アワーグラス (Hourglass)/Hiiragi Kirai

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Song title
"アワーグラス" Romaji: Awaagurasu Official English: Hourglass
Original Upload Date
October 7, 2022
Singer
flower
Producer(s)
Hiiragi Kirai (music, lyrics) Ryuusee (video)
Views
33,000+ (NN), 280,000+ (YT)
Links
Niconico Broadcast / YouTube Broadcast
Description “A song about a person who’s got soberness stuck in their throat.”

Lyrics

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The following translation was made by Tackmyn Y., and may only be used in accordance with the restrictions stated on his blog.

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Japanese	Romaji	English
固くなった頭へ黒いシュワシュワ浴びせ	kataku natta atama e kuroi shuwashuwa abise	Pour some black, fizzy water over one’s stiffened head
緩く出来るそうおっしゃるのはなぜなのでなぜなので	yuruku dekiru sou ossharu no wa naze nano de naze nano de	And you can loosen it. May I ask why is it that you assert so? May I ask why?

真面目すぎるのねいいことあるといいね	majimesugiru no ne ii koto aru to ii ne	You’re overly serious, I see. Hope good things will happen to you.
昔帰り道一人になった記憶	mukashi kaerimichi hitori ni natta kioku	I remember that back then, I was left behind on my way back home.
惜しむ惜しむ約束交わしてること	oshimu oshimu yakusoku kawashiteru koto	I regret it, I regret it. They made a promise
知らぬ間に	shiranu ma ni	Before I knew it—

許せないやるせない	yurusenai yarusenai	That’s unforgivable. It’s disconsolate.

おとなになってもくろいのみ	otona ni natte mo kuroi nomi	Even though you’ve grown up, darkness is all you see.^[1]
身体を溶かし	karada o tokashi	Melt your whole body away—
おとなになってもくろいのみ	otona ni natte mo kuroi nomi	Even though you’ve grown up, darkness is all you see.
ここを去った気分	koko o satta kibun	And you can feel like you’ve left this place.

酔いよ酔いよ酔いから覚めよ覚めよ	yoi yo yoi yo yoi kara sameyo sameyo	Sober up, sober up, sober up and lose your buzz, lose your buzz.
ダメがヨシになる	dame ga yoshi ni naru	The no has become a yes.
酔いよ酔いよ酔いから覚めよ覚めよ	yoi yo yoi yo yoi kara sameyo sameyo	Sober up, sober up, sober up and lose your buzz, lose your buzz.
ところ見逃してたよね	tokoro minogashiteta yo ne	But you missed that moment, right?

真面目すぎるのねいいことあるといいね	majimesugiru no ne ii koto aru to ii ne	You’re overly serious, I see. Hope good things will happen to you.

未だ未だ飛び出せずにいる	imada imada tobidasezu ni iru	I’m still, I’m still unable to dash out,
綺麗なまま出来る限り	kirei na mama dekiru kagiri	As intact as ever, as much as possible.
君の身体は傷だらけ	kimi no karada wa kizu darake	Your body is covered with wounds.
それが羨ましいね	sore ga urayamashii ne	I wish I were in your shoes!

おとなになってもうらやまい	otona ni natte mo urayamai	Even though you’ve grown up, envy haunts you.^[2]
透けた振る舞い	suketa furumai	What a flimsy behavior.
おとなになってもうらやまい	otona ni natte mo urayamai	Even though you’ve grown up, envy haunts you.
消えちゃえばいいね	kiechaeba ii ne	It should just disappear, huh?

おとなになってもくろいのみ	otona ni natte mo kuroi nomi	Even though you’ve grown up, darkness is all you see.
身体を溶かし	karada o tokashi	Melt your whole body away—
おとなになってもくろいのみ	otona ni natte mo kuroi nomi	Even though you’ve grown up, darkness is all you see.
ここを去った気分	koko o satta kibun	And you can feel like you’ve left this place.

あなたあなた知ってたのかな	anata anata shitteta no kana	Have you been, have you been aware of that, I wonder?

許せないやるせない	yurusenai yarusenai	That’s unforgivable. It’s disconsolate.

おとなになってもくろいのみ	otona ni natte mo kuroi nomi	Even though you’ve grown up, darkness is all you see.
身体を溶かし	karada o tokashi	Melt your whole body away—
おとなになってもくろいのみ	otona ni natte mo kuroi nomi	Even though you’ve grown up, darkness is all you see.
ここを去った気分	koko o satta kibun	And you can feel like you’ve left this place.

酔いよ酔いよ酔いから覚めよ覚めよ	yoi yo yoi yo yoi kara sameyo sameyo	Sober up, sober up, sober up and lose your buzz, lose your buzz.
ダメがヨシになる	dame ga yoshi ni naru	The no has become a yes.
酔いよ酔いよ酔いから覚めよ覚めよ	yoi yo yoi yo yoi kara sameyo sameyo	Sober up, sober up, sober up and lose your buzz, lose your buzz.
ところ見逃してたよね	tokoro minogashiteta yo ne	But you missed that moment, right?
酔いよ酔いよ酔いから覚めよ覚めよ	yoi yo yoi yo yoi kara sameyo sameyo	Sober up, sober up, sober up and lose your buzz, lose your buzz.
善悪見定め	zen'aku misadame	Judging what’s good or bad.
酔いよ酔いよ酔いから覚めよ覚めよ	yoi yo yoi yo yoi kara sameyo sameyo	Sober up, sober up, sober up and lose your buzz, lose your buzz.
無様さらしたくはない	buzama sarashitaku wa nai	Not like I want to cut a sorry figure.

固くなった頭へ黒いシュワシュワ浴びせ	kataku natta atama e kuroi shuwashuwa abise	Pour some black, fizzy water over one’s stiffened head
緩く出来るそうおっしゃるのはなぜなのでなぜなので	yuruku dekiru sou ossharu no wa naze nano de naze nano de	And you can loosen it. May I ask why is it that you assert so? May I ask why?

English translation by Tackmyn Y.

Translation Notes

↑ くろいのみ is somewhat ambiguous. While I assume the most natural interpretation is to take くろい as “black” and のみ as “only” (thus “only black”), のみ can also be 飲み, which means “drink.”
↑ うらやまい is not just ambiguous, but also quite interesting. I suppose it’s just a weird way to say うらやましい (jealous), but there’s a possibility (which is high enough) that it’s got something to do with 裏(うら) (back, rear, hidden) or 病(やまい) (illness).

Discography

This song was featured on the following album:

スクラップファーム (Scrap Farm) (album)

External Links

TuneCore - Streaming
Nicocommons - Off vocal

Unofficial

[1] くろいのみ is somewhat ambiguous. While I assume the most natural interpretation is to take くろい as “black” and のみ as “only” (thus “only black”), のみ can also be 飲み, which means “drink.”

[2] うらやまい is not just ambiguous, but also quite interesting. I suppose it’s just a weird way to say うらやましい (jealous), but there’s a possibility (which is high enough) that it’s got something to do with 裏(うら) (back, rear, hidden) or 病(やまい) (illness).

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