One More Time: A wowaka Medley / もう一回 : wowakaさんに敬意を表して

In honor of wowaka. Rest in peace
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Like a lot of people, Rolling Girl was one of my first vocaloid songs. I'm not sure who did the translation I saw, but I don't think it was very accurate. Still I vividly remember one line that went "Even the hill taunting me is making mistakes now."
Obviously I'm an English-speaker. Beyond the usual degrees of separation between what the artist is actually trying to communicate versus what I end up interpreting, I have to interact with wowoka and his lyrics through the various people kind enough to do translations of his work. In this case, I did attempt a rough translation of "Zureteiku" out of necessity since the only translations available were machine translations (although mine are probably not much better; I'm far from fluent).
Despite all these layers of separation between us, sometimes Unknown Mother Goose will come on and I'll want to cry. On one hand, it is specifically my knowledge of the lyrics that lends to that feeling. Even then his words have to be interpreted to me by another before I can interpret them myself. I wonder sometimes, thinking about that line I mentioned before, whether I can claim to truly enjoy his music. After all, my interpretations, my feelings, regardless of how much the translator tries, will always be influenced by them. Unless I become fluent, I will never be able to interact with his work without that degree of separation.
And yet the simple chord--the actual music that is simply "wowaka"-- at the end of the song might be what impacts me the most.
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0:00 - アンノウン・マザーグース / Unknown Mother Goose
0:55 - グレーゾーンにて。/ In the Gray Zone.
2:09 - ワールズエンド・ダンスホール / World's End Dancehall
3:16 - とおせんぼ / I Won't Let You Through
4:35 - テノヒラ / Palm of Hand
6:12 - ラインアート / Line Art
7:49 - アンノウン・マザーグース / Unknown Mother Goose
8:50 - 僕のサイノウ / My Talent
9:57 - 裏表ラバーズ / Two-Sided Lovers
11:10 - ずれていく / Out of Step
12:12 - 積み木の人形 / Doll of Building Blocks
13:25 - アンハッピーリフレイン / Unhappy Refrain
14:25 - ローリンガール / Rolling Girl
16:14 - アンノウン・マザーグース / Unknown Mother Goose

[@polisvarian9974]

I hardly ever see anyone acknowledge his songs that aren't Rolling Girl, Unknown Mother Goose, Two Faced Lovers, World's End Dancehall or Unhappy Refrain. This is amazing!

[@KatizeLuka]

