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[porcelain-yume]

空虚 Kuukyo - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)

Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA

An uncertain premonition

Waiting for the dawn

A faint glimpse of hope carried away by the white morning sun

Patiently enduring the same night over and again

Simply waiting for the night when I can fall asleep to come

My heart quickens at a call in the middle of the night

Telling myself that this is the last time

More than I could any highly addictive drug

I can't break free from your world

Wrapped in the embrace of cold sheets and gentle warmth

Together, we close our eyes shut

Back turned, profile in silence

The ironic sun, a shadow, sneering

Inside a room scattered about like a true reflection of the heart

Alone, with these countless tears falling

Ever since the beginning,

I’ve known it all along

“Someday, surely" is only but a pipe dream

Pretending not to notice

The heart drifting away

I push down these overflowing emotions

Wearing a smile upon my face

Smiling at the white lies

Until this magic spell called destiny begins to break

Will these tears ever dry up someday?

More than I could any highly addictive drug

I can't break free from your world

Another night left waiting for the words “I miss you”

As I close my eyes shut against the sky’s morning glow

Notes, Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:

Notes:

空虚(くうきょ): Kuukyo means “void” or

“empty” “emptiness”

The song is “an emotional story about a brave girl.”

Japanese & Romaji:

不透明な予感　夜明けを待つ

淡い期待は白い朝が奪い去る

また繰り返す同じ夜をただ、じっと耐えて

眠れる夜を待っているの

Futoumei na yokan yoake wo matsu

Awai kitai wa shiroi asa ga ubaisaru

Mata kurikaesu onaji yoru wo tada, jitto taete

Nemureru yoru wo matteiru no

真夜中の電話に早る心

「これで最後」だと言い聞かせて

Mayonaka no denwa ni hayaru kokoro

Kore de saigo da to iikikasete

どんなに依存性の強い薬よりも

あなたの世界からは抜け出せないの

冷たいシーツと優しい温もりに抱かれながら

二人瞳を閉じる

Donna ni izonsei no tsuyoi kusuri yori mo

Anata no sekai kara wa nukedasenai no

Tsumetai shiitsu (sheets) to yasashii nukumori ni dakarenagara

Futari me wo tojiru

背を向け無口な横顔

皮肉な太陽　一つの影　嘲笑う

心を生き写した様な散らばる部屋で

一人、数え切れない涙

Se wo muke mukuchi na yokogao

Hiniku na taiyou hitotsu no kage azawarau

Kokoro wo ikiutsushita you na chirabaru heya de

Hitori, kazoekinu namida

はじめから全部分かってる

"いつか、きっと"なんて絵空事

Hajime kara zenbu wakatteru

“Itsuka, kitto” nante esoragoto

離れていく心　気付かないふりして

溢れ出す感情を押し殺して

優しい嘘に笑顔を作って

運命という名の魔法が解けるまで

Hanareteiku kokoro kizukanai furishite

Afuredasu kanjou wo oshikoroshite

Yasashiiuso ni egao wo tsukutte

Unmei to iu na no mahou ga tokeru made

涙はいつか枯れるの?

Namida wa itsuka kareru no?

どんなに依存性の強い薬よりも

あなたの世界からは抜け出せないの

"会いたい"の言葉を待ち続ける夜

瞳を閉じたのは朝焼けの空

Donna ni izonsei no tsuyoi kusuri yori mo

Anata no sekai kara wa nukedasenai no

“Aitai” no kotoba wo machitsuzukeru yoru

Me wo tojita no wa asayake no sora

[spazzzmatism]

Can we all appreciate this BEAUTIFUL MAN.

[onioncreations]

[tanukigishipromo]

Mais sugestões de fcs com mais de 27 anos!!!! Mimori Suzuko, Maho Tomita, Aiba Ai, Haruki Iwata, os membros do Dir En Grey, do Nocturnal Bloodlust, o Kouryu do Razor, Tomo do DADAROMA/Themadna......... Se deixar, eu faço uma lista com 800 nomes!!!!!!

Mais algumas sugestões para os anons em dúvida! Está fazendo milagres para o mw, viu?

[porcelain-yume]

Sugar trip - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)

Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA

You, asleep in my arms

Cherry blossoms dancing in the spring

Could there have been another future for us?

“I'm afraid of the end”

You held me closely, embracing my weaknesses

Now beside you no longer ______

I suddenly recalled

The night sky where we walked

It didn’t matter if it was taken

Where we were headed

No, I didn’t care

The night wind I truly despise

But just for tonight, oh my friend

My fingertips were searching for warmth

Searching for you

Like black cats

Playing hide-and-seek with the stars

Skin brushing closely together

In a place where the sun doesn’t shine

The night sky and our secret

Just like Romeo and Juliet

Oh I wish it could be

You, forever, eternally

Candy apples in one hand

Fireworks glowing in the summer

Could there ever have been such a future for us?

I held onto that night so dearly,

it makes me want to cry

Days like a dream

If only once again ______

Hands entwined together searching for the right world line

Circling around inside a never-ending maze

I know, I already know

I know that we can't walk any further

Time, just stop

No, don’t wake up

Even if it’s only just a dream

la la…… la la……

Weaving my thoughts of you inside this melody

Notes, Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:

A MADNA style ballad reflecting the bittersweet nature of love. This song in particular goes closely together with sweet dream.

According to interviews, when Takashi was writing the music he knew the lyrics would be something incredible. He wanted people to focus on and be drawn to the lyrics of the song rather than the track itself. Rio also said he had the same feeling of wanting the song to stand out and so was conscious of that when playing the drums. While keeping the volume very minimal, he dared to include some of THE MADNA's fastest drumming phrases.

The interviewer mentioned they feel like this song breaks new grounds for THE MADNA. Ryota said perhaps that’s because of its mature/adult side. As they are getting older, they want to express things that they can only express at their current age. They hoped the audience would get the sense of the band extending themselves and their abilities further than they ever have before.

世界線 World lines: Upon doing some research, I found that world lines are connected to the theory of relativity. Albert Einstein once wrote: ���People like us who believe in physics know that the distinction between past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion. Time, in other words, he said, is an illusion.“

Through his discovery, Einstein showed that space and time are intertwined. He also showed that gravity is a curving or warping of space rather than an invisible force that attracts objects to one another. The basic idea is that just as gravity can stretch or warp space, it can also dilate time. So it seems that a world line is a time-like curve in spacetime. It’s the unique path that an object has as it travels through both space and time.

In science fiction movies they often base time travel off this; more specifically, time travel into the future. The Japanese word, 世界線 is also used to refer to different worlds or parallel worlds.

Therefore with this in mind, by lightly analyzing the end verse perhaps you could say that the two of them are searching for the world and the future that they can be together in. Although the end inevitably seems to draw near - they were so desperately trying to find a way to change the future. Their love forever eternalized inside a sweet dream.

Japanese & Romaji:

腕の中ねむる君

春、桜舞う

別の未来があったのかな?

「終わりがこわいの」

弱虫を抱き締めてくれた

君の横にはもう ______

Ude no naka nemuru kimi

Haru, sakura mau

Betsu no mirai ga atta no kana?

「Owari ga kowai no」

Yowamushi wo dakishimetekureta

Kimi no yoko ni wa mou

ふと、思い出したのは　二人歩いた夜空

奪われても良かった　行き先なんて

嫌われもの夜風　今夜だけはoh my friend

体温探す指先は　君を求めた

Futo, omoidashita no wa futari aruita yozora

Ubawaretemo yokatta ikisaki nante

Kirawaremono yokaze konya dake wa oh my friend

Netsu sagasu yubisaki wa kimi wo motometa

黒猫みたいな　星々とかくれんぼ

肌寄せる　陽の当たらない場所で

夜空と秘事　まるでロミオとジュリエット

そうなれたらいいなぁ

君よ、永遠にずっと　

Kuroneko mitai na hoshiboshi to kakurenbo

Hada yoseru hi no ataranai basho de

Yozora to himegoto marude Romeo to Juliet

(Sou)naretaraiinaa

Kimi yo, towa ni zutto

片手にはりんご飴

夏、咲く花火

そんな未来があったのかな?

泣きたく��る程に

愛おしい夜を抱き締めた

夢のような日々よ　もう一度 ______

Katate ni wa ringo ame

Natsu, saku hanabi

Sonna mirai ga atta no kana?

