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[Peruseusu]

thx ^^

[Bad Wolf]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Hm, I looked up "to soothe / soothed" and it's なだめる / 和らげる in Japanese, hm...

I think "stopped" would be best since that's what she actually said in her lyrics (止められ), so it'll be up to whoever's reading to interpret it as soothing/calming the anger of the world, you know?

I sort of would rather like to have translations that pretty much say exactly what Ayu's trying to tell us so that what she's saying doesn't get lost/mixed up in the process of translating.

Fair enough! I don't know why I didn't stop (lulz /dodges bricks) to consider the strength/force/impact of 止められ as opposed to 和らげる -- toss that up to me being forgetful, I guess!

I prefer as close to the original phrasing/words as possible as well, and I think masa does a great job of making them flow nicely from Japanese into English and still having them be poetic I guess I'm just letting my flowery synonym side take over x_x Apologies!

[freedreamer]

Since it's a WORLD song, I definitely think it suits the news show. And she did make this in london right? because credits show the London Strings was involved. Strange coincidence with A WORLD IS ONE? or after? hahaha...

i've yet to hear the song but the lyrics, reading them again, are so beautiful

blue star <3

[extepan]

thanks!

[panda♥]

Originally Posted by identity

This is the song. This is the song on the album that has the lyrics that touch me the most and feel like they were written for me.

I love this.

Totally see what she's talking about now, especially referring to the Earth as a "blue star". Kudos Ayu~

[Kanzaki]

"Blue star" might be an inaccurate translation. In japanese aoi "blue" can also mean "pale".
Just a thought though, don't take my word for it.

[Shiori_Hamasaki]

wow!!!
since i hear the sing, i love
but yoyr traslation is so deep
thanks a lot
for every translations

[masa]

I changed the line arrangement, according to the official lyrics.
And I noticed that "hoshi" is written as "地球" (Earth) in the official lyrics. So I changed the word, "star" to "Earth" in my translation.

[Minttulatte]

I thought this was another love song but it's like the songs on I am... to me. o.O I thought she sings something how breaking up can hurt you but this song really reminds me of the songs on I am... and rollin' as well. I like the lyrics. <3

[CHE.R.RY]

Well these lyrics are simple and sweet, nothing special.

Thanx for the translation masa .

[Luja.]

I am just reading this again and nearly began to cry.. this so relates to the situation I am in right now (for me at least).. thank you so much for the translation again, this is really precious to me now.

[asagarichan]

thak you so mush!
this song is always playing in my head ... She reminds me a lot ((

[Mimichild]

I love this song so much more now, thanks!

[duque]

I just love this song!...thanks masa

[Rebirthia]

It's curious how both Ayu and KOKIA used in their latest albums hoshi implying Earth... so different music but the same origin, Japan!
Thank you for the translation! - a very beautiful lyric btw...

[Ryan_968]

I don't like how it feels like I've heard the first couple verses before a hundred times.

[Rebirthia]

Originally Posted by Ryan_968

I don't like how it feels like I've heard the first couple verses before a hundred times.

well, definitely Ayu has been repeting ideas in her lyrics in te last years, and those two first verse are a classic already