Now, as much as I love SID's "Monochrome Kiss", I adore Kalafina's "Lacrimosa" as well. This song was also written and composed specifically for Kuroshitsuji, after reading the original. According to the song-writer Ms Kajiura, she read the original Kuroshitsuji manga, and this song came to her instantly just like a divine revelation.
For those who are interested in the meaning of the lyrics, I took the liberty to translate them into English. (*Lyrics translation isn't my specialty, so even if you found it sound rather weird, please forgive me!) Now, I am translating the lyrics while listening to Lacrimosa itself.
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Lacrimosa by Kalafina
暗闇の中で睦み合う
絶望と未来を
My despair and future were
growing close to each other in the darkness
哀しみを暴く月灯り
冷たく照らしてた
And the cold moonlight that unveil agony
was illuminating them
君のくれた秘密を標に
蒼い夜の静けさを行く
With the secret you gave me as a guide,
I am walking into the silence of the blue night.
Lacrimosa 遠く砕けて消えた 眩しい世界を
もう一度 愛したい
Lacrimosa
Once more I want to fall in love with this dazzling world
that shattered and vanished in the distance
瞳の中に夢を隠して
汚れた心に 涙が堕ちて来るまで
Hiding dream in my eye,
until the day my defiled heart sheds tears
幻の馬車は闇を分け
光のある方へ
The phantom carriage parts the darkness,
going toward where the light is
夢という罠が
僕たちを焔へ誘う
A trap called dream is
luring us toward the flames
空の上の無慈悲な神々には
どんな叫びも届きはしない Lacrimosa…
No cry of despair will ever reach
the ears of merciless gods far above in the sky
Lacrimosa…
僕等は燃えさかる薪となり
いつかその空を焼き尽くそう
We’ll become the blazing firewood
that burn down the sky some day
Lacrimosa ここに生まれて落ちた
血濡れた世界を 恐れずに愛したい
Lacrimosa
I want to love this blood-soaked world without fear
into which I was born
許されるより 許し信じて
汚れた地上で 涙の日々を数えて Lacrimosa
I want to forgive and believe, rather than be forgiven
Counting the number of days of tears on the sullied earth
Lacrimosa
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Done! I would say, this one was much easier to translate compared to "Monochrome Kiss", maybe because it is more descriptive / story-telling than its J-POP counterpart.
The lyrics are just so beautiful, aren't they!? To think that they were written purely based on original Kuroshitsuji, it's just so amazing.
I especially love the 2nd part; it just reminds me of Ciel and his predicament which brought him to Sebastian. When he was thrown into living Hell, no god appeared in front of him for his rescue. It was only Sebastian, the Devil, who answered Ciel's cry and offered his hand to help, even if that was in exchange for Ciel's soul.
Lyrics Text
Kurayami no naka de mutsumiau
Zetsubou to mirai o
Kanashimi o abaku tsukiakari
Tsumetaku terashiteta
Kimi no kureta himitsu o shirube ni
Aoi yoru no shizukesa o yuku
Lacrimosa
Tooku kudakete kieta
Mabushii sekai o mou ichido aishitai
Hitomi no naka ni yume o kakushite
Yogoreta kokoro ni
Namida ga ochite kuru made
Maboroshi no basha wa yami o wake
Hikari no aru hou e
Yume to iu wana ga boku tachi o
Homura e izanau
Sora no ue no mujihi na kamigami ni wa
Donna sakebi mo todoki wa shinai
Lacrimosa
Bokura wa moesakaru takigi to nari
Itsuka sono sora o yakitsukusou
Lacrimosa
Koko ni umarete ochita
Chinureta sekai o osorezu ni aishitai
Yurusareru yori yurushi shinjite
Yogoreta chijou de
Namida no hibi o kazoete
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