[song translation] NEVER LAND - Pianisuto

[raatkerani]

 

I finally got hold of NEVER LAND’s Beautiful Days CD and I fell in love with the stories inside its lyrics, so much that I want to make others could love them too by trying to translate them here.

If you’re not familiar with the band, kindly check their homepage that Akihide-san has preserved in his homepage. 

I might have gotten lost while translating. There might be things here and there that come from my own interpretations in order to build nice English. It’s always past midnight each time I turn on my computer and start translating. I wrote my comments/explanations under each song.

 

Corrections and comments are highly appreciated.

 

 

 

ピアニスト

Pianist

Words/Music: Akihide

 

音をなくしたピアニストが

悲しみにくれて泣いてたんだ

涙も凍る街の片隅で

そこで出遭ったひとりの少女

光なくした花売りの少女

差し出した一輪の赤い薔薇

甘い香りが溢れていたよ

A pianist who has lost his sound

Was crying from grief

His tears freeze in the corner of a boulevard

There he encountered one young lady

One flower seller lady who has lost her light

Reaching out towards a red rose

Sweet smell was overflowing the air

 

「僕は君に出会う為に生まれてきたよ」

そんな言葉も言えない僕は君のその手を

そっとやさしく握りしめたんだ

“I was born in order to meet you”

With those words I cannot say

Softly, kindly, I tightened my hold on your hand

 

それから二人は手をとって

花咲く丘で夜を待っていた

白い花びらが風に舞っている

「綺麗な夕日は僕が見よう夜虫の音は君が聴いて」

二人の影はひとつに重なる

甘い香りに包まれながら

From then on both of them were holding hands

On a hill full of flowers blooming they were waiting for the night

White petals flitting in the wind

“I can see the beautiful evening.

The sound of nocturnal insects, you’re the one who listen to them.”

Their shadows merge as one

While the air wraps them in sweet smelling fragrance

 

「僕は君に出会えただけ幸せなんだ」

そんな言葉も言えない僕は君のために

せめてこのメロディー贈りたい

“I am happy just to be able to meet you”

With those words I cannot say

For you, at least, I want to present this melody

 

君が僕にくれたあの薔薇は枯れることなく

今も僕の心の中に咲き続けている

君がいない僕に残された永い日々でも

僕は君に出会えただけで幸せだったよ

The rose I gave you has gone withered

Even now, my heart stays blooming

Even after you’re gone

In these lengthy day after day you left behind

For me, to be able to meet you is happiness

 

だからこのメロディーを忘れないよ

Therefore please don’t forget this melody

 

The more I listen to this song and read the lyrics, the more I love this song. I love the part where the two of them were waiting for the night, and the pianist said that he could see the evening for the lady, and told the lady to listen to the night sounds for him.

I change through POV from verse to verse, just because I think it's more beautiful. You can have interpret it differently, though, Japanese sentences often drop subjects and leave us a little freedom (if not lost) in deciding the subject. Some grammatical context is altered here and there in order to get English translation that makes sense to me.

 

 

 

 

Comments

[adrio-nevralka.livejournal.com]

Anoo..gw kayanya kudu dengerin dulu lagunya, ato paling ga denger lagu sambil baca translatenya akan lebih ngena ^^;;

Hari ini kan kirim pesenan gw? *ditabok*

[raatkerani.livejournal.com]

miku, by the time elo gue kasi denger lagu2nya kayanya translate-nya dah kelar. entar abis elo balik dari sg baru sampe di tangan elo deh.

[adrio-nevralka.livejournal.com]

Wahaha..oke deh kalo gitu~
Kutunggu paketmu~

[naoyuki-chan.livejournal.com]

OMG!!!! I really falling in love with these beautiful song *w*

Thanks for traslate ^^

[raatkerani.livejournal.com]

happy that it can serve you ^____^
this is my second favorite of the mini album
i like rain drops the best.