This little bitch hurts. I don't know what they put in this but it makes me want to cry until I puke. Au revoir is in my top 5, and it's a BIG challenge to choose. It is almost certainly the first Malice Mizer song I've ever heard and it stuck with me for a few weeks before I watched the full merveilles live which cracked my head open, ultimately leading me here today. I was already sold at Mana's flower dress in the music video, to be honest.
Of course the lyrics hurt too so let's dive in, and as always feel free to let me know what you think!
Au revoir
(lyrics: Gackt / music: Mana)
いつも二人分の響く足音が続いてた道で
枯れ果ててしまった街路樹達が
大きくなった歩幅を気付かせた
肩にすれ違う小さな落ち葉がまた空に戻って
そんな吹き荒ぶ風さえも今はなぜか愛しくて
そっと微笑んでいた
窓辺にもたれる見なれた姿が
陰る陽射に映し出されて消える
あふれる想いにつぶやいた言葉は
「せめて夢が覚めるまで…」
もっと
あなたを抱きしめ眠りたい
優しい記憶に変わった今でさえも
この腕で抱きしめ眠りたい
出会った頃の二人のように
窓辺にもたれてざわめく並木に
そっとつぶやく同じ言葉をもう一度…
あの時の姿が見えなくなっても
せめて夢の中だけは
もっと
あなたを抱きしめ眠りたい
優しい記憶に変わった今でさえも
この腕で抱きしめ眠りたい
出会った頃のあの日のままの
二人のように
あなたを抱きしめ眠りたい
この腕で抱きしめ眠りたい
Au revoir
Itsumo futaribun no hibiku ashioto ga tsuzuiteta michi de
Karehatete shimatta gairoju tachi ga
Ookiku natta hohaba wo kizukaseta
Kata ni surechigau chiisana ochiba ga mata sora ni modotte
Sonna fukisusabu kaze sae mo ima wa naze ka itoshikute
Sotto hohoendeita
Madobe ni motareru minareta sugata ga
Kageru hizashi ni utsushi dasarete kieru
Afureru omoi ni tsubuyaita kotoba wa
"Semete yume ga sameru made..."
Motto
Anata wo dakishime nemuritai
Yasashii kioku ni kawatta ima de sae mo
Kono ude de dakishime nemuritai
Deatta koro no futari no you ni
Madobe ni motarete zawameku namiki ni
Sotto tsubuyaku onaji kotoba wo mou ichido...
Ano toki no sugata ga mienaku natte mo
Semete yume non naka dake wa
Motto
Anata wo dakishime nemuritai
Yasashii kioku ni kawatta ima de sae mo
Kono ude de dakishime nemuritai
Deatta koro no ano hi no mama no
Futari no you ni
Anata wo dakishime nemuritai
Kono ude de dakishime nemuritai
Farewell
The withered trees along the street
Where our footsteps used to always echo
Made me realize how long our stride has grown
The small fallen leaves that pass my shoulder return to the sky
And even this fiercely blowing wind is somehow dear to me
It made me smile, softly
Your familiar figure leaning against the window
Is reflected and fades in the sunlight hidden by clouds
Overflowing with feelings, I murmur
"At least until I wake up from this dream..."
I want to sleep holding you again
Even if now it has become just a sweet memory
I want to sleep holding you in these arms
Like the time we first met
Leaning against the window by the rustling trees
I softly murmur the same words once more...
Even if now I can't see the figure from that time anymore
At least in a mere dream
I want to sleep holding you again
Even if now it has become just a sweet memory
I want to sleep holding you in these arms
As we were the time we first met
I want to sleep holding you
I want to sleep holding you in these arms
There is not much to point out this time, the lyrics are quite straightforward and surprisingly there are no switcharoos! The only things I would say are the usual 'problems' of Japanese, such as lack of pronouns and confusing use of verb tenses.
For example, I interpreted the last part of the second verse as "It made me smile, softly" as if our sad vampire was moved by the wind to reminisce with a bitter smile (?); it could also be "You smiled softly" if it is separated from the previous context. I took some time to figure out which parts could be told like a memory in the past tense, so I'm curious to read any opinions. Also, if you want a line-by-line translation of the lyrics as they are, consider the first two lines of the song switched.
Thank you for reading and thank you Maiden Death for the code! Background by rabbitinthemeadow
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꧁🀥✧𝒱𝒾𝒸𝓉ℴ𝓇𝓎✧🀢꧂
This is one of my favourite Malice Mizer songs and I never knew the lyrics were this beautiful :0
Also I love how creative the layout is!
Thank you so much!! I was immediately fascinated by this song's lyrics, and that's why I decided to translate and share this one and more, so your words make me very happy.
(btw love your profile picture, I didn't know you could use pngs like that)
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yess I agree, the lyrics are very poetic. Also thank youu <3 I used a background remover for my pfp loll :)
by ꧁🀥✧𝒱𝒾𝒸𝓉ℴ𝓇𝓎✧🀢꧂; ; Report