夜鷹なんかが鳴いちゃった

Happy birthday to AKIHIDE!!
I don't know how to express my birthday wish to him
because somehow I don't know how to write more than a simple

お誕生日おめでとうございます
生まれてくれたありがとうございました。

so I decided to translate all his birthday entries from his blog.
This might be a weird way of celebrating it.
But well, I think that's what fans do.

Please note that I'm not a native in either of the languages,
so mistakes could be made while understanding and translating these posts.

So here it goes...

++++++++++ ++++++++++ ++++++++++ +++

( 2009 )

++++++++++ ++++++++++ ++++++++++ +++

( 2008 )

++++++++++ ++++++++++ ++++++++++ +++

( 2007 )

++++++++++ ++++++++++ ++++++++++ +++

( 2006 )

++++++++++ ++++++++++ ++++++++++ +++

( 2005 )

++++++++++ ++++++++++ ++++++++++ +++

( 2004 )

++++++++++ ++++++++++ ++++++++++ +++

Among all the Japanese blogs that I read, Anis is the only one not supporting for Japan. Hehehehehe. But of course, he was raised in France, so he's rooting for France.



2010/06/1118:16 [3 images of Anis on a bike]

Today taking a patrol to the south on bike with a Morrocan friend. It's really fun ～. (laughs) Taking patrol in the afternoon is good ne～. Yesterday I was up all night with Akirassu, now Akirassu is still in the dream world. Tomorrow please come to play. Look forward for the preparation of the Omikuji live-!

much love anis

*a pun of chari (bike) and shalila? ^^;;;;





[picture of Anis and Akira and ... I don't know the other 2... Anis' Morrocan friend and...papa?]

To those who came to play in our Omikuji Live, I really thank you～. The set list is considerably different from Tokyo Omikuji ne～. Papa participated in 3 songs, and at midnight Mickey and Emirii participated in one song so it's varied. The theme this time is Hana Yori Dango (dango over flower/people who are more interested in practical things over aesthetical value)! (laugh) Yesterday the weather was good, but today as I went out from the hotel it rained hard. Until next month when I come back to Osaka, therefore please treat me well～. Next is yukata night. And before that Wine night. Look forward to it. (laugh)

much love anis



Nice Matsui

[picture of a smiling lady wiping a window]

Iyaー. Today is pleasant. Exciting ne～! World Cup is fun. Although France's match was a disappointment*, today I feel refreshed. Have a good night rest～.

much love anis


*It's actually written "Because France's match was a disappointment..." but I feel the conjugation seems jumbled.... so I changed it. I'm sorry.

I wish that my favorite artists are real human and not merchandise to sell by the company.
I'm not talking about Anis or MONORAL. Some of you might understand of what I'm talking about.



and about the translation, forgive me for being lazy to check on the names of the people mentioned here.


涼しげ*

Is everyone healthy?
Today the wind is very nice!
lately it's rather condensed, this week I head south earlier to Osaka
not patrolling. World Cup is starting so it seems like there's going to be unnecessary confinement. Sukapaa doesn't seem to cancel his contract. The games in which France play, I always gather in a friend's place, making dinner party and get excited. It will be great if I can do that this year. What do you do at the game in which Japan play? I'm really excited expecting the ball game!

much love anis


* I can't find what this means... I'll edit later when I have the reference.

2 dozens

[picture of 2 boxes of Menetou-Salon wine*]

Everyone, how are you getting along? Er... finally 2 dozens arrived. Why it's curious that wine disappears so fast? Why? Wonder if until June's Wine Accoustic Live they could wait as stock... sou sou! It has nothing to do with it, but do you know about parumit? In Japan it's not a major thing, ne? It tastes somethinglike a mix of white asparagus, pickles, and bamboo shoots. It's the first time I found a place that sells it in Japan. I often ate it when I was in Morocco, so I kind of miss it. It's good mixed into salad! What about creating Osaka Parumit Omikuji? (laughs) No way. See you～.

much love anis



* anis said that it's his favorite wine ^_____^ wonder if i can find it in Indonesia.

i hate the internet because it's been on-off for a while, making me failed in downloading oshareism that i want to see. argh!!
and i've been missing akihide, since he hasn't updated, at least until about an hour ago... i present again... another post from the old blog. ^____^ enjoy!!

