Released on 2016 Apr. 1st, included in "METAL RESISTANCE"
Lyric: KITUSNE of METAL GOD, KxBxMETAL / Music: Mish-Mosh / Arr.: tatsuo, Mish-Mosh
Tales of The Destinies
We have no luck! We are unlucky!
Our answer is always...
We can't help it! It can't be helped!
"not", "not", "not", "not"!
That is not it! This is not it!
Where is the answer?
Nowhere! Nowhere! Nowhere! Nowhere!
Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere, nowhere, nowhere, nowhere!
Don't worry, don't worry! Now we're going to reborn.
Let's begin the countdown!
Set me free!
[Three, two, one, three, two, one, zero?]
[Three, two, one, three, two, one, zero?]
It never stops [it never stops]. It never ends [it never ends].
It's an unlimited melody [melody].
We [we] never look back,
Now and Forever.
It is our eternal memory.
THE ONE will be with you.
We are The Destinies.
Isn't it useless? It's not useless!
No, no, no, no!
Isn't it impossible? It's not impossible!
Isn't it a dream? It's not a dream!
No, no, no, no!
Isn't it now? It's not now!
Can't stop me, can't stop me now. Now it starts.
Let's aim at the big chance!
Get ready!
[Three, two, one, three, two, one, zero?]
[Three, two, one, three, two, one, zero?]
It never stops [it never stops]. It never ends [it never ends].
It's an endless journey [journey].
We [we] are not alone,
Now and Forever.
It is our destiny.
THE ONE will be with you.
We are The Destinies.
ROMAJI LYRIC AND NOTES ARE BELOW.
[i] About "The Destinies"
Probably "The Destinies" (plural & capitalized with a definite article) suggests the Three Goddesses of Fates of Greek mythology, and also suggests SU-METAL, YUIMETAL & MOAMETAL, so the title can be interpreted as "the stories of SU-METAL, YUIMETAL & MOAMETAL. As some readers have already commented below, this song is paired with "THE ONE", and the lyrics of both songs have something in common.
Tales of The Destinies
| Romaji Lyric | English Translation | Notes |
| Un ga nai! Tsuite nai! | We have no luck! We are unlucky! | M,Y |
| Kotae wa itsu mo | Our answer is always... | 1 |
| Shikata nai! Shoo ga nai! | We can't help it! It can't be helped! | 2,M,Y |
| nai na nai, nai na nai! | "not", "not", "not", "not"! | 3 |
| Are ja nai! Kore ja nai! | That is not it! This is not it! | MY |
| Kotae wa doko ni? | Where is the answer? | |
| Nai! Nai! Nai! Nai! | Nowhere! Nowhere! Nowhere! Nowhere! | 4,MY |
| Nai na nai, nai na nai, nai na nai! | Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere, nowhere, nowhere, nowhere! | 3 |
| DON'T WORRY, DON'T WORRY! Saa umare kawaru. |
Don't worry, don't worry! Now we're going to reborn. | |
| COUNT DOWN hajimete ikoo yo! | Let's begin the countdown! | |
| SET ME FREE! | Set me free! | |
| [THREE, TWO, ONE, THREE, TWO, ONE, ZERO?] | [Three, two, one, three, two, one, zero?] | (m?) |
| [THREE, TWO, ONE, THREE, TWO, ONE, ZERO?] | [Three, two, one, three, two, one, zero?] | (y?) |
| Tomara-nai [tomara-nai] owara-nai [owara-nai] | It never stops [it never stops]. It never ends [it never ends]. | (m) |
| kagiri nai merodii [merodii]. | It's an unlimited melody [melody]. | (y) |
| Bokura wa [bokura wa] furimuka-nai, | We [we] never look back, | (m) |
| NOW AND FOREVER. | Now and Forever. | 5,A |
| Towa no memorii. | It is our eternal memory. | |
| THE ONE WILL BE WITH YOU. | THE ONE will be with you. | |
| Warera ga THE DESTINIES. | We are The Destinies. | 6 |
| Dame ja nai? Dame ja nai! | Isn't it useless? It's not useless! | 7,8,M,Y |
| Nai nai nai nai! | No, no, no, no! | MY |
| Muri ja nai? Muri ja nai! | Isn't it impossible? It's not impossible! | 7,M,Y |