I wrote out the romaji lyrics for anyone who, like me, likes to sing along!
This is a beautiful medley for one of my all-time favourite musicians, thank you for this!
-UNKNOWN MOTHER GOOSE-
atashi ga ai o kataru no nara
sono me ni wa dou, utsuru?
kotoba wa ariamaru bakari
muku no ne ga nagareteku
anata ga ai ni mamireru made
sono iro wa maboroshi da
hitoribocchi, oto ni nomarereba
zensekai kyoutsuu no airaku sa
tsumaranai bouzen ni oboreru kurashi
dare mo ga kare o nazoru
kurikaesu tsukaimawashi no uta ni
mata mimi o fusaida
anata ga ai o kataru no nara
sore o kotae to suru no?
me o tsubutta furi o shiteru nara
sono kyoku de ….
-IN THE GREY ZONE.-
tsukiakari ni nemuru machi no e egaiteru
watashi no migite ni wa musuu no koukai dake
kirai kirai kirai (kirai kirai)...... kinou mo kyou mo.
kyou mo ashita mo zenbu.
kieru.
nigedaso yo ima sugu ni ii janai!
nakidasu hitori no yoru, ii janai.
saa genjitsu o mienakute mo ii sekai,
kanashisa hitotsuzutsu atsumete
-WORLD’S END DANCEHALL-
kandakai koe ga heya o umeru yo
saitei na imi o uzumaite
bouzen, ii koto mo nai shi
saa, omoikiri hakidasou ka
“mijikai kotoba de tsunagaru imi o
kao mo awasezu ni kegirau wake o
sagashite mo sagashite mo
mitsukaranai kedo
hanikami nagara okottatte
me o fuse nagara warattatte
sonna no, douse, tsumaranai wa!”
hoppu suteppu de odorou ka
sekai no sumikko de wan tsuu
chotto kuratto shisou ni naru shuumatsu kan o tanoshinde
patto furatto kiechaiso na
tsugi no shunkan o nokosou ka
kuru kuru kurukururi mawaru sekai ni you
-I WON’T LET YOU THROUGH-
“tsugi ni au koro ni wa” nado
imi no nai kokoro no sukima ni, naru dake.
hitori sono naka de no seikatsu,
itonami nagara haritsumeta kuuki, nurashite.
iki o hisomete anata o matsu yoru wa
kokoro kara nigeru no!
-boku no kotoba,
boku shidai de moshi sore ga,
itsuka imi wo motsu to shitara.
anata o toosenbo,
boku dake, kakurenbo.
mujaki na amaenbo no yume,
boku o minaide ite.
boku o tebanashite.
mujaki na hitomi de waratte yo!
-PALM OF HAND-
tada mita kimi no ondo o
fureta to shite,
chitta omoi o doushite hakanai to yoberu no?
douka
ima, te o furezu, sugiru “ima”
sore o wasurenai de.
kimi no te no hira wo omou dake no nichijou de, nakitai.
ima, sora ni ukabeta kimi o kuuki ni tokashite mo
kawaranai kimochi ga aru dake
-sore dake desu.
sayonara.
-LINE ART-
sono tezawari tashikamete.
sugisatta kako o wasure,
sen to sen o tsunagetara.
ima, koko kara, gouon.
-oozora he tobitate-
-UNKNOWN MOTHER GOOSE-
nee, ai o kataru no kara
ima sono mune ni wa dare ga iru
kokoro no hako o koji akete
saa, ikiutsushi no anata misete?
atashi ga ai ni nareru no nara
ima sono iro wa nani iro da
kodoku nante kigou de wa osamaranai
shinzou o kakaete ikite kitan da!
dopperu modoki ga soko ira ni afureta
ageku no hate no kyou
raira rai rai
kokoro naki sore o umidashita yatsura wa
mikiri o tsukete mou
bai babai bai
nokosareta anata ga
kono basho de ima demo
namida o koraeteru no
doushite, doushite
atashi wa shitteru wa
kono basho wa itsudemo
anata ni mamorarete kitatte koto!
itami nado amarini mo narete shimatta
nansenkai to megurase tsuzuketa kido to airaku
ushinae nai yorokobi ga
kono sekai ni aru naraba
tebanasu koto sura dekinai kanashimi sae atashi wa
kono kokoro no naka tsuma hajiki ni shite shimau no ka?
sore wa, iya da!
-MY TALENT-
aa mou ichido dake yoishiretai
doushiyou mo naku nijimu shizuku ga koborechau.
heibon na hibi o omou to, nanika o ushinau ki ga suru.
tanjun ni, kimi o ou to, naze kanashii no?
bonjintachi ga kirei ni mieta.
sore o jibun ni okikaete miru dake da yo.
-TWO-FACED LOVERS-
iya na koto zukume no yume kara sameta watashi no nounai kankyou ga,
rabu to iu etai no shirenai mono ni okasarete shimaimashite, sorekara wa.
doushiyou mo naku futatsu ni saketa shinnai kankyou o
seigyosuru tame no rimitaa nado o kakeru to iu wake ni mo ikanai ne de
taigai wa aimai na inosento na daisaigai o furimaita ego o haramase
dounika kounika genzai chiten o kakuninshita kotoba o te ni tsukanda you da.
doushite zukume no mainichi soushite aa shite koushite sayonara beibee
genjitsu chokushi to genjitsu touhi no hyourittai no kono shinzou
dokoka ni ii koto nai kana, nante uragaeshi no jibun ni tou yo.
jimonjitou, jimontatou, tamonjitou tsuremawashi, aaaa
