MASK
Sung by: Okui Masami & Matsumura Kasumi
Translated by: Mina-P (Email: Minako@senshigakuen.com)
Version 2.00
Note: For those unfortunate people who haven't heard it, MASK is the amazing ending theme song to the anime TV series Bakuretsu Hunters. This song is simply amazing: it's upbeat, mysterious, sexy, and fits perfectly with the feel of the series. On a side note, this is also a favorite sing-along song for Mako-chan and me. Unfortunately, we have NEVER gotten the lyrics right, not once. I know the lyrics aren't that long or hard to learn but... we just CAN'T remember them, okay!? [crying to self]
—Mystery— mashou o utsusu purachina no tsukiakari
kasuka ni hohoemu kuchibiru azayaka ni someta...
—Mystery— Platinum moonlight reflects a devilishness
Lips that curl into a faint smile are dyed vividly...
mitsumeteite sorasanai de
anata no sono shisen de fuuin wa tokareru
Keep looking forward and don't turn away
With that look in your eyes, the seal can be broken
shai na Venus kamen sutete yasashikute zankoku na
sugao o misetai no anata dake ni ageru Secret
I want to kiss you, Surrender to your heart
nigebasho no nai yajuu ai no meiro no naka de iki taeru made
Shy Venus, throw away your mask, I want you to show
Your true, tenderly cruel self, a secret that I give just to you
I want to kiss you, Surrender to your heart
Like a beast with no place to run to, inside of love's labyrinth until your breath dies out
—Sadistic— jounetsu no muchi de odoraseteageru
marude haritsumerareta ito ayatsuru you ni...
—Sadistic— I'll let you dance inside of passion's whip (1)
The threads are completely strained, like someone's pulling them...
togireta koe de sakebu "I Love You"
kono mune ni kizamikomu kienai akashi o
With your broken voice cry "I Love You"
The never-fading proof is carved into my heart
zurui Venus kamen sutete yasashikute zankoku na
sugao o miseru no wa daremo shiranai toki no Carnival
I want to hold you, Surrender in my heart
ai ni oboreta yajuu yumemi kokochi no mama de iki taeru made
Sly Venus, throw away your mask, showing
Your true, tenderly cruel self is one instant of carnival where no one knows you
I want to hold you, Surrender in my heart
Like a beast drowned in love, feeling like you're dreaming until your breath dies out
shai na Venus kamen sutete yasashikute zankoku na
sugao o misetai no anata dake ni ageru Secret
I want to kiss you, Surrender to your heart
nigebasho no nai yajuu ai no meiro no naka de iki taeru made
Shy Venus, throw away your mask, I want you to show
Your true, tenderly cruel self, a secret that I give just to you
I want to kiss you, Surrender to your heart
Like a beast with no place to run to, inside of love's labyrinth until your breath dies out
zurui Venus kamen sutete yasashikute zankoku na
sugao o miseru no wa daremo shiranai toki no Carnival
I want to hold you, Surrender in my heart
ai ni oboreta yajuu yumemi kokochi no mama de iki taeru made
Sly Venus, throw away your mask, showing
Your true, tenderly cruel self is one instant of carnival where no one knows you
I want to hold you, Surrender in my heart
Like a beast drowned in love, feeling like you're dreaming until your breath dies out
(1) This is actually a really clever pun, especially if you know the series. Muchi is written in katakana, and without kanji, the word can mean three different things: ignorance, shamelessness, or whip. Therefore, they're either in passion's ignorance, passion's shamelessness, or passion's whip. As all fit the series, I didn't know which to pick for the translation, so I just went at random.
Lyrics taken from the What's Up Guys single, KIDA-120 (track 2). Not like the words make any sense if you haven't heard the song, anyway. Romanized and translated into English very badly by Mina-P, with desperately needed help, as always, by Mako-chan. Any comments or corrections can be mailed to Mina-P at Minako@senshigakuen.com.