Lyrics and translation 小林幸子 - 春蝉

春蝉

人の心は 変るというが
いいえ逢うたび 好きになる
小枝だきしめ 啼く春蝉の
声を窓辺で ききながら
わかる気がする 忍び宿

添えぬさだめと あきらめながら
人を恋する 身のつらさ
はなればなれに 電車に乗って
あなたくるかと 待ちわびる
宿の時計のおそいこと

思い叶わぬ 恋なら熱く
いのち燃やして 終わりたい
逢えば一夜で 別れにゃならぬ
恋を恨んで ちぎり灯の
かげで小夜着の 帯が泣く

Spring Cicada

They say people's hearts change
But no, each time I see you, I love you more
Spring cicadas cling to the branches and cry
I hear their voices by the window
And I think I understand my secret lover's inn

I resign myself to our star-crossed fate
And accept the pain of loving you
I take the train away from you
And wait impatiently for your arrival
The clock in the inn seems to tick so slowly

If my love cannot be fulfilled, then let it burn
Let my life end in flames
I meet you for one night and then we must part
I curse our love and the lamp
That casts its glow on my tear-stained nightgown