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"Waste Cabaret" is a song from 1999 (I think), but it feels incredibly relevant to the current state of the world: political movements, harsh military action, terrorism, unemployment, wasted lives, and terrible entertainment. Or at least that's what I think of with this song. XD
I sort of feel like this song would not have been out of place on the later Kaku_P Vistoron album.
This song is hard to translate because a lot of lines feel incomplete (verbs are missing entirely, etc.). To make the sentences work, though, I sometimes had to put in verb that isn't in the original. Also, the "ha!" that the singer interjects in every verse breaks up the lines in a weird way and almost seems to be a form of censorship or at least a sign that whatever's happening is unspeakable. I did my best to incorporate the feeling, but suggestions are always welcome, of course.
P-Model - "Waste Cabaret"
( Japanese lyrics )
( Romaji lyrics )
P-Model - "Waste Cabaret"
( My attempted English translation )
Translation notes: ( Read more... )
I sort of feel like this song would not have been out of place on the later Kaku_P Vistoron album.
This song is hard to translate because a lot of lines feel incomplete (verbs are missing entirely, etc.). To make the sentences work, though, I sometimes had to put in verb that isn't in the original. Also, the "ha!" that the singer interjects in every verse breaks up the lines in a weird way and almost seems to be a form of censorship or at least a sign that whatever's happening is unspeakable. I did my best to incorporate the feeling, but suggestions are always welcome, of course.
P-Model - "Waste Cabaret"
( Japanese lyrics )
( Romaji lyrics )
P-Model - "Waste Cabaret"
( My attempted English translation )
Translation notes: ( Read more... )
