1999.12.08 | Danger Crue Records
NAKED

Lyrics by ISSAY

Music By Satoshi Hirose


Japanese

 

闇に溶け込む青いシルエット
人目をさけるようにして歩く、君は Midnight Blue
嘘をつくその唇は
醒めた言葉そっと吐き捨てながら揺れる Shadow of life

解りきっている未来なら
今日を壊してみたい

ヘッドライトの洪水に
飲み込まれてゆく涙を笑う、君は Midnight Blue
柔らかなフェイクの胸で
束の間の今が全てと言って誘う Shadow of life

汚れてゆくだけの明日なら
せめて今夜だけは

Φ 冷たいキス、重ねながら、夜明けが来るまで
激しく今を抱きしめて、燃え尽きろ
凍えながら、愛してくれ、その身体で
夜と朝の数だけ Oh, Midnight Blue

Φ Repeat

Romaji

By: Andy

Yami ni tokekomu aoi shiruetto
Hitome wo sakeru you ni shite aruku, kimi wa Midnight Blue
Uso wo tsuku sono kuchibiru wa
Sameta kotoba sotto hakisute nagara yureru Shadow of life

Wakarikitte iru mirai nara
Kyou wo kowashite mitai

Heddoraito no kouzui ni
Nomikomarete yuku namida wo warau, kimi wa Midnight Blue
Yawaraka na feiku no mune de
Tsuka no ma no ima ga subete to itte sasou Shadow of life

Yogorete yuku dake no ashita nara
Semete konya dake wa

Φ Tsumetai kisu, kasane nagara, yoake ga kuru made
Hageshiku ima wo dakishimete, moetsukiro
Kogoe nagara, aishite kure, sono karada de
Yoru to asa no kazu dake Oh, Midnight Blue

Φ Repeat

English

 

1999.12.08 | Danger Crue Records
NAKED

Lyrics by ISSAY & Satoshi Hirose

Music By Satoshi Hirose


Japanese

 

あなたに傷つきたい 全てを忘れるほど
一つになってゆけるなら 他には何もいらない

目覚めの時間を 忘れるくらい
激しいぬくもりが 暗闇を溶かしてゆく
ありふれてた昨日までを かき消してしまおう

あなたに傷つきたい 確かな愛を感じたい
太陽が落ちるまで 正直なキス続けよう

あいまいな言葉を 消し去れるなら
全ての詩が今 現実になってくだろう
手なずけてた寂しさを 終わらせてしまおう

あなたに傷つきたい 全てを忘れるほど
太陽が落ちるまで 正直なキスで
あなたに傷つきたい 確かな愛を感じたい
一つになってゆけるなら 他には何もいらない

あなたを傷つけたい 一つになってゆけるなら
抱きしめた腕の中 正直なキスで
あなたを傷つけたい 行き場のないこの心で
太陽が落ちるまで 正直なキスで

….I’ll kiss you with my pain
….Kiss me with your pain

Romaji

By: Andy

Anata ni kizutsukitai Subete wo wasureru hodo
Hitotsu ni natte yukeru nara Hokani wa nani mo iranai

Mezame no jikan wo Wasureru kurai
Hageshii nukumori ga Kurayami wo tokashite yuku
Arifureteta kinou made wo Kakikeshite shimaou

Anata ni kizutsukitai Tashika na ai wo kanjitai
Taiyou ga ochiru made Shoujiki na kisu tsudzukeyou

Aimai na kotoba wo Keshisareru nara
Subete no uta ga ima Hontou ni natteku darou
Tenazuketeta sabishisa wo Owarasete shimaou

Anata ni kizutsukitai Subete wo wasureru hodo
Taiyou ga ochiru made Shoujiki na kisu de
Anata ni kizutsukitai Tashika na ai wo kanjitai
Hitotsu ni natte yukeru nara Hokani wa nani mo iranai

Anata wo kizutsuketai Hitotsu ni natte yukeru nara
Dakishimeta ude no naka Shoujiki na kisu de
Anata wo kizutsuketai Yukiba no nai kono kokoro de
Taiyou ga ochiru made Shoujiki na kisu de

….I’ll kiss you with my pain
….Kiss me with your pain

English

 

Album cover of ABRACADABARA, BUCK-TICK

2020.09.21 | Victor Entertainment
ABRACADABRA

Oblivion*

Words by Sakurai Atsushi

Music By Imai Hisashi

Japanese

 

悪夢を待っている 独り
鮮血一筋¹ 滲む

あなたを傷つけた
深く とても 深く
そしてこのわたしを²
深く 深く

呼吸は静かに 乱れ³
涙が一筋 落ちる

あなたに抱かれている
痛みが消えてゆく
あなたに包まれて
消えてゆくよ

忘れ去られてゆけばいい
通り雨⁴のように
何気ない⁵ ある晴れた日
風が通り過ぎる

風が

あなたに溶けてゆく
痛みが消えてゆく
あなたに包まれて
消えてゆくよ

忘れ去られてゆけばいい
通り雨⁴のように
何気ない⁵ ある晴れた日
風が通り過ぎる
忘れ去られてゆけばいい
今日の虹のように
何もない ある晴れた日
かけがえの無い日々

