'alterna' romaji and translation

[Echiko]

^__^ thanks alot!! I bet she was inspired to write this because of the recent tabloids. I'm starting to like the song little by little because of these lyrics. x] thanks a bunch. She makes a bold statment. haha

btw, i'm wondering. Masa, you never did a translation of STEP you or is this LOVE? I was just wondering how come? =0

[ChildOfXX]

Originally Posted by voltron

The third line there is a little awkward in English. Something along the lines of "wasn't very much, " "was very little," or "was only a small part." It's very hard to make a line that works there, especially while looking at the Japanese lyrics. Your translation is a very literal translation of that line, but it just doesn't work very well in English. Hmm....

Thanks very much Masa! Nice to see you back. It seriously means alot to us.

As for the above, I agree about the awkwardness. Perhaps the lines would go better as follows?:

The things that were truly important
And necessary
Were few
And the rest were mostly decorations

[..:DisarO:..]

Thanks! I like the lyric.

"Don't misunderstand
That I've reached the goal
Things have just begun at last" <- That's it! Go ayu! hahhahhaha

I think the romaji are perfect, Masa, thanks! Here's my translation for comparison.

Hey, Come on, If you're going to blush,
Watch from far away.
If I am going to be pointed at anyway,
Whether I did something or not,
I'll just be the way I am.

Only a few things
Were truly important and necessary,
While everything else was mostly
Decoration.

Maybe it felt like armor
To protect me from
Everything.

Hey, Come on, If you're going to blush,
Watch from far away.
If I am going to be pointed at anyway,
Whether I did something or not,
I'll just be the way I am.

Let me say something further:
What those unnecessary things brought me
Wasn't comfort,
But a sense of loss.

Make no mistake.
I haven't arrived;
I've finally begun.

It's nothing outrageous.
Don't think too hard.
Yes, simply put, I just want
What I want.
That's it.

??
??
Because I've already come to see
My share of fears.

Hey, Come on, If you're going to blush,
Watch from far away.
If it's all the same to you,
Whether I did something or not,
I'll just be the way I am.

It's nothing outrageous.
Don't think too hard.
Yes, simply put, I just want
What I want.
That's it.

I just couldn't quite wrap my brain around "Mou naite mo shukumei demo / Kaette'te miseyou ja nai." "Even if I still cry, even if it's fate / I'll show you that I changed it, won't I?" ?? Just sounds kinda funny, I'm sure I'm missing something.

I love these lyrics so much! They're true Ayu, this song will go down as a classic.

[shinde]

thank you masa, asongforxx, evolusean!! I love the lyrics...omg I LOVE this song~

[Coelacanth]

I still don't hear it as 'Hey, come on'.

Thanks everybody!

[~Amy~]

Thank you masa for the lyrics and translation! ^_^

[akatsuki]

I like some parts of the lyrics, eventhough I can absolutly not understand every parts of the PV. "I have no wild ambition, don't take it too seriously. In short, I only want what I want. That's all." thats sort of cool. Thanks for romaji and translation.

[nmskalmn]

Originally Posted by ChildOfXX

Thanks very much Masa! Nice to see you back. It seriously means alot to us.

Thanks masa.

[evechoco]

thanks for the translation

[mui-gei-tal]

very powerful lyrics!
thanks for hte translation!

[kournikova]

hmm.. as usual.. strong lyric for strong song ^^ thx a lot

[SunshineSlayer]

Thanks Masa and evolusean Both translations were great although evolusean's makes a bit more sense in English. Absolutely love this song.

[AyuGAME]

many THX
been waiting for the translation
its looks good...i don't think its made cause the article about her..
do you remember that this song is being officialy on air when her FX8 cm being broadcasted and the article is release about 1 or 2 weeks after that
so..its not because that article i think

[Mad_Cactuar]

I WATCHED AYUMI'S ALTERNA VIDEO EARLIER ON MTV!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT IS JUST WAAAAYYYY TOO COOL!!!! And a little creepy... BUT FANTASTIC VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE SONG IS EXCELLENT TOO!!!!!! I LOVE AYUMI FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[*hearT_Place*]

wow! Absolutely wonderful, incredibly powerful lyrics! Thank you very much!

[Ayu_desu]

Originally Posted by AyuGAME

many THX
been waiting for the translation
its looks good...i don't think its made cause the article about her..
do you remember that this song is being officialy on air when her FX8 cm being broadcasted and the article is release about 1 or 2 weeks after that
so..its not because that article i think

it doesn't have to be just about that article. it could mean tabloids altogether.

[Kazuko]

Whoa, nice lyrics! Thank you masa and everyone else who translated for translations! haha

[masa]

Thanks for your comments, volton and ChildOfXX. How about this?

There were
Only a few things
Truly important and necessary
And the rest were mainly decorations

And I change "syukumei" to "shukumei".

And I feel like changing the phrase "That's all" to "That's what I say", because the Japanese phrase "Sore dake nano" is not so strong. How do you think about it?

[masa]

To Evolusean

It seems "comfort" is more suitable than "the peace of mind" as you say.

>I just couldn't quite wrap my brain around "Mou naite mo shukumei demo / Kaette'te miseyou ja nai." "Even if I still cry, even if it's fate / I'll show you that I changed it, won't I?" ?? Just sounds kinda funny, I'm sure I'm missing something.

I didn't translate the part "Mou naite mo", because this is just the part I couldn't catch clearly. And "--te miseru" is very difficult phrase to translate. This add the nuance of "I'll show you the result" to the whole sentence, but it's not so strong assertion. I think there is no such phrase in English. So I didn't translate this.