the groove is strong here
Song: Everything That Fills My Empty Places
Artist: 縫糸 a.k.a. シュウ ft. きょーこ
———> nuiito a.k.a. shuu ft. kyouko
Circle: Further Ahead of Warp
Release: Sleeping Imperfect Blue
Key: Original Lyrics; Romaji; Translation
NOTES: 描く – I want to make a note here because I’m not sure if people who read my translations really understand the intent of えがく, because (personally) it’s such an interesting word, and feels so common… the “literal” translation is “to draw, paint” kind of word, but there is often another (more common in lyrics) translation “to describe, to depict.” In that context, lyricists use 描く as a more “beautiful” metaphor to describe how things are going. Obviously, “depict” is a more literal translation, but it doesn’t accurately represent the thoughts/intentions of the lyricist (putting aside the fact that something is always lost in translation) so I almost always say the speaker “painted” whatever concept is being written about. Someone reading just my translation might not be able to infer this intent without prior knowledge of the multiple meanings of 描く, so I thought I would make a note here about it since it has come up again and again. And, of course, I have no idea what I’m talking about.
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目が覚めて思い出す言葉 近付いて離れ 繰り返す
一言目 紡ぎだす心 水彩で今日を描く
me ga samete omoide kotoba chikadzuite hanare kurikaesu
hitokotome tsumugidasu kokoro suisai de kyou wo egaku
I woke up and remembered those words
Always getting closer and yet still detached, but I’ll try again
Speak nary few words at first, but my heart likes to ramble
I’ll paint today in watercolors
目に映る全てが愛おしいの
反射していく優しい音
me ni utsuru subete ga itooshii no
hanshashiteiku yasashii oto
Everything reflected in my eyes, isn’t it precious?
A gentle sound reverberating
溢れだす大好きも嫌いも私のもの 私の世界
少しずつ隙間を満たすビー玉 また探してる
afuredasu daisuki mo kirai mo watashi no mono watashi no sekai
sukoshi zutsu sukima wo mitasu biidama mata sagashiteru
Everything is pouring out; both my love and hate belong to me
That’s my world
Piece by piece, these marbles fill my gaps
I’ll keep searching for them
覚えては忘れてく言葉 近付いて離れ 繰り返す
カラフルでモノクロな日々をセピアな気分で綴る
oboete ha wasureteku kotoba chikadzuite hanare kurikaesu
karafuru de monokuro na hibi wo sepia na kibun de tsudzuru
Words I keep remembering, forgetting
Always getting closer and yet still detached, but I’ll try again
I carefully framed these monochrome days in sepia
今はまだ手探りの気持ちも私のもの 私の世界
囁いた耳元走るメロディ 重なりあう視線
ima ha mada tesaguri no kimochi mo watashi no mono watashi no sekai
sasayaita mimimoto hashiru merodi kasanariau shisen
Even now these awkward feelings still belong to me
That’s my world
A quiet melody whispered into my ear
All my world views are layered on top of one another
“Everything That Fills My Empty Places”
I love the world that makes me happy
初めての恋もその笑顔も 私のもの 私の世界
白と黒 涙で回るパラソル つたう雨粒
hajimete no koi mo sono egao mo watashi no mono watashi no sekai
shiro to kuro namida de mawaru parasoru tsutau ametsubu
First love and that smile belong to me
That’s my world
White and black; the tears under a spinning parasol
Like raindrops falling down
溢れだす大好きも嫌いも私のもの 私の世界
少しずつ隙間を満たすビー玉 こぼれたひとしずく
afuredasu daisuki mo kirai mo watashi no mono watashi no sekai
sukoshi zutsu sukima wo mitasu biidama koboreta hitoshizuku
Everything is pouring out; both my love and hate belong to me
That’s my world
Piece by piece, these marbles fill my gaps
A small drop still fell out