This isn't exact either, but here's my own translation: Despair would have been fine, wishing only for nihility. Promises, bonds, memories, and the hours, only they will quench life's thirst, gently embracing a creaking heart. The wall that separates the world and self is a cell that takes on the shape of man. Then one day, a hand reaches out from within loneliness, gently wounding. Only gazing endlessly, at a vanished world. The exhaled malice is cut by the sky. An everyday that continues forever, a dream. Embracing a wounded heart, wandering. For example, if I were completely alone, I would be the only one wounded, but someday my hand reaches out from within loneliness, swaying from sweet nostalgia. The disruption of people's memories. Until this sky is lost, living on until that day. The crossing between the world and oneself, a channel to convey words. Then one day, spreading out one's arms from within loneliness, embracing a rusting world.
+rever98 Thanks, but I know what you mean. When I was translating, I thought my lyrics looked better than the ones in the video, but when I read the kanji, it still feels pretty awful. There are just so many things that come across in the original that are hard to get across in English, that's why I always feel conflicted when translating, sometimes I end up trying to be too loyal to the original and the translation comes out in awkward English or something, and I feel like that habit also came out a bit here. One my my favorite lines was, "吐き出した悪意が空に引き裂かれた," but I kinda botched it above. But, really, I like everything about the song and game, whenever I play either I feel like I find something I like about it that I didn't even notice before. Really a piece of art.
Romanized lyrics if anyone wants it: Zetsubou de yokatta, kyomu dake wo nozonda Yakusoku to kizuna to, omoide to jikan to Sore dake ga, kawaku inochi wo, urosu Kishimu kokoro wo yasashiku, tsutsumikomu Sekai to jishin to wo, wakatsu kabe wa Hito wo katadori tojikomeru ori Soshite itsuka wa sabishisa kara te wo nobashi Yasashiku, kizutsuke atte Kieteyuku sekai wo tada nagame tsuzuketa Hakidashita akui ga, sora ni hikisakareta Itsu made mo, tsuzuku, mainichi, yume mite Itamu kokoro kakaete samayotta Tatoeba kodoku nara, kizutsuku no wa Hitoribocchi no jibun dake da to Soshite itsuka wa sabishisa kara te wo nobashi Kanbina, kaiko ni yurete Zawameku Hito no kioku Kono sora ga nakunaru Sono hi made wa Ikite yukou Sekai to jishin to wo, kousa saseru Kotoba, tsutaeru tame no CHANNEL Soshite itsuka wa sabishi sa kara ryoute hiroge Sabitsuku, sekai wo, daite
This song is great but God damn this translation is shit. George Henry Shaft's translation of Cross Channel isn't even Cross Channel, just his own personal book of delusions.
+Yuzuru Katsuragi I have heard that from many people know. Been studiying for a good two years now, but it's not enough. Someday once i master the japanese language i will replay it and enjoy it as it should had been from the beggining. Making a new translation for others to enjoy would be great too.
This isn't exact either, but here's my own translation:
Despair would have been fine,
wishing only for nihility.
Promises, bonds,
memories, and the hours,
only they will quench life's thirst,
gently embracing a creaking heart.
The wall that separates the world and self
is a cell that takes on the shape of man.
Then one day, a hand reaches out from within loneliness,
gently wounding.
Only gazing endlessly,
at a vanished world.
The exhaled malice is cut by the sky.
An everyday that continues forever, a dream.
Embracing a wounded heart, wandering.
For example, if I were completely alone,
I would be the only one wounded,
but someday my hand reaches out from within loneliness,
swaying from sweet nostalgia.
The disruption of people's memories.
Until this sky is lost,
living on until that day.
The crossing between the world and oneself,
a channel to convey words.
Then one day, spreading out one's arms from within loneliness,
embracing a rusting world.
+rever98 Thanks, but I know what you mean. When I was translating, I thought my lyrics looked better than the ones in the video, but when I read the kanji, it still feels pretty awful. There are just so many things that come across in the original that are hard to get across in English, that's why I always feel conflicted when translating, sometimes I end up trying to be too loyal to the original and the translation comes out in awkward English or something, and I feel like that habit also came out a bit here. One my my favorite lines was, "吐き出した悪意が空に引き裂かれた," but I kinda botched it above. But, really, I like everything about the song and game, whenever I play either I feel like I find something I like about it that I didn't even notice before. Really a piece of art.
Romanized lyrics if anyone wants it:
Zetsubou de yokatta, kyomu dake wo nozonda
Yakusoku to kizuna to, omoide to jikan to
Sore dake ga, kawaku inochi wo, urosu
Kishimu kokoro wo yasashiku, tsutsumikomu
Sekai to jishin to wo, wakatsu kabe wa
Hito wo katadori tojikomeru ori
Soshite itsuka wa sabishisa kara te wo nobashi
Yasashiku, kizutsuke atte
Kieteyuku sekai wo tada nagame tsuzuketa
Hakidashita akui ga, sora ni hikisakareta
Itsu made mo, tsuzuku, mainichi, yume mite
Itamu kokoro kakaete samayotta
Tatoeba kodoku nara, kizutsuku no wa
Hitoribocchi no jibun dake da to
Soshite itsuka wa sabishisa kara te wo nobashi
Kanbina, kaiko ni yurete
Zawameku
Hito no kioku
Kono sora ga nakunaru
Sono hi made wa
Ikite yukou
Sekai to jishin to wo, kousa saseru
Kotoba, tsutaeru tame no CHANNEL
Soshite itsuka wa sabishi sa kara ryoute hiroge
Sabitsuku, sekai wo, daite
thanks
Kino
This song is great but God damn this translation is shit. George Henry Shaft's translation of Cross Channel isn't even Cross Channel, just his own personal book of delusions.
+Yuzuru Katsuragi I have heard that from many people know. Been studiying for a good two years now, but it's not enough. Someday once i master the japanese language i will replay it and enjoy it as it should had been from the beggining.
Making a new translation for others to enjoy would be great too.
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