[romaji & translation] count down
 

I feel that "Atashi no kono hidarigawa de" doesn't make sense well. It may be that I heard the part wrongly.
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Omoikogareta toogenkyou wa
Tsuyoku te totemo tsumetai kaze ga
Kono mi o mezame sasete kureta to
Douji ni dokoka e kiete itta wa

Atashi wa warau wake de mo naku wake de mo nai
Tada zetsubou nanka haruka ni toorisugita kara
Mu ni natte shimatta dake na no nannimo kanji nai no

Tooku kara kikoete kite iru wa
Mou sugu de hora owari ga hajimaru
Massugu ni uketomete iku wa
Atashi no kono hidarigawa de
Doujou nanka wa ira nai wa

Soko ga moshimo naraku no soko da to
Shita nara ato wa agaru dake da to

Anata wa nan no mayoi mo naku iikitta wa
Ittai are ga nani o sashita kotoba datta ka nante
Sonna koto wa daiji ja nai no motto hoka ni aru no

* Tooku kara kikoete kite iru wa
Mou sugu de hora owari ga hajimaru
Saigo made mitodokeru furi shite
Anata no sono hidarigawa de
Hoka ni wa nannimo ira nai wa

Tooku kara kikoete kite iru wa
Mou sugu de hora owari ga hajimaru
Massugu ni uketomete iku wa
Atashi no kono hidarigawa de

* (repeat)
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In Shangri-la where I had been longing for
The strong and very cold wind
Woke me up
And at the same time, disappeared

I don't laugh nor cry
I experienced despair so much in the past
That I became empty, I feel nothing

I hear some distant sound
You see? The end will begin soon
I'll accept it as it is
On my left side
I need no compassion

"Supposing you are in the abyss
All that is left is to go up"

You said so with no hesitation
It's not important what on earth it meant
There is something more important

* I hear some distant sound
You see? The end will begin soon
Pretend to watch me until the end
I'll be on your left side
I need nothing else

I hear some distant sound
You see? The end will begin soon
I'll accept it as it is
On my left side

* (repeat)

Already o_O
Thank you!

What's a Xanadu O_o lol

but wow... really ace lyrics again! thanks masa!

thanks masa

Xanadu is a word for a magical place/wonderous place. XD

Thank you!!

Really touching lyrics.

Thank you for the lyrics=D

Thanks for the translation :D

thanks!

remind me of Duty (the song) *-*

wow, so fast, thanks!

wow this lyrics, i love this song so much since I can personally identify myself with it

Thanks so much

Thanks for translation^^

I love this song, beautiful lyric

I wanted to ask... In that part, did you forget to translate one line?
Because romaji = 5 lines
translation = 4 lines?

Thanks for translation! More awesome lyrics :D

Wow so fast! O.o

Kind of what I was thinking too.

But I like it. Thx for the translation! It's very powerful!

Yeah, the first thing that game to mind was Duty xD Did ayu use a specific word that translates into 'Xanadu' or did you take your own liberty with that one? I don't really get what it means XD

Xanadu? that is so 80's XD (and cute~)

well... anyways, is a strong song. It makes me feel a little sad

thank you for the translation ^^

wow thanks a lot masa for the translation~

Great lyrics.
Thanks a lot masa :heart

wow! Ayu's lyrics in this song is really something.. .I wondered if she was ever going to write a song in regards to her ear.

Now these are the kinds of lyrics I like. <3 I also was reminded of Duty!

Thanks for the translation.

Yeah, I heard this song in chaku uta form and was like... "DUTY."

Except this is better, haha. -hides-

thank you :heart

I was wondering this, too.

Definitely resembles a cross between Duty/GUILTY. Very sad lyrics, quite an ominous undertone, driven by rock. Yet, I love it, for the way Ayu seems to genuinely channel her emotions and outlook, despite whether they're pretty or not.

"I'll accept it as it is"... that really speaks to me. She's so strong!

思いこがれた桃源郷は強くてとても冷たい風が

This is the Japanese line.

maikaru previously translated this as Shangri-La.

Means "paradise on Earth" apparently.

http://ja.wiktionary.org/wiki/Xanadu
Commonly translated as "Xanadu" as well.

The origins of Xanadu:
[After Xanadu, a place in "Kubla Khan," (1798) a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.]

Thanks masa!

Wow...this is one of my favorite lyrics of this album. I can really relate to this song.

About the "Xanadu" part.. maybe Shangri-La should be used still? I think it's a more well-known term. I've personally never hear of the word "Xanadu".

Most people know of Xanadu as the song / Olivia Newton-John movie, haha.

Either would work imo. I guess it just depends on people's preference in the end.

Xanadu? Shangri-la? Paradise (on Earth)?

the lyrics feel very painful even to read them silently...but they are really awesome

I'm gonna love this song

I wonder why she named it count down...countdown to deafness?

It's a "count down" to the end, I suppose.

I heard a lot of beep beep beeps like from when alarms go off due to countdowns ending during the song.

It's not to deafness since her other ear is fine, but just... I suppose the end of her career a la Duty?

'On my left side' ...
On Ayu's left side. Isn't Peco usually on her left side? (j/k)

Thanks for the translation! It's a beautiful song.

thanks a lot masa^^

You are welcome.

Tougenkyou (桃源郷) is a paradise-like village which was supposed to be deep in the mountains in China. Tou (桃) means "peach". So it's a word with Asian image. There are several English words corresponding to this ---"Xanadu", "Shangri-la", "Lotus-land", "Ideal world", "Utopia", etc. Which do you think is the most suitable to this song? I'd like to hear your opinions.

