"Utakata" art by Belle Veazey.
うたかた
願いは貴方に降り注ぐ
そっと悲しみを越えて
いつか再び出会えると
泣いていた貴方の横顔を想うよ
ゆるり時は流れて 遥かな昔の事を憶うよ
あの日に観た星は 何より輝いて
永遠を確かに感じて
願いは貴方に降り注ぐ
そっと悲しみを越えて
いつか再び出会えると
泣いていた貴方の横顔を想うよ
抱かれて 儚く散った憶いは
鮮やかに咲き誇る華のよう
過ぎ行く季節を幾度巡れば
この声は貴方に聞こえるだろう
出会いそして別れを
幾ら繰り返しても流れる
涙に何時の日か
溺れてしまう程 胸の中貴方で溢れて
願いは貴方に降り注ぐ
巡る運命の果てに
いつか再び出会えると
信じてるこの念いを今唄ってる
抱かれて 儚く散った憶いは
鮮やかに咲き誇る華のよう
過ぎ行く季節を幾度巡れば
この声は貴方に聞こえるの
たとえばこの背に羽があるなら
旅立った貴方を追いかけて
途切れた記憶の糸を繋げて
もう一度貴方を抱きしめたくて
願いは貴方に降り注ぐ
そっと悲しみを越えて
願いは貴方に降り注ぐ
そっと悲しみを越えて
いつか再び出会えると
泣いていた貴方の横顔を想うよ
ゆるり時は流れて 遥かな昔の事を憶うよ
あの日に観た星は 何より輝いて
永遠を確かに感じて
願いは貴方に降り注ぐ
そっと悲しみを越えて
いつか再び出会えると
泣いていた貴方の横顔を想うよ
抱かれて 儚く散った憶いは
鮮やかに咲き誇る華のよう
過ぎ行く季節を幾度巡れば
この声は貴方に聞こえるだろう
出会いそして別れを
幾ら繰り返しても流れる
涙に何時の日か
溺れてしまう程 胸の中貴方で溢れて
願いは貴方に降り注ぐ
巡る運命の果てに
いつか再び出会えると
信じてるこの念いを今唄ってる
抱かれて 儚く散った憶いは
鮮やかに咲き誇る華のよう
過ぎ行く季節を幾度巡れば
この声は貴方に聞こえるの
たとえばこの背に羽があるなら
旅立った貴方を追いかけて
途切れた記憶の糸を繋げて
もう一度貴方を抱きしめたくて
願いは貴方に降り注ぐ
そっと悲しみを越えて
Ephemeral
My wishes rain down upon you
Quietly overcoming sadness
When we can meet again someday
I'll remember your crying face in profile
Time flows slowly while I recall things long past
The star I saw that day shone more than anything
And I could surely feel eternity
My wishes rain down upon you
Quietly overcoming sadness
When we can meet again someday
I'll remember your crying face in profile
The transiently scattered memories I embrace
Are like brilliantly blooming flowers
If the passing seasons change many times
Will you be able to hear my voice?
Though we meet and part over and over
My tears flow
So much that I'll drown in them someday
When my chest is flooded with you
My wishes rain down upon you
At the end of revolving fate
I believe we can meet again someday
And I'll sing this prayer now
The transiently scattered memories I embrace
Are like brilliantly blooming flowers
If the passing seasons change many times
Will you be able to hear my voice?
If only I had wings on my back
I could chase you who went on a journey
I'll connect the threads of our interrupted memories
Wanting to hold you close once more
My wishes rain down upon you
Quietly overcoming sadness
My wishes rain down upon you
Quietly overcoming sadness
When we can meet again someday
I'll remember your crying face in profile
Time flows slowly while I recall things long past
The star I saw that day shone more than anything
And I could surely feel eternity
My wishes rain down upon you
Quietly overcoming sadness
When we can meet again someday
I'll remember your crying face in profile
The transiently scattered memories I embrace
Are like brilliantly blooming flowers
If the passing seasons change many times
Will you be able to hear my voice?
Though we meet and part over and over
My tears flow
So much that I'll drown in them someday
When my chest is flooded with you
My wishes rain down upon you
At the end of revolving fate
I believe we can meet again someday
And I'll sing this prayer now
The transiently scattered memories I embrace
Are like brilliantly blooming flowers
If the passing seasons change many times
Will you be able to hear my voice?
If only I had wings on my back
I could chase you who went on a journey
I'll connect the threads of our interrupted memories
Wanting to hold you close once more
My wishes rain down upon you
Quietly overcoming sadness
Notes:
In this song, Isshi uses 3 different kanji for 'omoi' (thought). It doesn't change the meaning so much as the nuances, though. Isshi talks about his usage of each of the kanji in this Shoxx interview, as well as the inspiration behind Utakata: his dog Vivienne, who had died earlier that year.