Nakitakunaru hodo ni itooshii yoru wo dakishimeta

Yume no you na hibi yo mou ichido

正解の世界線　二人手繋ぎ探す

ぐるぐるまわる　ゴールの無い迷路

分かってる、もう分かってる

もう、これ以上歩けないこと

時よ止まれ

覚めないで　たとえ夢だとしても

la la…… la la……

君を想い紡ぐmelody

Seikai no sekaisen futari tetsunagisagasu

Guruguru mawaru goal no nai meiro

Wakatteru, mou wakatteru

Mou, kore ijou arukenai koto

Toki yo tomare

Samenaide tatoe yume datoshitemo

la la…… la la……

Kimi wo omoitsumugu melody

[porcelain-yume]

sweet dream - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)

Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA

cry in the moonlight

Inside a birdcage

In a trance, the dreamlike sky

In the seasons smoothly sliding by

To an uncertain tomorrow

Blindly surrender

When the moonlit night gently closes our eyes, the rising sun will surely tear us apart

Illuminated by the moonlight, the two of us

Locked in a kiss, melt together in the night

Wishing for the night to never dawn again

For the end of the world right here and now

Ephemeral dreams

If it has a shape, someday it’ll break down

It’s a countdown to the final round

Holding tight onto the fast pass for the gate leading beyond 0

Even if everything in the world ahead turns to nothing and disappears

At least remember it in your memories and dreams, baby

Smile, honey

Right until the very last second of the reality we’re experiencing now

Let me feel it so much that it hurts

Let me feel your heartbeat

Feel your realness

Swaying, swaying

These words with nowhere to go

Somewhere in a corner of the world their flowers will bloom

When the moonlit night gently closes our eyes, the rising sun will surely tear us apart

「Hey, will you let me ask you something?

Will you let me breathe inside of your heart?

Take me with you to the future」

Illuminated by the moonlight, the two of us

Locked in a kiss, melt together in the night

Wishing for the night to never dawn again

For the end of the world right here and now

Notes, Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:

Notes:

A fictional story of two people fighting against 'the fear of being torn apart'.

夢現: Yumeutsutsu is the state of being half asleep and half awake, being between dream and reality 泡沫: Utakata means things like ephemeral, transient or fleeting. It can also translate as “the bubbles floating on the surface of water or liquids.” Bubbles vanish quickly and used as a metaphor, it gives the imagery of something being as fleeting or momentary as a bubble. If something is ephemeral it means that it doesn’t last long- that it only lasts for a short time or has a short life. So perhaps we can tie the lyrics to the beauty of the fleetingness of life and the importance of cherishing things which only last a brief moment. Life is fleeting, moments are fleeting - it’s inevitable that eventually everything must come to an end or disappear at some point in time. So we should embrace and appreciate those moments and things whilst we have the chance. We should live fully in the present moment. I highly encourage you to read up on 「物の哀れ」(もののあわれ ”mono no aware” ). Originating from classical Heian period literature, “mono no aware” refers to our awareness of the impermanence or ephemeral nature of all things. It is the deeply felt, powerful emotions which stir within us upon this bittersweet realization. A melancholic appreciation of the beauty in the transience of the existence of things and the gentle sadness it invokes as we connect it to the reality of life. The transient moments in life, youth, romance, nature and the changing of the seasons are all examples of mono no aware. Common imagery is birds, the moon, flowers - especially the cherry blossoms in spring. Motoori Norinaga, a scholar during the Japanese Edo Period (1730-1801), believed that ‘to know mono no aware is to discern the power and essence, not just of the moon and the cherry blossoms, but of every single thing existing in this world, and to be stirred by each of them’. So for me personally, the usage of 「夢、泡沫」 in the lyrics brings about this beautiful dreamlike imagery of the impermanence of dreams and those dreams vanishing. Dreams only last for a fleeting moment, for when you wake up you stop dreaming. It’s inevitable that the sun will rise each morning and in turn those dreams are torn apart by the daylight.

Japanese & Romaji:

cry in the moonlight

鳥籠の中　夢現の空

坦々とスライドしていく季節に

闇雲　不確かな明日 身を委ね

Torikago no naka yumeutsutsu no sora

Tantan to slide shiteiku kisetsu ni

Yamikumo futashika na asu mi wo yudane

月夜が目蓋をそっと閉じる頃

朝日がきっと僕らを引き裂いてくだろう

二人、月明かり照らされながら

交わす口づけ　溶け合っていく夜

二度と明けない夜を願う

今、此処に世界の終止符を

Tsukiyo ga mabuta wo sotto tojiru koro

Asahi ga kitto bokura wo hikisaiteku darou

Futari, tsukiakari terasarenagara

Kawasu kuchizuke tokeatteiku yoru

Nidoto akenai yoru wo negau

Ima, koko ni sekai no shushifu wo

夢、泡沫

Yume, utakata

形在ればいつかbreak down

最終回までのcountdown

0の先へ続くgateに握り締めたfast pass

たとえ、この先の世界で

何もかも消え無になっても

せめて記憶や夢の中で思い出してねbaby 笑ってねhoney

今、触れてる現実のラストの一秒まで

痛いほど感じさせてくれ君の鼓動を

君のリアルを

Katachi ga areba itsuka break down

Saishukai made no countdown

Zero no saki e tsuzuku gate ni nigirishimeta fast pass

Tatoe, kono saki no sekai de

Nanimokamo kiemuninattemo

Semete kioku to yume no naka de omoidashite ne baby

Waratte ne honey

Ima, fureteru genjitsu no last no ichibyo made

Itai hodo kanjisasetekure kimi no kodo wo

Kimi no real wo

ゆらりゆられ行き場の無い言の葉は

世界の片隅で花を咲かすだろう

Yurari yurare ikiba no nai kotonoha wa

Sekai no katasumi de hana wo sakasu darou

月夜が目蓋をそっと閉じる頃

朝日がきっと僕らを引き裂いてくだろう

「あのね、願い事があるんだ君の心の中で呼吸をさせて、未来に連れてって」

二人、月明り照らされながら

交わす口づけ 溶け合っていく夜

二度と明けない夜を願う

今、此処に世界の終止符を

Tsukiyo ga mabuta wo sotto tojiru koro

Asahi ga kitto bokura wo hikisaiteku darou

「Ano ne, negaigoto ga arunda da kimi no kokoro no naka de kokyu wo sasete, mirai ni tsuretette」

Futari, tsukiakari terasarenagara

Kawasu kuchizuke tokeatteiku yoru

Nidoto akenai yoru wo negau

Ima, koko ni sekai no shushifu wo

[porcelain-yume]

CREAM SODA - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)

Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA

Precious feelings don't forget remember

Those teenage days bursting with blue

Precious feelings don't forget remember

That one found freedom

& in these hands spark future

The day it got me

I couldn’t take my eyes off that music show

My mundane, ordinary life was pierced by that rock ‘n’ roll

In the blink of an eye it had completely stolen all my heart

Up inside my head all day & night

All around the clock

Fly Fly Fly

Release & spark future

Full of Excitement Ecstasy

Enjoy your life at will

Free to do whatever you want

Ego in full swing

With crazy unstoppable passion

Just go your own way

With your head held high without a care

Just as you are

Just the way things are

u&me on this small planet Earth

out in this big wide world

Proving what it means to be alive

Hey Ladies

Fall in love with all your heart and soul

You only get one chance to live

So take a shot and go for broke

If you ignite the flames of those youthful initial impulses once more

Call it charisma?

Screaming! Shouting!

Tonight the party never ends

Jump around! Jump around!

And put tomorrow aside for a while

Go get it & spark future

Getting hyped up

Got all dressed up

Popped out for the weekend

The good old streets were packed so full of dreams

Trends and cultures move along with the times

Everything has changed

Everything we can see with our eyes

But I’ll always hold this special feeling deep inside

Just like before

Unchanged in my heart for the rest of my life

Once again I wanna feel that time

I wanna feel those days one more time

Rubber soles, bondage pants with studded belts, tartan checks

Lolita, decora and gothic, cyber, punk

You say it’s not in fashion now?

That it’s outdated? Behind the times?

Well I wanna be someone who’s not afraid to say

That I like what I like

Precious feelings don't forget remember

Those teenage days bursting with blue

Precious feelings don't forget remember

That one found freedom

Seize it & spark future

Full of Excitement Ecstasy

Enjoy your life at will

Free to do whatever you want

Ego in full swing

With crazy unstoppable passion

Just go your own way

With your head held high without a care

Just as you are

Just the way things are

u&me on this small planet Earth

out in this big wide world

Proving what it means to be alive yeah

Notes, Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:

Notes:

CREAM SODA: as mentioned in various interviews, this is a song which is all about nostalgia, old school Harajuku culture and embracing the things that are special to us. Takashi wrote the music filling the song with the kind of music which saved his life back in the days. In addition, not only was CREAM SODA a Harajuku fashion brand representative of 80s rock culture, but Ryota also talks about how even as an adult, the drink cream soda is seen as something special or like a dream drink. He mentions how if you go to a café, you sometimes find yourself hesitating and wondering if it's actually okay to order it or not. This got him thinking about how it's nice that certain things can remain special to us no matter how much time goes by. So when he asked himself what was special to him, Harajuku came to mind. Although the culture has changed and it's become a place he can pretty much go to whenever he wants without a second thought, he really loved the atmosphere of those days.

