デッドアンドシーク (Dead and Seek)


Song title
"デッドアンドシーク" English: Dead and Seek
Original Upload Date
May 30, 2012 (album)
Singer
IA
Producer(s)
Jin (music, lyrics)
Views
70,000+ (YT, autogen)
Links
YouTube Broadcast (auto-generated)
Description Part of the Kagerou Project.

Lyrics

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The following translation was made by Bluepenguin, and may only be used in accordance with the restrictions stated on their website.

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Japanese	Romaji	English
幻想話の暴走	gensou hanashi no bosou	A fantastical story ran wild
飛び込んだ事故の彼方から	tobikonda jiko no kanata kara	After the incident I jumped into,
単身で僕は気が付いた	tanshin de boku wa ki ga tsuita	Left alone, I had a realization

反面、彼女は失踪	hanmen, kanojo wa shissou	She, however, had disappeared
繰り返した伴侶の会話の温度は	kurikaeshita hanryo no kaiwa no ondo wa	Her warm words, repeated over and over,
簡単に脳裏で憎悪になって	kantan ni nouri de zouo ni natte	Easily turned to hatred in my brain

その瞬間意識の高揚	sono shunkan ishiki no kouyou	That moment, my consciousness was heightened
気の遠くなる程の量の	ki no tooku naru hodo no ryou no	Calculations filled my head to bursting,
計算で頭が詰まって	keisan de atama ga tsumatta	Enough to drive me mad^[1]

これが「人体組織の変貌」	kore ga “jintai soshiki no henbou”	This is a “transformation of the structure of the human body”
冴えきった目の配色がなんだか	saekitta me no haishoku ga nandaka	Doesn’t the color of those perfectly clear eyes^[2]
怪物じみてないですか	kaibutsu jimitenai desu ka	Somehow look like a monster’s?

脳汁治まらない　細胞が知ろうとする	noujiru osamaranai saibou ga shirou to suru	My brain chemicals won’t settle down; my cells try to understand
真夏日を描いた　赤、白、青の幻想	manatsubi o kaita aka, shiro, ao no gensou	The midsummer days are drawn out in red, white, and blue fantasies

解剖で血に塗れた手を取ってよ	kaibou de chi ni nureta te o totte yo	Take this hand soaked in blood from a dissection

きっと君はまだあの夏の温度に	kitto kimi wa mada ano natsu no ondo ni	Surely the heat of that summer
縛られてるんだ	shibararete’ru n’da	Still holds you bound

「僕はまだ正常さ」	“boku wa mada seijou sa”	“But I’m definitely still normal”
大丈夫、君以外を××してでも	daijoubu, kimi igai o XX shite demo	It’s okay, even if I have to XX everyone other than you
すぐ助けるから	sugu tasukeru kara	I’ll come to save you soon

数年余りの研究	suunen amari no kenkyuu	It was more than a few years of research
その精度は人類進歩の	sono seido wa jinrui shinpo no	With such precision that it led to results
数世紀分もの成果になった	suuseiki-bun mo no seika ni natta	Worth centuries of human progress

幻想理論の究明	gensou riron no kyuumei	An investigation of the theory of fantasy
あの数奇で妙味で	ano suuki de myoumi de	That unfortunate, beautiful
どうしようもないような	doushiyou mo nai you na	Empty space that nothing can be done with
空間はどうにも厄介そうで	kuukan wa dou ni mo yakkai sou de	Is troublesome, no matter how you look at it

あれは空想世界の存在?	are wa kuusou sekai no sonzai?	Is that the existence of the fantasy world?
物語の「中身」の様で	monogatari no “nakami” no you de	At first it seemed like the “contents” of a story
非現実じみていたんだ	higenjitsu jimite ita n’da	But it really looked like unreality

ただ単純科学は聡明	tada tanjun kagaku wa soumei	Simply put, only science is wisdom
あの時と同じ様に描いてやろう	ano toki to onaji you ni kaite yarou	I’ll draw it out just like I did back then
「君と、僕のように」	“kimi to, boku no you ni”	“Like you, and me”^[3]

