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il-lumina · 5 years

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먼봉휴요송 (‘The Four Cats Theme Song’) | MaC Main Theme

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먼지, 봉지, 휴지, 요지~ (Monji, Bongji, Hyuji, Yoji~)

푸근한 먼지 다정하지 pugeunhan monji dajunghaji (Cuddlesome Monji, what a kind cat) 어쩌면 봉진 사람일지도 몰라 ujjeomyun bongjin saram-iljido mola (Could it be Bongji’s a real human being?) 휴지는 흰 양말 신고 쭈굴쭈굴 hyujineun heuin yangmal singo zzhugulzzhugul (Hyuji’s a scaredy-cat wearing white socks) 요지는 사실 다 자란 거랍니다 yojineun sashil da jaran georapnida (Did you know Yoji’s actually all grown up?)

메주네 네마리 냥이 mejune nemari nyangi (Mejoo has four loving kitties:) 먼/봉/휴/요 (Mon/Bong/Hyu/Yo) 메주와 쁘지 meju wa ppuji (Mejoo and Soo and:) 먼지, 봉지, 휴지, 요지~ (Monji, Bongji, Hyuji, Yoji~)

냥덕이라면 이리 와요 nyangduk-iramyun iriwayo (If you’re a cat fan, hang out with us) 같이 빠지자 고양이 매력으로 gatchi ppajija goyang-i meryuk-euro (We’ll show you just how charming these four can be) 사계절 내내 행복할 거야 sagyejul naenae haengbok-hal guya (They’ll keep you happy the whole year ‘round!)

#mejoo and cats #김메주와 고양이들 #lyric translations #russian blue #siamese #munchkin #luminatranslations #translation #from: korean #to: english #(reuploaded - edited translation slightly)

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il-lumina · 5 years

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느릿느릿 먼봉휴요 (’Slow-n’-Steady MBHY’) | MaC Ending Theme

Lyrics:

먼지, 봉지. 휴지, 요지. (Monji, Bongji. Hyuji, Yoji.)

[Repeat infinitely.]

#mejoo and cats #김메주와 고양이들 #cat #russian blue #munchkin #siamese #lyric translations #luminatranslations #translation #from: korean #to: english #misc translations

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il-lumina · 6 years

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Susumu Hirasawa - ‘パレード’ / ‘Parade’ [Translated]

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Title: ‘パレード' Artist: 平沢進 Album: 白虎野 (Byakkoya) (2006) (Also see Paprika)* [Live Performance: Hybrid Phonon (2014)]

胸にエナジー　ケミカルの泡立ち** mune ni enagii kemikaru no awadachi (In my heart, energy bubbles up in a chemical froth)

ハイヤーや古タイヤや血や肉の通りを行き haiya ya furu taiya ya chi ya niku no toori o yuki (Hired cars, worn tires, blood, and flesh all line the street)

あれがリバティー　ユートピアのパロディー are ga ribati yutopia no parodii (So that is liberty, a utopia's parody)

バイヤーやギガ・ムービーの絢爛の並木は晴れ baiya ya giga mubii no kenran no namiki wa hare (Of buyers and giga-movies is the avenue gleaming with the sun)

[マイナーな欝は戯言　バラ色は廉価]*** [maina na utsu wa zarego to bara iro wa renka] [Minor gloom is nothing but plain farce; rose-tints are a dime a dozen]

[いわく幸せと知れ　持ちきれぬほど] [iwa ku shiawase to shire mochikire nu hodo] [So I say: understand that this is bliss, until you can't bear it]

瀕死のリテラシー　メカニカルに殺す hinshi no riterashii mekanikaru ni korosu (Dying literacy; mechanical is the way it's killed)

売人や吊るワイヤーやホルムアルデヒドの通り bainin ya tsuru waiya ya forumuarudehido no toori (Traders, hanging wires, and formaldehyde permeate the street)

乾くシナジー　合成スイートで湿し kawaku shinazii gose suito de shimeshi (The drying of synergy; ersatz sweets re-moisten it)