Ryota coined the term “spark future” ⚡️

青くハジけたteenage days: The color blue and the kanji 青 (blue) is often associated with youth, adolescence and immaturity. Fresh, bright, young and full of energy and inexperience.

肩で風を切って: it means to walk with an air of self confidence or to walk around with swagger. If you walk 'cutting the wind with your shoulders' then you are moving forward confidently without any hesitation or without anything holding you back. From what I was told it doesn't carry any negative connotations.

幼き初期衝動: I guess perhaps these youthful initial impulses are those intense feelings you get when you are young and inexperienced - the feelings you get when you experience things for the first time. Things like your first love or first concert.

Japanese & Romaji:

Precious feelings don't forget remember

青くハジけたteenage days

Precious feelings don't forget remember

たった1つ見つけたfreedom

この手にSpark future

Precious feelings don’t forget remember

Aoku hajiketa teenage days

Precious feelings don’t forget remember

Tatta hitotsu mitsuketa freedom

Kono te ni Spark future

食らったあの日、目が離せないMusic show

平凡で退屈な日々に突き刺されたRock 'n' Roll

あっという間に奪われちまったAll my heart

四六時中ずっと頭の中 Fly Fly Fly

解き放つSpark future

Kuratta ano hi, me ga hanasenai Music show

Heiban de taikutsu na hibi ni tsukisareta Rock ‘n’ Roll

Attoiuma ni ubawarechimatta All my heart

Shirokujichu zutto atama no naka fly fly fly

Tokihanatsu Spark future

ハイテンション　有頂天　テキトーに enjoy

好き勝手　エゴ全開　超無敵passion

High tension uchouten tekitou ni enjoy

Sukikatte ego zenkai choumuteki na passion

肩で風切って我が道すすめ

在りの侭、在るが儘に

小さなこの地球のu&me���きな世界で

生きてる証明を

Katade kaze kitte ware ga michi susume

Ari no mama aru ga mama ni

Chisana kono hoshi no u&me dekai sekai de

Ikiteru shoumei wo

全身全霊で恋せよ乙女

二度は無い人生　当たって砕け��

幼き初期衝動にonce more 火をつけたら

カリスマなんてな？

Zenshinzenrei de koiseyo otome

Nido wa nai jinsei atattekudakero

Osanaki shoki shoudou ni once more hi wo tsuketara

Charisma nante na?

Screaming! Shouting!

今宵の宴は終わらねぇ

Jump around! Jump around!

一旦、明日は置いといて

食らわせろSpark future

Screaming! Shouting!

Koyoi no utage wa owarane

Jump around! Jump around!

Ittan ashita wa oitoite

Kurawasero Spark future

ドキドキ洒落込んで　飛び出したweekend

古き良きストリート　夢が詰まってたんだ

Dokidoki sharekonde tobidashita weekend

Furukiyoki street yume ga tsumattetanda

時代は流れ流行もカルチャーも

目で見えるものは変化しちゃったけど

ずっと心の中

昔も今も変わらない特別な想い抱いて

Jidai wa nagare ryuukou mo culture mo

Me de mieru mono wa kawacchatta kedo

Zutto kokoro no naka

Mukashi mo ima mo kawaranai tokubetsu na omoi daite 

もう一度、感じたいあの時代

ラバソ、ボンパンに鋲ベル、タータンチェック

ロリィタ、デコラにゴシック、サイバー、パンク

今じゃ流行んないって?

時代遅れだって?

好きなもんは好きって

言える自分でいたいんだ

Mou ichido kanjitai ano jidai

Rabaso bonpan ni byouberu tartan check

Lolita decora ni gothic cyber punk

Ima ja hayannaitte

Jidaiokure datte?

Suki na mon wa sukitte ieru jibun de itainda

Precious feelings don't forget remember

青くハジけたteenage days

Precious feelings don't forget remember

たった1つ見つけたfreedom

掴み取れSpark future

Precious feelings don’t forget remember

Aoku hajiketa teenage days

Precious feelings don’t forget remember

Tatta hitotsu mitsuketa freedom

Tsukamitore Spark future

ハイテンション　有頂天　テキトーにenjoy

好き勝手　エゴ全開　超無敵passion

High tension uchouten tekitou ni enjoy

Sukikatte ego zenkai choumuteki na passion

肩で風切って我が道すすめ

在りの侭、在るが儘に

小さなこの地球のu & me 大きな世界で

生きてる証明をyeah

Katade kaze kitte ware ga michi susume

Ari no mama aru ga mama ni

Chisana kono hoshi no u&me dekai sekai de

Ikiteru shoumei wo yeah

[porcelain-yume]

Anarchist baby アナキストベィビィ - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)

Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA

if you live i'm happiness

All of the crayon monsters

that had been chasing after me deep inside my dreams

With their familiar eyes, noses, mouths and noisy cries

I wonder just what they were trying to tell me as I’ve grown up in life?

Fuck you - whistle a melody

Fuck you - and skip along down the street

Go ahead and relax, just take it easy

Fuck you - blow a bubble with your bubblegum

Fuck you- open your mouth & pop in some Chupa Chups

Just ignore the coldness in their eyes

OK?

Go against the people

Go against the times

Just stick to it & go my way

Run wild my soul, with the strength of will to say NO

Run wild my soul, with the courage and charm spoken of since long ago

Run wild my soul, with the courage to show my weakness every once in a while

Run wild my soul, with music that shakes my emotions to the core and touches the heart and soul

if you live i'm happiness

For as long as you’re alive

You'll have failures, setbacks and regrets

But no matter how many times you fall, just get yourself back up again

& if you can't stand alone

I'll always be there to give you a hand

So let's live together hand in hand

In the spirit of “when life knocks you down, get back up and try again”

Fuck you - whistle a melody

Fuck you - and skip along down the street

Go ahead and relax, just take it easy

Fuck you - blow a bubble with your bubblegum

Fuck you- open your mouth & pop in some Chupa Chups

Just ignore the coldness in their eyes

OK?

Go against the people

Go against the times

Just stick to it & go my way

Notes, Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:

Notes:

A cheerful song about enjoying life, just being yourself regardless of what other people may think of you and never giving up. In an interview, Ryota said that during the pre-production stage, the song brought to mind a colorful and warm image like drawing freely with crayons, so he decided to incorporate that feeling into the lyrics too.

Chupa chups: world-renowned Spanish lollipop brand; the first sweet on a stick that truly captured the imagination of children.

go my way: this phrase is often used in Japan to mean “just be yourself and do it your own way”.

爆走(bakusou): racing noisily, roaring, running or moving forward at a fast speed without hesitation.

七転び八起き(nanakorobiyaoki):

This is a Japanese proverb which translates as “Fall down seven times, get up eight”. Life will always try and knock you down, but it doesn’t matter how many times you may stumble or fall, the important thing is how many times you get yourself back up again. It means to never give up. Like the English saying “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.”

Japanese & Romaji:

if you live i'm happiness

夢の中　追いかけてきた

クレヨンで描いたモンスター

見覚えのある目と鼻と口と物騒な鳴き声

Yume no naka oikaketekita

Crayon de egaita monster

Mioboe no aru me to hana to kuchi to bussou na nakigoe

大人になった僕に

何を伝えようとしてたんだろう?

Otona ni natta boku ni

Nani wo tsutaeyou to shitetandarou?

ファッキュー　口笛なんて吹いて

ファッキュー　スキップ飛んじゃって

力抜いて気楽に行こうぜ

ファッキュー　ガムふくらまして

ファッキュー　チュッパチャプスくわえて

白い目なんてシカトでOK

時代にも人にも逆らって

貫いていけgo my way

Fuck you kuchibue nante fuite

Fuck you skip tonjatte

Chikara nuite kiraku ni ikouze

Fuck you gum fukuramashite

Fuck you Chupa Chups kuwaete

Shiroi me nante shikato de OK

Jidai ni mo hito ni mo sakaratte

Tsuranuiteike go my way

爆走my soul NOと言える意志の強さを

爆走my soul 昔から言う度胸と愛嬌も

爆走my soul たまに弱さを見せる勇気を

爆走my soul 己自身の感情を揺さぶる音楽を

Bakusou my soul NO to ieru ishi no tsuyosa wo

Bakusou my soul mukashi kara iu dokyou to aikyou mo

Bakusou my soul tama ni yowasa wo miseru yuuki wo

Bakusou my soul onore jishin no kanjou wo yusaburu ongaku wo

生きてれば失敗も後悔を挫折もあるよ

何度つまずいても、また起き上がればいいさ

一人じゃ立てないなら

いつだって手を差し伸べるよ

手取り合い生きて行こうぜ

七転び八起きの精神で

Iketereba shippai mo koukai wo zasetsu mo aru yo

Nando tsumazuitemo, mata okiagarebaiisa

Hitori ja tatenai nara

Itsudatte te wo sashinoberu yo

Tetoriai ikite ikouze

Nanakorobiyaoki no seishin de

ファッキュー　口笛なんて吹いて

ファッキュー　スキップ飛んじゃって

力抜いて気楽に行こうぜ

ファッキュー　ガムふくらまして

ファッキュー　チュッパチャプスくわえて

白い目なんてシカトでOK

時代にも人にも逆らって

貫いていけgo my way

Fuck you kuchibue nante fuite

Fuck you skip tonjatte

Chikara nuite kiraku ni ikouze

Fuck you gum fukuramashite

Fuck you Chupa Chups kuwaete

Shiroi me nante shikato de OK

Jidai ni mo hito ni mo sakaratte

Tsuranuiteike go my way

[porcelain-yume]

ノイズ Noise - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)

Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA

Whatever 🖕

Twisted delusions outta control error

Brainless garbage flocking to gossip

A world built for convenience

Bullets fired at will by ignorant minds

My heart’s now riddled with holes inside

The drugs to heal these wounds

Are but a temporary peace of mind

fuck off.

