What does 儘 mean here?


I found this sentence in the song 「光と闇の童話」:

> 花に水を遣るように 儘 罪には罰が要る

What does 「儘」mean there?




To be honest, it doesn't make much sense, and I think what it means is just
open for (creative) interpretation. Songs and poems can sometimes do that.

It seems like the songwriter uses 儘 (まま) in other songs in a similar way.
Maybe that's part of their personal language. From
[暁光の唄](https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/349646/lyrics/I118717/)

> 暗闇の時代に生まれて 儘 君と出逢い

The most plausible reading is まま, and as I said, it doesn't make sense in any
of the two contexts. I might think it as "naturally" or "automatically",
associating it with other phrases that include it, such as そのまま. That's kind
of a stretch, but it's the best I can do.

