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Description
She flits about as if she doesn't know that burning is her destiny. It flies over the moonlit nite, not deciding where the end is and where the beginning is - it just dances because it's easier not to think that way. In a world where the sky kisses the sea, and joy and sorrow blend into a single color, even the word "love" sounds like a plea for water in the middle of the desert. Sometimes life really is like a bad play: there's only one stage, no audience, and you can't go backstage. But if you managed to encounter someone's light, even for a moment, it wasn't in vain. Even if everything goes dark again later, and only a butterfly with scorched wings remains, stubbornly searching for a place to rest for just one breath.
Lyrics and translation
Original
ひらりひらりと舞い遊ぶように姿見せたアゲハチョウ 夏の夜の真ん中 月 の下 喜びとしてのイエロー 憂いを持ったブルー に 世の果てに似ている 四国の雨。
旅人に尋ねてみた どこまで行くのかと いつになれば終えるのか と 旅人は答えた 終わりなどはないさ 終わらせること はできるけど そうじゃあ 置きを続けてと 身を送ったのはずっと前で ここに未だ帰らない 彼が僕自身だと気づい たのは 今さらになってた あなたに会えたそれだけでよかった 世界に光が満ちた 夢で 会えるだけでよかったのに 愛されたいと願ってしまった 世界が表情を変 えた 世の果てでは空と海が混じる 詩 人がたったひとひらの言の葉に込めた 意味をついに知ることはな い それはともにできるならあなたに 届けばいいと思 う もしこれが戯曲なら なんてひどいストーリーだろ う 進むことも戻ることもできずに ただひとり舞台 に立っているだけなのだから あなたが望むのならこ の身など いつでも助け出してもいい 降り注ぐ火の粉の盾にな ろう ただここにひとりぎり 残った僕の想いを 救い上げて心 の隅に置いて あなたに会えたそれだけでよかった 世界に光が満ちた 夢で会え るだけでよかったのに 愛されたいと願ってしまった 世界が表情を変えた 世の果てでは空と海が混じる 荒野に咲いたアゲハチョウ 揺らぐこの景色の向こう 近づくことはでき ない押し進めたい 密の砕塊 できたら愛してください 僕の 肩で羽を休めておく れ
English translation
Swallowtail butterflies dancing and playing in the middle of a summer night Under the moon Yellow with joy and blue with sadness The rain in Shikoku resembles the end of the world.
I asked the traveler, "How far will I go? When will I finish?" The traveler answered, "There is no such thing as an ending. I can end it, but then, I left behind a long time ago. I have not returned here yet. It was only now that I realized that he was me. It was enough to meet you. The world was filled with light. It was a dream. I wish I could have just met you, but I wanted to be loved." The world has changed its face, and at the end of the world, the sky and the sea are mingled. We will never finally know the meaning that the poet put into a single word. If we can do it together, I would like to convey it to you. If this were a play, what a terrible story it would be. I am standing alone on the stage, unable to go forward or go back. If you wish, you can rescue me at any time. Become a shield of falling sparks. I'm alone here, I rescued my remaining feelings and put them in the corner of my heart I'm glad that I was able to meet you The world was filled with light I wish we could just meet in a dream, but I ended up wishing to be loved The world has changed its face At the edge of the world, the sky and the sea mix A swallowtail butterfly blooming in the wilderness Beyond this swaying landscape I can't get close to it I want to push on A crushed mass of density Please love me if you can Rest your wings on your shoulders.