
平安Rock 『光源氏編 ― 藤壺恋慕(ふじつぼれんぼ)―』
Style / Genre: Japanese Wafuu Rock, epic and dramatic, blending traditional Japanese instruments with modern rock. Instruments: Koto as the main melodic instrument, delicate yet powerful Biwa for deep rhythmic strums Hichiriki and bamboo flutes for mystical and haunting melodies Taiko drums as the primary rhythm driver, powerful and cinematic Small percussion like bells and gong for atmosphere Electric guitar layered under the traditional instruments, distorted but secondary to koto and taiko Bass supporting the taiko, heavy and dark Vocals: Female lead vocal, emotional and dramatic Verses: soft, whisper-like, sorrowful Pre-chorus: more intense, building passion Chorus: powerful high notes, passionate and almost screaming with pain and longing Female background chorus, whispering “Fujitsubo…” and adding ethereal harmonies

平安Rock 『光源氏編 ― 藤壺恋慕(ふじつぼれんぼ)―』
Style / Genre: Japanese Wafuu Rock, epic and dramatic, blending traditional Japanese instruments with modern rock. Instruments: Koto as the main melodic instrument, delicate yet powerful Biwa for deep rhythmic strums Hichiriki and bamboo flutes for mystical and haunting melodies Taiko drums as the primary rhythm driver, powerful and cinematic Small percussion like bells and gong for atmosphere Electric guitar layered under the traditional instruments, distorted but secondary to koto and taiko Bass supporting the taiko, heavy and dark Vocals: Female lead vocal, emotional and dramatic Verses: soft, whisper-like, sorrowful Pre-chorus: more intense, building passion Chorus: powerful high notes, passionate and almost screaming with pain and longing Female background chorus, whispering “Fujitsubo…” and adding ethereal harmonies
Lyrics
『平安Rock 光源氏編 ― 藤壺恋慕(ふじつぼれんぼ)―』
この歌詞は、『源氏物語』の光源氏と藤壺の宮との禁断の恋を題材にした、雅やかで切ない恋歌です。
御簾の向こうに見える面影を月にたとえ、母に似た藤壺への想いを抑えられず、帝の后であることを知りながらも愛してしまう苦悩が描かれています。
「まことの愛は罪なのか」と問いかけつつ、一夜の夢にすがり、罪を背負ってでも抱きしめたいと願う光源氏の心情が、炎や月影、香りや星といった象徴的な言葉で綴られています。
These lyrics are an elegant and heartbreaking love song based on the forbidden love between Hikaru Genji and Fujitsubo no Miya from The Tale of Genji.
The song compares the image seen behind the screen to the moon, and describes the anguish of Hikaru Genji, who is unable to suppress his feelings for Fujitsubo, who resembles his mother, and falls in love with her even though he knows that she is the emperor's wife.
The lyrics use symbolic words such as flames, moonlight, fragrance, and stars to describe Hikaru Genji's feelings as he asks, "Is true love a sin?" and clings to a one-night dream, wishing to embrace her even if it means bearing the guilt.
『平安Rock 光源氏編 ― 藤壺恋慕(ふじつぼれんぼ)―』
【序】
あはれ 御簾(みす)のかげに
御面影(おもかげ)や 月のごとし
禁じられし 恋の焔(ほむら)
胸を灼(や)き 夜を焦がす──
(現代語訳:
ああ、御簾の向こうに見えるあなたの面影は月のように美しい。
禁じられた恋の炎は、私の胸を焼き、夜を焦がすのだ──)
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【Aメロ】
君に似し 母を思ひて
幼き日の 涙は尽きず
帝(みかど)の后(きさき)と知れど
我が心 抑へがたし
(現代語訳:
あなたは亡き母に似ている。
その面影を思い出しては、幼き日の涙が止まらない。
帝の后とわかっていても、私の心は抑えられない)
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【Bメロ】
「まことの愛は 罪なるや」
祈る声も 風に散る
御帳台(みちょうだい)の奥にひそみ
ただ一夜 夢を乞ふ
(現代語訳:
「本当の愛は罪なのだろうか」
そう祈る声も風に消えてしまう。
帳の奥にひそみ、ただ一夜の夢を求めるのだ)
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【サビ】
藤壺の宮よ あはれなる月影よ
咎(とが)を背負ひても 抱かむとぞ思ふ
許されぬ恋に 命を燃やしけり
光(ひかり)の君は 焔(ほむら)となりぬ
(現代語訳:
藤壺の宮よ、あなたはあわれな月影のような人。
罪を背負ってでも、抱きしめたいと願う。
許されぬ恋に命を燃やし、私は炎そのものとなった)
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【Aメロ2】
紅(くれなゐ)の 衣の香(か)残り
夢か現か 迷ひ惑ふ
後の世に 罪と知れど
君ひとへに 恋ひわたる
(現代語訳:
あなたの衣の残り香に包まれ、夢か現実か迷ってしまう。
未来に罪と裁かれるとしても、あなたひとりを恋し続けるのだ)
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【サビ2】
あかねさす 禁断の契(ちぎり)よ
天(あま)の道(みち)さへ 裂けむとぞ思ふ
永遠(とわ)の闇に 消ゆるは光か
あはれ 恋(こひ)は 罪と知りつつ
(現代語訳:
光差すような禁断の契りよ、
天の道さえ裂けてしまいそうだ。
永遠の闇に消えるのは光なのか──
ああ、この恋が罪と知りながらも)
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【尾】
藤壺よ──
なほ君を思ふ あはれ
涙は星と散りて
都を照らさむ
(現代語訳:
藤壺よ──
なおもあなたを思い続ける。
涙は星となって散り、都を照らすのだろう)
『English version』
Prologue
Ah, beyond the blinds, your visage—
like the shining moon.
The forbidden flame of love
scorches my breast, and burns the night.
---
Verse A1
In you I see my mother’s face,
and childhood tears will never cease.
Though I know you are the Emperor’s consort,
my heart cannot be restrained.
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Verse B
“Is true love a sin?”
Even my prayer scatters with the wind.
Hidden deep within the curtains,
I beg the night for but a single dream.
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Chorus 1
Lady of the Wisteria Chamber, O sorrowful moonlight,
even should I bear the weight of sin, still I long to hold you.
For this forbidden love I burn my very life away,
and I, the Shining Prince, am consumed by flame.
---
Verse A2
The lingering scent of crimson robes—
is it dream or waking, I cannot tell.
Though in the afterworld it be judged a crime,
for you alone my heart will yearn forever.
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Chorus 2
O radiant, forbidden bond,
it feels as though even heaven’s path might tear apart.
In eternal darkness, will it be the light that fades?
Ah, though I know this love is sin, I cannot turn away.
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Coda
Fujitsubo—
still I think of you, with sorrow.
My tears shall scatter into stars,
to light the capital’s night.
