Kanji Compilation (Boukoku)

The kanji compilation for the boukoku cd (lyrics) is here :)

02. ニゲルの肖像
Lyrics ＆ Compose : Noël Vocal : eupe , 夢姫

深い霧　その奥に　古びた屋敷あり
儚げな少女は独り　人形を抱き　佇む...

幾つ　夜を重ねたのだろう？
冷たく悲しげな　風の音が聴こえてくる

やがて　闇が広がる...

突然　とても幸せな日々に　悲劇が訪れた
メフィストフェレス
- 黒い悪魔 - の思うがままに　引き裂かれた二人...

愛しいお兄様…　いつか迎える　再会の時
可愛いねと褒めてくれる様に　綺麗なドレスを纏うわ

この願いは届かないの？　胸ニ突キ刺サル痛ミ...
朽ちた肖像画の瞳が　優しく笑う

愛しいお兄様…　いつか迎える　再会の時
私が息絶えていたのなら　薔薇の花束を贈って 

この願いは届かないの？　胸ニ突キ刺サル痛ミ...
本当はね…気付いていた…幸せはきっと戻らないと

闇に魅入られた魂にも　救いはあるのだろうか？

メフィストフェレス
- 黒い悪魔 -よ　この願いを
 永遠に消えない鎖で　縛り付けて....

暗い部屋でこのまま…　貴方を待ち続け　嗚呼…

03. Diabolic Eye
Lyrics ＆ Compose : Noël Vocal : 夢姫




兄
儚き者は　その優しさ故
我に祈り　闇の彼方へと

妹
儚き者は　その愛しさ故
我に祈り　闇に染まりゆく

Endless Greed...
滅びを誘う物語に　呪われた二人

人の心は　硝子細工のように　脆く崩れてく...

手に入れたい「願い」があるならば
禁じられた儀式　- 黒い悪魔 -　が　応えるだろう

差し出しされる「対価」の重さを　その身に刻め！

兄妹
儚き者は　その悲劇の中
罪と共に　歪んだ愛を知る

Endless Greed...
滅びを誘う物語に　呪われた二人

人の心は　這いよる影のように　暗く　揺らめいて...

手に入れたい「願い」があるならば
禁じられた儀式　- 黒い悪魔 -　が　応えるだろう

願いを叶え　妖しく光る瞳が
罪深き迷い子を　闇の世界へ導くだろう

愚かなる「魂」の重さを　その身に刻め！

04. 狂奏シルヴプレ 
Lyrics ＆ Compose : Noël Vocal : eupe


真夜中に中庭で開かれる
贅沢でエレガントな　舞踏会

夢のような時間を　過ごしたいの
主人公は　薔薇の似合う私ね?

さぁさぁ　Bonsoir
一人の夜は寂しいから　お喋りしましょう
宝石箱の「赤」でDessertを飾るだなんて...
...素敵なことね ♪

ファウスト
人形　と共に　華やかに踊る
廻る　廻る　月の下で　ゆらゆらと
お腹が空いたら　甘いケーキを
少しだけど　 如何かしら?

Oui, S'il vous plaît
闇の中で　響く...

楽しげな亡霊たちが歌う
贅沢でオカルティックな　舞踏会

怪しげな屋敷は　今日も賑やかね
繰り返す　退屈な日々に Au revoir

さぁさぁ　Bonsoir
一人の夜は寂しいから　お喋りしましょう
宝石箱の「青」でVaisselleを飾るだなんて... ...素敵なことね ♪

ファウスト
人形　と共に　華やかに踊る
廻る　廻る　月の下で　ゆらゆらと
喉が渇いたら　香る紅茶を
少しだけど　如何かしら?

Oui, S'il vous plaît
闇の中で響く...

Oui, C'est entendu
月の夜に　響く...

05. Erlkonig ～亡国の君主～ 
Lyrics ＆ Compose :Noël Vocal : 夢姫

覚醒せし　混沌の影
悪魔たちは　畏れを抱く　
命を刈る　漆黒の鎌
冷たい瞳で　振り翳した ...


死の刃が　青く輝き
放たれてく　破壊の呪文
地に広がる　闇の波動に
この世界が　浸蝕される　

嗚呼...　嘆きの声が　聞こえてくる　
Erlkönig... 貴方の為に　両手を罪で染めて...

