Lyrics and translation ALI PROJECT - Bara Shokan

Bara Shokan

濃紅へと沈む夕べに
土に撓まぬまま
少しずつ朽ちるのは
また一片の花弁
また一輪の薔薇
蒼ざめ浮き立つ
かつての純白
まだ薫りは灰かに
まだ記憶を留めて
すべて甘やかに
忘れよと告げるように
いま私は妬ましい
花の季が
硝子を伝わる水滴眺め
凍えることのない
肌を抱く爪は棘
指先を触れもせず
囁きも交わさずに
遠離る影を
目を閉じ追っても
瞳から植えられて
胸の奥で何度も
開こうと藻掻く
一塊の赤い芽を
恋と呼んで
慈しめばいいのですか
まだ一片の花弁
まだ一輪の薔薇
外は騒ぐ風
通り過ぎる修羅
なお薫りは立ち篭め
もうひとつあとひとつ
この身の代わりに
散り果ててゆくがいい
溜息も零さずに
叫び声も上げずに
ただひとりの名を
塗り込め差す紅
ここは蔦の蔓延る
熱の篭もる温室
咲きも枯れもせぬ
わが薔薇だけの為の
誰かの手で織り込まれた
造花のような

Bara Shokan

Sunset into crimson depths it sinks,
Unbowed by earthly chain,
Slowly withering, it fades away,
Another petal's reign,
Another rose's bloom.
Pale, ephemeral,
Once was it so white,
Yet still the scent of ashes clings,
A memory of light,
All that time can keep,
Sweetly whispering, "Forget."
I envy now this flower of fall,
The season of her birth,
Watching water drops caress the glass,
Her skin forever warm,
Thorns embrace her form,
No touch upon her skin,
No whispered words between,
A shadow slipping far away,
Eyes closed, I chase in vain,
Planted in my gaze,
In depths of soul it plays,
A scarlet bud that strains
To bloom anew,
Love, so they call this flame?
Must I cherish it in vain?
Another petal's reign,
Another rose's bloom,
Winds without cry out,
A demon's tread draws near,
Still the scent remains,
One by one they fall,
In my stead they expire,
Let them perish, all,
No sigh shall pass my lips,
No cry shall break the air,
A single name I paint,
In crimson on my lips.
Here, ivy's tendrils cling,
In warmth of hothouse bloom,
Neither bloom nor fade
My roses, locked in time,
In hands of others woven,
A fragile, artificial bloom.