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#Ayu used my translation for nowhere (which has been on AnimeLyrics.com for ages) in Madlax episode 25. They flat out refused to admit it. Now I’ve never watched a single episode of Madlax by Ayu in my life, and I learnt of this because Azure sent me the screencaps… This whole thing is not really important to me since I don’t actually lose anything. In fact, in a positive light, it’s an recognition of my efforts. Now that is assuming that they didn’t just happen to have the exact same translation as I did through some freak act of shear coincidence. Which I think is a fair assumption.

I’ve already spoke with them, but, as I said, they denied it totally. Now since I can’t prove that I didn’t spend time just to fake my forum post and my blog entry, I have nothing to say. What can I say? Nothing, they just accuse me of lying and flat out deny anything.

For comparison my translation here and here. Please note the punctuations. Even my missing fullstop is reproduced in Pic 6.

MADLAX – nowhere lyrics
Translated Version

nowhere
FictionJunction Yuuka
Lyrics, Composer, Arrange: YUKI KAJIURA

Tell me the story of your soul. Pic 1
Look at me without turning your eyes away. Pic 2
You think that I am non-existent. Pic 3

If you run to the unseen place, Pic 4
and leave behind the unnecessary decorations, Pic 5
even with an empty heart, the load is too heavy Pic 6

Only the dream, that flies when blown, Pic 7
links the two people. Pic 8

Disobey the guidance of the all-showing star,
and run straight up
towards the door in the sky,
I will go anywhere.

The yellow loneliness of petals
If it can experience the hearts of two,
I think your loneliness will disappear from then on.

More important than the consolation desired now,
More important than the temporary laughter,
I think I want to see the inner you.

The gentle tomorrow that the all-showing star shown.
More importantly, to move towards the bright future.

*
The real you and the real me,
will definitely reach our meeting spot.
Disobey fate, scatter tears,
even so I want to meet you.
we will reach to nowhere land
take me to the nowhere land
*

Tell me the story of your soul.
Look at me without turning your eyes away.
The yellow loneliness of petals
will not turn around, so I wonder where will the two of us go.

Disobey the guidance of the all-showing star,
and run straight up
towards the door in the sky,
resist the gentle, smiling fate.
If there is courage in you to find me,
I will be everywhere.