Laugh Maker by Bump of Chicken

Original Lyrics
http://www.utamap.com/showkasi.php?surl=B12538

Music Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cwH0KmhOMc&feature=related

In the room soaked with tears, a sound of knock fell in.
With a face like this, I cannot meet anyone. What do you want? Who are you?
“My name isn’t worth giving, but there are people who call me “Laugh Maker”
and I’ve brought you laughters. It’s cold out here, so please let me in”
Laugh Maker? Are you kidding me? I do not remember calling someone like that.
Stop bothering me and leave at once. I cannot cry with you around.

In the room sunk in tears, a sound of knock flew in.
Is he still here? I’ve told him to go away.
“You are the first one ever in my life to say such words to me.”
“Now I’m starting to feel sad, what should I do? I think I’m gonna cry.”
Laugh Maker? Are you kidding me? You are not the one should be crying,
because I’m the one who wants to cry.  I do not remember calling someone like that.

the crying of two, far away…

Our backs against each other with door between us, 
and our sobbing mixed with hiccups.
We buried our heads in our knees, with our backs against each other,
and completely exhausted with all the crying.
Are you still trying to make me laugh? Laugh Maker?
“That’s the sole purpose of my life, I will not leave before you laugh”
I think I’ll let you into my room now, but
the problem is that I cannot open the door, with all the water pressure from our tears that’s holding the door.
Can you push the door from your side, I’ve already unlocked the door.
Just say yes or make any sound.
What’s going on? hey…it can’t be!

Laugh Maker? Are you kidding me? You left me all alone in here.
Without a word you left. The moment I began to trust you, you betrayed me.
Laugh Maker? Are you kidding me? With the sound of the window broken from outside.
Holding a iron pipe in his hand with a crying face, he says “I’ve brought you laughter”
so he takes out a tiny mirror and show it to me.
“Your crying face is really funny”
I was speechless, but I see what he meant, so I laughed.

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happy new year people!
may you all have laughters without the laugh maker!

World End by FLOW

Original Lyrics:
http://www.utamap.com/showkasi.php?surl=A03160

Music Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVrqnN5xom4&feature=related

World End by FLOW
music by Takeshi Asakawa,
lyrics by Kohshi Asakawa,
and translation by me…

At the end of the world, the light that was born is now in the wind.

I cannot live on with only hypocrisy.
I cannot be healed with just kindness.

What was taken?
From this never-changing world.
What am I hearing?
A song of colors. (or can be translated to “a song called Colors”)

Everything is bright.

So let the shattered dreams ring throughtout the end of tomorrow.
At the world’s end, the light that was born , is where we become one.
It’s now in the wind.

I cannot laugh like it’s none of my business.
I cannot wipe it away with just lonliness.

What did I won?
At the end of the battle.
What am I hearing?
This sorrowful scream.

Everything is crying.

So let the shattered dreams ring throughtout the end of tomorrow.
At the world’s end, the light that was born , is where we become one.
It’s now in the wind.

Please let no one cry.
Return, to a heart fulfilled.
Already surpassing anything and everything.

Everything is bright.

So to let the sky I saw can be delivered to my wishes,
At the beginning of the world, in the morning of creation,
we are in pure white, and now we become the wind.

WORD OF THE VOICE by FLOW

Original Lyrics:
http://www.utamap.com/showkasi.php?surl=A02977

Music Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zVwBRBvAZ4

WORD OF THE VOICE
music by Takeshi Asakawa  and lyrics written by Kohshi Asakawa
translation by me… 

oh where can I go, oh the voice that is calling me.

Buried information, this stifling situation, and I’m not there.
The destruction of this world, and I’m running away irresponsibly, where am I heading?

In this rain that does not stop, soaked. Left behind and withered, heart.
Before everything collapses, I hear the voice

I’m fine with weak bonds,
because I’m holding you closely.
The overlapping lives are breathing slowly now.

“I am by your side”

Creation of the virtual world, seperated impulse, and where will it die?

Almost unbalanced. shaking, emotional, the first cry of birth.
For affirmation, I run across tonight.

I’m fine with ordinary solitary,
if we can stop hurting each other.
In the gap of this closed mind, hides sadness almost dropping out.

It will not disappear.

Long before words can reach, I can feel the warmth of the voices.
Face to face, we take this distance seriously.

Now I want weak bonds,
because I’m only want to feel you.
The sprouting feelings are breathing slowly now.
 
“I am by your side”

oh where can I go, oh the voice that is calling me.

