Japanese
Rōmaji
候 候 頼み参らせ候
愛しい其方に 参らせ候
琵琶を弾じて 羅城門
焦がれ焦がれて 朱雀門
丑寅 丑三つ 九十九神
いざや いざや 鬼とならん
いざや いざや 鬼とならん
鬼とならん
候 候 頼み参らせ候
哀しい其方に 参らせ候
琴を弾じて 紫宸殿
恋うてみだれて 唐衣
龍笛 篳篥 黒沈香
いざや いざや 人とならん
いざや いざや 人とならん
人とならん
English Translation
Prithee, prithee, I implore thee
A billet-doux for my beloved one
Playing the biwa at Rajōmon
Yearning anxiously at Suzakumon
Northeast, witching hour, tsukumogami
I say, I say, maybe I will be a demon
I say, I say, maybe I will be a demon
Maybe I will be a demon
Prithee, prithee, I implore thee
A billet-doux for my wistful one
Playing the koto in Shishinden
Longing restlessly in karakoromo
Ryūteki, hichiriki, agarwood
I say, I say, maybe I will be a human
I say, I say, maybe I will be a human
Maybe I will be a human