Originally Posted by chocopockymaster
(Post 2971171)
untitled ~for her~ ...story 2 still makes me cry. Couple of notes for this one.
Quote:
Someday, the time will come for us to meet again
Is it okay
that I'm clinging to it so much I hate myself?**
I personally read it as:
いつかもう一度 あなたに会えたその時は
嫌がられるくらい 抱き付いてみてもいいですか
Someday I will be able to see you again, at that time,
Can I hug you so tightly it hurts? [lit. Can I hug you to the degree that you'll dislike me]
zellyx
4th February 2013 08:09 AM
petal and bye-bye darling!!!!!!!! :thud
I'm getting a masssiive Duty/ASFXX vibe
kotora
4th February 2013 08:20 AM
Bye Bye Darling beginning reminds me destiny's child old music.. in some way. :P
Yoake
4th February 2013 09:19 AM
So untitled ~for her~ story 2 is about the same person than untitled ~for her~ . When I saw the title I thought it was about another person (because of her tweet "R.I.P" )but when I listened to the preview my view changed. I got the feeling that it was the same person even if I couldn't understand the lyrics that I can hear. Ayu can send her feeling through her songs so easily & you can understand a lot of things if you have an open heart. It's amazing.
I'll wait to have a HQ rip to listen to the new songs.
maikaru
4th February 2013 09:28 AM
Gonna translate for you guys...
In progress.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bye-bye darling lyrics
Spoiler:
What is this feeling? I feel you so far away.
You keep blurring out, and I can’t touch you.
If I close my eyes, and listen closely again,
And if I repeat that, it seems that you’re going to fade away.
There’s no excuse, and I can’t make it sound better.
The only one who chose to accept that it may be a mistake
Isn’t anyone else but me.
I let go of your hand again, the thing I believed in from the bottom of my heart.
On this earth, I thought only you were my eternity.
Why did I let go of your hand, why did I let go of the thing I believed in from the bottom of my heart?
Even though you were the only light in this world…
“Are you truly laughing from your heart? Aren’t you going to come home yet?
Should I go and pick you up from where you are?” I can still hear these words.
There’s no place to return to, no place I want to sleep in.
From the day I lost sight of the exit, I don’t even know where I am now.
I won’t return now, no matter how much my heart searches for a saviour,
No matter where in the world, even if it means you were my only saviour,
I won’t regret anymore, no matter how much my heart screams out in pain
No matter where in the world, even if it’s the end of me.
There’s no sun to rise, and there’s no dawn to this long night.
I let go of your hand again, the thing I believed in from the bottom of my heart.
On this earth, I thought only you were my eternity.
Why did I let go of your hand, why did I let go of the thing I believed in from the bottom of my heart?
Even though you were the only light in this world…
I understand that there’s nothing left but the moon, and it hurts.
Quote:
Originally Posted by SAKURA Lyrics
Spoiler:
A clear and pleasant wind breathes over my cheek,
And these kinds of nights, I always read over the mail*
That you gave to me.
I wonder what feelings you had when you wrote it.
*She uses kimatte, which means something that is always done on nights like this,
Like a ritual or a habit.
Why is living such a painful thing?
Why is living such a happy thing?
Ah, what I can do for you now is
Smile for you, and wipe your tears.
It never changes, I always feel the helpless reality
In the cracks or our frivolous stories*.
These painful nights are stronger than in anyone else, and we can’t explain them with words.
*(Should be他愛ない話の not も)
To be alive is so pricless,
And to be alive is so fleeting.
Ah, the only thing I can do for you now
Is to be me, in any moment of life.
How priceless is it to live? lalala
Living means… lalala
Being the way we are.
Not~Yet
4th February 2013 09:52 AM
I got a lump in my throat from untitled... story 2's lyrics:eyes so genuine and painful, losing someone in such a way is definitely something that never stops hurting. Good thing music is therapeutic.
I was loving the arrangements and compositions already, and now I love the lyrics too. Is it just me or has she been doing a bit different approaches with this album? I mean, it's the typical emotional-personal-symbolic combo but I still feel like a lot of these (and the previously released songs') lyrics have some standout qualities compared to her similar mid-tempo songs. Hmm..
thank you all for translating. <3
ayu_ready?
4th February 2013 09:55 AM
I instantly only like petal from the previews, and I was right - it's the only good new song off album. I know why I like it tho, it's very Duty-ish and Duty is my number one Ayu album so..
Kanasake
4th February 2013 09:57 AM
I love all the songs but i'm still waiting for Gloria. Where is that song? Did anybody find it somewhere?
tenshi no hane
4th February 2013 10:00 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by maikaru
(Post 2971208)
Gonna translate for you guys...
Quote:
...
I won’t return now, no matter how much my heart searches for a saviour,
No matter where in the world, even if it means you were my only saviour,
...
Thanks for your version. I couldn't figure out where それが in "それが一人君だったとしても" referred to. You think it refers to 助け?
[H]
4th February 2013 10:10 AM
thanks for all the translations :) you guys are great!
I just wonder about the meaning of SAKURA though.. I have a feeling it's about her being in the moment of her "current" relationship. Just being herself and being grateful about it. But it seems a bit vague to me... Can anyone shed me a light on this ? :)
Petal is great btw.. I love her lyrical style.
jang-kun
4th February 2013 10:13 AM
am i the one who find ayu's voice quite... amazing. no more annoying vibratos. no more screechy parts. it may be the work of polishing, but wow this album in particular. her best quality-wise since i dunno? 2008?
Not~Yet
4th February 2013 10:24 AM
^Definitely, imo. She sounds still a bit shaky in petal for example but I think for that kind of song it's excusable, if not even intentional. She's definitely more at ease using her higher register now than a few years back. She can even do her trademark "iiiii"s without vibrato :P She also sound more vibrant
!Lawi!
4th February 2013 10:27 AM
I'm quite surprised, better than what I expected ! I'm super excited for glasses though, can't wait for the full album to leak !
mizuki-7
4th February 2013 10:33 AM
^
^
It's much much better than on party Queen where I find her voice sometime very dry and hoarse ! Her training is paying off I'm very glad ! Best vocal since at least 2008 it's very soft, clear etc... :love
freedreamer
4th February 2013 10:41 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by chocopockymaster
(Post 2971161)
I know there were rumors floating around about the lyrics possibly being dedicated to a fan, but now that the song has leaked it's definitely still about the person who the original was dedicated to. I've cried each time I've listened to it; even if the composition isn't quite as strong as the original untitled, the connection between the original and story 2 in terms of the music and lyrics is definitely very tangible, and you can tell she still misses this person a lot.
ahhh thanks so much for ALL the translations! Despite it not being for that rumoured fan, I think it still speaks a lot musically and seeing how this represents Ayu 5 years from then...I think the longing of someone is an emotion that is genuine and so real in our lives. It's sad to read those words with that perspective.
SAKURA and petal are really unique I feel especially petal :D
Quote:
Originally Posted by jang-kun
(Post 2971233)
am i the one who find ayu's voice quite... amazing. no more annoying vibratos. no more screechy parts. it may be the work of polishing, but wow this album in particular. her best quality-wise since i dunno? 2008?