絶対に許さない　明るい未来なら	zettai ni yurusanai akarui mirai nara	I’ll never allow this “bright future” to come
あの日から、もう全部奪われてしまった	ano hi kara, mou zenbu ubawarete shimatta	For since that day, everything has been taken from me

存在を確かめる様に今日もまた	sonzai o tashikameru you ni kyou mo mata	To confirm its existence, today, again,

実験を始めよう　カウントダウンで	jikken o hajimeyou kauntodaun de	I’ll start the experiment with a countdown
あのドアを　さぁ、もう一回開こうか	ano doa o saa, mou ikkai hirakou ka	Shall I open that door once more?

「ねぇ。次は君の番だよ。	“nee. tsugi wa kimi no ban da yo.	“Hey, it’s your turn next.
うまく逃げられるかな?」	umaku nigerareru ka na?”	I wonder if you’ll successfully run away?”

English translation by bluepenguin

Translation Notes

↑ ”気が遠くなる” (ki ga tooku naru), literally meaning “(someone’s) senses become far away (from them),” can either mean to go insane or to fall unconscious. Given the snake’s effect on Kenjirou’s mental state and the fact that he becomes unconscious when the snake takes over his body, the intended meaning in this case could be either, or both.
↑ ”目が冴える” (me ga saeru) is a figurative expression meaning to be wide awake or alert, but literally translates to “(someone’s) eyes are clear.” (The verb, meaning “to be clear,” here appears in the form 冴えきった, where -きった means the action is completely finished, to the point where it couldn’t possibly continue – i.e., his eyes could not be more clear/he could not be more awake or alert.) I’ve gone with the literal translation in this case to preserve the obvious connection to the Snake of Clearing Eyes (目が冴える蛇/me ga saeru hebi).
↑ The meaning of this line is a little unclear – “ように” can either mean “similar to” or “for the sake/purpose of.” Since that expression, written slightly differently, is used in the previous line in the former sense (unambiguously), I’m inclined to think he’s comparing something – possibly his test subjects – to himself and his wife, but it’s also possible that he’s saying “I’m doing these terrible experiments for you and me (so we can be together again).”

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

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Japanese	Romaji	English
幻想話の暴走	gensoubanashi no bousou	This rampage took place in a tale of illusions.
飛び込んだ事故の彼方から	tobikonda jiko no karegata kara	Away from the accident I leaped into,
単身で僕は気が付いた	tanshin de boku wa ki ga tsuita	I regained consciousness alone.

反面、彼女は失踪	hanmen, kanojo wa shissou	However, she had disappeared.
繰り返した伴侶の会話の温度は	kurikaeshita hanryo no kaiwa no ondo wa	The mood of repeated conversations with her partner
簡単に脳裏で憎悪になって	kantan ni nouri de zouo ni natte	turned to hatred in her mind, simple as that.

その瞬間意識の高揚	sono shunkan ishiki no kouyou	That moment, my awareness was at its peak.
気の遠くなる程の量の	ki no tooku naru hodo no ryou no	My head was crammed with so many calculations
計算で頭が詰まって	keisan de atama ga tsumatte	it was like my mind was going somewhere far away.

これが「人体組織の変貌」	kore ga "jintai soshiki no henbou"	This is the 'transfiguration of the body’s structure.'
冴えきった目の配色がなんだか	saekitta me no haishoku ga nandaka	What colour are those clear eyes?
怪物じみてないですか	kaibutsu jimitenai desu ka	Don’t they seem a bit like a monster’s?

脳汁治まらない	noujiru osamaranai	My brain juices won’t cool down
細胞が知ろうとする	saibou ga shirou to suru	and my cells seek to become aware.
真夏日を描いた赤、白、青の幻想	manatsubi o egaita aka, shiro, ao no gensou	I imagined a midsummer’s day, a mirage of red, white and blue.
解剖で血に塗れた手を取ってよ	kaibou de chi ni nureta te o totte yo	Take my hand, stained with blood from the autopsy.

