祭
花のように可憐かな 鳥のように自由かな
風のように涼しかな 月のように妖しかな
狂い咲く神楽獅子 歌を詠む貴人さえ
乱されるその聲は 舞い踊る蝶となる
喜びに身悶えて 怒りから火を連ね
哀しみにうち震え 楽しさも絵と紛う
輝きを帯びた泡沫の
現世に羽を寛げ
光侍る世界なら 運命のままに従い
命の息吹よ吹いて 昊に浮かび大地を詠え
悪しき念い裡い秘め 鬼を従え業を為す
羅刹女を操りて 刹那の間に消える失せる
暗雲を纏う永久の
黄泉路へと歩み進め
闇を侍る世界なら 運命のままに従い
命の息吹よ燃えて 昊に呑みて大地を食らえ
陰として生を受け 徳を棄て悪を為す
陽として産まれ堕ち 報いから逃れ得ぬ
光侍る世界なら 運命のままに従い
命の息吹よ吹いて 昊に浮かび大地を詠え
闇を侍る世界なら 運命のままに従い
命の息吹よ燃えて 昊に呑みて大地を食らえ
Festival
Am I lovely like a flower? Am I free like a bird?
Am I cool like the wind? Am I charming like the moon?
Madly blooming camellias, and aristocrats reciting poetry
If disarranged, their voices will become dancing butterflies
I writhe in delight and combine it with the fire of my wrath
I tremble in sorrow and mistake it for a picture of joy
Stretch out your wings
To a transient world coated in radiance
If the world serves light, then as fate decrees
Blow, breath of life, float to heaven and sing of the land
I'll keep wicked thoughts inside and obey the Oni
Manipulating Rakshasi and disappearing in an instant
Walk along the road to Hades
Eternally clad in dark clouds
If the world serves darkness, then as fate decrees
Burn, breath of life, drink heaven and consume the land
Born as shadow, I threw away my virtue to become evil
Born as light, I cannot escape my punishment
If the world serves light, then as fate decrees
Blow, breath of life, float to heaven and sing of the land
If the world serves darkness, then as fate decrees
Burn, breath of life, drink heaven and consume the land
Notes:
The Rakshasa (female: Rakshasi) are a group of demons whose roles are different in Hinduism and Buddhism. Rakshasa from Buddhist lore are wicked creatures who can be converted to the ways of good, whereas in Hinduism they seem to be only evil.
I italicized parts of the translation because they're sung slightly differently, and represent a separate point of view in the story.