夏日香氣

水中花

水おとが笛のねのように
石の間に響きわたる

水辺の路は
爛漫の花が咲く

わたしは水中花
あなたのためにここまで来たのよ
あなたのために碧い苔に踏み入り
あなたのために
手も足も藻で浸けて
あなたのために
満天の星空を見上げて
流れ星のように涙を流したわ

あなたのために
水中花
浮世の隅々までみたわ
この身を攫って                           from aika

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The following is my translation of a Chinese poem written by 蔣勳 (Jiang Xun).

Flowers in Water (水中花)

Whistling water like flutes,
Echoes in pebbles in tune.
Along the waterfront trails,
Flowers are in full bloom.

Flowers in water,
From the start, I came here for you.
For you, I stepped on the green moss,
For you, my limbs were stained with waterweed.
For you,
Millions of stars in the sky, as I looked upon,
Falling like tear drops.

For you,
Flowers in water,
I have already realized everything in my life,
Except for this existing being.