Heavenly Air

Hakuchou ga konpeki no sora o ume tsukushi ta toshite mi te mizuumi no teishi kanketsu ni
Kaze ha toumei na hyoumen no ue ni aka to kiniro no ha o jisshu
Natsukashii okan ga de zettai jouken no basho ni watashi o kaesu
Watashi ha mouchido anata no kao o mi te me o tojiru

Stopping briefly by the lake, watching as swans filled a cerulean sky
A breeze carried red and golden leaves onto the transparent surface
Nostalgic chills return me to a de rigueur place
I close my eyes to see your face once more

Opun ea no anata no magire mo nai koe o kaesu…
Your unmistakable voice returns on the open air...
Sonogo, modot te kit a toshite mizuumi no Atari de watashi ha anata o
Sanshou shite kudasai
Ichimoku de saibu no satsuei de ha naku, ichi do ga tenmetsu shita
Aa, kono you na kanashimi ha, shinshutsu
Shikashi, anata no kibou ni michi ta, suzushii soyokaze ni kujikeru koto dat ta shisen

At the lake's edge I see you as you were back then
Taking in every detail at a glance, not once did you blink
Oh, such sadness you exuded
But your hopeful gaze was undeterred by a cool zephyr

Anata no te no burashi de ha, sora ga futatsu ni bunkatsu
Mizunoue ni kaze ga kamigata o kaijo
Watashi ha nai te tomeru koto ga deki nakat ta, wareware ha kono you na mijikai jikan o sugoshi mashi ta
Watashi ha watashi no naka de taisetsu ni shita anata no tenshi no kotoba

With a brush of your hand, the sky splits in two
Above the waters the wind lifted you upward
I could not stop crying, we had such a short time
Your angelic words I have cherished within me

Watashi ha anata no furue te kata ni uwagi o yasun da you ni, anata ha watashi ni nat te
Anata no me ha mada kanashimi no kanzen na anata ha odayaka ni “watashi ha tengoku o mi ta koto ga nai” to nobe ta

As I rested my coat over your shivering shoulders, you turned to me
Your eyes still full of sadness you gently said, "I have never seen Heaven"

Anata ga sa re te I ta watashi no yubi no nokori no bubun o jikkou suru to, onaji no kaze ga kisu hoo
Running my fingers rest where yours had been, a familiar breeze kisses my cheek
Anata no te no burashi de ha, sora ga futatsu ni bunkatsu
Mizunoue ni kaze ga kamigata o kaijo
Watashi ha nai te tomeru koto ga deki nakat ta, wareware ha kono you na mijikai jikan o sugoshi mashi ta
Watashi ha watashi no naka de taisetsu ni shita anata no tenshi no kotoba

With a brush of your hand, the sky splits in two
Above the waters the wind lifted you upward
I could not stop crying, we had such a short time
Your angelic words I have cherished within me

Tengoku no kuuki chuu ni sorera o kurikaeshi…

Repeating them into the heavenly air...

I don't even know what to say. I think this is amazingly written. The detail is superb. You've given just enough to paint a picture in the readers mind, but not too much that the reader is boxed into a way of thinking. I love it.

Thank you for your reply. Actually, I should thank you twice. There seemed to be lines at the end that belonged to another song I had written. Also, a minor spelling error of 'read' to 'red'.

Nanashi I thought for sure I had commented on this already because I know I've read it 3-4 times. You have a very elegant brand of creativity and I love your imagery. But most of all, in this one, I love the line "I have never seen Heaven." Those 5 words hit me like a freight train. But that was because of the context that it's wrapped in, the essence of the whole thing that made a few simple words so powerful. Beautiful work!