It just popped into my head. There were fans who were thinking that the singer of Oban Star Racer’s ED Waratteta, “Sukoshi”, is not a real name (of course it couldn’t be, it means “A little” in English), and that it’s Gabriela Robin. It sounds exactly like her right, tone and pronunciation?

It just so happens that the Seatbelts compilation tracklists place “Gabriela Robin” as the performer to Waratteta… so… either this is a new version, or Gabby is using another pseudonym. Or should I say, **bleep** is using another pseudonym?

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Wikipedia can be quite… a shock. In this screenshot, you’re looking at the current entry (September 21, 2008 00:11 hours Pacific time) for Yoko Kanno’s game works:

Okay, so I did do some research on this, and indeed, a certain artist named Gabriela Robin sang the English OP to this soundtrack, but it’s not our girl. Here is a video of the theme song, and well, how can anyone mistake this girl (who reminds me of Christina Aguilera) for our Gabby? Perhaps the fact that she’s worked for a Korean MMORPG?

Someone please edit that wiki entry
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UPDATE: Transcription and translation by Rick added. (Thanks!!!)

Credits:
Vocals: May’n
Music: Yoko Kanno
Lyrics: Gabriela Robin, Anju Mana
Transcription and translation: Rick
Transciption to Roman text: mai

Japanese Text:
妖精

みんなが私のことを 妖精と呼ぶ
私はそれに答える

感じないから 心の重さだったから
大空を飛べたんだ

あなたを知って 愛に震えて
戸惑う私の羽根が むき出しで雨に濡れて
命呼び覚えました fly away （私を呼んで）
for another day （あなたの声で）
悔いることない just secret love
好きだと言って それ以上今は言わないで
楽園に帰れない

この宇宙にあるのかな 暖かい場所
慕いあい夢見る場所
心の闇 照らす波動を集め
そして私は 飛び立とう

あなたのもとへ 遥か地上へ
鞭のように打つ雨よ

この心報われず
泡になり消えても 平気 （あなたといたい）
believe in me （あなたのそばで）
ただあるがまま I’m loving you
解かれるため 結んだ髪が
綺麗な虹作って滲んでく

誰かに出会って 愛されるため
ずっと一人でいたんだ
過去と未来結ぶ銀河の
夕暮れをあなたと見たいから

((Where are you?
Why the love?
Falling to change up to world.
Fairy, we realize that like you we like you so.))

時空嵐の銀河を駆けて
あなたのもとへ

((Where are you?
Why the love?
Falling to change up to world.
Fairy, we realize that like you we like you so.))

Romanization:
Yousei

minna ga watashi no koto o yousei to yobu
watashi wa sore ni kotaeru

kanjinai kara kokoro no omosa datta kara
oozora o tobetanda

anata o shitte ai ni furuete
tomadou watashi no hane ga mukidashi de ame ni nurete
inochi yobismashita fly away (watashi o yonde)
for another day (anata no koe de)
kuiru kotonai just secret love
suki da to itte, sore ijou ima wa iwanai de
rakuen ni kaerenai

kono uchuu ni aru no kana atatakai basho
shitaiai yumemiru basho
kokoro no yami terasu hadou o atsume
soshite watashi wa tobitatou

anata no moto e, haruka chijou e
muchi no youni utsu ame yo (more…)

I’ve been trying to transcribe this myself, but I found these Japanese lyrics over at Macross.com.cn which look better:

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ネテルーシェ o�}hcV
ノイナーミリア (iE+’[}K
エーンデルプローテア a/wpo`x
フォートーミー dBPt?'>
ここは暖かな 6$)PLwA
海だよ 3*A#�+2RtS
2_%D*;Kqz
ルーレイ ?Q gBSl
ルレイアー >tQ]cNF]:
空を舞うヒバリは涙 l#<*kBr6T8
ルーレイ .[p_’2gi
ルレイアー 57%fr=Q/
お前は優しい緑の子 +WP77e4S
Ec=#8Qm4g
アイモ アイモ o!!ucwLP
ネテルーシェ OEX(kH%
ノイナーミリア ? Bav(JB0
エーンデルプローテア Xbv@=
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フォートーミー zAr>fq ?
ここは暖かな Wr4Q?bv=
海だよ

Romanization (with suggestions by Pulzeczar):

aimo aimo netelusche
noina miria endel ploute a
futo mi
koko wa attakana umi da yo

lulei lulei a
sora o mau hibari wa namida
lulei lulei a
omae wa yasashii midori no ko (more…)

BUMP 2!

Update: The lyrics page has been updated to include Poem by Virgilius Sade. Five more submissions and this list is finished

Time to get those ears listening and fingers typing, it’s the long waited open season for Ragnarok and CMYoko lyrics submissions!

The following list contains songs that are not credited to Robin, but are indirectly credited to her. One, the Ragnarok OST does not clearly define who sang what in the CD, not even Ilaria Graziano’s songs, so all gibberish songs, I assume are hers. I made an exception to “Everland” because I don’t know who wrote the lyrics to that one, but let’s just work on it anyway. For the CMYoko release, well, I’m assuming that Robin is singing because it’s credited to Samply Red and there’s only one female in that group. Guess who.

NOTE: To submit an entry, please check first if there is already someone who has sent an entry by checking the comments section. If available, please post a comment here with which one you are working on, then send your contribution via email to mike underscore s underscore 6 at yahoo dot com. As I update the site, I will strike out the ones that already have submissions.

Ragnarok 2 Wanted Lyrics:
Din Don Dan Dan – Gibberish Transcription
Prontera Field – Gibberish Transcription
Swamper – Gibberish Transcription
Poem – Gibberish Transcription
Everland – English Transcription

CMYoko Wanted Lyrics:
Chiahoya Saretai Onna – Japanese Transcription, English Translation
Mama Shinhatsubai! Opening – Japanese Transcription, English Translation
em Outro Lugar – Gibberish Transcription
Viva Kobara – Japanese Transcription, English Translation
Beautiful Memories – English Transcription

As everyone would note, not every single song is here, because some of them already have submitted contents. (more…)

If you have watched the Ghost in the Shell:SAC series, you would have known by now that the song “Torukia”, sometimes referred to by fans as “Turkey”, has stripped down versions played within the series. One of them is the strings only version played at the episode Sunset in the City – Annihilation from Season 1, 24th episode. The other one was very memorable for me, as it played in Second Gig, episode 14, entitled Beware the Left Eye – Poker Face at a very, very climactic scene. Don’t watch this if you don’t want any spoilers:

For your reference here are the three versions of Torukia: (more…)