沙羅双樹の子護唄

そう時に阻まれ流れ流れて
朽ち果てて迎えた終焉も
命を握る運命でさえも
心を変えられない

穏やかに思う粉雪よまだ
私の記憶溶かさないで

風に運ばれた春の彩りが
私を包み込むの母のごとく
懐かしい唄にゆらり揺られたら
静香に吐息浮かべ瞳を閉じるの

そう数え切れない痛みに伐たれ
不揃いな足跡刻み付け
意識は今も漂い続け
不思議と導かれる
幼い頃を抱き締め歩く
目隠しのまま神の指先を

最期の時を迎える朝に
頬を撫でるの沙羅双樹が

風に運ばれた春の彩りが
私を包み込むの母のごとく
懐かしい唄にゆらり揺られたら
静かに吐息浮かべ瞳を閉じるの

そして時は過ぎふと気付くでしょう
巡り巡り続ける楽園だと

The Sal Tree's Lullaby

Blocked by time, I flow with the current
Rotting away, I accepted even my demise
And though my fate grasps my life
I cannot change my heart

Oh powder snow I think of calmly
Don't dissolve my memories just yet

Spring's colours, moved by the wind,
Are wrapping me up like a mother
When I'm rocked and swayed by a nostalgic song
A quiet sigh will rise as I close my eyes

Punished by countless pains
And carving out uneven footprints
My senses, even now, keep drifting
I'm miraculously lead along
Holding tightly to my childhood, I walk
Like a god's fingertips covering my eyes

I welcome the morning of my final moments
The Sal tree gently strokes my cheek

Spring's colours, moved by the wind,
Are wrapping me up like a mother
When I'm rocked and swayed by a nostalgic song
A quiet sigh will rise as I close my eyes

And so, I'll be aware of time passing
Going around and around, it's paradise

Notes:
Sarasouju is a sal tree, and it has significance in Buddhism. The Gautama Buddha was born under a Sal Tree while his mother was grasping its branches, and there were four of the trees growing around Buddha's deathbed. When he passed away, the trees turned white.