血極 Night - Ayato Sakamaki

Another wonderful song from Diabolik Lovers, this time sung by the beloved Ayato Sakamaki. He's my favorite of the brothers (although a couple others are very close behind him) and I haven't translated a solo song of his before, so this should be fun.

I think every time I translate a song now, I'm going to write some notes beforehand to explain any difficulties or peculiarities within the lyrics. So, here we go.

• 血極 isn't an actual word. It combines 血 for blood and 極 for something like "extreme." Given the sadistic, bloody vampire context, I stuck them together with the best English translation I could. 
• I learned that もうこれ以上はないぐらいに is used to intensify whatever it's referencing, so I had to come up with a non-literal English version to match this. 
• インサニア and グローリア are both Latin words ("insania" and "gloria") that translate to madness/insanity and glory, respectively.

窓辺に忍び寄るヤバめな Siren、
壊れた鏡を見ればハッと醒めない？
オマエの細い躰を抱きしめて
あの日の影を祓う為のインサニア

何を恐れて、何を求めてるの、八方塞がり
「その痛みだけが、生きる意味だから」
 潤んだ瞳を見れば　無性に噛みたくなる
You Wanna My Sadistic ーーーーー・・・・
「トコトン、イジめてやるよ・・・・」

あまりにも（あまりにも）あまりにも（あまりにも）血極 NIGHT
その傷跡に狂ったまま迸るーーー・・・・
心砕かれて　もうこれ以上はないぐらいに

Bite & Vomit (Bright Red Blood)
Bite & Vomit (Bright Red Blood)
Bite & Vomit (Bright Red Blood)

そう「愛」なんて生易しいフレーズ

（フッ）喜んでんじゃねぇよーーー・・・

心を支配する歪んだ想い、
古びた自分、出来ればジッと見つめて
期待に潰れた肢体を投げ出して、
あの夜の月を消していけば、グローリア

愛を信じて、愛を嫌う嘘つきさ　やっぱり死んだら？
「この 願いだけは、叶えたいから」と
掠れた声の先は、四面楚歌の状況さ
You Wanna My Sadistic ーーーーー・・・・
「結局欲しいんだろ？・・・・・・」

これからも（これからも）これからも（これからも）血極 NIGHT
この牙のまま、突き刺してく、そうだろうーーーーー・・・・？
理屈じゃないんだ、もうこれ以上はないぐらいに

Bite & Vomit (Bright Red Blood)
Bite & Vomit (Bright Red Blood)
Bite & Vomit (Bright Red Blood)

なあ「欲」なんてありきたりなフレーズ
（フッ）傷ついてんじゃねぇよーーーーー・・・・・

You Wanna My Sadistic ーーーーー・・・・

「バーか、感じてんじゃねぇよ・・・・・」

あまりにも　あまりにも
血極 NIGHT、その傷跡に狂ったまま迸るーーー・・・・

心砕かれて　もうこれ以上はないぐらい

Bite & Vomit (Bright Red Blood)
Bite & Vomit (Bright Red Blood)
Bite & Vomit (Bright Red Blood)

そう「愛」なんて生易しいフレーズ
（フッ）喜んでんじゃねぇよーーー・・・
イジめ抜いてやるーーーーーー・・・・・

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Creeping along the window, a somewhat precarious siren
If you gaze into this broken mirror, won't you suddenly come to your senses?
Tightly embracing your slender body
An insanity to cleanse the shadows of that day

Whatever it is you fear, whatever it is you desire, you're cornered now
"Because that pain alone is the meaning of your existence"
Looking into your faded eyes makes me truly ache to bite you
You wanna my sadistic
"I'll torment you to the very end~"

So much (too much) so much (too much), this bloody night of ecstasy
Gushing from the many scars that remain strewn about your body
Your heart is so woefully broken beyond repair

Bite and vomit (bright red blood)
Bite and vomit (bright red blood)
Bite and vomit (bright red blood)

Ah, this "love" is such a simple phrase
(Ha) There's no way you'll enjoy it~

These distorted thoughts that dominate my heart
Gazing upon your worn self, if you're able to remain still
You shall sacrifice your body, crushed by anticipation
If the moon is erased upon that night, there will be glory

This love that you believed in, this love you claim to hate, what if it dies, anyway?
"Because I only want to grant this single wish"
The ragged voice you held, as you were forsaken by everybody
You wanna my sadistic
"You want it after all, don't you?~"

Even after this (even still) Even after this (even still), this bloody night of ecstasy
These fangs shall remain thrust into you, isn't that right?
There's no way I can help myself at this point

Bite and vomit (bright red blood)
Bite and vomit (bright red blood)
Bite and vomit (bright red blood)

Ah, this "greed" is such an ordinary phrase
(Ha) It won't hurt at all~

You wanna my sadistic

"Idiot, you won't even feel it~"

So much, too much
This bloody night of ecstasy, gushing from the many scars that remain strewn about your body

Your heart is so woefully broken beyond repair

Bite and vomit (bright red blood)
Bite and vomit (bright red blood)
Bite and vomit (bright red blood)

Ah, this "love" is such a simple phrase
(Ha) There's no way you'll enjoy it~
And so I'll continue to torment you to the very end~~

Question Word ~ても

When ても is used with a question word, the meaning transitions to something like "no matter ~" or "without regard to." This holds true even when the question word and the ても portion are split up by other words, and in fact that's often how it appears.

