Katsubou (Ending Theme of Mononoke: Fire Rat) English Translation

Lyrics, composition: Muto Hiroki
Translation: Fleachin

English

Over and over, I’d wished to go back
Yearning for even a drop of tears
Today, at long last I saw my path’s scarlet, ah
Drenched in poison, suffering this fever
Should I have lived on with my toxin?
Thrown in this prison, I set my throat ablaze, ablaze, oh

If I could walk on as withered as I am…

Flush with a passion I failed to erase
I am consumed by my undying love
My heart begs for any droplet
As I burn, swallowed by my undying love

Consuming this twisted world
With my thirsting heart
I sing my being, I sing my being

Long has my heart chosen you
Having etched your very tale
This suffering too, is who I am
Can’t erase it cleanly, still
I cursed my own reflection
Oh, this despair born from my heart
Like wax, burn. Burn. Ah

Hey, have I mustered a smile?
If I could walk on as withered as I am…

Flush with a passion I failed to erase
I am consumed by my undying love
My heart begs for any droplet
As I burn, swallowed by my undying love

Consuming this twisted world
I sing my being, I sing my being
I sing with my aching heart

Even if I cannot change
Even if I will not change

Japanese

帰れるならと何度も願った
小さな涙が恋しくなった
路は緋いと今日になって知れた 知れた ああ
毒水をかけて この熱をとって
毒と生きれば良かったでしょうか
突き当たった牢で喉を燃やせ 燃やせ さあ

枯れたまま このまま歩けたら

無くせなかった 熱を帯び
消えない愛に呑まれていく
水滴をどうか この胸に
消えない愛に呑まれて燃える

歪む世界を喰らって
存在を唄え 存在を唄え
渇く心で

ずっと心はあなたを選んだ
物語のあなたを描いた
この苦しさもわたしだから
綺麗に消すことは出来ない けど
鏡に映る姿呪った
そんな心が生まれてしまった貧しさは
蝋のように燃やせ 燃やせ さあ

ねえ 笑えていましたか
枯れたまま このまま歩けたら

無くせなかった 熱を帯び
消えない愛に呑まれていく
水滴をどうか この胸に
消えない愛に呑まれて燃える

歪む世界を喰らって
存在を唄え 存在を唄え
足掻く心で唄え

変われなくても
変わらなくても

Romaji

Kaereru nara to nando mo negatta
chiisana namida ga koishiku natta
michi wa akai to kyou ni natte shireta shireta aa
dokusui o kakete kono netsu o totte
doku to ikireba yokatta deshouka
tsukiatatta rou de nodo o moyase moyase saa

Kareta mama kono mama aruketara

Nakusenakatta netsu o obi
kienai ai ni nomareteiku
suiteki o douka kono mune ni
kienai ai ni nomarete moeru

Yugamu sekai o kuratte
sonzai o utae sonzai o utae
kawaku kokoro de

Zutto kokoro wa anata o eranda
monogatari no anata o egaita
kono kurushisa mo watashi dakara
kirei ni kesu koto wa dekinai kedo
kagami ni utsuru sugata norotta
sonna kokoro ga umareteshimatta mazushi sa wa
rou no you ni moyase moyase saa

Nee waraeteimashita ka
kareta mama kono mama aruketara

Nakusenakatta netsu o obi
kienai ai ni nomareteiku
suiteki o douka kono mune ni
kienai ai ni nomarete moeru

Yugamu sekai o kuratte
sonzai o utae sonzai o utae
agaku kokoro de utae

Kaware nakute mo
kawaranakute mo