Bel Air ヴェル・エール〜空白の瞬間の中で〜 - Malice Mizer (Translation)

As you probably already know, the romaji title for this glorious single, "Bel Air", came up almost by chance: the katakana title (bēru ēru) is actually supposed to be a transliteration of "vers elle", "towards her" in French. There are some other little wordplays, which I put in brackets (the lyrics and translations in brackets are the words Gackt actually sings). Also, the "toki" (time) in the title is usually read as "shunkan", meaning "moment".

Bel Air - ヴェル・エール〜空白の瞬間の中で〜

(lyrics: Gackt / music: Mana) 

この背中を包む夜と闇に絵を描く僕は　時間という名の支配者[もの]に操られて

大空に浮かべた思い出の中で　踊る二人を見つめ泣いていた
最後までさようならさえ言えずこの場所で　眠りに落ちた貴女を抱いていたくて

揺れながら足を浮かせ…

この痛みを増す夜に同じ言葉を繰り返し　揺れながら空に足を浮かせて

大空に浮かべた思い出の中で　僕を見つめた貴女は微笑んで
最後まで腕を伸ばして薄れていく声は　現実[今]を見つめることを祈って

そっと

大空に浮かべた思い出の中で　踊る二人は今も微笑んで
長い夜の終わりを告げるこの腕で　眠りに落ちた貴女を抱いていたくて

揺れながら足を浮かせ…

揺れながら空に身を寄せて…

Bēru Ēru 〜 Kuuhaku no toki no naka de

Saa, me wo akete boku wo miteyo 
Hora mada nukumori sae　boku no te no hira ni dakareteiru genjitsu [ima] wa 
Mou itami mo nai naka de
Anata wa nani wo genzai [ima] mo omotteiru no? 

Kono senaka wo tsutsumu yoru to yami ni e wo egaku boku wa　jikan [toki] to iu na no shihaisha [mono] ni ayatsurarete

Oozora ni ukabeta omoide no naka de 　odoru futari wo mitsume naiteita
Saigo made sayounara sae iezu kono basho de 　nemuri ni ochita anata wo daiteitakute

Yurenagara ashi wo ukase...

Kono itami wo masu yoru ni onaji kotoba wo kurikaeshi 　yurenagara sora ni ashi wo ukasete 

Oozora ni ukabeta omoide no naka de 　boku wo mitsumeta anata wa hohoende
Saigo made ude wo nobashi wasureteiku koe wa 　genjitsu [ima] wo mitsumeru koto wo inotte 

Sotto 

Oozora ni ukabeta omoide no naka de 　odoru futari wa ima mo hohoende
Nagai yoru no owari wo tsugeru kono ude de 　nemuri ni ochita anata wo daiteitakute 

Yurenagara ashi wo ukase... 

Yurenagara sora ni mi wo yosete... 

Towards her 〜 inside of a blank moment

Now, open your eyes and look at me
See, I still hold warmth in my hand 
In this reality [moment] where I don't even feel pain anymore 
What are you thinking of now?

The night that wraps around my back and I, who paint a picture in darkness,
are controlled by this ruler [thing] called time

Inside the memories floating to the sky, I gazed at the two of us dancing, and cried
I want to hold you as you fall asleep in this place, unable to say goodbye until the very end

Swaying, you swing your legs...

On this night when the pain increases, you repeat the same words over and over,
as you swing your legs swaying toward the sky

Inside the memories floating to the sky, you were gazing at me with a smile
Until the very end, I stretch my arms, and your fading voice prays for me to look at reality [this moment], softly
Inside the memories floating to the sky, the two of us are dancing, smiling, even now
In these arms that mark the end of a long night, I want to hold you as you fall asleep

Swaying, you swing your legs...

Swaying, your body floats to the sky...

Thank you for reading and thank you Maiden Death for the code!