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DER ZIBET Lyrics | ANIMAL

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1993.03.24 | BMG ariola
TRASH LAND

Lyrics By ISSAY

Music By DER ZIBET

Japanese

 

真夜中の獣は眠らない
乾いた心に牙をむく
生贄求めて月に吠える
レザードレスの女神は眠れない
暗闇とネオンに犯されて
熱く濁った水をしたたらせる
淫らなビートが聞こえたら
むき出しの魂揺らせ
Dance with me  裸になって
Dance with me  爪を立てて
Dance with me  燃えつきるのさ
セレモニーを始めよう
Dance with me  つきあげろ
Dance with me  濡れた腰で
Dance with me  焼きつくすのさ
エクスタシーが灰になるまで

ベッドルームは都会のジャングルさ
赫くふくらんでる欲望が
柔らかな体につき刺さる
ディオニュソスと通りたいなら
飾りたてた心引き裂け
Dance with me  裸になって
Dance with me  爪を立てて
Dance with me  燃えつきるのさ
セレモニーを始めよう
Dance with me  つきあげろ
Dance with me  濡れた腰で
Dance with me  焼きつくすのさ
エクスタシーが灰になるまで

Romaji

By: Andy

Mayonaka no kemono wa nemuranai
Kawaita kokoro ni kiba wo muku
Ikenie motomete tsuki ni hoeru
Rezaa doresu no megami wa nemurenai
Kurayami to neon ni okasarete
Atsuku nigotta mizu wo shitataraseru
Midorana biito ga kikoetara
Mukidashi no tamashii yurase
Dance with me  Hadaka ni natte
Dance with me  Tsume wo tatete
Dance with me  Moetsukiru no sa
Seremonii wo hajimeyou
Dance with me  Tsukiagero
Dance with me  Nureta koshi de
Dance with me  Yaki tsukusu no sa
Ekusutashii ga hai ni naru made

Beddoruumu wa tokai no janguru sa
Akaku fukuranderu yokubou ga
Yawaraka na karada ni tsuki sasaru
Dyonyusosu to tooritai nara
Kazaritateta kokoro hikisake
Dance with me  Hadaka ni natte
Dance with me  Tsume wo tatete
Dance with me  Moetsukiru no sa
Seremonii wo hajimeyou
Dance with me  Tsukiagero
Dance with me  Nureta koshi de
Dance with me  Yaki tsukusu no sa
Ekusutashii ga hai ni naru made

English

 

 

 

DER ZIBET Lyrics | 蜃気楼へ (Shinkirou e)

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2012.04.25 | POP MANIA LABEL
ROMANOID Ⅱ

Into the Mirage

Words by ISSAY

Music By HIKARU

Japanese

 

風に晒されて今 砂の城が崩れる
安らぎも悲しみも 何もかも飲み込んで
君の瞳の奥 銀河が流れていた
天使達の涙 地平線の彼方へ

サラサラとこぼれる 幸福な時代

星降る蜃気楼へ 僕たちは落ちて行く
ホルスの眼に射抜かれて 時間の砂漠の中で
儚い夢に凍えてた

想い出の化石は 切ない声を上げた
水銀のような月 あの日を反射してる

確かなものなんて 何もなかったのさ

星降る蜃気楼へ 僕たちは落ちて行く
ホルスの眼に射抜かれて 時間の砂漠の中で
懐かしい夢を見ていた

星降る蜃気楼へ 僕たちは落ちて行く
ホルスの眼に射抜かれて 時間の砂漠の中で
儚い夢に震えてた

Fall in the Mirage Future in fossil
We’re in a desert Freeze in dream

Romaji

By: Yoshiyuki

Kaze ni sasarete ima Suna no shiro ga kuzureru
Yasuragi mo kanashimi mo Nanimo kamo nomi konde
Kimi no hitomi no oku Ginga ga nagarete ita
Tenshi tachi no namida Chiheisen no kanata e

Sarasara to koboreru Koufuku na jidai

Hoshifuru shinkirou e Bokutachi wa ochite yuku
Horusu no me ni inuka rete Jikan no sabaku no naka de
Hakanai yume ni kogoeteta

