a while ago i got nerd-sniped trying to translate songs while preserving the poetry, rhythm, scansion, etc. it's a fun challenge working with complex constraints that often preclude preserving the exact meaning of the lyrics, and pushing myself to find more loose translations that retain the feeling and intent of the original – like, translation is always about constraints and reinterpretation to some extent, but especially so in this case.
anyway, here's my version of the Bocchi the Rock OP! there's definitely places where the scansion isn't quite as neat as I'd like, but you could definitely sing this over a karaoke track and I think it'd sound decent <3
Seishun Complex
Shut up in the dark was where I liked to be
A heartless world was all that I could see
Glaring out from my hood pulled tight
Hoping and hoping that love would find me
Soaking in the rain was what I liked to do
My clouded-over face always felt more true
Pretending I was scared of the thunderstorms
But really I was waiting for the sky to fall through
Strum the night away!
The hum of guitar fuzz
Like lightning
Let's play like the thunder's roar
Drum the night away!
The pain's all behind us
But what now?
My wild heartbeat won't stop racing
The sad and lonely songs were what I liked to hear
They made my heart feel gentle and the world feel dear
Looking for a place where the light would shine
But scared of reaching out, so I couldn't get near
Diving in the deep was where I liked to go
At the bottom of the ocean I could see the moon's glow
I didn't think I'd ever tell a single soul
but then a shooting star split the sky in two, so
Strum the night away!
The song of our quartet
Together
It's our revolution now
Drum the night away!
We'll cry out in forte
But what now?
My wild soul just won't stop raging
Instrumental
I've kept my head low, always staring at the ground
That's who I am, I'll keep on crouching down
A wildcat about to pounce
Strum the night away!
The hum of guitar fuzz
Like lightning
Let's play like the thunder's roar
Drum the night away!
The pain's all behind us
C'mon now
Just let your wild heart keep racing, raging, on this stage we'll let it all roar! (Strum the night away)
(Let the thunder roar)