湖城 ♥ Lakeside Castle

のがしては大変だから、と

nogashite wa taihen dakara, to

I couldn't bear to let you go, I said

必要かどうかも

hitsuyō ka dōka mo

while not knowing

わからぬウチに

wakaranu uchi ni

whether or not I needed to

踏み出せなかった　一歩目

fumidasenakatta ippome

I couldn't take the first step

黒く澄んで透明な

kuroku sunde tōmei na

I'm enticed towards the clear,

月下にいざなう

gekka ni izanau

transparent black moonlight

どう、喘あえがせたら、イイ？

dō, aegasetara, ii?

How do I make you breathe heavily?

響かせたがれば、イイ？

hibikasetagareba, ii?

Note Can I want to make you make a sound?

らせん状の

rasenjō no

I fell all the way down

星空に堕ちつくした

hoshizora ni ochitsukushita

into a spiraling starry sky

今宵まで

koyoi made

until I came to tonight

離別の静寂　換われぬ笑顔

ribetsu no seijaku kawarenu egao

In the silence of divorce, I want to leave

波立つ水面みなもに残し

namidatsu minamo ni nokoshi

an irreplaceable smiling face on the surface of choppy water

短いこんな逢瀬を超えたい

mijikai konna ōse o koetai

and go beyond such a short encounter with you

城壁に

jōheki ni

to the castle wall

刻む告白を　からめあっても

kizamu kokuhaku o karameatte mo

Even as the love confessions we etch into our minds intertwine,

ほどけゆく宿命さだめと

hodoke yuku sadame to

they are fated to unravel

今も

ima mo

Even as they still

美しいまま

utsukushii mama

remain beautiful

終焉おわるザマを視ていろ

owaru zama o mite iro

see how badly it ends

嘆く間まも与えず

nageku ma mo ataezu

without giving even a moment to grieve

こぼれ落ち続く命も、

koboreochitsuzuku inochi mo,

Life, too, continues to spill down

あきらめたこの指の隙間からは

akirameta kono yubi no sukima kara wa

from between my resigned fingers

壊れた蛇口のごとく、だ。

kowareta jaguchi no gotoku, da.

like a broken tap.

とめどなく果実も

tomedonaku kajitsu mo

Fruit, too, ceaselessly

熟れて地に堕ちる

urete chi ni ochiru

ripens and drops to the earth

素足のままでも、イイ？

suashi no mama demo, ii?

May I do this while barefoot?

なにか羽織らなくて、イイ？

nanika haoranakute, ii?

May I not wear anything?

機会もなく

kikai mo naku

If there's no opportunity

帰せないままならば、と

kaesenai mama naraba, to

to bring you back, you say,

掻き抱く

kakiidaku

I'll embrace you tightly

どんな引き換えも　それじゃ足りない

donna hikikae mo sore ja tarinai

Whatever the exchange, it won't be enough

なんでオレ達、だったの？

nande oretachi, datta no?

Why did it have to be us?

あの星は近くて遠いままで

ano hoshi wa chikakute tōi mama de

That star, still close yet distant,

輝いて

kagayaite

shines

すべてを忘れてしまってほしい

subete o wasurete shimatte hoshii

I want you to forget it all

夢が醒めたように

yume ga sameta yō ni

like waking from a dream

澱よどみみ、

yodomi,

Still,

留まる水じゃ

tomaru mizu ja

stagnant water

湖にはなれずに

mizuumi ni wa narezu ni

instead of making a lake

干からびゆく、盛夏なつと

hikarabi yuku, natsu to

dries up in midsummer

追われる立場でも

owareru tachiba demo

Even from the position of being pursued,

潰え滅びゆくとも

tsuie horobi yuku to mo

though defeated and perishing

脆いままで

moroi mama de

while frail,

貫き通させてほしい

tsuranukitōsasete hoshii

I want you to stick with me