2005.2.27 1:02

In front of me, who is waiting for bus,
there's a old woman in a thick hoodie.
Shivering from the cold,
her voice called, "Today's cold, isn't it?"
"It really is," came my reply.
While waiting for the bus that was late from its schedule, I talked a little with the old lady.
As the bus finally came the old lady said, "Thank you for the chit chat. Waiting became less boring," while smiling cutely.
I want to be like that kind of old people.
Surely, for that purpose, I enjoy everyday, and have to live strongly, ne.
From that saying, I received a change of peacefulness.

I was like WHAT o.O)) when I first saw this post...!!
Anis wrote about the same moon the other day   ^______________^
check here for the pics and entry... and here for the failed translation.
I'm so happy .... 

btw, I don't want to translate anis' blog entry today... because ... I'm not that interested in drums.


月の散歩。
tsuki no shanpo.
walk of the moon.

昨日観た夕暮れの月は
すぐ近くに一番星を抱いていて
さながら夜空の広場に早く来すぎた恋人のよう。
kinou mita yuugure no tsuki wa
sugu chikaku ni ichiban boshi wo idaiteite
sanagara yozora no hiruba ni hayaku kisugita koibito no you.
The moon I saw in the evening yesterday
seems to embrace the first star* closest to it
just like someone who runs through the plaza of night sky towards her lover.

彼らが見下ろすのは
街の光、人の営み、眠る命達。
karera ga miorosu no wa
gai no hikari, hito no itonami, nemuru inochi tachi.
What they are overlooking
are the street light, human conduct*, and lives that sleep***.

だけど
早すぎた二人は
あまりに奇麗だったので
きっといつも以上に沢山の人に観られていたでしょう。
dakedo
hayasugita futari wa
amari ni kireidatta no de
kito itsumo isshouni takusan no hito no kanrareteita deshou.
However
the two of them who are rushed
even though excessively beautiful
certainly always together and observed by a lot of people.

モバイルの方のシアターを
更新しました。
といってもすでにPC版にある物語ではあるのですが
よかったらお暇な時に。
mobairu no kata no shiataa wo
koushinshimashita.
toittemo sude ni PC han ni aru monogatari de wa ary no desuga
yokattara himana toki ni.
I updated the theater for those using mobile.
Although I say it's already too late new story is up in the PC edition
please visit on your spare time.

静かな夜に
少しのアルコールを探しにキッチンへ。
shizukana yoru ni
sukoshi no arukooru wo sagashi ni kicchin e.
In this silent night
searching for a little alcohol in the kitchen.

おやすみなさい。
よい夜を
よい朝を。 
oyasuminasai.
yoi yoru wo
yoi asa wo.
Have a good night sleep.
Have a pleasant night
have a pleasant morning.



* 一番星 this means the first star that appears in the evening ... evening star, which means Venus ...
** 営み means life but I decided to translate it into conduct, because the kanji seems to emphasize life as in what human do in life, rather than life itself.
***眠る命達 this is rather hard to explain, because nemuru can also mean sleep or closing one's eye, while inochi itself means life. so one can also interpret it as life that is dying or life that is sleeping.... but it could also mean simply people who sleeps. I'm over-analyzing this.

It's surprising that AKIHIDE posts in the middle of the day.... ^^

Translated in a haste.... I think I messed up at a lot of places....
Critics are welcome.

I'm posting this one first, and then the yesterday's post at 17:00 later.
Done translating before the internet restriction time is up..!! yay...!!

fixed a lot of things (hopefully) ... thanks to minlilin 

2010年05月13日
Posted by akihidelife at 03:51
道草食う。
michikusa kuu.
Eating Roadside Grass.

道を歩いていたら
前にいたおばあさんが
道ばたの葉っぱを匂いを嬉しそうに嗅いでいた。
michi wo aruitara
mae ni ita obaasan ga
michibata no happa wo nioi wo ureshisou ni kaideita
While walking the street
The old lady in front of me
seems delightfully sniffing the scent of the leaf from the sideway greens.