Omoide no kaseki wa Setsunai koe wo ageta
Suigin no you na tsuki Ano hi wo hansha shiiteru

Tashikana mono nante Nani mo nakatta no sa

Hoshifuru shinkirou e Bokutachi wa ochite yuku
Horusu no me ni inuka rete Jikan no sabaku no naka de
Natsukashii yume wo mite ita

Hoshifuru shinkirou e Bokutachi wa ochite yuku
Horusu no me ni inuka rete Jikan no sabaku no naka de
Hakanai yume ni furueteta

Fall in the Mirage Future in fossil
We’re in a desert Freeze in dream

 

English

By: Yoshiyuki

Now exposed to the wind, the sand castle collapses
Swallowing everything down, be it tranquility, be it sorrow
The Milky Way flows in the depths of your eyes
While the tears of the angels flow away, beyond the horizon

Happy times trickle away, scattering, rustling*

Into a star-filled mirage we fall
Piercing through the Eye of Horus in the desert of time
Frozen by an ephemeral dream

Heartrending voices rise from the fossils of my memories
As that day reflects on the moon like liquid silver**

For there is no such thing as absolute certainty

Into a star-filled mirage we fall
Piercing through the Eye of Horus in the desert of time
I dreamt a dream of nostalgia

Into a star-filled mirage we fall
Piercing through the Eye of Horus in the desert of time
Shaken by a fading dream***

Fall in the Mirage Future in fossil
We’re in a desert Freeze in dream

 

 

Notes:

These are personal preferences affecting the word choices this time.

Notes:
*Think sand
**Just because I’m preferential to “liquid silver” over “mercury”
***I used “fading” instead of “ephemeral” this time to give a sense of ending

DER ZIBET Lyrics | 沈みたい (Shizumitai)

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1987.02.25 | SIXTY RECORDS
Electric Moon

1993.08.21 | SIXTY RECORDS
OFFICIAL? – live anthology –

1993.03.24 | SIXTY RECORDS
Historic Flowers

2010.11.10 | Danger Crue Label
懐古的未来 ～ NOSTALGIC FUTURE

2017.05.10 | POP MANIA LABEL
20世紀

I Wish to Sink

Words by ISSAY

Music by DER ZIBET

Arranged by DER ZIBET & AKIRA NISHIHIRA

Japanese

 

ラジオからの Transmission
明け方の海に浮かぶ
目覚めきれないぬくもり
朝日の中  透き通る

   狂おしく  波はうねった

“沈みたい”  そう口ずさむ
“沈みたい”  そうつぶやいた

素敵な音が聞こえてきた
窓を開け外を見る
僕の歌と波の声
僕の体すりぬけた

   狂おしく  波はうねった

“沈みたい”  そう口ずさむ
“沈みたい”  そうつぶやいた

沈みたい  沈みたい
沈みたい  沈みたい

Romaji

By: Yoshiyuki

Rajio kara no Transmission
Akegata no umi ni ukabu
Mezame kirenai nukumori
Asahi no naka Sukitooru

   Kuruoshiku Nami ga unetta

“Shizumitai” Sou kuchizusamu
“Shizumitai” Sou tsubuyaita

Suteki na oto ga kikoete kita
Mado wo ake soto wo miru
Boku no uta to nami no koe
Boku no karada surinuketa

   Kuruoshiku Nami ga unetta

“Shizumitai” Sou kuchizusamu
“Shizumitai” Sou tsubuyaita

Shizumitai　Shizumitai
Shizumitai　Shizumitai

English

By: Yoshiyuki

Transmission from the radio
Floating in the sea at dawn
A warmth I cannot wake from
Transparent in the morning sun

   Madly The waves swelled up

“How I wish to sink” These words I sing
“How I wish to sink” These words I murmur

I hear a lovely sound
Opening the windows, I look outside
My song and the voice of the sea
My body slips away

   Madly The waves swelled up

“How I wish to sink” These words I sing
“How I wish to sink” These words I murmur

Sink away I wish to sink
Sink away I wish to sink

DER ZIBET Lyrics | セピア色のメロディー (Sepia Iro no Melody)

