amen

馬umaがga走るhashiru　黒いkuroiアスファルトasufurutoのno上ue

A horse runs on black asphalt

荒んだsunda並木namiki　風kazeもmoなしnashi　香りだすkaori dasu雨ameのno気配kehai

Desolate rows of trees, no wind, the scent of rain in the air

東京toukyouはwaフラスコfurasukoのno中nakaのno風景fuukei

Tokyo is a landscape inside a flask

迷い込んでmayoi kondeはwa泣いていたnaite itaのnoはwa遠いtooi遠いtooi昔mukashi

Wandering in and crying — that was long, long ago

光hikariのno澱oriにni　道草michikusaをwo誘うizanau亡霊bourei

In the dregs of light, a ghost beckons me to dawdle

九つkokonotsuのno門monをwo通り抜けてtoori nuketeあのano山yamaのno麓fumotoへheとto

Passing through nine gates to the foot of that mountain

空っぽkarappoのno花瓶kabinにni活けるikeru花hanaをwo探しているsagashite iru

Searching for flowers to place in an empty vase

恥ずかしいhazukashiiくらいkurai生き急いでiki isoideいたita遠いtooi遠いtooi昔mukashi

Rushing through life with embarrassing urgency — that was long, long ago

お願いonegai　ママmama　パパpapa　この世kono yoにni生まれたumaretaそのsono意味imiをwo

Please, Mama, Papa — tell me the meaning

教えてoshiete欲しいのhoshii no　わたしwatashiにni

Of being born into this world

悲しいkanashii思い出omoideはwaいらないiranaiからkara　ただただtadatada美しいutsukushii思い出omoideをwo

Tell me

祈りinoriのno言葉kotobaをwo

I don't need sad memories — just beautiful memories, only that

怒りikariがga満ちるmichiru　黒いkuroi炎honooをwo纏ってmatotte

どうかdoukaわたしwatashiのno　このkono心kokoroをwo　赦してyurushiteくれkureやyaしないかshinai ka

Anger fills me, wrapped in black flames

さもなければsamo nakereba　そのsono清いkiyoi雷kaminariをwo以ってmotte

Please, won't you forgive this heart of mine

わたしwatashiのno身miをwo　灰haiにniなるnaruまでmade　焼いてyaiteくれないかkurenai ka

If not — then with your pure lightning

音otoをwo立ててtatete燃えるmoeru部屋heyaのno中nakaひとりhitori

歯軋りhagishiriみたいにmitai ni火の粉hi no koはwa舞うmau　酸素sansoをwo食べてtabete育つsodatsu

Alone in a room burning with crackling sound

ありがとうarigatou　今ima　身をやつすmi wo yatsusu苦渋kuujuuのno全てsubeteにni

Embers dance like the grinding of teeth, feeding on oxygen, growing

再会saikaiをwo願いnegai　今日kyouはwaおやすみoyasumi　またmata明日ashita

Thank you — now, for all the bitter suffering that consumes me

お願いonegai　ママmama　パパpapa　この世kono yoにni生まれたumaretaそのsono意味imiをwo

教えてoshiete欲しいのhoshii no　わたしwatashiにni

Please, Mama, Papa — tell me the meaning

悲しいkanashii思い出omoideはwaいらないiranaiからkara　ただただtadatada美しいutsukushii思い出omoideをwo

Of being born into this world

祈りinoriのno言葉kotobaをwo

Tell me