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No night, No life TRANSLATION [BAD SKUNK]

【JUNKY】 【CHERRY】 【SPRING】 【YP】

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“I want to dream with my eyes open”

That hungry flush looks great on you in this Nighter Game 

“Could I have a sip from your glass?”

Tonight’s the only night you can enjoy it so, ah, get drunk

A devilish smile? A gentleman’s invitation?

Either way, does it matter? Dance is language

The door to paradise, covered in graffiti 

Come on, kick it open, Go Mad!

Not even god can stop us! Until the end, 

the world will keep on spinning, this Midnight Planet

We’re bound so tightly, 

even the lights that can’t join the constellations are So High!

(No night, No life) We’ll lick the sweetness from our wounds

(Those lies in your mind) Just savour it, it’s Heavenly Hell

(No night, No life) Sink even deeper into this One Night

(Non-stop dancing tonight, be all right)

Dive into this dream!

“I want to be loved so hard I can't sleep”

If you show your true self the night awakes

“I’ve seen you here before” It must be fate then!

Such things seem common in these overflowing City Lights

You hold me so close, but I think you might hate me

Uniting our hearts should be our Only Language

When all I have are wicked thoughts, reason disappears

I’m just a wolf in sheep’s clothing!

Throw it all into disarray! Feel alive again

and feel it all deep in your soul, just for a moment

When it all piles up,

this fragile artificial love starts to seem So Cool!

(No night, No life) To the sweet taste of dripping honey,

(The lies in your mind) Let’s all get wild, it's Heavenly Hell

(No night, No life) Only One Road to the darkest depths

(Suddenly Falling tonight, be all right)

I just wanna lose it!

The neon lights in this city keep melting away

These softhearted morals, who do you help by holding us back?

Aren't we only getting started?!

Nobody can take us on! (Until the end!) Until the end,

The world will keep on spinning, this Midnight Planet

When it all falls apart,

This heart of mine only beats faster, so Get High!

(No night, No life) We’ll lick the fervor from our wounds

(Those lies in your mind) It’s so addictive, this Heavenly Hell

(No night, No life) Sink even deeper into this One Night

(Non-stop dancing tonight, be all right)

Dive into the bliss!

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♡ TRANSLATION NOTES ♡

[1] General

To start these TNs off, I should say this was one of the harder songs I've translated in my time because as there are no official GS lyric books yet, I was just relying on what I could find online and very quickly realised the lyrics I could find are incorrect in some places. On top of that, this whole song's pretty vague and while I've done my best to make sense of it, it's probably not my best work. I welcome any criticism or corrections from other translators should you think of anything!

[2] I’m just a wolf in sheep’s clothing!

There's nothing wrong about this translation since it's literally in my dictionary but also I feel like I only chose it for the sheep mention. It could have just been 'hypocrite' but I couldn't resist.

[3] who do you help by holding us back? Aren't we only getting started?!

This was a struggle... This is a bit of a stretch of the original meaning but it's the only way I could get it to sound natural in English. Suggestion are welcome, so if you'd like to reccomend a better translation, the original line is this:

誰が為の箍を？ここからだろ？

[tunamuffiin]

Neru and Junky~

[arkaylarts]

I've greatly taken a liking to them.

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VIOLET LOVE TRANSLATION [BAD SKUNK]

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【JUNKY】 【AK】 【NERU】

Heretical VIOLET 

(Oh, oh…)

(Ow!)

Easy, capturing your weary heart for my own satisfaction

Writhing all the way up until the climax 

VIOLET LOVE is in full bloom

Cry and be set free!

Take the parasitic corruption and let it all out

"Please, more!" My, you’re all worn out...

Cries of pain Your scornful eyes

Wear down your love Can’t wait to devour you

"I can’t take it!" This wet heat

I – LOVE – YOU (Ow!)

Until I’m left hot and aching

run me through with your sharp thorns

I’ll give you my everything

even these desires burning deep inside

Turning me in would be such a waste

of this delicious nightmare

Tempt me, degrade me, until my time is up

Open up for me, VIOLET LOVE

Crazy, we’ll shake up and pollute these neglected hearts

A fantasy of all you’ve ever wanted,

reduced to ashes, VIOLET LOVE

Open up and be set free

Swallow down this aching corruption

"I need more!" I’ve heard it all before!

I wanna do it, savour it My shirt’s all stained

Extract your love I’ll pull you into the fray

Satisfy you, make you melt

But it’s really just a joke

I ー LOVE ー YOU! (Ow!)

