Shoot the Shrine Maiden! by Diao Ze Yong

Title: Shoot the Shrine Maiden!⁽¹⁾
Album: yuwai (𠷡) featured in Reitaisai 19
Circle: 凋叶棕
Length: 5:12
Arrangement: RD-Sounds
Vocals: めらみぽっぷ (Meramipop)
Original:
天狗の手帖 ～ Mysterious Note
風神少女
天狗が見ている ～ Black Eyes
Source: 東方文花帖～ Shoot the Bullet

さあさあここに　取り出しましたる 秘蔵の手帖に記されますは

saa saa koko ni toridashimashitaru hizou no techou ni shirusaremasu wa

Now then, now then, let's bring this out!

What's written in this treasured notebook of mine is

幻想郷に知らぬ人なき お馴染み博麗の巫女の姿

gensokyo ni shiranu hito naki o-najimi hakurei no miko no sugata

A face familiar to everyone in Gensokyo—

The one and only Hakurei shrine maiden

守護者と呼べば聞こえはいいが その実ぐーたらぼんくら娘

shugo mono to yoreba kikoe wa ii ga sono jitsu guu tara bonkura musume

Calling her a Guardian might sound noble and all, but—

She's just a lazy, good-for-nothing girl

その生態を暴いていくのは 面白そうではないでしょうか！

sono seitai wo abaite iku no wa omoshiro sou de wa nai deshou ka!

Exposing her day-to-day ⁽²⁾ lifestyle—

That would be such a blast, wouldn't it!

おっといいですねその表情 一枚頂いてまいりましょう！

oo to ii desu ne sono hyoujou ichimai itadaite marimashou!

Oho! That expression—delicious

Let me take a shot of that face right now!

ついでに目線もいただけますか？ その情けなさが大変結構！

tsuide ni mesen mo itadakemasu ka? sono nasakenasa ga taihen kekkou!

Mind looking this way for me?

That pitiful look, I absolutely love it!

おやおや何やらお怒りですか？ ちっとも怖くはないですけれど

oya oya naniyara o-ikari desu ka? chittomo kowaku wa nai deshou keredo

Oh my, oh my, are you getting angry now?

You're not scary though, not in the slightest

笑って怒ってせわしい巫女です それゆえなんとも飽き難い

waratte okotte sewashii miko desu soreyue nantomo aki gatai

Always smiling, raging — such a busy shrine maiden

That's exactly why she just never gets boring!

シャッターを切るたびに ひとつひとつ増えゆく あなたという存在が持ちうる　その意味

shutter wo kiru tabi ni hitotsu hitotsu fue yuku anata toiu sonzai ga mochi uru sono imi

Everytime that shutter clicks

One by one, it adds up

To the meaning held by your existence!

かいなでのその先へと あなたを知りゆく

その顔見ればぺンが躍ります

kainade no sono saki e to anata wo shiri yuku

sono kao mireba pen ga odorimasu

Just beyond the reach of your arms—

I'm learning more about who you really are

Just seeing your face makes my pen dances!

どうしてあなたというのは こうも面白いんでしょう わたしをいつまでも楽しませて

doushite anata toiu no wa kou mo omoishiroi ndeshou watashi wo itsumade mo tanoshimasete

Why is it that you, of all people

Are so endlessly entertaining?

You keep me amused, day after day!

夜も眠れませんよ あなたがいれば

そうして幾夜・夜・夜・夜・夜？

yori mo nemuremasen yo anata ga ireba

soushite ikuyo-ya-ya-ya-ya?

I can't even sleep at night

As long as you're around

So many, many, many, many nights!

さあさあここに　書き入れましたる 秘蔵の手帖に記されますは

saa saa koko ni kakiiremashitaru hizou no techou ni shirusaremasu wa

Now then, now then, let's jot this all down!

In this treasured notebook of mine—

幻想郷にこの者ありと お馴染み博麗の巫女の姿

gensokyo ni kono mono ari to o-najimi hakurei no miko no sugata

Let it be known—this girl lives in Gensokyo!

The same old Hakurei Shrine Maiden, of course.

泣く子も黙ると風の噂は 所詮は流言飛語の類

naku ko mo damaru to kaze no uwasa wa shosen wa ryuugen higo no rui

"She can make even crying children shut up!" ⁽³⁾ — so the rumors say,

But in the end, it's all gossip and hearsay!

その真実を暴いていくのは わたしの使命でないでしょうか！

sono shinjitsu wo abaite iku no wa watashi no shimei de nai deshou ka!

Uncovering the truths behind it all—

Wouldn't you call that my mission!?

おっとどちらへ向かうのでしょう 早速取材といたしましょう！

oo to dochira e mukau no deshou sassoku shuzai to itashimashou!

Oh? Where are you off to in such a hurry?