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2012.04.25 | POP MANIA LABEL
ROMANOID Ⅰ

Sepia-Tinted Melody

Lyrics By ISSAY

Music by HIKARU

Japanese

 

古びたradioからは君の好きだったメロディー
懐かしいシネマみたい セピア色の香り
ベッドの中で君は羊数えていたね
あの頃世界はまだ果てしなく続いてた

      いつの日か思い出すだろう
            あの小さな部屋
      君が今幸せならば I’m so happy
      古びた radio からはセピア色の Love song

鏡の前で君はいつもゆっくり化粧
煙草をふかしながら僕は君を見てた
つまらないジョークとばし二人よく笑ったね
季節が変わるごとに世界は色あせてった

      いつの日か君は忘れる
            あの小さな部屋
      君が今幸せならばそれでいいさ
      古びたradioからはセピア色のメロディー

Romaji

By: Yoshiyuki

Furubita radio kara wa kimi no sukidatta merodii
Natsukashii shinema mitai sepia iro no kaori
Beddo no naka de kimi wa hitsuji kazoeteita ne
Ano koro sekai wa mada hateshinaku tsudzuiteta

      Itsu no hi ka omoidasu darou
            Ano chiisana heya
      Kimi ga ima shiawase naraba I’m so happy
      Furubita radio kara wa sepia iro no Love song

Kagami no mae de kimi wa itsumo yukkuri keshou
Tabako wo fukashi nagara boku wa kimi wo miteta
Tsumaranai jooku tobashi futari yoku waratta ne
Kisetsu ga kawaru goto ni sekai wa iro asetetta

      Itsu no hi ka kimi wa wasureru
            Ano chiisana heya
      Kimi ga ima shiawase naraba sore de ii sa
      Furubita radio kara wa sepia iro no merodii

English

By: Yoshiyuki

From the old radio I hear a melody which you so loved
Just like nostalgic cinema Sepia-colour scented
Weren’t you lying in bed counting sheep?
The world of those days still continues going on endlessly

      I believe you’ll remember someday
            That little room
      As long as you’re happy now I’m so happy
      From the old radio I hear a sepia-tinted Love song

You’ve always taken your time applying makeup before the mirror
Smoking a stick of tobacco, I watched you
Didn’t we both laugh a lot at the blurt of a cheesy joke?
With the turn of each season, colours faded from the world

      You’ll forget about it someday
            That little room
      As long as you’re happy now, that’s all right
      From the old radio I hear a sepia-tinted melody

 

DER ZIBET Lyrics | Criminal Angels

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1993.03.24 | BMG ariola
TRASH LAND

Lyrics By ISSAY

Music By DER ZIBET

Japanese

 

夜空は孤独に震えて
星座の影に流される
踊ってくれ
毒の香りによって

暗闇の翼に乗って
熱い体を寄せあおう
夢とノイズの
花が開き始めた
Dance on, Angels
Dance on, Criminal Angels
Love me to Death  夜明けが襲う前に
Love me to Death  夜を飲み乾してくれ

Romaji

By: Andy

Yozora wa kodoku ni furuete
Seiza no kage ni nagasareru
Odotte kure
Doku no kaori ni yotte

Kurayami no tsubasa ni notte
Atsui karada wo yose aou
Yume to noizu no
Hana ga hiraki hajimeta
Dance on, Angels
Dance on, Criminal Angels
Love me to Death  Yoake ga osou mae ni
Love me to Death  Yoru wo nomihoshite kure

English

 

 

 

DER ZIBET Lyrics | Pas Seul (一人で舞い) [Pas Seul (Hitori de Mai)]

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1988.03.21 | SIXTY RECORDS
DER ZIBET

1993.03.24 | SIXTY RECORDS
Historic Flowers

2017.05.10 | POP MANIA LABEL
20世紀

Pas Seul (Dance Alone)

Words by ISSAY

Music & Arranged by DER ZIBET

Japanese

 

風が吹き抜けて
夏が立ち去り
目の前の「君」が
悲しく笑う

そんな風に幕は降りて
今は陽炎の中
一人で踊ってる

Pas Seul Pas Seul ……I miss “you”

