Pantalea
Akiko Shikata
Pantalea
In the full moon, does life's feast shine?
What do we pray for, what do we sing?
The ancient festival lacks even a narrator
Yet we gather, awaiting time
Birds, beasts, spirits
Fragments of memory...
All living things
Let's celebrate tonight's miracle
Pantalea, bloom
Like admiring the blue stars
Pantalea, fragrance rises
Igniting thoughts, blooming mysterious flowers
Dance, even in the world that has decayed
Ah, fill it with joy...
Flames rise, flames ascend
A butterfly's dance in the night
Fireflies embrace the day, harboring the future
This rhythm connects
Someone from the past leaves behind
A nameless trace
Turning born wishes into victories
Summoning new miracles to this world
Pantalea, dawn breaks
Eventually, flowers fall into deep slumber
Pantalea, once a year
A hope that blooms only once
Pantalea pours down
Accepting time, green sprouts
Pantalea believes
Someday, things will come around again
Beside Pantalea
The shining wind blows through
Pantalea, eternal
Carrying thoughts, dreaming of the flower of prayer