闇の彼方で　彷徨い続ける
光を忘れた　永遠に孤独な支配者
たとえ　どれほど距離が遠くても
必ず　歪んだ愛で辿り着ける

呪われし運命...

メフィストフェレス
- 黒い悪魔-　の声が　聞こえてくる
Erlkönig... 貴方の為に　最後の祈り捧げ..

闇の彼方で　彷徨い続ける
光を忘れた　永遠に孤独な支配者
たとえ　滅びの時を迎えても
私が　変わらぬ愛で包んであげる

待ってて...　今すぐ行くから...　

呪われし亡国のメフィストフェレス (Norowareshi boukoku no Mephistopheles) CD Translation

"A visitor at this place... poor you... are you lost? But oh well, would you like to listen to my story for a little bit? Me? I wait here for my big brother, he is so kind... He has always cared for me, who has a frail body. Inside this large mansion... our lives used to be so idyllic... But one day... My brother sold his soul to a black demon... to save me, who was sickly. And then, he was taken away to function as a vessel for the ressurrected demon king and turned into the physique that the demon wished for. That is why I also forged a pact with a demon. My wish was to stay next to my big brother... for that sake, I would do anything. You already understand, no? The one who has summoned you... it was me.. I lied about you being lost... uhuhuhuhu... A demon desires a human's soul... " - Melusine talking to the listener in 断章 -Mephistopheles- (Danshou -Mephistopheles-).

Hurray, I have started on the translation of the 呪われし亡国のメフィストフェレス (Norowareshi boukoku no Mephistopheles) CD, which tells the backstory of Melusine.

If you have not heard the crossfade: here is the XFD ->


The title will be translated as "Mephistopheles of the cursed ruined country". Mephistopheles is the name of black demon that possesses the brother of Melusine. The epithet for this CD is ARS-020 and 7th fantasia. From now on I will refer to this cd (呪われし亡国のメフィストフェレス) as "Boukoku".

The story, as introduced in the first paragraph is basically the background story of Melusine, a sickly girl, who lives in a mansion with her big brother. One day her big brother forges a pact with a black demon, who happens to be the demon king. He did this in order to save his little sister, Melusine, from her disease. So, he was kidnapped by the demon and Melusine literally would do anything to be with her big brother. She feels a twisted sense of love for him... and she would even go as far as to forge a pact with a demon to be with her big brother... Basically every song tells that story... except the 4th track, which is about Melusine inviting you to a ball.

Tracklist of Boukoku:

01. 断章 -Mephistopheles- (Danshou -Mephistopheles-)
Story ＆ Compose :Noël
02. ニゲルの肖像 (Nigel no Shouzou)
Lyrics ＆ Compose : Noël Vocal : eupe , 夢姫
03. Diabolic Eye
Lyrics ＆ Compose : Noël Vocal : 夢姫
04. 狂奏シルヴプレ(Kyousou s'il vous plaît)
Lyrics ＆ Compose : Noël Vocal : eupe
05. Erlkönig ～亡国の君主～ (Erlkönig ~ Boukoku no Kunshu~)
Lyrics ＆ Compose :Noël
Vocal : 夢姫

I will translate the titles as following:

01. Literary Fragment -Mephistopheles-
02. Nigel's portrait
03. Diabolic Eye
04. Mad Melody s'il vous plaît
05. Erlkönig ～Ruler of a ruined country～

The order in which I liked the songs is 3=2>5>4.
The parts I like most in the songs are when Yuki and eupe climb up in pitch to the high F.... it's breathtakingly beautiful. In the second track, the part of  永遠に消えない鎖.. is just too beautiful to capture in words.. In the third track the part of ...「願い」があるならば禁じられた儀式... is so amazing, the way Yuki jumps from the A to the F just makes me feel so amazed... The fourth track also has some really good passages, 廻る　廻る　月の下で　ゆらゆらと sounds really amazing... just wow... be prepared for awesomeness from eupe. Like Yuki, she also pulls off that jump from the A to the F so well... From track 5, I actually like the instrumentals more than the melody. The voiced part is also a major strong point in this track. Uesaka Sumire has really good intonation... perfect to suit those darker background instrumentals.

You know, it's actually almost unbelievable, but I actually had a hard time assigning my preference in this CD. Even though I like 4 the least, it is still almost on par with 2 and 3. The songs are all exceptionally well performed, while at first I preferred the Operetta CD over this one, I now think this is my second favourite LostFairy CD!

