詠み人知らず
yomibito shirazu
Poet Unknown
Vocals: 556t
Lyrics: ごっち (Gocchi)
Arranged by: テラ (TERRA)
Album: Border on Blossom [Official site]
Circle: 少女理論観測所 (Girl’s Logic Observatory)
Event: Reitaisai 13 [RTS13]
Original themes: Ghost Lead [ゴーストリード]
Night Sakura of Dead Spirits [死霊の夜桜]
Bloom Nobly, Ink-Black Cherry Blossom ~ Border of Life [幽雅に咲かせ、墨染の桜 ～ Border of Life]
Requested by: mozitre
Watch the official video on YouTube!
歌詞
爛漫と萌ゆる白は 芽吹きゆく赤子のたおやかさ
生まれくる春を祝う 華やかに清らけき色が
繚乱と狂う紅は 流れ落つ血潮の勇ましさ
散りて去る春を呪う 艶やかな猛々しさ
揺らぐ桜の道は あやかしなの そう私みたい
どうか 歌人が愛した 桜のひとひら抱きしめて死なせて
生きる それが罪というなら 愚かな私は何に誓って咲き誇れるの
届かない願いだと知って 目を伏せた
惨憺と積もる屍 忘れゆく命の温かさ
死して尚春は廻る 醜くも気高き花
向ける別れの笑みは まやかしなの ねぇ早く行って
どうか 影人が歌った 望月の前にひとりだけ散らせて
朽ちる それが夢と言うなら 儚い祈りはどこへ向かって歩んでゆくの
廻る輪廻の旅 終わりにするから
最期にひとつ歌いたいの もう逢えない誰かに
どうか 罪人が恋した 噎せかえる春をもう一度咲かせて
いつか 古い歌に夢見た 八雲立つ彼方想いを馳せて眠りにつくの
届かない願いだと知って 遥かな蒼穹を仰いだ
詠み人知らぬままに散った 別れの歌
Romanisation
ranman to moyuru shiro wa mebuki yuku akago no taoyakasa
umare kuru haru o iwau hanayaka ni kiyorakeki iro ga
ryouran to kuruu aka wa nagare otsu chishio no isamashisa
chirite saru haru o norou adeyaka na takedakeshisa
yuragu sakura no michi wa ayakashi nano sou watashi mitai
douka utabito ga aishita sakura no hitohira dakishimete shinasete
ikiru sore ga tsumi to iu nara oroka na watashi wa nani ni chikatte saki hokoreru no
todokanai negai da to shitte me o fuseta
santan to tsumoru kabane wasure yuku inochi no atatakasa
shi shite nao haru wa meguru minikuku mo kedakaki hana
mukeru wakare no emi wa mayakashi nano nee hayaku itte
douka kagebito ga utatta mochidzuki no mae ni hitori dake chirasete
kuchiru sore ga yume to iu nara hakanai inori wa doko e mukatte ayunde yuku no
meguru rinne no tabi owari ni suru kara
saigo ni hitotsu utaitai no mou aenai dareka ni
douka tsumibito ga koi shita musekaeru haru o mou ichido sakasete
itsuka furui uta ni yumemita yakumo tatsu kanata omoi o hasete nemuri ni tsuku no
todokanai negai da to shitte haruka na soukyuu o aomuida
yomibito shiranu mama ni chitta wakare no uta
Translation
The whiteness, in full bloom, has the gracefulness of a budding child.
Gorgeous, dazzling colours celebrate the birth of spring.
Scarlet blooms with the courage of a roaring tide of blood.
Beautiful ferocity curses spring as it dies away.
The path of swaying sakura is bewitching, just like me.
Please, let me die while holding a petal of the sakura the poet loved.
If living is a crime, then what can one as foolish as I swear upon to be in full bloom?
I knew my wish wouldn’t reach its destination, so I closed my eyes.
The corpses, in their gruesome pile, bear the warmth of forgotten life.
They die, yet spring comes again with flowers ugly but noble.
The parting smile you make is false. Hurry up and go.
Please, let only one person die before the full moon, as sung by the silhouette.
If withering away is but a dream, then where do my fleeting prayers travel?
I’m going to end this journey through life and death’s cycle
so I want to sing one final song to someone I can never see again.
Please, let the sobbing spring loved by the sinner bloom once more.
I will fall asleep with thoughts of the thick clouds from my old song-like dream. (1)
I knew my wish wouldn’t reach its destination, so I looked up at the blue sky.
The farewell song ended with its poet unknown.
Translator’s note
(1) 八雲 (yakumo, thick clouds) is the same ‘Yakumo’ used in Yukari’s name.
Releska 
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