alone, i slip into the light of dusk with my head bowed
while a flood of memories wash over me
in the pale moonlight love stirs in my heart
this tender happiness -- it's supposed to last forever
that faint fragrance... ah -- it's the scent of ephemeral flowers
ah -- from my fingertips... down they flutter and disappear...
these fleeting petals that would scatter into the sky with a gust of wind
i hold them close to my heart, and to keep myself from crying i gently close my eyes
the town lights glow in the same way they always did
your cheerful smile used to always be there close to me
in the hazy moonlight love spreads through my heart
if i let go my hand -- i will never reach you
that faint fragrance... ah -- it's the scent of ephemeral flowers
ah -- i wish... you could inhale... even a mere sigh of them
these dear memories that are now drifting far away
i hold them close to my heart, and to keep myself from crying i gently close my eyes
these fleeting petals that would scatter into the sky with a gust of wind
i hold them close to my heart, and to keep them from crumbling i gently plant on them a kiss