G♥Song Appreciation Day → Mizerable♪
As a way to keep OGYD fun and full of insightful discussions we welcome you to our weekly G♥Song discussion, where we'll discuss the beauty, complexity, as well as the meaning of GACKT's amazing music.
Theme Song of the Week is::
Mizérable
「Mizérable Mini Album」
Click to viewTranslation by excused_early:
Pretending not to be aware,
I was gazing far away through the small window
An angel’s voice spreading in the sky,
embraced by the wind
None of the murmur apparent in the eyes could be heard
“It’s a trick of sweet time” ,
for now, I simply mumbled to the sky
Going round and round… In the midst of the abandoned time, I am now
les miserables
You, the one I loved too much, are beyond this wall,
smiling softly
Just these feelings of mine that’ll never reach you, I let out a sigh that carries them
Basking in the cold wind,
I was visualizing my thoughts in those repeated nights
The melody I softly hum
disappears with the ticking of time
I cannot forget the sorrow that I can never return to
Unable to take on the shade of my still-wavering feelings,
my body feels like it’s about to break…
The sadness of being alone, where does it need to go to vanish (to be killed)?
“Is there tomorrow for me?”
Going round and round… In the midst of the abandoned time, I am now
les miserables
You, the one I loved too much, are beyond this wall,
smiling softly
les miserables
In the nearly forgotten dream that I’m falling into deeper and deeper, I am now
les miserables
You, the one I loved too much, are beyond this wall,
smiling softly
les miserables
Just these feelings of mine that cannot reach you, I let out a sigh that carries them
Translation by amaiakuyume @ Moon-Struck:
Pretending not to notice
I gazed far away out the small window
An angel's voice spreads across the sky
embraced by the wind
Nothing could be heard of the commotion visible in my eyes
now, as I just whispered "it's a trick of sweet time"
into the sky
Round and round... in that forsaken time, I am now
les miserables
You who I loved too much are on the other side of the wall
smiling softly
Only these feelings that won't reach you...carried in a sigh
While basking in the cold wind
I was imagining in the repeating night
The melody I softly hum to myself
vanishes as time ticks away
I can't forget the sorrow I can never return to
My body cannot take in your feelings that are still wavering even now1
and feels like it will break...
Where can I go to make the sadness of being alone vanish?2
"I h-a-v-e t-o-m-o-r-r-o-w..."
Round and round... in that forsaken time, I am now
les miserables
You who I loved too much are on the other side of the wall
smiling softly
les miserables
Deeper, deeper falling inside a dream I had begun to forget, I am now
les miserables
You who I loved too much are on the other side of the wall
smiling softly...
Only these feelings that won't reach you...carried in a sigh
Translator's Note:
1. Literally "cannot be dyed with these feelings"
2. In the written lyrics "Where can I go to kill the sadness of being alone?"
Do you remember the first time you heard this song?
Do you have a special memory associated with this song?
Does listening to this song enable you to see a picture or image? Does it have a story?
Does this song bear a special meaning for you?
Do the translations change your opinion/thoughts about the song? If so, in what way?
Please share your thoughts on this song, and be free to talk about anything as long as it pertains to the song.
You don't have to follow the questions, just let your thoughts and feeling take you where they want.
NEXT WEEK'S SONG WILL BE:
Illness Illusion
「MARS Album」