"ME!ME!ME! feat. daoko" http://animatorexpo.com/mememe/
So the lyrics-- the FULLY TRANSCRIBED LYRICS-- were finally published on "ME!ME!ME!"'s official Japan Animator Expo website. Now I (and surely others!) just like to find/obtain a good English translation of the song. There are already some TLs floating around, but based on what I've seen, they've either been done by ear (and thus missing some lyrics) or have been translated without clear credit to the original lyrics. (One of the Youtube video-translations doesn't even acknowledge "patchwork" in katakana in its TL)
**dammit I wish I remembered my college Japanese better.
itsu datte itsu datte
kimi to futari de ita yo ne
itsu datte itsu datte
kimi no koto kangaete ita nda
kimi mo sōde
kimi mo onaji
kimochi futatsu aru dake de
kono saki mo kono saki mo
ikireru kiga shite ita nda
kimi ga yonda
watashi wa kimi no naka no watashi
kanashimi
nikushimi
tsukuri dasu no wa gūzō
kimi ga tsukutta maboroshi wa
hontō nanka janai
kako no kimi no tsugōnoī
omoide no patchiwāku [patchwork]
-
いつだって
いつだって
君とふたりでいたよね
いつだって
いつだって
君のこと考えていたんだ
きみもそうで
きみも同じ
きもちふたつあるだけで
このさきも
このさきも
生きれるきがしていたんだ
君が呼んだ
私は君の中の私
悲しみ
憎しみ
創りだすのは偶像
君が 作った幻は
本当 なんかじゃない
過去の きみの 都合のいい
思い出の パッチワーク
I don't understand what this is, and it makes me frightened and angry.
>>119878680
yūjūfudan no sanbutsu ka na
jōzu ni ikiru hinto [hint] o oshiete yo
yanwari funwari
oburāto ni sugu tsutsumu musū no gen
chokusetsuteki bassari ittōryōdan sa reru mainichi
aishite kaeshite ima made no bun zenbu
kesu koto ga dekitanara
fukai soko e ochiteiku ishiki ni
shikiri ni ii kiki kasu
usabarashi ni uta o utau
hibi wa utakata ni
kimi wa inai inai na
"kirakira no shunkan"
omoidasu wa
kimi no
nioi
tōku tōku naru ishiki ni
kimi hitori nokotta no wa
ano hi ano toki onaji yume
mite itakara kō yatte
ano hi ano toki to onajiyōni
kimi o omotteru
kimi ga omotteru yori
zutto watashi nakimushida yo
koko de matteru
-
優柔不断の産物かな
上手に生きるヒントを教えてよ
やんわりふんわり
オブラートにすぐ包む無数の現
直接的バッサリ一刀両断される毎日
愛して返して今までのぶん全部
消すことができたなら
深い底へ 落ちていく意識に
仕切りに言い聞きかす
憂さ晴らしに唄を歌う
日々は泡沫に
君はいない居ないな
"キラキラの瞬間"
思い出すは
きみの
におい
遠く 遠くなる 意識に
きみひとりのこった のは
あの日 あの時 同じ夢
見ていたから こうやって
あの日 あの時 と同じように
君を想ってる
君がおもってるより
ずっとわたし泣き虫だよ
ここで 待ってる
translate it weebs
>>119878680
here's the google translate. there's no need to clearly state the obvious but for those who want a simple grasp on it here it is
Always a
Always a
I 'm was in Futari with you
Always a
Always a
I was thinking of you
You also so
You also same
Only feeling some two
This ahead
This ahead
I was not hunger to live is
Kimi called
I'm in the Kimi
Sadness
Hatred
The begin to create the idol
The illusion that you have made
'm Not real
Will be referred to the past of Your convenience
Memories of patchwork
>>119878680
>>119878733
kimi wa ima
nani o shite
ikiru
kimi wa ima
nani o shite
iki teru?