世界中、どこに行っても、マクドナルドが食べられる。
Around the world, no matter where you go, you can eat at McDonald's.

この漢字は何回覚えても、すぐに忘れてしまう。
No matter how many times I memorize this kanji, I instantly forget it.

試合に負けてどんなにくやしくても、泣いてはいけない。
No matter how frustrated you are in losing a game, you must not cry.

この問題はいくら考えても分からない。
No matter how much I think about this problem, I don't get it.

それで

それで comes at the beginning of a sentence prior to a stated fact, conclusion, or decision. It translates as "because of that", "that's why", "so", or other similar meanings.

Now this sounds awfully similar to から usage, but you can't always use それで where you can use から. それで can't precede opinions, judgments, requests, or commands. So while から can fill in for それで, the reverse is not always true.

今日は試験が二つもあったんです。それで、昨日はコンサートに行けませんでした。
I have two tests today. That's why I couldn't go to the concert yesterday.

田中はヴァンパイアハンターんだよ。それで、逆巻兄弟は彼が大嫌いんだ。
Tanaka is a vampire hunter. That's why the Sakamaki brothers hate him.

昨日はとても天気が悪くて、寒かった。それで、試合を見に来た人が少なかった。
The weather was really bad yesterday - it was cold. Because of that, there weren't many people who came to see the game.

世界でパンダがあまりいないんです。それで、動物園でたくさんがいるんですよ。
There aren't many pandas in the world. For this reason, a lot of them are in zoos.

んだけど / ですが

A sentence + んだけど / ですが can be used as a "preliminary remark by the speaker to inform the hearer of the speaker's desire, the current situation, etc." Following this statement, there is often a question related to that desire/situation, asking for advice, or making some other type of request. Although けど and が translate to English as "but", we wouldn't necessarily use "but" when translating these sentences because it provides a different type of open-ended meaning.

先生、この文法がよく分からないんですが・・・
Sensei, I don't understand this grammar very well, so... (could you please explain it to me?)

今夜の月がきれいんですが、一緒に見に行きませんか？
The moon is beautiful tonight, so do you want to go see it together?

友達の誕生日にプレゼントを送りたいんだけど、何がいいと思う。
I want to send my friend a present for his birthday, so what do you think would be good?

この映画、面白そうなんだけど、一緒に見に行かない？
This movie looks interesting, so why don't we go see it together?

I know that I used "so" in all of these translations, which may make it sound like these sentences need から instead. But から implies a stronger "because" or "since" meaning in the first half of the sentence, which isn't really the case with these situations.

ということなの

The pattern X は Y ということなの can be used to express that "X means Y", or simply "X is Y." It carries a more formal sound and is typically used in text.

外国語を勉強するということは、他の国の文化を勉強するということなのだ。
Studying a foreign language means studying the culture of another country.

お金持ちになることは、幸せになれるということなのだろうか。
I wonder if becoming rich means that I can be happy.

バレンタインデーにチョコレートをくれたということは、彼女は君が好きだということなんだよ。
Her giving you chocolate on Valentine's Day means that she likes you.

と言える

A speaker may end a sentence with と言える (often followed by でしょう or だろう) to express something like "it can probably be said that." It's used in formal situations to soften an opinion that's being stated.

日本語を勉強してる外国人は多くなってきていると言えるだろう。
It can be said that there's grown to be a great number of foreigners who are studying Japanese.

ユイによると、彼らがサディストだと言えるでしょ。
According to Yui, it's probably safe to say that those guys are sadists.

現代はコンピュータがなければ暮らしにくい時代になったと言えるだろう。
You could say that nowadays, we've reached a period where daily life is difficult if you don't have a computer.

リーさんは世界で一番美しい人の一つだと言えるでしょう。
It can be probably said that Lee-san is one of the most beautiful people in the world.

そういう / こういう / ああいう

そういう, こういう, and ああいう can be used to refer to someone/something the speaker sees or perceives. The first is for something near the listener, the second is for something near the speaker, and the third is for something further away from both.

These words can also be used to refer to someone/something that the speaker has just mentioned. Here are some guidelines:

• そういう - used when the speaker has just mentioned someone/something
•  こういう - used when the speaker has stated something factual about someone/something
•  ああいう - used when the information that either party mentioned is known to both

日本人は丁寧で親切だ。そういう話をよく聞く。
Japanese people are really polite and kind. I often hear that kind of story.

面白くて元気が出る、そういう本を探しています。
Something interesting and lively - that's the kind of book I'm looking for.

動物園でパンダの赤ちゃんが3匹生まれたそうだ。こういうニュースはうれしい。
I hear that three baby pandas were born at the zoo. I'm so glad to hear that kind of news.

トム：日本のスポーツクラブの先輩と後輩の関係って面白いね。
山田：うん、ああいう関係って、他の国ではあまり見られないだろうね。
Tom: The relationship between senpai and kouhai in Japanese sports clubs is interesting.
Yamada: Yeah, that kind of relationship isn't seen very much in other countries.

In this case I wrote out all the examples Tobira gave for this grammar point so I can better understand the usage for each one. I also need to research why the verb 出る is used in that second sentence, because that confused me initially.