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.

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

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.

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.

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