Even devouring this arousal

would never be enough

I want to give you everything I have

for that dazed look in your eyes

Turning me in would be such a waste

of this sticky, bitter honey

Sweet, savoury, drown in the scent either way

Excite me, ruin me, then kill me!

Karma, cause and effect

(Fill your heart) (Feast on the love)

Taste-testing

(Toy with your heart) (Insert my love)

“FOR YOU” Crush it under your heel!

Then betray me

(Trace my heart) (There’s the love)

Seductive VIOLET (Sensual)

Mischievous VIOLET (Sensitive)

Euphoric VIOLET (Pleasure) 

VIOLET LOVE

Release me!

Shatter these rusty shackles,

my mind is left in chaos

These feelings you’ve given me

are burrowing somewhere deep within 

Wishful thinking would be such a waste

of these sickly-sweet feelings

Whether it’s a dream, or affection, it’s all true love  

Until the end, forevermore, instinct will take over

Chew it up and spit it out, VIOLET LOVE

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♡ TRANSLATION NOTES ♡

[1] --be set free! and Release me! both utilise the same verb, 逝く, which means to die or pass on, at least in the (unofficial) Japanese lyrics I can find online. It's also homonymous with the word for to org*sm. Given the overall tone of this song, I’m assuming this is intentional, hence the vague wording in this translation. I'm still unsure whether the kanji usage is intentional censoring or not...

[2] wet heat is literally rendered as 'wet core/roots' in Japanese but that felt distinctly nonsensical/literal in English so I've opted for a more familiar euphamism.

[3] The original phrase for Turning me in would be such a waste is something more like 'reporting me (to authorities, presumably, this is basku after all) would be in such bad taste' but I felt the alternative flowed better into the lyrics.

[arkaylarts]

"Arkayl stop getting into new music projects and work on your wips"

I cannot be stopped no matter how much i want to

[arkaylarts]

💊 🦨

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Groovy Good Beat TRANSLATION [BAD SKUNK]

【JUNKY】 【AK】 【NERU】

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(Heh-heh! Let’s go!)

Tell me baby what is gonna be alright? (C’mon!)

Groovy Good Beat… Do it!

Tonight again we’re getting started, enjoy show!

Bright it on!!

Can you feel it? We’re the rule!

(Move your body!! Feeling!!)

We’re the rulers of this world (Yeah!)

Let’s lose ourselves to the pleasure, supersonic (Oh…)

This ravaged underground,

brings us such comfort

A MAD TOWN full of rogues (You & Me) 

Singing this ode to war

You can believe in your friends, so now (Believe yourself)

Oh, pleasure paradise (OK, I can NOT wait!!)

Hey everybody get the power

Masterfully

Big bang! Cause a riot!

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

We’ll take you on all at once!

Are you ready!? 

Wing it!! Wing it!!

We’ll take care of it all, so,

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Can you keep up on the hardest mode?

You bet!! Oh, my pleasure!!

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Aren’t you enjoying having the perfect enemy?

Can you hear the sound!?

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Fuck your propaganda!

This isn’t a friendly game,

so finish ‘em off and shout!

If you’re caught in an all-or-nothing,

will you kick and break the world?

You’re family so go on, call me!

Come along for this entertainment troupe’s story

A freaky and peaky, tricky homie

We’re the rowdy Knights of the Round!

Who even are we!? Shout it out if you think you know

It’s an absolute (No doubt)

This is the rulers’ truth

Respect’s antithesis, turn it to gold! (FLASH!!) 

Oh, pleasure paradise (OK, I can NOT wait!!)

Hey everybody get the power

Intuitively

With all thousand dreams,

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

My bad, it’s only a joke

Are you ready!?

Wing it!! Wing it!!

Too late to regret it now!

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Can you keep up on the hardest mode?

You bet!! Oh, my pleasure!!

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Aren’t you enjoying having the perfect enemy?

Can you hear the sound!?

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Fuck your propaganda!

(Oh, here we go!) 

1, 2, 3 and show ‘em who’s boss

And if you crush them all in one, that’s OK!

A real brawl’s the greatest feeling,

a joker’s smile is your present, here you go!

You satisfied? Of course, this is BAD SKUNK

We’re cutting edge, can you hold on?!

Catch off guard!! 

Let’s catch off guard!!

Let’s go people, make some noise, get rowdy!

We are kick-ass!

Let’s rumble

Like a Dragon… C’mon!!

This passionate Night Parade!

Hey everybody get the power

Masterfully

Big bang! Cause a riot!

