Talk:千本桜 (Senbonzakura)/@comment-86.245.26.248-20181130200601/@comment-11501835-20181224125743

Sorry for the late response.

I'll get to it in a bit, but I still have hesitations about being too literal as to completely negate the "instrinsic feel" that you get when you rummage through the lyrics as the song is played. Of course, keeping the original word is what one would call a "safe card", you can't be loyal to the original transcript than that. But, at the same time it denies any sort of immediate connection (Whether that'd be misguided, that's a different question), like your first impression when you read a poem, when you hear a song, that sort of feel. That sensation I do glorify a lot when translating, but I disgress.

Tell you what, I'll look for compromises that may be befitting, but I'll consider your suggestion as a last resort. Please tell me what you value in a song's lyrics, as mine may differ substantially (the first impression), if you may.