Roukyoku Ichidai (Koto Arrangement Version) - Kiyoshi Hikawa Übersetzung ins Englische

Roukyoku Ichidai (Koto Arrangement Version)

那智の黒石 心を込めて
磨けば深みも 艶も出る

天晴一代 浮世の坂を
兄と弟 力を合わせ
芸の真髄を 掴むまで
見てはならない 故郷の空

地所変われば水変わる
身体こわすな風邪ひくな

そっと背を押し肩たたき
渡してくれた包みの中にゃ
母の握った 塩むすび

上っ面では 判ったつもり
つもりじゃ通らぬ 芸の道

天晴一代 二つの命
風と語らい 寒さをしのぎ
節を彩る 琴の音に
逢えたあの夜は 男泣き

母の言葉が 今更沁みる
苦労はいつかは 根を下ろす

天晴一代 絆はひとつ
兄が合の手 弟が語る
義理と人情の 合わせ技
夢の花道 晴舞台

Roukyoku Ichidai (Koto Arrangement Version)

A Nachi black stone, polished with all my heart,
reveals its depth and luster, my love.

My splendid life, climbing life's steep hill,
My brother and I, joining our strength,
Until we grasp the true essence of our art,
We mustn't look back, at our hometown sky, my love.

Different lands, different waters, they say,
Don't ruin your health, don't catch a cold, my love.

A gentle push on my back, a pat on my shoulder,
Inside the package she handed me,
Were my mother's salted rice balls, my love.

Superficially, thinking I understand,
But assumptions won't do, on the path of art, my love.

My splendid life, two lives as one,
Speaking with the wind, enduring the cold,
In the koto's sound, adorning the melody,
The night we met it, I cried like a man, my love.

My mother's words, now they resonate,
Hardships eventually take root, my love.

My splendid life, our bond is one,
My brother provides the harmony, I tell the story,
A combined skill of duty and compassion,
A flowery path of dreams, a bright stage, my love.