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[diecrotic]

[ENG TRANSLATION] 透明ガール (新しい学校のリーダーズ)

Song Title Romaji: toumei girl English Title: Transparent Girl Artist: ATARASHII GAKKO! Eighth track of the album "maenarawanai," listed on Spotify as toumeigirl(H ZETT M edit ver.). Amateur translation. Feel free to send corrections.

requested by anonymous on this blog right here. i'm not active on there anymore, but i can't resist a good translation request, and i still do like ATARASHII GAKKO! so, here ya go! it isn't required either, since i did offer, but if you'd like, you can drop a ko-fi my way and send more requests!!

ORIGINAL JAPANESE/KANJI

言薬にしよう。したいことも、 言いたいことも全部言おうよ。 思いはどう伝えたらいいの？ うまく出来そうにない。。。 君に届くかな？ 孤独な僕の夢を 知って欲しいよ。 見えなくてもいい 名前を呼んで。 今は色のない「透明girl」

あの子は友達思いでいいなあ。 周りはいつでも笑顔があって その日は突然やって来た。 みんなの目から 僕は見えなくなった。 教室の窓から見た空

言薬にしよう。したいことも、 言いたいことも全部言おうよ。 思いはどう伝えたらいいの？ うまく出来そうにない。。。 君に届くかな？ 孤独な僕の夢を 知って欲しいよ。 見えなくてもいい 名前を呼んで。 今は色のない「透明girl」

密かに気になるよ。 彼の横顔が、 話しかけてもいい？ いま目があえば… 優柔不断なの。 ヤバいどうしよう？ 空気を読めれば 僕にも色がつくの？

言薬にしよう。 好きを声にして このままじゃ嫌。 不透明な今　変わるよ。 僕らしく君を呼ぶ だからそう。気付いてね。 少し不安もあるけど 欲しがることに怖がらないで 誰にも見えなくてもいいの 君だけに見てほしい 「透明LOVE」

ROMAJI

kotoba ni shiyou. shitai koto mo, iitai koto mo zenbu iou yo. omoi wa dou tsutaetaraii no? umaku dekisouninai... kimi ni todoku ka na? kodoku na boku no yume wo shittehoshii yo. mienakutemoii namae wo yonde ima wa iro no nai "toumei gaaru"

ano ko wa tomodachi omoi de ii na mawari wa itsudemo egao ga atte sono hi wa totsuzen yattekita minna no me kara boku wa mienakunatta kyoushitsu no mado kara mita sora

kotoba ni shiyou. shitai koto mo, iitai koto mo zenbu iou yo. omoi wa dou tsutaetaraii no? umaku dekisouninai... kimi ni todoku ka na? kodoku na boku no yume wo shittehoshii yo. mienakutemoii namae wo yonde ima wa iro no nai "toumei gaaru"

hisoka ni ki ni naru yo kare no yokogao ga hanashikaketemoii? ima me ga aeba... yuujuufudan na no yabai dou shiyou? kuuki wo yomereba boku ni mo iro ga tsuku no?

kotoba ni shiyou suki wo koe ni shite kono mama ja iya futoumei na ima kawaru yo boku rashiku kimi wo yobu dakara sou. kizuite ne sukoshi fuan mo aru kedo hoshigaru koto ni kowagaranaide dare ni mo mienakutemoii kimi dake ni mitehoshii "toumei LOVE"

ENGLISH

Let’s put it into words Let’s talk about what we want to do and say How can I communicate my thoughts? I don’t think I’ll be able to do it well… Will they reach you? I want you to know of my lonely self’s dreams It’s fine even if you can’t see me Call my name Now I am a colorless transparent girl

That guy is considerate of his friends, and that's good Around us there were always smiles That day came suddenly I disappeared before everyone’s eyes The sky I watched from the classroom window

Let’s put it into words Let’s talk about what we want to do and say How can I communicate my thoughts? I don’t think I’ll be able to do it well… Will they reach you? I want you to know of my lonely self’s dreams It’s fine even if you can’t see me Call my name Now I am a colorless transparent girl

Secretly, it caught my eye His face in profile Is it all right to strike up conversation? If our eyes meet… I’m indecisive Crap, what do I do? If I can read the mood, will my color change too?

Let’s put it into words Let’s verbalize our infatuation I don’t want to stay the way I am This opaque present will change I will call you, like I am wont to do So yes, please notice I’m a little bit anxious but don’t fear the things you want It’s fine if no one can see me I want only you to look at me "Transparent LOVE"

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SOME THOUGHTS

i love this song but i honestly wish it meant something else haha not a fan of these types of love songs. the title is so interesting too. i actually initially translated it as "invisible" because 透明人間 (toumei ningen) means "invisible person," but transparent is more literal and true to the definition, so i went with it. besides, the persona talks about changing color, so that implies they can't be completely invisible

i'mma keep it real with you chief: atarashii gakko! songs are usually difficult to translate because they use so many terms that are either slang of the japanese Gen Zs or just words that can't be found in my go-to dictionary. i actually had to ask native speakers what they thought of the meaning for some lines, particularly the 友達思い one. i initially thought that でいい meant "it's fine" but it's actually a usage of the で that connects nouns and adjectives and also indicates reason. that was confusing af

another thing i took note of was the use of 気になる (ki ni naru), which can either mean 'to bother' or 'to be interested (in).' i went with the latter because this IS a love song and the persona is talking about the guy's face (and yes, unfortunately, they are singing to a guy, as made known by 彼) so it made more sense. special shoutout to the line "少し不安もあるけど欲しがることに怖がらないで," because that shit's so real it hurts. even if it is just talking about something as simple as a confession

[silvertsundere]

Asuna-san, who wanted me to pat her head | マクRO ※Permission to upload was granted by the artist. Make sure to like/bookmark the original work!

