ENSON

Yep, I bought it!

And...

I happened to buy it at the shop in Nippombashi where Endoh will have his promotional event in two weeks, so I got a ticket to the event too!

Yay!

So, the album is pretty good!

By the way, if you click here, you will find nothing at all, so don`t bother.

Re:START - Masaaki Endoh (translation)

Lyrics: Masaaki Endoh
Composition: Masaaki Endoh
Arrangement: Keiichi Nabeshima

Stand up to the storm raging around you and push through!
There's no more time to hesitate, so make up your mind.
There's one thing you have to protect...Now, you have no time!
That wall before your eyes...tear it down! It's hurry up!! 1

No matter how many times you fall, don't give up
Aim at that blue sky you looked up at--it's a destined winning shot!!

Up high, Fly High!! Sky High!!
I'll go faster than the wind!
Because I'm me, I'll go to my own sky!
Right now, Fly away!! Cry away!!
I came in a roundabout way but,
I'll never forget it!
The rest of the dream will Just go my way!!

No matter how many seasons I spend with no purpose, over and over,
Once again, I say goodbye to that faded scene.
Because time spent standing still is never useless,
I figured out what the most important things are. It's growing up!!

End those days spent frozen
And reset! Let's start! Aim--it's a destined start over!!

Soon, Fly High!! Sky High!!
Pry open the door to tomorrow!
Spread your wings and fly into the free sky
Right now, Fly away!! Cry away!!
Blow your tears away, and let's go
It'll never be over!
The dream that I dreamt that day will Just go my way!!

Up high, Fly High!! Sky High!!
I'll go faster than the wind!
Because I'm me, I'll go to my own sky!
Right now, Fly away!! Cry away!!
I came in a roundabout way but,
I'll never forget it!
The rest of the dream will Just go my way!!

Japanese lyrics source: The "M.e." album booklet! I couldn't find the Japanese lyrics online...good thing "M.e." is one of the few Japanese albums I own legitimately. (Shh, you didn't hear that.) Anyway, I'll post the Japanese lyrics for you.

Notes:
1 This song also has a bunch of weird English, but unlike "Ticket to the Paradise," it's romanized out rather than in katakana, so that people who don't read Japanese can look at the Japanese lyrics and see that I'm just copying the weird English rather than constructing awkward sentences (well, I do that too).

MP3: Here ya go! I'm gonna go back tomorrow and upload MP3s for the rest of my translations too. Because I love you.

HEATS - Hironobu Kageyama (translation)

Lyrics: Hitoshi Haba
Composition: Tetsuo Kudoh

Get fired up! Someday, you'll definitely catch hold of
That future you dreamed about.
Get going! Without looking back,
Survive the cold night.

Something was crying out in my heart, but
I pretended not to notice.
I was battered by heavy rain and wind,
And my heartbeat called me awake.

It's true, and I can't forget it.
This way of living is too frantic.
If your blood rushes and burns,
That's all you need.

Get fired up! Until you burn up,
Reach for a fantastic future!
Run ahead! Without averting your eyes.
Make sure that you're living!

The meaning of freedom, or the reason why you can't sleep...
You won't find those in a crack in a building. 1
Use your thirst to awaken your savagery!
Break free from desire.

Nobody can hold on to
The throbbing in their chests.
How long can I do it?
That's the only thing I want to know.

Get fired up! Long for a pulse;
Burn up like a flame!
Get moving! Without getting confused,
Start acting like you're going to change the world.

Get fired up! Someday, you'll definitely catch hold of
That future you dreamed about.
Get moving! Without looking back
Pass the cold night.

Get fired up! Until you burn up,
Reach for a fantastic future!
Run ahead, without looking away.
Make sure that you're living!

Get fired up! Long for a pulse;
Burn up like a flame!
Get moving! Without getting confused,
Start acting like you're going to change the world.

Japanese lyrics source: goo 音楽
I found these lyrics via a Google search. If they happen to be wrong, my translation may be wrong too.

Notes:
1 I was stuck on this line for a long time (自由の意味も 眠れぬ訳も / ビルの隙間じゃ分からない). It's probably completely wrong, so don't quote me in an argument, if you happen to be having a "HEATS"-related argument.

MP3: Here ya go! (Live version)

Garimpeiro - JAM Project (translation)

Lyrics: Hironobu Kageyama
Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
Arrangement: Yohgo Kohno

1 HEY YO! What happened? What a surprise!
With that teary face, you'll get beaten!

There are moments when my heart lifts up. I don't ignore them, my friends!
Because there's no such thing as a "chance,"
Rise up now! Let's go Boys & Girls

Face the stormy wind and walk on!
You say Yeah! I say Yeah! Alright!
Wake up your soul, keep your heart the same

We're going to exchange our injuries and our tears now;
We'll definitely get stronger! We're not losers 2!

