Strike Witches – Danke Schoen Witches

Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke (Rie Tanaka) & Erica Hartmann (Sakura Nogawa) & Gertrud Barkhorn (Mie Sonozaki), STRIKE WITCHES Himeuta Collection 3

In case you didn’t know, “danke schoen” means “thank you” in German. I decided not to translate it because that would cause awkward repetition in some lines.

Danke Schoen, Witches
Lyrics: Natsumi Tadano
Composition / Arrangement: Yukari Hashimoto
Vocals: Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke (Rie Tanaka) & Erica Hartmann (Sakura Nogawa) & Gertrud Barkhorn (Mie Sonozaki)

I wonder how far we can go
In this rattling, swaying bus.
Danke schoen, thank you.
Let’s embrace everyone’s memories!

The shining days I kept on searching for
Are new entries in my memories even now.

It isn’t the end – this is the beginning,
The starting line of the world.

Seto no Hanayome – Wishing!

Edomae Lunar (C.V. Nogawa Sakura), Seto no Hanayome Character Song 2: Wishing!

Begun: June 25, 2009. Total time: 454 days.

Wishing!
Lyrics: Funta
Composition / Arrangement: Funta
Vocals: Edomae Lunar (C.V. Nogawa Sakura)

Soon, soon, I want to send you this love song.

We walk, we walk on top of this round earth.
I shake, I shake as these feelings expand.

I turn the volume in my chest to full,
I throw away the parasol for my heart,
I worry about this and that –
I feel like I’ve finally found it.

Strike Witches – Shouri Se yo! Witches

Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke (Rie Tanaka) & Erica Hartmann (Sakura Nogawa) & Gertrud Barkhorn (Mie Sonozaki), STRIKE WITCHES Himeuta Collection 3

This is a remix of a German march from the WWII era called “Flieger sind Sieger”, with the lyrics changed to fit Strike Witches.

Ride to Victory! Witches
Lyrics: Takaaki Suzuki
Composition: Robert Küssel
Arrangement: Tomofumi Suzuki
Vocals: Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke (Rie Tanaka) & Erica Hartmann (Sakura Nogawa) & Gertrud Barkhorn (Mie Sonozaki)

Dashing through this blue, faraway, vast sky is the defense we put up.
We cut through both the sky and the waves, as far as our Strikers lead us.

Take off, Witches, for the sake of victory.
Fight on, Witches, for the sake of the world.

Strike Witches – 2 hundred over

Erica Hartmann (Sakura Nogawa), STRIKE WITCHES Himeuta Collection 3

R・O・N + Sexy Gal’s voice = OH MY GOD AWESOME

It’s nice when the translation kind of fits the rhythm of the Japanese lyrics like it does here.

EDIT: In the comments, -Z- has pointed out that the title refers to Erica’s hit count. No idea why I didn’t get that immediately.

2 hundred over
Lyrics: Natsumi Tadano
Composition / Arrangement: R・O・N
Vocals: Erica Hartmann (Sakura Nogawa)

The instantaneous wind speed is legendary – OK!
Partner, read the wind, read the atmosphere – Let’s go!
If your heart is in line, get the propellors turning!
So it’s all settled – I won’t lose. I’m sure!

If there are clouds of tears, we can just float above.
I’ll shoot down your worries.