Weak fagman

Can’t survive in the real world

You’re a waste of space

Annoying

Straight to the brain 1shot 1kill

I don't give a fuck.

Whispers of the Devil

Grinning with an evil smirk

A fading sense of guilt

Right now yet another one of you is being swayed by all the bullshit lies

Find out if it’s a lie or the truth

Go on, minorities

See for yourself

Twisted delusions outta control error

Brainless garbage flocking to gossip

I don’t give a fuck.

Whispers of the Devil

Grinning with an evil smirk

A fading sense of guilt

Right now yet another one of you is being swayed by all the bullshit lies

Let’s find out what is right

Who is right

See for yourself

Just who’s right

Notes:

He chose to use the word “garbage” in English so I wanted to keep it as it is.

It took all of my will not to stylise it as Brainless garBITCH 🗑🖕 !!!

I think you could also go with something more colourful like “brainless bitches”, “stupid bitches” or “dumb bitches”. 😂 However be aware the word ‘bitch’ has a completely different meaning in Japanese than it does in English.

存在がannoying: you're annoying, your very existence is annoying

Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:

くだらねぇ

Kudarane

歪んだ妄想　制御不能だerror

ゴシップに群がる低脳なgarbage

Yuganda mousou seikyofunouda error

Goshippu (gossip) ni muragaru teinou na garbage

都合良く作られた世界

無知な脳で好き勝手撃ち込まれたbullet

もう、 穴だらけのheart

傷口塞ぐdrugは気休めでしか無い

Tsugou yoku tsukurareta sekai

Muchi na nou de sukikatte uchikomareta bullet

Mou, ana darake no heart

(Kizuguchi) fusagu drug wa kiyasume de shika nai

fuck off.

軟弱なfagman

リアルじゃ生きれない

存在がannoying

脳天一撃 1shot 1kill

Nanjaku fagman

Real ja ikerenai

Sonzai wa annoying

Nouten ichigeki 1shot 1kill

I don't give a fuck.

ニヤり口笑う悪魔の囁き

薄れ行く罪悪感

今、また一人くだらない嘘に踊らされる

嘘か真実か見極めろ

上等だマイノリティ

Niyari guchi warau akuma no sasayaki

Usureyuku zaiakukan

Ima, mata hitori kudaranai uso ni odorasareru

Uso ka shinjitsu ka mikiwamero

Joutou da minority

Mikiwamero

ニヤり口笑う悪魔の囁き

薄れ行く罪悪感

今、また一人くだらない嘘に踊らされる

何が正しいのか who is right 見極めろ

Niyari guchi warau akuma no sasayaki

Usureyuku zaiakukan

Ima, mata hitori kudaranai uso ni odorasareru

Nani ga tadashi no ka who is right mikiwamero

[porcelain-yume]

GiANT KiLLiNG - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)

Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA

Always the peak right now

Live as you like

I’ve got a hell of a lot of work to do

So much I wanna escape

It’s such a pain

But if I don’t get to it

Then my life just ain’t worth it

Gotta sort myself out

Love and hate are two sides of the same coin

I love it so much that I hate it

See that moonlight glowing, shining on the future

Even that guy who became a star is up there applauding

Check 1-2

Let out all of that frustration from your body surging up inside

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

Live your life at 0 or 100

If you just do it when it counts

No problem

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

Cuz in the end you’ll be ashes one day

Live like there’s no tomorrow

And just enjoy the moment

Live as you like

The world’s an unreasonable place

Full of contradictions

It’s hard to wake, hard to survive

I’ve known it for some time

Life’s boring if it’s always too easy

Anything & everything must be totally defeated

With a single blade in hand

We came to rise up and overthrow, no?

With a clean sweep, slaughter the lot

It don’t matter who’s above or below

Everything in sight

Kick anything & everything straight to the curb

Everybody banzai

We’re here to rise up and overthrow

Check 1-2

Gouge the times, get up now

Now etch it right into your memory

If we stand here, we stand unrivalled

Time to wage war

Turn this place upside down

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

If you don’t like it then take it head on

Direct hit - Rider Kick!

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

It’s do or die SURViVOR

So show me what ya got with this GiANT KiLLiNG

Thrilling invigorating action

Unrealistic non-fiction

Rising and falling tension

Dawning emotion

Satisfaction

Damn right

All my life I’ve never once been fully satisfied

The moment I'm satisfied

My mission on this earth is complete. (salute)

So get psyched, make some noise

Hand in hand

United together we share the same destiny

Let’s do this, knock ‘em dead

Break straight past the limits to the ultimate high yeah!!

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

Live your life at 0 or 100

If you just do it when it counts

No problem

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

Cuz in the end you’ll be ashes one day

Live like there’s no tomorrow

And enjoy the moment

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

If you don’t like it then take it head on

Direct hit - Rider Kick!

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

It’s do or die SURViVOR

So show me what ya got with this GiANT KiLLiNG

Always the peak right now

Notes:

The MADNA’s first summer song & youth anthem. According to various interviews, they wanted to make a song that would fire the crowd up and get fans excited at shows just like a summer festival.

Ryota got the inspiration to write the lyrics for this song by watching his young puppy Guu interact with other dogs much bigger than him. He was barking back at them mercilessly regardless of his tiny size. It reminded him of himself and the band and how they must face the upcoming challenges head on. At the time, they were going head to head with a lot of different bands and he felt like he had to be in a fighting stance at all times in this “battle of the bands”.

存在価値(そんざいかち): value to society, value of one’s existence. So he’s saying that if he doesn't do what he needs to get done then he will lose the value of his very existence.

成敗(せいばい): 侍の言葉 A term used by the samurai which means things like to punish, to defeat, to kill, punishment etc.

刀(かたな): a katana is a traditional Japanese single-edged sword. They were used by samurai in feudal Japan and worn with the edge facing upward.

下克上 (げこくじょう): A term used to refer to juniors dominating or overthrowing their seniors / inferiors overthrowing their superiors/ the lower class rising up against the upper class. Like a giant-killing, it’s an inversion of social order. THE MADNA themselves are starting from the very bottom.

万歳(ばんざい): “banzai” a Japanese cheer or battle cry used to express enthusiasm or celebrate victory and triumph. It originated from the old phrase (may you live for) ten thousand years. These days it’s used as a celebratory cheer eg. “Huzzah!” “Hurray!” “Yay!!” “YASSSS!”.

In this sense 大衆 (たいしゅう) refers to the public or common people (as opposed to the upper class or in this case those above who they are overthrowing). So paired together with banzai, it suggests a celebration of the people at the bottom. In this case we could most likely infer that’s the band themselves. So it’s a celebratory cheer for being who they are.. Hell yeah we got this! Let’s fucking go!! Honestly speaking I wasn't sure the best way to translate this line and I just like saying the word BANZAI so I left it in as it is. If I can come up with a better idea later I'll come back and change it but for now, banzai it is. Open to creative input!

ライダーキック Rider kick: A “Rider kick” is the signature finishing move from the popular Japanese series Kamen Rider. According to a fan page, although it comes in various forms, “it traditionally consisted of a flying side kick and was used against the monster after it had been weakened from fighting with the Rider.” Ryota does the kick on stage during the performance. Ideally the fans do the kick together with him too if space permits.

殺るか殺られるか/やるかやられるか: This phrase means it’s kill or be killed, do or die, dog-eat-dog, beat or get beaten etc. 殺る is used colloquially and means to kill or “do someone in”.

Giant-killing: A term used to describe when the underdog beats the competition. Often used in sports to describe a player or team that defeats a much stonger or well-known opponent unexpectedly. This success is sometimes referred to as a giant-killing. As the win is highly unanticipated, it can be an exhilarating turn of events in a match and can also lead to an uproar or huge upset.