誰も 通り過ぎてゆく

Romaji

By: Yoshiyuki

Akumu wo matte iru Hitori
Senketsu hitosuji Nijimu

Anata wo kizu tsuketa
Fukaku Totemo Fukaku
Soshite kono watashi wo
Fukaku Fukaku

Kokyuu wa shizuka ni Midare
Namida ga hitosuji Ochiru

Anata ni dakarete iru
Itami ga kiete yuku
Anata ni tsutsumarete
Kiete yuku yo

Wasure sarerate yukeba ii
Toori ame no you ni
Nani ge nai Aru hareta hi
Kaze ga toori sugiru

Kaze ga

Anata ni tokete yuku
Itami ga kiete yuku
Anata ni tsutsumarete
Kiete yuku yo

Wasure sarerate yukeba ii
Toori ame no you ni
Nani ge nai Aru hareta hi
Kaze ga toori sugiru
Wasure sarerate yukeba ii
Kyou no niji no you ni
Nani mo nai Aru hareta hi
Kakegae no nai hibi

Dare mo toori sugite yuku

English

By: Yoshiyuki

I am waiting for my nightmares Alone
A single trickle¹ of fresh blood Spreading

I have hurt you
Deeply Oh, so deeply
And thusly myself too²
Deeply Down

My breathing quietly turns frantic³
A single trickle of tears Falling

Held in your arms
the pain fades away
Enveloped by you
I fade away

If only it could all be forgotten
Like a passing shower⁴
On a lazy⁵, clear, sunny day
The wind blows by, passing through

The wind

Melting into you
the pain fades away
Enveloped by you
I fade away

If only it could all be forgotten
Like a passing shower⁴
On a lazy⁵, clear, sunny day
The wind blows by, passing through
If only it could all be forgotten
Like the rainbow we saw today
On an ordinary, clear, sunny day
Such irreplaceable days

Everyone passes on

 

Notes:

* Aside from “oblivion”, 忘却 also refers to “forgetting” or “being oblivious”. It has the added meaning of forgetting things completely. Like memory erasure.

¹ 一筋 (hitosuji) literally means “a straight line”. It could be used to refer to a ray of light, a trickle of water, anything that appears to “draw a straight line”.

² The line itself doesn’t have any subject except for “このわたし” (this me). I’m assuming that it is in direct relation to the previous line. A more literal translation would probably be a mere, “And I”.

³ 乱れ itself means turbulence, disorder, or confusion. None of those applies to “breathing” very well so I went with frantic instead. 

⁴ A passing shower is a type of rain which comes and goes suddenly. A bout of sudden rainfall. The way I often experience it here, it would be bright and sunny one moment, and the next moment, there will be a sudden downpour. Then, just as suddenly, it ends and it’s bright and sunny again, as if there was never any sign of rain.

⁵ 何気ない can mean things like nonchalant, casual, unintentional, without much thought in terms of a person’s tone or manner.

 

Album cover of ABRACADABARA, BUCK-TICK

2020.09.21 | Victor Entertainment
ABRACADABRA

Eureka

Words by Sakurai Atsushi

Music By Imai Hisashi

Japanese

 

Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
僕は今 星屑
Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
君と出会い はしゃいでる

愛の呪文だよ
名も無い世界の果てへ
ABRACADABRA Woo! Yeah!
Ready, steady, go!

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! PEACE!

Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
青い星が 飛び散った
Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
綺麗だね 一瞬さ

あなたに恋をした
全て消えて失せろ
ABRACADABRA Woo! Yeah!
Ready, steady, go!

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! PEACE!

Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
ごらん ほうら 春 狂う
Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
綺麗だね 君 狂う

胸が張り裂けそう
手のひらを太陽に
ABRACADABRA Woo! Yeah!
Ready, steady, go!

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! PEACE!

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! PEACE!

Romaji

By: Yoshiyuki

Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
Boku wa ima hoshizuku
Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
Kimi to deai hashaideru

Ai no jumon da yo
Na mo nai sekai no hate e
ABRACADABRA Woo! Yeah!
Ready, steady, go!

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! PEACE!

Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
Aoi hoshi ga tobichitta
Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
Kirei da ne Isshun sa

Anata ni koi wo shita
Subete kiete usero¹
ABRACADABRA Woo! Yeah!
Ready, steady, go!

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! PEACE!

Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
Goran houra haru kuruu
Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
Kirei da ne kimi kuruu

Mune ga harisake sou²
Te no hira wo taiyou ni
ABRACADABRA Woo! Yeah!
Ready, steady, go!

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! PEACE!

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! PEACE!

English

By: Yoshiyuki

Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
I am now stardust
Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
Meeting you, I’m beyond ecstatic

This is a spell of love
Setting off to a nameless world
ABRACADABRA Woo! Yeah!
Ready, steady, go!