Let's go for an interview on the spot!

もちろん干渉などいたしません

清く正しいオブザーバーです

mochiron kanshou nado itashimasen

kiyoku tadashi observer desu

Of course, I won’t interfere—

I'm a pure and honest observer, after all.

おやおやどうやら逃げるご様子！ 天狗の足からどうやってー？

oya oya douyara nigeru go-yousu! tengu no ashi kara dou yattee?

Oh my, oh my, are you trying to run now!

You think you can outrun a Tengu!?

とろくてどんくさ腑抜けた巫女です それゆえなんとも面白い

torokute donkusa fu nuketa miko desu soreyue nantomo omoshiroi

Such a slow, clumsy and softhearted shrine maiden—

And that's exactly why she's so hilarious!

風に乗せる号外に とても収まりきらない 刺激的で魅力的な　その姿を

kaze ni noseru gougai ni totemo osamari kirinai shigeki-teki de miryoku-teki na sono sugata wo

Even an extra edition riding the wind

Can never contain it all—

That thrilling and captivating form of yours!

かくしていくつも頁 あなたで埋まっていく あなたはかくも素晴らしければ

kakushite ikutsu mo peeji anata de umatte iku anata wa kakumo subarashi kereba

And so, page after page

Get filled with you—

Because you're just that amazing!

どうしてあなたというもの 見逃せるでしょう こんな面白いネタ逃せません

doushite anata toiu mono minogaseru deshou konna omoshiroi neta nogasemasen

How could I possibly—

Let you slip by unnoticed?

No way I'm letting this interesting scoop get away!

退屈しませんよ あなたがいれば

さあもっとてんやわんや・や・や・や・や！

taikutsu shimasen yo anata ga ireba

saa motto tenyawanya-ya-ya-ya-ya!

I’m never bored—

As long as you’re around—

So just give me more chaos-chaos-chaos-chaos-chaos!

けれど いかなるものとて消えていく

keredo ikanaru mono tote kiete iku 

But still—

Everything fades, no matter what it is.

その使命を果たせずして 記されない空欄

sono shimei wo hatasezu shite shirusarenai kuuran

Without even fulfilling its purpose—

It leaves only a blank, unrecorded space.

そうしてすべて思い返す 今までの誰一人 あなたほどではなかったかもと

soushite subete omoikaesu ima made no dare hitori anata hodo de wa nakatta kamo to

And when I look back on everything...

Not a single person I’ve ever seen

was quite like you.

今日はどこへ向かって あなたの風が吹く 何を見せてくれるでしょう　さああなたらしく！

kyou wa doko e mukatte anata no kaze ga fuku nani wo misete kureru deshou saa anata rashiku!

So where are you headed today?

Where will your winds blow?

What will you show me this time? Come on, show me what you’re made of!

思い出のアルバムなど 作るかのような センチメンタリズムなどではなくも

omoide no album nado tsukuru ka no you na sentimentalism nado de wa naku mo

This isn't some nostalgic memory album—

That I'm flipping through

No, I'm not here to get sentimental!

かくして瞬きする間に 消えてしまうような

あなたはそうかくも短き存在

kakushite mabataki suru ma ni kiete shimau you na

anata wa sou kakumo mijikaki mono

Yet still, in the blink of an eye—

You might just disappear.

Since you're such a fleeting existence

いつまでもずっと 眺めていたいと きっとそうもいかないでしょう

itsumade mo zutto nagameitai to kitto sou mo ikanai deshou

I want to keep watching you forever—

Just keep staring at you, but...

I know I probably can't, can I?

かえってそのきらめきは 一瞬の現象 何より価値のある無駄となるのです

kaette sono kirameki wa isshun no genshou nani yori kachi no aru muda to naru no desu

But maybe that sparkle—

—burning just for a moment—

Is the most valuable kind of “waste” ⁽⁴⁾ there is!

ずっと見ていますよ あなたのすべて

さあ今日も今日であ・や・や・や・や！？

zutto miteimasu yo anata no subete

saa kyou mo kyou de a-ya-ya-ya-ya!?

I’ll always be watching you—

Every last bit of you.

So shall we go again today, A-ya-ya-ya-ya!?

TRANSLATOR NOTES (Might or might not be important):

• (1): The title kinda sounds like someone wanting Reimu dead lol. Just wanna point it out.
• (2): The term 生態 (seitai) in literal senses means "ecology" in a basically scientific way. Here, I translated it as "day-to-day lifestyle", but you can also interpret it as Aya seeing Raymoo as a specimen to study.
• (3): The phrase 泣く子も黙る (naku ko mo damaru, "even crying children shut up") is a Japanese idiom often used to describe someone fearsome or authoritative.
• (4): The idea of "valuable waste" is a nod to the Japanese concept of fleeting beauty / impermanence.