Megurine Luka - THE "WANDERLAST" ( Romaji + English subs)

[suki1615]

It's okay for a female singer to say boku because in some songs watashi sounds too long.

[VocalIntel]

@xSpire17x it's not HetaOni, it's Sasakure.uk. 

[xSpire17x]

Why do people keep saying that this is a HetaOni song? The lyrics don't make all that much sense for HetaOni. I'm so confused...

[fandaloid2]

All this time I loved this song without knowing what it's about...

-.- I loved a song that Luka died in...

Does that seem cruel?

[MrElbowsmash]

@fandaloid2 Now you know the conflict of the Kagamine fan. orz

[SailorBaboFan]

She could be a tomboy and thus refers herself with boku

[avaflava1]

@SailorBaboFan Boku (according to my friend who is learning Japanese) is normally used by girls when they are tomboys, like you said, or in a strange situation, like this one, or Rin in Meltdown. Otherwise, they use terms like Watashi.

So my friend says...........

[ServerHasBeenClosed]

this is a lovely song :)

[BYKBYM1]

If I'm not mistaken, Ore = Masculine "I"

Atashi/Watashi = Feminine "I"

Boku = Neutral "I"

[sevencoloredwar]

@BYKBYM1 Not many people use ore it's like ahm I masculine, yes, but when you're older you use watashi. It's like 'mighty me'. Boku is for little boys. Watashi/Atashi= neutral but yea more feminine?

I'm sorry if I couldn't explain it well.. T^T I'm Jap but yea- explaining is hard.. ;A;

[BYKBYM1]

@sevencoloredwar actually what makes you call yourself with W/atashi if you're older is because it's more formal

for the boku then explain why some high schooler still use it?

and for Ore, it's actually more rude, or probably the rudest "I" possible

[sevencoloredwar]

@BYKBYM1 Normally girls grow up w/ saying w/atashi. When I went to school in Japan there were few girls in my class that said 'boku', when I asked them why they said because they felt shy saying w/atashi.

[BYKBYM1]

@sevencoloredwar some are like that, but some are just born that way, try watching "Kanon" and you'll know what I mean...

[sevencoloredwar]

@BYKBYM1 I'm sorry but you shouldn't confuse anime w/ real life. ^^;.. &Are you Jap? I mean, I think that I do know more about my own culture than you..

[BYKBYM1]

@sevencoloredwar 1. Most of the Animes I watch copies the real life as much as possible

2. Boku wa nihonjin ja nai, demo, boku wa HARDCORE no otaku

[sevencoloredwar]

@BYKBYM1 of course is anime based on real life but tell me honestly, do you really think that the girls in Japan act as the girls in anime?

Sore ni, atashi datte cho otaku -teyuuka docchika te ittara fujoshi- dayo. XD

[BYKBYM1]

@sevencoloredwar Real life girls won't act like anime girls do, but what I meant here is the reverse, the Anime girls are the one who act like real ones

etoo.... Fujoshi te nani?

[sevencoloredwar]

@BYKBYM1 That's why I'm saying, the anime girls that are acting like the real ones isn't possible, because real girls don't act that way..

Fujoshi is kinda like the female version of otaku -mostly the ones who keep themselves busy w/ yaoi-, it's really funny/weird, you write it like rotten girls in kanji. XD

[BYKBYM1]

@sevencoloredwar 1. Aaa mou, Doudemo ii! Anata no shinjitsu (belief, this is the first time I write this, so I might be wrong) ga anata no shinjitsu, boku no shinjitsu ga boku no shinjitsu, owari da..... Boku wa tsukareta

2. Ah, now I'm remember....... what's with public's view of our kind? (a big sweatdrop appears on my head and vertical purple lines appeared under my eyes, which is looking to the side with a gaze that yonder far)

[sevencoloredwar]

@BYKBYM1 Tsukareru nara hajimekara hajimeru na. XD Maa iiwa, anta ga shinjitakeda shinji na tada atashi ga itteiru no wa majority ga omotteiru koto dayo.

