ring your bell - Kalafina

ring your bell

-Kalafina-

(Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works ED2)

いつか心が消えて行くなら
せめて声の限り
幸福と絶望を歌いたい

Itsuka kokoro ga kieteyuku nara
Semete koe no kagiri
Koufuku to zetsubou wo utaitai

If one day my heart is going to fade away,
At least for now, I want to sing about happiness and despair
To the end of my voice

僕らを待つ運命は
いつでもただ
命が夢を見て駆け抜ける
今の続き

Bokura wo matsu unmei ha
Itsudemo tada
Inochi ga yume wo mite kakenukeru
Ima no tsudzuki

The fate which awaits us
In the end is just
The continuation of life we have now
That chases the dream it sees

君が泣いた夜はその中に
遠い未来の輝きを隠してた
静けさが君を待つ
眩しい丘
きっと行ける
君の地平へ
ring your bell, and raise your song

Kimi ga naita yoru ha sono naka ni
Tooi mirai no kagayaki wo kakushiteta
Shizukesa ga kimi wo matsu
Mabushii oka
Kitto yukeru
Kimi no chihei he
ring your bell, and raise your song

The night you cried
It hides the brilliance of your far future
The calmness is waiting for you
I know I can go
Through the dazzling hill
Toward your horizon\
ring your bell, and raise your song

君がそんなに欲しがっていた
光が消えて行く
何度でもその時を知っている

Kimi ga sonna ni hoshigatteita
Hikari ga kieteyuku
Nandodemo sono toki wo shitteiru

The light you wish for so much
Is fading away
I always, always know when it happens

蒼白い道の上に立ち塞がり
未来へ行く足を止めるのは
君の心だけ

Aojiroi michi no ue ni tachifusagari
Mirai he yuku ashi wo tomeru no ha
Kimi no kokoro dake

The only thing that stands in the blue-white way
And stops your steps toward the future
Is your heart

夜明けはまだ遠い
明るい星も見えない
だから窓を開いて
風に乗り響くだろう
明日を呼ぶ君の調べ
闇の中へ
ring your bell

Yoake ha mada tooi
Akarui hoshi mo mienai
Dakara mado wo hiraite
Kaze ni norihibiku darou
Ashita wo yobu kimi no shirabe
Yami no naka he
ring your bell

Dawn is still far away,
And stars can't be seen
That's why, open your window!
Your tune, that calls for tomorrow,
Is flowing in the winds, right?
It is flowing into the darkness
ring your bell

君へと続いてた道の
君から続いて行く道の
眩しさはきっと消えないから

Kimi he to tsudzuiteta michi no
Kimi kara tsudzuiteyuku michi no
Mabushisha ha kitto kienai kara

The brilliance of that path which stretches to you
The brilliance of that path which starts from you
Will not fade easily

君が泣いた夜の向こうには
まだ何も無い
始まりが広がる
風に乗り消えるだろう
明日を呼ぶ君の調べ
遠い地平へ
木霊を残して
ring your bell, and raise your song

Kimi ga naita yoru no mukou ni ha
Mada nanimo nai
Hajimari ga hirogaru
Kaze ni norikieru darou
Ashita wo yobu kimi no shirabe
Tooi chihei he
Kodama wo nokoshite
ring your bell, and raise your song

Beyond the night when you cried,
The beginning with nothing in it
Is getting wider
Your tune, that calls for tomorrow,
Is fading out in the wind, right?
It is fading into the far horizon
Leaving behind a part of your soul*
ring your bell, and raise your song

*) kodama are actually spirits in Japanese folklore that inhabit trees according to wikipedia, but of course this isn't the literal meaning of the lyric. At least I don't think so, therefore I decided to use 'part of your soul', because tama/dama (霊) means soul.

Kanji lyric is taken from booklet, romaji and translation is by me.

Titik Balik

Ashita e no chikamichi ga

doushitemo mitsukerarenai?

Hitotsu zutsu, ippo zutsu,

sonna no wakatte iru keredo

Taiyou ga noboru basho e

 [Why can’t I find

the shortcut to tomorrow?