テンション Tension: it’s probably worth pointing out that the word tension has the opposite meaning in Japanese than what it does in English. In English we would usually use it to describe negative emotional tension, anxiety or some kind of mental strain - so the lower the better! In Japanese it’s often used to mean being in high spirits, having a lot of energy or being really excited and in a good mood. So in Japanese having “high” tension is a good thing, whereas having “low” tension means you’re feeling quite down, drained and unenthusiastic.

(敬礼)けいれい solute: It’s in brackets as he doesn’t actually sing this but rather does the action itself. During the live show the fans solute to the members at this point.

運命共同体(うんめいきょうどうたい): a phrase meaning “to be in the same boat”, “share a common destiny/fate” or “to feel or have a strong bond or connection together”.

絶頂(ぜっちょう)極上(ごくじょう): This is an interesting choice of word combination. Zecchou refers to the peak, height or climax of something. It can also be used in combination with other words to mean being on cloud nine or feeling on top of the world. This is mostly likely where “the peak” from the line “always the peak right now” derives from. Gokujou is used to describe something that is first-rate, the finest quality, supreme, prime, divine or the best.

Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:

Always the peak right now

live as you like

やらなくちゃいけない事

山積みで逃げ出したい かったりぃ

けど、やらなくちゃ存在価値も無くなり

己自身を断捨離

好きと嫌いは表裏一体

憎らしいほど愛おしい

月の光は未来照らし

星になったアイツも拍手喝采

live as you like

Yaranakuchaikenai koto

Yamazumi de nigedashitai kattarii

Kedo yaranakucha sonzaikachi mo nakunari

Onorejishin wo danshari

Suki to kirai wa hyouriittai

Nikurashii hodo itooshii

Tsuki no hikari wa mirai terashi

Hoshi ni natta aitsu mo hakushukassai

check 1-2

身体中に渦巻いたフラストレーション吐きだせ

Karadajuu ni uzumaita furasutoreshon (frustration) hakidase

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

0か100で生きてこうぜ

やるときやれば No problem

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

どーせ、いつかは灰になるぜ

死ぬ気でイマを楽しんでやれ

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

Zero ka hyakku de ikitekouze

Yaru toki yareba No problem

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

Douse itsuka wa hai ni naruze

Shinukide ima wo tanoshindeyare

live as you like

世の中っていうのは理不尽で

矛盾だらけだからwake 生きづらい

とっくにもう、 分かってる

つまらねぇんだ　楽な事ばかりじゃ

アレもコレもとか総て成敗

刀一本握り締めて

下克上だろ? ブッた斬って

上も下も関係ねぇ

一切合切 アレもコレもとか蹴散らせ

大衆万歳 下克上だろ

live as you like

Yononakatteiu no wa rifujin de

Mujun darake dakara wake ikizurai

Tokku ni mou wakatteru

Tsumaraneenda raku na koto bakari ja

Are mo kore mo toka subete seibai

Katana ippon nigirishimete

Gekokujou daro? Buttakitte

Ue mo shita mo kankei nee

Issaigassai are mo kore mo toka kechirase

Taishuu banzai gekokujou daro

check 1-2

時代をエグれ get up now

さあ、記憶に刻み込め

此処に立ったら独壇場だ

めちゃくちゃにしてやれ

Jidai wo egure get up now

Saa kioku ni kizamikome

Koko ni tattara dokudanjou da

Mechakucha ni shiteyare

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

気に入らねぇーなら正面切って

一発噛ませ　ライダーキック

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

殺るか殺られるかの SURViVOR

見せつけてやれ GiANT KiLLiNGで

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

Ki ni iranee nara shoumenkitte

Ippatsukamase Rider kikku (kick)

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

Yaru ka yarareru ka no SURViVOR

Misetsuketeyare GiANT KiLLiNG de

痛快爽快アクション

非現実的ノンフィクション

浮き沈みテンション

明け方エモーション

サティスファクション

Tsuukai soukai action

Higenjitsuteki nonfiction

Ukishizumi tension

Akegata emotion

Satisfaction

そう、生まれて此の方ずっと

心満たされてねぇ

満たされちまったその瞬間

この地球での任務完了。 (敬礼)

沸いてけ　騒いでけ

手と手繋いで我ら運命共同体

ヤッたれ　かましたれ

絶頂極上の向こう側へ限界突破 yeah!!

Sou umarete konokata zutto

Kokoro mitasaretenee

Mitasarechimatta sono shunkan

Kono chikyuu de no ninmu kanryou

Waiteke sawaideke

Te to te tsunaide warera unmeikyoudoutai

Yattare kamashitare

Zecchou gokujou no mukougawa e genkai toppa yeah!!

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

0か100で生きて行こうぜ

やるときやれば No problem

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

どーせ、いつかは灰になるぜ

死ぬ気でイマを楽しんでやれ

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

気に入らねぇーなら正面切って

一発噛ませ ライダーキック

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

殺るか殺られるかの SURViVOR

見せつけてやれ GiANT KiLLiNGで

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

Zero ka hyakku de ikitekouze

Yaru toki yareba No problem

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

Douse itsuka wa hai ni naruze

Shinukide ima wo tanoshinde

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

Ki ni iranee nara shoumenkitte

Ippatsukamase Rider kikku (kick)

Crazy yeah!! Funny yeah!!

Yaru ka yarareru ka no SURViVOR

Misetsuketeyare GiANT KiLLiNG de

Always the peak right now

[porcelain-yume]

君だけがいない世界で In a world without you alone - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)

Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA

Peering into a marble

A flock of birds swim through the open skies

The moon gazes up at the buildings above

Upside down

We meet in a world of reverse

I want to be closer to you than anyone else

To be near you

To feel you

So why is my heart filled with such heartache and hurt

When we’re apart, I know how much you mean to me

And when I get close to you, reality starts to sink in

In the nights all alone

Waiting for a tomorrow that's never promised

No matter how far into the future it may be

So that I won’t get lost down this dark road ahead

The light shines

As I think of you

Hoping that someday we’ll be laughing together again

Hoping for the days we can say "see you soon”

The more the seasons come and go

The more it seems like it was all a dream

But the void in my heart showing no sign of abating

This constant sense of loss surely showed me that

That sparkling moment was more than just a dream

The moment I touched the nostalgic melody and words

What I felt back then

What I was now on the verge of losing

I want to convey these precious thoughts and feelings

To give them shape and form

At least by weaving these words together with thoughts of you

And putting them into a song

The days have gone by

Like sand scooped up in the palms of my hands

Slipping through the cracks of my fingers

Leaving nothing but sorrow behind

I want to be closer to you than anyone else

To be near you

To feel you

So why is my heart filled with such heartache and hurt

When we’re apart, I know how much you mean to me

And when I get close to you, reality starts to sink in

In the nights all alone

And so I’ll hold on tightly to your last words

Keeping them close to my heart

From here on out I will carry on walking

Here in a world without you alone

Notes:

ビー玉 (a marble): a glass sphere forms a convex lens and inverts the image, turning it upside-down. So if you look at the world through one it will be inverted. If you look up lensball photography you can get a better idea of the imagery.

明日を待っているんだ (待ってたんだ): He writes this sentence in the progressive continuous tense but sings it in the past tense (am waiting for vs was waiting for)

君だけ: it emphasises the fact that this person is the only one not there - the only person not in this world. Since the title of the song was translated on Spotify into English as “In a world without you alone” I thought it would be cute to also use it as the final line.

Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:

