08 - Sue no chigiri (Pledge of Eternal Fidelity),末の契

soul afloat
I.
How could I not have known?
I wander aimlessly
Like a small fisher's boat,
Rudderless in those shallow waters
Of ancient poems
Where lovers were wont to meet,
Rising, then falling on the waves.

Oh, forlorn crane,
Pacing the desolate shore,
Let us cry together.

But I must be braced
Like a resilient bow,
Filled with anticipation of spring.
Please do not forget me,
Even though I live in obscurity
For eight thousand years
As your mistress.
Do not break our sincere pledge
Of eternal fidelity. 

Shiranami no
kakaru ukimi to
shirade ya wa
waka ni mirume wo
koisuchoo
nagisa ni mayoo
ama-obune
(ai)
uitsu shizumitsu
yorube sae
(ai)
araiso tsutoo\r [bad word] no
nakite zo tomo ni

(tegoto)

tatsukayumi
haru wo kokoro no
nana to mite
wasure tamoona
kaku [bad word] \nyachiyo furu tomo
kimi [bad word] \nkokoro no sue no
chigiri tagoona