彼岸薔薇 (Higanbara)

==Lyrics==
Japanese 	Romaji 	English
「もう一回」　なんて満了四週前の言葉も 	"mou ikkai" nante manryou yonjuu mae no kotoba mo 	“One more time”, uttered 4 weeks before termination満了[manryou] - “termination”, usually used for contracts
金輪際　効かない場所へ葬り去って 	konrinzai kikanai basho e houmuri satte 	Not a chance in hell- Those words were buried six feet deep
「無問題」　やり遂げたね散り散りだけれども 	"moumantai" yaritogeta ne chirijiri dakeredo mo 	“No problem” It has finally been done, huh, albeit scattered here and there
雑木林の木の下で「」 	zoukibayashi no kinoshita de "tsaitsen" 	Beneath the trees in the dense thickets, “See you again (Goodbye再見[saiken] - in Japanese it means “to look at/watch/discover again” but [zài jiàn] in Chinese is “see you again/goodbye”. Also 無問題[moumantai] is in Cantonese. iPPei mentions on his twitter that he can’t speak Chinese so…)”
 	 	
広東省河源市　京九線で一万元 	kantoushou kagenshi keikyuusen de ichimangen 	Heyuan City, Guangdong Province, Beijing-Kowloon Railway Line. For 10,000 yuan
「Hey DJ」　噛ませ衛兵振って 	"Hey DJ" kamase eihei futte 	“Hey DJ” The weak-looking guard put on airs
他所の事　手を組んで 	yoso no koto te o kunde 	Having joined hands with someone elsewhere
ホラね　彼が持ってきた便りも 	hora ne kare ga motte kita tayori mo 	Look, the letter he’s got on him too
跡を辿れば囲い人 	ato o tadoreba kakoibito 	Can be traced back to a secret lover
 	 	
U-16　小銭持って寄っといで 	U-16 kozeni motte yottoide 	Under 16, dropping by with spare change
大道芸　酉の刻には　帰路について閑古鳥 	daidougei torinokoku ni wa kiro ni tsuite kankochou 	A street performance. At 5-7pm(rooster time), the cuckoo makes his way back
股に掛けてほっついた姿は 	mata ni kakete hottsuita sugata wa 	The figure loitering all over the place
孤立無援のでくの坊 	koritsu muen no dekunobou 	Was a lonesome good-for-nothing
 	 	
「枯れる事ない奇跡」そう名付けた薔薇を 	"kareru koto nai kiseki" sou nazuketa bara o 	“A miracle that’ll never wither” The rose named as such,
君から契るなんてね 	kimi kara chigiru nante ne 	To think that she’d receive a vow契る[chigiru] - aside from to join in marriage, can also mean to join in intercourse. Other Japanese commenters picked up that it is read the same as 千切る which means to finely cut. from you
笑わせるわ　もういいや　余りの刺は残しといてね 	warawaseru wa mou ii ya amari no toge wa nokoshi toite ne 	What a joke, well whatever, at least leave the excess thorns behind for me, okay?
Rose thorns - Some mercy in misfortune; Silver lining of a dark cloud [不幸中の幸い]
 	 	
もう一回　なんて満了四週前の言葉も 	mou ikkai nante manryou yonjuu mae no kotoba mo 	“One more time”, uttered 4 weeks before termination
金輪際　効かない場所へ葬り去って 	konrinzai kikanai basho e houmuri satte 	Not a chance in hell- Those words were buried six feet deep
「無問題」　やり遂げたね散り散りだけれども 	"moumantai" yaritogeta ne chirijiri dakeredo mo 	“No problem” It has finally been done, huh, albeit scattered here and there
雑木林の木の下で… 	zoukibayashi no kinoshita de… 	Beneath the trees in the dense thickets…
いつか　私も行く紅い薔薇園を 	itsuka watashi mo yuku akaibara'en o 	At the crimson rose garden I’ll one day also go to,
存分に　楽しんで声聞かせてね 	zonbun ni tanoshinde koe kikasete ne 	Enjoy it to your heart’s content and let me hear your voice
精一杯　腕振って見送ろう　息切れるまで 	seiippai ude futte miokurou ikigireru made 	Swinging my arms with all my might, I’ll see you off till I’m out of breath,
夜明け前には灯を消して　バイバイ 	yoake mae ni wa hi o keshite baibai 	Putting out the light just before the sun rises, bye-bye
 	 	