高層のメガ神殿に狂乱のファンドの雨 goso no mega shinden ni kyoran no fando no ame (On high-rise mega-temples, a downpour of funds in a frenzy)

[「蒙昧」の文字は書けねど　未来は廉価] [momai no moji wa kakene do mirai wa renka] ['Ignorance’: though it's not written down, the future's dime a dozen]

[なべて迷信と笑え　因果のストーリー]**** [nabe te meishin to warae inga no sutorii] ['Superstition’ is the way to mock the fateful karmic story]

さあ異臭を放ち来る　キミの影を喰い saa ishuu wo hanachi kuru kimi no kage wo kui (Ah, now the stench has truly begun, devouring your shadow all the way)

恐怖のパレードが来る　キミの名の下に kyouhu no paredo ga kuru kimi no nano moto ni (With terror the parade approaches, and it is coming in your name)

轟音のMC　シビリアンには致死量 goon no MC shibirianni wa chishiryou (The roaring MC, for the civilian a lethal dose)

廃人や売るダイアや血に��ちた道理の通り haijin ya urudaia ya chi ni ochi ta dori no toori (Invalids, sold diamonds, blood that despoils the righteous in the street)

あれがリバティー　ユートピアのパロディー are ga ribatii yutopia no parodii (So that is liberty, a utopia's parody)

頼みはＳＳＲＩ　さて流行のテラスでハイホー tanomi wa SSRI sate hayari no terasu de haiho (Rely on SSRIs, and then from popular terraces cry: 'high-ho!')

[マイナーな説はたわごと　享楽は廉価] [maina na setsu wa tawago to kyouraku wa renka] [Minor theories are nothing but pure nonsense; pleasure's dime a dozen]

[努々省みるな　手遅れゆえ]***** [yume yume kaeriminu na teokure yue] [Not an ounce of regret shall cross your mind, it's too late to repent]

さあ異臭を放ち来る　キミの影を喰い saa ishuu wo hanachi kuru kimi no kage wo kui (Ah, now the stench has truly begun, devouring your shadow all the way)

恐怖のパレードが来る　キミの名の下に kyouhu no paredo ga kuru kimi no nano moto ni (With terror the parade approaches, and it is coming in your name)

さあ地を埋めつくすほど　キミの影が産む saa chi wo umetsukusu hodo kimi no kage ga umu (Ah, it's enough to smother the ground, what your shadow births all the way)

狂気のパレードが来る　キミの名の下に kyouki no paredo ga kuru kimi no nano moto ni (With madness the parade approaches, and it is coming in your name)

Notes:

* This song is probably one of Hirasawa’s most popular songs, alongside ‘ 白虎野’ / ‘白虎野の娘’ (’Byakkoya’ / ‘Byakkoya no Musume’). The reason for this is that those songs were used in the film Paprika (2006) by Satoshi Kon:

They were fond collaborators and you can hear Hirasawa’s music elsewhere in Kon’s work all the time. We lost a great talent in Satoshi Kon when he died in 2010. I think most fans of Susumu Hirasawa are perfectly aware of Paprika (it’s the reason I discovered him, eight years ago), but if you haven’t had a chance to watch it yet, I recommend it wholeheartedly!

** Not actually a comment on the first line, but what comes before it. ‘Parade’ opens with a garbled, uncanny line that repeats throughout the song. This line is actually backmasked from ‘Nurse Café’, which I dealt with in yesterday’s post! It’s the ‘家々の窓を破り‘ (’ieie no mado wo yaburi’) half of the first line. By itself it translates as ‘... breaking through/shattering the windows of each house’, and I’m willing to believe that this imagery specifically is why he chose it to complement the subject matter(s) of ‘Parade’. If you watch Paprika and where this song comes in, too, it will... make sense why.

