鬼ノ森 ♥ Oni no Mori ♥ Demon Forest

永久とこしえの木々　根に沙羅双樹

tokoshie no kigi ne ni sarasōju

Trees of eternity, sal trees at your roots

峰の裏　鬼が住む山に抱かれ

mine no ura oni ga sumu yama ni dakare

Behind the mountain tops, hugged by mountains where demons reside

人は生きてる　人は生きてる

hito wa ikite'ru hito wa ikite'ru

people live, people live

神秘の森にさらさら溶けて　

shinpi no mori ni sarasara tokete

In the mysterious forest, rippling, dissolving,

溶けて

tokete

dissolving ...

温ぬくい温ぬくい風が　

nukui nukui kaze ga

A mild, mild wind

子どもたちと遊んで

kodomo-tachi to asonde

plays with the children,

一人隠し　二人隠し　

hitori kakushi futari kakushi

and hiding one, hiding two

絆繋つなぐ赤露を　どこに還しましょう

kizuna tsunagu akatsuyu o doko ni kaeshimashō

Where shall I put back the red mist that joins the links?

切り取って

kiritotte

Cut them out

永久とこしえの木々　根に沙羅双樹

tokoshie no kigi ne ni sarasōju

Trees of eternity, sal trees at your roots

峰の裏　鬼が住む山に抱かれ

mine no ura oni ga sumu yama ni dakare

Behind the mountain tops, hugged by mountains where demons reside

人は生きてる　人は生きてる

hito wa ikite'ru hito wa ikite'ru

people live, people live

神秘の森にさらさら溶けて　

shinpi no mori ni sarasara tokete

In the mysterious forest, rippling, dissolving,

溶けて

tokete

dissolving ...

赤い目をこすって　

akai me o kosutte

Rubbing my red eyes,

一人だけのかくれんぼ

hitori dake no kakurenbo

I play a lonely hide and seek

いつの間にか暗くなって

itsu no ma ni ka kuraku natte

Before I realized it got dark

変わり果てた形相と　

kawarihateta gyōsō to

A disfigured facial appearance and

いつものこのせせらぎ

itsumo no kono seseragi

this usual brook

待ってるの

matte'ru no

I'm waiting

儚き命　揺れる木漏れ日

hakanaki inochi yureru komorebi

A fleeting life, swaying sunlight filtered by the trees

背中には鬼が住みついている

senaka ni wa oni ga sumitsuite iru

on my back an oni has settled to live

心は錆びて体が軋む

kokoro wa sabite karada ga kishimu

My mind rots, my body creaks

寂し涙がぽろぽろ落ちて　

sabishi namida poroporo ochite

Tears of loneliness drip down,

落ちて

ochite

drip down ...

おぼろ月照らす　面影追いかけ

oboroge tsuki terasu omokage oikake

Following the traces in my memory lit by a hazy moon ...

行かないでよ　行かないでよ

ikanaide yo ikanaide yo

Don't go, don't go

大地は容赦なく

daichi wa yōshanaku

The land is merciless

永久とこしえの木々　根に沙羅双樹

tokoshie no kigi ne ni sarasōju

Trees of eternity, sal trees at your roots

峰の裏　鬼が住む山に抱かれ

mine no ura oni ga sumu yama ni dakare

Behind the mountain tops, hugged by mountains where demons reside

人は生きてる　人は生きてる

hito wa ikite'ru hito wa ikite'ru

people live, people live

神秘の森にさらさら溶けて　

shinpi no mori ni sarasara tokete

In the mysterious forest, rippling, dissolving,

溶けて

tokete

dissolving ...