontōha samui mamada kono-goe mo

It's so cold, but this voice

自ら縛っていくんだ

Mizukara shibatte iku nda

Binds me, personally.

正解だって言いたいよ

Seikai datte iitai yo

I want to say what's "correct,"

選んだ明日も

Eranda ashita mo

I choose that tomorrow, too,

大概が不安定で

Taigai ga fuanteide

"I'm generally insecure,

踏み外し 落ちてしまうよ

Fumihazushi ochite shimau yo

I'll stumble and fall,"

って考えない くだらない

tte kangaenai kudaranai

Don't think such useless thoughts.

後悔捨てて アン ドゥ トロワ

Kōkai sutete An do~u torowa

Throw away your regrets, un, deux, trois,

そう 君の目に映っていたい

Sō kimi no me ni utsutte itai

Yes, I want to see it in your eyes.

メランコリー メリーゴーラウンド

Merankorī merīgōraundo

Melancholy merry-go-round,

繋いだ手 信じてよ

Tsunaida te shinjite yo

Believe in my hand, joined in yours,

戻れない夜を望んだって

Modorenai yoru o nozon datte

I wished for a night I couldn't return to,

メランコリー メリーゴーラウンド

Merankorī merīgōraundo

Melancholy merry-go-round,

今だけ僕らが 二人だけ それ以外 いない世界

Ima dake bokura ga futaridake sore igai inai sekai

Only now, everyone is gone in the world except for us.

今は何も無いけど 君と紡いでく世界

Ima wa nani mo naikedo kimi to tsumuide ku sekai

There's nothing, now, but the world spins with you.

ぐるぐるまわる 君と二人だけ 宙を舞って

Guruguru mawaru kimi to futaridake chū o matte

Spinning 'round and 'round with you, we dance in the air.

ぐるぐるまわる ぼくはひとり 夢を泳いで

Guruguru mawaru boku wa hitori yume o oyoide

Spinning 'round and 'round by myself, swimming in my dreams.

メランコリー メリーゴーラウンド

Merankorī merīgōraundo

Melancholy merry-go-round,

塞いだ目で見てよ

Fusaida me de mite yo

See with your closed eyes,

忘れ物なんだっけ？

Wasuremonona nda kke?

What is it that you've forgotten?

メランコリー メリーゴーラウンド

Merankorī merīgōraundo

Melancholy merry-go-round,

ようこそ僕らが みたい世界 違うかも でも未来

Yōkoso bokura ga mitai sekai chigau kamo demo mirai

Welcome, like us, the world may be different, but that's the future.

ここは何も無いけど ぼくらのいる世界

Koko wa nani mo naikedo boku-ra no iru sekai

There's nothing left here in this world but us.

[ariedawson]

0 (Zero) / LMYK ヴァニタスの手記 / The Case Study of Vanitas Ending Theme (TV Ver.) (JP/ROM/EN)

Under the cut.

始まった途端に　終わりが見える hashimatta tokan ni owari ga mieru The moment that it begins, you can see the ending, 崩れて溶け出す Horizon みたいに kuzurete tokedasu Horizon mitai ni Collapsing and dissolving, like the horizon もっともう遠くに優しく響く motto mou tooku ni yasashiku hibiku Yet, further in the distance, gently resounding, ため息が立てるさざ波みたいに tameiki ga tateru sazanami mitai ni Sighs start, like ripples When I lose myself, I become you 一から十生み出す ichi kara juu umidasu Reproduced from one to ten, しがみつくベール外して shigamitsuku beeru hazushite Take off the veil you're clinging to, 明日の名札も解かれるよ ashita no nafuda mo hodokaeru yo The nameplate of tomorrow, too, will be dissolved

Was it you I’ve been searching for Spent my life alone and waited for So tenderly and endlessly You make me whole You make me whole 涙に沈んでく namida ni shizundeku Drowning in tears, さようならの先へと sayounara no saki e to I say farewell to the future, 巡り巡る時の中 megurimeguru toki no naka While I'm spinning around and around, You make me whole You make me whole

Was it you who I heard through the door When I cried and had no place to go 巡り巡る時の中 megurimeguru toki no naka While I'm spinning around and around, もう一人じゃない mou hitori janai I'm no longer alone 巡り合えた腕の中 meguri aeta ude no naka In your arms I'd met luckily You make me whole You made me whole

I lose myself I lose myself もう一人じゃない mou hitori janai I'm no longer alone

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空と虚 / Sora to Utsuro / Vanitas ササノマリイ / Sasanomaly ヴァニタスの手記 / The Case Study of Vanitas Opening (JP/ROM/EN)

Disappointed to say that the Funimation translation of this left more to be desired. A lot of phrase cutting, so I've taken it upon myself to translate the full from scratch. Translation under the cut.

