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Arazaran

“Once More, Before I Go” — Izumi ShikibuSource: Goshūishū, Love III · 763
あらざらむ この世のほかの 思ひ出に
今ひとたびの 逢ふこともがな
Arazaran kono yo no hoka no omoide ni
ima hitotabi no au koto mo gana
Soon I shall be gone. As one last memory to carry beyond this world,
how I wish I could see you — just once more.
Arazaran jacket art

Music Video

ミュージックビデオ
MUSIC VIDEO — COMING SOON

The Story

歌のものがたり
Izumi Shikibu, the great passionate poet of the Heian court — famous, and infamous, for the loves that filled her life — wrote this when she was gravely ill: a letter sent not to the gods but to her lover, asking for one more meeting to carry as a memory into the world beyond. Where anyone else would have prayed, she wrote 'I want to see you.' In our song, a modern woman in a hospital room at night stops typing cheerful replies and finally sends the one true line she had been hiding in her drafts.

Lyrics

歌詞
Japanese

あらざらむ(和泉式部・百人一首56番)/Garu JP

逢いたい——

消灯のあとの 白い天井

窓の外には 街の灯り

元気なふりの 返事を打って

本当の言葉は 下書きのまま

強がりも 気休めも

もういらない 気がしたの

今夜だけは 正直になる

あらざらむ この世のほかの 思ひ出に

今ひとたびの 逢ふこともがな

いつか消える 私だとしても

あなたといた日々は 消えないから

最後の願いは 欲張らない

たったひとつで いいの

もう一度 その声で 名前を呼んで

もう一度だけ 逢いたい

初めて笑い合った 帰り道とか

何でもない日々ばかり 浮かんでくる

きれいな景色より 最後に見たいのは

あなたのその顔だと 気づいてしまった

ためらいも 遠慮も

置いていく 決めたの

怖いのは 逢えないことのほう

あらざらむ この世のほかの 思ひ出に

今ひとたびの 逢ふこともがな

神さまに 願うより先に

あなたに直接 願いたい

天国に持っていける ものがあるなら

宝石も 花束も いらない

あの日の帰り道の 夕焼けと

あなたの笑う顔が いい

恋に生きて 恋をうたった人は

病の夜に ペンをとった

祈りの言葉じゃなく 「逢いたい」と

たった一言 あなたへ書いた

あらざらむ この世のほかの 思ひ出に

今ひとたびの 逢ふこともがな

あらざらむ この世のほかの 思ひ出に

今ひとたびの 逢ふこともがな

迷って消した 下書きのかわり

たった一言 今夜送る

ふるえる指で 送信を押した

返事はすぐに 来なくていい

この願いごと 抱きしめて眠る

逢いたい—— ただ 逢いたい

今ひとたびの…… 逢ふこともがな……

English

I want to see you —

White ceiling after lights-out

Outside the window, the lights of the town

Typing a reply pretending I'm okay

The real words still just a draft

Being brave, easing your worry

I don't need any of it anymore

Just for tonight, I'll be honest

Soon I'll be gone from this world — into memory

One last time — let me meet you

Even if I'm someone who will disappear

The days I spent with you never will

My final wish isn't greedy

Just one thing is enough

One more time, call my name in that voice

Just one more time — I want to see you

The road home the first time we laughed together

Nothing-days keep coming back

More than any beautiful view, the last thing

I want to see, I realized, is your face

Hesitation and holding back

I've decided to leave them here

What I'm afraid of is not meeting you

Soon I'll be gone from this world — into memory

One last time — let me meet you

Sooner than praying to the gods

I want to tell my wish to you directly

If there's anything I could take to heaven

No jewels, no bouquets I need

The sunset on that road home

And your smiling face — that's all

The one who lived for love, who sang of love

On a night of illness, took up her pen

Not words of prayer, but "I want to see you" —

Just one line, she wrote to you

Soon I'll be gone from this world — into memory

One last time — let me meet you

Soon I'll be gone from this world — into memory

One last time — let me meet you

In place of the drafts I hesitated and deleted

Just one line, I'll send tonight

Trembling fingers pressed send

The reply doesn't have to come right away

Holding this wish, I'll close my eyes

I want to see you — just — I want to see you

Just one more time... to meet you again...

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