Apr 26, 2004 16:58
Rauya are so pretty to translate.
Summer Butterfly (Natsuchou)
Dolly, rolling on the tatami
The cradle’s hands cannot reach it
Dolly, rolling on the tatami
Grasping the summer butterfly in my hands
How soon will it die?
By one’s they go, attacking tomorrow’s grief
By two’s they go, now, youth is severed
By three’s they go, with a childish heart
By four’s they go, beating hooves
Narrowing my eyes as well as possible
Chasing after passing shadows, my heart has withered
A mastered system of morals
Deceit Violence I remember them
rauya,
translation