僕は「君」を探すために生まれた
今さらどこへも行けやしないさ

日ざしの中
浮かんで消えた
切ない残像は
僕を追いかける

Pas Seul Pas Seul ……I miss “you”

Romaji

By: Yoshiyuki

Kaze ga fuki nukete
Natsu ga tachi sari
Me no mae no “kimi” ga
Kanashiku warau

Sonna fuu ni maku wa orite
Ima wa kagerou no naka
Hitori de odotteru

Pas Seul Pas Seul ……I miss “you”

Boku wa “kimi” wo sagasu tame ni umareta
Ima sara doko e mo ikeyashinai sa

Hisashi no naka
Ukande kieta
Setsunai zanzou wa
Boku wo oikakeru

Pas Seul Pas Seul ……I miss “you”

English

By: Yoshiyuki

The wind blows by
Summer has gone
“You” who stands before me
Gave a melancholic smile

The curtains fall just like that
Now, in the heat haze
I dance alone

Pas Seul Pas Seul ……I miss “you”

I was born to search for “you”
And now, there’s nowhere I can go

In the sunshine
Drifting and disappearing
The painful afterimage
Chases after me

Pas Seul Pas Seul ……I miss “you”

DER ZIBET Lyrics | Only”You”,Only”Love”

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1988.03.21 | SIXTY RECORDS
Only “You”, Only “Love”

1988.03.21 | SIXTY RECORDS
DER ZIBET

1993.03.24 | SIXTY RECORDS
Historic Flowers

1996.03.24 | BMG ariola
アリ

2017.05.10 | POP MANIA LABEL
20世紀

Words by ISSAY

Music & Arranged by DER ZIBET

Japanese

 

ドアをノックしてる音が
僕の胸の中に響く
「『あなた』がいなくて寂しい」
僕の心ははじける
I cry for only “You”
I fly for only “Love”

サビついている歌を抱きしめて
指先「あなた」の影なぞる
声にならない叫びが
眠れぬ夜をおおう
I cry for only “You”
I fly for only “Love”

やりきれない夜を越えて
「あなた」にきっとたどりつく
誰の為にも泣けない
声を限りに歌う
I cry for only “You”
I fly for only “Love”

Romaji

By: Yoshiyuki

Doa wo nokku shiteru oto ga
Boku no mune no naka ni hibiku
“ ‘Anata’ ga inakute sabishii”
Boku no kokoro wa hajikeru
I cry for only “You”
I fly for only “Love”

Sabi tsuite iru uta wo dakishimete
Yubisaki ‘anata’ no kage nazoru
Koe ni naranai sakebi ga
Nemurenu yoru wo oou
I cry for only “You”
I fly for only “Love”

Yarikirenai yoru wo koete
‘Anata’ ni kitto tadoritsuku
Dare no tame ni mo nakenai
Koe no kagiri ni utau
I cry for only “You”
I fly for only “Love”

English

By: Yoshiyuki

The sound of knocking on the door
Resonates in my chest
“I’m so lonely without ‘you’”
My heart bursts open
I cry for only “You”
I fly for only “Love”

Holding the chorus-tarnished* song close
My fingertips trace “your” shadow
Cries which don’t make a sound
Blanket the sleepless night
I cry for only “You”
I fly for only “Love”

Past this unbearable night
I’ll surely find my way to “you”
I can’t cry for anyone
I sing at the top of my voice
I cry for only “You”
I fly for only “Love”

 

Notes:

* “サビついて” is a bit of a weird phrase here because while the reading matches “錆びついて (sabi tsuite)”, which means “to rust / rusted”, instead of using the kanji or hiragana version of the word (錆び), the katakana version (サビ) was applied. “Sabi” in katakana is typically used in a musical context where it refers to the “chorus”. I may be thinking too much into it, but considering all of this, I decided to mash both possible meanings of “sabi” together and use the phrase “chorus-tarnished”.
Just be aware that it could actually mean either “chorus” or “rusted” only, rather than this bit of word-play as I’ve interpreted it.

