ひよこと天秤 (Hiyoko to Tenbin)

==Lyrics==
Japanese 	Romaji 	English
その眼が　見据える晩年　こまっしゃくれた 	sono me ga misueru bannen komasshakureta 	Your eyes are fixed on your final years. I got sick of hearing
泣き声など　とうの昔に　聴き飽きた 	nakigoe nado tou no mukashi ni kikiakita 	The likes of your impudent crying voice a long time ago.
 	 	
ずるずる四の足音　歩む方向すら　知らぬままに 	zuruzuru shi no ashioto ayumu houkou sura shiranu mama ni 	Unaware of even the direction those four walking footsteps are dragging,
ふらふら千鳥足　小瑠璃が笑う 	furafura chidoriashi koruri ga warau 	Reeling on tottering steps,千鳥足, "tottering steps," contains 鳥, the word for "bird." the Siberian blue robin is laughing.
 	 	
道はか細い平均台　右も左も宵の光 	michi wa kabosoi heikindai migi mo hidari mo yoi no hikari 	The path is a slender balance beam. To your right and left is the light of the evening.
どちらに落ちても　奈落行き 	dochira ni ochite mo naraku iki 	Whichever side you fall towards, you’re bound for Naraka.
 	 	
辿り着いた濁世で　手招きをする曖昧宿 	tadoritsuita dakusei de temaneki o suru aimaiyado 	In this corrupt world I’ve finally arrived at, the hotel of ill repute is beckoning.
あんよが上手は　床上手 	anyo ga jouzu wa dokojouzu 	You know what they say about shoe size.
 	 	
虚構の嵩　百貫の屑 	kyoko no kasa hyakkan no kuzu 	A fictitious bulk, a hundred kan of waste...
「また始まったよ」　また始まった 	'mata hajimatta yo' mata hajimatta 	“I started once more.” Again I started once more.
 	 	
繰り返す　東雲の空　そこかしこから　雛形の産声 	kurikaesu shinonome no sora soko kashiko kara hinagata no ubugoe 	The sky at dayspring repeats itself. From here and there comes the miniature’s雛形, "miniature," contains 雛, the word for "chick." first cry.
荒れ果てた轍を　通るとも知らずに 	arehateta wadachi o tooru to mo shirazu ni 	Even if I travel along that same dark path, unbeknownst to me—
 	 	
収まりつかぬ　不相応の翼 	osamari tsukanu fusou no tsubasa 	These inappropriate wings are getting out of hand.
くちばしから垂れる墨汁は 	kuchibashi kara tareru bokujuu wa 	The ink that dribbles from a beak
 	 	
降り出す雨に　滲み広がる 	furidasu ame ni nijimi hirogaru 	Runs and spreads because of the rain that starts to come down.
俄作りの鳥小屋じゃ　雨宿りもできやしない 	niwakazukuri no torigoya ja amayadori mo dekiyashinai 	In the makeshift henhouse, I can’t even take shelter from it.
 	 	
泥水すすり　いざ 	doromizu susuri iza 	Hitting rock bottom, come on!
 	 	
一匁の分銅に脅かされ　命の時間が迫る 	ichimonme no fundou ni obiyakasare inochi no jikan ga semaru 	Being imperiled by a one- weight, the time of life draws near.
急げ渡れ　遠浅の海　遠雷響く彼方まで 	isoge watare tooasa no umi enrai hibiku kanata made 	Make haste and cross the sea of the shoal! The far-off thunder resounds into the distance.
墨で　塗り潰した　その道に 	boku de nuritsubushita sono michi ni 	What cuts into that path I've painted over with ink
差し込むは　藍白の亀裂 	sashikomu wa aijiro no kiretsu 	Is a pale cyan fissure.
拍手に飽きもせずに　群れを成すは　池の鯉 	hakushu ni aki mo sezu ni mure o nasu wa ike no koi 	The koi in the pond form groups and tirelessly applaud.
「見ちゃいけない！」 	'micha ikenai!' 	“You mustn’t look!”
無い親指　隠して　通夜を　飛び越えろ 	nai oyayubi kakushite tsuya o tobikoero 	Hiding your missing thumb, jump over the wake!
 	 	
障子破りお迎え　錆びた掛け金　夢の跡 	shouji yaburi omukae sabita kakekin yume no ato 	The approach of death rips through the shouji. The rusted latch, the traces of a dream...
早う　こっちに　いらっしゃいな 	hayou kocchi ni irasshai na 	Please do come here quickly.
 	 	
四畳半の鳥かご　謳うは　有象無象の糞 	yojouhan no torikago utau wa uzoumuzou no fun 	In a cramped birdcage, the ones singing are the rabble’s feces.
値札も反古して　香具師は薄笑い 	nefuda mo hogo shite yashi wa usuwarai 	Scrapping even price tags, the huckster has a faint smile.
 	 	
底打ちの誉れを　羽繕いしながら　鶴首して 	soko uchi no homare o hazukuroi shi nagara kakushu shite 	While preening his bottoming-out honor, he's looking forward to doing it,
千切って毟って　丸裸 	chigitte mushitte maruhadaka 	Tearing someone up, and plucking someone until they're stripped of everything they had.
 	 	