OH YEAH! FIGHTING!

SOMETIME someday, definitely, we'll look back on today
That day will doubtlessly come

There were moments that burned my heart up. I won't forget them, my friends!
The chains that cut into your body,
Cut them off now! Let's go Boys & Girls!

We're gonna stand up to those formidable, incredibly thick walls of society
You say No! I say No! Get away! Don't suck up to authority!
Charge up your anger

Reality's like this, my situation is like that....we don't need those kind of excuses!
We just want to protect freedom! We're not pet dogs 3!

OH YEAH! FREEDOM!

Hello lost boys, somewhere in this universe
There is an El Dorado 4 no one knows about,
A legendary Zipang 5 Let's go Boys & Girls

Face the stormy wind and walk on!
You say Yeah! I say Yeah! Alright!
Wake up your soul, keep your heart the same

We're going to exchange our injuries and our tears now;
We'll definitely get stronger! We're not losers 2!

Japanese lyrics source: Ghaleo's Blog
I found these lyrics via a Google search. If they happen to be wrong, my translation may be wrong too.

Notes:
1 "Garimpeiro" means "prospector; one who searches for gold and jewels" in Portuguese.
2 The word they use here is "makeinu" (負け犬), which is literally something like "losing dogs."
3 This word is "kaiinu" (飼い犬), which connects back to the "makeinu" of the previous chorus
(see note 2).
4 El Dorado is a mythical city of gold that appears in a South American legend. Hence,
"prospector."
5 Zipang is one of the names used for Japan. (Marco Polo called Japan "Zipang," according to
WWWJDIC.)

BONUS!!!!!
MP3 of "Garimpeiro"!
Should I post more MP3s? I need feedback! Tell me what you think in the comments section!

Ticket to the Paradise - Anipara Ongakukan All Stars (Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Mikuni Shimokawa, Psychic Lover Yoffy) (translation)

Lyrics: Hironobu Kageyama
Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
Arrangement: Ken'ichi Sudoh

My adrenaline is about to explode. Big bang express 1!
The story is starting strong.
Soaring into the atmosphere with one push,
It's a limit-defying dive through the cosmos.

With the compass deep in your heart, take the wheel.
The future we are headed to
Has no limits! Go! Go! Go! Hurry to the paradise!

At the edge of this wide universe 2,
Let's go search out our dreams! Joyful wonderland
Your goals, and tomorrow's weather, and the goal of your journey--
We don't want to know!
You don't need answers!
A place that nobody knows about is our paradise. Oh yeah!

I took a risky bet! Good luck? Bad luck?
Laugh at me, I'm a joker.
Everyone should have a big chance! Welcome! You're lucky!
You're a dark horse

If you believe in a mysterious power, you have infinity
We're making our way with our own hands.
Our creed is that we don't know our limits!
Check it! Check it! Check it! Aim for paradise!

Let's go to the distant Milky Way
To find our future! Miracle wonderland
Fame, and diamonds, and powerful positions--
We don't want them!
We don't need anything!
Thrills and excitement are our adventure:
That's an important attitude
Ticket to the paradise

At the edge of this wide universe 2,
Let's go search out our dreams! Joyful wonderland
Your goals, and tomorrow's weather, and the goal of your journey--
We don't want to know!
You don't need answers!
A place that nobody knows about is our paradise.
That's our adventure.
That's right, that's an important attitude
Let's go to everyone's paradise!
Ticket to the paradise

Paradise Paradise Don't give up! Now, let's head out!
Paradise Paradise You're not alone! Never ever!

Paradise Paradise Don't give up! Now, let's head out!
Paradise Paradise You're not alone! Never ever!

Paradise Paradise Don't give up! Now, let's head out!
Paradise Paradise...

Japanese lyrics source: Here
I found these lyrics via a Google search. If they happen to be wrong, my translation may be wrong too.

Notes:
1 This song is full of interesting English, like "big bang express." I tried to fit it in with the context of my translation without rephrasing it.
2 What I translated as "universe" is written "uchuu" (宇宙, universe) in the lyrics but pronounced "sora" (空, sky) by the singers.

MP3: Here ya go!

