囲い無き世は一期の月影 | Kakoinaki Yo wa Ichigo no Tsukikage

kakoinakiTitle: 囲い無き世は一期の月影
Romaji: Kakoinaki Yo wa Ichigo no Tsukikage
Translation: The boundless world is within a cycle of moon’s shadow
Arrangement: Comp
Lyrics: Comp
Vocals: Ranko
[Artwork from SOUND VOLTEX by Ranko no Ane]

Original theme:

  • Taketori Hishou ~ Lunatic Princess – Touhou Eiyashou ~ Imperishable Night; Kaguya Houraisan’s theme

Albums:

  • Tasogare Elegy (track 7)
  • Touhou Nekokenban 2 (track 7)
  • BUTABEST Aburakaramekonpimashimashi (track 6)
  • Acoustic Gakkyokushuu (track 3)
  • Neko no Anmin DISC (track 8)
  • The Origins 3rd [Tearoomofcat] (track 2)
  • Piano to Uta “Tasogare Elegy” version (track 7)
  • Touhou OtoGee BEST (track 4)
  • Touhou Utattemita [Shinra-Bansho] (track 6)
  • Retake+ (track 8; track 16)

DVD appearances:

  • Higashi no Kuni ~BUTAOTOME PV Shuu~ (PV)
  • JUMP-OTOME~SHOURI~ (track 22)
  • Touhou Dance School Vol.10 [DiGiTAL WiNG]

Rhythm games:

  • SOUND VOLTEX [KONAMI] (ac, mo, pc)
  • GROOVE COASTER [TAITO] (ac, mo, pc, ns)
  • maimai [SEGA]
  • jubeat [KONAMI] (mo)
  • Muse Dash [PeroPeroGames] (mo, pc, ns)

Karaoke services:

  • JOYSOUND (108488)
  • DAM (4460-28)

Games:

  • Touhou Spell Bubble [TAITO]

Other media:

  • Melonbooks Shop BGM (April 2017)
  • Melonbooks Shop BGM (November 2017) (piano to uta ver)

Sample:

Official PV

Versions

  • Original version: the one released on Tasogare Elegy and various compilations.
  • A piano instrumental rearrangement by Paprika was released on Touhou Nekokenban 2.
  • An acoustic rearrangement was released on Acoustic Gakkyokushuu.
  • A different piano instrumental rearrangement by Paprika (closer to the original song) was released on Neko no Anmin DISC.
  • Piano to Uta version: a remix by Paprika, with the original vocals copypasted on a new piano arrangement. It was released on Piano to Uta “Tasogare Elegy” version.
  • A cover by Shinra-Bansho was released on Touhou Utattemita.
  • A 2022 re-recording was released on Retake+. Said album also includes a karaoke version.

This song is heavily influenced by “Rin toshite saku hana no gotoku”, composed by Beniiro Litmus.
During live performances, Ranko often changes the “mangetsu” of the fifth stanza with the live name or the location (example: “nouzui no yoru ni wa uta utai” translatable as “songs are sung on the night of Nouzui”).

Lyrics

手にした紅葉は
いつもいつの間にか飛んでった
世は徒然　退屈な瞳を閉じた
te ni shita momiji wa
itsumo itsunomanika tondetta
yo wa tsuredzure taikutsu na me wo tojita

憂いし空には朧月
囲い無き夢は恙なし
ureishi sora ni wa oborodzuki
kakoinaki yume wa tsutsuganashi

光陰　承允　時は流れて
もう一回等　狡はなし
遠い向こうに明けゆく空は
千年前のまま
kouin shouin toki wa nagarete
mou ikkai nado zuru wa nashi
tooi mukou ni ake yuku sora wa
sennen mae no mama

手にした紅葉は
いつもいつの間にか飛んでった
世は徒然　退屈な瞳を閉じた
te ni shita momiji wa
itsumo itsunomanika tondetta
yo wa tsuredzure taikutsu na me wo tojita

満月の夜には唄謡い
泡沫の宴恙なし
mangetsu no yoru ni wa uta utai
utakata no utage tsutsuganashi

光陰　承允　時は流れど
万年新造に嘘はなし
案に違いし物事の影は
千年前のまま
kouin shouin toki wa nagaredo
mannen shinzou ni uso wa nashi
an ni tagaishi butsuji no kage wa
sennen mae no mama

手にした紅葉は
いつもいつの間にか飛んでった
『もういいかい？』
閉じていた瞳を開けた
te ni shita momiji wa
itsumo itsunomanika tondetta
“mou ii kai?”
tojite ita me wo aketa

手にした紅葉は
いつもいつの間にか飛んでった
世は徒然　退屈な瞳を閉じた
手にした紅葉は
いつもいつの間にか飛んでった
『もういいかい？』
閉じていた瞳を開けた
te ni shita momiji wa
itsumo itsunomanika tondetta
yo wa tsuredzure taikutsu na me wo tojita
te ni shita momiji wa
itsumo itsunomanika tondetta
“mou ii kai?”
tojite ita me wo aketa

Translation

Translated by Anonymous Karakasa

Each red leaf I take in my hand
Always gets blown away too soon.
The world is tedious. I close my dull eyes.

A hazy moon hangs in the gloomy sky.
All is well in my boundless dreams.

The years pass by with time’s consent.
Nothing’s wrong with wanting a retry.
The sky is dawning at its seams,
Unchanging since a millennium.

Each red leaf I take in my hand
Always gets blown away too soon.
The world is tedious. I close my dull eyes.

Songs are sung on a full moon night.
All is well at this ephemeral feast.

The years might pass by with time’s consent,
Yet that woman’s perennial beauty is no lie.
The shadows of the things I expected to change
Are unchanged since a millennium.

Each red leaf I take in my hand
Always gets blown away too soon.
“Have you not had enough yet?”
I open the eyes I had shut.

Each red leaf I take in my hand
Always gets blown away too soon.
The world is tedious. I close my dull eyes.
Each red leaf I take in my hand
Always gets blown away too soon.
“Have you not had enough yet?”
I open the eyes I had shut.