シアワセの青 (Shiawase no ao) - Blue Happiness - Romaji and Translation

This is the last song of the album. Here Colette starts her journey to find true happiness, she travels through stories... chasing a blue bird thinking it leads her to happiness... and in the end the blue bird is "caught", she realises that her journey was very important to realise her own happiness.

The contents are pretty much the same as  Re Storia ～青の軌跡～, but in the Re Storia she has fully realised her happiness and here she is very close to. The travel in this CD will lead her to Melusine and then finally she tells the story to Melusine in the Re Storia version. This version focusses more on what Colette has been doing and the ReStoria version tells us more about the scenery and how the blue bird leads Colette to Grimgald.

This song is again translated from the point of view of Colette. The main message of the song from Colette is: "When you seek happiness, the road to it is your happiness"


退屈な夜に訪れた舞台の幕開け
「シアワセ」を探す旅路
夢の中　彷徨う　一人の少女の為に
閉ざされし　世界の向こうへ

taikutsu na yoru ni otozureta butai no makuake
[shiawase] wo sagasu tabiji
yume no naka samayou hitori no shoujo no tame ni
tozasareshi sekai no mukou e

I visited the opening of a stage on a boring night
A journey on which I search for [my happiness]
For my own sake, I wandering around in my dreams alone
To the other side of the closed world

- 思い出の国 -　懐かしい人たちを忘れないと
深く心に刻んでいく
- 夜の精の御殿 -　痛みや悲しみに溢れた扉は
泣いているの・・・？

-omoide no kuni- natsukashii hitotachi wo wasurenai to
fukaku kokoro ni kizandeiku
-yoru no sei no goten- itami ya kanashimi ni afureta tobira wa
naiteiru no...?

 - The country of reminiscence - I won't forget the beloved people
They are etched deeply inside my heart
- The palace of the spirits of the night - A door overflowed with sad emotions
Am I crying...?

青い鳥は貴方の夢？　捕まえてもいなくなって
このままじゃ僕ら「シアワセ」を知らずに
続いていく　次のページをめくって
最後の喜劇

aoi tori wa anata no yume? tsukamaete mo inaku natte
kono mama ja bokura [shiawase] wo shirazu ni
tsudzuiteiku tsugi no peeji wo mekutte
saigo no kigeki

Is the blue bird your dream? I try to catch it, but every time it disappears again
Like this, we will not know [happiness]
I continued and turned the next page
To the last comedy

- 森の中 -　人を恨む自然
木を切り　倒し　弱き動物を殺し
- 墓の上 -　華やぐ選択にまみれた者
その道は　何処へ続くのか・・・？

-mori no naka- hito wo uramu shizen
ki wo kiri taoshi yowaki doubutsu wo koroshi
-haka no ue- hanayagu sentaku ni mamireta mono
sono michi wa doko e tsudzuku no ka...?

- Inside the forest -  Nature bears a grudge against people
They cut trees, bring them down and kill weaker animals
 - The top of the grave - is covered by the winners of natural selection
To where will this road continue...?

絶望の中　小さな一筋の光目指し
暖かな手に抱きしめられ
世界中が敵になっても　愛してくれる人が一人
いると知った

zetsubou no naka chiisana hitosuji no hikari mezashi
atatakana te ni dakishimerare
sekaijuu ga teki ni natte mo aishitekureru hito ga hitori
iru to shitta

Amidst my despair, a pair of eyes radiated a small ray of light,
I was embraced by warm hands
Even if the entire world become my enemy, I knew that there was once person,
who loved me

未来の君の世界　手にした小さな小鳥は
それぞれの運命　背負い旅立った
続いていく　最後のページをめくって

mirai no kimi no sekai te ni shita chiisana kotori wa
sorezore no unmei seoi tobitatta
tsudzuiteiku saigo no peeji wo mekutte

"The little bird that you just obtained symbolises the world of the future you"
Carrying the fate of everyone, I started a trip
I continued and turned the final page

果てなく巡る物語　それが青い翼の軌跡
願い続けるなら「シアワセ」は　すぐ傍にあるから・・・

hatenaku meguru monogatari sore ga aoi tsubasa no kiseki
negai tsudzukeru nara [shiawase] wa sugu soba ni aru kara...