尼の匙を食い尽くし　そらあっちへこっちへ　糧を探し 	ama no saji o kui tsukushi sora acchi e kocchi e kate o sagashi 	Consuming everything off the nun’s spoon, look, that way, this way, searching for food!
見上げりゃ屠殺場　後の祭り 	miagerya tosatsuba ato no matsuri 	If you lift your gaze, it’s an abattoir. It’s too late.
 	 	
眩い暈　水仙の園 	mabayui kasa suisen no sono 	A dazzlingly beautiful halo, a garden of daffodils...
「おや　どこへ行くの？」　どこ行くの？ 	'oya doko e iku no?' doko iku no? 	“Oh my, where’s it going?” Yes, where’s it going?
 	 	
朝露に　濡れる　山苔に　足を滑らせ　見失う　陽の向き 	asatsuyu ni nureru yama koke ni ashi o suberase miushinau yo no muki	I lose my footing on the mountain moss, wet with morning dew, and lose sight of the direction of the sun.
不遜の　羽ばたきは　いつかの落日 	fuson no habataki wa itsuka no rakujitsu 	The insolence of flapping my wings is a sunset for another day.
 	 	
もろい橋に　楔は打たれ　元より無い退路は断たれた 	moroi hashi ni kusabi wa utare moto yorinai tairo wa tatareta 	The wedge is struck into the fragile bridge; the path of retreat that was never there to begin with was cut off.
硝子を噛み砕き　小石を飲み込み 	garasu o kamikudaki koishi o nomikomi 	Crunching the glass and gulping down the gravel,
報われぬ天秤に　飛び乗っては弾かれる 	mukuwarenu tenbin ni tobinotte wa hajikareru 	I jump upon the unrewarded balances and I’m flicked off
さえずる事も無く 	saezuru koto mo naku 	Without ever chirping.
 	 	
一匁の御神を崇め続け　祈りの時間を憂う 	ichimonme no omiki o agametsuzuke inori no jikan o ureu 	Continuing to revere the god who weighs one monme, I’m anxious about the time of prayer.
急げ集え　八百長の舞台　鐘よ響け 	isoge tsudoe yaochou no butai kane yo hibike 	Make haste and gather! On this stage where the matches are all fixed, resound, o bell!
有明の空は　蜃気楼の楽園 	ariake no sora wa shinkiro no rakuen 	The sky at dawn is a paradise of mirages.
救いの器で　水浴び 	sukui no utsuwa de mizuabi 	In the bowl of salvation, I bathe in cold water.
墓守は　公平な不公平に辟易 	hakamori wa kouhei na fukouhei ni hekieki 	The grave keeper is fed up with an impartial partiality.
赦しを乞う御明かし消えた 	yurushi o kou oakashi kieta 	I beg your pardon. The sacred light went out.
 	 	
成れぬ　弧を描く燕に 	narenu kowoegaku tsubame ni 	I cannot become a swallow that draws an arc.
成れぬ　けたたましい烏に 	narenu ketatamashii karasu ni 	I cannot become a shrill crow.
成れぬ　愛歌う雲雀に 	narenu ai utau hibari ni 	I cannot become a skylark that sings of love.
成れぬ　雛鳥にさえも 	narenu hinadori ni sae mo 	I cannot even become a chick.
 	 	
一匁の分銅に　押し潰され　命の時間を看取る 	ichimonme no fundou ni oshi tsubusare inochi no jikan o mitoru 	Being crushed by a one-monme weight, I care for the time of life.
嬲り殺す　鳥目の世界　足掻き叫べど 	naburikorosu torime no sekai agaki sakebedo 	This world, blind as a bird at night, will torture it to death, no matter how it struggles and shrieks,
菊頂の　羽根を　揺らす事も　出来ず 	kikuitadaki no hane o yurasu koto mo dekizu 	Unable to even shake the goldcrest's wings.
雀の涙の　傾きを 	suzume no namida no katamuki o 	In publicizing the slope of the tree sparrow’s tears,
吹聴しては　また灰を散らして 	fuichou shite wa mata hai o chirashite 	It scatters the ashes once again.
 	 	
押し寄せる鶸色の漣に　文句も言えずに 	oshiyoseru hiwairo no sazanami ni monku mo iezu ni 	Without issuing a single complaint about those encroaching finch-green ripples,
止まぬ猟銃白黒つけろ　腐る果実　齧り付き 	yamanu ryoujuu shirokuro tsukero kusaru kajitsu kaburitsuki 	Settle the matter with that unceasing hunting gun! I sink my teeth into rotting fruit.
忌々しい　屑鳥を撃て 	imaimashii kuzutori o ute 	Shoot that irritating garbage bird.
 	 	
命の通わぬ　窓に群れ 	inochi no kayowanu mado ni mure 	Before the silkworms that swarm at the window where life doesn't circulate
振り払った蚕が　また呷きあげる前に 	furiharatta kaiko ga mata aokiageru mae ni 	And that I shook off manage to completely gulp it down again,
掌で蠢く　その卵と共に 	tenohira de ugomeku sono tamago to tomo ni 	Together with that egg wriggling atop my palm,
死に晒せ 	shi ni sarase 	Go bite the dust.
, with corrections by Violet
==Translation Notes==
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==External Links==
*Nicocommons - Karaoke
===Unofficial===
*Hatsune Miku Wiki
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