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作詞： okui, masami
作曲： Monta
編曲： Monta
  歌： okui, masami
 CDs： - okui, masami: crossroad (KICS-964)
英訳： Teresa Ko (http://www.okui-masami.net/)

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 穢れない瞳には　何が映ってるの
 僕はどうして生まれてきた？　教えて
  erenai hitomi ni wa  nani ga utsutte'ru no
  boku wa doushite umarete kita?  oshiete
     What do I see
     In those pure eyes?
     Why was I born to this place?
     Tell me.

 選べない運命を宿命と呼んだ
 儚い命の意味は
 小さな手の中に　握りしめた冷たいあの鉛で
 「僕たちに愛をもっともっと愛を
 やさしいぬくもりください
 大好きな人が今日も遠くへ逝く
 ひとりまたひとり」
  erabenai unmei wo shukumei to yonda
  hakanai inochi no imi wa
  chiisa na te no naka ni  nigirishimeta tsumetai ano namari de
  'boku-tachi ni ai wo motto motto ai wo
  yasashii nukumori kudasai
  daisuki na hito ga kyou mo tooku he yuku
  hitori mata hitori'
     This unavoidable future called 'destiny'
     The meaning of our fleeting lives
     A cold piece of lead grasped in those small hands
     'More love, more and more love,
     Please give us a tender touch,
     The ones I cherish are passing away
     Every day, one by one.'

 この世界のすべては誰の手の中にある
 せめて神様　あなたであるように
  kono sekai no subete wa dare no te no naka ni aru
  semete kami-sama  anata de aru you ni [1]
     In whose hands
     Does this entire world lie?
     At the very least, God, you're with us...
     Or so it seems. [1]

 人が人を裁いて　人が人を傷つけ
 私たちの街でもそんな匂いが
  hito ga hito wo sabaite  hito ga hito wo kizutsuke
  watashi-tachi no machi de mo sonna nioi ga
     People condemn people,
     People hurt people,
     Even in our city
     A stench wafts through the air

 ここでもまたなぜか涙を流すのは
 儚い命を持った
 小さな手をぎゅっと握りしめたあの子達　守って
 「僕たちは愛を教えるためここへ
 生まれていたんだ　だけど
 大好きな人に愛されていたい本当は　永遠に」
  koko demo mata nazeka namida wo nagasu no wa
  hakanai inochi wo motta
  chiisa na te wo gyuu to nigirishimeta ano ko-tachi  mamotte
  'boku-tachi wa ai wo oshieru tame koko he
  umarete ita n'da  dakedo
  daisuki na hito ni ai sarete itai hontou wa  eien ni'
     Why are there tears flowing again even here?
     Bearing their fleeting lives
     With clenched fists, those little children
     We must protect
     'We were born to teach about love, but
     In truth, what we've always really sought
     Is to be loved by those we cherish.'

 選べない運命を宿命と呼んだ
 尊い命を持った
 小さな手の中に　見えない愛を握りしめたエンジェル
 「僕たちに愛をもっともっと愛を
 やさしいぬくもりください
 僕たちは愛を教えるために…ここまで来たけど」
  erabenai unmei wo shukumei to yonda
  toutoi inochi wo motta
  chiisa na te no naka ni  mienai ai wo nigirishimeta ENJERU
  'boku-tachi ni ai wo motto motto ai wo
  yasashii nukumori kudasai
  boku-tachi wa ai wo oshieru tame ni... koko made kita kedo'
     This unavoidable future called 'destiny'
     Bearing their precious lives
     These angels hold tightly in their small hands
     This unseeable thing called love
     'More love, more and more love,
     Please give us a tender touch,
     Though we ourselves came here... to teach about love.'

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TRANSLATOR'S NOTES:
[1] There's a kind of trick used here that takes advantage of the structure of Japanese grammar. 'Semete kami-sama  anata de aru', implies, by itself, that the writer thinks, 'At least, God, you are here'. But the 'you ni' slipped into the end of the line changes the whole meaning, thus I translated it as 'Or so it seems'.