Sunday, July 12, 2020

Lyrics - ウサギのラップ (Rabbit's Rap) from フラグの国のアリス (Alice in Flagland)

A fun hip hop jam from 1992's Alice in Flagland, part of the ULTRABOX graphic adventure game series for the PC-Engine. Appropriately enough, the song is about graphic adventure games. Work of mangaka and game designer Eto Hiroyuki (衛藤ヒロユキ).



カモ~ン!
見る菊調べる見る探す 恋のコマンド選択アドベンチャー
見る菊調べる見る探す 恋のゲームにフラグを立てなくちゃ
見る見るミルミル合う話す うまくカーソル合わせて1 2 3
見る見るミルミル合う話す 恋のゲームにフラグを立てなくちゃ

ベンチャっ!

ベンチャっ!
見る菊調べる見る探す 恋のコマンド選択アドベンチャー
見る菊調べる見る探す 恋のゲームにフラグを立てなくちゃ
見る見るミルミル合う話す うまくカーソル合わせて1 2 3
見る見るミルミル合う話す 恋のゲームにフラグを立てなくちゃ

ベンっ!

恋のアドベンチャー
ベンチャっ!
ベンチャっ!
ベンチャっ!

恋のアドベンチャー
ベンチャっ!
ベンチャっ!
ベンチャっ!

恋のアドベンチャー
ベンチャっ!
ベンチャっ!
ベンチャっ!

恋のアドベンチャー
ベンチャっ!
ベンチャっ!
ベンチャっ!

カモ~ン!
見る菊調べる見る探す 恋のコマンド選択アドベンチャー
見る菊調べる見る探す 恋のゲームにフラグを立てなくちゃ
見る見るミルミル合う話す うまくカーソル合わせて1 2 3
見る見るミルミル合う話す 恋のゲームにフラグを立てなくちゃ

ベンチャっ!

恋のアドベンチャー
ベンチャっ!
ベンチャっ!
ベンチャっ!

恋のアドベンチャー
ベンチャっ!
ベンチャっ!
ベンチャっ!

恋のアドベンチャー
ベンチャっ!
ベンチャっ!
ベンチャっ!

恋のアドベンチャー
ベンチャっ!
ベンチャっ!
ベンチャっ!



Come on!
See, hear, investigate, see, search
Love's multiple choice graphic adventure
See, hear, investigate, see, search
You gotta raise the love game's flag
See, see, see, see, meet, speak
Place the cursor 1, 2, 3
See, see, see, see, meet, speak
You gotta raise the love game's flag

'venture!

'venture!
See, hear, investigate, see, search
Love's multiple choice graphic adventure
See, hear, investigate, see, search
You gotta raise the love game's flag
See, see, see, see, meet, speak
Place the cursor 1, 2, 3
See, see, see, see, meet, speak
You gotta raise the love game's flag

'ven!

Love's adventure
'venture!
'venture!
'venture!

Love's adventure
'venture!
'venture!
'venture!

Love's adventure
'venture!
'venture!
'venture!

Love's adventure
'venture!
'venture!
'venture!

Come on!
See, hear, investigate, see, search
Love's multiple choice graphic adventure
See, hear, investigate, see, search
You gotta raise the love game's flag
See, see, see, see, meet, speak
Place the cursor 1, 2, 3
See, see, see, see, meet, speak
You gotta raise the love game's flag

'venture!

Love's adventure
'venture!
'venture!
'venture!

Love's adventure
'venture!
'venture!
'venture!

Love's adventure
'venture!
'venture!
'venture!

Love's adventure
'venture!
'venture!
'venture!

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Lyrics - あきはばらんど (Akihabaland) OP by Twinkle Spica

*To be updated when more artist information and higher quality video is available.

In short, the opening theme of the "Akihabaland" talk show, presented by Rukichan (Age 5) and Usanta of Virtual YouTuber group Twinkle Spica.
https://twitter.com/usagitukimiya/status/1281365831306244099

As it stands from the information I gathered, it is a joint product of Akihabara expert Ruki Akiba together with ULTRA-PRISM vocalist Usagi Tsukimiya. I can only assume Masaya Koike was part of its production, as well. All in all, a very catchy, very fun song. Unfortunately, I did not understand the rendition of "Akihabaland" in the original lyrics as appearing in the clip, but I hope the same feelings were conveyed regardless - nothing but sheer moe overload.


