While listening to the 1988 Japanese cast recording of The Phantom of the Opera, I noticed that the meaning of the lyrics often strayed greatly from the original, so I wanted to (casually) translate some of the songs back into English, for funsies.
Think of Me
The Mirror (Angel of Music)
The Phantom of the Opera
Music of the Night
*this list will be added to as I translate more songs*
source of Japanese lyrics here
listen to the 1988 Japanese cast recording here
also!! @toru771 has already very thoroughly translated the 1992 album, and has the Japanese lyrics, the romanized text, and the English translation, all of which can be found on their site here!!
highly recommend checking it out for added nuance of both language and lyrics :)
"...In his hands I saw a great golden spear, and at the iron tip there appeared to be a point of fire. This he plunged into my heart several times so that it penetrated to my entrails. When he pulled it out I felt that he took them with it, and left me utterly consumed by the great love of God. The pain was so severe that it made me utter several moans. The sweetness caused by this intense pain is so extreme that one cannot possibly wish it to cease, nor is one's soul content with anything but God. This is not a physical but a spiritual pain, though the body has some share in it—even a considerable share."