romaji

tatoeba koko de anata ni tejou wo kakete kakushitai
donyoku ni hoshii MONO wa sou yatte ubatta

sore de anata to kitara marude
jiyuu na chou no you ni kaori tatsu hana kara hana he sono kona hakobu

atashi dake ni mieteru anata utsukushii butterfly
kitto inochi hateru made sono unmei wa tsudzuku

amai mitsu wo shikondoite anata wo obikiyosetai
nettai ni aru to yuu ikiru MONO shokusu hana

naze ni kimagure na chou ni atashi wa koi shitan darou
totemo hitokoto ja katarenai fukuzatsu na shinkyou

akirameru koto nante dekinai sa tsumi na butterfly
ikitoshi ikeru mono ga chokumen shichau shiren

atashi dake ni mieteru anata utsukushii butterfly
kitto inochi hateru made sono unmei wa tsudzuku

juuman nen go ni kaseki ni nattetara anata wa eien no hito ne

keredo anata to kitara sore de anata to kitara marude
jiyuu na chou no you ni kaori tatsu hana kara hana he sono kona hakobu

atashi dake ni mieteru anata utsukushii butterfly
kitto inochi hateru made sono unmei wa tsudzuku

akirameru koto nante dekinai sa tsumi na butterfly
ikitoshi ikeru mono ga chokumen shichau shiren

english

For example, one thing that you deprived me of
was my desire to put handcuffs on you and hide you away, right here

But when it comes to you,
you’re as free as a butterfly, carrying pollen from one fragrant flower to the next

Me and me alone, when I look at you I see a beautiful butterfly
Surely that fate will continue until the very end

Stockpiling hoards of sweet nectar, I’d like to lure you in
like one of those insect-eating flowers that live in the tropics

Why in the world did I fall for such a fickle butterfly as you?
That sort of mental state is far too complicated to explain.

Well, it’s not like I can just give up on you, cruel butterfly
This is a trial that all living things must eventually face

Me and me alone, when I look at you I see a beautiful butterfly
Surely that fate will continue until the very end

You know, in a hundred thousand years, when you turn into a fossil, you’ll be immortal

But when it comes to you, you’re as free as a butterfly,
carrying pollen from one fragrant flower to the next

Me and me alone, when I look at you I see a beautiful butterfly
Surely that fate will continue until the very end

Well, it’s not like I can just give up on you, cruel butterfly
This is a trial that all living things must eventually face