ビー玉覗き込む　大空泳ぐ鳥の群れ

ビルを見上げる月

逆サマの世界で僕らは出逢う

Biidama nozokikomu oozora oyogu tori no mure

Biru wo miageru tsuki

Sakasama no sekai de bokura wa deau

誰よりも近くで君の傍で

君を感じていたいのに

何故だろう、 胸が痛くて苦しくて

離れては大切さを知り

近付いては現実を知り

独りになる夜

Dare yori mo chikaku de kimi no soba de

Kimi wo kanjiteitai noni

Naze darou mune ga itakute kurushikute

Hanarete wa taisetsusa wo shiri

Chikazuite wa genjitsu wo shiri

Hitori ni naru yoru

約束のされない明日を待っているんだ

どれだけ遠い未来だとしても

暗い道　迷わぬように

光照らす　君を想う

また、いつか笑い合えますように

「じゃあ、 またね」 と言える日々を

Yakusoku no sarenai asu wo matteirunda ➞He says mattetanda

Doredake tooi mirai datoshitemo

Kurai michi mayowanu youni

Hikari terasu kimi wo omou

Mata itsuka waraiaemasu youni

Jaa matane to ieru hibi wo

季節が巡り巡るほどに

全部　夢なんだと

埋まる気配の無い喪失感が

確かに教えてくれたんだ

あの、一瞬の煌めきは夢ではなかったと

Kisetsu ga meguri meguru hodo ni

Subete yume nandato

Umaru kehai no nai soushitsukan ga

Tashikani oshiete kuretanda

Ano isshun no kirameki wa yume de wa nakatta to

懐かしいメロディと言葉に触れた瞬間

あの頃に感じた　今、 失いかけていた

大切な感情、 想いを

カタチにして伝えたいんだ

君を想い紡ぐ言葉を

せめて歌に乗せて

Natsukashii merodi (melody) to kotoba ni fureta shunkan

Anokoro ni kanjita ima ushinaikaketeita

Taisetsu na kanjou omoi wo

Katachi ni shite tsutaetainda

Kimi wo omoitsumugu kotoba wo

Semete uta ni nosete

あたり前の日々が

掌すくった砂のように

指の隙間から哀しみだけを残し

零れ落ちた

Atarimae no hibi ga

Te no hira sukutta suna no youni

Yubi no sukima kara kanashimi dake wo nokoshi

Koboreochita

誰よりも近くで君の傍で

君を感じていたいのに

何故だろう、胸が痛くて苦しくて

離れては大切さを知り

近付いては現実を知り

独りになる夜

Dare yori mo chikaku de kimi no soba de

Kimi wo kanjiteitai noni

Naze darou mune ga itakute kurushikute

Hanarete wa taisetsusa wo shiri

Chikazuite wa genjitsu wo shiri

Hitori ni naru yoru

最後の君の言葉を

強く胸に抱きしめて

これからも歩いて行くよ

君だけがいない世界で

Saigo no kimi no kotoba wo

Tsuyoku mune ni dakishimete

Korekara mo aruiteiku yo

Kimi dake ga inai sekai de

[porcelain-yume]

Tokyo BAD STREET KING - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)

Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA

The opening up a new era

Tokyo coming Sunday night

Fire up fighting spirit stay strong

Finally, it’s here - the moment’s come

The long awaited first showcase 

Let’s get crackin’ legally      

Go wild, make some noise, everybody go crazy

Leaders? Believers? Followers?

No religion no brainwashing

“Civilization & enlightenment”

A movement – Ringing

「This is coexistence.」

Awaken now, sixth sense

Call upon the Paradise

The one and only SUPER DARK HERO

Sharpen, synaesthesia - cross the senses

Ask the higher mind direct

As the thunder unleashes

Striking deep into your heart

Setting you free

Come on ‘n clap ya hands people make a circle

Clap ya hands people make a circle

Dance the night away come on let’s party

Still ain’t vibing yet?  

Get in the circle ‘n clap ya hands people in a circle

Cuz I ain’t letting go tonight, honey

The gang’s all here

Now there ain’t no going back

Gunna suck ya in

As fast as the wind

Unprecedented neo culture

Worldwide take over from Shibuya

Hijack  

Blown away at lightning speed

This is beyond insanity !!

“Holy am I alone throughout heaven and earth.”

「Shooting straight for the TOP.」

Awaken now, sixth sense

Call upon the Paradise

The one and only SUPER DARK HERO

Sharpen, synaesthesia - cross the senses

Ask the higher mind direct

As the thunder unleashes

Striking deep into your heart

Setting you free

Lose yourself mindlessly in the high

Ain’t no order, no rules here in sight

It’s worth the kill - anything goes honey

Throw all ya pain and suffering straight in the trash

Everybody sing and dance

La di da di da la di da da da ♪

「This. Is. Co. Existence. 」

Awaken now, sixth sense

Call upon the Paradise

The one and only SUPER DARK HERO

Sharpen, synaesthesia - cross the senses

Ask the higher mind direct

As the thunder unleashes

Striking deep into your heart

Setting you free

Tokyo BAD STREET KING

Guns blazing

Shots ringing

Echoing throughout the dried-up city streets

Notes, Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:

パクッとキメんぞ: it means to bite down/take illegal drugs. So he’s like “Let’s get high - but legally!”. I wasn’t exactly sure how to translate it as I’m not sure what drugs he’s referring to (although パクッと refers to eating/biting). I chose to go with “let’s get cracking” to refer to both tripping, but also “to get started”. You could probably also say something like “Let’s crush it!”. This “legal high” has been a reoccurring theme for THE MADNA. They want to give people this unique thrill and natural high that only they as a band can offer. One you can taste by going to their lives and listening to their music. They want people to get hooked. They want to provide some excitement in people’s everyday lives and stimulate or give them a reason to keep living and pushing forward. A place to escape from the hardships of reality.

文明開化: Civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation).

極楽浄土: One of the Buddhist pure lands known as Sukhavati or Amitabha's Pure Land in Mahayana Buddhism. It is associated with Amitayus, the Buddha of Eternal Life, is also known as Amitābha. Also commonly referred to as the Western Pure Land or Western Paradise.

“The Buddha of Infinite Light (Sanskrit, Amitabha), is lord of the Pure Land called the Western Paradise. Devotees believe that absolute faith in Amitabha entitles a person to be reborn in that paradise.”

共感覚: Synaesthesia - a neurological condition in which you experience one of your senses through another. In other words a crossing of the senses.

脳天に問うぜdirect: 脳天 is used to mean head/skull/brains. But it also has a higher level nuance like “at the top of your head” / “your entire skull”. I got thinking about the nature of the song and if one asked the top of their head, what exactly would they find? It lead me to question what exactly the highest part of the mind is. There are varying levels of consciousness and stages of the mind. This song continually references Buddhism and spirituality/enlightenment and it got me thinking that it could be referring to spiritual inquiry, connecting to your higher self and going past the conscious and subconscious mind and into the state of superconscious which is a very powerful state. The superconscious mind has no boundaries and contains infinite possibilities and energy. It is believed that access is granted by strengthening the higher mind.

巻き込んでくぜ : it means to get involved in something. I chose to go with the phrase “suck you in” as it also echoes the following: when something completely takes all of a person's attention, to physically pull someone or something in, to attract by using an inexorable force.

天上天下唯我独尊: It is considered to be a well-known statement of the Buddha, spoken when the Buddha first emerged from his mother's womb. It's said that after Buddha Sakayuni was born, he took 7 steps from his mother and said this while pointing to both heaven and earth. The meaning of the phrase means something like "I am the highest in this world; I am foremost in this world; I am the best in this world; this is the last birth; there is no further becoming here."

頂天: He says てっぺん (teppen) which means the top, summit or highest point of something. It’s similar to 頂点 (chouten). There is a different more commonly used kanji combination for ‘teppen’, but I guess he chose this combination as 天 has to do with the skies/heavens. They’re aiming to be the best.

殺死骸南無demo蟻 (ころしがいなんでもあり): When translating, I focused on the meaning of the hiragana. Ryota stylised this line using a combination of the kanji for 殺 kill + 死骸 dead bodies + 南無 amen/hail (Buddhism) + demo + 蟻 ant. The written format is kinda gibberish and I think most likely he’s just playing with the words. In this case he is putting kanji with the hiragana that have the same pronunciation and has chosen the ones with the darkest vibes. Elements of Buddhism, one of Japan’s main religions, are also continually referenced throughout the song. I don’t really have any good ideas how to link it all together which is why I have focused on what he is saying rather than what is written. Can only ask the main source, so if ever find out I’ll let you know.

Nandemoari is a phrase meaning things like “anything goes”, “anything can happen” or “there’s no telling what’s going to happen”. This is another one of THE MADNA’s key concepts and one of philosophies in which the band was formed - being a band that isn’t restricted in what they do or the music they create. They are open to anything and the possibilities are endless.

So if you can take anything away from this experience, it’s to just let yourself get high on the natural energy of THE MADNA, a place where anything goes, a place where you can just be yourself, a place where people can come together and co-exist with this insane “love & peace” band and its members. Because we’re all a little mad here, right? :3

Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:

The opening up a new era

東京coming sunday night

火をつけろ闘争心 stay strong

Tokyo coming Sunday night

Hi wo tsukero tousoushin stay strong

ついに来ちまったな　この瞬間が

待ちに待ったfirst showcase

パクッとキメんぞlegally

狂い騒げ皆の衆crazy

教祖? 信者? 信仰者?

religionでも洗脳でもない

文明開化　音が鳴った

「此れは共存です。」

Tsui ni kichimatta na kono shunkan ga

Machi ni matta first show case

Pakutto kimenzo legally

Kuruisawage mina no shuu crazy

Kyouso? Shinja? Shinkosha?

Religion demo sennou demo nai

Bunmeikaika oto ga natta

「Kore wa kyouzon desu」

呼び醒ませ第六感 誘うぜ極楽浄土

唯一無二SUPER DARK HERO

研ぎ澄ませ共感覚　脳天に問うぜdirect

心臓に落ちる己解き放つ雷鳴

Yobisamase dairokkan izanouze gokurakujoudo

Yuiitsumuni SUPER DARK HERO

Togisumase kyoukankaku nouten ni touze direct

Shinzou ni ochiru onore tokihanatsu raimei

手を叩けピーポー輪になって

手を叩けピーポー輪になって

踊り明かそうぜパーティー

まだノリ足んない?

