イケニエの羊 (Ikenie no Hitsuji)

==Lyrics==
Japanese 	Romaji 	English
むかしむかしの噺　ぼくらのご先祖さまのはなし 	mukashi mukashi no hanashi bokura no gosenzo-sama no hanashi	This is a fable from long, long ago, a fable of our ancestors.
そこにいた二人の神さまは仲が悪くてさ 	soko ni ita futari no kamisama wa naka ga warukute sa 	They say because there existed a pair of gods who were on bad terms—
罵って　啀み合って　空が荒れるもんだから 	nonoshitte igamiatte sora ga areru mon dakara 	Hurling abuse, snarling at each other, making the sky crackle with storms—
二つの村になったとさ 	futatsu no mura ni natta to sa 	A pair of villages were set up.
 	 	
ある日その村から　其れ其れ寝返る兵士がいました 	aru hi sono mura kara sorezore negaeru heishi ga imashita 	One day, a soldier from each village double-crossed their own.
それ知った神さまは二人とも大変お冠で 	sore shitta kamisama wa futaritomo taihen okanmuri de 	When this became known, the gods were united in their truly awful temper.
世紀末阿鼻叫喚地獄絵図さながら世も末 	seikimatsu abikyoukan jigokuezu sanagara yo mo sue 	Picture the end of a century, agonizing cries, a scene straight out of hell: the end of the world.
争い　制御不能 	arasoi seigyofunou 	The strife was out of control.
 	 	
戸惑い惧れを為し人の安寧の道は暗し 	tomadoi osore o nashi hito no annei no michi wa kurashi 	Perplexed and fearful, the people walked a murky road to stability.
希薄な協定の先に罪の擦り合い 	kihaku na kyoutei no saki ni tsumi no nasuriai 	After forming their shaky treaty, they hurled the blame at each other.
狡い思考回路が出した安易な答えは 	kosui shikou kairo ga dashita an’i na kotae wa 	Then some crafty train of thought produced an easy answer:
身代わりを！ 	migawari o! 	Find a scapegoat!
 	 	
そうさ 	sou sa 	That's right.
 	 	
嗚呼　メリラン　お前だと 	aa meriran omae da to 	Oh, Marylamb, it's you, you sorry thing.
十数の指先が語る 	juusuu no yubisaki ga kataru 	The ten-odd fingertips are pointing right at you.
さあ　奴を差し出せと 	saa yatsu o sashidase to 	“Hurry up, bring ‘im out!”
泰平求め狂った声で 	taihei motome kurutta koe de 	Howl the crazed voices seeking peace.
「ねえ　誰か　助けてよ」 	“nee dareka tasukete yo” 	“Please, anyone, help me!”
咽を枯らしても届かないの 	nodo o karashite mo todokanai no 	Even if you bleat your throat hoarse, you still won’t reach anyone.
哀れな子羊よ 	aware na kohitsuji yo 	You pitiful lamb,
彼の神々を鎮め給え 	kano kamigami o shizume tamae 	Please appease those gods up high!
 	 	
話の続きをしよう　僕らが辿った愚かな線路 	hanashi no tsuzuki o shiyou bokura ga tadotta oroka na senro	Let’s continue with the story, down this stupid track we’ve followed.
毎日村人達は血の贄を捧げては 	mainichi murabitotachi wa chi no nie o sasagete wa 	Every day, the villagers consecrated an offering of blood.
助かった気になって即席の静けさを 	tasukatta ki ni natte sokuseki no shizukesa o 	Then they’d be inclined to believe they were saved, blindly believing
盲目に信じていたのさ 	moumoku ni shinjite ita no sa 	In the hurriedly assembled silence.
 	 	
ある日いつも通り　羊は不幸を嘆いていました 	aru hi itsumodoori hitsuji wa fukou o nageite imashita 	One day, just like any other, the sheep was lamenting his misfortune
そこに舞い降りた羽を持つ子供は告げました 	soko ni maiorita hane o motsu kodomo wa tsugemashita 	When a child with wings alighted there and announced:
「の与え給うた試練を乗り越えた先には 	“kami no ataetamouta shiren o norikoeta saki ni wa 	“Once you have overcome the trial the Lord has bestowed upon you,
褒美を授けましょう」 	houbi o sazukemashou” 	I shall bestow unto you your reward.”
 	 	
子供が言うには　それは天空高く主の近く 	kodomo ga iu ni wa sore wa sora takaku kami no chikaku 	What the child said was that there existed, high in the sky, near the Lord,
浮かぶジレンマの扉を潜ることらしい 	ukabu jirenma no tobira o kuguru kotorashii 	The floating Door of Dilemmas to be passed through, it seems.
笑んだ綺麗な眼差しを羊は 	enda kirei na manazashi o hitsuji wa 	They smiled, and upon seeing their beautiful gaze, the sheep
天使だと 	tenshi da to 	Called them
 	 	
呼んだ 	yonda 	An “angel.”
 	 	
嗚呼　メリラン　可愛い子 	aa meriran kawaii ko 	Oh, Marylamb, you adorable kid.
罪もない無実の彼を 	tsumi mo nai mujitsu no kare o 	You truly are he who has not sinned.
どうして人々は 	doushite hitobito wa 	Why is it that the people
異端児だと嬲るのでしょうか 	itanji da to naburu no deshou ka 	All seem to mock him as a heretic?
How poor lamb　絶望に 	How poor lamb zetsubou ni 	What a poor lamb! For this sheep
身を焦がされた羊には 	mi o kogasareta hitsuji ni wa 	Whose body burned with despair,
残酷な好機さえ 	zankoku na chansu sae 	Even this cruel chance
最後の希望に見えたのです 	saigo no kibou ni mieta no desu 	Appeared to be his last hope.
 	 	
門へと続く階段を 	mon e to tsuzuku kaidan o 	Up the stairs that lead to the Door
一つひとつ踏み締めては 	hitotsu hitotsu fumishimete wa 	He climbs with a heavy tread, one by one,
馬鹿げた妄想だと 	bakageta mousou da to 	And the villagers who he looks down on
嗤う彼らを見下ろして 	warau karera o mioroshite 	Sneer, “What a ridiculous delusion!”
 	 	
「ぼくはに選ばれた」 	“boku wa kami ni erabareta” 	“I was chosen by the Lord!” he shouts
擦り切れた爪先で蹴って 	surikireta tsumasaki de kette 	And kicks the Door with the worn-out toes of his shoes.
ちっぽけなプライドは 	chippoke na puraido wa 	Even if one can no longer catch sight
もう目に入れなくてもいいの 	mou me ni irenakute mo ii no 	Of his minuscule pride, it’s fine.
宙を舞う子羊が 	chuu o mau kohitsuji ga 	What the lamb who danced through the air
終末に望んだものは 	shuumatsu ni nozonda mono wa 	Wished for at the close of his life
誰にもわからない 	dare ni mo wakaranai 	Is something known to no one.
地べたは変わらず乾いたまま 	jibeta kawarazu kawaita mama 	The hard ground was as dry as ever.
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