itsu made tatte mo kimi wa
ai mo kawarazu kurashite iru yō de
hon'ne fukai kurai numa no soko de
tamari ni tamatte afure-sōdesu
kōkei ano toki no omoide
bika ni bika kasanete shimatta
ii na ii na ano ko wa
tanoshi-sō
kiraina ano ko wa
watashi wa watashi de ganbatta
anata wa anata de nani shite ita?
kidzuita tokiniha konagona no kagami
anata ni kidzuite hoshikatta na
mada kana mada kana
matte itanoni matte itanoni
itoshite itanoni itoshite itanoni
eien no ai wa
mēdē [Mayday] no naka
eien no ai wa
tashikani
dokoni mo
mō nai
-
君は今
なにをして
生きる
君は今
なにをして
生きてる？
いつまでたっても君は
相も変わらず暮らしているようで
本音 深い暗い沼の底で
溜まりに溜まって溢れそうです
光景 あの時の思い出
美化に美化 重ねてしまった
いいないいなあの子は
楽しそう
嫌いなあの子は
わたしはわたしでがんばった
あなたはあなたで何していた？
気づいた時には粉々の鏡
あなたにきづいてほしかったな
まだかな まだかな
待っていたのに 待っていたのに
愛していたのに 愛していたのに
永遠の愛は
メーデーの中
永遠の愛は
たしかに
どこにも
もうない
>>119878785
Wonder if indecision of product
To tell the well live tips
Softly softly
Immediately wrap myriad of current to oblate
Every day is directly haircut cut in two
All statements until now by returning love
If could be erased
To the falling go consciousness to deep bottom
I hear lees say to partition
I sing a song to diversion
The day-to-day foam
I do not stay you do not
" Sparkling moment "
Remember the
Of Kimi
Smell
In far distant consciousness
The Kimi fancy alone is
Same dream when that day that
Doing this is because I have seen
Same as when that day that
I have thought of you
Than that you are thought
Much is my crybaby
I have been waiting here
Nobody fucking cares
>>119878785
>>119878835
Why do people always feel the need to post google translate garbage every TL thread? It just takes up space.
>>119878913
>no need to state the obvious
until someone actually translates it or we get official english lyrics this will have to do.
>>119878852
I care.
Do Nips even care about Animator Expo?
>>119879029
if the otakus care enough about khara and anno (i'm sure they do) then they care about the aniexpo
>>119879029
Do they even care about Anime Mirai?
>>119879196
is this a trick question?
>LWA2
>Death Billiards/Death Parade
Mememe? More like Mememe meme.
>>119878680
>>119878733
>>119878788
Come back when you have it on english.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW3tDPbC7bQ
>>119879234
LWA2 was funded on Kickstarter by gaijin
Death Parade is not going to sell well.
>>119878992
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqWVJ0G8Siw
This is the video-translation that I mentioned in the first post, which already has over 300k hits. Thing is, I don't know if this translation was done before the lyrics were actually posted on the website. Also, it seems rather... questionable. For starters, where's "patchwork" in the translation?
Also, this part towards the end. Sounds like these lyrics were written as part of an English cover of the song, more so than a legit translation.:
"By your side, By your side,
I was waiting for you, I loved you.
Hey, hi, hey look, hey, hi.
Hey, hi, hey! Look at the sky!"
>>119879849
The fan translation was transcribed by a gaijin. Why did you even watch the video?
>>119879918
I didn't. It was enough to look at the 'translation' in the video description.
>>119879849
>"By your side, By your side,
>I was waiting for you, I loved you.
>Hey, hi, hey look, hey, hi.
>Hey, hi, hey! Look at the sky!"
That's what the singer was saying though, at least what it sounded like to me.
Still no MP3 download. I couldn't care less about the music video just let me buy the song.
>>119880233
Not so much. See >>119878788
>"eien no ai wa
>mēdē [Mayday] no naka
>eien no ai wa
>tashikani
>dokoni mo
>mō nai"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr0tdNweEDc&spfreload=10
Maybe those lyrics could make a good or funny English cover for the song, like those "covers" that did "interpretations" (to the ears of the English listener) of the Latin lyrics of the Super Smash Bros Brawl Opening, but I don't think anything more.
>>119880472
It's already on itunes you retard
Your mememes end here!