An endless story that keeps going around, that is the miracle of the blue wings
The [happiness] I kept wishing for, would soon be by my side...


Translation notes:
- 痛みや悲しみに溢れた扉は
 や indicates a non exhaustive list, thus i took "pain and grief" together in the words "sad emotions"
- - 墓の上 -　華やぐ選択にまみれた者
I have the feeling that this stanza means that humans are now on the top of the world, they are the survivors of natural selection after killing threes, weaker animals. The grave symbolises the harm people have done to nature in the course of evolving and the brilliant beings on top are the humans (we are still alive)

孤独の真珠 (Kodoku no shinju) - The Pearl of Loneliness - Romaji and Translation

I think this song is my favourite from the album even though it is not fast paced. I like the sad melancholy with which hato sings and the sad content of the story.

This song tells the story of a little mermaid who attempts to saves a prince. She fell in love and wanted to grow legs to be with the prince on the surface. She trades in her voice, but yet she cannot be with her prince. So she decides to suicide... to be together with her prince in the afterlife... what a sad song....

The "lonely pearl" is a metaphor for the lonely little mermaid who can't talk but is really beautiful.  The pearl turns black near the end of the song, which shows the corruption in her heart, leading her to suicide. The turning point in the song, with the red apple from Colette is where she realises that living has no more meaning.

To be honest, this song is not as straightforward as I thought. There is some ambiguity in some sentences and some word choices. I tried my best to make it a coherent story. I translate from the view of the mermaid.

水泡を纏って　沈みゆく
その姿　儚く美しく・・・
助けてはいけない　わかってたけど
必死で　わけもわからなくて

suihou wo matotte shizumiyuku
sono sugata hakanaku utsukushiku...
tasukete wa ikenai wakatteta kedo
hisshi de wake mo wakaranakute



Following the bubbles, he sank
his appearance was so ephemeral and beautiful......
I knew that I could not save him, yet
I could not understand my fated death

何故　私と貴方は違う世界に　神様いるなら叶えて
足が手に入るなら　どんな代償も 厭わないわ

naze watashi to anata wa chigau sekai ni kami sabairu nara kanaete
ashi ga te ni hairu nara donna daishou mo itowanai wa

Why are you and I from different worlds? God, if you exist, please grand my wish
I do anything without complaining, if I can obtain legs.

手には入れた世界で　声は失ってしまったけど
貴方の傍にいる　それだけで・・・
それなのにどうして　伸ばした手は届かない
明日になれば　私は消えゆくのに・・・

te ni ireta sekai de koe wa ushinatteshimatta kedo
anata no soba ni iru sore dake de...
sore nano ni doushite nobashita te wa todokanai
ashita ni nareba watashi wa kieyuku no ni...

Even if I would lose my voice, in the world I will be going to
I am fine as long as I am by your side...
but why can I not reach it even when I stretch out my hands
When the dawn breaks tomorrow, I will disappear...

こぼれ落ちた真珠　水面に揺れる　- 赤い林檎 -

kobore ochita shinju minamo ni yureru -akai ringo-

The pearl overflowed with emotions, and a - red apple - floated on the surface

手にしたい世界には　私たち二人だけいい
足の痛みさえも　愛おしい・・・

te ni shitai sekai ni wa watashitachi futari dake ii
ashi no itami sae mo itoshii...

The world I want to be in, is a world with only us two
even if I have to bear the pain of having legs for you, my beloved ...

月明かりに照らされ　反射する赤い剣
溢れ出す涙　一体誰のもの？

tsukiakari ni terasare hansha suru akai tsurugi
afuredasu namida ittai dare no mono?

Illuminated by the moonlight, a sword reflects a red colour
To who in the world do these falling tears belong?

Ah・・・

紅い海　染まった黒真珠
やっと手に入れたの・・・

akai umi somatta kuro shinju
yatto te ni ireta no...

The black pearl dyed the sea black
I finally got my hands on what I wanted...

Translation note:
- 必死で　わけもわからなくて
I initially chose desperation as translation for 必死, because I think it fits the context better than "inevitable death" at this point, but as the story progresses inevitable death indeed... appears to be the better choice

戯れの花畑 (Tawamure no Hanabatake) - The Flower Garden of Pranks - Romaji and Translation

Do you know the magic word that has as meaning "Cuteness is justice"? That is Madrigale! Oh wait... wrong album.