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! PEACE!

Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
This blue planet has burst and scattered
Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
Beautiful, isn’t it? This moment

I’ve fallen in love with you
I’ll get rid of everything¹ and make it all disappear
ABRACADABRA Woo! Yeah!
Ready, steady, go!

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! PEACE!

Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
Look there, it’s spring madly blooming
Baby, Beauty Beautiful Oh! Baby!
Beautiful, isn’t it? You’re losing it

Feeling like my chest is getting torn open²
I raise my hands to the sun
ABRACADABRA Woo! Yeah!
Ready, steady, go!

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! PEACE!

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! PEACE!

 

Notes:

¹ 失せろ (usero) literally means “get lost”.

² 胸が張り裂けそう(Mune ga harisake sou) is typically used to describe a very painful heartbreak. If this was a regular conversation, I’d use a less graphic line and simply translate it as, “My heart is breaking.”

 

Album cover of ABRACADABARA, BUCK-TICK

2020.08.26 | Victor Entertainment
MOONLIGHT ESCAPE

2020.09.21 | Victor Entertainment
ABRACADABRA

Words by Sakurai Atsushi

Music By Imai Hisashi

Japanese

 

踊り出すんだ LAST NUMBER
ガラス欠片 ララ反射 ESCAPE
MOONLIGHT ESCAPE
神様お願いだ
僕の事を ゆるして ³ねえ ESCAPE
MOONLIGHT ESCAPE

マントを包(くる)まって GOOD NIGHT
夢の夢へ
僕は舞う¹

溢れる程 愛を
抱きしめて ESCAPE
悲しみの無い世界
永遠に ESCAPE
僕は舞う

たった一人だ 旅立ちだ
夜が明ける その前に ESCAPE
MOONLIGHT ESCAPE
パパママおやすみ ねえ
僕の事を 忘れないで ESCAPE
MOONLIGHT ESCAPE

マントを翻(ひるがえ)し² GOOD BYE
高く高く
僕は舞う

溢れる程 愛を
抱きしめて ESCAPE
悲しみの無い世界
永遠に ESCAPE
僕は舞う

僕は舞う
溢れる程 愛を
抱きしめて ESCAPE
僕は舞う
悲しみの無い世界
永遠に ESCAPE
僕は舞う
溢れる程 愛を
抱きしめて ESCAPE

Romaji

By: Yoshiyuki

Odori dasunda LAST NUMBER
garasu kakera rara hansha ESCAPE
MOONLIGHT ESCAPE
Kamisama onegai da
Boku no koto wo yurushite nee ESCAPE
MOONLIGHT ESCAPE

Manto wo kurumatte GOOD NIGHT
Yume no yume e
Boku wa mau

Afureru hodo ai wo
dakishimete ESCAPE
Kanashimi no nai sekai
Eien ni ESCAPE
Boku wa mau

Tatta hitori da Tabitachi da
Yo ga akeru sono mae ni ESCAPE
MOONLIGHT ESCAPE
Papa mama oyasumi Nee
Boku no koto wo wasurenai de ESCAPE
MOONLIGHT ESCAPE

Manto wo hirugaeshi GOOD BYE
Takaku takaku
Boku wa mau

Afureru hodo ai wo
dakishimete ESCAPE
Kanashimi no nai sekai
Eien ni ESCAPE
Boku wa mau

Boku wa mau
Afureru hodo ai wo
dakishimete ESCAPE
Boku wa mau
Kanashimi no nai sekai
Eien ni ESCAPE
Boku wa mau
Afureru hodo ai wo
dakishimete ESCAPE

English

By: Yoshiyuki

We’ve begun our dance, this LAST NUMBER
With shattered glass shards, la la reflecting ESCAPE
MOONLIGHT ESCAPE
Dear lord, oh, please
Forgive me, won’t you ESCAPE
MOONLIGHT ESCAPE

Wrapping my cloak around me GOOD NIGHT
Into a dream within dreams
Away I fly¹

Holding close this overflowing love
I ESCAPE
To a world where there’s no sadness
Into eternity ESCAPE
Away I fly

This is a solo expedition
Before dawn breaks, I ESCAPE
MOONLIGHT ESCAPE
Papa, Mama, goodnight to you
Don’t forget about me when I ESCAPE
MOONLIGHT ESCAPE

Fluttering² my cloak GOOD BYE
Higher and higher
Away I fly

Holding close this overflowing love
I ESCAPE
To a world where there’s no sadness
Into eternity ESCAPE
Away I fly

Away I fly
Holding close this overflowing love
I ESCAPE
Away I fly
To a world where there’s no sadness
Into eternity ESCAPE
Away I fly
Holding close this overflowing love
I ESCAPE

 

Notes:

¹ The main definition of 舞う (mau) relates to dancing, like twirl, swirl and things like that. At the same time, 舞う is also used to refer to the flight of birds and butterflies and petals fluttering around, flying, circling overhead. For this song, I’ve decided to use the secondary definition as it ties in better with the general flow of it.