I think that people will still look a bit weird at you if you say that you're on otaku, but it's getting better I think.. It all happened because of one guy mass murdering people and another one copying him, and yea- they were both otaku. So there's a little stereotypical view of otaku now.. ><

[BYKBYM1]

@sevencoloredwar maa, doudemo ii na (Baka MODE, On)

ano jirei ka? yappari, ano mondai no shigen ga ningen no honno da, kyofu da.......

consider me lucky to make it this far in the conversation as I never learned Japanese.......

[Kagamilen4ver]

The term "boku" which is generally "I' for guys can also be used by girls...But mostly ONLY in songs.

[Chiimechoo]

Is "Wanderlast" an English word? I'm German and in my language, it means "moving load".. just wondering if the title is German or English or something..?

[AkanezVOiCE]

@Chiimechoo It doesn't really mean anything in English. (I've never heard it used anywhere before)

I thought it was a combination of "wonder" & "last" (XD) Stupid dyslexia.

[hohohhouyauya2]

@Chiimechoo

Perhaps, WANDERLAST = " Wander " + " Last "　, also punning " wanderlust " .

That is Double meaning.

In Japanese, the pronunciation is the same also last/lust.

[iluvpastry1]

Does the begning sound reminds you of pokemon mistery? anyone?

[Kagura95]

I think that the male is the one that Rin had fallen in love with but had left before she could tell him. I'm guessing that he traveled to Luka and told her to send a message to Miku (maybe he was gunna be unable to finish his journy and why Luka's singing 'boku'), making this Miku's dream before she woke up in Hello Planet, giving her a reason to travel to the blonde guy (meaning she and the guy Rin liked knew him). This makes the blonde guy the last wanderer.

At least that's what I think.

[Lilytooth]

@Kagura95 Close. Luka is the guy's robot (along with Miku). I'm gonna assume he uses "boku" and she learned to speak by listening to him. She's singing to him in the last moments before he shuts her down and waits for himself to finally die.

[ONILEO00]

Confusing, i have 3 theories:

1 - The male is singing this and he know he is going to die (that thing about rest and "the end")... but isn't he the last wanderer? So by saying he wants to know the dream of the last wanderer maybe this theory doesn´t fit so....

2- like @mlightj said the male character is traveling with Luka and send a message to Miku (as a mail reach the shelter at the end of HELLO, PLANET) or Luka is another cyborg reading his mind or something...

Or....

[ONILEO00]

@ONILEO00

3 - The singer in both is Miku, this could be the dream she had before waking up in HELLO, PLANET as this express a will to travel and to know the last wanderer's dream.

[mlightj]

Intriguing...

My impression is that the POV character is traveling, with Luka, and is using her to send a transmission to Miku? Explaining that she/he isn't coming back this time?

[Mimzi1003]

Why are the top rated comments about a single word (I think, I don't know Japanese sorry D:) in the song, not the song itself?

[MsHarmonie2020]

@Mimzi1003 I wonder also. And I don't know japanese either, except for a few words. D:

[nyanyalea]

In JRPGs, I hear a lot of female characters with Japanese voice acting say "boku" even if they are female. Often assassins, military captains, athletic girls, or others who don't act stereotypically "girly".

Could otomo explain the reason?

My guess was that they choose not to present themselves as overly "girly". Perhaps they feel their role is too serious and "feminine" mannerisms won't come across as serious enough.

Anyway, if they can do it, Luka may do it for the same reason.

[ChibiRobo13]

@nyanyalea And because it rolls off the tongue easier than "watashi".. :P

[TheKanonHara]

@nyanyalea

because lots of girls say boku

[tojushiro]

Well that's kinda creepy. LETS SING AN ENDLESS SONG BEFORE I REACH THE END.

[EverlastingCC]

One of my favorite songs by one of my favorite Vocaloids >w<

Luka Megurine ftw

[MegaCatGirl13]

Meh, I prefer the remix

[cgirl100]

I have a hypothesis. That in the Hello, Planet series, Luka and Miku are the same. Why? This song has the transmission cut off (you do not hear destruction or any sign of such in the song) and Miku wakes up in a shelter. Luka uses Boku, Miku.... you don't see her use it in her song. or Watashi, or any first person pronoun upfront. Therefore Miku might be a resurrected Luka. Dunno, hope someone proves me wrong.

