弦 (Tsuru)

Song title
"弦" Romaji: Tsuru English: Bowstring
Original Upload Date
January 17, 2018
Singer
LUMi
Producer(s)
koyori (music, lyrics)
Views
200,000+ (NN), 190,000+ (YT)
Links
Niconico Broadcast / YouTube Broadcast
Description "It’s so annoying."

Lyrics

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The following translation was made by Releska, and may only be used in accordance with the restrictions stated on his blog.

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Japanese	Romaji	English
一つ一つ　小綺麗な意図を	hitotsu hitotsu kogireina ito o	One by one, I weave in neat intentions
からくりで編み込んで	karakuri de amikonde	and pull their strings.
派手にしよかな　古風がよいか	hade ni shiyo kana kofuu ga yoi ka	Should I make it showy, or old-fashioned?
天井世界を行脚しよ	tenjou sekai o angya shiyo	Let’s travel the world’s heights.
二つ三つ　幽霊の噂	futatsu mittsu yuurei no uwasa	Two, three. The ghosts gossip
旅人の魅惑奇譚	tabibito no miwaku ki tan	and it becomes tales that bewitch travelers.
誰に話そか　あの子がよいか	dare ni hanaso ka ano ko ga yoi ka	Who shall I tell them to? How about them?
聞いた話じゃ伝わらぬ	kiita hanashi ja tsutawaranu	Hearsay won’t get through.
雲はあんぐり	kumo wa anguri	The clouds’ mouths gape open
口開けて蜜柑色	kuchiake te mikaniro	and they are the colour of mandarins.
あだ名で呼ぶは	ada na de yobu wa	They have a nickname—
誰(た)そ誰(た)そ彼彼	ta so ta so kare kare	Dusk, dusk, dusk…
嗚呼　弦(つる)にお前が触れて忌々(いまいま)しい	aa tsuru ni omae ga furete imaimashii	Ah, you touch my string and it’s so annoying.
咥(くわ)えた指はもうふにゃふにゃ	kuwaeta yubi wa mou funyafunya	The finger I was sucking has grown so soft.
だから悪く無い僕は　ずっと縮こまって	dakara warukunai boku wa zutto chijikomatte	I’m not in the wrong. I stay huddled away
余剰無い四畳に錠かけるの	yojou nai yon jou ni jou kakeru no	and lock this cramped, four-tatami room.
張り巡らされた弱々しい	harimegurasareta yowayowashii	The strung-up strings were so frail.
五本が錆び逝く　ざらざら	gohon ga sabi yuku zarazara	Five of them rust away with a rough sound.
されど張り替えられない　だって命みたい	saredo harikaerarenai datte inochi mitai	Still, I won’t replace them. It’s like life.
後生でもしょうもない畜生だろう	goshou de mo shoumonai chikushou darou	I guess I’m a brute, worthless even in the afterlife.
十(とお)も数多(あまた)も無駄など無いぞ	tou mo amata mo muda nado naizo	Whether there’s ten or a whole lot, they aren’t useless.
神様の曰く　美譚	kamisama no iwaku bi tan	I’m talking about God’s beautiful stories.
ならば天女を寄越したらどうか	naraba tennyo o yokoshitara douka	Alright then, why not send down a celestial maiden?
いつまで経てど伝わらぬ	itsu made tatedo tsutawaranu	Time passes, but it doesn’t sink in.
床はあいであのがらくた　不純色	yuka wa ai de ano garakuta fujuniro	Ideas are strewn on the floor like garbage. They’re impure.
艶やかに揺る　誰(た)そ誰(た)そ彼彼	adeyaka ni yuru ta so ta so kare kare	They sway bewitchingly. Dusk, dusk, dusk…
嗚呼　すぐにお前が湧いていらいらする	aa sugu ni omae ga waite iraira suru	Ah, you well up straight away and it gets on my nerves.
乱れた脳みそ　ぐにゃぐにゃ	midareta noumiso gunyagunya	My chaotic brain is all mushy.
それで意味も無く僕は　次いで愛を模した	sore de imi mo naku boku wa tsuide ai o mo shita	And then, with no meaning to it, I mimicked love.
実情は非情な情を生んだの	jitsujou wa hijouna jou o unda no	The truth birthed cold emotion.
ぴんと張られて痛々しい	pinto hararete itaitashii	I pull the string tight. It hurts.
その弦(つる)の声にあたふた	sono tsuru no koe ni atafuta	I’m rushed along by its voice.
されど緩められない　だって両端で	saredo yurume rarenai datte ryouhashi de	And yet, I cannot loosen it because at both ends
お前や　お前が　ほくそ笑んで居るのだ	omae ya omae ga hokusoende iru no da	you, you are there smiling.
嗚呼　弦(つる)にお前が擦れてひりひりする	aa tsuru ni omae ga surete hirihiri suru	Ah, you brush against the string and it tingles.
草臥(くたび)れたよ　もうむにゃむにゃ	kutabireta yo mou munyamunya	I’m dead tired and mumbling away.
またも有り触れた僕は滑稽なので	mata mo arifureta boku wa kokkei nano de	I’m so ordinary, which makes me hilarious too
過剰な事情で自嘲するだけ	kajouna jijou de jichou suru dake	so I just laugh at myself while dealing with this overwhelming stuff.
はいからな才は神々しい	haikarana sai wa kougoushii	My stylish talents are divine.
思わず見惚(みと)れて　ずぶずぶ	omowazu mitorete zubu zubu	Before I know it, I’m fascinated. It’s like I’m drunk.
つまり僕は何度も同じ事で	tsumari boku wa nando mo onaji koto de	I’m just a brute who gets beached and loses their sanity
座礁して正気欠く畜生だろう	zashou shite shouki kaku chikushou darou	at the same thing every time.
後生でもしょうもない畜生だろう	goshou de mo shoumonai chikushou darou	I guess I’m a brute, worthless even in the afterlife.

English translation by Releska

Discography

This song was featured on the following albums:

• flannel (album)

External Links

• Blomaga
• Dropbox - Instrumental (Chorus track)
• piapro - Karaoke

Unofficial

• VocaDB
• Hatsune Miku Wiki
• Releska - Translation Source