Keita and Ryuichi's Impromptu Song Translation (LT 2009)

Thank you to windspuim for sharing with us this entertaining video, and for providing the subtitles that I used to translate. This video was from their Sweet Fantasy 2009 tour.



I'm still playing my guitar
without ever paying attention
I'm playing my guitar
Even though they want me to change clothes
But I still have time to catch the last bus
and I know I can't ride the train until I change my clothes
They're making me change now
Let me stay like this until I get hungry
I'm hungry
LIke this
It's just you we're waiting for
[Huh?]
Hurry up. Hurry up. Hurry up.

Ryuichi strums his guitar faster
Keita: I wasn't talking about that -- not the tempo!

Hyper Ryuichi (18) Video Translation

This was from the Prime of Life tour. I do not own this video. Thank you to lamkie5984 for sharing this clip.


  Ryuichi: Dee dee dee dee dee dee dee da dokorodon.

Keita: Hey, calm down for a second.

Ryuichi: da dee dee. dee dee.

Keita: Hold it. Hold it!

Ryuichi: Dee dee dee dee dee dee dee da dokorokon da dee dee...

Keita: Aaah. Well, there you have it.

In light of recent events, maybe this will cheer your day. I offer my sincere condolences and don't mean to offend anyone by making light of a serious disaster. 

Ryuichi Solo: Fade Away Lyrics Translation

Ryuichi: That was great. Are you having fun, everyone? As for our tenth anniversary -- well, that was as of March 14th -- we really got a lot of congratulations. Saying that it's been ten years is kind of scary for us. But we got a lot of congratulatory messages from our fans, who wanted to share their feelings with us. Thank you for that. When we started w-inds., I began to learn to play the guitar. It's been ten years since then. Will you listen to me play? Um, this is by Radio Foundation. They've been around for around three years. The person who sings the lead vocals writes the songs himself. Please listen to this: Fade Away.



Some day
in the morning
I'll go back
somewhere, they're putting it into magazines
i'm walking onwards
to the blue dawn in front of my eyes
there's no more love to be gained.

there's nothing now.
everything's coming forth as a memory
and just like that, even the world is erased

Ryuichi's Ameba Profile Translation

Ryuichi Ogata's Profile [Ameba]

Self Introduction
Born in 1985. Learning dance since 13 years of age. Debuted as w-inds. at 15 years of age. Started playing guitar at 15 (was influenced by father). Started free-climbing mountains at around 20, surfing around 23. Likes cars and motorcycles.






My Profile
homepage:
http://www.visionfactory.jp/artist/winds/index.html

The Basics
Hobbies: surfing, mountain climbing, trail running
Positive Attribute: I can sleep anywhere
Negative Attribute: I sleep anywhere
What I Can Brag About: I can make tasty rice.

Ryuichi in the USA [from Isao Kitou's blog]

This was translated from Isao Kitou's blog.

Journeys to America Part 3 by Isao

Whenever I go to America,
I'm shocked at how excellent it is.
Our destination this time was San Diego ~ Hollywood
During [our stay] the things we did were
staying at Torrance
at 4:30 we left the hotel
we took the highway 405 to San Diego
we speedily drove the car down South
The morning sun faced the highway or the sea.
we stopped the car and went down a road continuing on to the sea,
our mood enhanced
The  Point we often went to was
at the very southern end of Orange County
This was San Onofre State Beach

(The holy place of Longboard)
Beside it is the American force base Camp Pendleton
and from the beach you can see the San Onofre nuclear power plant.
This is "Trestles."

The picture we took together was of
the foreign resident of California, the surfer Yagichan
When we came here, he was a beach guide.
He gave us information about the beach waves that day.
He also guided us around the Point
Every year in October at the "Trestles,"
there is a surfing contest,
held for the Japanese who come here often.