Translation of the song 空飛ぶ子熊、巡礼ス artist Sayonara Ponytail
空飛ぶ子熊、巡礼ス
The Flying Bear Cub Goes on a Pilgrimage
西の空から何か飛んでくる
Something is flying in from the west sky
羽虫か、鳥か、飛行機か、いや、熊だ
It's a bug, it's bird, it's a plane, no, it's a bear
小さい子熊だよ
It's a little bear cub
「子熊が飛んでる」
The bear cub is flying.
さあ、地図を広げろ
Come on, spread out the map
彼の足跡を追ってみよう
Let's try following his tracks
その航路は私たちに
What in the world
いったい何を示すのか
will the route show us?
今を遡ること30000年
Going back 30,000 years from now
西の森からやってきた
He came along from the west forest
ゆっくりと、だが着実に
Slow, but steadily
偉大なるユーラシアを横断す
he crosses Greater Eurasia
大陸の端の、極東の島
The continent's end, the far-east island
肌を隠すことも知らない人々
People who don't even know to cover their skin
見上げた空、熊が行く
looked up to the sky, the bear is going
茶色くて丸い熊が行く
The round and brown bear is going
大きな空を飛んでる、小さな熊が
Flying through the great sky, the small bear
西の空から、東の島へと行く
goes from the west sky, to the east island
彼は語り継がれるフォークロア
He is the folklore that was passed down
まるで混じり気のないユートピア
Just like a pure utopia
誰のためでもなく、金のためでもなく
Not for anyone, not for money
彼は語りかける、語りかける
He makes a speech, makes a speech
脳に直接響くメッセージ
A message resounding directly in the brain
まるで聞いたことのないパッセージ
Just like a passage that is never heard
脳に直接響くメッセージ
A message resounding directly in the brain
今生まれ出づるニューエイジ
Now, a new age is born
さらに10000年が経過
Another 10,000 years have passed
人々の暮らしは変わった
People's lives have changed
人々は彼のことを忘れた
People forgot about him
さあ、次に目指すのはベーリング
Well, the next target is Bering
海を越えると大陸が見える
If you cross the sea, the continent can be seen
見知らぬ国、聞き慣れぬ言語
A strange country, an unfamiliar language
街を抜けると山が見える
If you pass through town, the mountains can be seen
大きな流れはアムール前後
The great stream all around is the Amur
彼を追いかける人々
People who chased after him
虐げられ、街を追われ
were persecuted and driven from town
大きな象を追っていたわけではない
It's not like they were chasing after a giant elephant
偶像を作ろうとしてたわけでもない
or trying to make a graven image
ただここではないどこかへ
Just to somewhere not here
平穏な場所を探していただけ
They were only searching for a calm place
彼のメッセージを覚えていた
They remembered his message
子熊の影を追いかけていた
They were chasing after the bear cub's shadow
大きな空を飛んでる、小さな熊が
Flying through the great sky, the small bear
北の空へと、海を越えて行こうと
crosses the sea, to go towards the north sky
大地は凍り、空は低く垂れこめ、空気は肌を刺す
The ground is frozen, the sky hangs low, the air bites the skin
足は力を失い、彼の影を見失い、途方に暮れる人々
Feet losing strength, losing sight of his shadow, people at a loss
意識は薄れ、意志は崩れ、消えかけた心に
Their consciousness dims, their will crumbles, in their faded minds
届く微かな光、あのメッセージ
a faint light arrives: that message
誰のためでもなく、何のためでもなく
Not for anyone, not for anything
彼は語りかける、語りかける
He makes a speech, makes a speech
脳に直接響くメッセージ
A message resounding directly in the brain
いつか聞いたことのあるパッセージ
A passage that they had once heard
脳に直接響くメッセージ
A message resounding directly in the brain
今生きていけるニューデイズ
Now, new days can live
新しい大陸が現れた
A new continent emerged
辿り着いた、ここが約束の地なのか
They finally arrived, was this the promised land?
水は澄み、山は青く、空は高く、天は輝く
The water was clear, the mountains blue, the sky tall, and the heavens were shining
土地を耕し種を蒔き、収穫の時は彼に捧げた
They tilled the soil, planted seeds, and dedicated the time of harvest to him
子を産んで村を作り、語り継がれるフォークロア
Children were born, villages were made, the passed down folklore
大きな空を飛んでる、小さな熊が
Flying through the great sky, the small bear
北の土地から、南の森へと行く
goes from the north land, to the south forest
さらに月日が過ぎた、彼は巡礼を続けた
More time passed, he continued his pilgrimage
南の熱林から、大きな海を越える
From the hot south woods, he crosses a big sea
砂の大地を飛び、湖の鳥と遊ぶ
Flying over sandy ground, he plays with lake birds
人々の営みの美しさ、人々の行いの愚かさ
People's acts of beauty, people's deeds of foolishness
彼を妬む人々もいた、彼を蔑む人々もいた
There were people jealous of him, and there were people who scorned him
彼を攻撃することを厭わぬ者が
People willing to attack him
天に向けて矢を放つ者が
People firing arrows towards the heavens
彼は静かに帰っていった
He quietly returned
彼の森へと帰っていった
He returned to his forest
彼はとうとう小さいままだった
He stayed small in the end
熊は空を飛ぶことをやめてしまった
He gave up flying through the sky
さあ、地図を広げろ
Come on, spread out the map
彼の足跡を追ってみよう
Let's try following his tracks
その航路は私たちに
What in the world
いったい何を示すのか
will the route show us?