² 翻す (hirugaesu) typically means to flip something over to its reverse/other side. It also describes something waving or fluttering in the wind. It is, once again, this second definition I’m going with.

 

Album cover of ABRACADABARA, BUCK-TICK

2020.01.29 | Victor Entertainment
堕天使

2020.09.21 | Victor Entertainment
ABRACADABRA

Fallen Angel

Words by Sakurai Atsushi

Music By Imai Hisashi

Japanese

 

I KNOW YOU KNOW
愛の呪文を
I KNOW YOU KNOW
愛の喜びを

嘆きの天使¹
アッハ! ワタシヲ
許シテ 許シテ
肉と肉が痛いよ

I WANT YOU WANT
愛を身体中
I WANT YOU WANT
愛をI WANT YOU BABY

堕ちて³ゆくんだろう
アッハ! 地獄へ
殺シテ 夢中デ
罪と罰⁴飛び散った

愛なんてそう幻想
ちょっと甘い香り
唇 濡らす
あなたは誰?
愛なんだそう YOU&ME
Oh BABY 揺れる YOU&ME
唇 這わす
わたしは誰?

嘆きの天使¹
アッハ! ワタシヲ
許シテ 許シテ
肉と肉が痛いよ
堕ちて³ゆくんだろう
アッハ! 地獄へ
殺シテ 夢中デ
罪と罰⁴飛び散った

愛なんてそう幻想
ちょっと甘い香り
唇 濡らす
あなたは誰?
愛なんだそう YOU&ME
Oh BABY 揺れる YOU&ME
唇 這わす
わたしは誰?

Romaji

By: Yoshiyuki

I KNOW YOU KNOW
Ai no jumon wo
I KNOW YOU KNOW
Ai no yorokobi wo

Nageki no tenshi
Ahha! Watashi wo
Yurushite Yurushite
Niku to niku ga itai yo

I WANT YOU WANT
Ai wo karada juu
I WANT YOU WANT
Ai wo I WANT YOU BABY

Ochite yukun darou
Ahha! Jigoku e
Koroshite Muchuu de
Tsumi to batsu tobichitta

Ai nante sou gensou
Chotto amai kaori
Kuchibiru Nurasu
Anata wa dare?
Ai nanda sou YOU&ME
Oh BABY yureru YOU&ME
Kuchibiru Hawasu
Watashi wa dare?

Nageki no tenshi
Ahha! Watashi wo
Yurushite Yurushite
Niku to niku ga itai yo
Ochite yukun darou
Ahha! Jigoku e
Koroshite Muchuu de
Tsumi to batsu tobichitta

Ai nante sou gensou
Chotto amai kaori
Kuchibiru Nurasu
Anata wa dare?
Ai nanda sou YOU&ME
Oh BABY yureru YOU&ME
Kuchibiru Hawasu
Watashi wa dare?

English

By: Yoshiyuki

I KNOW YOU KNOW
The spell of love
I KNOW YOU KNOW
The joys of love

Oh, Blue Angel¹
Ahha! Go easy on me²
Forgive me Forgive me
Flesh to flesh, my body aches

I WANT YOU WANT
love all throughout our bodies
I WANT YOU WANT
It’s love, I WANT YOU BABY

I’ll fall³, won’t I
Ahha! Into hell
Kill me in delirium
Crime and Punishment⁴ splattered everywhere

A thing like love is mere fantasy
Just a mildly sweet fragrance
Wetting these lips of mine
Who are you?
This is love between YOU&ME
Oh BABY we’re rocking YOU&ME
Brushing against my lips
Who am I?

Oh, Blue Angel¹
Ahha! Go easy on me²
Forgive me Forgive me
Flesh to flesh, my body aches
I’ll fall³, won’t I
Ahha! Into hell
Kill me in delirium
Crime and Punishment⁴ splattered everywhere

A thing like love is mere fantasy
Just a mildly sweet fragrance
Wetting these lips of mine
Who are you?
This is love between YOU&ME
Oh BABY we’re rocking YOU&ME
Brushing against my lips
Who am I?

 

Notes:

¹ 嘆きの天使 is the Japanese name of a 1930 German tragicomedic film Der blaue Engel (The Blue Angel). It’s plot revolves around the tragic transformation of a respectable professor to a cabaret clown and his eventual descent into madness. The film itself is based on a novel by Heinrich Mann, Professor Unrat (translated as “Professor Unclean”).

² ワタシヲ is simply 私を in Katakana. The phrase ties into the following 許シテ、許シテ line so I just went with something which links into that, rather than just saying “I” or “me.”

³ This version of ochite (堕ちて) is more often used with reference to mental or spiritual “falling”. 

⁴ 罪と罰 is the Japanese name of a novel, Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky about the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money.
罪と罰 is generally a rather common title in Japanese. Shiina Ringo, for example, has a song of the same name.