輪になって手を叩けピーポー輪になって

今夜は離さないぜハニー

Te wo tatake people wa ni natte

Te wo tatake people wa ni natte

Odori akasouze party

Mada nori tarinai?

Wa ni natte te wo tatake people wa ni natte

Konya wa hanasanaize honey

役者は揃った　賽は投げられた

巻き込んでくぜ　疾風の如く

前代未聞のネオカルチャー

世界各地 渋谷からジャック

電光石火ブッ飛んだ

これはもう狂気の沙汰じゃねぇ

天上天下唯我独尊

「目指すは頂天です。 」

Yakusha wa sorotta sai wa nagerareta

Makikondekuze hayate no gotoku

Zendaimimon no neo culture

Sekai kakuchi Shibuya kara jakku

Denkousekka buttonda

Kore wa mou kyouki no sata janee

Tenjoutenge yuigadokuson

「Mezasu wa teppen desu」

呼び醒ませ第六感　誘うぜ極楽浄土

唯一無二SUPER DARK HERO

研ぎ澄ませ共感覚　脳天に問うぜdirect

心臓に落ちる己解き放つ雷鳴

Yobisamase dairokkan izanouze gokurakujoudo

Yuiitsumuni SUPER DARK HERO

Togisumase kyoukankaku nouten ni touze direct

Shinzou ni ochiru onore tokihanatsu raimei

無我夢中でhighになれ

秩序も規則も此処には無い

殺死骸南無demo蟻

苦しみも悲しみもゴミ箱に捨てて

歌え踊れ皆の衆

タリラリラタリラッタッタ♪

「コレハ共存デス。 」

Mugamuchuu de high ni nare

Chitsujo mo kisoku mo doko ni wa nai

Koroshigai nandemoari

Kurushimi mo kanashimi mo gomibako ni sutete

Utaeodore mina no shuu

Ta ri ra ri ra ta ri rattatta

「Kore wa kyouzon desu」

呼び醒ませ第六感　誘うぜ極楽浄土

唯一無二SUPER DARK HERO

研ぎ澄ませ共感覚　脳天に問うぜ direct

心臓に落ちる己解き放つ雷鳴

Yobisamase dairokkan izanouze gokurakujoudo

Yuiitsumuni SUPER DARK HERO

Togisumase kyoukankaku nouten ni touze direct

Shinzou ni ochiru onore tokihanatsu raimei

東京BAD STREET KING

渇き切った街に鳴り響く銃声

Tokyo BAD STREET KING

Kawakikitta machi ni narihibiku juusei

[porcelain-yume]

OUTLAW - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)

Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA

Stir things up

Praise to the bug

The RAT bites

Sid Vicious’ spirit

 

Smash the bat

With no promises

Floor raid attack

Victory’s command

 

So I swear things will never change

There will always be things I wanna say

Words burning deep inside my heart

So I’ll always keep dreaming

Piecing together these infinite dreams

In the starry skies above

A prayer for you

 

There’s nothing here at all 

Oh what colors will unfold?

Ain’t no sign of God

With your fists clenched tightly closed

Day in and day out 

Hold up your middle finger

Stick it straight to this world

Ready?

BAD trip show

Heart stop shock

Brain bite short.

 

Horns blasting

Commotion and chaos

Assemble at Babylon

As a matter of course 

Shoot red rays

Straight from your eyes

Strike the pinpoint

Prove you’re alive

 

So I swear things will never change

There will always be things I wanna say

Words burning deep inside my heart

So I’ll always keep dreaming

Piecing together these infinite dreams

In the starry skies above

A prayer for you

 

There’s nothing here at all 

Oh what colors will unfold?

Ain’t no sign of God

With your fists clenched tightly closed

Day in and day out 

Even in this world alone

Don’t you think you could have some fun? 

Lady

Notes:

Ryota said in an interview that he had a lot of fun writing these lyrics and there isn’t really any deep underlying message hidden within them. He wrote them as if he was telling a story or drawing a picture. This is pretty evident as there is a lot of commotion and strong, loud imagery going on in the lyrics which certainly brought along a few challenges when translating the song. I can only do my best to help you visualize the scene that he is setting. It’s up to you to use your imagination and bring the story to life.

バグ (bug): Maybe like a bug in the system?

Sid Vicious: “Sid Vicious was the bassist of punk band the Sex Pistols from 1977-1978. When his girlfriend Nancy Spungen was murdered in October 1978, he was charged with the crime. He died of a heroin overdose before the case could come to trial.” Ryota idolizes the punk scene, especially the fleeting and tragic romance of Sid and Nancy, so you’re likely to find multiple references scattered throughout his lyrics and MC. The MADNA Monthly Show also takes place in a live house sharing the same name as the famous Chelsea Hotel in New York where Nancy was found murdered.

カチ込む: It means カチコミ 殴り込み

Generally a term used with Yakuza, gangsters and delinquents. You’ll also see it appear a lot in manga or anime with that theme. It’s used for a group of multiple people striking and attacking another group (hostile). Usually comes with intense emotions of anger, dissatisfaction, resentment and demand. Other related terms: to smash, beat up, crush, punch up, “kill them” etc.

ツギハいた/ツギはぐ: It’s like patchwork or piecing. I wanted to capture the imagery of him taking all of his dreams and piecing them together like patchwork. 🧵🪡

The phrase “pieces of dream” was coined in English by his previous band, so I wanted to incorporate that too.

バビロン (Babylon): Babylon was the capital city of the ancient Babylonian Empire. Derived from the Akkadian word babilu meaning “Gate of God” or “Gate of the Gods”. It was the most glorious city of the ancient world with giant walls encircling the city. It gradually grew in size and grandeur, a heavily-populated city full of magnificent structures, palaces, gardens and temples. However as Babylon grew in power, so did the number of attacks against the city and the city underwent periods of long battle where Babylon would constantly rise and fall. Eventually the city began its descent into deterioration and decline and was completely destroyed. The city once known as 'the glory of kingdoms' became a place of utter desolation, forgotten among man.

The band did a photoshoot for the cover of Cure Magazine (Vol.223, April 2022) using this song as a motif. In the artist photos, the members all wear black and white clothing, whilst surrounded by an array of bright, vivid colors. The short promotional video starts in black in white and then suddenly comes to life in color.

Watch here

This song is also often used to close their live show. There is so much fire and passion burning when they play this song. It really comes alive on the stage.

My interpretation: This song gives me hella Gerard Way comic book vibes. This gang of dark heroes (outlaws) assembling an army, stirring things up and going up against the world. Heading for “Babylon”, King Ryota with his Japanese katana in hand, laser beams shooting everywhere - causing chaos and utter mayhem. Ready to kick some ass in an endeavor to find some excitement - all in the hopes of adding a splash of color to this dull and mundane life. Not at the control of any God, nor with any grand plan or design in place. They’re setting out to build a kingdom of their own. The final question remaining - Are you ready to join them?

Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:

ワッと沸かせbugに御礼

RAT噛ますシド·ヴィシャスの亡霊

Watto wakase bug ni orei

RAT kamasu Sid Vicious no bourei

バット潰す契りは無い

カチ込むフロア勝利の号令

Batto tsubusu chigiri wa nai

Kachikomu furoa (floor) shouri no gourei

そう、いつだって変わらない

伝えたい言葉はいつもこの胸の中にあるんだ

そう、いつまでも見てる

ツギハいだ数々の夢　星空、君に祈りを

Sou, itsudatte kawaranai

Tsutaetai kotoba wa itsumo kono mune no naka ni arunda

Sou, itsumademo miteru

Tsugihaida kazukazu no yume hoshizora, kimi ni inori wo

何もねぇーよ　何色になる?

神もいねぇよ　握り締めた手を日々を

こんな世の中に立てた中指をReady?

Nani mo nee yo nani iro ni naru?

Kami mo inee yo nigirishimeta te wo hibi wo

Konna yo no naka ni tateta nakayubi wo Ready?

BAD trip show

Heart stop shock

脳噛んでショート。

BAD trip show

Heart stop shock

Nou kande short.

クラクション爆音で騒然

集合バビロンは当然

放て目��ら赤い光線

ピンスポ当てろ　我の証明

Kurakushon bakuon de souzen

Shuugou babiron (Babylon) wa touzen

Hanate me kara akai kousen

Pinsupo atero ware no shoumei

そう、いつだって変わらない

伝えたい言葉はいつもこの胸の中にあるんだ

そう、いつまでも見てる

ツギハいだ数々の夢　星空、君に祈りを

Sou, itsudatte kawaranai

Tsutaetai kotoba wa itsumo kono mune no naka ni arunda

Sou, itsumademo miteru

Tsugihaida kazukazu no yume hoshizora, kimi ni inori wo

何もねぇーよ　何色になる?