| Yume ja nai? Yume ja nai! | Isn't it a dream? It's not a dream! | 7,M,Y |
| Nai nai nai nai! | No, no, no, no! | MY |
| Ima ja nai? Ima ja nai! | Isn't it now? It's not now! | 7,9,M,Y |
| CAN'T STOP ME, CAN'T STOP ME NOW. Ima hajimaru. |
Can't stop me, can't stop me now. Now it starts. | |
| THE BIG CHANCE neratte ikoo yo! | Let's aim at the big chance! | |
| GET READY! | Get ready! | |
| [THREE, TWO, ONE, THREE, TWO, ONE, ZERO?] | [Three, two, one, three, two, one, zero?] | (m?) |
| [THREE, TWO, ONE, THREE, TWO, ONE, ZERO?] | [Three, two, one, three, two, one, zero?] | (y?) |
| Tomara-nai [tomara-nai] owara-nai [owara-nai] | It never stops [it never stops]. It never ends [it never ends]. | (m) |
| hateshi nai jaanii [jaanii]. | It's an endless journey [journey]. | (y) |
| Bokura wa [bokura wa] hitori ja nai, | We [we] are not alone, | (m) |
| NOW AND FOREVER. | Now and Forever. | 5,A |
| Sore ga desutinii. | It is our destiny. | |
| THE ONE WILL BE WITH YOU. | THE ONE will be with you. | |
| Warera ga THE DESTINIES. | We are The Destinies. | |
Notes
- The lines marked with "M,Y" are sung by MOAMETAL (the former half) and by YUIMETAL (the latter half). The lines marked with "MY" are sung by both together, and with "A" by all three members. The enclosed phrases [---] marked with "(m)" may be sung by MOAMETAL and with "(y)" by YUIMETAL in the studio take, but I'm not sure because of audio processing. In live performances, both seem to sing these phrases together. (Added on 2017 Jan. 20. Revised on 2017 Mar. 31.)
- At first, I thought the 2nd line links to the 3rd (= "Our answer is 'we can't help it'."), but it seems better to think the 2nd line links to the 4th (i.e. our answer is always negative) and the 1st & the 3rd lines are examples of negative sentences.
- Both "shikata nai" and "shô (= shiyô) ga nai" mean "there is no way to do it".
- Probably "Nai na nai" is 3 "nai"s and the second is shortened to be fit to the melody.
- Grammatically, "nai" of this line means not "nowhere" but "doesn't exist".
- It is unclear to which line "Now and Forever" attaches because the original lyric (according to custom) has no punctuation and both the preceding & the following lines are well understandable by themselves, but it seems better to think it attaches to the preceding lines.
- There is a possibility that "warera ga" is the old form of "warera no" and means "our", but I think this interpretation is not fit to the capitalized English word with a definite article.
- The form of "--- ja nai (ka)?" (= --- de wa nai ka?) is something like a tag question or a rhetorical question. That is, the speaker is (somewhat) affirmative to the main part. In these lines, the former thinks it is probably xxx and the latter says it is not xxx. (Revised on 2017 Jan. 20.)
- "Dame" originally means "worthless" in the game of "go" but now also means "useless", "bad", "forbidden", "impossible", etc.
- I feel it a bit strange that "now" (a somewhat positive word) is negated here because the whole sentence sounds somehow negative. In the previous lines, (somewhat) negative words are negated and the whole sentences sound somewhat positive.
Sometimes "--- ja nai!" form is used affirmatively. That is, it somtimes means "It is now!" (= Can't you see it is now?) instead of "It isn't now!" or "Isn't it now?". The lyric writers may have meant this, but then "ja nai" must not be stressed like this line, so it's very difficult for this "Ima ja nai!" to mean "It is now!". (Appended on 2017 Jan. 20.)
