Title: 曰くつきの艶書
Romaji: Iwakutsuki no Love Letter
Translation: Love Letters with a Past
Arrangement: Paprika
Lyrics: Ranko
Vocals: Ranko
Original themes:
- Are no Kodomo – Touhou Gumonshiki ~ Perfect Memento in Strict Sense bonus CD; track 2
- Touhou Yourendan – Touhou Yumejikuu ~ Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream; Reimu Hakurei’s theme
Album:
- Suzu no Sorane (track 8)
Sample:
The title comes from the chapters 16 and 17 of Forbidden Scrollery
Ranko: This is also not a secondary work, etc. etc.
It’s a song from Akyuu to Kosuzu.
I wanted to focus more on the content of the manga, but I ended up focusing more on the relationship.
I’ve always thought that the fact that memories are passed down from one generation to the next is one of the things that makes the Akyuu and the Hieda family so appealing.
So if the tenth child of Are is the same as Akyuu in appearance, what would make her a different person if she has memories of the past? I wrote the lyrics with such feels.
Lyrics
特別な世界と特別な人と
何も不思議じゃない普通の人間と
憧れでもなくて羨みでもない
限りなくゼロに近い気持ちだけ
tokubetsu na sekai to tokubetsu na hito to
nani mo fushigi janai futsuu no ningen to
akogare demo nakute urayami demo nai
kagirinaku zero ni chikai kimochi dake
それっていつだって
人って忘れてくから
傷つかないように
守っているだけなのかも
しれないね
sore tte itsu datte
hito tte wasureteku kara
kizutsukanai you ni
mamotte iru dake na no kamo
shirenai ne
例え明日がこなくても
わたしは続いてく
この先も傍に居る
そう思いながら
眠りにつくの
tatoe asu ga konakutemo
watashi wa tsudzuite yuku
kono saki mo soba ni iru
sou omoi nagara
nemuri ni tsuku no
好奇心が強くて物怖じしないで
誰にも優しくて少し利己的な娘
ここで生きてくこと ルールを守れば
難しくないよ 不安はあるけど
koukishin ga tsuyokute monooji shinaide
dare ni mo yasashikute sukoshi rikoteki na ko
koko de ikiteku koto ruuru wo mamoreba
muzukashikunai yo fuan wa aru kedo
もし君がいつか
人の敵になっても
大丈夫だから
わたしもあのひともいる
覚えてるよ
moshi kimi ga itsuka
hito no teki ni nattemo
daijoubu dakara
watashi mo ano hito mo iru
oboeteru yo
例え世界が崩れても
平和は続くから
わたしの中のあの娘を
ずっと生かしてたい
生きてる限り
tatoe sekai ga kuzuretemo
heiwa wa tsudzuku kara
watashi no naka no ano ko wo
zutto ikashitetai
ikiteru kagiri
普通の人間だけど普通じゃない
わたしと似てる君を見守りたい
futsuu no ningen dakedo futsuu janai
watashi to niteru kimi wo mimamoritai
例え二度と目が覚めなくても
記憶は繋がる
わたしじゃなくなるけど
わたしでいるから
tatoe nidoto me ga samenakutemo
kioku tsunagaru
watashi janaku naru kedo
watashi de iru kara
例え明日がこなくても
わたしは続いてく
この先も傍に居る
そう思いながら
眠りにつくの
tatoe asu ga konakutemo
watashi wa tsudzuite yuku
kono saki mo soba ni iru
sou omoi nagara
nemuri ni tsuku no
Translation
A special world, special people
And ordinary humans who have nothing strange
It’s not longing, it’s not envy
It’s just a feeling close to zero
That’s because
People always forget
I’m just protecting myself
From getting hurt
I guess
Even if tomorrow never comes
I will continue on
I’ll always be there for you
And with that thought
I fall asleep
You are curious and unafraid of things
Kind to everyone, but a little selfish
To live here, you follow the rules
It’s not that hard, but I’m worried
But if one day you
Become someone’s enemy
It’s okay, because
I’ll be here, and so will be her
I’ll remember
Even if the world falls apart
Peace will continue
I want to keep that girl
Inside of me alive forever
As long as I live
I’m a normal human, but I’m not normal
I want to watch over you, who is just like me
Even if I never wake up again
My memories will be connected
I won’t be me, but
I’ll still be me
Even if tomorrow never comes
I will go on
I’ll always be there for you
And with that thought
I fall asleep