NEO UNIVERSE
Performed by: L'Arc-en-Ciel
Translated by: Mina-P (Email: Minako@senshigakuen.com)
Version 1.00
Note: I won't try to hide it. I am mysteriously not a L'arc fan. I'm not quite sure why, either; I just don't really like them. They tend to fall under the category of bands that I have no specific dislike for, but no particular calling towards either. That being said, NEO UNIVERSE was one of the reasons I ended up buying the L'arc Clicked Singles Best 13 album. I actually heard it for the first time during the album's TV commercial spots (no joke) and fell in love. It's a truly amazing song, and there's something very pure about the song; it makes you feel like you're soaring. See how happy this song makes me feel? I can't even write about it without the use of semi-colons.
katamukikaketa tenbin no ue e
kizukiageteku ten yori mo tataku
On a slanting scale,
You're higher than the exalted heavens
sonna tobenai mujaki na tenshi ni mo
asa wa todoku azayaka ni
Even to that kind of innocent, flightless angel
Morning reaches them, brilliantly
sono te o hanasanaide
mezameru kono sekai o kanjite
Don't let go of that hand
Feel this awakening world
hibiwaresou demo toumei na mama de
kinou nemurazu matteita n da ne
Even if it looks cracked and transparent,
Yesterday waited without sleeping
yume o miteita kiseki wa mou konai kedo
tooi sora ga michibiite
The miracle you dreamed about still doesn't come but
The far off sky guides you
anata wa kaze no you ni yasashiku
tori no you ni jiyuu ni
kono sekai o habataku
kogarazu ni neo universe
You're gentle like the wind
Free like a bird
Fly off on this world
Don't get angry, neo universe
higeki da toshite mo
anata ni meguriaete yokatta
Even though it's a tragedy
I'm glad I met you
senaka awase no zetsubou o yudanete
shinjiteitai itsumademo
Even with back-to-back despairs,
I want to believe always
kirei na hana no you ni waratte
hoshi no you ni kagayaite
kono sekai o habataku
kogarazu ni neo universe
Laugh like a pretty flower
Glitter like a star
Fly off on this world
Don't get angry, neo universe
umarekawaru kisetsu yo
setsunasugita kisetsu yo
sora no you ni hitotsu ni
musubareyou neo universe
The reborn season
The too painful season
Like the sky, bind together
Into one, neo universe
Lyrics belong to Hyde, Ki/oon Records, and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), taken from the Clicked Singles Best 13 album, KSC2-334 (track 11). 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.