This is the ENDOH ~Not the End~ - Masaaki Endoh (translation)

Lyrics: Hironobu Kageyama
Composition: Hironobu Kageyama and Yohgo Kohno
Arrangement: Yoshichika Kuriyama

Hey hey, big brother 1 2, it's about time for you to get out, please!
(Go away!!)
Hey hey, starting today, please lend me your seat!
(Out side!!)
A message arrived from heaven!
It said that it's time for the star to have a turn!
Social reform, criminals, it's all good! (Good!)
Kick out the anison bully, the company 3!

Hey hey, king and queen 4, it's time to get out, please!
(Go away!!)
Hey hey, Danny Boy 5, shut up! Keep waiting!
(Be quiet!!)
Even members of the government have retired!
Everyone's waiting for a new star!
The flow of time is calling for me!
Anison bully, say my name!

Dive the ENDOH Hey world, open your eyes!
Not the end Open your clouded eyes!
Live in ENDOH Listen to my voice of steel!
Say the ENDOH That's right! Starting today, the universe is mine!

"There's only one short life, there's no way to add to it 6...that sucks...I'm going to take the opportunity to shoot for a million things..."

People who are fighting back, get together, come here! Come on!
Annoying people, stop being fake! Come on!

Is the way it is now okay? (Hey!)
The Free Trade Commission (Hey!)
In any world, purity is necessary
Anison bully, submit to my name!

Dive the ENDOH Hey world, open your eyes!
Not the end Open your clouded eyes!
Let's Dive the ENDOH Listen to my voice of steel!
Say the ENDOH That's right! Starting today, the universe is mine!

Dive the ENDOH Hey world, you better get it!
Not the end Open the door in your heart!
Live in ENDOH Listen to my wild voice!
Say the ENDOH That's right! My precious shout is a symbol of rebellion!

Japanese lyrics source: Here
I found these lyrics via a Google search. If they happen to be wrong, my translation may be wrong too.

Notes:
1 To Endoh, "big brother" (兄さん, Niisan) is Hironobu Kageyama.
2 Also, please notice that Kageyama wrote this song. That's kind of funny, considering the first line.
3 As in, business company, presumably the record company.
4 The "king" and "queen," I believe, would be Ichiro Mizuki and Mitsuko Horie.
5 Hiroshi Kitadani?
6 Someone please help with this passage, (指くわえてるわけにゃ　いかねんだ…) if you can. I don't fully understand it.

MP3: Here ya go!

GONG - JAM Project (translation)

Lyrics: Hironobu Kageyama
Composition: Hironobu Kageyama and Yohgo Kohno
Arrangement: Yohgo Kohno

It wells up in my heart hotly, this intense feeling
The final battlefield is where we're going 1
Hands joined, sharing an oath.

Before dawn tomorrow, we will have headed off to that sky. 2
We were here 3. Please, I just want you to remember that

Don't look back; don't show them your tears.
I get the power of love
I'll take our tomorrow back!

"Sound the gong!!"

It's time! Rise up, you fated 4 soldiers!
With your lightning blade, kick your enemies' butts 5,
You steel heroes who dream of peace.
Believe in the future you must protect, and in love.
Forever! Forever!

Even if our strength runs out, and the blade that gives us our fighting spirit breaks,
We won't turn back again. Let's fall into the ocean of the galaxy together.

Don't be afraid; don't throw away your pride.
I get the power of love
Now, without hesitating, I'm going!

"Sound the gong!!"

Do your dance bravely, you fated 4 soldiers!
On golden wings, flutter into the sky!
You've never experienced retreat, you steel heroes.
Follow the command of your bubbling soul.
Forever! Forever!

"Gong, gong, sound the gong!!"

It's time! Rise up, you fated 4 soldiers!
With your lightning blade, kick your enemies' butts, 5
You steel heroes who dream of peace.
Believe in the future you must protect, and in love.
Forever! Forever!

Japanese lyrics source (+video): ヲタしてる時はいつも．．．
I found these lyrics via a Google search. If they happen to be wrong, my translation may be wrong too.

Composition information source: the anison dream ~jam on~

Notes:
1 What I translated as "battlefield" above is written "senjou" (戦場, battlefield) in the lyrics, but they say "basho" (場所, place).
2 What I translated as "sky" above is written "uchuu" (宇宙, universe) in the lyrics, but they say "sora" (空, sky).
3 What I translated as "here" above is written "chikyuu" (地球, earth) in the lyrics, but they say "koko" (ここ、here).
4 What I translated as "fated" above is written "unmei" (運命, fate) in the lyrics, but they say "sadame" (定め, er...fate)
5 Both WWWJDIC and Rakubiki Jiten translate "kechirasu" (蹴散らす) as "to kick about." What else was I supposed to translate it as?

MP3: Here ya go!