白刃 (Hakujin)

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遅くもない早くもないよ

今だけが最前線そう言えるよ

少しでも迷えばtilt

傾きは愛せばいいの

聡明なあの子みたいに

愛を知る早足みたいに

あれが欲しいこれが欲しいと

目で追おうの気づいているよ

羨むままに

自分を減らし

目立たぬように

生きるのか？

真似る意味も無いし

同じ色は無いのに

足りないモノを足して

引きたいモノを引いて

他人と違うことが

どんなに怖くても

白は白のままで

鋭く尖って、

差せ

知りたくない

知りたくないよ

大人に為る一つの方法

何にでも今は為れるよ

為らずともいつか慣れるよ

四角い枠に

誰かを描き

自分は何処に？

モデルなんか無いよ

それがオリジナルなら

足りないモノ無いね

引くべきモノも無いね

いつか違う理由で

絵の具が零れても

迷わぬ強さだけ

心の余白に持って

他人と違うことが

どんなに怖くても

誰より鮮やかな

鋭い白で、差せ

刺せ

osoku mo nai hayaku mo nai yo

ima dake ga saizensen sou ieru yo

sukoshi demo mayoeba tilt

katamuki wa aiseba ii no

soumeina ano ko mitai ni

ai o shiru hayaashi mitai ni

are ga hoshii kore ga hoshii to

me de oou no kizuiteiru yo

urayamu mamani

jibun o herashi

medatanu you ni

ikiru no ka?

maneru imi mo nai shi

onaji iro wa nai noni

tarinai mono o tashite

hikitai mono o hiite

hito to chigau koto ga

donnani kowakute mo

shiro wa shiro no mama de

surudoku togatte,

sase

shiritakunai

shiritakunai yo

otona ni naru hitotsu no houhou

nani ni demo ima wa nareru yo

narazu tomo itsuka nareru yo

shikakui waku ni

dare ka o egaki

jibun wa doko ni?

moderu nanka nai yo

sore ga orijinaru nara

tarinai mono nai ne

hiku beki mono mo nai ne

itsuka chigau riyuu de

enogu ga koborete mo

mayowanu tsuyosa dake

kokoro no yohaku ni motte

hito to chigau koto ga

donnani kowakute mo

dare yori azayakana

surudoi shiro de, sase

sase

Not too late, not too early:

this very moment is what forms the front line, that I can say.

Waver even the slightest bit, and everything tilts,

but it’s alright if you find you love the slant.

Just like that girl in her wisdom,

paces quick like one who knows love,

I realize that my eyes are following along,

as if saying, “I want this, and I want that, too.”

Envious,

I erase myself.

Am I really going to live

so as not to draw attention?

There’s no point in copying someone else,

since no two colors are the same.

I add more of what there isn’t enough of

and draw whatever I want to draw.

Though being different from everyone else

is immeasurably terrifying,

let white remain white,

taper yourself to a keen point,

and raise your brush!

I don’t want to know,

I don’t want to know, okay!

I don’t want to learn how to become an adult.

I can become anything right now.

Even if I don’t, I’ll get used to it eventually.

Who will I paint

in this borders of the square frame,

and where will I find myself?

There are no models here.

It’s an original,

so nothing more needs to be added,

and there’s nothing else that needs to be drawn.

Even if someday, my paints

spill over for some other reason,

with this unwavering strength alone,

I’ll take this blank space in my heart in hand…

Though being different from everyone else

is immeasurably terrifying,

take that keen white, more vivid than anything else,

and raise your brush!

Pierce with it!

Translation by **Violet**

1. ↑ There are a few things going on here. First, the kanji 白 means “white,” but it may sometimes carry the connotation of “innocent” or “bare” the latter of which contributes to the title definition 白刃 literally “white (i.e. bare, unsheathed) blade.” 白 is also pronounced the same way as the nickname of the other eneeemy character featured in this song’s PV, シロ. Here, while the surface-level meaning is that the singer is talking about the color white, it’s implied she’s actually referring to her classmate, Shiro.
2. ↑ This would be heard as “Even if I don’t, I’ll be able to do it someday.”

**English Title**

Drawn Sword

**Japanese Title**

白刃

*Hakujin*

**Music, Lyrics**

Kesumaru

**Illustration, Video**

Arusechika

**Character**

Kanon