影を慕いて
大月みやこ Lyrics
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影を慕いて 雨に日に
月にやるせぬ 我が思い
つつめば燃ゆる 胸の火に
身は焦れつつ 忍び泣く
わびしさよ
せめて痛みの なぐさめに
どこまで時雨(しぐれ) 行く秋ぞ
振音(トレモロ)寂し 身は悲し
君故に
永き人生(ひとよ)を 霜枯れて
永遠(とわ)に春見ぬ 我が運命(さだめ)
ながろうべきか 空蝉(うつせみ)の
儚なき影よ 我が恋よ
The lyrics of 大月みやこ's song 影を慕いて showcase the feelings of someone who is unable to forget their past and continues to long for a shadow, which they consider illusory. The song begins with the singer expressing how they long for this shadow in rain, sun, and moonlight, and their own feelings burn within them as they hold them close to their chest. Despite their heartache, they must remain composed while inwardly they weep.
In the next set of lyrics, the singer shifts to a more uplifting tone and takes solace in the music of the guitar, which helps to alleviate their pain. They ask how far the autumn rain will fall, while the trembling sound of the guitar tremolo fills the void, and they get lost in their misery. The singer then shifts back to a sorrowful tone as they remember their loved one and how their fate is to witness the perpetual spring they will never experience due to their fate of living a long life.
Line by Line Meaning
まぼろしの 影を慕いて 雨に日に 月にやるせぬ 我が思い
Longing for the elusive shadow, day in and day out, under the rain and moonlight, my unrequited love.
つつめば燃ゆる 胸の火に 身は焦れつつ 忍び泣く
As I keep my feelings to myself, the fire in my heart burns, and I suffer in silence.
わびしさよ せめて痛みの なぐさめに ギターを取りて 爪弾(つまび)けば
Oh, this loneliness, I play the guitar to console myself from this pain.
どこまで時雨(しぐれ) 行く秋ぞ 振音(トレモロ)寂し 身は悲し
The autumn rain seems to go on forever, and the lonely tremolo accentuates my sadness.
君故に 永き人生(ひとよ)を 霜枯れて 永遠(とわ)に春見ぬ 我が運命(さだめ)
Because of you, my life is like withered frost, never to see the eternal spring, behold my doomed fate.
ながろうべきか 空蝉(うつせみ)の 儚なき影よ 我が恋よ
The fleeting shadow of a cicada, should my love endure through eternity?
Contributed by Jake Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.