Title: Resonance ～ 私たらしめるもの
Translated title: Resonance ~ What Makes Me Who I Am
Original tracks: ネクロファンタジア/少女綺想曲 ～ Dream Battle/恋色マスタースパーク (Necrofantasia / Maiden’s Capriccio ~ Dream Battle / Love-Colored Master Spark
Artist/Circle: やなぎなぎ (Yanagi Nagi)
Arrangement: 矢鴇つかさ（Arte Refact）(Yatoki Tsukasa)
Lyrics: やなぎなぎ (Yanagi Nagi)
Vocals: やなぎなぎ (Yanagi Nagi)
Can’t believe I get to translate a Yanagi Nagi song and… it goes hand in hand with the announcement of Danmaku Kagura’s shutdown… man…
I’m pretty sure I hear Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly in there at 0:48, even if it’s not listed. Listen to the piano.
English-only parts are my best guess and will be updated if official lyrics ever release with them included.
Update: Whole song done. Pretty sure the lyrics are just one big reference to Chapter 2 of Danmaku Kagura’s main story, now that I have the whole context. Read notes for spoilers.
聞こえてる？
この旋律
Can you hear it now,
This melody right here?
すれ違う 誰かに似た影と
踏まれたのは私か彼方か
行き違う心は置き去りに
妬ましさに焼かれてしまったの
I brushed against a shadow that looked just like someone (1)
But was the one who got caught them, or was it really me? (2)
My wayward heart, left by the wayside,
Was burned by envy from the inside
どれだけ器を真似たって
大事なものが欠けてしまっていたら (Could be…)
本物には満たない (Just you…)
No matter how much the shell that I am might pretend,
With such an important part missing, (Could be…)
I couldn’t possibly be the real thing (Just you…)
聞こえてる？
内側震わせる音
私が私でいられる音
(Can you hear it?)
聞こえない？
なら届けてあげるわ
どんな場所にいても
境界の果てまでも
Can you hear it now?
This sound that resonates within
That’s the sound that makes me who I am!
(Can you hear it?)
Can’t you hear it now?
Then I’ll make sure it reaches you,
No matter where you may be!
Even at the furthest ends of the boundary!
夜が笑う 世界を融かしては
闇に紛れ私を騙った
有耶無耶な理想郷描いて
自分を守るなんて悲しいでしょ
The night laughs, and the one melting the world away
Slips into the dark and takes on my name
Such a hazy utopia it’s envisioned for itself,
But isn’t doing that just to protect yourself far too sad?
どれだけ記憶が削がれても
失われないものがあると知ってる (Could be…)
そう 私わ知ってる (Just you…)
No matter how many of my memories may be missing,
I still know that there’s something I absolutely can’t afford to lose
That’s right, this I know! (Just you…)
聞こえてる？
魂から愛を込めた
色めく旋律 確かな鼓動
(Can you hear it?)
聞こえない？
なら奏でてあげるわ
あなたが飽きるまで
Can you hear it now?
With all the love from my soul poured into it,
It’s such a lovely melody—and a steady beat
(Can you hear it?)
Can’t you hear it now?
Then I’ll be the one to play it for you,
Until you decide you’ve heard enough!
空っぽの器も
そっとノックしてみたら
或いは
思いがけない音色鳴らして
天地が変わるかもね
An empty shell though I may be,
Gently knock upon me,
And just perhaps…
You may be treated to an unexpected tune,
One that might just move heaven and earth
聞こえてる？
内側震わせる音
私が私でいられる音
何度でも轟かせてあげるわ
境界の向こうでも
覚悟していてね
(Catch my heart)
Can you hear it now?
This sound that resonates within
That’s the sound that makes me who I am
Again and again, I’ll make it boom
Even to the other side of the boundary!
You’d best be ready for it!
(Catch my heart)
聞こえてる？
魂から愛を込めた
色めく旋律 確かな鼓動
(Can you hear it?)
聞こえない？
なら奏でてあげるわ
あなたが飽きるまで
帳の向こうまでも
Can you hear it now?
With all the love from my soul poured into it,
It’s such a lovely melody—and a steady beat
(Can you hear it?)
Can’t you hear it now?
Then I’ll be the one to play it for you,
Until you decide you’ve heard enough!
Even on the other side of that curtain!
(1) I debated whether to change this someone to me, but I left it as-is in the end. Knowing the context of the story and the whole song makes it clear that it’s a callback to the Shangri-La Yukari attacking the real Yukari before the story of Danmaku Kagura begins proper, if you ask me.
(2) 影踏む (kagefumi, lit. shadow-stepping) is a children’s game in Japan similar to tag where the objective is to step on someone’s shadow to make them it (鬼、oni, lit. demon; ghost). In old ghost stories, folklore, and idioms, becoming an 鬼 (oni) can be synonymous with being cursed or even dying (e.g. 鬼籍に入る – to enter the death register; to join the ranks of the dead; to pass away).
One thing I’m still not sure about if the whole song is sung from the real Yukari’s perspective or if the first half of it is from Shangri-La Yukari’s perspective. I could see both being possible.
NaokiP's Translations 