 

 

Album cover of ABRACADABARA, BUCK-TICK

2019.05.22 | Victor Entertainment
獣たちの夜 / RONDO

2020.09.21 | Victor Entertainment
ABRACADABRA

Night of the Beasts

Words by Sakurai Atsushi

Music By Imai Hisashi

Japanese

 

さあ幕を切り裂けよ
夜を始めよう
そう俺は震えている
悪く無い気分だ
さあ さあ

愛と死を生を歌え
命よ踊れ
あの子が笑っている
悪く無い世界だ

感じているか Adam & Eve
愛という名の獣(ケモノ)たちよ
禁断の実¹をアアンアン
We love you

踊れ悪魔 腰を振っておくれ
狂え悪魔 可愛い可愛い悪魔

身体中沸騰している²
今夜は眠れない
あの子が笑っている
俺は生きている

感じているわ My Darling
愛を貪(むさぼ)る獣(ケダモノ)なの
禁断の実をアアンアン
We love you

踊れ道化(ピエロ) 今夜演じ切るんだ
狂え道化(ピエロ) それがそれがお前だ

感じているか Adam & Eve
愛という名の獣(ケモノ)たちよ
禁断の実¹をアアンアン
We love you

踊れ悪魔 腰を振っておくれ
狂え悪魔 可愛い可愛い悪魔

踊れ道化(ピエロ) 今夜演じ切るんだ
狂え道化(ピエロ) それがそれがお前だ

Romaji

By: Yoshiyuki

Saa maku wo kiri sake yo
Yoru wo hajime you
Sou ore wa furuete iru
Warukunai kibun da
Saa Saa

Ai to shi wo sei wo utae
Inochi yo odore
Ano ko ga waratte iru
Warukunai sekai da

Kanjite iru ka Adam & Eve
Ai to iu na no kemonotachi yo
Kindan no mi wo a an an
We love you

Odore akuma Koshi wo futte okure
Kurue akuma Kawaii kawaii akuma

Karada juu futto shite iru
Konya wa nemurenai
Ano ko ga waratte iru
Ore wa ikite iru

Kanjitei ru wa My Darling
Ai wo musaboru kedamono nano
Kindan no mi wo a an an
We love you

Odore piero Konya enji kirun da
Kurue piero Sore ga sore ga omae da

Kanjite iru ka Adam & Eve
Ai to iu na no kemonotachi yo
Kindan no mi wo a an an
We love you

Odore akuma Koshi wo futte okure
Kurue akuma Kawaii kawaii akuma

Odore piero Konya enji kirun da
Kurue piero Sore ga sore ga omae da

English

By: Yoshiyuki

Now, it’s time to tear the curtains away
And let the night commence
That’s right, I’m trembling
This doesn’t feel too bad
Come, come

Sing of love and death, and of living
Dance with all your life
That child is laughing away
This world isn’t too bad

Do you feel it? Adam & Eve
We’re the beasts which go by the name of love
Say “ah” and take a bite of the forbidden fruit¹
We love you

Dance, you devil Shake your hips for me
Go crazy, you devil Cute, adorable devil

It’s all rushing² through my body
I won’t be able to sleep tonight
That child is laughing away
And I am living

Do you feel it? My Darling
I am a beast hungering for love
Say “ah” and take a bite of the forbidden fruit¹
We love you

Dance, pierrot You will perform to the very end tonight
Go crazy, pierrot That is all, that is all on you

Do you feel it? Adam & Eve
We’re the beasts which go by the name of love
Say “ah” and take a bite of the forbidden fruit¹
We love you

Dance, you devil Shake your hips for me
Go crazy, you devil Cute, adorable devil

Dance, pierrot You will perform to the very end tonight
Go crazy, pierrot That is all, that is all on you

 

Notes:

¹ The Forbidden Fruit of the Garden of Eden is known as 禁断の果実 (kindan no kajitsu) in Japanese. Here, the lack of 果 in the phrase doesn’t change the translation into “Forbidden Fruit” because Sakurai pronounces 実 as “mi” rather than “jitsu”. When pronounced as “mi”, 実 refers to fruit, or seed, or pieces of meat/vegetables/ingredients in broth, or content/substances. When pronounced as “jitsu”, 実 refers to truth or reality.

² The direct translation of 沸騰している (futoushite iru) is “to be on the boil”. In other words, it typically refers to liquids boiling, simmering, or frothing because of the heat. Rather than go with a direct translation of the word, I used “rushing through” to create a similar image.

