Haruka Shimotsuki (霜月はるか, born November 15 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) is … Read Full Bio ↴Haruka Shimotsuki (霜月はるか, born November 15 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) is a soprano, composer and singer-songwriter currently based in Tokyo and signed to CRAFTSCAPE, a label she co-created. Her style is inspired primarily by neoclassical, new age and Western folk music and includes fantasy elements. She honed her singing skills during college and began creating dôjin (fan) music in 2001. Her success and popularity as an independent artist led to her major debut in September 2005 with her album Ashiato Rhythm (あしあとリズム).

She is perhaps best known for her contributions to video game soundtracks, notably the Atelier series by Gust and the Ar tonelico series. She has also performed songs for animated TV series, including カザハネ (the ending theme of H2O) and ふゆみどり (ending theme of Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky).

In addition to working as a solo artist, she is a member of the circles Maple Leaf, TieLeaf, and 753. Shimotsuki is also a member of multiple musical units including kukui (with myu), MW (with 片霧烈火), and canoue (with MANYO and 日山尚). She has also appeared in a number of Sound Horizon's live performances.

Official website: http://www.shimotsukin.com/

Luna
霜月はるか Lyrics

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揺れる花を見つめていた
過去と欲望の狭間で

渇いた声眠たげな意識の中
いつかは沈んでゆくの

問いかける言葉繰り返しても
輝ける星々の欠片舞って

永遠(とわ)に彷徨う

夢みた誰よりも強く
遠く重なる宙(そら)の果て

抱きとめて動かなくなっても

やがて満ちた月は
ふたり包んで

降りかかる灰色の砂
埋もれゆく冥(くら)き街さえ

飛べない羽根歩けない靴のように
真紅の焔(えん) 深く深く闇に染まる

「ワタシは此処にいるよ...」
誰かが呼んでいる声月が欠ける

「このまま連れ去って」
堕ちてゆくのは――

蹲(うずくま)り背を向けた躯体(からだ)に
そそぐ光刹那に孤独を忘れさせるの

感じていた誰よりも強く
その瞬間目醒めを知る

塞いでいた世界を切り裂いて
涙流す瞳に飛び込んだ

夢みた誰よりも強く
遠く重なる宙(そら)の果て

抱きとめて動かなくなっても

やがて消えた月は
ふたり溶かして

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "LUNA" by 霜月はるか describe the state of being caught between the past and desires, while contemplating the swaying flowers. The singer ponders with a dry voice and tired consciousness that everything will eventually sink into darkness. However, despite repeating the same questions, the shining fragments of the stars dance as if they are forever wandering. The singer sees themselves as having a dream, stronger than anyone else's. A dream that lies far beyond the vast and overlapping sky. A dream that they wish to be held tightly into, without ever moving again.

The song also touches upon the pain of being in a place where everything seems to bury the singer, from the grey sand that falls to the darkness that swallows the red flames. The singer hears a voice calling out to them as the moon wanes, making them want to be taken away from this place. While the singer curls up, they feel the light that momentarily sends their loneliness away, making them feel a sense of strength that is stronger than anything. Breaking through their barrier, the tears that the singer sheds dart into their eyes, causing the disappeared moon to melt the two of them together.

Overall, the lyrics of "LUNA" by 霜月はるか express the idea of being trapped in between the past and desires, and the dream that lies far beyond the vast and overlapping sky, and the pain that comes from feeling buried by everything. The chorus of the song conveys the sense of wanting to be held onto tightly and not wanting to move from that place, even if it means that eventually, everything will sink into darkness.

Line by Line Meaning

揺れる花を見つめていた
Staring at the swaying flowers

過去と欲望の狭間で
In between the past and desires

渇いた声眠たげな意識の中
A parched voice inside a drowsy consciousness

いつかは沈んでゆくの
Someday, it will sink down

問いかける言葉繰り返しても
Words of questioning, even if they're repeated

輝ける星々の欠片舞って
Fragments of shining stars dancing

永遠(とわ)に彷徨う
Wandering forever

夢みた誰よりも強く
Dreaming stronger than anyone else

遠く重なる宙(そら)の果て
The end of the distant overlapping sky

抱きとめて動かなくなっても
Even if I embrace it and become motionless

やがて満ちた月は
The eventually filled moon