Well, this song certainly tells us that being cute has its advantages. 
This song tells a slightly different version of red riding hood.
The original story can be "summarised as follows"
"Hey little red riding hood where are you going? All alone in the forest!"
"I'm going to bring some cookies to grandmother who lives in the forest!"
The wolf eats her grandma and disguises as her to also eat the little girl, by tricking her into believing he is her grandma and can't see well. But the little girl and a hunter that Red Riding hood met in the forest. are smarter than the wolf. When the wolf sleeps, they cut his belly open, rescue grandma and put stones in his belly. The poor wolf is thirsty and goes outside to drink from a well, but due to the heaviness of the rocks he falls in the well and can't get up again.

In this version, the little red riding hood knows of her own cuteness and decides to take down the wolf herself by deceiving him. Colette marks a turning point by rolling a red apple her way.

I really like this song somehow, because I like the mischievous aura of the little red riding hood! The irony compared to the original story is a nice point in this song. Especially in the end when she says "Oh where are you my lovely mr. Wolf, life without you is boring", I can picture the sarcastic voice in which she says this, I can often appreciate sarcasm, which is actually usually not done in Japanese language. In this translation, I do not put "RRH/Red riding hood" in front of sentences that are said by her, because I translate from her POV. The stuff other people say will be marked with the person who says it.

ママに頼まれたのお使い　心配そうな顔で
「オオカミには気をつけてね　絶対ついて行っちゃだめよ」

mama ni tanomareta no otsukai shinpai sou na kao de
[ookami ni wa ki wo tsukete ne zettai tsuite ikucha dame yo]


My mother entrusted me with an errand. With a concerned face she said:
[Watch out for the wolf, absolutely do not follow it!]

大丈夫よ私はもう　子供じゃないんだから
おばあちゃんの所くらい　一人でいけるんだから
　でも油断は禁物ね
　　だって私　可愛いから
　　　どこかから　視線を感じる
　　　　ほらそこ、黄色い目が二つ！

daijoubu yo watashi wa mou kodomo janaindakara
  obaachan no tokoro kurai hitori de ikerundakara
   demo yudan wa kinmotsu ne
    datte watashi kawaii kara
     dokoka kara shisen wo kanjiru
      hora soko, kiniroi me ga futatsu!

Don't worry! I am not a kid anymore
 I can travel the distance to grandmother's house alone
  But carelessness is a no-no
   Since I am cute
    I can feel one's sight from anywhere
     Look there, there are two yellow eyes!

「お花畑が君のように綺麗さ」
オオカミはお口が上手なのね　でもでも・・・

[ohanabatake ga kimi no you ni kirei sa]
ookami wa okuchi ga jouzu nano ne demo demo...

Wolf: [The flower garden is as beautiful as you, little girl]
Mr. Wolf, you talk so well, I am flattered, but.....

知ってるわ　貴方は私が食べたいだけよ　騙されない
オオカミは　優しげな笑顔浮かべて　誘ってる
でも待って　私騙されてるわけじゃないわ　知ってるもん
案外いい人みたいだし　少し遊びましょう

shitteru wa anata wa watashi ga tabetai dake yo damasarenai
ookami wa yasashige na egao ukabete sasotteru
demo matte watashi damasareteru wake janaiwa shitteru mon
angai ii hito mitai dashi sukoshi asobimashou



I know that you just want to eat me, I won't be fooled!
The wolf showed a sweet smile on his face and attempted to lure her
But wait... even though you know that I won't be deceived
You seem to be a surprisingly good person, let's play, just a little bit

私と・・・

watashi to...

with me...

ran.. ran.. ran.. ran...
ran.. ran.. ran.. ran...
ran.. ran.. ran.. ran...
ran.. ran.. ran.............. POW!


目に映る赤　私の帽子染めて
転がり落ちた - 赤い林檎-　かじった　Ah

me ni utsuru aka watashi no boushi somete
korogari ochita -akai ringo- kajitta Ah
 
The blood that is reflected in my eyes dyes my hood red
and I take a bite of the - red apple - that fell and came rolling my way

素敵ね　お花畑一面　私色に染まってる
だけど　一体どこへ行っちゃったの　大好きなオオカミ
つまらない　貴方のいない世界　生きている意味ないわ
そうだわ・・・生きてる意味ないわ　私賢いわ

suteki ne ohanabatake ichimen watashi iro ni somatteru
dakedo ittai doko e ikuchatta no daisuki na ookami
tsumaranai anata no inai sekai ikiteiru imi nai wa
sou dawa... ikiteru imi nai wa watashi kashikoi wa

Isn't it lovely? I dye the entire flower garden in my colour
but where in the world did he go? My lovely mr. Wolf?
The world without you is boring, there is no reason to live without you.
Yes, indeed... There is no reason to live, I am so clever...