Is it just me or the lyrics aren't right?
>>119878643
>people still care about shit from last year
Get with the times faggots.
>>119880472
>What is the ME!ME!ME! Website
You *can* buy/download the song now.
>>119880630
>Can't buy Japanese songs from US account
> FML
So Daoko wrote the song besides singing the whole thing and all the credit goes to teddyloid? The music industry sure is fucked up
>>119880732
Well, there 's surely a clean torrent/download version of the song sans the sound FX by now...
The new Animator Expo short just came out and we have a thread for fucking ME!ME!ME! for the billionth time instead?
fucking pathetic
>>119881065
This is how we feel about your opinion anon. We are Shinji just to be clear.
>>119881065
At least it's not cluttered with people raising the same points of analysis over and over again. And hey, the lyrics finally got released. It's damn good news for those who wanted to understand ME!ME!ME! even further.
>>119878643
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqWVJ0G8Siw
>>119881462
We've been over this: >>119879849
>youtube link with download link full of ad bait
Here's the direct mega link for the 320kbps mp3s:
https://mega.co.nz/#!EMRmSJQD!E82BerIiDrtP0pzh3dvnD4qmR0tc9w6Xm0tswXUe5BM
>>119881852
thanks anon
>>119881342
Or at least the Japanese lyrics are a *gateway* to understanding ME!ME!ME! even better, considering many of us don't know Japanese.
So much has already been put laid out there, it shouldn't be hard for a knowledgable anon to put these lyrics into coherent, accurately TL'ed English right?
>>119878680
>>119878733
>>119878788
>>119878680
>>119878733
>>119878788
Well shit, fuck you too Anno.
4.0 is going to shit all over us.
>>119878643
fuck this shit
new daoko album when
>>119882710
Isn't she like 17 though?
oh boy
OH BOY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-KWgP_teoc
>>119882463
In that case, your understanding hinges on the translation, not the actual short.
>>119883017
I dunno but I've already listened to her first two a lot and I want a new one
Where are the fags from the daily japenese threads when you need them?
>>119883042
>embed
>close embed
>>119883042
I told you this shit was cancerous. Could we all stop fussing over a stupid fucking music video and move on now?
>>119883128
It's pretty much your standard j-pop lyrics. It's funny how people who don't actually understand the lyrics are acting as though it's the deepest shit in the world like it needs to be decoded.
>>119883042
This was worth it for the asian guy being incredibly into it to the point he can't offer any "hilarious" reactions.
>>119883179
You should be able to just hover over the embed link and see what it is, you know.
>>119883226
>standard j-pop lyrics
I figured as much. I'm not that other anon, but I'm still pretty curious. I wouldn't ask you to translate it fully or anything, but care to give a synopsis?
>>119883042
>rhett and link
why do they piss me off so much
>>119883565
Why do you know who they are?
>>119883042
>normalfags and femininists
>>119883719
damn anon, sorry i'm not ignorant.
>>119883420
Somebody posted the video link with a translation already, so I won't bother. They're right that many of the lines are straight up made up though.
For those last six lines, it's something like this.
Eternal love
is in mayday.
Eternal love
is definitely
nowhere
anymore.
>>119883986
Stop being stupid and use rikai kun.
>>119884355
What?
>>119883049
No it doesn't, but any additional information could, still, even improve an already good understanding of the short. That's common sense.
>>119883986
Oh. Well, thank you nevertheless.
>>119883986
But if the video link has a freaking retard translation, though, with many of its lines being made straight up, don't you think you could refer to or provide a translation? Please?
Thanks a lot for taking care of those last six lines, anon, but really, people gotta know!
>>119884355
>>119884400
It's an app/extension that can be used on google chrome or firefox for japanese translations. Briefly sampling it, though, it feels about as useful to a gaijin as google translate.
>>119885892
Not the anon you were asking for a translation, but I'm an exchange student living in Japan, so my Japanese isn't the worst.
