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Shion at Midnight

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STORY

A rainy night. A long corridor in an old Japanese inn.

After the midnight bell, the protagonist finds himself drawn to a woman he passes in the same place every night. She smiles softly, leaves strangely familiar words, and disappears. Yet the innkeeper says, “No such woman is staying here.”

Old records, a faded shion flower, and a date from long ago. Why did she know him? Why does she still appear in the corridor at midnight?

“Shion at Midnight” is a quiet, bittersweet Japanese-style romantic mystery about feelings that cross the boundaries of time.

A warmth that was surely there, yet too distant to touch. A heart still waiting for someone beyond forgotten years.

With the sound of rain, lingering Japanese instruments, and the stillness of the old inn, step through a mysterious doorway to love that opens for just one night.

Was it a dream, or did they truly meet across time? A single shion flower left behind whispers the answer.

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  1. Shion at Midnight
    Shion at Midnight

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Lyrics (Japanese)

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雨の夜 古い宿A rainy night, an old inn

長い廊下を 風が抜けるWind passes through the long corridor

零時を告げる 鐘のあとAfter the bell tolls midnight

紫の君と すれ違うI pass you, dressed in purple

振り向くたびに 君はもうWhenever I turn around, you are already

突き当たりへと 消えてゆくFading away at the end of the hall

微かな花の 香りだけOnly a faint scent of flowers

僕の夜に 残ってるLingers in my night

次の夜も 同じ時The next night, at the same hour

君は静かに 笑ってたYou smiled softly

また会えたねWe meet again

その一言Those few words

なぜ僕を 知っているHow do you know me?

紫苑の夜に 君を見たOn a night of shion flowers, I saw you

夢ならどうか 覚めないでIf this is a dream, please let me stay asleep

触れる手前で 遠ざかるYou slip away just before I touch you

その温もりを 信じたいI want to believe in that warmth

紫苑の夜に 恋をしたOn a night of shion flowers, I fell in love

誰も君を 知らなくてもEven if no one knows you

零時の廊下 ただ一人Alone in the midnight corridor

僕は明日も 君を待つI will wait for you tomorrow, too

宿の人は 首を振るThe innkeeper shakes their head

その部屋なら 空室ですよThat room is vacant

古い帳簿 記録にはIn the records of an old ledger

君の名前と 花ひとつYour name, and a single flower

四十年も 前の日付A date from forty years ago

紫苑の花は 色褪せてThe shion flower has faded

その横にある 小さな文字Beside it, a few tiny words

零時にAt midnight

あの人を待つI wait for that person

僕のことかと 声にしてCould that mean me? I say aloud

胸の鼓動が 速くなるMy heart begins to race

今夜が最後Tonight will be the last

そんな予感That is what I sense

雨の向こうBeyond the rain

君がいるThere you are

ずっと待ってたI've been waiting all this time

君が笑うYou smile

伸ばした指はMy outstretched fingers

重ならないNever meet yours

朝を告げるAnnouncing the morning

鐘がひとつA single bell rings

君の姿がYour figure

光にほどけたUnravels into light

紫苑の夜に 君を見たOn a night of shion flowers, I saw you

時の向こうで 恋をしたAcross the gulf of time, I fell in love

会えないことが 答えでもEven if never meeting is the answer

この夜だけは 忘れないI will never forget this night

紫苑の夜よ 終わらないでOh, night of shion flowers, do not end

声が微かに 遠くなるYour voice fades softly into the distance

零時の廊下 もう誰もIn the midnight corridor, no one

いないはずなのに 花が舞うShould be there, yet flowers dance

朝の枕に 紫苑ひとひらA shion petal on my pillow at dawn

濡れた紫 まだ温かいWet and purple, still warm

夢じゃなかったIt was no dream

その印Here is the sign

君はどこかでSomewhere, you

僕を待つAre waiting for me

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