La La La La ・・・

Translation notes:
- 目に映る赤　私の帽子染めて
blood is not explicitly named in this stanza, but it seems so obvious that I added it in the english

- 私色に染まってる
Dominance of RRH: She does dye the field in the colour of the blood of the wolf, but to show her dominance she says it's her colour. 

孤塔の情景 (Kotou no joukei) - The spectacle of the Lone Tower - Romaji and Translation

This song tells the story of Rapunzel, the girl in the tower, but slightly different...
So in the story by Grimm, a couple is unable to produce a child. Every day, the woman of the couple sees a bunch of beautiful Rapunzel flowers in a garden from the neighbours from her window, yet she cannot reach them. The garden is sheltered from the rest of the world with a high wall. The woman grows frailer by the day and as her death wish, she wishes to eat the Rapunzel flowers... Her husband decides to climb over the wall to obtain some of the flowers to let his wife live.... but the owner of the garden, a witch, suddenly stands in front of him. She cuts a deal with him, he gets the flowers, but she will get his daughter when she will be born. So the daughter of the couple is given to the witch and by the time she is a teenager she has grown so beautiful that the witch locks her in a solitary tower without entrance. Every day the witch comes visit and enters the tower through a braid, reaching to the ground of the tower, made out of Rapunzel's beautiful golden hair. One day a prince comes, lured by the beautiful singing of rapunzel wants to visit her, but cannot find the entrance to the tower... Another day, he hears the witch mumbling: "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let down your hair to me!" and a braid appears. The witch climbs up and the prince now understands the entrance.

The next day the prince calls out for her: "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let down your hair to me!"and the girl lets down her hair. Shocked that a boy came to visit her, she was frightened. But after a while she realises the prince is kind and when he asks her for marriage, she is overwhelmed by happiness. From then on, the prince would visit the girl every evening, while the witch would visit during daytime. She accidentally reveals the secret of their meetings by saying that the witch is heavier than the prince. The witch then comes up with a plan, she cuts off Rapunzel's hair, abandons the girl in the wilderness and then the old witch pretends to be her. When the prince calls out for Rapunzel again, the witch pulls him up.... and tells him he will NEVER see his girl again. Then the boy attempted to kill himself by jumping out of the tower, but he survived... The attempt made him lose his sight because his eyes were prickled out by the thorns. He wandered around in misery since then, Years later, the girl Rapunzel and her twins recognised his weeping voice and they met again.... the tears of joy of Rapunzel healing the Prince's blindness and they returned to the prince's country. Then they lived happily ever after :)!

In this song, the story of the witch, Rapunzel and the prince is told. I translate this from Rapunzel's point of view. The monster with the long hair is the witch, who is Rapunzel's "mother".
The red apple is the turning point, lain down by Colette, in which Rapunzel finds her prince again .

This song tells the good end, where the prince survives, the song in Grimgald tells the bad end, where the prince does not survive.

I love the parts where Hato sings
揺らいだ視界　誰かの微笑み
目の前から消え去る and when she hits 3 C's in different octaves subsequently, this is very hard to do!

光届かぬ森の奥　高くそびえる魔女の塔
長い髪の怪物に会うと　元の世界へは帰れない

hikari todokanu mori no oku takaku sobieru majo no tou
nagai kami no kaibutsu ni au to moto no sekai e wa kaerenai

Deep inside a forest where the light cannot reach, there stands a tower of a witch
Those who meet the monster with the long hair, cannot return to the world they came from 

この町に遠い昔から　伝えられて来た伝説
今ではもう　誰もが忘れてる「幼い日に聞いたお話」

kono machi ni tooi mukashi kara tsutaerarete kita densetsu
ima de wa mou daremo ga wasureteru [osanai hi ni kiita ohanashi]

In this town, a legend has been passed down for a very long time
but now, everyone has forgotten the tale [that they heard when they were a child]

ただ目に反射するだけの世界　見ていた・・・

tada me ni hansha suru dake no sekai miteita...