[Kirichia]

Good Lord...this song manages to be creepy, sad and amazing all at the same time!! I'm very impressed :)))

[TheAnimekid12]

it's like this song is magic,I was soooo stressed out when i found this but after 1 dose of this song i felt completely relaxed.

[purplegirrafe357]

@dementedcheesepuff99

no....I still don't see it.......:(

[dementedcheesepuff99]

Zomg I just realized that that pic is a optical illusion! Sorta... Here is a hint if u don't see it: she's not wearing clothes

[serpentstealer]

i've heard that the wanderlast is connected to these songs in this order;

the weekend/ worldend is coming

our 16 bit warz

the wanderlast

hello planet

weird, but i make sense if you listen to them all.

[kendaigmj]

@serpentstealer

They're all songs from the "Do Vocaloids Dream of Doomsday Bird?" album.

You can get the MP3 set on amazon if you're not a pirate.

[NyaNyaMyo]

Boku is used for both genders in Japanese music btw XD

[NyaNyaMyo]

In Japanese music boku is used for both genders

[KuroiNoOu]

The creator's blog states that the singer of this song is female in some extra info.

[otomo1983]

@KuroiNoOu

Is it true? I was not able to find where of sasakure.UK's blog it was.

By the way, the PSP mini game "Miku UTA OKAWARI" based on "*Hello Planet" was sold by SEGA.

In that story, the central character is male and I felt that this lyrics was made by him.

[animelover3083]

@otomo1983 so this gos with miku hello planet?

[ThereseLovesL]

@animelover3083 yep :D

[aerochik23]

Sounds like something from Ace Attorney xD

[kokeshigirl101]

Isn't this song related to "Hello planet"? You see a glimpse of Luka in the pv and people of said she might be the one who sent the letter.

[ShinigamiReika]

wow, glad i looked this song up, I only did so because I have a wallpaper of this.

now, I'ma go find the track...

[SoulofCrona]

that's so sad.

[corspbride]

oh, and thanks for the translations :3

[corspbride]

An then, Luka dies, and her song goes to my favorites, as this saga does...

So let's sing an endless song before everithing ends...

[natuxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

僕って単に男性視点で歌ってる場合と、女性の一人称として歌って­る場合があるからね。

この場合は男性視点で詩を書いてルカに歌わせてるんだと思うけど­・・・

[fidelisraor]

I thought the end part, especially with boku, meant they were both singing. Like maybe the person with her started the song and she continued it on even after he had died.

[DoitsuSanNoBAKA]

Robots have no gender. :P The character in this song is, supposedly, a robot. While she /is/ depicted as a female in another PV I saw, robots have no gender, and therefore can use "boku, watashi, ore,waghai," or anything of that nature.

Thank you for subbing~

[victor4544]

Is it: I wish to give "THE SONG" for you,

or I wish to give "THE SONG" to you ?

I just want to confirm :x

[kagemarunl]

@victor4544 "To you" is correct when it comes to grammar. :)

[HREsama]

The second part of the kind of game sounding beginning song...

Kind of reminded me of pokemon mystery dungeon. :o) I know, I'm cool.

[DantonTheWerewolf]

This song always reminds me of The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku... Maybe this is Luka's version? XD

[Hotaruzuki]

Wow. The ending...... wow.

[Chipp150]

Why does Luka remind me of Vivian from paper mario in this picture??

[isolatedenjoyernoel]

@Chipp150 Smile, eyes aren't visible, nearly same color hair.

[Chipp150]

@isolatedenjoyernoel Figuresss

[EpicFailHat]

Well, since this song is from a automaton's/computer program's/non-organic existance's point of view, and the picture depicts a female, it's probably alright to use "boku" since she'd technically speaking have no gender; we only assume female because Luka's voice is female and because of the picture.