[scullcrusher101xd]

have a h8red

[hws-lceland]

New Chibis!!!!!

[kerubimcrepin]

ADDENDUM: Trying to understand the Aux Tresors novels without actually reading the novels in question(?).

While I am still not in the possession of any pfs, scans, or screenshots of the Aux Tresors novels, a certain movie's book adaptation by the same author who wrote the Aux Tresors novels has, recently and miraculously, come into my digital possession after some investigation. (despite all the e-begging I do, the only way I have been able to find anything is research of insanely obscure piracy sites. No sugardaddies for poor old Ronik, yet...)

Self-evidently, I will be attempting an illegal and unsolicited translation of it into at the very least broken english, the second I have the free time to actually commit to that — but do understand it is a literal novel, and I did not have the willpower to translate my own lore videos into russian. (Considering the uni... even my futile attempts to do that will not be happening soon. LOL.)

Either way, when I have the time to get around to that, I will be liveblogging it as I attempt to translate it. (I mean... it would be a shame if I had to google translate it for liveblogging purposes, and then DIDN'T save those translations for other people to use.)

This has been your mental illness announcement of the day.

[heatsu]

not really creative concept art I may or may not do in the future

the quality is just not here lol

[danmeireader]

So i got some bad news last week re my living situation (my landlord got fed up with a palestinian on his property), and my new potential apartments all have higher rent.

i'm looking for a second job, and considering a loan, but i also just wanted to set up a ko-fi page for a bit more help

if anyone wants to tip or share this post, it would be much appreciated!

[ellawrites-if]

How would the ros save mcs name in their phone?

Pre-relationship | Relationship

Ciaran: [Surname] | Mo fhíorghra

Killian: [Name] | [Name] ❤️

Brin: doesn’t have it saved, but has your number memorised | [Name]

Zai: Colonel (the badass one) | Co-parent #3

Ajax: Colonel (PPDC) | Jackass 🥰

[mackmp3]

also new Sigur Rós out today! (icelandic ambient post-rock band)

(my friend saw them live and said it felt like being underwater)

[beneaththebrim]

Fave albums of 2023

I never got around to making a list of my favorite albums of 2023 during the appropriate time (too depressed/covid positive around new years to go do the research to make sure i didn't miss anything womp womp) but here's a rough list of some of my faves:

Yves Tumor - Praise a Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)

Ali Sethi & Nicolas Jaar - Intiha

Bestial Mouths - R.O.T.T (Inmyskin)

Nabihah Iqbal - Dreamer

Hania Rani - Ghosts

Mick Jenkins - The Patience

Madeline Goldstein - Other World EP

Kelela - Raven

Body of Light - Bitter Reflection

Noname - Sundial

Mikael Lind - Set Fire to Dust

Teenage Sequence - Teenage Sequence

SDH Semiotics Department of Heteronyms - Fake is Real

Sunset Rubdown - Snake's Got a Leg

Depeche Mode - Memento Mori

Yu Su - I Want an Earth EP

Fotopsia - Paper Tears

Also honorable mention to the 2022 album In Every Dream Home a Heartache by Romance & Dean Hurley which I hadn't listened to when i made my 2022 list but which I became obsessed with in 2023 and definitely would have been in my top 5 (most likely displacing SRSQ) in that list.

[procrastinating-falcon]

Translating (and updating) my CV to English for a remote job application and it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done

[slyakoch13]

fun fuckt o often misstype letters and will do nothing about it sorry idgaf .

[peipurr]

I'm laughing too hard hahaha this is so funny

[blorb0]

exblain

also. heute spreche ich nur deutsch. und. ich denke das marinette hat transgender swag. ich hoffe das das helfen.

[dreamhot]

yo tampoco escribo acentos a veces t perdono :3

gracias te amo

[threelivesthreeworlds]

LOTUS STEP BOOK 3 CHAPTER 5 PT 2 EXCERPT: ZHE YAN AND BAI ZHEN BEING DOMESTIC A F

When High God Bai Zhen finished dealing with the governing of the Southeast Wilderness and returned to the Ten Miles of Peach Forest from Qingqiu, High God Zhe Yan told him about what happened when Lian Song had brought Zuti to the Peach Forest. High God Bai Zhen sat cross-legged and became so invested in the story that he forgot to lift his chopsticks from his bowl and pushed the plates away - amazed: "So it was because of Zuti that the security on Yeqianjue Palace suddenly tightened?"

