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作詞：前田たかひろ
作曲：松本良善

Lyrics: Maeda Takahiro
Composer: Matsumoto Ryouzen

暁も待てぬ想い　現には逢うよしもなく
Akatoki mo Matenu Omoi Utsutsu ni wa Au Yoshi mo Naku
I cannot wait till dawn to show you my feelings, despite the reality that we are no longer able to meet each other.

長き夜に身悶えしは　また…恋しや
Nagaki Yo ni Mimodaeshi wa Mata Koishi ya
I writhe in agony during this long night, because I… still love you

ぬばたまのこの黒髪　月夜に放ち絆となれ
Nubatama no Kono Kurogami Tsukiyo ni Hanachi Kizuna to Nare
My flowing jet-black hair blends into the moonlit night

み空行く月の光　さぁ、絆となれ
Misora Yuku Tsuki no Hikari Saa Kizuna to Nare
The moonlight shining down at my body. Ah… they have blend into me too.

あやし夢　いざなう永久のほとり
Ayashi Yume Izanau Towa no Hodori
Strange dreams beckons to me, tempting me towards an eternal world.

この身引き裂かれし　恋は惑うばかり…鳴呼
Kono Mi Hikisakareshi Koi wa Tomadou Bakari… Aa
It’s tearing my body to pieces. This love is nothing but a delusion… Ah…

おろかに生きてました　でもしあわせでした
Oroka ni Ikitemashita Demo Shiawasedeshita
I’ve lived a foolish life, but I found happiness in it

恋は生きいそぐもの
Koi wa Ikiisogu Mono
Love is something spontaneous.

かくせぬ想いです　月がにじんでいます
Kakusenu Omoi Desu Tsuki ga Nijindeimasu
I can’t hide my feelings as the moonlight washes over me

眠れぬ泪月
Nemurenu Oboro
I’m unable to sleep under this tearing moon.

悲しげにたなびく雲　星離り行き月を離れ
Kanashige ni Tanabiku Kumo Hoshi Sakariyuki Tsuki wo Hanare
The clouds linger in the sky sadly, moving away from the moon which has distanced itself from the stars

天地の別れし時ゆ　幾たびの運命
Tenchi no Wakareshi Toki yu Ikutabi no Sadame
The moment the heaven and earth splits apart, is something predestined to happen countless times.

恋しけば　袖ふる妹のごとく
Koishikeba Sodefuru Imou no Gotoku
You’ll feel comforted once you experience love.

ただ愛しき詩を…されど遥かかなた…鳴呼
Tada Itoshiki Uta wo… Saredo Haruka Kanata… Aa
However they are now just something far away on the other sife… even though they’re poems of love… Ah…

始まりはどこでしょう　終わりはどこでしょう
Hajimari wa Doko Deshou Owari wa Doko Deshou
Where did we start? Where did we end?

どうかとどめを刺して
Dou ka Todome wo Sashite
Please put an end to it all

生まれかわれません　あなたがいないから
Umarekawaremasen Anata ga Inai Nara
I don’t want to be reincarnated if I can’t be with you

この世はひとり
Kono Yo wa Hitori
I’m left alone in this world

あなたしかいません　他にはいりません
Anata Shika Imasen Hoka ni wa Irimasen
I don’t need anything else as long as I have you

生命と引き換えても
Subete to Hikikaete mo
I’ll exchange my entire existence for you

泣き叫んでいます　気が狂いそうです
Nakisakendeimasu Ki ga Kurui Sou Desu
I’m screaming in agorny. I’m going mad.

かなしいよ泪月
Kanashii yo Oboro
I’m filled with sorrow under this tearing moon

おろかに生きてました　でもしあわせでした
Oroka ni Ikitemashita Demo Shiawasedeshita
I’ve lived a foolish life, but I found happiness in it

恋は生きいそぐもの
Koi wa Iki Isogu Mono
Love is something spontaneous.

かくせぬ想いです　月がにじんでいます
Kakusenu Omoi Desu Tsuki ga Nijindeimasu
I can’t hide my feelings as the moonlight washes over me

眠れぬ泪月
Nemurenu Oboro
I’m unable to sleep under this tearing moon

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Note 1: The story behind this song is basically a dead girl singing about her boyfriend. She still lingers on in the realm of the dead, thinking about him.

Note 2: 袖ふる妹 (Sodefuru Imou) literally means a younger sister waving her sleeves.

Around the late half of the 7th century, it’s customary for clothes to have sleeves that are longer than the length of their arms.

Waving of ones sleeves serves as an expression of ones feeling/concern/etc… for another, when they are leaving/away/etc… , much like how we wave at someone nowadays.

The sister in this case means a younger woman.

I did a more liberal translation since doing such an act is calming/comforting by nature.