[Xfr3zz3X]

@EpicFailHat ithink like uu

[WaffleTheQueenz]

@EpicFailHat I don't think this song is necessarily from a computer/automaton's perspective, it just depends on how you interpret it. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

[08kimmy]

*"Hello, Planet" I meant.

[08kimmy]

Is this related to the lyrics that appears on the "Hello, World" game in Project Diva? (posted by vgperson). If that's so, in the story, Luka is a robot just like Miku, who finds the narrator (the last human in the world) unconscious and takes him to a safe place. She doesn't dies, but she's put in sleep mode before the narrator dies.

[petstar78]

I really like this version. it's so... i don't wanna say funky because that sounds 70's, but.. it's so cool.... :3 I just like the beat. It's a strange song, but it sounds so cool.

The end scares me though. :[

[SuperSpicyPineapple]

l'm sure this song is based the ''creators'' point of view anyway. The 3D video makes more since if you watch that.

[humanXkyuubi]

I Really don't like this version. I like the Piano Edit This one is too... disfunctional. The beats and rythms don't quite match in some places with the melody.

[CrescentxSun]

I think that Luka represents the boy that left Rin in The Weekend is Coming! That would explain the 'boku.' But who knows?

[Philomortis]

For those who still believe it must be a male singer based on the word "boku"...

Another Song in which the singer uses "boku" is "The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku" (Now who believes that the singer of that song is not supposed to be female?)

While boku is usual for a female speaker in real life, it is often used in manga and anime to express the female character's youth and innocence, or tomboyish attitude.

For some examples of the latter, see here: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php­/Main/Bokukko

[IriomoteMewMew]

One of my fave Luka songs!

[Pixel777Productions]

'I' is usually referring to the MASTER, or person who is using the software. The usual assumption if the gender cannot be told is male.

[Keatosable]

This song is beautiful, thank you for the subs! Would you like some help with the English, though? I don't know Japanese, but I'm a native English speaker.

0:49 "everyone requests a place to rest"

0:57 "But when I knew "THE END" was coming" (it makes it easier to understand for the reader)

1:24 "Even if "GOD" exists"

1:31 "put a thousand rainbows"

1:39 "If I only had one wish...?"

1:50 "spin and spin," (it's more natural)

1:58 "I don't mind disappearing."

2:06 "Even if you throw yourself"

[nannertaco]

I think the connection between the two is that Luka is in Space, in some sort of pod thing, while Miku is on the planet that has been destroyed. It's through the efforts of those two that the planet is restored.

[VocaUtau]

That looks suspiciously like the UTAU Ritsu...

[Hunelite]

Hmm I've noticed some mistakes like:

"i dont mind disappearing of me"

You can't say that, it's grammatically incorrect.

-I don't mind the disappearing me

or, to put it simply

-I don't mind disappearing

I hope it helps :)

[kagemarunl]

I seem to be unable to make the connection between Hello, Planet and this song. But that might just be me~

[animekirby100]

is the like the world is ending and Luka is singing her last song to the world and specifically her master as the world dies? the song is pretty emtional, too.

[etherea3]

i like this song. it reminds me of a retro video game.

[PikaChibi94]

OMG !!! I love this song !! i've been looking for it, but never found it since my iPod says "Wonderlast"... figures... but thanks for posting !

[abenoseimei89]

I think, maybe, "Wanderlast" is a pun. The German word "Wanderlust" which means the "desire to travel," which makes sense with the lyrics.

(I like all the variations! Wonderlast, wanderlast, wanderlust, it makes the title mysterious!)

[fischkopp1234]

@abenoseimei89

Wanderlast would actually mean "the burden of travelling"

[abenoseimei89]

@fischkopp1234 Oh! You're right! I thought it might be a romanization discrepency, so I went for the obvious choice, but that makes much more sense!

this is what happens when you mix three laguages together T_T

[Mayizzle8]

this song is so pretty! :) I love Luka

[fraisejuteuz]

I want MP3 naow o.o

Lolz, awesome song :D

I love Luka <3

[OMGimSAKURA]

This version is so much scarier than the Piano mix >_>;

[Coolcats3553]

Aw, this song and Hello Planet is so.. <33:]

[nekoray15]

I think the argument of this song has some resemblance to Hello Planet: she is going to die and remembers her master until her time is out.