DER ZIBET Lyrics | SWING IN HEAVEN

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1991.07.07 | COLUMBIA TRIAD
思春期 Ⅰ – Upper Side –

1992.05.01 | COLUMBIA TRIAD
Selected ’90-’91 BEST

Lyrics By ISSAY

Music By HIKARU, ISSAY & MAYUMI

Japanese

 

Hey　Now　Boy　聞こえているかい?
 　　おまえの中の　軋んでる声が
Hey　Now　Boy  希望と絶望を
 　　ポケットにつめ込み  家を出ていこう
 　寝静まってる街中は
 　　きっと冷たく優しいさ
 　　　Dance with me　Swinging in Heaven
 　　　Dance with me　Cracking in Heaven

Hey　Now　Boy　破裂しそうな夢
 　　胸に抱きしめ  子守唄歌おう
 　音楽が溶け出して
 　　憂鬱な体を攫ってくさ
 　　　Dance with me　Swinging in Heaven
 　　　Dance with me　Cracking in Heaven

又　いつもと同じ夜が忍び寄ってくる
満たされる事のないまま生きてゆけるのかい?

Hey　Now　Boy　早くやっちまえよ
 　　天国はおまえを愛してくれてるさ
 　孤独で不安な時
 　　空気はそっと抱きしめる
 　　　Dance with me　Swinging in Heaven
 　　　Dance with me　Cracking in Heaven

又　いつもと同じ夜が忍び寄ってくる
明日になれば全てを忘れられるのかい?
又　いつもと同じ夜が忍び寄ってくる
満たされる事のないまま生きてゆけるのかい?

Romaji

By: Andy

Hey　Now　Boy　Kikoete iru kai?
 　　Omae no naka no　Kishinderu koe ga
Hey　Now　Boy　Kibou to zetsubou wo
 　　Poketto ni tsumekomi　Ie wo dete ikou
 　Neshizumatteru machi naka wa
 　　Kitto tsumetaku yasashii sa
 　　　Dance with me　Swinging in Heaven
 　　　Dance with me　Cracking in Heaven

Hey　Now　Boy　Haretsushi sou na yume
 　　Mune ni dakishime  Komoriuta utaou
 　Ongaku ga tokedashite
 　　Yuuutsu na karada wo saratteku sa
 　　　Dance with me　Swinging in Heaven
 　　　Dance with me　Cracking in Heaven

Mata　Itsumo to onaji yoru ga shinobiyotte kuru
Mitasareru koto no nai mama ikite yukeru no kai?

Hey　Now　Boy　Hayaku yacchimae yo
 　　Tengoku wa omae wo aishite kureteru sa
 　Kodoku de fuan na toki
 　　Kuuki wa sotto dakishimeru
 　　　Dance with me　Swinging in Heaven
 　　　Dance with me　Cracking in Heaven

Mata　itsumo to onaji yoru ga shinobiyotte kuru
Ashita ni nareba subete wo wasurerareru no kai?
Mata　itsumo to onaji yoru ga shinobiyotte kuru
Mitasareru koto no nai mama ikite yukeru no kai?

English

By: Yoshiyuki

Hey　Now　Boy　Can you hear it?
 　　The rasping voice inside of you
Hey　Now　Boy　Take your hopes and despairs
 　　Stuff them into your pockets and leave home
 　The silent sleeping city
 　　is surely coldly friendly
 　　　Dance with me　Swinging in Heaven
 　　　Dance with me　Cracking in Heaven

Hey　Now　Boy　This soon-to-rupture dream
 　　Hold it close to your heart and we’ll sing a lullaby
 　Music is melting, flowing out
 　　It’ll steal away melancholic bodies
 　　　Dance with me　Swinging in Heaven
 　　　Dance with me　Cracking in Heaven

Again　the same usual night creeps close
Can you keep on living without any satisfaction ever?

Hey　Now　Boy　Hurry up, come and get me
 　　Don’t you know heaven loves you
 　When you’re lonely and uncertain
 　　The atmosphere will hold you gently
 　　　Dance with me　Swinging in Heaven
 　　　Dance with me　Cracking in Heaven

Again　the same usual night creeps close
Will you forget everything once tomorrow comes?
Again　the same usual night creeps close
Can you keep on living without any satisfaction ever?

