romaji
toberu tori wa jiyuu wo moteamasu
kankaku wo tayori suki mo misenai
oozora kara mo shoujun awase
neraiutsu no wa ikiteyuku tame
“mugen nado ate nai mono da” to
wakatte inagara mo hiyaku wo yamenai no wa
sore dake wo sadame ni umarekita
yasei no saga wo seoi kyou mo habataku no
tobenu tori wa naku koto de nani omou
hane hirogete ai wo kouteru
torikago to esa anjuu no basho
kai narasareru yorokobi mo aru
“tsubasa nado hajime kara naku to mo” to
omoi meguraseru ma mo naku sugiru setsuna
naku koto de koe de utau koto de
mizukara dake no sekai tsukuri ageyuku no
tobi tsukarete naki tsukarete yuukoku
taiyou wa mata shizumiyuku |
english
Flying in the sky, a bird is free
She relies on her senses and shows no sign of stopping
When she swoops down to the earth
to strike at her prey, it’s so she can live on
The reason I continue to leap forward
Despite the realization that eternity, itself, is bounded
Is because that was the fate bestowed upon me at my birth
I will bear the burden of a wild nature and flap my wings today, as well
Unable to fly in the sky, for what purpose does a bird sing?
Spreading her wings, she seeks love
A bird cage and bird feed – a place where she can live comfortably
If she becomes acclimated to being owned, there’s happiness in that, too
Without time to meditate on the thought
Of having been deprived of wings from the beginning – in a brief instant -
By singing through her chirping sounds,
She’s able to create a world of her own
Tired from flying, tired from singing, evening approaches
The sun sinks below the horizon once again |