【Touhou Lyrics】 Hartmann's Youkai Girl
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Koishi's theme. ...The imaginary friend whose presence will never be remembered for long. And yet we remember her every year on this special day! She's such an amazing character.
As if the interpretable backstory needed to get any more tragic after her sister Satori... Koishi had the ability to read people's thoughts, but this caused her to be feared and hated by anyone she got close to. She chose to forcefully close her mind, sealing away her own consciousness and sense of existence from everyone, including herself. The empty girl can never again be hated, but also never be loved. The harsh disconnect explored in the lyrics can apply to love of others or to self-love. Which is worse: to be someone whom no one knows, or someone who doesn’t know herself?
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Touhou Project 11, Subterranean Animism
Koishi Komeiji: "Hartmann's Youkai Girl"
Original music by ZUN.
English lyrics and fandub vocals by me.
Art from the official art book, The Grimoire of Marisa.
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Pleasure to see you, invisible friend!
You think you can see me? It's only pretend!
It's funny, 'cause no one is keen to my kind.
So maybe the truth is, you're losing your mind~
Pleasure to be here, impossible friend!
So long as you see me, I'll stay till the end.
I'm meeting myself, too, with every day.
Promise to make sure you don't look away~
Who are you? (Who am I?)
What are you? (What am I?)
Look at me. (Are you blind?)
Look again. (Never mind.)
Are you there? (Stay away.)
There you are. (Stay away.)
Here I am. (Stay away.)
Come with me. (Take it away...)
Tell me your secrets, in case you forget!
And I'll be your back-up, the faithfullest pet!
As cute as a kitten, as smart as a crow.
Got nothing to hide here, and nothing to show.
Turn off your worries, and leave it to chance!
We'll turn up the white noise and go for a dance!
Your favorite tune? It's my favorite too!
You follow my lead. I'm following you!
Give in to nonsense! There's nothing to fight.
I step with my left foot, and turn to the right!
So what's coming next? That's a total surprise.
Join into the game now. Look straight in my FACE!
Who are you? (Who am I?)
What are you? (What am I?)
Look at me. (Are you blind?)
Look again. (Never mind.)
Are you there? (Stay away.)
There you are. (Stay away.)
Here I am. (Stay away.)
Here I go. (No, I mean, stay...)
(We may never know each other all that clearly.
Really, will it matter when we drift apart?
For as long as we can feign another moment loving dearly,
I don't think I'll ever need to see into your heart.)
(Memories are burning to a fading ember,
Fragments of the feelings that were up to me.
I'm sick of feeling sorry, sick of trying to remember;
Cut my heavy conscience, I am ready to be free.)
(I'm a little figment of imagination!!
Nothing but the sort-of person no one knows.
For a face to be forgotten is the fate of every face,
Then every pretty smile withers over like a rose.)
(Then again, with wide and happy eyes, you see me,
Play with me again upon another day...
And believing you believe in me is making me believe
That maybe I'm a thing that doesn't have to fade away...)
Pleasure to see you! I waited a while.
You look like a grown up, but still like a child!
Don't worry about me. I think I've been fine.
I remember your face. You remember mine?
What's with the mood now? You're frozen in fear.
Like you’ve seen a stranger inside of a mirror.
This isn't at all like the face that you showed,
The first time we met on the side of the road.
Sooner or later was anyone's guess.
So maybe a new start would be for the best!
You look in my eyes, yet you're looking too far.
"Pleasure to see you"... whoever you are.