The world that only exists in reflections of eyes... I have seen it...

自由と言う意味すら問わず
母と呼ばれるヒト信じ　歌い続けていた

jiyuu to iu imi sura towazu
haha to yobareru hito shinji utai tsudzuketeita

The only thing I needed was something that was called freedom, no matter how
I kept believing in the person that was called "mother" and continued to sing

その音色は　突然響く
髪を撫でる　優しい指

sono neiro wa totsuzen hibiku
kami wo naderu yasashii yubi

That timbre suddenly reverberates
Affectionate fingers stroke my hair

揺らいだ視界　誰かの微笑み
目の前から消え去る
あの時の残像 忘られない
遅すぎた　指　掠め落ちる
嗚呼・・・

yuraida shikai dareka no hohoemi
me no mae kara kiesaru
ano toki no zansou wasurarerarenai
ososugita yubi kasame ochiru
aa...

The wavering view, someone's smile
they have disappeared in front of my eyes
I cannot forget the the imprint of that time that went by so slowly
The hands that stole you away and let you fall
aa...
 

彼の消えた　虚ろな日々
そこに光る - 赤い林檎 -

kare no kieta utsuro na hibi
soko ni hikaru -akai ringo-

The days without him, were hollow
Near me, something glittered - a red apple -

落ちるあれは何？いつかの情景？
久しぶりに鮮やか
 あの時の残響　忘れられない
笑ってるのは貴方？

ochiru are wa nani? itsuka no joukei?
hisashiburi ni azayaka
ano toki no zankyou wasurarerarenai
waratteru no wa anata?

What is that thing that fell just now? Will that spectacle happen some day?
It has been a long time since I have seen something this bright
I cannot forget the reverberation of that day
Is that you who is laughing?

大丈夫よもう　邪魔はさせない 誰も
あの時をどうか　忘れたくないずっと
貴方を・・・

daijoubu yo mou jama wa sasenai dare mo
ano toki wo douka wasuretakunai zutto
anata wo...

Don't you worry anymore, I will not let anyone interfere!
Whether I forget that time or not, 
I shall not forget you, forever....


光届かぬ森の奥　高くそびえる魔女の塔
塔の下懐かしい時間が　長い髪の向こう揺れてた

hikari todokanu mori no oku takaku sobieru majo no tou
tou no shita natsukashii jikan ga nagai kami no mukou yureteta

Deep inside a forest where the light cannot reach, there stands a tower of a witch
At the bottom of the tower, long hair was flowing, reminding of a distant nostalgic time

Translation notes:

髪を撫でる　優しい指
I chose to translate the hair  as if it is Rapunzel's property, which is technically seen true. Picture the witch stroking the cut off braid here.

遅すぎた　指　掠め落ちる
This sentence does not seem logical in my eyes, therefore I will reshuffle the words into:
指掠め + 遅すぎた落ちる

塔の下懐かしい時間が　長い髪の向こう揺れてた
This sentence is a little riddled, I translated the purple and black seperately, because i think those parts belong to eachother. The stanza effectively becomes:
塔の下長い髪が揺れてた　 懐かしい時間の向こう

向こう is translated with "distant".

イツワリの檻 (Itsuwari no Ori) - Cage of Fabrication - Romaji and Translation

The first song sings about a pair of siblings, Hänsel and Gretel.This song is largely based on the tale by Grimm. Basically, the two kids are abandoned by their parents and are lost in the forest. Wait... they are not only lost... they are hungry as well. They stumble upon a sweet candy castle and Gretel starts eating from it... Hänsel also eats a bit, but suddenly a bad witch appears. They are separated and the witch plans to eat the children (in the original version, she plans to feed Hänsel to Gretel, actually it doesn't seem that clear to me who is saving who in this song). But suddenly she starts nibbling on a red apple. A turning point appears and Gretel saves Hänsel by setting the candy castle on fire. They finally escape...

Compared to the reworked version of Grimgald: Grimgald tells the story that happens after the siblings have killed the witch. They liked what they did to the witch so much, that they continued to hunt for "fresh blood".


The symbolism of the red apple appears here for the first time. This apple indicates that "Colette has been in the story to change things up a bit."  This is her "Fushigi na Chikara"/" Mysterious power"  to alter the story. She gives the kids a turning point, to kill the witch who has captured one of them. 

