平沢進 - "Mermaid Song" / Hirasawa Susumu - "Mermaid Song" Lyrics

This is one of the most beautiful songs ever, in my opinion. ( Read more... )

平沢進 - "Mermaid Song"
( Japanese lyrics )

( Romaji lyrics )

Hirasawa Susumu - "Mermaid Song"
( Rough English translation. )

An acquaintance of mine also says this song describes how Hirasawa fans respond to Hirasawa's singing--everything stops and we would like to drown ourselves in his voice. Ahem. Well. That is certainly another possible interpretation of this.

平沢進 - "Echoes" / Hirasawa Susumu - "Echoes" Lyrics

In some random interview I read that Mr. Hirasawa sometimes tries to use music to place the listeners in a situation outside of reality or everyday life. The goal is to make the listeners ask themselves how they would react in such a situation. "Echoes" strikes me as that kind of song. ( Read more... )

平沢進 - "Echoes"
( Japanese Lyrics )

( Romaji lyrics )

Hirasawa Susumu - "Echoes"
( My English translation )