Mori no Megami (The Goddess of the Forest)

[Intro – Whispered female vocal + distant choir] Kaze ga utau, mori no koe, Kodama ga sasu, wasureta ue. [Verse 1 – Soft, trembled tone] Ashioto sotto, kusa no ue, Yoru no shita de, inori koe. Kigi no naka ni, mezame no uta, Nureta kami ni, kami no uta. [Pre-Chorus – Gentle, reverent] Te o nobaseba kieyuku hikari, Kowai kedo, aenai nara… [Chorus – Gothic choir joins, swelling harmony] Watashi wa sagasu, furui kami, Ishi ni nemuru, yami no ai. Hitomi ga mite, mune ni hibiku, Mori no megami, mada koko ni. [Verse 2 – Singer-songwriter tone, breathy and fragile] Kabe no nai jinja, kusa ni uzumore, Juzu no ne ga, fukai sora ni tokeru. Kogoeru te ni, kodai no kaze, Watashi no namae, dare ga yonda? [Pre-Chorus – Low choir echoes softly] Yami wa yasashii, koe wa tooi, Watashi wa tada, kikoeru dake. [Chorus – Full choir, layered and haunting] Watashi wa sagasu, furui kami, Ishi ni nemuru, yami no ai. Hitomi ga mite, mune ni hibiku, Mori no megami, mada koko ni. [Bridge – Spoken whisper + distant chanting] Anata wa miteiru, ne? Kigi no kage kara… Koe mo naku, uta mo naku, Watashi o tashikameru. [Final Chorus – Grand and sacred, fading to silence] Watashi wa sagasu, furui kami, Hikari to yami, futatsu no ai. Kogoeru mori, inori no naka, Mori no megami, mata ai mashou. [Outro – Choir humming, wind and chime sounds fade] Aa… mori no megami… Miteita no wa… watashi ka mo.