DESCRIPTION:
白い炎 - White Flame
Hetalia Character CD II Vol. 7 - Russia
Sung by Yasuhiro Takato
English translation and artwork by Tagami (Tagami2nightmare)

Seeing that no one had shown signs of translating this rather lengthy song, I decided to take matters into my own hands. It's been a long time since I've handled any serious translation work, but in the end, it was an immense learning experience, so I'd like to think it was worth the effort.

So here is my translation of Russia's newest character song, "White Flame", which has become my favorite Hetalia song to date for many reasons. It shows further insight into Russia's personality while retaining a strong bittersweet atmosphere. Some of the original lyrics have rather lovely imagery attached, which I hope to have captured at least some degree of with my translation.

As for the artwork, I wanted to include something representing some ideas and feelings I visualized once I finished the translation work. Doing this also gave me the perfect opportunity to draw Russia in my style, which was fun in itself, haha.

Thank you to everyone who supported me through this process! Apologies this took longer than intended, but I still hope you can enjoy what I've come up with!

Additionally, if you like my translation and would like to spread the news, I request that you do not reupload the lyrics separately. Instead, you can link to this video directly and/or my latest DA journal entry (http://tagami-crown.deviantart.com/journal/So-I-did-some-translation-work-407916662).

For a fellow translator's alternate translation of her own, with the Japanese, romaji, and her English translation text typed up separately, please visit her Tumblr page: http://chirigirl13.tumblr.com/post/65818046384/shiroi-honoo-white-flame-russia-character-song

If you'd like to sing along in English, my adaptation with updated English lyrics can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP4O4YNVw2c