レイブンクロー　入って安定収入三万元 	reibunkuroo haitte antei shuunyuu sanmannen 	RavenclawThe spelling in katakana seems specific to the Harry Potter house. Wasn’t sure if it could be ‘ravens and crows’. レイブンクロー　vs　レイヴン・クロウ, drawing a stable income of 30,000 yuan
最優先　裏のお殿は落ち着きがないようで 	saiyuusen ura no odono wa ochitsuki ga nai you de 	Most importantly, the palace in the back seems to be uneasy
あれま　彼に寄ってきた小蝿も 	arema kare ni yotte kita kobae mo 	Oh my, the little flies that swung by him
毒を見舞えば御陀仏ね 	doku o mimaeba odabutsu ne 	Would also drop dead if they ask after poison
 	 	
It’s my routine　お人形背負って北方へ 	It’s my routine oningyou seotte hoppou e 	It’s my routine, heading northward with a doll upon my back
人頭税　減れど宴は盛り上がってサイコっちょー 	jintouzei heredo utage wa moriagatte saikocchoo 	The poll tax has decreased but the banquet rises to its climax
お楽しみはとっくに過ぎたから 	otanoshimi wa tokku ni sugita kara 	The pleasure has long since passed so
奈落の底を見ておいで 	naraku no soko o mite oide 	Come take a look at the abyss
 	 	
二人ともに愛し育んだ薔薇が 	futari tomo ni aishi hagukunda bara ga 	It takes two to love. The rose that was raised as such,
黄色く染まるなんてね 	kiiroku somaru nante ne 	To think she’d be dyed yellowYellow rose - Friendship; Fading love; Jealousy
数え忘れかしら　赤い塗料が　一人足りない 	kazoe wasure kashira akai toryou ga hitori tarinai 	Forgotten how to count, perhaps? The crimson paint is short one personAt 2:47, the characters are どこ[doko] meaning “where” repeated over and over
 	 	
あの日　夢見ていた無垢のダイヤも 	ano hi yume mite ita muku no daiya mo 	The pure diamond I saw in a dream one day too
今や　面影なき狂乱堕天使 	imaya omokagenaki kyouran datenshi 	Is now a fallen angel marred with madness with no trace of its former self
もういっそのこと　粉々のぐちゃぐちゃにして終わらせて 	mou isso no koto konagona no guchagucha ni shite owarasete	Let me just go ahead and make a mangled mess of bits and pieces and end it already
全てが暴かれる前に… 	subete ga abakareru mae ni… 	Before everything is exposed…
たとえ　彼の意図に気付いたとしても 	tatoe kare no ito ni kizuita to shite mo 	If I had noticed his intentionー well, even then,
馬鹿な私は愛してたんでしょうね 	baka na watashi wa aishiteta ndeshou ne 	This stupid me would still have loved him anyway
もう一切忘れる事などできやしないから 	mou issai wasureru koto nado dekiyashinai kara 	But now, I can’t just up and forget it all so,
叶うのならば時を戻して 	kanau no naraba toki o modoshite 	If you were to answer my one wish, please turn back time
 	 	
「いつか　私も行く紅い薔薇園を」 	"itsuka watashi mo yuku akaibara'en o" 	“At the crimson rose garden I’ll one day also go to,”
「存分に　楽しんで声聞かせてね」 	"zonbun ni tanoshinde koe kikasete ne" 	“Enjoy it to your heart’s content and let me hear your voice”
精一杯　腕振って見送ろう　息切れるまで 	seiippai ude futte miokurou ikigireru made 	Swinging my arms with all my might, I’ll see you off till I’m out of breath,
夜明け待たずに　灯を消した 	yoake matazu ni hi o keshita 	And put out the light long before the sun rises
 	 	
やがて時が経ち人が皆忘れ去る頃には 	yagate toki ga tachi hito ga mina wasuresaru koro ni wa 	Before long, time will pass and when the people forget it all
誰も知らない二人だけの再会を果たそうよ　 	daremo shiranai futari dake no saikai o hatasou yo 	Let’s see through the reunion of just the two that no one knew about
「無問題」　君に捧ぐ悲願の薔薇の名は 	"moumantai" kimi ni sasagu higan no bara no na wa 	“No problem” The name of the rose with a desperate wish that dedicates herself to you was
溶け朽ち果てた償いのうた 	toke kuchihateta tsugunai no uta 	A rotted and crumbled song of atonement
==Translation Notes==
==External Links==
*Dropbox - Off vocal
*Pixiv - Illustration
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*Shiopaca - Translation source
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