T/N: Keep in mind that Japanese and English aren’t my first language. I never claim my translation (attempts) to be error-free. As always, if you’re going to use or reference my translations, please do not claim it as your own and credit me.
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あなたの帰り待ちわびてしまう
私の心【あなた&お前】のものになってる
Anata no kaeri machiwabite shimau
Watashi no kokoro [anata / omae] no mono ni natteru
I am waiting impatiently for your return
This heart of mine is now yours to keep
Anata no koto wa nani mo shiranai
Ah totsugu dake
Kore wa sadame yo
Oie no tame ni kono mi suteru wa
Omae no koto ni kyōmi nado nai
Dōjō mo nai
Meoto ni naru ga aishi wa shinai
Seiryaku no chigiri
I know nothing about you
Ah, we are only to marry
This is my fate
For my family’s sake, I will cast this body away
I have no interest in you at the very least
I have no feelings for you either
We will be married but not loving each other
It’s a marriage of convenience
雪が溶ける度に
心も溶けてく
近くなっていく
当たり前の存在
Yuki ga tokeru tabi ni
Kokoro mo toketeku
Chikaku natte iku
Atarimae no sonzai
Every time the snow melts
Our hearts also soften
We are becoming closer
We are an existence meant for each other
Kuchi ni wa shinai ai no kotoba mo
Sokubaku shinai koi no katachi mo
*Ishin-denshin
Soitoge ayumidasu meoto
Anata no kaeri machiwabite shimau
Watashi no kokoro anata no mono ni natteru
The unspoken words of love between us
This form of love free of any restrictions
Ishin-denshin
A husband and wife for life, walking to the end of time
I am waiting impatiently for your return
This heart of mine is now yours to keep
寒くはないか?
風邪ひかぬよう
これを羽織りなさい
細くて白いその肩に触れ
守ると誓った
Samuku wa nai ka?
Kaze hikanu yō
Kore o haori nasai
Hosokute shiroi sono kata ni fure
Mamoru to chikatta
Are you not feeling cold?
Don’t catch a cold
Please put this on
My hands brush your slender and pale shoulders
I vowed to protect you
不器用な優しさ
強がりな性格
落ち着くその声に
堕ちていった二人は…
Bukiyō na yasashisa
Tsuyogari na seikaku
Ochitsuku sono goe ni
Ochiteitta futari wa…
Your clumsy gentleness
Your nature trying to be tough all the time
That calm and steady voice of yours
The two who were falling in love
Hanare wa shinai kono saki towa ni
Raise darou to hikiyose atte
Rakka ryūsui
Konnan mo sasaeau meoto
Omae no moto e isogi kaeru
Watashi no kokoro omae no mono ni natteru
Won’t be apart now and for all eternity
Would be drawn to each other even in our next life
Each of our love returned
A husband and wife supporting each other through thick and thin
I hurry to return back to you
This heart of mine is now yours to keep
桜吹雪いた春
風鈴涼む夏
紅葉色づく秋
雪化粧 寄り添う冬
Sakura fubuita haru
Fūrin suzumu natsu
Kōyō irodzuku aki
Yukigeshō yorisou fuyu
A spring with a storm of sakura petals
A summer with the wind chimes tinkling in the cool breeze
An autumn with the leaves changing colors
A winter blanketed in snow, us cuddling close
Kuchi ni wa shinai ai no kotoba mo
Sokubaku shinai koi no katachi mo
Ishindenshin
Soitoge ayumidasu meoto
Anata no kaeri machiwabite shimau
Watashi no kokoro anata no mono ni natteru
The unspoken words of love between us
This form of love free of any restrictions
Ishin-denshin
A husband and wife for life, walking to the end of time
I am waiting impatiently for your return
This heart of mine is now yours to keep
Hanare wa shinai kono saki towa ni
Raise darou to hikiyose atte
Rakka ryūsui
Konnan mo sasaeau meoto
Omae no moto e isogi kaeru
Watashi no kokoro omae no mono ni natteru
We won’t be apart now and for all eternity
We’d be drawn to each other even in our next life
Each of our love returned
A husband and wife supporting each other through thick and thin
I hurry to return back to you
This heart of mine is now yours to keep
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Notes:
isshin-denshin - “what the mind thinks, the heart transmits”
E for Eadha (Aspen) - September 21st Autumn Equinox
“Whispering tree, also known as Trembling tree - Autumn Equinox of the Celtic Tree Calendar (Ref), when moving into darkness”
Star: Pluto, Mercury, Saturn: Gemstone: black opal,; Gender: female; Patron deity: Persephone, Hades; Symbol: listening, overcoming fear + courage, shield, light in the darkness
Aspen trees are all native to cold regions with cool summers, in the north of the northern hemisphere, extending south at high-altitude areas such as mountains or high plains.
The aspen is referred to as quaking aspen or trembling aspen because the leaves "quake" or tremble in the wind. This is due to their flattened petioles which reduce aerodynamic drag on the trunk and branches, so that they catch any slight breeze, making the leaves tremble, flutter and make a soft, rustling sound each time they do so. In autumn, the leaves turn bright yellow and sometimes red, and when they fade further and turn black, they fall off.
The ancient Celts believed that the wind was a messenger of the word of the gods and therefore considered anything that was in tune with the wind sacred. The same is true of the aspen tree. The aspen, which has the best ears of all trees, always rustled its leaves in response to the voice of the gods.
However, the aspen, with its close connection to death and the underworld, came to be regarded as a tree of misfortune. In earlier times, corpses and graves were counted with a cane made of aspen named fé, and people were terribly afraid of the calamities that would befall them if they were struck with this cane. The connection with the seasons, rest and rebirth was often overlooked, and many people, cowering in fear, heard only the abominable sound of aspen leaves rustling in the wind. However, the teachings of the aspen are about overcoming the fear of death, the fear of the unknown and fear itself. The aspen was called the 'shield tree' by the Irish Celts, and is said to have been their favourite tree for making shields. This was not only because aspens provided a reassuring shield, but also because they protected us from flinching in the face of the unknown, once we had taken their teachings to heart.
Incense made from aspens is burned continuously during Halloween (Celtic festival of Samhain). Halloween is the time of year when the distance between this world and the underworld is at its closest, and the period that ushers in the new year. Samhain is also the festival of the New Year, which takes place on November the 1st, the beginning of the year, but it is also the festival of the dead. It is believed that during nights between the end of the year and the beginning of the new year, the border with the other world disappears, the souls of the dead visit their relatives, and demons and evil spirits cause damage to crops and livestock.
Ancient Celtic cultures were known to carve turnips or potatoes and place embers inside to ward off evil spirits. That's because Ireland didn't have pumpkins. In England, large beets were used. When immigrants brought over their carving tradition, Americans began carving jack-o'-lanterns from pumpkins.