Kanbi na shigai

 

 

- Le cadavre – exquis –

Do you love death? Fear is optional.*(1)
Maybe it's just a long dream.
Why the farewell suddenly asks for you?
That's humans' nature.

I want to go through.
Until it dawns.
Until snow melts.
Until I find you.

Can I love?*(2)
The buzzing in my ears decides.
It would be fine if this was a sweet dream.
Now, the memories turn into nectar,
becoming flowers.
"The illness of death is the disguise of love."
Let me pray singing. Let me be by your side.
Just tonight.

Cry. Wither. Bewilder. Childhood. To pass.
Burn. Remember. The past. You.


The door closes, the cat starts to speak.
The light tickets are sold out.
Go on, in the train floating to the stars.

Now "you go through the window."
The long dream ended.
This swan flies in the sky while I catch the snow.
Winter thaws and I await your return.
Until my fingers reach the "snowflake of wonders".*(3)
In the dry morning I rub my wet eyelids
and I smile. *(4)

Notes:

(1) Accesory.
(2) Lit. "If I can/Whether I can love or not"
(3) 奇跡 (kiseki) = miracle, wonder, marvel.
(4) 笑みを浮かべて= to show a smile, to smile.
Using that verb means that you're expresing your sincere happiness or suffering/anguish -> dictionary