忍びShinobiのnoすゝめSusume

どれだけdore dake歩めどもayumedomo　道michiはwaなくnaku

No matter how far I walk, there is no path

彷徨うsamayouはwa千里先senri saki

A thousand miles of wandering ahead

それsoreがga人hitoのno世yoだdaとto　笑うwarau君kimiだったんだdattanda

You were the one who laughed and said that's just how the world is

然れどsaredo散りゆくchiriyuku定めsadame

And yet, a fate of scattering away

このkono一世isseiをwo例えるtatoeruならnara

If I were to describe this one life —

止まずyamazu　頻るshikiru　遣らずyarazuのno雨ame

A relentless rain that never lets up, falling again and again

消えるkieru夜鳥yodoriにni夢花火yume hanabi

Dream fireworks like a nightbird slipping away

水面minamoにni映るutsuru月tsukiをwo求めてmotomete

Chasing the moon's reflection on the water's surface

悔やむkuyamuことkotoはwa　もうmouやめたyameta

I've decided to stop regretting

忍びshinobi偲べshinobe　心kokoro隠してkakushite

Endure and mourn — keep your heart hidden

踊り踊るodori odoru世界sekaiをwo回せmawase

Keep this dancing, swirling world spinning

鏡越しkagami goshiにni隠していたkakushite ita

Hidden all along behind the mirror

ボクbokuがga泣きじゃくっているnakijakutte iru間aidaにni

While I was sobbing away

先saki見えぬmienu夜yoruにni紛れましょうmagiremashou

Let's slip into the night where no road can be seen

悟られぬsatorarenuようyou口kuchiをwo噤みましょうtsugumimashou

Let's keep our mouths shut so no one catches on

最愛saiaiもmo　恋情renjouもmo　朋友houyuuもmo　友情yuujouもmo

Your dearest love, your longing, your closest friends, your bonds —

手に掛けるte ni kakeru覚悟kakugoはwaあるaruか？ka?

Are you ready to lay them all to rest with your own hands?

暗がりkuragariのno向こうmukouにni潜むhisomu忍者ninjaにniなってnatte

Become a ninja lurking in the darkness beyond

あの日ano hiのno夢yumeまでmade　切り捨てkirisuteのno免罪符menzaifu

Even the dreams from that day — a pardon to cut them all away

誰そ彼時tasogaredokiまでmadeはwa身miをwo隠してkakushite

Until dusk, stay hidden

そのsono陰kageにni今日kyouをwo置くoku

Place today in that shadow

二世niseもmo契れぬchigirenuままmama　彷徨えるsamayoeruボクbokuはwa

I wander, unable to pledge my heart across even two lifetimes —

ひどくhidoku醜いminikui『'手teのno目me』'

A hideously ugly 'Hand-Eyes'

徒花adabanaのnoそのsono姿sugataにni　心kokoro惹かれてもhikarete mo

Even drawn to the beauty of that fruitless flower

現世utsushiyoだってdatte朧月oborozuki

This world too is just a hazy moon

何もかもnanimo kamoをwo閉ざしたtozashita矢先yasakiにni

Just when I had shut everything away

君kimiにni恋するkoi suruというto iu報いmukui

The punishment of falling in love with you

片恋katakoiのno行く先iku sakiをwo知りたいshiritai

I want to know where this unrequited love leads

そのsono手負いteoiのno心kokoroをwo救いたいsukuitai

I want to save that wounded heart of yours

返り血kaerichiのno装束shouzokuじゃja

In robes stained with someone else's blood

何naniをwo望もうnozomouとto値打ちないneuchi nai

Whatever I wish for holds no worth

書き違えたkakichigaeta「辛せ」"shiawase"のno行方yukue

The whereabouts of a misspelled "happiness"

読み違えたyomichigaeta為体teitarakuがga所衣shoi

A misread sorry state worn like a costume

生涯shougaiはwa滑稽なkokkei na　憂愁yuushuuのno証明shoumeiかka

Is a lifetime just a laughable proof of melancholy?

未だimada十字架juujikaをwo背負いこんでseoikonde

Still carrying the cross on my back

鵜の真似u no maneをwoしていちゃshite icha　それsoreがga千慮の一失senryo no isshitsu

Mimicking the cormorant — that's where even careful plans go wrong

覚悟kakugoもmoないnaiならnara　御帰りokaeriにniなってnatte頂戴choudai

If you have no resolve, please see yourself out

いつかitsuka物心monogokoroでde捨てたsuteta心根kokorone

The core of the heart I abandoned when I came of age

わかり合えるwakariaeruなんてnante夢yumeのnoまたmata夢yume

Understanding each other — a dream within a dream

破れ果てたyaburehateta友tomoのno骸mukuroにni

Over the shattered remains of a broken friend

今日kyouもmo立っているtatte iru

I stand again today

―――---お別れowakareです。desu.

―――Goodbye.

忍びshinobi偲べshinobe　心kokoro隠してkakushite

Endure and mourn — keep your heart hidden

踊り踊るodori odoru世界sekaiをwo回せmawase

Keep this dancing, swirling world spinning

鏡越しkagami goshiにni涙したnamida shita

Weeping behind the mirror —

君kimiはwa誰dareだっけdakke　ボクbokuはwa誰？dare?

Who were you again? Who am I?

空karaにniなったnatta心kokoroならnara捨てたんだsutetanda

I threw away the heart that had gone empty

優しくyasashikuしないでshinaideよyo

Don't be kind to me

このkono小さなchiisana覆面fukumenもmo　塗り固めたnurikatameta強がりtsuyogariもmo

This small mask, this hardened bravado —

剥がれ落ちてhagareochite泣いてnaiteしまうshimau

They'll peel away and I'll end up crying

暗がりkuragariのno向こうmukouにni潜むhisomu忍者ninjaにniなってnatte

Become a ninja lurking in the darkness beyond

あの日ano hiのno夢yumeまでmade　切り捨てkirisuteのno免罪符menzaifu

Even the dreams from that day — a pardon to cut them all away