宵々古今Yoiyoi Kokon

らっしゃいなrasshai na　平heiはwa成りnari

Welcome — peace has been achieved

時tokiがga来たkita　正しいtadashii夢現yumeututsu　夜もすがらyomo sugara

The time has come — waking dream — through the long night

変わりゆくkawariyukuことkotoにni恐れosoreなしnashi

No fear of things changing

のっぴきならないnoppikinaranaiのnoはwa御免gomen

What I can't refuse — spare me that

手毬唄temariuta歌いutai　君達kimitachiがga誘うsasou

Singing a handball song — you all are calling me out

悪人yananchuuにni後ろ髪ushirogamiをwo惹かれてhikareteもmo

Even if I'm drawn back by scoundrels

進むsusumuべきbekiなりnari

I must press forward

流行り廃りhayari sutariのno憂き世ukiyoならnara

In a world of fleeting trends and passing fashions

信ずるshinzuru者monoはwaただtada、、君kimiだけdakeとto

the only one I trust is you

踊れodore騒げsawageやya　呑めnomeやya歌えutaeやya

Dance, make noise — drink and sing

案ずるanzuruことkotoなどnadoないnaiなna

Nothing to worry about

此の世kono yo人の世hito no yoはwa恨めしいurameshii

This world, this human world — it's maddening

雪駄settaはwaちゃらちゃらcharachara　愛しkanashi

Sandals clacking — achingly dear

縋ってsugatte眩んでkurande満身創痍manshin souiiでde

Clinging and stumbling, battered all over

それそれそれそれsore sore sore sore

that that that that

今imaをwo嘆いてnageite昔mukashiをwo粧してyosootteもmo

Lamenting the present, dressing up the past —

君kimiのno心kokoroのno内uchi　流るnagaru涙川namidagawa

a river of tears flowing through your heart

それsoreじゃja敵わんkanawan　何処dokoにniいてもite mo

That won't do — no matter where you are

めくるめくmekurumeku舞台butaiにni君kimiをwo連れてtsurete

I'll bring you to a dazzling stage

あまりてamariteなどかnadoka人hitoぞzo悲しきkanashiki

Oh how sorrowful people are in their excess

身勝手なmigatte naのnoがga世yoのno理kotowariかka

Is selfishness the way of the world?

万人bannin持つmotsu理想risou　虚像kyozouのno偶像aidoru

The ideal everyone holds — a false idol

俗なzoku na答えkotaeなどnadoはwaあらざらむarazaramu

A vulgar answer there shall not be

僕らbokura巡りあうmeguriauことkoto　まさにmasa ni一期一会ichigo ichie

We chance to meet — truly once in a lifetime

酸いも甘いもsui mo amai mo試練shiren　連れ添ってtsuresotteこのkono手te握ってnigitte

Bitter and sweet alike are trials — walking together, holding this hand

生きづらいikizurai此処koko、、浮き世ukiyoからkara

From this hard-to-live-in floating world

旗hataをwo掲げよkakageyo　宵闇yoiyamiがga明くaku

Raise the banner — the dusk turns to dawn

酔いどれyoidoreアガれagareやya　寝ればnereba忘るるwasururu

Get drunk and rise up — sleep and forget

昔mukashiもmo今imaもmo変わらずkawarazu

Same as ever, then and now

浮世ukiyo人の世hito no yo嘆かわしいnagekawashii

The floating world, this human world — lamentable

いつだってitsu datteちゃんちゃらchanchara　をかしokashi

Always clanging — how amusing

荒んでsusande笑ってwaratte合縁奇縁aien kienでde

Grown wild, laughing, bound by strange fate

それそれそれそれsore sore sore sore

that that that that

深まるfukamaru春haruもmo凍てつくitetsuku雪yukiのno日hiもmo

Both deepening spring and freezing snowy days —

日hi出ずるizuruすべてsubeteのno瞬きmabatakiをwo君kimiとto見ようmiyou

let's watch every blink of every sunrise together

彩るirodoru色iro　何処dokoまでmadeもmo

Colors that dye it all, as far as can be

空前なるkuuzen naru見晴らしmiharashiをwo眺めてnagamete

Looking out at an unprecedented view

負けてmakete花一匁hana ichimonme　欲しがるhoshigaru欲しがるhoshigaru欲しがるhoshigaru声koe

Losing — one flower's worth — voices clamoring, clamoring, clamoring

勝ってkatte恨んでurande買ってkatte選んでerande　呆気ないakkenaiってtte泣いてnaite

Winning and resenting, buying and choosing — crying at how anticlimactic

猿真似sarumaneのno何番煎じnanbansenjiじゃja満ち足りないmichitarinaiないnai

A poor imitation many times over — still unsatisfied

未だimada進むsusumu道半ばmichi nakaba哉kana

Still midway down the path

如何なるikanaru時tokiもmo歩hoをwo前maeへe出せdase

No matter what, keep stepping forward

流行り廃りhayari sutariのno憂き世ukiyoならnara

In a world of fleeting trends and passing fashions

信ずるshinzuru者monoはwaただtada、、君kimiだけdakeとto

the only one I trust is you

踊れodore騒げsawageやya　呑めnomeやya歌えutaeやya

Dance, make noise — drink and sing

案ずるanzuruことkotoなどnadoないnaiなna

Nothing to worry about

此の世kono yo人の世hito no yoはwa恨めしいurameshii

This world, this human world — it's maddening

雪駄settaはwaちゃらちゃらcharachara　愛しkanashi

Sandals clacking — achingly dear

縋ってsugatte眩んでkurande満身創痍manshin souiiでde

Clinging and stumbling, battered all over

それそれそれそれsore sore sore sore

that that that that

今imaをwo嘆いてnageite昔mukashiをwo粧してyosootteもmo

Lamenting the present, dressing up the past —

君kimiのno心kokoroのno内uchi　流るnagaru涙川namidagawa

a river of tears flowing through your heart

それsoreじゃja敵わんkanawan　何処dokoにniいてもite mo

That won't do — no matter where you are

めくるめくmekurumeku舞台butaiはwa宵々yoiyoi、、君kimiをwo連れてtsurete

The dazzling stage, night after night, brings you along

あまりてamariteなどかnadoka人hitoぞzo恋しきkoishiki

Oh how longed-for people are in their excess

身勝手なmigatte naのnoがga世yoのno理kotowariかka

Is selfishness the way of the world?

移ろうutsurouはwa古今kokon　航路kouroならnara堂々doudou

What shifts is all of time — if it's a course, then proud

恐るるosoruruことkotoなどnadoはwaあらざらむarazaramu

There is nothing at all to fear