Rising Moon

Far away from the city

far away from the light

the ephemeral flowing of time

moonlight faintly illuminates

flowing of time of mirage

Rising moon , beholding the moon

Rising moon , knowing the moon

The stars we once saw

and the stone at our feet

have all disappeared now

in the limitless here after

Rising moon , beholding the moon

Rising moon , knowing the moon

We will leave the familiar scene

recall memories to come

through the open heart

the moon lights the darkness

Translated by Yumiko & Sandoe