The "retard translation" is... very artistically interpreted, but I'm not sure it's retarded. There are some lines in there that definitely can't be pulled directly from the Japanese lyrics, but I feel like it's pretty loyal to the meaning/feeling of the Japanese lyrics. Or at least the first part is, because I admit I didn't check all of it.
I tried translating the first section myself, but I have 0 TL experience and it turned out retardedly literal.
>>119886195
Yeah, I could probably be more forgiving. And hey, thanks for your effort!
Seems an-already-in-place translation has gotten updated within the past few days. Mind you, the translation seems to be on a very….. TUMBLR tumblr site. Now before/after you make faces at the fact that I'm relying on a post made on
>Tumblr
… the translation itself seems to be pretty decent! There might even be a subbed video coming out with it.
(Credit goes to newvagabound @ http://newvagabond.tumblr.com/post/107924032107/me-me-me-translation-by-newvagabond )
>>119878680
>>119886967
(Vagabond's TL part 1/3)
All the time, all the time
We were together, weren’t we?
All the time, all the time
I was thinking about you
You were that way too
You were the same
There were only two feelings
And going ahead, and going ahead
You felt like you were living too
You called
me the sadness and hatred inside of you
The idol of your invention
The vision you made real
Something I’m not
Your conveniences of the past
are patchwork memories
>>119886967
>tumblr
Thanks
>>119878733
>>119886967
>>119887099
(Vagabond's TL part 2/3)
Could it be the fruit of your indecisiveness?
Hey, give me a hint about living life well
Softly and gently
and at once you wrap up your infinite realities in wafer
Every day it’s cut in two with one direct strike
Love me, give back to me until this very minute
If only I could erase it all
I’ll fall into the deep depths of consciousness
And at the boundary, I’ll warn you
I’ll sing a song as a distraction
Fleeting day after day
You’re not here
like the “sparkling moments” that don’t last
I remember
your
scent
You’re the only one left
in the consciousness that became far, far away
Because that day, in that moment I was having the same dream
I’m thinking about you like that day, that time
I’m much more of a crybaby than you know
I’ll be waiting right here
>>119883042
How did the creators of this even find out about the video?
>>119878788
>>119886967
>>119887099
>>119887426
(Vagabond's TL part 3/3)
How are you going to live now?
How are you living now?
No matter how much time passes, you’ll see defeat
Going along in life with a smile
Your motive is at the bottom of the deep, dark swamp
that’s filled up, like it’s going to overflow
The sight of the memory of that time
Decoration upon decoration, all over and over again
So good, so good
That girl looks fun
That girl that I hate
I did my best as Me
What have you been doing as You?
By the time you realize it, the mirror is in pieces
I so wanted you to realize
Wondering if you’ve noticed yet, wondering if you’ve noticed yet
Because of that, I waited
Because of that, I loved you
Eternal love
Inside my cry for help
Eternal love
Certainly
Won’t be
Anywhere anymore
Goodbye
>>119887099
>>119887426
>>119887541
This exchange student >>119886195, posting some TL corrections because it's much easier than doing one from scratch. The posted TL isn't bad, but the translator's missing a few basics and doesn't seem to understand qualifying nouns with subordinate clauses.
Pt1.
[s] You were that way too [/s] you did too
[s] And going ahead, and going ahead [/s] and going forward (changed so that it’s clear that the implication here is continued applicability of the other statements, not literal moving forward)
[i] You called me the sadness and hatred inside of you [/i] - ambiguous because of apparent simultaneous lyrics. This is probably close enough, although I don’t think the intention was that the singer (“me”) is actually the sadness or hatred, just that the person being sung about is carrying sadness, hatred, and also perceptions of the girl inside of him
[s] Your conveniences of the pastare patchwork memories [/s] A patchwork made of convenient memories from your past.
[s] and at once you wrap up your infinite realities in wafer [/s] LOL, not quite. “Countless realities you rush to sugar coat”
[s] Every day it’s cut in two with one direct strike [/s] Every day you cleave flawlessly in half with a single strike (the subject appears to be “every day”, which doesn’t translate well)
[s] Love me, give back to me until this very minute [/s] Love me back for all the love I’ve given you until now
>>119887099
>>119887426
>>119887541
this translation isn't very good
>>119888619
Well, apparently I'm formatting retarded. Sorry all. The stuff inside the intended strikethrough or italics is stuff I meant to correct; the stuff outside is the correction.