High God Zhe Yan pushed the plate he had displaced back: "I know you're surprised, but don't use it as an excuse to push this plate of spinach to me." He picked up some spinach with his chopsticks and piled it into High God Bai Zhen's bowl, earnestly advising him, "You should eat more spinach. It's good for the circulation and the eyes," And urged him, "Go on."

High God Bai Zhen had a bite of the spinach with great difficulty, and swallowed it with a sip of tea and an expression that indicated that his will was strong though his body was battered: "But Qing Jiang likely hasn't realized it was Zuti that trespassed on Qianjuejing." When he recovered, he continued the topic, "The day after, when we bid him farewell, he did ask Yehua why his third uncle wasn't there. That kid Yehua drank all night with me and Dage, but he had some smarts about him, and said that his third uncle had a hangover headache and thought it was inconvenient to stay and left early morning to return to Jiuchong heaven. The Celestial Clan's third prince Lian Song has never been one to be bound by etiquette and the reputation of his carefree nature has spread across the eight wildernesses, so Qing Jiang wasn't suspicious."

High God Bai Zhen, though he was a high god and he was a hundred something thousand years old, had a playful heart, and loved to hear of bizarre occurrences. After detailing what had happened in Qianjuejing, he looked at High God Zhe Yan curiously: "You just said that Lian Song had only taken a day or two to gain little Zuti's trust, and in the half month following, whether it was hiking into the mountain or taking a boat out into the lake, Zuti let him accompany her?" After Zhe Yan nodded, High God Bai Zhen spoke with admiration, "It only took two days for him to build such a good relationship with Zuti - Tianjun's third son is very skilled!"

High God Zhe Yan disliked hearing High God Bai Zhen compliment others, and sighed: "Little Zuti is naïve and trusting. She's not vigilant, and she'll be close to whoever's willing to play with her. It's easiest of all to fool her. It's just that I'm unwilling to go wild with a child like her,  but if I were to inconvenience myself, do you believe that she would also be close with me?"

High God Bai Zhen set down his chopsticks, thought steadily for a moment and replied carefully: "I might not believe it." Seeing Zhe Yan's expression turn cool, High God Bai Zhen immediately changed his mind with zero shame: "I...might believe it a little bit?"

But High God Zhe Yan's expression still did not change for the better. High God Bai Zhen dug out the spinach that he had pushed to the side of the bowl and buried with rice and took a bite or two in an attempt to appease High God Zhe Yan: "Alright, I was just joking around with you just now." He tried for a sincere smile.

High God Zhe Yan didn't even want to talk to him and turned his head to Bi Fang who was subtly kneeling to the side, waiting on them. "That kid Lian San's been freeloading at my Peach Forest with Zuti for half a month. When are they planning to leave?"

The Bird Bi Fang said, very politely: "The Third Prince is careful and says he wants to observe for another two days to make sure nothing will happen to Zuti before they bid their farewells."

High God Zhe Yan was cross: "That little light god is always catching fish and hunting birds. She's even more spirited than me - what could happen to her? Tell them to leave quickly, they've become an eyesore."

The Bird Bi Fang politely agreed to carry out the order.

High God Bai Zhen had his head down as he once again buried the spinach underneath his rice with his chopsticks, mumbling: "You don't have to be so angry with him just because I complimented the third prince once..."

High God Zhe Yan was indignant: "A child couldn't ripple my sea of jealousy!"

High God Bai Zhen laughed out loud, and though he managed to stop before High God Zhe Yan's gaze shot like knives toward him, his eyes retained the mirth: "Oh, your sea of jealousy was rippled." He said with a leisurely tone.

High God Zhe Yan blinked, and after half a moment, shook his head and laughed, looking at High God Bai Zhen with exasperation: "Eat your food. You missed lunch because you were on the road, and now you're distracted while making up this meal. You have to be watched over while you eat - are you still a child?"

Seeing the two masters once again speaking affectionately, the honest Bird Bi Fang was very confused: was there still a need to get rid of the third prince and the little light god who'd freeloaded at the Peach Forest for half a month doing nothing? He wanted to ask High God Zhe Yan again, but the two high gods at the dining table were sat close together, and the way they spoke to each other with low voices was full of the air of long-lasting peace and happiness, not an atmosphere during which he could interrupt. So the honest but very sensitive Bird Bi Fang quietly left. When he was out of the room about five steps, he remembered that the Peach Forest had guests right now, and so walked back carefully and considerately closed the door for the two high gods.  

The bird Bi Fang was alone in conflict for a whole afternoon, and waited till the sun set in the western mountain. When he was about to ask High God Zhe Yan again, His Third Highness had surprisingly taken the little light god to bid farewell themselves. Apparently, there was a letter delivered from Yuanji Palace that something had happened in Heaven that was urgently awaiting His Third Highness to attend to.

High God Bai Zhen was resting in his room. High God Zhe Yan came out alone to send off the guests and repressed his happiness at seeing them off.