[romaji and translation] Sparkle

[Alther]

Thanks for the translation!

[Aderianu]

thank you for translation!

[ArchangelLegend]

Thanks for translating.

Originally Posted by masa

Be bolder
Until you look disturbing

Hehe, why would we want to start disturbing someone? ^_^

"Bold & Disturbing" would be an interesting Ayu title. Actually, it doesn't make any more or less sense than using "Delicious".

[waterballoon]

Originally Posted by ArchangelLegend

Thanks for translating.



Hehe, why would we want to start disturbing someone? ^_^

"Bold & Disturbing" would be an interesting Ayu title. Actually, it doesn't make any more or less sense than using "Delicious".

'Delicious' sounds cuter and funnier, though.

[Aga-chan]

Thanks for the translation. Like someone else said, those look much cleaner.

So is it a women encouragement song or a encouragement song for young people? At first I thought "kawaii" refered to the boys and girls, so I thought the first part refers to both of them, just like the whole song. maikaru translated it as "the girls who are with them", though, which gives the whole lyrics a different meaning. I guess they're probably both right.
Those lyrics are so confusing. I don't know what to think about them. Really. One time it's "They aren't so bad" the next it's "They're superficial". There could be more to them than what they seem to be (for example, using a club scenery to talk about life), but I never felt like that about ayu's lyrics. And I never felt so disconnected to them.

[C+R+E+AYUMI]

I love it! something full of energy and positive

[masa]

You are welcome.

To SunshineSlayer
"Yubi o kuwaeru" is not a slang but an idiom we commonly use with no sexal image. It means "do nothing but look on something (someone) enviously".

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by masa

You are welcome.

To SunshineSlayer
"Yubi o kuwaeru" is not a slang but an idiom we commonly use with no sexal image. It means "do nothing but look on something (someone) enviously".

Right yes, that is what I mean. But do you have an idea for why she wanted to use that particular idiom in this song instead of just using another word for envious? It seems to maybe have some more deeper kind of meaning to me. maybe not Is there a reason you decided to leave the yubi part out of the translation or did you just think the idiom would appear too odd in English?

I would love to hear more what your opinion of these lyrics are though as I have been reading very mixed reactions of them from Japanese fans. Do you like this type of lyrics for Ayu?

[masa]

If we say "look on enviously" in Japanese without using the idiom, it should be "urayamashi sou ni mite iru". As you see, it's far longer than "yubi o kuwaeru". And I feel it's smart and poetic to use this idiom than to say "urayamashi sou ni mite iru" in direct way.

Because there are still missing parts in the lyrics now, I refrain from telling my opinion on this song. But if my romaji translation is all correct, I have to say that the first stanza disappointed me. Because the way of using words in the first stanza doesn't seem to me good, unusually.

[njanjayrp]

This is getting interesting Ayu did say (if I remember correctly it was after she completed Days) that she would like to write more straight-forward songs in the future. As for my opinion I consider Sparkle a catchy/addictive and cool song like STEP you was and I hope the casual listeners in Japan will too.

[Andrenekoi]

here in Brazil we have that "sucking your thumb" too, with the same meaning by the way... It's most like... a children sucking his/her thumb looking to something he/she can't get.. there's really no sexual conotation here, when I ready the first translation I understood the idiom without any trouble...
I'm think it's pretty much the same thing in Japan (there are some words and idioms here and there that are a bit similar cause Portuguese, who colonized Brazil, had comercial contact with Japan some centuries ago...)

[SunshineSlayer]

^Yeah, I always think its interesting how so many Japanese ended up in Brazil.

Originally Posted by masa

If we say "look on enviously" in Japanese without using the idiom, it should be "urayamashi sou ni mite iru". As you see, it's far longer than "yubi o kuwaeru". And I feel it's smart and poetic to use this idiom than to say "urayamashi sou ni mite iru" in direct way.

Yes, it is a more poetic way of saying I think. I almost prefer having the original idiom in the english though (sucking on your thumb/finger) but yeah I suppose many people would probably read that as strange in English.

Because there are still missing parts in the lyrics now, I refrain from telling my opinion on this song. But if my romaji translation is all correct, I have to say that the first stanza disappointed me. Because the way of using words in the first stanza doesn't seem to me good, unusually.

Yes, that is what I had been thinking as well, even though my Japanese is not perfect at all. Some parts of the original Japanese lyrics just seem very odd. Not Ayu's usual standard.

I've been reading a few Japanese that actually think she is saying "VOICE"-tachi and "CHORUS"-tachi instead of "BOYS" and "GIRLS", but that doesn't really make sense either.

