Chinkon Shiyou

Soul Cleansing

Chinkon Shiyou

To protect
あいするものを
ai suru mono wo
The ones we love
まもりぬくため
mamorinuku tame
Will we have to
ぼくらはいのちを
bokura wa inochi wo
Sacrifice our lives?
なげだせるだろうか
nagedaseru darou ka

Clutching in these hands
このてににぎる
kono te ni nigiru
A sword called
へいわというなの
heiwa to iu na no
Peace
けんをかざして
ken wo kazashite
Will we have to fight?
たたかうのだろうか
tatakau no darou ka

The me before I was born
うまれくるまえのわれ
umarekuru mae no ware
Is now here
それはいまここに
sore wa ima koko ni
Is it a sleeping soul?
ねむるみたまか
nemuru mitama ka

As the pure white doves
ましろきはとが
maashiroki hato ga
Descend
まいおりるたび
maioriru tabi
The rustling treetops
さわぐこずえのま
sawagu kozue no ma
Under the midday moon
まひるのつき
mahiru no tsuki

On a lost path
まよえるこみち
mayoeru komichi
In a reached land
たどりついたちで
tadoritsuita chi de
I hear a voice
とおいあにのような
tooi ani no you na
Resembling a distant brother
こえをきく
koe wo kiku
Ah, you, instead of me, go on living
Aaきみわれのかわりいきよと
Aa kimi ware no kawari ikiyo to

Cursing the heavens
こうべをたれて
koube wo tarete
We continue to pray
いのりつづける
inoritsuzukeru
Blurred by the shadows
おいしいひとのせいに
oishi hito no sei ni
Of delicious people
ゆらいだかげろう
yuraida kagerou

Who is it
おわりなきかなしみを
owarinaki kanashimi wo
That embraces
つつみいだくのは
tsutsumi idaku no wa
Endless sorrow?
だれがまなざしか
dare ga manazashi ka

Only the faint drizzle
せみしぐれだけが
semishigure dake ga
Of a late afternoon
ふりそそぐひの
furisosogu hi no
The deep blue
まばゆいそらの
mabayui sora no
Sky's brightness seeps in
あおさがしみる
aosa ga shimiru

A wandering heart
さまようこころ
samayou kokoro
Listens to
よびもどしたちに
yobimodoshita chi ni
A gentle sister-like
やさしいあねのような
yasashii ane no you na
Song in the resurrected blood
うたをきく
uta wo kiku
Ah, you, do not die for me
ああきみしにたもうことなかれと
aa kimi shini tamou koto nakare to

The pure white doves
ましろきはとが
mashiroki hato ga
Take flight
とびたっていく
tobitatte yuku
Heading towards
つばさのさきの
tsubasa no saki no
The light at the tip of their wings
ひかりにむかい
hikari ni mukai

Without forgetting
わすれることなき
wasureru koto naki
The river of tears
なみだのかわの
namida no kawa no
With no end
はてないながれを
hatenai nagare wo
People cross over
ひとはわたり
hito wa watari

The fleetingness of life
いきるはかなしさ
ikiru hakanasa
The fragility of living
いきるとうとさを
ikiru toutosa wo
Within the passing time
めぐるときのなか
meguru toki no naka
We know
ぼくらはしる
bokura wa shiru

On a lost path
まよえるこみち
mayoeru komichi
In a reached land
たどりついたちで
tadoritsuita chi de
I hear a voice
とおいあにのような
tooi ani no you na
Resembling a distant brother
こえをきく
koe wo kiku
Ah, you, be strong for the sake of love
Aaきみよおのがためつよくあれ
Aa kimi yo ono ga tame tsuyoku are