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This time I'm cross-posting
[this](https://mickgorroonyoutubeartisticsongtranslations.quora.com/Aaaand-
yet-another-what-the-heck-does-this-song-say-post-I-m-so-various-Well-today-
we-have-another-Japanese-song), and I'm already splitting it. The song this is
about is [Still for your love](https://lyricstranslate.com/en/detective-conan-
ost-still-your-love-lyrics.html) ([video](https://youtu.be/imo2c-85oyw)).

This question is about the following part:

> 何かが起こりそうな夜は  
>  祈りをささげて 目を閉じなよ  
>  こんな月のとける夜に  
>  愛され生まれてきたのとママは言った  
>

Romaji:

> Nanika ga okorisou na yo wa  
>  Inori wo sasagete me wo tojina yo  
>  Konna tsuki no tokeru yo ni  
>  Aisare umarete kita no to mama wa itta  
>

Possible translation:

> On a night when something seems to (be going to) happen  
>  Offer a prayer and close your eyes  
>  "On a night like this one when the moon melts  
>  [You?] were born being loved", mama said.

Questions:

  1. "something seems to happen" or "it seems something will happen"?
  2. What does it mean that "the moon melts"?
  3. Do you think I got the extent of the quotations implied by the "to" in l. 4 right? Should I limit them to "Ai sare umarete kita", or expand them to all the way to the beginning of the section, or maybe just to l. 2 excluding l. 1?
  4. Who is the subject of the first clause of l. 4? A [native Japanese on Quora](https://mickgorroonyoutubeartisticsongtranslations.quora.com/Aaaand-yet-another-what-the-heck-does-this-song-say-post-I-m-so-various-Well-today-we-have-another-Japanese-song?comment_id=60836676&comment_type=3) translated this clause as «Even love came into reality»: is this possible? Can "sare" be a variant of "sae" = "even, also"?
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Understanding the first section of Still for your love
>   1. "something seems to happen" or "it seems something will happen"?
>

These English sentences seem almost the same to me. The original sentence is
about the future. It's a mysterious/suspenseful night, but nothing has
happened yet.

>   2. What does it mean that "the moon melts"?
>

It's not an idiomatic expression, so your guess is as good as mine. One
possibility is that the moon looks blurry because of clouds or fog, but I'm
not sure.

>   3. Do you think I got the extent of the quotations implied by the "to" in
> l. 4 right?
>

Yes, "こんな月のとける夜に愛され生まれてきたの" is what Mama said.

>   4. Who is the subject of the first clause of l. 4?
>

愛され is the masu-stem of 愛される, which is the passive form of 愛する, so it only
means "to be loved". "You were born being loved" is the correct
interpretation. There is no "even".
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