I'm interested in what the rest of the lyrics will be.

Thanks for replying!

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

^Yeah, I always think its interesting how so many Japanese ended up in Brazil.

If i'm not wrong it's the country with most japanese after Japan itself...

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

If i'm not wrong it's the country with most japanese after Japan itself...

Yep, it is. Its just odd because people really wouldn't guess that at all.

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

Yep, it is. Its just odd because people really wouldn't guess that at all.

I had no idea!! that's great though We only have a solid number of Chinese people here.

[emi♡]

There's a fair amount of Germans in brasil also I believe...

thanks for the lyrics, and for all the discussion you guys, it's very interesting, especially for a song like Sparkle

[Ahi_max91]

OMGH!!!!!
thanks....

[extepan]

the lyrics do not seem like the usual ayu type lyrics. it's a refreshing change!

[Diana]

Thank you for the translation masa!!!

[blue bird]

Thank you for the translation!!

I found full sparkle lyrics from jpopasia. Not sure are those entirely correct. English translation is not so good.

Romaji Sparkle

hora soko de kusubutte iru kawaii Boys tachi to

konya dake ha Girls tachi mo tsuyogari ha oyasumi

karada de kanji te kokoro no mama ni

( wakara nai )

attaran naka movie say bakari kyuu sen shichou toshi wo
sonna toki ha tada beat ni mi o makasere ba ii

nagameru dake ja hajimara nai

kimi no mono ni ha nara nai

itsu made sokode sou yatte yubi o kowayetteru tsumori ?

No no no...

maori ni haira nai de kougeki teki ni mise te mi te

kanou da toka fukanou da toka

doko no dare no monosashi


motto daitan ni soutzoushii hodo

atari natte kuruyami natte ?

ari ki tari na hanashi tanoshi?

kikoe teru kono beat ni shitagae ba machigai nai

chuutohanpa ja tsutawara nai

fure te mi nakya wakara nai

itsu made sokode sou yatte ojike tzuui teru tsumori ?

No no no...

nagameru dake ja hajimara nai

kimi no mono ni ha nara nai

itsu made sokode sou yatte yubi o kowayatteru tsumori ?

chuutohanpa ja tsutawara nai

fure te mi nakya wakara nai

itsu made sokode sou yatte ojike tzuui teru tsumori ?

No no no...

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Kanji Sparkle

ほらそこで燻っているかわいいBoys達と
今夜だけはGirls達も強がりはおやすみ

体で感じて心のままに

（わからない）

そんな時はただbeatに身を任せればいい

眺めるだけじゃ始まらない
君のものにはならない
いつまでそこでそうやって指を咥えてるつもり？
No no no...

守りに入らないで攻撃的に見せてみて
可能だとか不可能だとか
どこの誰のものさし

もっと大胆に騒々しいほど

後になって悔むなんて
在り来たりな話々

聞こえてるこのbeatに従えば間違いない

中途半端じゃ伝わらない
触れてみなきゃ分からない
いつまでそこでそうやって怖気づいてるつもり？
No no no...

眺めるだけじゃ始まらない
君のものにはならない
いつまでそこでそうやって指を咥えてるつもり？

中途半端じゃ伝わらない
触れてみなきゃ分からない
いつまでそこでそうやって怖気づいてるつもり？
No no no...

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Translation Sparkle

Look, over there, there's some hot and cute boys,
And the girls they are with tonight,
They've all taken a break from acting strong.

Feel it with your body,
In the way of your heart.

The beautiful voice in your head
(I can't understand what she says...)
So in that time, you should
Give your body to the beat.

It doesn't start with just staring,
It won't/can't (can't hear it properly) become your's.
Until when do you plan to do that,
And be sucking your thumb? No no no,

Don't get into a defensive,
Try to show me your offensive,
If it's possible or not,
Who's standard is that, and where are they? (dont know how to translate this one well.. it literally says "Who of where's standards is it?")

Be more daring, until you are shameless.

And after, if you do regret after,
Then that's an ordinary small talk.
If you obey this beat that you hear,
Then it's not a mistake.

If you do it only half way, then it doesn't tell me anything.
If you don't try to touch, then I don't understand.
Until when do you plan on doing that,
And be seized with fear? No no no

It doesn't start with just staring,
It won't/can't (again can't hear it properly) become your's.
Until when do you plan to do that,
And be sucking your thumb? No no no

If you do it only half way, then it doesn't tell me anything.
If you don't try to touch, then I don't understand.
Until when do you plan on doing that,
And be seized with fear? No no no

source: http://www.jpopasia.com/lyrics/19479...i/sparkle.html