I changed some parts.
woke me up and disappeared --> woke me up, and at the same time, disappeared
If you are in the abyss --> Supposing you are in the abyss
Sonna koto wa daiji ja nai no
Motto hoka ni aru no --> Sonna koto wa daiji ja nai no motto hoka ni aru no
(This means that I changed the romaji part from 5 lines to 4 lines.)

Utopia sounds the most.. common and comprehensive among all the choices imo. and thank you again for the translations

I think I would prefer Utopia as well, or even Shangri-La too.

I love the lyrics, thank you so much.

Thanks a lot masa! This is cool :D

wow! Xanadu?? XDD

nwey yeah really Duty-ish and soo sad at the same time.i wonder if Ayu really thinks about her ear when writing this~

thanx massa,love it <333

Hmm...the whole "left side" thing does seem a bit weird.

I guess it could reference her ear.

While reading, though, my thoughts initially went to UNITE! (Freedom in the right hand, Love in the left).

These lyrics are really intriguing. Thank you again, masa, for translating!

I would prefer utopia as well its more well known.

Thanks for the translation, Masa

yeap.. i love it~

Utopia is a little too ~perfect society~ for me, haha. It doesn't bring up images of a paradise on Earth for me, which is what Ayu seems to want to convey.

Shangri-la or Xanadu probably work best here.

If you don't understand it, then it's a new fact for you to learn! Woo~

well if Utopia = perfect society, wouldnt that be like a paradise as well? no problems everyone is happy ect

Its the fact that the other two sound strange to the typical person that turns me off from them but masa will do as he likes so...

Actually, the typical person should at least know of Shangri-la.

It's like a middle school-ish term, I think. They use it extensively in translations of Journey to the West / Saiyuuki.

I say if you don't know it, learn it. Become a little more cultured in the process, etc etc. I'm all for simplifying things so that others can understand them, but I think Ayu wanted to refer to either Shangri-la or Xanadu when writing her lyrics. Could've been utopia too, but tougengkyo's common translation seems to be either Shangri-la or Xanadu. It depends on the translator, I guess.

http://jisho.org/words?***=%E6%92%9E...=31&dict=edict
-- Tougenkyo -> Arcady, Eden, Shangri-la

I would personally go with "Shangri-la" as it's what I've seen 桃源郷 translated as most often. It also retains that Asian image you mentioned, which is a bonus. (The same could be said of "Xanadu", but I can't help but picture this when I hear it. :laugh) "Utopia" is the other popular choice, but to me it doesn't seem to carry the same nuance as "Shangri-la".

Thanks again for your wonderful translations. :)

ShangriLa is more of a place of natural beauty and scenery while 桃源 has a human-community spirit in it besides the nature.

I hit upon another word. How about "Dreamland"?

I still say Shangri-la, as that is what she was probably thinking of when she wrote "tougenkyou" in the lyrics.

^i'd suggest the 'Shangri-La' term and it has the asian feel as Utopia is more like to a perfect and ideal community.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia

AHHA did u just spoil something about the song O.O lol...interesting though

So..duty was hinting at the end of her career? Well, look where she is now.

Somehow, I think psychologically, whenever Ayu write such songs, she just becomes stronger..

OK. I change the word to "Shangri-la". Thank you.

Connecting it with the title gave me shivers! It has a "Duty" feel to it... I love it! Thanks, masa~

thx ^^

thanks!

wow these lyrics are so simple. :D I really enjoyed reading these.

masa, do you have any thoughts on the whole 'left-side' theme? apart from her ear...

does the left side have some significance in japanese language/culture? :/

anybody else have anything to contribute? besides the possible reference to her ear?

A friend of mine mentioned that the left side / the words Ayu used to describe your left side are used in Japan to mean "your heart" since the heart is on the left side as well.

It seems like an intentional double meaning.

yeah, that sounds more plausible.

It's not like Ayu to be so direct about something, or so specific in her meaning, or so self centred in her writing. I mean, she often sings about her feelings and emotions, but in a way that others can relate to, making the song a song that applies to everyone. singing directly about losing her hearing in her left ear completely goes against this. so I was expecting I'd missed something.

Thanks! :)

i love this song too
many thanks masa!!!

I don't think that Japanese people think "one's left side" means "one's heart" automatically. Usually, we don't say like that. So this phrase is a mystery in this song. But if I try to interprete it, I suppose it would be "her heart" and "her left ear".

I changed the line arrangement, according to the official lyrics.

thank you so mush!

The beeps could also allude to the sounds heard in hearing tests. Those sounds? THEY STAY WITH YOU FOREVER :dumbfound (I should know, I've been taking at least 2 of those tests a year for a little over 13 years now--yay being deaf in my right ear /no lie)

Well, she could also be alluding to eventually going completely deaf, which is a strong possibility. As a singer, it'd be damn near impossible to continue as such if completely deaf. So when she loses her hearing, she loses her singing career?

If Ayu's problem with her ear is Tinnitus could the beeping be a representation of what she hears?

From Wikipedia

THANKS MASA!!!
now I can start learning the song faster xD

very beautiful lyrics indeed *-*

thanks for the translation!!!

Shangri-La???? OMG

thanks ^^

Thanks for the translation! I love this song :love

There's that line in the chorus that goes "owari ga hajimaru" which means "the end will begin". I guess the beginning of the end is when a count down starts? :shrug

I'm loving this. The lyrics are really emotional.