単純　大体　喜怒哀love*　君の考え事 tanjun daitai kidoai love kimi no kangaegoto Are human emotions like love generally simple? You're thinking about いつか分かる時が来るといいね itsuka wakaru toki ga kuru to ii ne How it would be great if you could come to understand them someday 何度だって切った貼ったで　継ぎ接ぎモノ雑多で nando datte kitta hatta de tsugi hagi mono zatta de You've been hurt so many times, until you're an assorted patchwork thing 「生きてる」の定義も分からないまま "ikiteru" no teigi mo wakaranai mama That can't even tell what it means to be "alive" ただ2人だけで　他は言わなくてもいい tada futari dakede hoka wa iwanakute mo ii It's fine if you don't say it's "just the two of us" 分かりあっていける気がするだけど wakariatte ikeru ki ga suru dakedo After all, I have a feeling we understand each other まだ　それでいいじゃん mada sorede ii jan And that is enough, for now. 大好きな世界　君だけがくれる光で daisuki na sekai kimi dake ga kureru hikari de I love this world, the light that only you can give it, ヒビ割れた言葉が　触れてる世界は hibiwareta kotoba ga fureteru sekai wa look, it makes the cracked words of this world that I experience 全てがほら　輝くようで subete ga hora kagayaku you de seem like they're dazzling 確かなものなど無いけど tashikana mono nado nai kedo There's no such thing as something that's guaranteed, その目に僕は見えるでしょ sono me ni boku wa mieru deshou? But those eyes can see me, can't they? 散文　大概　空虚　不感症？　僕の考え事 sanbun taigai kuukyo fukanshou boku no kangaegoto Is prose generally insensitive to hollowness? I'm thinking about ひとつひとつ嘘がふえてくんだ hitotsu hitotsu uso ga fuetekun da How the number of lies increases one by one 単純なからくりではしゃぐ tanjun na karakuri de hashagu Playing with a simple mechanism, 錆びついた頭が揺れてる sabitsuita atama ga yureteru My rusted head is trembling, 白昼夢が笑う君を映した hakuchuumu ga warau kimi wo utsushita In my daydream, you were smiling radiantly. まだ　知らないまま ふたり　笑ってたいだけ mada shiranai mama futari warattetai dake Yet, without knowing, we just want to laugh 答えなんて捨てて　君が思うままで　それでいいじゃん kotae nante sutete kimi ga omou mama de sore de ii jan Throw away the answer, whatever you want is fine for now. 大好きな世界　何もかも欠けた世界で daisuki na sekai nani mo kamo kaketa sekai de I love this world, this world that lacks everything and anything, 機械仕掛けのうた 響き渡れば kikai shikake no uta hibiki watareba If the mechanical song I've started resounds, すべてはほら　笑えるようで subete wa hora waraeru you de Look, everything seems funny 誇れる過去など無いけど hokoreru kako nado nai kedo It's not a past I can be proud of, but 燃えゆく夢は綺麗でしょう？ moe yuku koe wa kirei deshou? This burning dream is beautiful, isn't it? 空と虚交わる時　まだ夢は先　振り返り sora to utsuru majiwaru toki mata yume wa saki furikaeri When sky and void meet, look back at the dreams yet ahead 空と虚交わる時　まだ君は咲き　振り出し sora to utsuru majiwaru toki mata kimi wa saki furidaeshi When sky and void meet, you're still beginning to bloom 空と虚交わる時　生まれては死に　繰り返し sora to utsuru majiwaru toki umarete wa shi ni kurikaeshi When sky and void meet, we're born to die repeatedly 嘘も未来も壊して笑う uso mo mirai mo kowashite warau Both lies and the future fall apart, and laugh. 大好きな世界　君だけがくれる光で daisuki na sekai kimi dake ga kureru hikari de I love this world, the light that only you can give it, ヒビ割れた言葉が　触れてる世界は hibiwareta kotoba ga fureteru sekai wa look, it makes the cracked words of this world that I experience 全てがほら　輝くようで subete ga hora kagayaku you de seem like they're dazzling 確かなものなど無いけど tashikana mono nado nai kedo There's no such thing as something that's guaranteed, その目に僕は見えるでしょう？ sono me ni boku wa mieru deshou? But those eyes can see me, can't they?

*Play on words for 喜怒哀楽.