射手座の月の衣に 
'Iteza no Tsuki no Koromo ni' (In the Drapes of the Sagittarius Moon)

作詞： 奥井雅美 (OKUI Masami)
作曲： 崎谷健次郎 (SAKIYA Kenjirou)
編曲： 山崎淳 (YAMAZAKI Jun)
   歌： 奥井雅美 (OKUI Masami) 
 CDs： - MASAMI OKUI: evolution (EVCA-0003/4)
英訳： Teresa Ko (http://www.okui-masami.net/)

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焼けたアスファルトは　遅い夏の日　追い立ててるよう
街中ざわめいて　立ち上る熱気に何もかも重なり
 yaketa ASUFARUTO wa   osoi natsu no hi   oitateteru you
 machijuu zawameite   tachiagaru nekki ni nanimokamo kasanari
    The scorched asphalt seems to be
    Hurrying along the late summer days,
    All through the city, there's a commotion
    Adding more and more to the rising heat

先急ぐ君の背中　ぼやけて消えそうになる
 saki isogu kimi no senaka   boyakete kiesou ni naru
    As you hurry forward,
    Your figure grows hazy and almost disappears

まだ青く澄んだ空
透き通る白い月　‘だいじょうぶ’と伝える
太陽が遠くから睨みつけていても
この声を信じたい
 mada aoku shizunda sora
 sukitooru shiroi tsuki   'daijoubu' to tsutaeru
 taiyou ga tooku kara niramitsukete itemo
 kono koe wo shinjitai
    In the pale blue dusk sky
    The clear white moon tells me, 'It's alright,'
    Though the sun glares steadily from afar
    I want to believe in this voice

目に見えないモノは　役に立たない　誰か言ってたけど
心に浮かび行く　不安は現実に顕現されてしまう
 me ni mienai MONO wa   yaku ni tatanai   dareka itteta kedo
 kokoro ni ukabiyuku   fuan ni genjitsu ni kengen sarete shimau
    There's no use in things that can't be seen
    Someone once said that, but
    This unease rising up in my heart
    Is manifesting itself in reality

幸せを望む願い　それよりも力強く
 shiawase wo nozomu negai   sore yori mo chikaradzuyoku
    Stronger even than
    This desire which longs for happiness

今日というこの時間-とき-が
描いてしまってる儚い幸せなら
もう少し手を加え二人同じ未来
歩く絵に仕上げよう
 kyou to iu kono toki ga
 egaite shimatteru hakanai shiawase nara
 mou sukoshi te wo kuwae futari onaji mirai
 aruku e ni shiageyou
    If what this point in time called 'today' can etch out [1]
    Is only a fleeting happiness
    Let's bring our hands closer together to complete the portrait
    As the two of us walking towards the same future

ねぇ間に合うのかな…
一度描いたラストシーン　哀しいシナリオ
破り捨てることも出来ないとしたなら?
 nee ma ni au no kana...
 ichido egaita RASUTO SHIINU   kanashii SHINARIO
 yaburisuteru koto mo dekinai to shita nara?
    Hey, will we make it in time?
    The last scene that we once drew, a sad scenario
    What if we aren't able to tear it up and throw it away?

茜色　染まる空
傾く月が今‘だいじょうぶ’と伝える
太陽と恋をした女神に包まれた
この声を信じたい
 akane-iro   somaru sora
 katamuku tsuki ga ima 'daijoubu' to tsutaeru
 taiyou to koi wo shita megami ni tsutsumareta
 kono koe wo shinjitai
    In the crimson sky [2]
    The rising moon now tells me, 'It's alright,'
    Embraced by a goddess who fell in love with the sun
    I want to believe in this voice

この素顔、この涙、私のすべて今
両手を広げながら
受け止めて抱きしめるキミの輪郭だけ
絵具が滲んで行く
 kono sugao, kono namida, watashi no subete ima
 ryoute wo hirogenagara
 uketomete dakishimeru KIMI no rinkaku dake
 enogu ga nijinde yuku
    This unadorned face, these tears, all of me now
    You open your arms to
    As you catch me in your embrace, with just your outline [3]
    The painted colors become blurred together.

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TRANSLATOR'S NOTES:
[1] The reading 'toki' (time) is given the kanji 'jikan' (time).
[2] 'Akane-iro' is actually the color of the akane (madder) flower, which is often used in Japanese to describe the vivid-red color of the sky during sunset; the English equivalent is probably 'crimson'.
[3] The 'kimi' (you) here is written in katakana, as if the writer is referring to a special/non-human 'you' -- presumably, a constellation of stars (that makes an outline of a picture) in the sky.