うたかたの花

Name: うたかたの花
Channel: Akiko Shikata

Ephemeral Flowers

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穢れも知らずに無邪気なまま
Knowing no dirtiness, always innocent and pure
青い鳥を追いかけ彷徨った
I wandered chasing after the bluebird
夢の宿り木をかざしながら
Holding the mistletoe of dreams above my head
千の願い叶うように
So as to grant my thousand wishes
めぐりめぐる時の中で
Coming back and forth in the flow of time
旅人は誰も皆
The travelers, and everyone
涙の跡をたどって寄る辺なく明日を目指す
Pursuing their traces of tears, to a tomorrow without aim, they go
はらはら風に舞い散る記憶
The dancing and dispersing memories in the fluttering wind
愛しいあの人の面影は
The trace of my beloved person
そっと触れれば刹那(せつな)に消える
Touching it tenderly, they disappear instantly
幻の影と蜃気楼
The shadow of an illusion and a mirage
星の輝きを忘れぬように
In order not to forget the radiance of stars
真昼の月をのぞいた万華鏡
I peek through the hole of kaleidoscope, to the midday moon
夜の静寂現の夢
Silence of the night, dreams of truth
生まれ変われるのなら
If I were reborn
名前もない一輪の路傍の花になりたい
I would still be a nameless flower, wanting to become one of the ones in the roadside
ゆらゆら揺れてたゆたう心
In my swaying and drifting heart
過ぎしあの日々の想い出は
The memories of these past days return
瞳閉じればあわく溶けゆく
Closing my eyes, everything dissolves away
その温もり抱きしめて
So I embrace that warmth
はらはら風に舞い散る記憶
The dancing and dispersing memories in the fluttering wind
愛しいあの人の面影は
The trace of my beloved person
そっと触れれば刹那に消える
Touching it tenderly, they disappear instantly
幸せのかけら蜃気楼
Fragments of happiness, in a mirage
棚引く雲に想いを乗せて
So I place my feelings on those clouds above
結んだ絆あの約束も
Along with those tied bonds, that promise
時代をかけ抜く風になれ
And I become the wind that overcomes time

穢れも知らずに無邪気なまま

知る

To be aware of, to know, to be conscious of, to cognize, to cognise; to notice, to feel; to understand, to comprehend, to grasp; to remember, to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience, to go through, to learn; to be acquainted with (a person), to get to know; to concern

無邪気

Innocence, simple-mindedness
青い鳥を追いかけ彷徨った

青い

Blue, green; pale; unripe, inexperienced

鳥

Bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry

追いかける

To chase, to run after, to pursue

彷徨

Wandering, rambling, roaming; fluctuation, variation
夢の宿り木をかざしながら
千の願い叶うように
めぐりめぐる時の中で
旅人は誰も皆
涙の跡をたどって寄る辺なく明日を目指す
はらはら風に舞い散る記憶
愛しいあの人の面影は
そっと触れれば刹那(せつな)に消える
幻の影と蜃気楼
星の輝きを忘れぬように
真昼の月をのぞいた万華鏡
夜の静寂現の夢

夜

Evening, night

夢

Dream

静寂

Silence, stillness, quietness

現

Present (e.g. government, administration), current, existing
生まれ変われるのなら
名前もない一輪の路傍の花になりたい

輪

Ring, circle, loop; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

名前

Name, full name; given name, first name

花

Flower, blossom, bloom, petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; japanese playing cards; (the) best

路傍

Roadside
ゆらゆら揺れてたゆたう心
過ぎしあの日々の想い出は
瞳閉じればあわく溶けゆく
その温もり抱きしめて
はらはら風に舞い散る記憶
愛しいあの人の面影は
そっと触れれば刹那に消える
幸せのかけら蜃気楼
棚引く雲に想いを乗せて
結んだ絆あの約束も
時代をかけ抜く風になれ