 

 

Album cover of ABRACADABARA, BUCK-TICK

2020.09.21 | Victor Entertainment
ABRACADABRA

Dance Heaven

Words by Sakurai Atsushi

Music By Hoshino Hidehiko

Japanese

 

太陽踊ろう
ギラギラ踊ろう
燃え尽きてやろう
命の限り

汗が飛び散るキラめく
Ah ha Majority
生きている証だろう
Ah ha Minority

どうしようも無い
ギラギラね
腰を振ればそう
世界中ダンス天国
さあ踊ろう 禁断の実¹を
ほうら 頬張って

刹那的 衝動的
Ah ha 悪魔的
諸行無常² 色即是空³
Ah ha 有象無象

女でも 男でも
どっちでもいいのさ
世界中ダンス天国
アッハ?
あの子はどう? ギラギラね
腰を振ればそう
世界中ダンス天国
さあ踊ろう 禁断の実を
ほうら 口いっぱい

その調子 Shake It Shake Hip
踊りましょう
唇に マッシュポテト⁴
それ頂戴

いい感じ Shake It Shake Hip
続けましょう
指先に マッシュポテト
しゃぶりつけ

アッハ!
女でも 男でも
どっちでもいいのさ
世界中ダンス天国
プッフィ!
あの子はどう? ギラギラね
腰を振ればそう
世界中ダンス天国
さあ踊ろう 禁断の実を
ほうら 頬張って

Romaji

By: Yoshiyuki

Taiyou odorou
Giragira odorou
Moetsukite yarou
Inochi no kagiri

Ase ga tobichiru kirameku
Ah ha Majority
Ikiteiru shou darou
Ah ha Minority

Doushou mo nai
Gira gira ne
Koshi wo fureba sou
sekaijyuu dansu tengoku
Saa odorou Kindan no mi wo
Houra houbatte

Setsuna teki shoudou teki
Ah ha akuma teki
Shougyoumujou Sekisokuzekuu
Ah ha Uzoumuzou

Onna demo Otoko demo
Docchi demo ii no sa
Sekaijuu dansu tengoku
Ahha?
Ano ko wa dou? Giragira ne
Koshi wo fureba sou
sekaijyuu dansu tengoku
Saa odorou Kindan no mi wo
Houra kuchi ippai

Sono choushi Shake It Shake Hip
Odorimashou
Kuchibiru ni masshu poteto
Sore wo choudai

Ii kanji Shake It Shake Hip
Tsudzukemashou
Yubisaki ni masshu poteto
Shaburi tsuke

Ahha!
Onna demo Otoko demo
Docchi demo ii no sa
Sekaijuu dansu tengoku
Puffi!
Ano ko wa dou? Giragira ne
Koshi wo fureba sou
sekaijyuu dansu tengoku
Saa odorou Kindan no mi wo
Houra Houbatte

English

By: Yoshiyuki

Let’s dance, Sun
Let’s dance, dazzling
Let’s keep going till we burn out
Until our lives run out

Sweat dripping and flying, sparkling
Ah ha Majority
This is proof that we’re living
Ah ha Minority

It can’t be helped
We’re dazzling
When you swing your hips, that’s right
It’s Dance Heaven the world over
C’mon, let’s dance Here, stuff your cheeks
 with The Forbidden Fruit¹

Living in the moment Impulsively
Ah ha Devilishly
All is vanity² Form is emptiness³
Ah ha It’s a rabble

Whether woman Or man
It doesn’t really matter
It’s Dance Heaven the world over
Ahha?
How about that kid? They’re dazzling
When you swing your hips, that’s right
It’s Dance Heaven the world over
C’mon, let’s dance Here, take a mouthful
of The Forbidden Fruit

Just like that Shake It Shake Hip
Let’s dance
Mashed potatoes⁴ on these lips
Oh, give it to me, please

Feels so good Shake It Shake Hip
Let’s keep it up
Mashed potatoes on these fingers
Suck on them

Ahha!
Whether woman Or man
It doesn’t really matter
It’s Dance Heaven the world over
Poofy!
How about that kid? They’re dazzling
When you swing your hips, that’s right
It’s Dance Heaven the world over
C’mon, let’s dance Here, stuff your cheeks
with The Forbidden Fruit¹

 

Notes:

¹ The Forbidden Fruit of the Garden of Eden is known as 禁断の果実 (kindan no kajitsu) in Japanese. Here, the lack of 果 in the phrase doesn’t change the translation into “Forbidden Fruit” because Sakurai pronounces 実 as “mi” rather than “jitsu”. When pronounced as “mi”, 実 refers to fruit, or seed, or pieces of meat/vegetables/ingredients in broth, or content/substances. When pronounced as “jitsu”, 実 refers to truth or reality.

² 諸行無常 is actually a Buddhist concept that say all things must pass. Buddhism teaches that the world and everything in it is illusory. In other words, all worldly things are impermanent, ephemeral, transient.

³ Another Buddhist concept, 色即是空 comes from the Heart Sutra which is the distillation of all teachings on Emptiness. 色即是空 means that all things in this world do not have a permanent substance, but they exist by virtue of their origin. Emptiness in Buddhism refers not to nothingness, but to the opposite: the interdependence of all phenomena, both mental and physical.

⁴ Aside from the obvious food item, mashed potato is also a dance move that was popular during the early-1960s. It sounds a lot like obvious innuendo here though.