*** I wish there had been a way to better translate 廉価. ‘Renka’ means ‘on sale’ or ‘cheaply priced’ but it carries connotations deeper than that. In this song’s context, the word carries a sense of moral defilement with it. Hirasawa’s talking about us having reached some kind of critical mass in regards to amoral consumerism, to the extent that values that could not possibly be talked about in terms of price are being dirtied and devalued. To translate that as ‘dime a dozen’ straddles a line between preserving the cynical wryness of his tone and being outright incorrect, I think, but I don’t think either ‘cheap’ or ‘on sale’ conveys the meaning of 廉価 well enough, either.

**** Tone issues, again. I don’t think the seriousness of this line has come through perfectly in this translation. ‘Karma’ tends to have a bit of a wishy-washy tone to it in English, but I cannot stress enough how serious this is. A better, but non-literal/non-singable translation of ‘なべて迷信と笑え　因果のストーリー’ would be something like ‘[They] dismiss as superstition the foretold consequence of the total sum of our actions’; it’s a comment on cause and effect as much as the defilement the human race has piled upon itself.

***** This is a slightly expanded translation. I think the tone’s come across and everything that needed to be in it is in it. But if I didn’t care at all for lines being roughly singable, the on-point translation is: ‘Never regret what you’ve done, for it is already too late’.

Disclaimer: The lyrics of ‘パレード’, from Byakkoya, are the property of Susumu Hirasawa and are not copyrighted by this blog nor by the author of this post. The author claims ownership of the English wording of this translation, as well as certain stylistic features, neither of which denies nor seeks to possess the existence of other translations. This translation may change in the future.

#susumu hirasawa #hirasawa susumu #satoshi kon #paprika #paprika (film)#byakkoya #lyric translations #translation #luminatranslations #from: japanese #to: english

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Susumu Hirasawa - ‘Nurse Café’ [Translated]

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Title: ‘Nurse Café’ (see also the Switched-On Lotus version)*/** Artist: 平沢進 Album: SIREN (1996) [Live Performance: Hybrid Phonon (2014)]

足どりは軽く　家々の窓を破り ashidori wa karuku ieie no mado wo yaburi (My steps are light as they break through each window I pass)

ハイ・ヤイ・ヤイ・ヤイ・ヨゥ　 (ナース・カフェへ) hai, yai, yai, yai, you (naasu kafe e) (Hai-yai-yai-yai-yo! [To Nurse Café!])

あの空を開き　虹の出る原理を飲みに ano sora o hiraki niji no deru genri wo nomi ni (I'll drink from the principle where sky-spreading rainbows come from)

ハイ・ヤイ・ヤイ・ヤイ・ヨゥ　 (ナース・カフェへ) hai, yai, yai, yai, you (naasu kafe e) (Hai-yai-yai-yai-yo! [To Nurse Café!])

100年も囚われた　オペラのような悲劇には hyakunen mo torawareta opera no you na higeki ni wa (For a whole hundred years as captives, an opera-like tragedy held us)

ミラクルのような喝采で　100夜の夜を照らし mirakuru no you na kassai de hyakuya no yoru wo terashi (Through the miracle of applauses, a hundred nights will shine bright)

挨拶をかわし　道々のドアを蹴り aisatsu wo kawashi michimichi no doa wo keri (I trade greetings as I kick all the doors on my way)

ハイ・ヤイ・ヤイ・ヤイ・ヨゥ　 (ナース・カフェへ) hai, yai, yai, yai, you (naasu kafe e) (Hai-yai-yai-yai-yo! [To Nurse Café!])

今日の日を閉めて　花の咲く道理を飲みに*** kyou no hi wo shimete hana no saku douri wo nomi ni (I'll drink from the order through which flowers bloom, once the day's done)

ハイ・ヤイ・ヤイ・ヤイ・ヨゥ　 (ナース・カフェへ) hai, yai, yai, yai, you (naasu kafe e) (Hai-yai-yai-yai-yo! [To Nurse Café!])

