SMOKE・Miyashita Yuu・Water Vein「english translation」

The path ahead is covered in mist
The course of flowing water cannot be reversed
Bearing the weight of hopes, I looked on in agony
a black flower drowned in smoke;
pray tell, does this body belong to you?

All noise is being swallowed up by the sooty gutters,
a voice from the waves has been pursuing you
The colors are washed away by the falling rain,
a flame of malady is lit by the smoke;
Trembling arms won't allow anyone to get through

“You can’t seem to cry” —
Because I’ll get to see you very soon
This town is disappearing into the smoke,
and the broken pieces have sunk to the bottom of the lake

... does there exist a future for me?

The familiar trees by the side of the road
are quiet now, in the still air;
with another slab of stone, I pave the road ahead
The smiles I thought were connected
readily disappeared beneath my feet..
Until we cease breathing, no one can fight against this

Even so— “It won’t be long, now” our end is coming
“It’s a promise” let’s forget our names
We sent adrift a flower called “love-in-a-mist”
It’s going to rain tomorrow, as it is raining today
that’s how I know I’ll get to see you very soon (It’s flowing on)
I huddled close to the season of the numbing cold.. (nonstop)
Eventually, sinking to the bottom of the lake (within my dream)
to where you are, in your solitude

... does there exist a future for me?

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song/lyrics by miyashita yuu

translation by crosshill and some unknown previous translator