Here's Pt2 of translation corrections.
Because that day, in that moment I was having the same dream >> It’s ended up like this Because that day, in that moment I was having the same dream it
Your motive is at the bottom of the deep, dark swamp >> Your true feelings is at the bottom of the deep, dark swamp
Because of that, I waited >> Even though I waited
Because of that, I loved you >> Even though I loved you
Inside my cry for help >> in the midst of a mayday
Won’t be
Anywhere anymore >> Is no where to be found
>>119889101
i think 本音 is a little different than "true feelings" but i'm bad at translating, not sure how to say it better
http://www.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=644255
>>119889323
enjoy your virus
>>119889008
In what ways is it so bad aside from the corrections exchange student-kun >>119888619 has made?
>>119889101
Heya, thanks! I guess that about covers it from your end? Was wondering if the content of your first corrections-post meant you found nothing bad in the third part of the translation, but then I remembered the 4chan word limit.
>>119889265
Haha, yes, I absolutely agree. This is a very, very Japanese word though, and it's going to be hard to translate without some big in-depth explanation of the concepts of 本音と建前. I think "true feelings" is probably fine for the purposes of this song, even if the nuances of them being concealed true feelings don't really come through in English.
>>119889580
...sorry, disorganized. There ended up only being two parts worth of corrections. Part 1 is corrections for part 1 and part 2 is corrections for part 2 and part 3 of the other translation.
In regards to the quality of the translation... I suspect the complaint is feel, not accuracy. Both the original TL and my corrections are just trying to get the point across, and have no artistry whatsoever. The "retarded" translation linked on the youtube video may be slightly embellished, but it actually feels like lyrics.
If there are complaints about accuracy though I'd like to hear them.
>>119889796
Guess I can see what you mean. Still, from what I saw of the youtube ver.'s lyrics, I fear the embellishing might've AT LEAST drowned out some of the original meaning. If not outright replaced it.
Any thoughts on this translation choice >>119883986 Why the choice of "in mayday?"
>>119879331
More like MayMayMay.
>>119879808
>Death Parade is not going to sell well.
The best show of the season almost never does.
And keep your sales autism in your containment thread.
>>119883042
>this is linked in every mememe thread without fucking fail
>>119880472
>2015
>Buying music
Swebs
>>119890879
Thoughts in regard to what? My translation of the line is pretty similar to that one ("in the midst of a mayday" vs "in mayday"). If you're asking why it's not "cry for help" like in the original, it's because the Japanese word メーデー is literally a phonetic translation of "mayday". As in they took the word straight from English.
If your question is about "in the midst of" vs just "in", that comes down to opinion about what the singer was trying to do with の中. I promise the translation you quoted is talking about being inside though, not being in a state of mayday (though of course you can infer state metaphorically, but that's not really about accuracy of translation).
>>119883042
Why are normalfags such pussies?
>Japanese people are so weird!
>Is this like Kill la Kill?
>Well, as a feminist I'm offended...
>Why can't all animation be good like Kill la Kill?
>It's like that thing from Evangelion :D
>This is so derogatory towards women!
>Cowboy Bebop is the best anime ever made
>It's so deep! There must be a really deep story behind it!
>This is so disgusting!
>XD
>Recommended Video: Pewdiepie Mountain Dew Montage
>Like, Comment, Subscribe
>>119887458
Fans.
>>119883042
>Another anime, reaaaaaally?
Well, fuck you too
>>119883042
>The hot girl and the two most interesting guys liked it
>Everyone else was outraged or pretend outraged
Well
>ME!ME!ME!
>Literally meme meme meme
Always, always
We were always together
Always, always
I was always thinking of you
You were too
You were the same
We had just our feelings
And with them
We felt we could live.
You called for me
I am the me inside you
Sadness
Hatred
You dreamed up a false idol
A mirage you constructed out of nothing
A patchwork of convenient memories from the past.
