Yorushika Translations

夏草が邪魔をする · 2017

雲と幽霊 The clouds and the ghost

I've become a ghost, tomorrow I'll go see you who've gone so far away; what shall I do afterwards Probably I couldn't tell you

I've become a ghost, I'll go see how the summer ends On this earth like a closet, at the bus stop under the tree's shade The hand of you relaxing in the night, kicking stones along the night-lamps The dim light of the city is wavering

Even if I can't see Even if I can't say Even if nobody notices I can still understand

Sitting with you, at the bus stop looking up at the sky we only knew it was blue the clouds are far... see? the clouds at night are so high, it's a real mystery so that's why, I don't care

I've become a ghost I'll go back to that place The seashore of the far away city, the nightmarket from childhood

On the bench with my tired out legs waiting for the bus, what shall I do later Why have I been walking

I didn't know anything I couldn't ask anything Even if you forget one day I will still be looking

Sitting in the shade of summer Just looking at the fluffy clouds makes me uneasy the sky is high... see? If only I could keep going farther and farther I can now only sleep at night

Sitting with you, at the bus stop looking up at the sky we only knew it was blue the clouds are far... see? the clouds at night are so high, it's a real mystery

So that's why, that's why I don't even care about you

I've become a ghost, tomorrow I'll go see you who've gone so far away; what shall I do afterwards Probably I couldn't tell you

負け犬にアンコールはいらない · 2018

ヒッチコック Hitchcock

There is a pun that only makes sense in japanese: happiness is 幸せ while pain is 辛さ. Also notice the yen sign ￥ is contained in 幸せ.

"I wonder why the smell of rain make me nostalgic why butterflies appear in my stomach as summer approaches why I tear up when people laugh at me And yet should I believe everything will work out"

I tear my heart up over the word goodbye Even now my feet stops at a few moments of sunset

"Professor, I need advice What would make my life easier Why would you tell me nobody knows how See, why would I want to suffer I want to do nothing, with life passing by Is it selfish to only want to see the blue sky"

"I wonder why we can lie if it pains our heart why evil people get rewarded why the word happiness is spelled with $ signs is it on purpose it's one step away from pain"

The weight of youth weighs heavily on my back Somewhere I was hoping for suspense like Hitchcock

"Professor, I don't care anymore Simply living is painful Neither Neitzsche nor Freud tells me how to fill in my emptiness I simply close my eyes to the smell of summer trace the clouds with my fingers Is it selfish to only want to see my memories"

"People flock to stories with dramatic deaths I can't stand all the price tags, even on withering flowers What was your dream, professor Do people forget when they become adults" "Professor, I need advice What would make my life easier Why would you tell me nobody knows how Tears making people stronger is a fallacy Of course I care about my future, reality keeps flickering Summer is far

Is this really ok Can I keep living like this Why would you say only I can know I just want to close my eyes to the smell of summer Being blown in the wind Is it selfish to only want to see the blue sky" Is it selfish to only want to know about you

だから僕は音楽を辞めた · 2019

詞書きとコーヒー A poet and coffee

Living paycheck to paycheck in a one-bed All I wanted is to live with you, that's all that was on my mind If the color of happiness is translucent, I would have rather not seen it. I do nothing and today slips away.

Living paycheck to paycheck in a one-bed Staring at the ceiling everyday, pondering something The cost of happiness is $500 Subtract rent and its $30 I search my memories with a hazy mind

I began professing my love with cold eyes The coffee is as cold as always I hate it

I don't know, I don't know I don't know, I don't know You become a memory, you become an annoyance I don't know, I don't know I don't know, I don't know I don't know How to walk well How to say goodbye

My room became a bit larger, eerily quiet The memory of the stopped gas and the coldness of the shower, I scribble them down I have two years to sell my life That's all I left to go to that town Using my remaining life to dig through my memories

I don't know, I don't know I don't know, I don't know You become a memory, you become a poem I don't know, I don't know I don't know, I don't know I don't know, how to forget or how to continue on

Continuing to write poems with cold eyes Me, my days, and my life are all for you

Dreams, fleeting emotions, your lips, eyes, and your fingertips are fading See, the poem is almost over

Because it's finally your turn

I don't know, I don't know I don't know, I don't know Become a memory, become a poem and live on I don't know, I don't know I don't know, I don't know We don't know That people can walk That that's normal, I don't know I don't know

盗作 · 2020

爆弾魔 Bomber

Eyes dead, carrying a bomb in one hand, I open my mouth Goodbye humanity, blow away

Crying, carrying a bomb in one hand, the night is suffocating I want a dream straight out of a cheap soap opera

Today yet again I couldn't do it Today yet again I didn't manage I want to decimate all of my youth I want to make you a song

Decimate these days Decimate my heart and all It's unfair, you show hints of what people call "kindness", It's all unfair

I want to decimate this room I can't live on without a dream So now, goodbye Blow away

Eyes dead, carrying a bomb in one hand, I walk through town Nobody bats an eye, even if I flash my bomb

I could never cry I could never laugh You are in all of my youth The wind blows and the flower blooms

Decimate that summer Decimate our memories It's cruel, you disappeared without a word It's all cruel

I want to decimate this town I can't keep living like this So now, goodbye Blow away

I should've laughed more I always wanted to go back All of my youth, wither and bloom Wither and bloom, cherry blossoms

Decimate these days Decimate my heart and all I don't care about the pain, the suffering is all mine I know

I want to decimate this planet Decimate my heart and all Now's the moment, Begone

Decimate these days Decimate my heart and all It's unfair, you show hints of what people call "kindness" It's all unfair

I want to decimate this night I just want to remember you So now, goodbye Blow away

テレパス · 2023

テレパス Telepath

"How could I convey this For example, like a snowflake Right, there's a white shower" "Loneliness? That's what you wanted to say"

"Is that how to convey this Like an overflowing jar of salt"

Changing the world in our imagination Please, just one Just sing for another moment I don't even need a melody It can even be loneliness

"How could I convey this Like paint peeling off from the walls I painted over it again and again" "Memories? That's what you wanted to say"

"Is that how to convey this I don't like it, it's like telepathy"

Eating the world in our imagination Please, just a little Just speak for another moment I don't even need words It can even be a memory

"Yes, only I'm different It's like there's nothing in my shoes I don't want to walk anymore"

To touch in our imagination You, for just a moment I want to love again You don't need to say anything

Changing the world in our imagination Please, just one Just sing for another moment I don't even need a melody I don't even need words

"How could I convey this For example..."

"See? You don't have to say it"

二人称 · 2026

ルバート Rubato

Ah, it's a little fun Like right before a flower blooms Ah, it's a little painful Like a fish who forgot water

Ah, my heartbeats are performing rubato Though it's a little lame cause the melody isn't pop

I am trying to forget I am loving a sad song That record I played until I got bored Searching for one that doesn't bore me Like the sunshine and da capo It's fun, fun, fun, fun, fun!

Dududu Du Dudududu

Ah, it's a little sad Like a stray dog finding the moon Ah, it's so round Can't I bight a little bit off?

Everybody laughs, is this that pop? No, we're making fun of your strange taste

I am trying to forget I even love happy songs Let's make this record my funeral portrait I want to continue this aimless journey Like a vivace with god It's fun, fun, fun, fun, fun!

Are you also laughing? Ah, I'll stop a bit cause the melody isn't pop

I am trying to forget Even though I loved every little part Somehow the record disappears from my memory Searching for one that doesn't bore me Like the sunshine and da capo It's fun, fun, fun, fun, fun!