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

We’ll take you on all at once!

Are you ready!? 

Wing it!! Wing it!!

We’ll take care of it, so,

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Can you keep up on the hardest mode?

You bet!! Oh, my pleasure!!

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Aren’t you enjoying having the perfect enemy?

Can you hear the sound!?

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Fuck your propaganda!

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♡ TRANSLATION NOTES ♡

[1] General

This thing's about 70% English anyways, so I hope I've managed to make said eng lines makes sense in context...

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Nuts Addiction TRANSLATION [BAD SKUNK]

【JUNKY】 【AK】 【NERU】 【CHERRY】 【SPRING】 【YP】

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Well, well, well, what’s up with you? (That vacant look on your face…)

You’re trembling (You OK?) 

Just go ahead and tell me what it is you want

Think you can take it? (Hey!)

It’ll feel just like an overdose (Oh!)

Can you take in we're, alright? (BAD SKUNK!!)

You’re looking much happier now (Hey!) Becoming beautiful

Together we’re crazy, stylish lady

Sickly pale makeup, totally cute!

Colorful Nuts like decorations, I’ll tear them apart

(Yeah!) Let addiction pull us under!

(Yeah!) Corrupt you with our beliefs

(Yeah!) We’ll just be buried with our misery

(Yeah!) as the dependence starts to kick in!

Start a riot, violent heartbeat, pulled in by the rhythm

Embrace the rush of endorphins, until the morning breaks

Say! Clap, clap, put your hands up!

Pumped, pumped, like a drug XXX!

Clap, clap, it’s a BAD SKUNK!

Nuts, Nuts, Nuts Addiction!

Though your head’s reeling (Dance!) See if you can manage it (Dance!)

After all, there’s nothing here to be afraid of! (Ha-ha!)

I will keep (Lose your mind) the evils at bay (Lose it)

“So let’s get crazy” (Hey!)

There’s not a single sane person (Oh!)

up on this stage (Buster!!)

So I guess we’re all the same then (Hey!)

Like a dream, ain’t it?

Ready, steady, like a baby

Those innocent eyes blacked out a while ago now

The dancefloor will rock you to sleep however long the room keeps spinning

(Yeah!) Lets enjoy this affliction!

(Yeah!) Pray all our sorrows away!

(Yeah!) Clear the slate and start over,

(Yeah!) in a hedonistic monochrome! 

Every day the party gets hotter, in all our coexistence

Take our hands, and follow close behind

There is no turning back tonight!

Leave behind your inhibitions

Dance, keep on dancing!

You keep on running away, Fanatic Tripper

Seems the illusion’s failing now you’ve accepted the Brain Hack

So strange, so addictive,

this unstoppable chain of events

Keep going faster, Oh-Eh-Oh-Eh-Oh

Won’t leave you alone, this Nuts Addiction

(Yeah!) Let addiction pull us under!

(Yeah!) Corrupt you with our beliefs

(Yeah!) We’ll just be buried with our misery

(Yeah!) as the dependence starts to kick in!

Start a riot, violent heartbeat, pulled in by the rhythm

Embrace the rush of endorphins, until the morning breaks

Say! Clap, clap, put your hands up!

Pumped, pumped, like a drug XXX!

Clap, clap, it’s a BAD SKUNK!

Nuts, Nuts, Nuts Addiction!

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♡ TRANSLATION NOTES ♡

[1] Can you take in we're, alright?

Doesn't really make much sense, but since it's in English in the original lyrics I've kept it as is. My guess for the intended meaning would be "You can keep up with us, right?" but I can't be sure.

[2] I’ll tear them apart

This is a case of me just not knowing what the original lyrics are going for. Really AK here is saying "I'll chew them to pieces with my head" and it could be more like "I'll tear them apart with my intellect/brain" but neither of those are really appealing. So I've opted to just drop the 'head' part and stick with the 'tear them apart' bit.

[3] Clear the slate and start over, in a hedonistic monochrome!

This line gave me a bit of grief. The literal translation would be something like:

Lets repaint everything, in a monochrome of corrupted pleasure!

But this fails to capture the nuances of the word usage which implies more than they're starting over from scratch, rather than just 'painting the town' like it's a vandalism thing. That could also totally be the case, and I could be reading into too much, but I think I managed to capture the right feeling in the end.

[4] --in all our coexistence

The original lyric for this is 共生するIsmで (kyousei suru ISM de) and though I normally try to include any preexisting English in my translations 'coexist-ism' and 'harmon-ism' are just. not words...