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Here are my translations of the songs by the band BUMP OF CHICKEN, from Japanese to English. I hope this lets more people appreciate the beautiful lyrics of BUMP!

Links to each song can be found in "Albums" and "Singles."

BUMP's official website is http://www.bumpofchicken.com/!

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Saturday, January 5, 2013

Angel Fall English Lyrics Translation


ENGLISH


Angel Fall

You gave me unyielding courage
From you, so scared, to me
I'm sure of it

I rested with a fever
And in the space before sleep
I put my hands over my ears and then I heard it

Words to voice
Voice to song
From song, your heart
The words of your heart

A little bird flew
Flew off to play
Above all the smiles
And the tears
He always watched the
Ever-changing world
As if
In a dream

Words to voice
Voice to song
From song, your heart
The words of your heart
Light from stars
Wishing for light
Dance in prayer
For the absent stars

Ahh
Don't leave
Don't go away forever
When I think of your smile
My entire universe smiles

And then I understood
Your struggle
The frightening night
Was your battlefield
Nobody knew the reason
For your wounds
Because they were hidden
In your radiance

Crying when you were deceived
Crying when you were made a fool
Crying when you were used
Because you wanted to be loved
Within the glory
You were covered in shame
You destroyed it countless times
And the little bird disappeared

You gave me unyielding courage
You rescued me
I'm sure of it

Words to voice
Voice to song
From song, your heart
The words of your heart
Light from stars
Wishing for light
Dance in prayer
For the absent stars

You have a voice
From your voice, a song
From your song, your heart
And within your heart
Alone, your future diminished
Alone, your past grew
You hugged me to your body
And I knew stars still shone within you

You gave me unyielding courage
From you, so scared, to me
I'm sure of it


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JAPANESE


Angel Fall

消えない勇気受け取ったよ
臆病なあなたから
確かに

熱で休んだ
眠りの隙間に
耳に手を当ててただ聴いていた

言葉より声を
声より唄を
唄から心を
心の言葉を

小鳥は飛んだ
遊ぶ様に飛んだ
あらゆる笑顔と
涙の上を
すっかり世界が
変わっていく様を
夢中になって
ずっと見ていた

言葉より声を
声より唄を
唄から心を
心の言葉を
星より光
光を願い
祈る様に踊る
今は無い星を

ああ
どうかいかないで
いつまでもなくならないでいて
あなたがどこかで笑ったと
思うだけで宇宙が笑った

それから知ったよ
あなたの戦い
怯えた夜でさえ
戦場にいた
輝きに埋もれ
見えなかった傷の
意味すら誰にも
解らなかった

騙されて泣いた
馬鹿にされて泣いた
使われて泣いた
愛されたかった
栄光の中で
恥辱にまみれて
何度も壊されて
消えた小鳥の

消えない勇気受け取ったよ
救われた僕の手に
確かに

言葉より声を
声より唄を
唄から心を
心の言葉を
星より光
光を願い
祈る様に踊る
今は無い星を

あなたに声を
声より唄を
唄から心を
心にあなたを
一人減った未来を
一人多かった過去を
抱きしめた胸に
今もある星を

消えない勇気を受け取ったよ
臆病なあなたから
確かに


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OPINION

This is one of BUMP's most beatilful songs. I'm pretty happy with how the translation came out in terms of conveying the original feelings of the song. It even accidentally rhymes in a few places! I beleive the song is called Angel Fall because the little bird (a pure heart or innocence) is destroyed… But even though the person who is the subject of the song appears to have lost their heart, they actually still have light within them and can share it with others.

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