にべもなく巡る　歌曲のような日々は nibemonaku meguru kakyoku no you na hibi wa (Cold and distant are the days that, like songs, replay again and again)

ミゼラブル嬢の鐘で 100夜の夜を鳴らし mizeraburu jou no kane de hyakuya no yoru wo narashi (Madame Miserable with her bell makes ring a hundred nights)

ナース・カフェへ　ナース・カフェへ　今日の日をまた閉めて naasu kafe e naasu kafe e kyou no hi wo mata shimete (Nurse Café! Nurse Café! Let us finish up today once again!)

ナース・カフェへ　ナース・カフェへ　隣人の愛を見に naasu kafe e naasu kafe e rinjin no ai wo mi ni (Nurse Café! Nurse Café! Oh, go and see the neighbours' love!)

ナース・カフェへ　ナース・カフェへ　今日の日をまた閉めて naasu kafe e naasu kafe e kyou no hi wo mata shimete (Nurse Café! Nurse Café! Let us finish up today once again!)

ナース・カフェへ　ナース・カフェへ　隣人の愛を見に naasu kafe e naasu kafe e rinjin no ai wo mi ni (Nurse Café! Nurse Café! Oh, go and see the neighbours' love!)

鼻歌を添えて　群集には振り返らず hanauta wo soete gunshuu ni wa furikaera zu (I hum as I walk on, without looking back at the crowd)

ハイ・ヤイ・ヤイ・ヤイ・ヨゥ　 (ナース・��フェへ) hai, yai, yai, yai, you (naasu kafe e) (Hai-yai-yai-yai-yo! [To Nurse Café!])

あのドアを叩き　慈悲の降る定理を飲みに**** ano doa wo hataki jihi no furu teiri wo nomi ni (I'll drink from the theorem of grace when I've knocked on the door)

ハイ・ヤイ・ヤイ・ヤイ・ヨゥ　 (ナース・カフェへ) hai, yai, yai, yai, you (naasu kafe e) (Hai-yai-yai-yai-yo! [To Nurse Café!])

100年も囚われた　オペラのような悲劇には hyakunen mo torawareta opera no you na higeki ni wa (For a whole hundred years as captives, an opera-like tragedy held us)

ミラクルのような喝采で　100夜の夜を照らし mirakuru no you na kassai de hyakuya no yoru wo terashi (Through the miracle of applauses, a hundred nights will shine bright)

ナース・カフェへ　ナース・カフェへ　今日の日をまた閉めて naasu kafe e naasu kafe e kyou no hi wo mata shimete (Nurse Café! Nurse Café! Let us finish up today once again!)

ナース・カフェへ　ナース・カフェへ　隣人の愛を見に naasu kafe e naasu kafe e rinjin no ai wo mi ni (Nurse Café! Nurse Café! Oh, go and see the neighbours' love!)

ナース・カフェへ　ナース・カフェへ　今日の日をまた閉めて naasu kafe e naasu kafe e kyou no hi wo mata shimete (Nurse Café! Nurse Café! Let us finish up today once again!)

ナース・カフェへ　ナース・カフェへ　隣人の愛を見に naasu kafe e naasu kafe e rinjin no ai wo mi ni (Nurse Café! Nurse Café! Oh, go and see the neighbours' love!)

Notes:

* I honestly have no idea what this song is about, only that it’s happy. But I do think this is a retelling of one of his experiences in Thailand; a remix of ‘Nurse Café’ appears in Switched-On Lotus, which is an album dedicated to his SP-2 friends now gone. He may be referring to a SP-2 club/cabaret/themed café that he either visited in real life or has created in the abstract.

** There is another song by Susumu Hirasawa that relates directly to this, not so much in terms of narrative but as a direct musical quote. I actually did that one some weeks ago. I wanted to post those songs one after the other, and I was just waiting for the correct inspiration for ‘Nurse Café’ to strike.

*** This song was quite difficult to translate. Not because it’s particularly obscure, but it doesn’t translate very smoothly - I’ve had to insert filler words or condense severely in order to preserve the sense. ‘今日の日を閉めて　花の咲く道理を飲みに’ (‘I'll drink from the order through which flowers bloom, once the day's done’) is the one I’m least pleased with, I think - that first half (’今日の日を閉めて’ / ‘kyou no hi wo shimete’) is quoted almost in full in the chorus, and I really would like to have preserved it the same in both instances. This line should really have read something like ‘I’ll finish up today and then drink from the order through which flowers bloom’, but that is much less singable. (Not that my singable translations aren’t always hit of miss anyway, but I digress...)