何だろうと思って
僕も真似して嗅いでみたら
葉っぱなのにとっても甘くて清々しい香りがして驚いた。
nandarou to omotte
boku mo maneshite kaide mitara
happa nanoni tottemo amakute sugasugashii kaori ga shite odoroita.
Thinking, what the-
I tried to copy-cat her sniffing
I was surprised that the leaves gives out sweet smelling and refreshing scent.

何の葉か解らないけど
きっとあのおばあさんはそれをしっていたんだろうな。
nan no ha ka wakaranai kedo
kitto ano obaasan wa sore wo shitteitandarou na.
I don't know what kind of leave it is
but certainly, that old lady is supposed to know.

それは小さい頃からのことか
その時代の子供はみんな知っていたのか
それとも食べることが出来る葉っぱで
主婦として知ったのか。
sore wa chisai kei kara no koto ka
sono jidai no kodomo wa minna shitteitanoka
sore tomo taberu koto ga syuttau happa de
shofu toshite shitta no ka.
Is it since the time she was small,
all the children from that period, perhaps knows about it
or else if it is edible leaf
the housewives perhaps knows.

ともかく
道ばたで
模倣して
なんか得した気になりました。
tomokaku
michibata de
mohoushite
nanka tokushita ki ni narimashita.
Anyhow
on the street's green way
copying her
somehow raised my mood.

せっかくなので
食べれるかと
ひとまず噛んでみたら
とてつもなく渋かった、、、
そういえば、おばあさんは口には入れてなかった。。。
道草は食うものじゃないですね。
sekkaku nanode
tabereruka to
hitomazu kandemitara
totetsumonaku shibukatta,,,
sou ieba, obaasan wa kuchi ni wa iretenakatta...
michikusa wa kuu nomo janai desune.
Even though troublesome,
wondering if it's edible
once trying to chew
really puckery,,,
Which reminds me, the old lady didn't put the leaf in her mouth...
Roadside grass is not food, ne.

春の元気な風に時折飛ばされそうになる五月。
明日、どうぞあなたにとって
心地よい日でありますように。 
haru no genkina kaze ni tokiori tobarasesou ni naru gogatsu.
ashita, douzo anata ni totte
kokochiyoi hi de arimasu you ni.
The robust wind of spring that sometimes seem like it makes May fly.
Tomorrow, please fetch yourself
so as to have a comfortable day.



2010年05月14日
Posted by akihidelife at 13:34
ゆっくりと、。
yukkuri to,.
Slowly,.

暖かい午後。
清々しさと裏腹に
先ほど食べたキムチの香りが部屋にミスマッチ。
それをさりげなくフォローし始めた紅茶。
ゆっくりと時間は、でも確実に時間が流れてゆきます。
atatakai gogo.
seiseishisa to urahara ni
saki hodeo tabeta kimuchi no kaori ga heya ni misumacchi.
sore wo sarigenaku follow shi hajimeta koucha.
yukkuri to jikan wa, demo kakujitsu no jikan ga nagarete yukimasu.
It's a warm afternoon.
I feel refreshed, as opposite
from the mismatching aroma from the previously eaten kimchi.
And casually following it up with black tea.
The slow moving time, however in certainty the time continues to flow.

先日、といっても昨日、
DAIGOくんのミュージカルを観てきました。
盛りだくさんで華やかでDAGOくんらしさもあって
とても楽しかったなぁ。
senjitsu, to ittemo kinou,
DAIGOkun no musical wo kantekimashita.
sakaridakusan de hanayaka de DAGOkun rashi sa mo atte
totemo tanoshikatta naa.
The other day, that is yesterday,
DAIGO-kun's appeared in musical.
Being at his prime, it's really the brilliant DAGOkun*
it was really enjoyable.

始まったばかりだと思いますが
体調に気をつけて、
「旅」をしてほしいですね。
hajimatta bakari dato omoimasuga
taichou ni ki wo tsukete,
"tabi" wo shite hoshii desune.
Even though it's really for the first time
take care of (your) physical conditiona
you really want to take this "journey", ne.