神もいねぇよ　握り締めた手を日々を

こんな世の中でも楽しめそうだろ? Lady

Nani mo nee yo nani iro ni naru?

Kami mo inee yo nigirishimeta te wo hibi wo

Konna yo no naka demo tanoshimesou daro? Lady

[porcelain-yume]

蠢 UGOMEKI - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)

Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA

In the dead of the night Assess the prey

A looping spiralling staircase   

Of fragmented broken thought processes 

A monster lurking deep inside

Monster lurking

Bleeding – crying out – screaming

Emotional borderline  「　」

Glitching

Brain cells twisting, shaking ‘round inside

Seen too many things I don’t want to see

overflowing through my mind

Sooner stitch it up together with a needle and thread

Staring hard into the mirror

"Hey just tell me, who the hell are you?"

Silence - Pretending not to hear

No I don't need to know

Whatever you are in there

It’s too late

There’s no stopping it now

This savage hedonist beast

- Trauma - the invisible enemy

 

Glitching

Brain cells twisting, shaking ‘round inside

Seen too many things I don’t want to see

overflowing through my mind

Sooner stitch it up together with a needle and thread

As the moonlight shines

Inside this cold inhuman prison

Left arm torn, completely bitten

Yet this tragedy is only just the very beginning

 

give me despair

give me reason for living

Notes:

蠢(Ugomeki): means to crawl, wriggle, squirm - the movement an insect makes.

To me it also gives the imagery of struggling or being trapped, trying to get away or survive.

君は境界性人格 「　 」: The written lyrics say “you are borderline personality (disorder)”. However in the song he only sings the words “borderline”. I can’t say for sure what the 「　 」 means. Perhaps it is representative of a barrier or is showing the boundary lines. It could also represent the fact that *something* is there lurking inside. I would love to hear other peoples interpretations.

螺子れ(ねじれ): He turned the noun “a screw” or helix into a verb. But the word “nejiru” commonly used with a different kanji means to twist or twirl.

快楽主義者 (かいらくしゅぎしゃkairakushugisha): A hedonist - a person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life. A pleasure-seeker.

Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:

真夜中　獲物を品定め

ループする螺旋階段

壊れた思考回路

心に潜む怪物

mayonaka emono wo shinasadame

ruupu (loop) suru rasenkaidan

kowareta shikoukairo

kokoro ni hisomu kaibutsu

潜む怪物

血を流し泣き喚く

君は境界性人格 「　 」

hisomu kaibutsu

chi wo nagashi nakiwameku

kimi wa borderline

グリッチ歪み螺子れ揺れる脳細胞

見たくないモノが見え過ぎてしまった

いっそ針と糸で縫い合わせて

鏡の中　見つめる

「ねえ、 君は一体誰なの?」

無口　聞こえないフリ

何者かなんて知る必要もない

guricchi (glitch) yugami nejire yureru nousaibou

mitakunai mono ga miesugiteshimatta

isso hari to ito de nuiawasete

kagami no naka mitsumeru

「nee、kimi wa ittai dare na no?」

mukuchi kikoenai furi

nanimonoka nante shiru hitsuyou mo nai

もう、 誰にも止められない

鬼畜快楽主義者

ートラウマー 目には見えない敵

mou、dare ni mo tomarerarenai

kichiku kairakushugisha

ーtorauma (trauma)ー me ni mienai teki

グリッチ歪み螺子れ揺れる脳細胞

見たくないモノが見え過ぎてしまった

いっそ針と糸で縫い合わせて

月明かりが照らす

無機質な鉄格子の中

噛み千切る左腕

まだ悲劇は序章に過ぎない

guricchi (glitch) yugami nejire yureru nousaibou

mitakunai mono ga miesugiteshimatta

isso hari to ito de nuiawasete

tsukiakari ga terasu

mukishitsuna tetsugoushi no naka

kamichigiru hidari ude

mada higeki wa joshou ni suginai

give me despair

give me reason for living

[porcelain-yume]

innocence - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)

Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA

no matter how painful

i want you smile end

Living

Repeating the same old boring life

Lost

No longer knowing what it means to be alive

The dreams of your youth left far behind

You’ve been keeping them locked away inside

For all this time

Cry, laugh, be enraged, smile,

regret, be troubled, lose your way

& do your best to strive

A single moment of impulse will surely change the world

Blue spring burning bright

Imagining the future

Alongside every spark of excitement

It’s only natural for you to be unsure

Sometimes you’ve just gotta stop

And say how you really feel inside

It’s okay to show your tears

Just aim for tomorrow once more

Cry, laugh, be enraged, smile

get hurt, suffer, scream out loud

& break it all down

For so long you’ve been unable to fly

So I’ll hold you tightly in my arms

Together we’ll soar high into the sky

A story that starts right here and now

A single moment of impulse will surely change the world

Blue spring burning bright

Endlessly to the skies 💙

Notes:

An anthem of youth, adolescence and innocence.

The imagery depicted in the lyrics most likely derives from the word 青春 (seishun) which is made up of the kanji for “blue” and “spring”.

When we talk about the “springtime of life” or “springtime of youth” we are talking about a period of inexperienced youthful innocence which is accompanied by enthusiasm and idealism (source: wordhippo).

Youth is a stage in our lives where we are full of energy and determination. Growing older sometimes we get so caught up in life that we forget what it means to really live it. What message is taken from these lyrics will vary from person to person; however my interpretation is that this song represents the importance of embracing youthfulness and sparking those intense childlike emotions and that enthusiasm we all have burning deep within us.

初まる(始まる): He changes the kanji to create a double meaning. 始まる means to start or begin. 「初」 stands for new or first.

I left the English as it is, however my guess is that the prepositions have been left out and it probably means something along the lines of: I want you TO smile IN THE end.

Japanese lyrics, Romaji & Spotify Track:

Japanese:

no matter how painful

i want you smile end

退屈な日々を繰り返してるだけでは

自分の存在理由も分からない

Taikutsu na hibi wo kurikashiteru dake ja

Jibun no sonzai riyuu mo wakaranai

幼い頃　抱いた夢は今も叶わないまま

閉じ込めてるんだろ　ずっと

Osanaikoro idaita yume wa ima mo kanawanai mama

Tojikometerundarou zutto

泣いて　笑って　怒って　笑って　

悔やんで　悩んで　迷って　足掻いてやれ

たった一瞬の衝動がきっと世界を変えて行くんだ

青く燃え上がる春

Naite waratte ikatte waratte

Kuyande nayande mayotte agaiteyare

Tatta isshun no shoudou ga kitto sekai wo kaeteikunda

Aoku moeagaru haru

未来の想像

楽しさの分だけ不安を抱くのは当たり前だろう

Mirai no souzou

Tanoshisa no bun dake fuan wo idaku no wa atarimae darou

たまには立ち止まって弱音吐いて

誰かに涙を見せてもいいから

また、明日を目指せ

Tama ni wa tachitomatte yowane haite

Dareka ni namida wo misete mo ii kara

Mata, asu wo mezase

泣いて　笑って　怒って　笑って　

傷んで　病んで　叫んで　打ち壊してやれ

ずっと飛べなかった空　ぎゅっと君を抱きかかえ

高く舞い上がれ

Naite waratte ikatte waratte

Itande yande sakende buchikowashiteyare

Zutto tobenakatta sora gyutto kimi wo dakikakae

Takaku maiagare

今ここから初まる物語

Ima koko kara hajimaru sutorii (story)

たった一瞬の衝動がきっと世界を変えて行くんだ

青く燃え上がる春　限りなく

Tatta isshun no shoudou ga kitto sekai wo kaeteikunda

Aoku moeagaru haru kagirinaku

[porcelain-yume]

Emily - THE MADNA (English Lyrics Translation 英訳)

Lyrics: Ryota; Music: THE MADNA

waiting that day.

When will the sunlight shine through?

Shine through into this bound freedom

Dreaming of a future someday

I only wish to live like a human being

But your voice calling out my name

Like that day

In that place

Even now your voice still lies sleeping.

Notes:

Tomo and Ryota sing this song together.

It’s often played multiple times in a row during a show to get the crowd going.

Japanese, Romaji & Spotify Track:

waiting that day.

陽の光はいつ差し込む?

縛り付けられた自由の中

いつかの未来を夢見てる

ただ、人間らしく生きたいだけなのに

あの日、あの場所で君が僕の名を

叫んだ声は今も眠ってんだ

waiting that day.

Hi no hikari wa itsu sashikomu?

Shibaritsukerareta jiyuu no naka

Itsuka no mirai wo yume miteru

Tada, ningen rashiku ikitai dake nanoni

Ano hi, ano basho de kimi ga boku no na wo

Sakenda koe wa ima mo nemuttenda