Music: Yuki Kajiura
Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura
Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura
Vocal: Kalafina
Chorus: Yuriko Kaida
Musicians
Violin: Hitoshi Konno, Todo Masahiko
Viola: Ooharu Mie
Cello: Seigen Tokuzawa (徳澤青弦)
Piano: Masato Matsuda
Appearances:
Kalafina – far on the water: Track 7
Kalafina LIVE TOUR 2015~2016 “far on the water” Special FINAL at Tokyo International Forum Hall A Track 15
Title:「灯影」 = Hokage = Flicker of Light
| Kanji | Romaji | English |
|---|---|---|
|
小指が遠すぎた 最後の高い音を 貴方が優しく鳴らした 甘いピアノ |
koyubi ga toosugita saigo no takai oto o anata ga yasashiku narashita amai piano |
Your little finger was too far as you gently played the last high note, a sweet piano |
|
誰も届かない 波間に落ちる 雨に触れたような 細い調べ |
daremo todokanai namima ni ochiru ame ni fureta you na hosoi shirabe |
A thin melody falls between the waves, out of reach as if it was touched by the rain |
|
君が思うより ひかりは近くにあると もっと沢山の歌詞は 貴方はそっと笑う わたしのそばで |
kimi ga omou yori hikari wa chikaku ni aru to anata wa sotto warau watashi no soba de |
“The light is closer than you think” You are kindly smiling by my side |
|
進む道が何処へ 続くとしても いつも胸の中に 灯るあかり |
susumu michi ga doko e tsudzuku toshitemo itsumo mune no naka ni tomoru akari |
No matter where my path continues to the light is always lit inside my heart |
|
かなしみにも 甘いかたちを残してくれる 星の無い夜にある 優しい記憶 あなたのそばに |
kanashimi nimo amai katachi o nokoshite kureru hoshi no nai yoru ni aru yasashii kioku anata no soba ni |
I have a kind memory inside a night without stars by your side where even sadness leaves behind a sweet shape for me |
kanji from CD booklet, translation by yuki_n, romaji by nimsaj
Beautiful!
I was pleasantly touched by the sound of Hikaru and Wakana harmonizing entire lines, getting to hear Hikaru’s low but light tone juxtaposed with Wakana’s melancholy cries.
The arrangement of switching dueting vocals throughout, (no three-part vocal harmony) was unusual in my hearing. Nicely separates this track from all others.