jellyfish

a grey light flickering within my field of vision
distorts into a vague line the longer i look at it
floating and dancing in between buildings
i scoop up someone's lost heart, saying
"go ahead" that they may return to the sky

swaying like shimmering sea foam
the joyful voice is low and deep
the sun smiles above the surface of the sea
illuminating this lonely journey

the numbness that caresses my fuzzy hairs is dipped in the tide
calling out for the light to halt, always out of reach
a shadow still swimming in a daze

neither bound nor free
dreaming of a drifting world
i wish i could give to the broken hearts
the sustenance that they long for

a drop of words is spilled
that echoes within me, halogen
without seeing, i brush against translucent robes
reminding me of the unseen traveler

the bitterness of the love-filled waters
i swallowed it all, looking up at the moon
a shining view of the place where i will one day go
and float and dance without anyone knowing

swaying like shimmering sea foam
the joyful voice is low and deep
the sun smiles above the surface of the sea
which shimmers and dissolves into the light

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song/lyrics by mah hirano

translation by crosshill