あなたのすきな あきはばらん(do
わたしのすきな あきはばらん(do
みんなのすきな あきはばらん(do
1・2 いっしょに あきはばらん(do

たのしいたのしいちょうたのしい
あなたといっしょがちょうたのしい

あなたの ピンチを すくうため
われらは ここに やってきた!
あいも ゆめも チャージして
ネガを ポジに チェンジして

こどもの ころに あこがれた
まほうの すてっき どこにあるの?
おとなに なっても すきなんだもん
だって じんせい いちどきり

あなたのすきな あきはばらん(do
あのこのすきな あきはばらん(do
あいつのすきな あきはばらん(do
いつ どこ だれでも あきはばらん(do

1・2 クリック あきはばらん(do
まい にち ログイン あきはばらん(do
おまちしてます あきはばらん(do
MORE MORE いっしょにあきはばらん(do
あきはばらん(do




The Akihabaland you like
The Akihabaland I like
The Akihabaland everybody likes
1, 2 together, Akihabaland

Fun, fun, so fun
It's so fun together with you

To save you from your troubles
We two came to this place
Charging up your love and dreams
Let's turn the negatives into positives

The thing I longed for as a child
A magic wand - where can it be found?
Even when I grow up I'll still like it
You only live once, after all

The Akihabaland you like
The Akihabaland she likes
The Akihabaland he likes
Whenever, wherever, whoever, Akihabaland

1, 2 click, Akihabaland
Every day logging in, Akihabaland
Looking forward to it, Akihabaland
MORE, MORE, together, Akihabaland
Akihabaland

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Lyrics - 真夜中の電波 (Mayonaka no Denpa) by まにきゅあ団

This peculiar song was included as an unnamed extra song in the same album as the last lyrics post, ラジヲまにきゅあ1374KHz released in 1994. It was remastered in the 2000 album どきどき♥メモリアル as 真夜中の電波, or "Midnight Radio Waves".  I was originally interested in the portrayal of "denpa" from before the term was popularized by the visual novel Shizuku, and certainly long before it was used to describe music. Later on I was also drawn by the excerpts of speech scattered throughout the song. Unfortunately, as there are no official lyrics, I transcribed the words from sound (with a fair bit of help since my Japanese isn't that good), so there might be mistakes in the transcription itself regardless of the translation. I hope that despite that, the radio waves of old will still reach out to you.



真夜中一人眠れぬ夜に
全身に駆け抜けるノイズ
それは突然、僕の中に
入り込んできた騒音

「ね、聞こえる? あたしの声。」
脳の中響く
「あたしの声が届いたの。
答えてほしい。」
僕を呼ぶ声

明滅してる液晶盤
分離始めてるラジカセ
動かぬ体
冷たい汗
暗闇が僕に囁く

「ようやく気づいてくれたの。」
ウサギ耳振りに
「これからあなたを支配させていただくわ。」
めり込む呪文

「あなたは私の声が聞こえてしまった。
だから、だからもう、仕方がないわ。
あなたはすでに支配されている。
そう、これから、ずっと。。。」

「あのよる彼女は確かにそう言った。
だが、今のところ僕の生活には何の変化もないし、
支配されている実感もない。
平凡な日常繰り返しているだけだ。
夢だったのかと思う。でも、僕の中の何かが受けた。
この拭いきれないリアルの衝撃、そして彼女の声。
声。。。あれは、声だったのか。。。?」


思い出せない意味不明の
膨大な電波飛び交い
限界点の時計の針
狂い始めてる布団

「あなたはもうあたしのもの。
あたしだけのもの。」
真夜中の電波
「誰にも渡さないわ。
あたしだけ。。。あなた。」
掴まぬ危険

忘れられない
操られて
分離しているガイガン
理解不能の噂中に
破裂寸前の魂

真夜中一人眠れぬ夜に
全身に駆け抜けるノイズ
それは突然、僕の中で
芽生え始めた騒音


Alone at midnight, a sleepless night
A noise running through my entire body
Then suddenly, through myself
A penetrating noise

"Hey, can you hear? My voice."
Reverberating within my mind
"My voice reached you.
I want you to answer it."
A voice that calls to me

A flickering liquid crystal display
A falling apart radio-cassette player
An immobile body
Cold sweat
The dark whispers to me

"At last you've noticed me."
In a rabbit ears pose
"From now on I'll have you be under my control."
A spell sinking in

"You've already heard my voice.
So, there's nothing you can do anymore.
You are already under my control.
Yes, from now on..."

"That night she definitely said that.
But, so far nothing has changed about my life,
and I never really felt like I was under control.
My ordinary daily life was just going on.
I wonder if it was a dream. However, I felt something inside me.
This real shock that you can't shake off, then her voice.
Voice... that thing, that was her voice?"

Nonsensical and hard to remember
Vast radio waves flying around
The clock hand's breaking point
A futon going mad

"You are already mine.
And mine alone."
Radio waves at midnight
"I won't hand you over to anyone.
You... Only mine."
Danger that can't be grasped

Haunting
Manipulated
Gigan splitting apart
Within incomprehensible rumors
A soul on the verge of bursting

Alone at midnight, a sleepless night
A noise running through my entire body
Then suddenly, within myself
An emerging noise