きっと君はまだあの夏の温度に	kitto kimi wa mada ano natsu no ondo ni	You must still be bound by the heat
縛られてるんだ	shibarareteru nda	of that summer.
「僕はまだ正常さ」	"boku wa mada seijou sa"	"I’m still normal!"

大丈夫、君以外を××してでも	daijoubu, kimi igai o xx shite demo	It’s fine, even if I XXX everyone other than you
すぐ助けるから	sugu tasukeru kara	I’ll help you out right away.

数年余りの研究	suunen amari no kenkyuu	The accuracy of several years of research
その精度は人類進歩の	sono seido wa jinrui shinpo no	bore enough results
数世紀分もの成果になった	suuseikibun mo no seika ni natta	for many centuries of human progress.

幻想理論の究明	gensou riron no kyuumei	An investigation into illusion theory:
あの数奇で妙味で	ano suuki de myoumi de	it was misfortunate and exquisite
どうしようもないような	dou shiyou mo nai you na	and gaps in the research, which seemed inevitable,
空間はどうにも厄介そうで	kuukan wa dou ni mo yakkaisou de	looked so troublesome.

あれは空想世界の存在?	are wa kuusou sekai no sonzai?	Does it involve the existence of a fantasy world?
物語の「中身」の様で	monogatari no "nakami" no you de	It seemed like the 'substance' of a story
非現実じみていたんだ	higenjitsu jimite ita nda	with a touch of unreality.

ただ単純科学は聡明	tada tanjun kagaku wa soumei	Still, simple science is so sensible.
あの時と同じ様に描いてやろう	ano toki to onaji you ni kaite yarou	Let’s sketch it out as we did back then:
「君と、僕のように」	"kimi to, boku no you ni"	"Just like you and I…"

絶対に許さない明るい未来なら	zettai ni yurusanai akarui mirai nara	If this is a bright future, one that’s not allowed,
あの日から、もう全部奪われてしまった	ano hi kara, mou zenbu ubawarete shimatta	then it means everything has been stolen away since that day.
存在を確かめる様に今日もまた	sonzai o tashikameru you ni kyou mo mata	Today, again, I seek to be sure of my existence.

実験を始めようカウントダウンで	jikken o hajimeyou kauntodaun de	So, let’s start the experiment with a countdown!
あのドアをさぁ、もう一回開こうか	ano doa o saa, mou ikkai hirakou ka	Shall we open that door one more time?
「ねぇ。次は君の番だよ。	"nee. tsugi wa kimi no ban da yo.	"Come on, it’s your turn next.
うまく逃げられるかな?」	umaku nigerareru kana?"	I wonder, can you escape successfully?"

English translation by Releska

Discography

This song was featured on the following album:

メカクシティデイズ (MEKAKUCITY DAYS) (album)

External Links

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Unofficial

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Kagerou Project Wiki
EJ Translations - Translation source
Releska - Alternate translation source

[1] ”気が遠くなる” (ki ga tooku naru), literally meaning “(someone’s) senses become far away (from them),” can either mean to go insane or to fall unconscious. Given the snake’s effect on Kenjirou’s mental state and the fact that he becomes unconscious when the snake takes over his body, the intended meaning in this case could be either, or both.

[2] ”目が冴える” (me ga saeru) is a figurative expression meaning to be wide awake or alert, but literally translates to “(someone’s) eyes are clear.” (The verb, meaning “to be clear,” here appears in the form 冴えきった, where -きった means the action is completely finished, to the point where it couldn’t possibly continue – i.e., his eyes could not be more clear/he could not be more awake or alert.) I’ve gone with the literal translation in this case to preserve the obvious connection to the Snake of Clearing Eyes (目が冴える蛇/me ga saeru hebi).

[3] The meaning of this line is a little unclear – “ように” can either mean “similar to” or “for the sake/purpose of.” Since that expression, written slightly differently, is used in the previous line in the former sense (unambiguously), I’m inclined to think he’s comparing something – possibly his test subjects – to himself and his wife, but it’s also possible that he’s saying “I’m doing these terrible experiments for you and me (so we can be together again).”

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