 

Album cover of ABRACADABARA, BUCK-TICK

2020.09.21 | Victor Entertainment
ABRACADABRA

Dream Dancing Mime

Words by Sakurai Atsushi

Music By Imai Hisashi

Japanese

 

知っていたんだね
まさか おまえまで

愛なんて幻想
お伽話と

瞳潤ませて
仔猫のふりして

あんな事をして
知っていたんだね

存じ上げ¹ていたわ²
周知の事実よ

まさか本気だと
思っていらして
背中のジッパを
指で弾いたら

お代³を頂戴⁴
時間が無いのよ

時計の針⁵が
針が 針が

あなたを刺す
悩殺⁶ 秒殺⁷

さようなら

愛しているんだ
やめて馬鹿馬鹿しい
この世は地獄さ
ちょっと付いていけない
瞳潤ませて
仔猫のふりして

お代を頂戴
時間が無いのよ

真っ赤なヒールが
ヒールが ヒールが
あなたを刺す
悩殺⁶ 秒殺⁷
時計の針⁵が
針が 針が
あなたを刺す
悩殺⁶ 秒殺⁷

さようなら

朝が来るぜ
こんな世界に

ちょっと眩しい
カーテン閉めて

死んでみるか

真っ赤なヒールが
ヒールが ヒールが

コツコツと

Romaji

By: Yoshiyuki

Shitteitan dane
Masaka omae made
Ai nante gensou
Otogibanashi to
Hitomi urumasete
Koneko no furishite
Anna koto wo shite
Shitteitan dane

Zonji agete ita wa
Shuuchi no jijitsu yo
Masaka honki da to
omotte irashite
Senaka no jippa wo
yubi wo hiitara
Odai wo choudai
Jikan ga nai no yo

Tokei no hari ga
Hari ga Hari ga
Anata wo sasu
Nousatsu Byousatsu
Sayonara

Aishite irun da
Yamete bakabakashii
Kono yo wa jigoku sa
Chotto tsuite ikenai
Hitomi urumasete
Koneko no furi shite
Odai wo choudai
Jikan ga nai no yo

Makka na hiiru ga
Hiiru ga Hiiru ga
Anata wo sasu
Nousatsu Byousatsu
Tokei no hari ga
Hari ga Hari ga
Anata wo sasu
Nousatsu Byousatsu
Sayonara

Asa ga kuru ze
Konna sekai ni
Chotto mabushii
Kaaten shimete
Shinde miru ka

Makka na hiiru ga
Hiiru ga Hiiru ga
Kotsukotsu to

English

By: Yoshiyuki

You know it, don’t you
You, of all people
What an illusion love is
A mere fairy tale
Get misty eyed for me
Be my kitten
You do all those things
Despite knowing this, right?

Of course, I’m aware, my dear
It’s just common sense
You sound as if
you truly thought I was serious
If your finger plays with
the zipper on my back
Please make sure you pay up
I don’t have time for this

These hands⁵ on the clock
These hands These hands
Pierces into you
Seducing⁶ you Killing⁷ you
Goodbye

I’m in love with you
Stop it, you’re being ridiculous
This world is hell
I’m sorry, I can’t follow
Get misty eyed for me
Be my kitten
Please pay up
I don’t have time for this

These bright red heels of mine
Heels of mine Heels of mine
Pierces into you
Seducing⁶ you Killing⁷ you
These hands⁵ on the clock
These hands These hands
Pierces into you
Seducing⁶ you Killing⁷ you
Goodbye

Morning is coming
Coming to this world of ours
It’s a little glaring
Close the curtains?
Want to try dying?

These bright red heels of mine
Heels of mine Heels of mine
Tap-tapping on⁸

 

Notes:

¹ 存じ上げる (zonji ageru) is a humble way of saying 分かる (wakaru) or 知る (shiru), i.e. I know. The more common humble phrase merely uses 存じ (zonji), e.g. ご存知ですか (go zonji desuka – roughly “do you know”).
All of this belongs to formal speak, but the humble form is used when the speaker is talking to someone of a higher rank/trying to convey respect for the other party. Adding 上げる (ageru) to 存じ (zonji) actually increases the amount of respect conveyed. So if we’re ranking these phrases, 存じ上げる is a more respectful/humble version of 存じ, but less commonly used.

² The ending of a sentence/statement with わ (wa) is typical for women, most times, older women like your mom or something. In general, when a person ends their sentences with わ, it adds a feminine flavour to their speech and implies an air of softness.

³ Adding an お a noun as seen in お代 (odai) is used to add a formal/respectful tone to one’s speech. Note that this is not a one-fits-all rule.

⁴ 頂戴 (choudai) is a humble verb for receiving something from someone of a higher status than your own. But it’s not used exclusively for formal occasions, as seen in this song. It can be used as a word that encourages others to give you things or do something in a friendly way by throwing in a little formality with the tease/joke. 

⁵ The hands of a clock are referred to as 針 (hari) in Japanese which literally translates to “needle”. Which makes more sense in the next line which has 刺す(sasu) i.e. to pierce, stab, jab, basically stick something into someone.

