大利根月夜 - Kiyoshi Hikawa Übersetzung ins Englische

大利根月夜

あれを御覧と 指さす方に
利根の流れを ながれ月
昔笑うて ながめた月も
今日は 今日は涙の顔で見る

愚痴じゃなけれど 世が世であれば
殿のまねきの 月見酒
男平手と もてはやされて
今じゃ 今じゃ浮世を三度笠

もとをただせば 侍育ち
腕は自慢の 千葉仕込み
何が不足で 大利根ぐらし
故郷じゃ 故郷じゃ妹が待つものを

Otonari Tsukiyo (Moonlit Night on the Tone River)

Look over there, where my finger points,
The Tone River flows beneath the moon.
The moon we gazed at, laughing, in the past,
Tonight, tonight, I see it through tears.

It's not a complaint, my love, but if times were different,
I'd be at the lord's, enjoying moon-viewing sake.
Praised for my manly strength and skill,
Now, now, I wander the world, a ronin with my kasa hat.

If you trace my roots, I'm of samurai descent,
My sword arm boasts Chiba training.
What lack I that I live by the great Tone River?
Back home, back home, my sister awaits me.