四季折の羽 (Shikiori no Hane)

==Lyrics==
Singer	Rin	Len
Japanese 	Romaji 	English
舞い落ちる粉雪が 	maiochiru konayuki ga 	The powdery snow flutters down,
山の背を白く染める 	yama no se o shiroku someru 	coloring the mountain ridge white
寂れた村の　あばら家で 	sabireta mura no abaraya de 	The two inside a run-down house in a desolate village
二人、身を寄せ合う　冬の夜 	futari, mi o yoseau fuyu no yoru 	huddle together in the winter night
 	 	
「出会った日も、雪だった」 	"deatta hi mo, yuki datta" 	“It’d also been snowing the day we’d met,”
あなたが　微笑みつぶやく 	anata ga hohoemi tsubuyaku 	you murmured with a smile
にった顔を 	iroribi ni hotetta kao o 	And I’d hidden my face flushed from the hearth
大きな袖の影に隠した 	ookina sode no kage ni kakushita 	within the shadow of your large sleeve
 	 	
春の訪れを 	haru no otozure o 	With a breath of joy,
息吹の歓び　さえずる鳥達と　歌う 	ibuki no yorokobi saezuru tori-tachi to utau 	I sang of spring’s arrival along with the chirping birds
「綺麗な声だね」と　あなたが言った 	"kirei na koe da ne" to anata ga itta 	“Your voice is beautiful,” you told me,
ただそれが、その言葉が、嬉しくて 	tada sore ga, sono kotoba ga, ureshikute 	and that alone, just those words, made me so happy
 	 	
「いつか、綺麗な声が出なくなっても、 	"itsuka, kirei na koe ga denaku natte mo 	“If someday, I no longer had this beautiful voice,
それでも、私を愛してくれますか？」 	soredemo watashi o aishite kuremasu ka?" 	would you still, even then, love me?”
「当たり前だよ」って　優しく笑い 	"atarimae da yo" tte yasashiku warai 	“Of course,” you said, smiling gently
そっと　大きな手が頬を撫でた 	sotto ookina te ga hoho o nadeta 	as your large hand softly stroked my cheek
 	 	
青葉照る　夏の午後 	aobateru natsu no gogo 	One leaf-lit summer afternoon,
あなたが病に倒れた 	anata ga yamai ni taoreta 	you collapsed from illness
貧しい暮らしでは 	mazushii meoto kurashi de wa 	Our poor married life
あなたを治す薬は　買えない 	anata o naosu kusuri wa kaenai 	couldn’t afford the medicine to cure it
 	 	
明くる日も　明くる日も 	akuru hi mo akuru hi mo 	The next day, along with the following,
ただ、ひたすらにを織る 	tada, hitasura ni hata o oru 	I did nothing but intently weave
儚きの葉のように 	hakanaki momiji no ha no you ni 	I wouldn’t let your life fall
あなたの命を、散らせはしない 	anata no inochi o chirase wa shinai 	like the short-lived autumn leaves
 	 	
季節は流れて 	kisetsu wa nagarete 	The seasons flow by,
夏の終わりを告げる鈴虫が　リン、と鳴く 	natsu no owari o tsugeru suzumushi ga rin, to naku 	the bell crickets mark the end of the summer with their cries
「綺麗な指だね」と　傷だらけの手を握る、その手が 	"kirei na yubi da ne" to kizu darake no te o nigiru, sono te ga	“Your fingers are beautiful,” you told me,
あまりにも冷たくて･･･ 	amari ni mo tsumetakute… 	gripping my wound-covered hands, but yours were much too cold…
 	 	
「いつか綺麗な指がなくなっても、 	"itsuka kirei na yubi ga nakunatte mo 	“If someday, I no longer had these beautiful fingers,
それでも私を愛してくれますか？」 	soredemo watashi o aishite kuremasu ka?" 	would you still, even then, love me?”
「当たり前だよ」って　き込みながら 	"atarimae da yo" tte sekikomi nagara 	“Of course,” you said,
痛む指を　大きな手が包んだ 	itamu yubi o ookina te ga tsutsunda 	coughing as your large hands caressed my hurting fingers
 	 	
昼も夜も　機を織り続けて 	hiru mo yoru mo hata o oritsuzukete　 	Day and night, don’t stop weaving
早く早く、薬を買わなければ･･･ 	hayaku hayaku, kusuri o kawanakereba… 	Hurry, hurry, I need to buy the medicine…
もう少し、あと少し、が散る前に 	mou sukoshi, ato sukoshi, momiji ga chiru mae ni 	A little more, just a bit longer, before the maple leaves shed,
この指が止まるまで･･･　この羽が、尽きるまで･･･ 	kono yubi ga tomaru made… kono hane ga, tsukiru made… 	Until these fingers can’t move… Until these feathers are used up…
 	 	
――嗚呼　落日の風―― 	――aa rakujitsu no kaze―― 	――Ah, the sunset’s breeze――
――無情に朽ちていく実の―― 	――mujou ni kuchite iku mi no―― 	――sways the ruthlessly decaying fruit’s flame――
――灯火を揺らし　落とす―― 	――tomoshibi o yurashi otosu―― 	――Until it goes out――
 	 	
「いつか、私がヒトじゃなくなっても、 	"itsuka, watashi ga hito ja naku natte mo, 	“If someday, I were no longer human,
あなたは、私を愛してくれますか？」 	anata wa, watashi o aishite kuremasu ka?" 	would you still love me?”
怖くて真実は告げられぬまま 	kowakute shinjitsu wa tsugerarenu mama 	The truth I feared left unable to be told,
そっと　ひとり、最後の羽を折り･･･ 	sotto hitori, saigo no hane o ori… 	I softly pluck the final feather alone…
 	 	
「当たり前だよ」って　僕は笑い 	"atarimae da yo" tte boku wa warai 	“Of course,” I say, smiling.
翼を失くした君を抱きしめ、言った 	tsubasa o nakushita kimi o dakishime, itta 	I promised I’d embrace you when you lost your wings
綺麗に羽ばたいた　あの日の鶴を 	kirei ni habataita ano hi no tsuru o 	And that crane which had beautifully taken flight that day,
ずっと、今でも覚えているよ 	zutto, ima demo oboete iru yo 	I’ve never forgotten, and still remember, even now
 	 	
そして　変わらず君を　愛しているよ 	soshite kawarazu kimi o aishite iru yo 	And just like always, I love you
==Discography==
This song was featured on the following albums:
*If the World (album)
*V♥25 -Imagination- (V love 25 -Imagination-) (album)
*ミスルトウ ～神々の宿り木～ (Mistletoe ~Kamigami no Yadorigi~) (album)
*EVERGREEN SONGS 2014 (album)
A version featuring MEIKO and KAITO was featured on the following album:
*Shuffle!! (album)
==External Links==
*Download - Instrumental
*Pixiv - Illustration
===Unofficial===
*Coleena's Tumblr - Romaji lyrics source
*Hatsune Miku Wiki
*Niconicopedia
*UtaiteDB
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*Vocaloid Wiki
*Wikipedia - The Crane Wife
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