 

DER ZIBET Lyrics | 楡の木の上 (Nire no Ki no Ue)

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1994.03.23 | BMG ariola
楡の木の上

1995.04.21 | BMG ariola
Green

1996.03.24 | BMG ariola
アリ

2017.05.10 | POP MANIA LABEL
20世紀

Up On The Elm Tree

Words by ISSAY

Music by HIKARU & Arranged by DER ZIBET

Japanese

 

青い河に浮かぶ静かな花
形変わる雲  時の残像
招待状のない映画がはじまる
楡の木の上で  君は笑う

Far away  Have your way  あおり風の中
君が一番きれいだった頃を
星と雲と森が見ていた  やせっぽちの君

真っすぐにのびる道  ふるえた夜
真夏の枕木  立ちつくす一瞬
ひまわり達のざわめきが聞こえる
冒険をしたね  フェンス越えて

Far away  Have your way  風は唄うよ
君が一番きれいだった頃を
星と雲と森が見ていた  傷ついてた君

涙を浮かべて  さよならとつぶやく
あの日の君には  それが全て

Far away  Have your way  あおり風の中
君が一番きれいだった頃を
星と雲と森が見ていた  やせっぽちの君

Far away  Have your way  風は唄うよ
君が一番きれいだった頃を
星と雲と森が見ていた  傷ついてた君

 

Romaji

By: Yoshiyuki

Aoi kawa ni ukabu shizukana hana
Katachi kawaru kumo  Toki no zanzou
Shoutaijou no nai eiga ga hajimaru
Nire no ki no ue de  Kimi wa warau

Far away  Have your way  Aori kaze no naka
Kimi ga ichiban kirei datta koro wo
Hoshi to kumo to mori ga miteita  Yaseppochi no kimi

Massugu ni nobiru michi  Furueta yoru
Manatsu no makuragi  Tachi tsukusu hitotoki
Himawari tachi no zawameki ga kikoeru
Bouken wo shita ne  Fensu koete

Far away  Have your way  Kaze wa utau yo
Kimi ga ichiban kirei datta koro wo
Hoshi to kumo to mori ga miteita  Kizutsuiteta kimi

Namida wo ukabete  Sayonara to tsubuyaku
Ano hi no kimi ni wa  Sore ga subete

Far away  Have your way  Aori kaze no naka
Kimi ga ichiban kirei datta koro wo
Hoshi to kumo to mori ga miteita  Yaseppochi no kimi

Far away  Have your way  Kaze wa utau yo
Kimi ga ichiban kirei datta koro wo
Hoshi to kumo to mori ga miteita  Kizutsuiteta kimi

English

By: Yoshiyuki

Placid flowers floating on a blue river
Shape-shifting clouds, an afterimage of time
A movie without invitation has begun
While you laugh up on the elm tree

Far away, Have your way, in this gusty wind
The stars, the clouds, and the woods watched you  When you were at your most beautiful, you skinny little thing

A straight narrow path in this shivering¹ night
Standing still for a moment among midsummer sleepers²
I can hear the buzz from the sunflowers
You went on an adventure, didn’t you? Past the fence

Far away, Have your way, the wind sings
The stars, the clouds, and the woods watched you  When you were at your most beautiful, you wounded little thing

Tears welling up, you whisper goodbye
That was all that mattered to you on that day

Far away, Have your way, in this gusty wind
The stars, the clouds, and the woods watched you  When you were at your most beautiful, you skinny little thing

Far away, Have your way, the wind sings
The stars, the clouds, and the woods watched you  When you were at your most beautiful, you wounded little thing

 

 

Notes:

¹ Probably implying “cold”.

² A wooden or concrete beam laid transversely under railway track to support it.

