グラーヴェ (Grave)

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Song title
"グラーヴェ" Romaji: Guraave English: Grave
Original Upload Date
March 4, 2017
Singer
Hatsune Miku
Producer(s)
niki (music, lyrics) Ryuusee (video)
Views
3,400,000+ (NN), 5,800,000+ (YT)
Links
Niconico Broadcast / YouTube Broadcast YouTube Broadcast (reprint, subbed)
Description Theme song for character Gustav Heydrich from app game NND #COMPASS.

Lyrics

Japanese	Romaji	English
モノクロで劇的な渚のマイウェー	monokuro de gekiteki na nagisa no maiuee	The dramatic shoreline in monochrome is my way^[1]
論理的な言葉がやけに疲れて	ronriteki na kotoba ga yake ni tsukarete	The logical words were awfully worn out
リアリティーだけ切り取ったその姿	riaritii dake kiritotta sono sugata	You, a figure cut out from only reality,
僕の視界まで　君だけが加速してゆくの	boku no shikai made kimi dake ga kasoku shite yuku no	Until you entered my vision, you alone were speeding up

何もない日々を　知ってまた僕は	nani mo nai hibi o shitte mata boku wa	Knowing well these days of nothing,
きっとボロボロになるのだろう	kitto boroboro ni naru no darou	Surely I'll become worn out again.
凍えたいのは　この世界だ	kogoetai no wa kono sekai da	But what I want to freeze over is this world
Hello　新しい部屋に鍵をかけて	Hello atarashii heya ni kagi o kakete	Hello, I lock up a new room
飛び込め　上へ	tobikome ue e	And now, jump to the top!^[2]

繰り返すリズムから響いたランウェー	kurikaesu rizumu kara hibiita ranuee	On a runway that echoed from repeating rhythms,
彷徨えば後ろから影に憑かれて	samayoeba ushiro kara kage ni tsukarete	If you wander, he'll come from behind and possess you in the shadows
グラビティーだけ切り取ったその姿	gurabitii dake kiritotta sono sugata	You, a figure cut out only from gravity,
午前3時まで　君だけを淘汰してゆくの	gozen sanji made kimi dake o touta shite yuku no	Until 3 in the morning, I hunt you down alone^[3]

何気ない声を　ずっと待つ僕は	nanigenai koe o zutto matsu boku wa	Always waiting for that indifferent voice,
きっと寂しさをボロボロと	kitto sabishisa o boroboro to	Surely, I want to shed tears of loneliness, drop by drop.^[4]
流したいのは　この世界だ	nagashitai no wa kono sekai da	And this world wants to cry those same tears.
Hello　まだ見ない今日に鍵をかけて	Hello mada minai kyou ni kagi o kakete	Hello, I lock up my still-unseen today
行くのだ　ウェー！	yuku no da uee!	And follow the way!

さよならだけ切り取ったその姿	sayonara dake kiritotta sono sugata	I, a figure cut out only from a goodbye,
君の世界まで　僕だけが加速してゆくの	kimi no sekai made boku dake ga kasoku shite yuku no	Until I reached your world, I alone was speeding up

何もない日々を　知ってまた僕は	nani mo nai hibi o shitte mata boku wa	Knowing well those days of nothing,
きっとボロボロになるのだろう	kitto boroboro ni naru no darou	Surely I'll become worn out again
凍えたいのは　この世界だ	kogoetai no wa kono sekai da	But what I want to freeze over is this world
何気ない声を　ずっと待つ僕は	nanigenai koe o zutto matsu boku wa	Always waiting for that indifferent voice,
きっと寂しさをボロボロと	kitto sabishisa o boroboro to	Drop by drop, my tears of loneliness will surely^[5]
流して　way	nagashite way	Flow down. That's the way I'll go^[6]

English translation by PandaKittenhybrid, checked by Forgetfulsubs, Shiopaca, Kagamine_Neko and 2bricacityTranslations)

Translation Notes

↑ “My way” is in English. That’s why the wording is awkward www
↑ The Japanese for “to the top” is /ue e/. The Japanese transliteration for the English word way, used later in the song, is “uee.” Thus this is a pun, as they sound the same.
↑ The word translated “hunt down” means “(natural) selection” or “weeding out;” in this context, I thought hunt down made more sense.
↑ So on this line we were hella confused, so we asked niki who replied that the line had two meanings: “Surely, drop by drop, I want to cry loneliness. & Drop by drop, I want to shed loneliness. There are two overlapping meanings, yeah!” So, it’s the same sentence, with two different subjects. Also, this guy on hinative said that the loneliness was a metaphor for tears, so although it only says “cry loneliness,” it means the subject is crying loneliness like tears, or tears of loneliness.
↑ Same structure and wording as 1:42, though without the “This world” as another subject; thus no two meanings here, and no confusion. I translated this line differently a bit, since I wanted the word for “cry” (here “flow down”) to be at the end since that’s how it is in the Japanese, and honestly it’s a pet peeve of mine when the English subs don’t match the Japanese displayed.
↑ It just says, “Way,” not, “That’s the way I’ll go,” but just the “way” sounded awkward. The sentence before it ends in a continuative, effectively meaning “…flow down, and way” so the occurrence “way” is connected to and comes after the last sentence.

Discography

This song was featured on the following album:

"Compass Sentou Setsuri Kaiseki System" Original Soundtrack VOL.02

External Links

piapro - Instrumental

Unofficial

[1] “My way” is in English. That’s why the wording is awkward www

[2] The Japanese for “to the top” is /ue e/. The Japanese transliteration for the English word way, used later in the song, is “uee.” Thus this is a pun, as they sound the same.

[3] The word translated “hunt down” means “(natural) selection” or “weeding out;” in this context, I thought hunt down made more sense.

[4] So on this line we were hella confused, so we asked niki who replied that the line had two meanings: “Surely, drop by drop, I want to cry loneliness. & Drop by drop, I want to shed loneliness. There are two overlapping meanings, yeah!” So, it’s the same sentence, with two different subjects. Also, this guy on hinative said that the loneliness was a metaphor for tears, so although it only says “cry loneliness,” it means the subject is crying loneliness like tears, or tears of loneliness.

[5] Same structure and wording as 1:42, though without the “This world” as another subject; thus no two meanings here, and no confusion. I translated this line differently a bit, since I wanted the word for “cry” (here “flow down”) to be at the end since that’s how it is in the Japanese, and honestly it’s a pet peeve of mine when the English subs don’t match the Japanese displayed.

[6] It just says, “Way,” not, “That’s the way I’ll go,” but just the “way” sounded awkward. The sentence before it ends in a continuative, effectively meaning “…flow down, and way” so the occurrence “way” is connected to and comes after the last sentence.

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