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[Japanese #18] lynch. SORROW lyrics

Something a bit different this week. I tried translating the whole of the song ‘SORROW’ by lynch., featuring YUKKE of MUCC fame. I haven’t seen an English translation of this before, and songs are still always super hard to unravel, so I’d appreciate any feedback on this! I particularly spent a lot of time chopping and changing my translation of the opening line because 夕闇 and 黄昏 are such similar words. At least as a English speaker, I find it quite hard to differentiate between dusk and twilight. To me, they are part of the process of the sun setting and too close to really pull apart, but I would probably say twilight comes before dusk. In any case, I  still don’t think I’m happy with what I came up with...

夕闇がくる　黄昏に染めていく 悲しみをそっと　置いていくように 変わらないもの　心に灯して 歩いていくと　信じていたのに 崩れゆく音　辺りに鳴り響いて ひとりになった　すべてを失ってた 思い出すのは　夢のような日々 掛け替えのない　出逢いと喜び 煌めいて 美しすぎる琥珀の海に　月を浮かべて なにひとつ守れやしない　この手を重ねてた 美しすぎる茜の空に　星を浮かべて 呼吸をする　この時に　意識を委ねたら すべてのものに　終わりがあるのなら この海さえも　枯れてしまうのか 思い出せない　大切な言葉 触れられない　閉ざされた夢 確かなものは　共に泣いた日々 忘れられない　ねがいと約束 煌めいて 夕闇がくる　黄昏に染めていく 悲しみをそっと　置いていくように 悲しい思いをさせてしまったね もう二度とは離さないから 終わらない未来は此処にあるんだよ 信じて欲しい　いつの日か　再び 煌めいて 美しすぎる琥珀の海に　月を浮かべて なにひとつ守れやしない　この手を重ねてた 美しすぎる茜の空に　星を浮かべて 呼吸をする　この時に　意識を委ねたら この海に　月を浮かべて 呼吸をする　この時に この海に　星を浮かべて 歩いていく　あの未来へ 変わらないもの　心に灯して 歩いていける　そんな気がしてる

Dusk falls as twilight dyes it

As if the sadness is quietly being left behind

The things that don’t change light up my heart

Though I believed, when I walk

The sound of collapse echoes around me

I’m all alone and I’ve lost everything

I remember those days that were like a dream

The irreplaceable encounters and joy

How they sparkle

The moon is reflected on the overly beautiful amber sea

So many times these hands have failed to protect anything

The stars are reflected on the overly beautiful deep pink sea

I take a breath and entrust myself to my consciousness in this moment

If there’s an end to everything

Then will even this sea dry up in the end?

I can’t remember those precious words

I can’t experience the dream that’s been shut off from me

What’s for certain is those days spent together, crying

I can’t forget those wishes and promises

How they sparkle

Dusk falls as twilight dyes it

As if the sadness is quietly being left behind

I made you sad, didn’t I?

Because we won’t ever be apart again

The unending future is here

I want you to believe again one day

How it sparkles

The moon is reflected on the overly beautiful amber sea

So many times these hands have failed to protect anything

The stars are reflected on the overly beautiful deep pink sea

I take a breath and entrust myself to my consciousness in this moment

The moon is reflected in this sea

I take a breath in this moment

The stars are reflected in this sea

I walk onwards, towards the future

The things that don’t change light up my heart

I feel that I can keep walking