"The worst is when a song pops into head right when you're falling asleep."
Greetings and salutations! I am putting this in the blog section because it would look better that way. More aesthetically pleasing, so to speak. So, here is a list of my favorite songs, because it seems to be the latest craze nowadays to share. I am not particularly fond of blogging, though, so I am restricting the list to five. That said, these are titles that have undergone a prestigious mental approval process, and have thus withstood the wear of time.
Without further ado:
5. [Fortissimo EXA//Akkord:Bsusvier OP] Yousei Teikoku - Asgard
喩え善と悪が惹かれて解け合い
道を見失うとしても
目指し進む先は孤高のＡｓｇａｒｄ
ただ一つの約束
Even if justice and evil melt and mix together,
even if I were to lose sight of my path,
I will aim for and go towards the towering Asgard.
That is the only promise I have."It sounds cool." This is probably the weirdest one to make the cut, because while I have nothing against Yousei Teikoku, this seems to lack the representation that the others in the list have. I mean, this is goth rock. It must be the chanting. I wish I knew what the chanting was about.
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4. [Bakemonogatari ED] supercell - Kimi ni Shiranai Monogatari
「あれがデネブ、アルタイル、ベガ」
君は指さす夏の大三角
覚えて空を見る
やっと見つけた織姫様
だけどどこだろう彦星様
これじゃひとりぼっち
"There's Deneb, Altair, and Vega."
You pointed out the summer triangle.
I remember and look at the sky.
Finally found Orihime-sama,
But where's Hikoboshi-sama?
That's a bit lonely.“It sounds… like something.” It mentions the summer triangle. The composition by ryo is great, but Nagi is one of my favorite vocalists. No brainer here. Still, it says a lot when this is only fourth on the list.
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3. [Shikkoku no Sharnoth OP] Rita- Dorchadas
(note: I butchered the translation on this)
裾を翻し 踊れ舞い踊れ
熱に浮かされた タランテラよ
軋む革靴は 足を蝕んで
這いずる常闇へ 零れ消える
裾を翻し 走れ駆け上がれ
とぐろ巻く黒の 螺旋階段
昇れど昇れど 闇は果てなく
それでも止まない 追慕の記憶
Fluttering a hem, and dance, dance, dance
The Tarantella that was delirious in heat
The creaking leather shoes undermine the foot
Shedding and disappearing into the crawling, never ending darkness
Fluttering a hem, and run, run up
The winding and coiling black spiral staircase
Although it rises and rises, a figure disappears and goes.
The cherished memory still does not stop.“It sounds amazing.” Rita is another great vocalist. That composition by Blueberry&Yogurt. That accordion. That guitar and percussion. Those tone changes.
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2. [Subarashiki Hibi ED] HANA - Norowareta Sei／Shukufuku Sareta Sei
(note: the ellipses are me attempting to imitate SCA-JI’s style, and of course I butchered the translation on this)
雲の切れ目から 終ノ空
美しき日々 神々の災厄
人々 怯える 真実の声
灼熱の言葉 地上の浄化
墓碑銘無き命の群れに
輝ける空の下 神の旋律 抱いて眠れ
From the break of the clouds… the final sky.
Beautiful days… God’s calamity.
People… they become frightened… by the voice of truth.
Scorching words…the purification of the earth.
To the group of lives without an epitaph.
Shining under the sky… the Melody of God… it embraces in their sleep.“It sounds crazy.” Hell yes, denpa. It is probably from the greatest Chinese erotic slideshow that I have yet to play. The whole “insane” nature of this song just suits me, especially with szak’s composition. Stuff goes to hell at the end. And that piano finisher, too. This is my waking alarm every day. No, seriously.
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1. [Little Busters Ecstasy! Insert] Lia – Saya’s Song
[Gunslinger Girl –Il Teatrino– ED] Lia- doll
ありがとうたくさんの
ありがとう思い出を
これ以上はもうわがままになろ
ありがとうさみたちの中にある輝きを
こんなにくれたらもう十分だよ
Thank you so much.
Thank you, for these memories
More than this would be selfish of me
Thank you, for the brilliance of being amongst you
Giving me this much is more than enough for me.
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いつか聞いてほしいこの思いも
言葉にはならないけど
力の限りを振り絞って
泣いて 叫んで伝えるから
いつかゆけるなら遠い海へ
世界の果ての果てまで
そんな場所に辿りつけたら
どんな気持ちになれるのかな
I want you to ask about how I feel someday
I don’t express it in words
But I muster the extent of my strength
Because I’ll cry, shout, and tell them to you
If I can go to the distant sea someday
To the end of the end of the world
If I can make my way to a place like that
I wonder how I’ll be able to feel then“It sounds emotional.” Yeah, I cheated. There is just something about the combination of Lia and Maeda. I only have one thing to say about these that will conclude this blog post:
Fuck you, Jun Maeda.