Lyrics and translation Shinji Tanimura - 浅き夢

浅き夢

前を行く子供の群れの中に
目に痛い白いハンケチゆれて
花は散りぬまどけき光の中
すべては幻か
目にしむ緑鮮か 真昼の校舎の陰で
我が恋打ち明けし友 病に倒れたと聞く
表札も変わったなつかしの家
匂いは今も変わらず
この橋の上から水に映る
青空に小さな石を投げた
川はただ何も知らぬげに
私を置き去りにした
あれから人は散りぢり 悲しき時の流れに
かよわき足をすくわれ 帰らぬ人もいるけど
もう行こう胸が痛くなる
誰もいない故郷

日暮れの風が吹くまで こうして歩き続けて
つらさに耐えかねたなら
そのままそっと目を閉じ
今行きて二度と帰らぬ時よ
さらば浅き春の夢
さらば浅き春の夢

Fleeting Dream

Amongst the throng of children walking past,
A blinding white handkerchief billows,
Blossoms scatter in the radiant light,
An illusion, all of this?
In the vibrant greenery that stings my eyes, beneath the school's noonday shade,
The friend to whom I confessed my love, I hear, has fallen ill,
The nameplate at the familiar house has changed,
But the scent lingers,
From this bridge, I see my reflection in the water,
And toss a small stone towards the azure sky,
The river flows, oblivious,
Leaving me stranded,
Since then, people have scattered like dust in the sorrowful currents of time,
Some, their frail forms stolen, never to return,
I must depart, for my heart aches,
A hometown emptied of souls,

Until the winds of dusk descend, I'll continue on,
If the pain becomes unbearable,
I'll gently close my eyes,
For this is the journey of no return,
Farewell, fleeting dream of spring,
Farewell, fleeting dream of spring.