アーモンドのチョコレート ー ゆらゆら帝国

Is this the first request post I have done? I guess I might have done this song eventually, since it's so good. It was harder than it seemed like it would be at first. Japanese lyrics here, notes at the end.



Chocolate-Covered Almonds - Yura Yura Teikoku

I got by munching nothing but chocolate-covered almonds
I got by munching nothing but chocolate-covered almonds

One when I can't sleep, one when I can't move
One when I can't get up the courage, one when I'm bored

She's not coming back today either, I'm ok if I have a few friends
She's not coming back today either, If I have my friends, that's fine

I got by munching nothing but chocolate-covered almonds
I got by munching nothing but chocolate-covered almonds

Alright guys, let's go—hop in the back of my car.
Alright guys, let's go—hop in the back of my car.

One to kick, two to go
Three is the axel crashing into the frame
Four is the curve, five is you crashing
six, seven, eight, nine is four of us crashing

She's never coming back again. I'm ok if I have a few friends.
She's never coming back again. If I have my friends, that's fine.
Alright guys, let's go
Alright guys, let's go

Notes:

First, I am translating アーモンドのチョコレート as a generic reference to candy like this, which is really popular in Japan, to the point of beating out Pocky in a recent poll. I get that he's not saying アーモンドチョコ but he's not saying アーモンド入りチョコレート either, so I feel justified. Also the [x] 一つ [y] 一つ makes me think of him popping them in his mouth, and you don't really pop candy bars.

The bridge (?) was the hardest part, for sure. I feel like there are a lot of ways to interpret the katakana words. Did a bunch of research on what Japanese people thought of the lines. バーン could most quickly turn into "bang," but you can't apply that to people in English without turning this drive into an orgy. Then I saw some comments that seemed to imply that people read it as the car crashing. This led me to select that verb and specify that the axel is crashing "into the frame." That is info that does not appear in the original song, but from what I read that that is what is going on when the axel is making a banging noise, so it's natural and sort of even has a nice rhythm in English.

So if we are interpreting everything right (seems like Japanese people don't always really get it either, or think it is kind of goofy), the song gets really dark then, right? Like you can read it that he commits suicide with his friends and as long as they die with him he's ok. BTW, バーン is also (like English "bang") is used as a gun sound, too.

fhsfhfdah, hope this helps you understand the song!

空洞です ー ゆらゆら帝国 [updated]

It's so good. And the lyrics make it even better. I'll try to do an ok job at this.






I'm a cave - Yura Yura Teikoku

My heart, you stole it.
I'm a cave, a huge cave.
Without leaving anything behind, you stole it.
I'm a cave, interesting...
Stupid kids screwing around, running right through. [1]
I'm a cave, a huge cave.
It's fine. Go on in everyone, through the hole. [2]
Go ahead. I'm a cave.

For some reason there's nothing serious in the city.
That's the mood, the easy-going mood.
We're searching for meaning; nothing is meaningless. [3 updated]
That's the mood, kind of bewitching...
I want to meet you in a twisted alley [4]
That's the mood, the sweet mood. [6 new]
Someone try to taste it! I wanna dance. [5 updated]
Now go ahead. It's the mood.

My heart, you stole it.
I'm a cave, a huge cave.
Without leaving anything behind, you stole it.
I'm a cave, interesting...
Stupid kids screwing around, running right through.
I'm a cave, a huge cave.
It's fine. Go on in everyone, through the hole.
Now go ahead. I'm a cave.
A cave.
A cave.
A cave.
A cave...

Note:

[1] I'm not sure what the meaning of these kids is. I guess in a way I can understand that feeling where people are doing whatever the hell around you and it's like it means nothing. Goes right through you. Anyhow it seems clearly that they are running through the gaping hole in his chest where his heart used to be.

[2] I'ts more like, "go through, inside the hole" but that doesn't really make sense in English.

[3] I couldn't really decide how to do this. I've actually seen subs for this song before, in Love Exposure. I'll see that movie again sometime, but in the meantime, I might have translated this wrong. I don't really think, "I'm searching for meaning, but there aren't meaningless things" makes more sense? Maybe I just have no idea what I'm talking about :( [updated] Haha, I think this is better now, maybe?

[4] "complicated" I figured "twisted" sounded more English.

[5] It's literally "taste" or "sample." I couldn't decide what verb I should apply to "Everybody" but went with dance. It could have been both fo them, really, but… [updated] Haha, I fixed this, too.

[6] [new] In the Japanese it's the same word as "easy-going," but since these aren't meant to be sung anyhow I decide to interpret the meaning how I felt like and after the update to note [5], well.

I dunno, there you have it. I really like this song.

つぎの夜へ - ゆらゆら帝国

I really wanted to find the CD this song was on, but after investigating, it appears it was only a single? Fuuuuu! Maybe it's on iTunes or something? Anyways...I really like this song :X



To the next night

Can the pain be healed? How can the heart dodge it?
I was so stoked for a moment. Is the fun already over?
I'll try going out into the street to look for the lingering scent
It's a night where the lined up flickering neon seems to blur together

Everyone let's bring our sadness
Bring it to the next one
Let's bring our sadness
to the next night

In the middle of the night he had the feeling he was not alone
He felt the world start to brighten smoothly.
He'll vanish into the streets. The chains are already off.
He'll dance through. He'll sing through.

Everyone let's bring our sadness
Bring it to the next one
Let's bring our sadness
to the next night

Can the pain be healed? How can the heart dodge it?
Beaten in the night. The pin is already undone.
He'll walk around in the streets, a rose or something in his teeth.
He'll dance through. He'll sing through.


Everyone let's bring our sadness
Bring it to the next one
Let's bring our sadness
to the next night

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I don't have particular notes for this. I know it's not perfect, but...