暗い森に二人ぼっち　ここはどこなの？
パパもママも不思議　どこへ行ったの？

kurai mori ni futaribocchi koko wa doko nano?
papa mo mama mo fushigi doko e itta no?

Alone in the forest, there were two children (Where are we?)
Daddy and mommy were acting strange... (Where did they go?)

どうしよう　当てもなく彷徨う　帰り道探して
涙止まらない　怖い　寒い　悲しい！　手を離さないで！
何だろう　導かれるように　白い鳥追いかけ
甘い城の前　これは夢の中？

doushiyou ate mo naku samayou (kaerimichi sagashite)
namida tomaranai kowai samui kanashii! (te wo hanasanai de!)
nandarou michibikareru you ni (shiroi tori oikake)
amai shiro no mae kore wa yume no naka?  (uwaaa oishisou!)

What should we do, we are wandering without a goal (let's search for the way home)
Gretel: I cannot stop my tears, it's scary, it's cold, I'm sad! (don't let go of my hand!)
It is kind of like as if we are guided...  (chasing after a white bird)
toward a sweet castle, where we now stand, is this a dream? (Gretel: ooooh it looks so tasty!)

早く早く　食べていいでしょ？お腹空いた　死じゃいそう！
口の中に広がる味に　いつの間にか我を忘れ

hayaku hayaku tabete ii desho? onaka suita shinjaisou! (jaa hitokuchi dake dayo) (yahaa)
kuchi no naka ni hirogaru aji ni itsu no ma ni ka ware wo wasure (gureteru, kore mo taberu no na?)(un!)

Gretel: Quickly, quickly, can I eat it? I am so hungry I'm about to die!
(Hansel: okay, just one bite) (Gretel: yahoo!)
The taste spreads in my mouth and before I know, I forget myself
(Hansel: Gretel, are you eating this too?) (Gretel: yes!)

少し少し　あと少しだけ！
お祖母さんが　影から見つめていた

sukoshi sukoshi ato sukoshi dake!
obaasan ga kage kara mitsumeteita (oniichan!)

Just a little, a little, just a little more!
An old woman stares at the children from the shadow (Gretel: Brother!)

繋いだ手引き離す鉄格子　まるで鳥籠の「中」と「外」
部屋中に響く高笑い　どこか懐かしい・・・気のせいなの？

tsunaida te hiki hanasu tetsugoushi marude torikago no [naka] to [soto]
heyajuu ni hibiku takawarai dokoka natsukashii... ki no sei nano? 

The hands of the two were pulled apart and they became separated by an iron lattice, it was just like the [inside] and [outside] of a bird cage
Inside the room a loud laughter resonated, it was kind of nostalgic... was it just my imagination?

(ie ni kaeritai yo) (oniichan)
(Hänsel: I want to go home...) (Gretel: Big brother...)

早く早く　助け出さなきゃ！悪い魔女に食べられちゃう！
-赤い林檎-　不思議な魅力・・・吸い込まれる様にかじる

hayaku hayaku tasukedasanakya! warui majo ni taberarechau! (ehehe! nani kashira)
-akai ringo- fushigi na miryoku... suikomareru you ni kajiru

Quickly, quickly, you need to save me! The bad witch is going to eat me! (hehehe! What shall it be...)
She nibbled on - a red apple - a strange charm... as if she were absorbed by it

見覚えある天井　匂い
不気味なほど知ってる二人の顔

mioboe aru tenjou nioi
bukimi na hodo shitteru futari no kao (gureteru?)

A familiar smell came from the ceiling
The two, knowing what would come, radiated an uncanny aura from their faces (Hänsel: Gretel?)

燃えさかる火の美しさ「嘘ツキハ罰ヲ！」霞逝く叫び声
もう誰にも邪魔はさせないわ　繋いだ手・・・離さないわ！

moesakaru hi no utsukushisa [usotsuki wa batsu wo!] kasumiyuku sakebigoe
mou dare ni mo jama wa sasenai wa tsunaida te... hanasanai wa! (yatta gureteru, kore de ie ni kaereru ne!) (nn oniichan)

The beauty of a blazing fire [I will punish liars!], a scream that died out in the haze
I will never let someone interfere... I won't let go of your hand!
(Hänsel: You did it! Gretel, we can go home like this!) (Gretel: Yes brother)