Ophelia

Artist: warbear

Album: Patch

English lyrics

My eyesight has gotten worse
Because I was always searching
By the bright fireflies’ gathering
In the dazzling light
I was searching for you
And your shadow
Until it sinks, and melts, in the end
Is still a work of art

I know this is just an illusion
A dream I won’t remember
And yet here it is
Inside my pitch black heart
There you are
And your warmth
You were a story, that needed nothing else
To live

My eyesight has gotten worse
As I tried not to lose
The precious life next to me
But I ended up looking away
Since you,
And your shadow
Would die, if I touched* you
You’re a work of art
I just want you to remain there in the distance
As a masterpiece

Kanji

僕の目が悪くなったのは
明るい蛍の水場で
ずっと探していたから
眩い光の中で
君の姿を
その影さえも
沈み溶けていく終わりまでの
芸術だった

これは幻だ 知ってる
思い出せない夢になる
だけど今はここにある
真っ暗な心の中に
君の姿は
その熱さえも
生きるためには必要ない
伝説だった

僕の目が悪くなったのは
大事な命の傍で
失わぬようにしてたから
でもよそ見をしてしまったんだ
君だけが
その影さえも
摘み取ったら死んでしまう
芸術だったんだ
ただそこにあって欲しいような
傑作だったんだ


*TL note: 摘み取る literally means “to pluck, pick, or nip off”, as in a flower

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