**** I’ve translated 慈悲 as ‘grace’. It’s really closer to ‘mercy’ or ‘compassion’. Another thing sacrificed for the sake of a smooth translation.

***** If you’re familiar with Japanese you’d have noticed that ‘ナース・カフェへ’ is not merely an exclamation of ‘Nurse Café!’, but a directional statement. That へ / ‘he’ actually renders it ‘To Nurse Café!’. I kept this for the actual verses but not for the chorus, because just keeping it as ‘Nurse Café!’ made it more singable; I have, however, tried to preserve that sense of direction towards the café by rendering 今日の日をまた閉めて and 隣人の愛を見に respectively as imperatives. That way, you get to keep the feeling that in order to do those things, you are compelled to go to Nurse Café, while keeping the invocations of ‘Nurse Café!’ smooth.

Disclaimer: The lyrics of ‘Nurse Café’, from SIREN, are the property of Susumu Hirasawa and are not copyrighted by this blog nor by the author of this post. The author claims ownership of the English wording of this translation, as well as certain stylistic features, neither of which denies nor seeks to possess the existence of other translations. This translation may change in the future.

#susumu hirasawa #hirasawa susumu #siren #nurse cafe #nurse café #lyric translations #translation #luminatranslations #from: japanese #to: english

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Susumu Hirasawa - ‘гипноза’ / ‘Gipnoza’ [Translated]

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Title: ‘гипноза' Artist: 核P-MODEL Album: гипноза (Gipnoza) (2013) [Live Performance: Parallel Kozak (2014)]

Freezing Gipnozaの奇怪な3Dムービー* freezing Gipnoza no kikkai na 3D mubii (Freezing Gipnoza's an uncanny 3D movie)

Loading 秘伝のストーリー永遠のロングラン loading hiden no storii eien no ronguran (Loading the secret story, an eternal long run)

カタストロフィー晴れるフォギー katasutorofii hare ru fogii (Catastophe; the fog is lifting)

難なくUnlock 瞬時に転換瞬時に払拭 nannaku unlock shunji ni tenkan shunji ni fushoku (Smoothly unlock; shift in an instant; wipe out at once)

勝利 Gipnozaの沈痛な雲を割り shori Gipnoza chintsu na kumo wo wari (Mournful Gipnoza's a cloud that's been split by victory)

脅威秘伝のムービー坦懐の美を見せ kyou ii hiden no mubii tankai no biwo mise (Menace of the secret movie shows the beauty of frankness)

カタストロフィー晴れるフォギー katasutorofii hare ru fogii (Catastophe; the fog is lifting)

難なくUnlock 瞬時に転換瞬時に払拭 nannaku unlock shunji ni tenkan shunji ni fushoku (Smoothly unlock; shift in an instant; wipe out at once)

奇怪の結界の Freeze 気づくだけの kikkai no kekkai no freeze kizuku dake no (All the uncanny barriers freeze, yet just from realizing)

晴れるフォギー瞬間のCrash 置き去るだけ hare ru fogii shunkan no crash okizaru dake (The fog is lifting; a sudden crash, no choice but to leave it)

ロングランの永遠の絶景気づくだけの ronguran no eien no zekkei kizuku dake no (The long run's magnificent landscape, yet just from realizing)

坦懐のデジャビューへと出てゆくだけ tankai no dejabyu e to dete yuku dake (Towards the frank déjà vu there's no choice but to get out)

Breathing Gipnozaの厄介なパラサイト breathing Gipnoza no yakkai na parasaito (Breathing, Gipnoza's a tiresome parasite)

Loading 既視的ムービー永遠のロングラン loading kishiteki mubii eien no ronguran (Loading an already-seen movie, an eternal long run)