Muratsuki
11-26-2007, 04:22 AM
Well, I downloaded the song earlier (Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel as sung in Japanese by YAMAGUCHI Kappei) and transliterated it as best as I could by ear. I can't submit it to the site because I can't take the test (my knowledge of kanji is fairly limited), but here are the lyrics. Please let me know if anything needs corrected (namely the "utsuona" line, because I don't think that's a word...).
Yoru ga futatabi
Otozureta toki ni
Shizuka ni oshi yoseru
Kanashimi to kurushimi
Koyoi mo samayoi aruku machi ni
Kiita sound of silence
Machi no neon ga
Mabushiku hikari
Kodoku ni naite iru
Kokoro wo terashidasu
Yume mo yabureta boku no mune ni
Kiita sound of silence
Ikiru kurushimi
Hitori kamishime
Yume wo motome nagara
Yume wo sagashi nagara
Samayou utsurona boku no kage ni
Kiita sound of silence
Hana mo sakanai
Tori mo nakanai
Tanoshii katarai mo
Sazameku koe sae mo
Boku ni wa kikoete konai
Kokoro no soko wa sound of silence
Ikiru kurushimi
Hitori kamishime
Yume wo motome nagara
Yume wo sagashi nagara
Samayou utsurona boku no kage ni
Kiita sound of silence
EDIT: Thanks Crimson Firefly! That helped a lot! ^^
Yoru ga futatabi
Otozureta toki ni
Shizuka ni oshi yoseru
Kanashimi to kurushimi
Koyoi mo samayoi aruku machi ni
Kiita sound of silence
Machi no neon ga
Mabushiku hikari
Kodoku ni naite iru
Kokoro wo terashidasu
Yume mo yabureta boku no mune ni
Kiita sound of silence
Ikiru kurushimi
Hitori kamishime
Yume wo motome nagara
Yume wo sagashi nagara
Samayou utsurona boku no kage ni
Kiita sound of silence
Hana mo sakanai
Tori mo nakanai
Tanoshii katarai mo
Sazameku koe sae mo
Boku ni wa kikoete konai
Kokoro no soko wa sound of silence
Ikiru kurushimi
Hitori kamishime
Yume wo motome nagara
Yume wo sagashi nagara
Samayou utsurona boku no kage ni
Kiita sound of silence
EDIT: Thanks Crimson Firefly! That helped a lot! ^^