DER ZIBET Lyrics | Neo Flower Moon

Posted on by Andy

2017.05.10 | POP MANIA LABEL
20 世紀

Words by ISSAY

Music & Arranged By DER ZIBET

Japanese

 

これは愛の歌　置き去りにされた声
あなたの中へ　深くくい込み叫ぶ
たゆたう流れ　その中で旅をした
踏みつけた時は　砂時計から落ちた

これは愛の歌　遥か遠くの音色
前を見ればただ　月へ向かう細道

Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon
Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon…

闇の中、人形使い達は薄笑いを浮かべてる
知られざる扉の向こう側へあなたを誘い招くよ
光だけ心にいだきながら、闇の奥へ分け入ろう
そう、それはあなたが全てを捨て輝く時に始まる

忘却の彼方　虚しいため息達
彼等は歌い　天に手をさし向ける
高らかに歌え　破裂しかけた歌を
狂おしく歌え　破裂し終えた歌を

Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon
Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon…

Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon
Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon…

Slowly, Quickly, Dream was woven

闇の中、人形使い達は薄笑いを浮かべてる
知られざる扉の向こう側へあなたを誘い招くよ
光だけ心にいだきながら、闇の奥へ分け入ろう
そう、それはあなたが全てを捨て輝く時に始まる

Romaji

By: Yoshiyuki

Kore wa ai no uta　okizari ni sareta koe
Anata no naka e　fukaku kuikomi sakebu
Tayutau nagare　sono naka de tabi wo shita
Fumitsuketa toki wa　sunadokei kara ochita

Kore wa ai no uta　haruka tooku no neiro
Mae wo mireba tada　tsuki e mukau hosomichi

Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon
Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon…

Yami no naka, ningyoudzukai tachi wa usuwarai wo ukabeteru
Shirarezaru tobira no mukou gawa e anata wo sasoi maneku yo
Hikari dake kokoro ni idaki¹ nagara, yami no oku e wakehairou
Sou, sore wa anata ga subete wo sute kagayaku toki ni hajimaru

Boukyaku no kanata　munashii tameiki tachi
Karera wa utai　ten ni te wo sashimukeru
Takaraka ni utae　haretsu shikaketa uta wo
Kuruoshiku utae　haretsushi oeta uta wo

Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon
Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon…

Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon
Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon…

Slowly, Quickly, Dream was woven

Yami no naka, ningyoudzukai tachi wa usuwarai wo ukabeteru
Shirarezaru tobira no mukou gawa e anata wo sasoi maneku yo
Hikari dake kokoro ni idaki¹ nagara, yami oku e wakehairou
Sou, sore wa anata ga subete wo sute kagayaku toki ni hajimaru

 

English

By: Yoshiyuki

This is a love song, a voice left behind
Digging deep into you, screaming
Gone on a journey in the fickle flow
Stepping on it, I fell from the hourglass

This is a love song, a faraway resonance in the distance
Looking ahead lies only a narrow path to the moon

Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon
Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon…

In the darkness, thin smiles spread on the puppeteers’ faces
As they beckon you to the other side of the unknown door
Holding only light in our hearts, let’s make our way into the depths of darkness
That’s right, it’s time for you to leave everything behind and shine

Beyond oblivion, a collective of empty sighs
Hands raised towards the heavens, they sing
Sing it loud, this song on the verge of rupturing
Sing with mad fervour, this song now in shreds

Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon
Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon…

Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon
Neo Flower Moon　Neo Flower Moon…

Slowly, Quickly, Dream was woven

In the darkness, thin smiles spread on the puppeteers’ faces
As they beckon you to the other side of the unknown door
Holding only light in our hearts, let’s make our way into the depths of darkness
That’s right, it’s time for you to leave everything behind and shine

 

 

Notes:

Written in 1986, this is a fresh recording of one of Der Zibet’s most popular songs they had at debut. It was often performed live in the 1980s but remained unrecorded the release of this album.

¹ The word いだき (idaki) appears to be an alternate reading of either 抱く(normally read as “daku”) or 懐く (normally read as “natsuku”). The fact that no kanji was used for this particular phrasing made it clear that it wasn’t meant to hold the conventional meaning of 抱く; to hug, or 懐く; to become emotionally attached or feel nostalgia for. Rather, it was to point specifically to the archaic definition of “to hold in one’s heart”.