ok, so i TRIED to translate moral no soushiki (using firefox's rikaichan plug-in, babelfish, AND excite's translator. yay =3), since it was such a popular song on the album, and this is what i got:
Funeral of Moral
At the owls' cry of “death”,
Darkness opens the wound and the full moon is revealed.
From a believer to irreverent priests,
I wore a dress of mourning and I heard the voice of the wind. (1)
This evening is the funeral of MORAL.
Our Father (Pater Noster) (2)
The shooting stars are the sky's tears.
The trees' cries echo in the forest.
As sorrow passes over the lake's surface, the wind follows.
The wind beckoned everyone to the funeral parlour.
This evening is the funeral of MORAL.
Love sits in the front next to Philosophy,
Who hold a cigarette between his lips and exhales thoughts.
PRIDE and Devotion sits behind them,
Deep in conversation, making frightfully serious faces.
Everyone tried to conceal their trembling.
Our Father
My hand was charmed by Wisdom, still young and pure.
I tossed a white rose into the coffin, and
Reason stood from her seat, lifting her black veil.
Before the end of the ceremony,
She slowly began to talk.
"In this moment, my heart is in disarray
At our son and his unexpected farewell. (3)
His dignified voice and progressive vision
Will never be forgotten.
Even now, it surely acts as a light
That shines upon us
In times of perplexity, wandering, and
When you can no longer see the path,
At the turning point of good and evil
On the face of this earth,
He lives on in your heart."
Our Father
Sympathy vehemently nods her head,
And all break out into applause.
Truth turned to Reason and whispered in her ear,
"I also had a son.
I hope he is still alive
Even if he is gone from everyone."
As the owl finished his cry and flew away,
The sun came forth through the morning haze.
TRANSLATORS' NOTES:
(1) literally she uses the verb 'to make clear', so it should be somewhat like 'the voice of the wind was made clear to my ears', but that sounded too wordy, so we simply used the verb 'to hear'
(2) refers to God
(3) Moral is apparently the son of Wisdom and Reason
One last note: Angela has personified each different 'aspect', such as Sympathy's vigorous nodding and Reason's black veil. Just in case you were confused as to how Wisdom was able to smoke, and Truth was able to talk, etc.
WOOT! finally done
ok, that's it, i'm through for the day. GOOD NIGHT AHS! You've been a good audience. (credit also goes to greggerz for helping me with translation =3)