Even though I understand

I have to do it

step by step, one at a time

To the place the sun rises]

[音楽 - Kalafina]

Terkadang, kita memang merasa hidup itu berjalan lamban. Hari demi hari, kita berjuang demi suatu tujuan. Para siswa belajar tak kenal lelah. Para karyawan bekerja dari pagi sampai sore. Kemarin, sekarang, besok, minggu depan--tanpa tahu kapan akan berhenti.

Capeknyaaa.

Consolation Dress (doesnt really console me)

Konbanwa~

So maybe all of you have known (or not) that Kalafina's 4th album is out! It contains a PV of Yume no Daichi. And as usual, I was very curious about it. Would it be as boring as Hikari Furu? Or a little revolutionary like symphonia? So I downloaded it right away (piracy FTW!) then watched it.

First impression: Uhhh, another non-story just-stand-and-sing-beautifully PV. At least it's not hellishly plain like Hikaru Furu. The ladies are pretty and lovely like always. The song reminds me of symphonia yet it's calmer. It also reminds me of FictionJunction's songs.

After finished watching it, I closed it. Then went browsing again. It led me to Kalafina's blog, where the ladies just wrote a new post. Including pictures of their album promo.

Le gasp. WHAT KIND OF DRESSES ARE THOSE??

Then it dawned on me--those're the same dresses they wore in the PV! OhmyGod, their pretty faces and beautiful music had diverted my attention from their attire.

Seriously Kalafina, what happens to your fashion sense? Those dresses look like craps. Like you sewn together whatever cloth you've got. Amazingly disturbing, really. And Keiko, you sure that's not Hikaru's moonfesta dress with additional rags?

But hey, even I must admit. Those uhhh horrible dresses still look good and appealing... if worn by Kalafina ladies. So the saying that 'pretty people still look pretty in whatever attire' proves true.

I just hope they don't stick to these dresses for a long time. I much, much prefer the dresses shown at the back. Seriously.

Mirai - Kalafina

MIRAI

-Kalafina-

Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica ~Hajimari no Monogatari~

 

夢を叶えて
一人で探してた星の
同じ光を
君が見つめているだけで
いつもの夜が闇に染まる頃
走り出せるはず
一人じゃない心たちのように   
[yume wo kanaete
hitori de sagashiteta hoshi no
onaji hikari wo
kimi ga mitsumete iru dake de
itsumo no yoru ga yami ni somaru koro
hashiridaseru hazu
hitori janai kokoro-tachi no you ni]

明け行く空は
誰かが信じた明日を
裏切り続けて
それでも小さな祈りを
諦めないよ
届かないと泣き濡れた
君をただ抱きしめたい
側に居るよ、　ずっと   
[akeyuku sora wa
dareka ga shinjita ashita wo
uragiri tsuzukete
soredemo chiisana inori wo
akiramenai yo
todokanai to nakinureta
kimi wo tada
dakishimetai
soba ni iru yo
zutto]

そんな寂しい心じゃ
大事なものも失くしてしまうよ
少し優しい未来を信じていいんだと
かなしみを暖めてあげたい   
[sonna sabishi ni kokoro ja
daijina mono mo
nakushite shimau yo
sukoshi yasashii
mirai wa shinjitai
minna
kanashimi wo atatamete
agetai]

[arti sartia isorta mia
isadia sadore asortia idia
madia sorte idora
idaso adi aro]

街は静かに
君が描いた日々の中
数えきれない
夢の灯りが消える頃
いつもの夜が輝き始める
君を守りたい
一人じゃない心で行く
未来
[machi wa shizukani
kimi ga kaita hibi no naka
kazoe kirenai
yume no akari ga kieru koro
itsumo no yoru ga kagayaki hajimeru
kimi wo mamoritai
hitori janai
kokoro de yuku
mirai]

This song is very beautiful. The music feels very energetic but the lyric is kinda hopeful and sweet. <3

lyric from canta-per-me.net

[Poetry] White Romance

Snow falling...

So white, so pure, prettily they flow down the air,

into our waiting hands

Then we'll walk together,

under this snowy shower, 

holding hands and holding gazes,

and we'll say,

"miraculous, isn't it?'

Snow falling...

-20102012-

A sudden rush during Math

Inspiration from Kalafina's song, snow falling.

Kalafina in AFA Malaysia

I just listened to the performance of Kalafina in AFA-MY (Anime Festival Asia - Malaysia) and I was practically squealing out.

...wait. You don't know Kalafina?