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Old 5th April 2015, 04:22 PM
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[Translation] Diary

Thanks to kinix for the lyrics.
I tried to translate in the best way that I could, but some sentences were difficult to interpret. Very beautiful and deep lyrics. I hope ayu can sing it.



This is just my diary

It's fine if it doesn't reach anyone

No one notices in any case
And if they do they don't even care
I'm at my limit by myself only

Saying not to behave as if giving the impression
that the morning will no more
that the sun won't shine on me ever again

Why did you die?
Why you...
Why am I living
In a world without you

In a time where everything had became void
but turned out fine no matter what
my throat was thirsty and wished for water

eventually if I woke up
as if in the past days
feeling hungry, I'd satisfy my appetite

She said, I can't protect the things which are important to me
She said, If it's you, you can protect them, can't you

Why did you die?
Why you...
Why am I living
In a world without you


She said, I can't protect the things which are important to me
She said, If it's you, you can protect them, can't you

This is just my diary
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Old 5th April 2015, 04:26 PM
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ugh, almost made me cry

so beautiful
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Old 5th April 2015, 04:44 PM
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This is beautiful, so personal, I was touched.
Damn ayu why do you have such talent in writing like this
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Old 5th April 2015, 06:34 PM
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Old 5th April 2015, 06:48 PM
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thank you for the translation~
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Old 5th April 2015, 06:56 PM
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What a waste ... such strong lyrics and it's not even for her and it will be even more annoying if the song is good lol
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Old 5th April 2015, 08:52 PM
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definately ballad. I'm glad it's not ayu song... because she will cry nonstop at live
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Old 6th April 2015, 06:45 AM
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What a waste ... such strong lyrics and it's not even for her and it will be even more annoying if the song is good lol
which is why I secretly hope she will sing and release it lol
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Old 6th April 2015, 07:03 AM
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omg that sounded really painful
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Old 6th April 2015, 08:15 AM
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Nice translation. If you don't mind, I'd like to point out one thing:

どうでも良い means something like "I don't care". Like どうでもいい話 or 私はもうそんなことはどうでも良くなった.
(Definition: 価値がない、どっち決まっても良い、あまり興味が無い、といった意味の言い回し。Other examples here.)

I think that made the thirsty/hunger part difficult for you to interpret. I interpreted it as: after my mind hit rock bottom and felt numb, my body started craving for water (life) again. Maybe in the future, I might even feel alive enough to crave food as well.

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The lyrics are so heartbreaking, I couldn't help but make my own translation too:

Diary

This is just my diary

I don’t mind if my words don’t reach anyone

Nobody would notice anyway
and even if they did, they wouldn’t care,
they’re too busy with themselves

Telling me not to act
as if morning will never come again
as if the sun will never shine on me again

*
Why did you die?
Why did you…?
Why am I living
in a world without you?

When everything had turned to nothing
and I didn’t care about anything anymore
I felt thirsty and craved water

I wonder if I’d feel hungry and satisfy my hunger
like I would’ve done in the past
if I’d wake up at some time

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She told me, "Important things
are harder to protect"
She told me, "If it’s you,
you can protect them for me"

* repeat
** repeat

This is just my diary
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Old 6th April 2015, 03:46 PM
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For whom is the song, when she is not singing it?
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Old 6th April 2015, 10:17 PM
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Miccie, her cousin.
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Old 6th April 2015, 11:31 PM
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I wonder if this is about Miccie and Ayu's grandmother (I'm guessing they're cousins on Ayu's mother side as I imagine Ayu isn't in contact with her father's side).
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Old 6th April 2015, 11:39 PM
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These lyrics feel very Ayu-circa-1998.
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Old 7th April 2015, 01:53 AM
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^ I definitely agree. These lyrics are sad, but I don't think the current ayu will sing this. She's a lot stronger and more confident now.
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Old 7th April 2015, 01:10 PM
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OMG Q_Q so beautiful, it made me cry...
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Old 7th April 2015, 07:19 PM
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These lyrics feel very Ayu-circa-1998.
That's what I thought. Very deep, depressing lyrics like she used to write back then.

Really amazing lyrics. I hope ayu records this someday.
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Old 8th April 2015, 09:32 AM
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She said, I can't protect the things which are important to me
So sad...
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Old 8th April 2015, 09:37 AM
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beautiful lyric.. strong and sad lyric.. ayu's writing lyric is awesome!
i wonder if this is for her friend whom she wrote untitled for her for..
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Old 12th April 2015, 03:45 AM
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this is so powerful! i wish ayu would sing it..i want to know who it's about, the whole story behind it...it does make me feel really sad though..
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