tada honnou teki ni furechatte, demo iitai koto tte nainde,
itainde, sawatte, aeide, ten nimo noboreru kininatte,
dounimo kounimo nicchi mo sacchi mo acchi mo kocchi mo
imasugu achira e tobikome.
moumokuteki ni kiracchattee kyou iku yotei tsukucchattee
doushite motte iwasechattee toushindai no ura o mate!
chouhatsuteki ni sasocchattee shoudouteki ni utacchattee
mou raburabu de icchatte yo! ai ai ai ai ...
-OUT OF STEP-
“dokoka ni kieta” shika dame?
sono ba ni tsuredashitai dake
warenai mado o tataku no tte
anata no kankaku o utagaimashita yo
migigawa no hanbun ga zurete
hidarigawa ni tokekondetta.
hanikamu kao ni haratate,
nanisama kidori no boukansha ga iu yo
zureteiku
toriaezu
yoku wakaran
houkou e
marude nanigoto mo
nai ka no yo ni
machigai sagashi no itai, itai
kizuato ga
kanchigai darake no nichijou ni naru
kanchigai sagashi wo, shiitai mitai
hitorikiri
nandarou to nozokikomu chikara o
-DOLL OF BUILDING BLOCKS-
warechatta.
barabara no oto ga itami o mata terashita
mou iyatte hanashi kara tsumiki kuzushi no shoudou kudakechitta
mono iwanai mi o ningyou to nazuketa no
omocha ni sura narenai tada kasaneru futsuu no kido to airaku
makechatta choushi no ii uso o narabeta sue no yoru ni
dou yatte modorou ka tsumareta koro no saigo o me ni yaita
ma ni atta saigo datta
kanchigatatte kakekomi nagara
dou shichatta?
dou shichatta?
dou shichatta?
o kurikaesu no
wa ni natta dai ni tatta kanchigattatte odorimashou yo
sou shichatta
sou shichattattatta
hajimatta choutsugai no oto ga hitori o tada narashita
sou yatte watashi dake mushoku toumei na niji o te ni totte
kowarechatta
-UNHAPPY REFRAIN-
“...daiseikou!” atama no naka wa shoujo manga
zandan, sude ni nakunatta koko de ichido hikikaesou ka
sotto oita choudo ii tsugou o nando mo hiroi agetetan da
mittomonai kurashi ni mo baibai soro soro mukae ga kuru no desho?
machigai sagashi bakari furafura
furikaeri kata, oshiete choudai yo
tarinai mono wa mou nai, mou nai
soukai? (soukai) soukai (soukai), soukai
iu nara sore wa, sore wa rakkii
kurikaeshi no sanjuukyuu byou meguri megutte itara mieta, sore wa happii?
nattoku nante suru hazu nai wa!
don dake oto o kasanetatte owari mo hajimari mo yatte wa konai na
tsumari tsumari imi wa nai no
douyara anta mo wakaccha inai na?
gamen no mukou ochite itta
sakasama no gaaru, otona no sekai.
-ROLLING GIRL-
roorin gaaru no nare no hate
todokanai, mukou no iro
kasanaru koe to koe o
maze awasete, maze awasete.
“mondai nai.” to tsubuyaita
kotoba wa ushinawareta.
dou natta tte iin datte sa,
machigai datte okoshichaou to sasou, sakamichi.
mou ikkai, mou ikkai.
watashi o douka korogashite to
shoujo wa iu shoujo wa iu
mukuchi ni imi o kasane nagara!
“mou ii kai?”
“mou sukoshi,
mou sugu nanika mieru darou to.
iki o tomeru no, ima.”
mou ikkai, mou ikkai.
“watashi wa kyou mo korogarimasu.” to
shoujo wa iu shoujo wa iu
kotoba ni emi o kanade nagara!
“mou ii kai? mou ii yo.
sorosoro kimi mo tsukaretarou, ne.”
iki o yameru no, ima.
-UNKNOWN MOTHER GOOSE-
dou yatte kono sekai o aiseru kana
itsu datte korogari tsuzukerun darou
nee, isso
dare mo kizukanai sono omoi
kono uta de akashite miyou to omoun da yo
anata nara nani o negau ka
anata nara nani o nozomu ka
kishin da kokoro ga dare yori ima o ikite iru no
anata ni wa boku ga mieru ka?
anata ni wa boku ga mieru ka?
sore, atashi no yukusure o terasu akarinan darou?
nee, ai no sakebu no nara
atashi wa koko ni iru yo
kotoba ga ariamaredonao,
kono yume wa tsuzuiteku
atashi ga ai o kataru no nara
sono subete wa kono uta da
dare mo shiranai kono monogatari
mata kuchizusande shimatta mitai da

[@roomsickgirlsescape]

wowaka’s music is amazing. i wish people could acknowledge more of his songs besides rolling girl and ura omote lovers and that..

[@Ailun__]

Absolutely brilliant - showcases so many of wowaka’s gems throughout the years

[@wondersmith]

Amazing work once again, thanks for giving us all this

[@kantaro1764]

Thank you

[@cyanblue9307]

Awesome ❤

[@goldandcheese]

Nice! I love this, thank you and thanks to Wowaka.. (RIP)
Though, do you mind if you could list the songs used and when they are played here?

[@noun6706]

The time stamps are in the description. Hope it helps!