さて、
部屋ではBB.Kingのライブ映像がヘビーローテーション。
80歳を超えても
沢山のステージで弾いて唄う偉大なる先人。
その音は旅を重ねた
深みを漂わせる。
sate,
heya de wa BB.King no raibu live eizou ga heavy rotation.
80 sai wo koete mo
takusan no stage de hajiite utau idai naru senjin.
sono oto wa tabi wi kasaneta
fukami wi tadayowaseru.
Well,
in my room BB. King's live show is on heavy rotation.
Even though he's already over 80 years old
flippng while singing on a lot of stages, becoming a great pioneer.
Talking about that sound, it's a compilation of travels
floating in the depth.

その深みを目指して
五月の昼下がり。
sono fukami wo mokushishite
gogatsu no hirusagari.
Aiming for that depth
Early afternoon of May.

僕は僕の音を探して
あなたはあなたの「それ」を探して
旅の日々、楽しく今日をいきましょう。
ゆっくりと、でも確実に前に。
boku wa boku no oto wo sagashite
anata wa anata no "sore" wo sagashite
tabi no hibi, tanoshiku kyou wo ikimashou.
yukkuri to, demo kakujitsu ni mae ni.
I am searching for my sound
you are searching for "that"
days of travels, let's go through this enjoyable today.
Slowly, but certainly moving forward.

ではでは
良い一日を。
dewa dewa,
ii ichi nichi wo.
Well well,
have a pleasant day.

* this typo is not mine, so I keep it the way it is.

Double post!! Because Anis updated his moblog faster that I update the translation. He seems so excited to be in Osaka. Somehow, he's also Osakan, even if he doesn't seem like it (yeah, Anis spent most of his pre-kindergarten years in England and Marocco and his childhood in Paris, he won't sound like an Osakan).

=========

Kazuo in OSAKA

[insert picture of Kazuo here]

After this ～. Takoyaki and beer time! Osaka is always lovely. I'm thinking of tomorrow's setlist. But first of all, Kazuo-chan who's taking another serve of raw beer is speaking～.

chu much love anis

=========

Now to Osaka.

[insert a picture of the sea from a hill here]

Good day good weather for driving. Everybody's going to Osaka. It seems like midsummer. So warm～. I wonder, is it going to rain～？ (laughs) I hope it won't. Please be friendly towards BELT. So said the leader.

much love anis

=========

Ah, so BELT now does live in Osaka too. ^_____^ I hope they're getting enough attention on them.
Wonder if Anis would put a picture of Akira again.

I'm always late in translating MONORAL blog.
Ever since they went "missing" for their respective solo projects, I lost interest in them.
Not because I don't like them anymore, but because it's frustrating.
Their solo materials are for live only...!!
With Anis playing in BELT (which has no records at all), acoustic lives, and the musical..!!
With Ali playing radio DJ ... and definitely not available outside Japan. TT.TT

I know Ali said that they're currently working on new materials... but...
They're the kind of real artists and not your typical Japanese entertainer...
if they can be considered Japanese at all... ^^;;;

*sighs*

OK... on to the what Anis said about RENT - no day but today -



RENT!

Is everyone healthy? Is there anyone surprised, I am to appear in a musical called RENT. Just as first sexual experience*, but it's really fun. Off course I'm nervous, there's a lot of expectations. The first time I watched a musical in NY, it was really, really overwhelming. After the show was over, the applause was really loud.
For the rooting messages, I really thank you.

much love anis


* I think he "mistyped" again here? a little off the hook, isn't he?

... I'm a little excited about this, because the show starts on my birthday...!! ok, early birthday wish... can I get a ticket there?

for more about RENT! click here or click to this Wikipedia link.

Anis will play Roger Davis.

Roger Davis, A once successful, but now, struggling musician who is HIV positive and an "ex-junkie." He hopes to write one last meaningful song before he dies. He is having a hard time coping with the fact that he, along with many others around him, know that they are going to die. His girlfriend April killed herself after finding out they had HIV. He is roommates with Mark. Tenor
(wikipedia - in case you're too lazy to read the whole wiki link i provided)