Episode.0 [Translation]

[excused_early]

Since I love the lyrics of Episode.0, I decided to go ahead and translate it. @_@
I copied the lyrics from the YT video of the original Gakupo Episode.0 sung by Kamui Gakupo (below).

Although I do love the lyrics, they're a bit awkward here and there, or should I say, not GACKT-worthy enough? ^^;;;
So, I'm wondering if G has changed the lyrics at all

Comments

[ryuik]

Ohhh.... *teary eyes* It's just... beautiful. Perfect mix of Kenshin and Nemuri, with their 'tender' side showing up. I'd go for "Setsugekka" sort of arrangement for this though, it cries "a dark powerful ballad" to me.. well, I haven't heard the full song yet.

Thank you very much, Val. Would you mind reposting? ^^

[excused_early]

Yeah, it's the other, not so talked about part of samurai's life, you know? So many sacrifices, so much blood, so many regrets.... And...all for what, you know?

So glad you feel the same way about it as I do. ;w;
"a dark powerful ballad" and yet pop and uplifting... A very curious mixture. Such an interesting song, period.
I honestly can't wait to listen to the whole thing arranged and sung by him!

Nope, I don't mind it at all. Thanks~ <3

[ryuik]

Yeah, I was always amazed by that too.. and I'm sure G wants to bring up this 'unseen' side of being a samurai. It's really full of feelings that real men usually don't show - but do have. Umm, reading "Hagakure" now, so it's very relevant now for me, I guess.

I can't wait to listen to it in full too! It sounds just WOW. You know, I'm not always immediately in awe when I hear new G songs - I need good quality and full length to really enjoy it. But this is one of the cases when I'm in love with it already ^^ I'm also curious about Paranoid Doll, it's so dark and desperate... something like "old style G", back in Mars-Rebirth times, as for me.

[sakura_liz]

Thank you so much for ur translation!^^

I like the lyrics. Some parts are really as G I think!^^

[excused_early]

You're welcome, G lyrics translations are always a lot of fun! =^^=

[bitrswtsymphony]

Ah, the progression of the songs lyrics are interesting; no surprise that Gackt liked this one.

I think that, it's Gackt-worthy because of the underlying lyrical movement, and the idea they convey rather than the actual lyrics themselves which, from Gackt would be a little crude but as they arn't from Gackt....

I actually think it would be better, however, if Gackt sang it as-is, and didn't tinker with the lyrics.

But as the music seamed to have been reworked in various ways, the lyrics were probably cleaned up....

Thanks for providing this.

But, why do you think it's sad at the end?

[kurenai_kimitsu]

<3 I like G's clip though... has more power than gakupoid~ it's probably y i dont like gakupoid in generally... it doesnt really sound like G ... it's missing something.... soul or feelings.... emotion... etc. ^^;;

[kurenai_kimitsu]

You know... this sounds a bit like Rurouni Kenshin~~ <3