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Slightly edited from the original version from when the website was down.
Title: A Coke In Misaki
Arrange: NSY
Lyrics: shuriken
Vocal: ランコ
———> Ranko
Circle: サリー
———> Sally
Album: アイス
———> Ice
Key: Original Lyrics; Romaji; Translation
NOTES: 小船 – こぶね – a small craft but not necessarily a boat
次の子ら – This implies that there were children prior who left on journeys
残り香に記憶 – Another way I interpeted this line is “nostalgia triggered by scent”
踊り酔いましょう – 酔い（よい） – “to get drunk; to become intoxicated,”
“to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated,”
or even “to be elated; to be exalted; to be spellbound; to be in raptures.”
Always impressed with how shuriken is able to be so vivid and yet so vague.
Originally wanted to translate as “shall we dance until we die?,” but this isn’t Hocus Pocus.
That said, I think any of the three meanings would be a valid interpretation,
which was probably the intent, considering it is one of the few repeated lines in the song.
As the song continues, the line continues to gain new meaning…
泣き虫の君を連れて – つれて – This could mean “I’ll take you to the party” or “I’ll lead us in this dance.”
鈍色 まるで 燃える水の宴 – A metaphor for the rain starting to come down even harder than before.
沖へ集え – “Assemble on the open sea”
惜別 – せきべつ – “regret or reluctance to part; parting regrets”
Carmilla is a novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, about a young woman who is a preyed upon by a female vampire.
It was one of the earliest works of vampire fiction, and would become a major influence for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, among other works.
While I have tried reading Carmilla in the (long) past, I have not yet finished it,
so I personally cannot claim to know of any specific references within the rest of the lyrics as of this point.
I will say, however, that plays on the name “Carmilla” are often used today as names for female vampires in other media, as allusions to this work.
流派 – りゅうは – Basically, this is a word for a “school” or “sect” of something.
For example, the aforementioned “Carmilla” was one of the early vampire works, and helped birth Gothic horror.
But its meaning isn’t limited to “genres;” it’s just a general word for a group or part of something (or a “school”).
咲き乱れる – さきみだれる – “to bloom in profusion.” For reference, “profusion” means “abundance.”
流派は咲き乱れる赤 揺らす美獣の袖 – To be honest, these lines are extremely vague,
but taken with the repeated lines of the chorus directly before these,
it feels like the lyrics are trying to paint imagery of a wild killing spree.
That’s just my interpretation, though.
嘲け謀る – 嘲る – “to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at” and
謀る – “to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; to take in; to dupe; to deceive”
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波まかせ ふいに
小船からかう風
nami makase fui ni
kobune kara kau kaze
Leave it to sudden gusts
For the wind will support our craft
足跡は消して
次の子らに旅を
ashioto ha keshite
tsugi no kora ni tabi wo
The footprints disappear
As the children leave on their journey
濡れた目をあやす
木立が背を向いて
nureta me wo ayasu
kodachi ga se wo muite
Wiping away at moistened eyes
A grove of trees just behind
残り香に記憶
らしくない慕情まで
nokoriga ni kioku
rashikunai bojou made
Reminiscences upon a lingering scent
Are merely an unusual yearning
引き換えにそれを無くしたのさ！
hikikae ni sore wo nakushita no sa
It’d be wise to rid yourself of those feelings…
さあ皆 踊り酔いましょう
泣き虫の君を連れて
麗や黎明の帰路迎え人へ
saa minna odoriyoimashou
nakimushi no kimi wo tsurete
uruwa ya reimei no kiro mukaebito he
Alright, everyone! Shall we dance in madness?
You’re a crybaby, but I’ll lead you along
There’ll be a lovely guide at dawn to show us the way back
さあ皆 踊り酔いましょう
くしゃくしゃと顔歪めて
Marvelous! いっそ涙雨
ひと夜 明ければ 晴れ
saa minna odoriyoimashou
kushakusha to kao yugamete
maaberasu isso namida ame
hitoyo akereba hare
Alright, everyone! Shall we dance in madness?
Disheveled bodies and distorted faces
Marvelous! Soon a light rain will fall
But if the night ends it’ll be clear again
鈍色 まるで
燃える水の宴
nibiiro maru de
moeru mizu no utage
Everything’s become dark grey
A banquet drenched
見ていたい未来だけを
見ていれない
miteitai mirai dake wo
miteirenai
The only future I want to see
Can no longer be seen
案じた あの日の僕らを
もどかしく思うけれど
歌は 檻解く鍵よ沖へ集え
anjita ano hi no bokura wo
modokashiku omoukeredo
uta wa orihodoku kagi yo oki he tsudoe
We who had planned that day
Felt frustrated and impatient
But the song was a key for this cage
And a key to reaching the open sea
さあ皆 踊り酔いましょう
古来より変わりはせぬ
優美なれ惜別の詩よ
暗い靄を祓え
saa minna odoriyoimashou
korai yori kawari ha senu
yuubi nare sekibetsu no shi yo
kurai moya wo harae
Alright, everyone! Shall we dance in madness?
From ancient times, change has been forbidden
With grace practiced in parting poetry
Purify this dark fog
求むほど離れ 溢れるだけ
motomu hodo hanare afureru dake
The only thing I want is to drift away,
Only to spread out and overflow
確かに この身の不幸を
呪うこともあったけど
Carmilla! 淋しい世界も
明日へ繋げ
tashika ni kono mi no fukou wo
norou koto mo atta kedo
kamira samishii sekai mo
asu he tsunage
Surely this misfortune
Was a curse put upon us, but
Carmilla, this lonely world
Is still connected to the future!
さあ皆 踊り酔いましょう
泣き虫の君を連れて
流派は咲き乱れる赤
揺らす美獣の袖
saa minna odoriyoimashou
nakimushi no kimi wo tsurete
yuuha wa sakimidareru aka
yurasu bijuu no sode
Alright, everyone! Shall we dance in madness?
You’re a crybaby, but I’ll lead you along
A blossoming sect of red
A beautiful beast’s swinging sleeves
嘲け謀る中で儚く
azaketabakaru naka de hakanaku
Attempts at ridicule are, at their core, ephemeral