⁶ 悩殺 (nousatsu) is used specifically with regards to seduction. It can be translated as anything in that regard from glamour and hex, to bewitch and entrance, to mere fascination. Generally, an irresistible charm. 

⁷ 秒殺 (byousatsu) literally means, “instantaneous kill”. Normally used to describe winning/losing in the blink of an eye, like a one-hit-KO.

⁸ コツコツ is an onomatopoeia of sorts which is also an adjective which means “steadily” or “working/doing something with effort”, like working hard or tirelessly. This translation choice combines both definitions. (Clicking steadily? Life goes on style?)

 

Comments:

You might’ve guessed from watching live performances of this song that it has 2 characters in it, one male and one female. The formatting of the lyrics in the album’s booklet used a black ♠ to denote the male character’s part and a red ♥ to denote the female character’s part. Instead of using these symbols here, which would make the page look messy, I used colours instead.
Blue text refer to the male character, while maroon text refer to the female character. Bold text refer to lyrics that are for both characters.
Yoshiyuki

 

Album cover of ABRACADABARA, BUCK-TICK

2020.08.26 | Victor Entertainment
MOONLIGHT ESCAPE

2020.09.21 | Victor Entertainment
ABRACADABRA

Frozen²

Words by Sakurai Atsushi

Music By Hoshino Hidehiko

Japanese

 

死んでいる 生きてもいるか
うんざりする
もううんざり
外は闇 闇は宵闇
窓に映る
おまえは誰

凍える月が触れる
この手首にそっと
青白く震えている
泣き出す月が ああ

堕ちてゆく 夢現(ゆめうつつ)
沈みたい ただそれだけ
子守唄を聴かせて
良い子だと
罪だとは言わないで
眠りたい ただそれだけ
遠い 遠い夢の中
ねんねしな

凍える月が触れる
この手首にそっと
青白く震えている
泣き出す月が ああ

堕ちてゆく 夢現(ゆめうつつ)
沈みたい ただそれだけ
子守唄を聴かせて
良い子だと
罪だとは言わないで
眠りたい ただそれだけ
遠い 遠い夢の中
ねんねしな

さあ ララ ラララ
ねんねん ころりよ
さあ ララ ラララ
ねんねん おころりよ
さあ ララ ラララ
ねんねん ころりよ
さあ ララ ラララ
ねんねん おころりよ

Romaji

By: Yoshiyuki

Shindeiru Ikite mo iru ka
Unzarisuru
Mou unzari
Soto wa yami Yami wa yoiyami
Mado ni utsuru
Omae wa dare

Kogoeru tsuki ga fureru
kono tekubi ni sotto
Aojiroku furueteiru
Nakidasu tsuki ga aa

Ochite yuku yume utsutsu
Shizumitai tada sore dake
Komori uta wo kikasete
yoiko da to
Tsumi da to wa iwanai de
Nemuritai tada sore dake
Tooi tooi yume no naka
nenneshi na

Kogoeru tsuki ga fureru
kono tekubi ni sotto
Aojiroku furueteiru
Nakidasu tsuki ga aa

Ochite yuku yume utsutsu
Shizumitai tada sore dake
Komori uta wo kikasete
yoiko da to
Tsumi da to wa iwanai de
Nemuritai tada sore dake
Tooi tooi yume no naka
nenneshi na

Saa rara rarara
nennen korori yo
Saa rara rarara
nennen okorori yo
Saa rara rarara
nennen korori yo
Saa rara rarara
nennen okorori yo

English

By: Yoshiyuki

Am I dead Or am I still alive
I’m sick of this
Just so sick of this
It’s dark out there A darkness like dusk You in the window
Who are you

The chilling moon touches
my wrist so slightly
Pale blue and shaking
the crying moon is… Ah

Falling between dreams and reality
I wish to sink That’s all I want
Sing me a lullaby
Tell me I’ve been good
Don’t tell me it’s wrong
I wish to sleep That’s all I want
Far away In a distant dream
Hush, now, go to sleep

The numbing moon touches
my wrist so slightly
Pale blue and shaking
the crying moon is… Ah

Falling between dreams and reality
I wish to sink That’s all I want
Sing me a lullaby
Tell me I’ve been good
Don’t tell me it’s wrong
I wish to sleep That’s all I want
Far away In a distant dream
Hush, now, go to sleep

Sha lala lalala
Sleep, my dear, sleep¹
Sha lala lalala
Oh, my dear, sleep¹
Sha lala lalala
Sleep, my dear, sleep¹
Sha lala lalala
Oh, my dear, sleep¹

 

Notes:

¹ A reference to the first line of Edo Lullaby (江戸子守唄 / Edo komoriuta).

² I’ve used various words as a translation for 凍える (kogoeru). Its nuance can’t actually be entirely described with just any one word, like “frozen” or “chilled” since it’s actual definition includes “to be numbed by cold”, “to be chilled to the bone”, or “to freeze/chill”.