So sad 5/5 TvT

[Foryouchan]

@nekoray15

I dunno.... I've always seen Wanderlast as singing to Hello Planet's Miku, and the singer in Wanderlast being the boy Miku searches.

Well, any interpretation is valid I guess, and yours looks like the one in the piano PV.

[doremidreams]

This song is sort of like "the disappearance of Hatsune Miku"... Like, it feels like she's getting deleted

[CosmicX1]

Creepy how Luka keeps singing the last line over and over again till she wears herself out and dies o₋o

[fallenangei]

I'm going to guess that the person dies at the end of this song

[OMGimSAKURA]

The end of this is freakin scary O_O;

[ZePomVerte]

BTW, the end is damn scary. TT

[ZePomVerte]

Why, this song strangely reminds me of The Maid of Fire..

[AiChiHitokiriSan]

'Boku' is generally a boy's form of 'I', however, girls who consider themselves tough or strong may also use it :)

[GRthirty3]

Also, songs typically use boku regardless of gender.

[otomo1983]

Hmm, I'm a native Japanese speaker, and I can't agree comments.

"Boku" typically is used by a male.

Japanese female singers occasionally uses "Boku",

but it expresses that the central character of the song is a male.

"Boku" is generally male's word, but it's not felt that he/she is tough or strong.

"Boku" is felt that he/she is young or innocent.

[SacredMiles]

@otomo1983

Yeah, but even in japanese exists the artistical subkind of speech. I know it sounds like a vague response, but It currently happens everywhere.

[Insaniloids]

@otomo1983 Hmmm...while I agree with you that this song is from a male point of view, boku doesn't always necessarily mean male...

What about the disappearance of Hatsune Miku? She uses boku throughout the whole song for that.

I heard that female singers also use boku because it's shorter and thus easier to put into a song than atashi or watashi.

[Gateni]

@otomo1983 It might differ depending on what area of Japan you're in too. Right now, I'm in Wakayama Prefecture and 'boku' is pretty gender neutral here. I hear it being used by girls more often actually, because most boys here use 'ore'.

[Riako]

I'm really trying to understand whats going on. I know that in Hello Planet a nuclear bomb went off and Miku is basically trying to find her friend, only to find out that he died and (to what I've assumed from the images) died of a broken heart as well as intense damage from the journey. I don't know how it goes with this though. Is the singer lamenting about someone before the bomb went off? It seems the lyrics are of her singing in riddles. If someone could piece them story I'd be thankful.

[borichaJB]

Well, I think that this is in the PV of Miku's friend. Miku wants to rest because she's tired from the journey, thus she says "Like getting an urge to take a trip, everyone requests the place to rest." But then, then the nuclear bomb goes off, or "THE END" and the Earth was rotting, "with neither warm nor cold speed". I can't figure out the other line, but presumably THE GOD is the person responsible, and he put thousands of bombs or "rainbows in the big sky".

I'd write more but over count

[chichimi]

@borichaJB Actually, the riddles and stuff are due to the odd, perhaps more accurate translation. The piano PV is more clear on what it is, and has an interpretation on what this song is about.

[Rasenth]

Actually "boku" as well as "kimi" are commonly used in Japanese songs sung by females, even though in everyday conversation it's not normal for a girl to refer to herself like that. It's been a trend for several years (example: Hikari by Utada Hikaru). But anyway, thanks for uploading the video. :D

[MiamiGodess]

omg this version is more scary than the piano version to me

but i like it =D

[luiginono24]

@MiamiGodess:

This is the original. Piano version is a modified one suitable for human singing (not by the author, but he accepted it).

[Kaliotrimma]

A few lines are a little awkward sounding in English, and could be reworked a little bit. For instance I think the last line is a little better translated as "Before I reach the end."