Maybe it's my indecisiveness
Give me a hint on how to live well
Softly, fluffily
Infinite realities soon packed into a capsule
Direct, resolute, decisive everyday
Love me, give me back everything up to now
If I could disappear
Deep down, into your consciousness
Tell me to separate myself
I sing to distract
The days are ephemeral
You're not here, really not here
"Shining moments"
What I remember is
your
scent
My consciousness fades away
What remains of you is
That day, that time, having
the same dream, like this
Just like that day, that time
Thinking of you.
I'm more of a crybaby
than you think
I'm waiting here for you.
>needing a translation to understand cheesy simple japanese music
What are you
doing now
to live
What are you
doing now
to be alive?
No matter how much time passes
you're going to keep living the same way.
Sink your inward thoughts to the bottom of a deep dark bog
They pool up and will overflow
The scene, memories of that time
More and more glorious
Isn't that girl fine?
Looks like fun
Don't like that one
I did my best by myself
What did you do by yourself?
The moment of realization is a shattered mirror
I wanted you to realize that
Not yet, not yet
Even though I waited, even though I waited
Even though I loved you, even though I loved you
Eternal love is
in a cry of Mayday
Eternal love is
definitely
lost
forever.
>>119883042
>Ingrid Nilsen
>Best Girl
Pick two.
Psssh, Nothing Personal, Kid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RIE1ASKEsM
>>119893602
>>119893602
But why
>>119878643
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAXfakH4CMo
spanish sub
>>119893602
>>119893602
>That thumbnail
>>119893602
Jesus Christ
![[Vivid] Amagi Brilliant Park - 11 [B67134F8].mkv_snapshot_14.34_[2014.12.12_00.39.58].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/3rnzHzf.jpg "[Vivid] Amagi Brilliant Park - 11 [B67134F8].mkv_snapshot_14.34_[2014.12.12_00.39.58].jpg")
>>119893602
>>119893602
>>119893602
>>119893602
What the fuck is it with Sonic the Hedgehog and autism?
>>119894267
Sonics head fits the golden ratio perfectly. Maybe the autists are seeing something we mortals can't.
>>119883042
>normalfags and feminist
>>119878643
I have been telling you fags what the lyrics meant since day 1. Girl cheated on dude. Girl was sorry. Dude was pissed and dumped girl. Dude tried to drown his sorrow. But no matter what he does to distract himself, thoughts of her always creep into his mind, and emotional pain tears him apart, every single day, he cant escape it or move beyond her, no matter how much he tries to drown her out.
There is no deeper meaning with otaku imagery. Otaku imagery is used because this shit is made by Otaku with an intended audience of Otaku.
Had it been a different group making this same story, it could have been sports, clubbing, or drugs used as the method of attempted escape. The method of escape isnt important, because no matter what, the message is that the protag cant hide and run from the feelings that come from within him. He cant fight them either. He has to learn to accept them and move on.
>>119894267
Protip: search deviantart for <yourname> the hedgehog
>>119883042
I find it funny how most of the guys are all ''hey, boobs, that's cool, and it looks pretty good'' while the girls are all ''NOPE NOPE NOPE, BREAST WUUUUUTTTTT?????''.
It's kinda funny.
I don't think it's Anti-Otaku since Anno is an otaku and likes the lifestyle.
>>119894475
Literally the only woman who didn't react immaturely was the one with the girliest fucking channel out there with makeup and shit https://www.youtube.com/user/missglamorazzi
>>119894599
That is because girls who embrace femininity are emotionally mature and not resisting their fucking biological structure in the name of political and ideological statements. They are also more stable.
>>119883042
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ5L87SVgS0#t=178
>2:58
Now I'm mad.
Is there Type 3 version?
>>119894697
That guy at 1:20 seemed alright. Probably the closest on the mark on what the it was about. Or could be about. Or whatever.
>>119883226
>Could we all stop fussing over a stupid fucking music video and move on now?
nah, we are all waiting on this getting a tv anime.
it will happen and you know it.
>Its a deconstruction of the otaku subculture genre