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By the way….Dark Knight is probably the best movie I’ve seen so far this year…

Object a (対象a / Taishou a) by anNina

Original Lyrics:
http://www.utamap.com/showkasi.php?surl=H00015

Video Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NR7SUCGfpQ

Object a (対象a / Taishou a) by anNina
Music by inazawa, Lyrics by interface, & Translation by me…

Sprinkle some soils on your flesh,
even if it is forbidden.
The pleasure behind those pure eyes,
has the temptation that cannot be concealed.

Why is there sin?
Why is there punishment?

The tip of the bone is too bright,
and it lures the endless darkness.
Everything looks so vivid,
and disappears at once.

Put a lock on your memories,
even if it is broken.
At the bottom of this mad love,
has the impulse that cannot be suppressed.

While collecting the pieces,
I await the end of this dream.

Maybe I’m sinned is because I’ve given up.
Maybe I’m punished is because I’ve asked for too much.
Everything is left alone,
and runs around, in a circle.

Maybe I can smile when the morning comes,
and smile as if nothing ever happens.
And I wish, I wish
that I do not lose anything.

 

 

 

The Rolling Rock, Morning Descends Upon You by Asian Kung-Fu Generation

 

Original Lyrics:
http://www.uta-net.com/user/phplib/view_2.php?ID=61262

Music Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpy4qP7eMKI&feature=related

The Rolling Rock, Morning Descends Upon You (転がる岩、君に朝が降る)
song and lyrics written by Gotoh Masafumi (後藤正文)
translation by me… 

If possible, I would like to repaint this world.
It is nothing heroic like getting rid of war,
or maybe I’ve thought about it for a second.
I cannot become an actor or a movie star, but
before that I cannot even pretend to smile in front of you.
It is helpless for me.
Ah…Ah…

What went wrong?
I cannot even figure that out.
Rolling Rolling
Even though I do not have a heart, I can feel the pain.
From now on, we probably will,
Rolling Rolling with our hearts (or minds) twist together,
and begin to sprint through this frozen ground as if we are falling.

I feel sad with no reason,
and it gets more hopeless because I shed no tears,
so I start to sing in order to give this night some warmth.
The rock keeps on rolling as if,
it is taking us somewhere.
Cracking open hard ground and let life sprout through.
After crossing over that hill,
comes the sparkling morning that,
exposes and lightens all of your solitude.
Take you on a ride in a small red car.
Make a turn on a distant corner,
then disappear into the horizon.

What is missing?
I cannot even figure that out.
Rolling Rolling
Even though I do not have a heart, I can feel the pain.
From now on, we probably will,
Rolling Rolling with our hearts (or minds) twist together,
and begin to sprint through this frozen ground as if we are falling.

Yesterday & Today by Do As Infinity

Original Lyrics:
http://www.uta-net.com/user/phplib/view_0.php?ID=12586

Music Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9Ry_qbTKK8

This song is one of my favorite, and is where I got the name of this blog.

Yesterday & Today
song and lyrics written by D.A.I
translation by me… 

Dear friends, so long.
I’ll never forget.
In those recurring encounters are,
these tiny wounds.
We embrace them with our hands, while
wander pointlessly.
Those gaze through this endless world,
the travelers.

It’s so precious when you have good wishes
Open eyes and see inside of your heart
It’s so precious when you have good wishes
Open eyes and see inside of your heart

The sound of bell called “Solitude”
induces words of prayer.
The reality that became yesterday and
the lively and gentle tomorrow will
pardon your everything, so
you can without any doubt
move foward.

It’s so precious when you have good wishes
Open eyes and see inside of your heart
It’s so precious when you have good wishes
Open eyes and see inside of your heart

Wandering eternally,
while walking towards the light,
the travelers.

Oh, my dear friends, even if you have no energy
Let’s sprint through such time.
Oh, my love, until one day we will
let eternity to bloom in this city.
Then someday I will,
sing this song again, or maybe return to my journey.

la la la la

Karma by Bump of Chicken

Original Lyrics:
http://www.uta-net.com/user/phplib/view_0.php?ID=35725

Music Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teYcWqRAPs4

This song is easy to understand if you played Tales of the Abyss.
The lyrics is all about the connection between Ash and Luke

Karma (カルマ)
song and lyrics written by Motoo Fujiwara (藤原基央)
translation by me… 

A glass ball was dropped, another dropped as I chased it.
In one spot of sunshine, only one left.

When our hearts start to beat, we reluctantly keep territories.
And continue to protect them from being taken away.

My hands look tainted even though I kept them clean.
And before I question my memories, my memories question me.