When I heard this song for few times, I felt like this song is the parody of the song "The One"
ReplyDeleteThe composition is just similar with "The One", but the arrangement mixed up into some kind of like funny hearing :v
I think it is an overture so to speak to the opus, The One as the piano solo plays the guitar riff and leads into The One..Whoever decided not to link both together but put in the usual spacer missed a great opportunity.
ReplyDeleteThat can be true. Thanks for pointing it out :'D
DeleteAlso, the melody from the beginning of the song (0:30 specifically) is the exact same melody from the beginning of The One, but played much faster
DeleteSo there is with no doubt a connection between these two songs
i read an interview with kobametal and he said 'tales of destinies' and the one were originally 1 song
ReplyDeleteHe did, in CD & DL DATA magazine he said (translated):
DeleteThese songs are kind of a pair, originally one song and we divided it; it took quite a long time in arrangements.
Also, the writer team Mish-Mosh said (translated):
"THE ONE" is a song that expands from a riff of "Tales of The Destinies", so those two songs add up to a 12 minutes suite in the style of prog metal.
https://www.facebook.com/MishMosh.jp/posts/752977158136275
~AnonyMetal
First, thank you for all the translations. Understanding what is sung helps me appreciate the songs even more. Second, this song to me is very reminiscent of Dream Theater, specifically the Metropolis Pt. II: Scenes from a Memory album. Very impressive.
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ReplyDeletethere is a hint to super mario bros at 2:23 in the song, with the piano. :)
ReplyDeletethank you for all the translations the melody is great
ReplyDeleteI'm glad it helps you.
DeleteWithout considering The One, it sounds like this song is meant to be an encouragement from "The Destinies," or our beloved singers, to chase after our dreams. They refute the usual questions and anxieties that are used to stop ourselves, believing that we can't or now's not the time, etc. This all leads up to the last stanza which sounds like it's an understanding of how difficult it can seem, as life is a never ending journey of challenges, but if nothing else, whoever the One refers to, and the Destinies, will believe in you if no one else can. In short, it sounds like its encouragement from the band that they feel doubts sometimes, they feel anxieties, but destinies are ours to control as long as we have faith, and they have gone through this same thing so they can reassure us that their belief that we can follow our dreams isn't empty.
ReplyDeleteThank you for positive interpretation.
DeleteI hope our three girls chase after their dreams.
This song and the "The One" both have very distinct meaning, purpose and connotations to very specific events(unhappened events actually), as well as being targeted towards, with a bit of shaking my head at it, "The One" which is in reference to something the elves created a very very very very long time ago, before mankind had even risen to having civilizations and cultures. I don't expect any of you to understand anything about this comment, however I don't believe it's meant for the ordinary individuals, and certainly none of you that aren't fully aware of any of the real history of this world and our species, most of which has been purposefully removed, altered, and/or covered up and practically erased from all known historical records. Why? Simple, the vicotes write the history books and they also "translate" and sre-write your religious texts and teachings. So if they don't want people to know about it they just redact written word, viola! New history, forgotten truths, and half the picture for the masses to be capable of seeing or attaining knowledge of why we're here and what free-will truly is and our(humanities) acrual destiny.
ReplyDeleteAll I need to say more than that is good luck deciphering this comment and also that "This One" is aware of who "The One" is and, Babymetal? He is listening and your efforts to reach him haven't been in vain. He will be at one of your tour dates in America, all you have to do is pay attention and listen for him to speak to you, it will not be your ears that hear him speaking to you. He says you will understand this KobaMetal and so will you SU-Metal.
Sorry for the back channel attempted communications the main pathways of conventional contact and conversation are far to risky and from what he says, constantly monitored and to regulated by "The Power" for him to risk using.
-This One-
as the vessel containing.....
TWELVE
🫡🤯🫶🫶🤘🤘🤘🤘
I apologize for very late reply. It took a long time for me to understand your comment.
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