つばめ || Swallow

歌詞

水も狭に川明かり
見上げて水芭蕉
旋回しつつ　影を増す
玲瓏と雲より来て　残心の
止まり木おやむ　水彩鳥
音も無く　一筆
ふわりと舞って
消えた

別れ帰し人想う風
然は然りながら
ふくらとなって
煙霧に抱かれている

「それでも･･･」
最後に愛した人が
言った

雲を隔つ白雨
残んの空の散るのを見て
泣いた

破顔で

「それでも泣いてはいけない」

Romanisation

mizu mo se ni kawa-akari
miagete mizubashou
senkai shi tsutsu kage o fuyasu
reirou to kumo yori kite zanshin no
tomarigi oyamu suisaichou
oto mo naku hitofude
fuwari to matte
kieta

wakare kaeshi hito omou kaze
zen wa sari nagara
fukura to natte
enmu ni dakarete iru

“sore demo…”
saigo ni aishita hito ga
itta

kumo o hedatsu hakuu
nokon no sora no chiru no o mite
naita

hagan de

“sore demo naite wa ikenai”

Translation

The river is almost full, emitting its riverglow.
The skunk cabbage looks up.
Continuing to revolve, the shadows multiply.
The watercolour bird, formed from my lingering attachment,
Comes brilliantly from the clouds and briefly perches.
Soundlessly, a single stroke
dances lightly.
The bird vanished.

The wind feels for the people it farewelled and sent home.
Though that is so,
It gently swells
and is embraced by fog.

“Still…”
So spoke the person who I loved
last.

The rain shower divided the clouds.
I watched as the remaining sky scattered
and cried.

With a broad smile, I said:

“Still, I mustn’t cry!”