But good job, and thanks for the translation!

[otomo1983]

Thank you for your advice.

I correct it.

[orangesagekk]

I thought the song was catchy, but never really understood why it seemed the song wasn't meant to be a happy one... then I saw the pv and lyrics... and... T__________T *sob* lol

[syaondri]

It has a good beat but the lyrics is so sad....

thanks for uploading T__T

[NekoNekoMe123]

If you watch both this and Miku's "Hello Planet", the two become almost an entire storyline. They are both really lovely and go really well together. 5 starts.

[Kaliotrimma]

@NekoNekoMe123 The full story line so far revealed: The Weekend Is Coming! (Rin) --> Our 16Bit Warz (Gumi) --> The "WANDERLAST" (Luka) --> *Hello, Planet (Miku).

[victor4544]

@Kaliotrimma Wrong

[paflion]

Love the music itself...and Luka's voice added in is just win. :)

[Serenteit]

It's like Luka's version of The Dissappearance of Hatsune Miku. Except i think I like this one a little better lol Excellent song

[darkchii30]

Yes I totally agree. We think alike lol

[MusicalShape]

Just incredible!

The lyrics are so emotional, and the feel of the song is so rich... the melody, synthesis, and the points where the tune switches... it carries emotion as well as the lyrics do!

I love the sense at the end of being fully aware of the approaching fate, but singing blissfully -as if unaware- till the moment of finality.

It's been a long time since I found a new song I can admire so much. <3

[IriomoteMewMew]

@MusicalShape ...  alrighty then.

[porryanna]

One of my favorite Megurine Luka songs :)

[PokemonFan3]

I love this song now ^^ I noticed though.....Luka has a Treble Cleft in her hair in this video.....just wanted to point it out ^^;

[PokemonFan3]

Another thing....Luka's arm thats not reaching out to the screen....its missing o.0, its all sharp and jagged, and half.

[keltushadowfang]

I think it's just behind her back.

[maplenxplayer1]

Nah, she doesn't have an arm. I've seen another picture, and there she doesn't have an arm. and other body parts.

This song IS about the "end".

[AnimeAzumi]

It's kind of like Luka's version of Dead End. It's a different song but it has that same feeling to it, specifically the ending...

[xanTaishi]

this is one of my favorite songs by luka.

She sounds really young here. And that makes me kinda smile :)

[1234ryn96]

maybe its in parts of the song it is in the scientist's point of view

[maplenxplayer1]

Has anyone noticed that Luka sometimes uses the male version of I, "boku", instead of the female version?

[otomo1983]

You're onto something.

It's a part not expressible in my translation.

"Boku" isn't used by general female, so "I" may not be Luka.

[iMegurineLuka]

Are you sure? I'm not questioning you or anything, but in Luka's other song, "Just be Friends," she was using '"boku" but it was her point of view.

To me it kind of seems like people who make songs with Luka make her seem tomboyish, haha.

[otomo1983]

I listen "Just be Friend".

The Japanese lyrics is written by the male's viewpoint. However, I don't understand which viewpoint the video is made by.

If the lyrics is written by a female, it's unnatural in Japanese.

Sometimes female singer sings a song that male made.

I guess "Just be Frined" and this song is too.

[iMegurineLuka]

I see, thanks for the opinion. Added some clarification too. Thanks again.

[fireangel]

@iMegurineLuka It wasn't her pov, iirc.

[Meepskate]

This is like the "Dissapearance Of Megurine Luka". :3

[HaziMonster]

Does anyone now where I can get the picture in this song? It's so pretty~

[otomo1983]

If you have a account of "pixiv" site, you can download it.

I added the picture link into the description of this video.

[animesuroy]

i thought this song is 4 songs combined.

[topaz928]

AH This song rocks!

<3 GO LUKA!:3

[linka300122]

where can I get the karaoke version of this?

[otomo1983]

It is able to download the mp3 file of karaoke version on author's homepage.

Please click on the related link in the description of this video.

[vocaloidfangirl21]

I love this song 8D