The Desolation of Spring English Cover【稲葉曇】

please don't ever let me go.

hi i would normally dedicate a big paragraph reflecting on my month and try to be witty but im still processing news of family passing so my head isnt really in a good space to say anything cool :,) its been a week and i have to fly off for abroad studies in a couple of days so im forcing myself to upload this before i go and slowly move on with life, but the ache will still be there. so it goes.

I wrote these translyrics 2 years ago, but it's crazy to think how much they still resonate with me now. 稲葉曇's lyricism and music style really evokes the sense of a liminal space, so i hope i did it justice through the translyrics :,)))

Thank you so so much to both toki and Cheri for helping me with the audio production! toki was so kind to let me re-use some of her harm guides from her original cover + record new adlibs for me, and she is so lovely to work with!! Cheri was also super amazing with mixing and dealing with all those vocal layers, and the effects she used for this cover was very cool and Im so so happy with how everything came out in the end. Big vouch for them both ❤️❤️❤️

2 big projects in the next 2 months, see you then 👋

Credits:
✢Original: inabakumori - Haru no Sekibaku (Vo. Tsurumaki Maki) / 稲葉曇『ハルノ寂寞』Vo. 弦巻マキ (   • 稲葉曇『ハルノ寂寞』Vo. 弦巻マキ  )
✢Original Art: ぬくぬくにぎりめし (nukunukunigirimeshi) (  / nknk_ngrms  )
✢Harmony & Adlib Guides: toki (  / meow_toki   | ‪@meow_toki‬ | https://meowtoki.carrd.co/)
✢Vocal Editing & Mix: Cheri (  / keicerise   |    / sakurakei   | https://sakurakei.carrd.co/)
✢Translation Reference: Pupleon
✢Vocals & Translyrics: Yours Truly (  / nekonat_lie  )

Translyrics(free to use, but pls give proper credit!):

It seems I’m wounded again
A gaping hole emerged, I can no longer pretend
So I picked a needle and sewed it closed for show

No matter the days I hold in vain,
Shutting up my mouth, not revealing anything
I would bear all of the weight even if I broke apart you know

It seems I’m wounded again
Despite sewing up the hole inside my chest
I will do it to be by your side no matter where you go

No matter the days I hold in vain,
I would clench my teeth while feeling sick and braving the pain
Reaching up to a point that overflows

As long as I shut my mouth, I won’t cause any trouble or torment

I guess that my being was too worn out and no good at all
Although I really just wanted to be of use to you
Before it unravels, let’s pass on by again for a final time and bid our last goodbyes

I guess that my being was too worn out and no good at all
Although your scent has still lingered right here in my head
Before it unravels, let’s pass on by again with some of our regrets and bid our own goodbyes

It seems I’m wounded again but my face and body can still withstand the pain of the blows
Don’t throw me away, let me be the only one you see, please don’t ever let me go

(I guess that my being was too worn out and no good…)

I guess that my being was too worn out and no good at all
Selfishly thinking I’m the only one you count on
Before I unravel, you’ll understand that I’m the unused tool that you cannot ever transcend

I guess that my being was too worn out and no good at all
For now the colors that I faintly recall are growing dull
Before it unravels, let’s pass on by again with some of our regrets and bid our own goodbyes


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