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perfect slumbers - Translation

(original japanese)

in the black darkness softly bloomed my first heart* i'm sure you don’t know

unable to grab the hand you held out for me, i’m just a little more, just a little more wanting more from you

that is one ray of light

i still don’t want to know right now where my heart is headed

in the black darkness softly bloomed my first heart i can’t say it again today

pretending to have given up, going and getting my hopes up if it’s to you… if it’s with you… that’s exactly why i’m frightened

that is a warm light

i’m sure right now is still before the dawn napping next to you, i’m waiting for tomorrow

unable to grab the hand you held out for me, i’m just a little more, just a little more wanting from just you again

that is one ray of light

my first heart i want you to realize it so badly

* I chose to literally translate "心" as "heart" because "心" carries connotations both of feelings, but also the self and one's mind and soul. It's like someone's thoughts and will, their experience accumulated over time. I feel like both of these ideas are important to Hanekawa's character (you could say it's about love, but to what extent is it also about personhood, and being your own individual?) so I didn't want to erase that. I think, or I hope you can see both ideas in this translation.

* The lowercase is a stylistic choice not related to the translation itself. I just felt like matching the bleak tone of the song.

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decent black - Translation

(original japanese)

Come, let’s open the door and begin the adventure now Hey, let’s find the answer that proceeds to the right future

“I want to do that and I want to do this too–” it’s the law of greed “That’s no good and this is no good either–” in the end, is full of contradictions

In that moment where everything comes together, perfectly aligned is that moment where everything comes together, perfectly aliegned!

Come, let’s open the door and begin the adventure now Hey, let’s find the answer that proceeds to the right future

The regrets we let pass by with our eyes averted, And the errors we tucked away with our ears covered, too, Let’s make sure we never make those mistakes again

“That’s good and this is good too–” you haven’t hardened your heart enough “That is that and this is this–” in the end, that’s dodging the issue

Lies blended with kindness are merely lies blotted with kindness, aren’t they?

Come, let’s open the door and begin the adventure now Hey, let’s find the answer that proceeds to the right future

The regrets we let pass by with our eyes averted, And the errors we tucked away with our ears covered, too, Let’s make sure we never make those mistakes again

You, who knows everything, are the one who knows

Discover the truth… Hey, discover me…

Come, let’s open the door and begin the eternity Hey, let’s find the answer that proceeds to the right ending

Come, let’s open the door and begin the adventure now Hey, let’s find the answer that proceeds to the right future

The regrets we let pass by with our eyes averted, And the errors we tucked away with our ears covered, too, Let’s make sure we never make those mistakes again

Painting pitch-black over everything