We will definitely meet, with the same vibration as our sign.
I’m here, and will always call out for you.
When we both fell for the same reason,
we’ll understand the meaning of our existence.

As long as we exist, we have no choice but to take up spaces.
In one spot of sunshine, it’s a bit crowded for two.

A glass ball was dropped. When it fell, something broke out.
And we bathed in sunshine while we fought for it.

We realized those steps we counted, mean nothing but merely numbers.
The thing we must understand, is somewhere between 1 and 0.

We will meet for the first time, with the same cry as our sign.
Please don’t forget, I will always call out for you.
When we are both burried for the same reason,
promise will be made.

We are one another’s mirror that
reflects our karma.
While our tainted hands touch each other,
and feel their silhouette.

You are here, because I can feel you.
In one spot of sunshine, we share spaces.

Please do not forget, I will always call out for you from inside of the glass ball.
Yes, we will finally meet, when the cross is built above the reasons.
Our promise will be complete,
and we will become one.

Glass Blues by Bump of Chicken

 
Original Lyrics in Japanese
http://www.uta-net.com/user/phplib/view_0.php?ID=16259
Music Video (original version):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=depyHen_xBY
Music Video (acoustic version):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt4rT8ZBujo

Glass Blues (ガラスのブルース)
song and lyrics written by Motoo Fujiwara (藤原基央)
translation by me…

The cat with a glass eye sings, loud and proud.
The cat with a glass eye sings, while wind brushes his beard, proudly he sings.

If my voice withered, I’ll go to the river and lick my own reflection in the water.
If today’s meal is better than yesterday’s,
I’ll say “Today is a great day” and look up into the sky with a smile.

Ah…I’ll always sing as hard as possible.
Ah…I’ll always live as hard as I can.

The cat with a glass eye sings, while starved, proudly he sings.
The cat with a glass eye sings, as proof of life, proudly he sings.
The cat with a glass eye shouts, life is short, proudly he shouts.
The cat with a glass eye shouts, now is important, proudly he shouts.

There is a meaning to life, therefore, I cannot waste one second.
Even if storm comes, or rain falls,
I will always, with full strength, look up into the sky with a smile.

Ah…someday I’ll become one of the stars that twinkles in the sky.
Ah…until that day, I’ll keep on singing.

If my voice withered, I’ll go to the river and lick my own reflection in the water.
There is a meaning to life, therefore, I cannot waste one second.
Therefore, I’ll sing. I will alway sing. I will always sing. I’ll shout about “NOW”.

The cat with a glass eye becomes a star in the sky, and his loud voice has stopped.
The cat burned the last fragement of his life, and his favorite blues will never be heard again.

But your blues is inscribed inside of everyone’s heart.
From now on, if there’s anything terrible, everyone will start to sing,
while remembering the cat with a glass eye.
and look up into the sky and sings the glass blues.

Ah…I always sing as hard as possible.
Ah…I always live as hard as I can.
Ah…if there’s a great shadow in front.
Ah…I always sing as hard as possible.

Meteor Shower by Onitsuka Chihiro

Out of boredom really.
I really don’t want to spend my holiday doing anything that is serious, so I translated this song by Onitsuka Chihiro.
Althought I’m not really a fan of her music, but two of her songs, this one and Gekko (Moonlight) are on my top ten favorite song list. Anyway, happy thanksgiving…

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This is the music video (YouTube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZY3NdVrGEk&feature=related

This is where I got the lyrics (Japanese)
http://www.uta-net.com/user/phplib/view_7.php?ID=15153

流星群 (RyuuSeiGun) by 鬼束ちひろ (Onitsuka Chihiro) 

Nights that cannot be described in words, you tell them well
like illusions of lukewarm ivy that twines around me

Give me a heart, your handmade is fine
and if there is a place for me to cry, I will be fine even without stars in sight

Your voices calling out for me always turns into nothing but sadness
such sorrow proves nothing but my ugliness, even though I need it

If I cannot be touched by you, then it is like I do not exist

Even days of vagueness, can push me toward loneliness
when they do fade away, I’m left with almost nothing to wish for

Praise these feelings, even with faint vibrations
in front of my eyes, they overflow with resonances

Miracle comes in an instant, only when I abandon my body
it makes me so powerless, yet allow me remember so much – even though I need it

If I cannot touch you, then it is like I do not exist

Although I stop counting the uncountable meanings,
I still don’t know what “beauty” is, in here, even now

Your voices calling out for me always turns into nothing but sadness
such sorrow proves nothing but my ugliness, even though I need it

If I cannot be touched by you, then it is like I do not exist