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Old 6th May 2016, 03:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan View Post
躊躇わないで、どうせならトドメ刺して終わらせて。
笑わないで冷たい目で。嘘が下手ね。
-FLOWER-

Don't hesitate,
you might as well finish me with off with a stabbing blow.
With no smile and cold eyes.
You're not a good liar.


My take~

*there's no proper noun in the last sentence. Could be you, could be I. But I'm guessing it's you.



Ps I try not to take any artistic liberties with lyrics because I don't consider myself a lyricist (or poet) in English, let alone Japanese. So my translations might be a little too straight forward.
I LOVE your take on it; i would just change the last middle bit to "Don't smile at me with those cold eyes", or with a cold stare--笑わないで is a negative imperative.
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