Lyrics and English translation Kiyoshi Hikawa - 哀傷歌

哀傷歌

帰らぬ恋よ まぼろしよ
野分けの風に 君しのぶ
何にも言うまい 語るまい
語れば涙の 愚痴になる
ふりむけど あゝ 君の影なく

出せないままの 恋文を
燃やせば白い 薄けむり
誰ゆえ寒き くちびるか
呼べど答えぬ 街灯り
君には もう 逢えないのか

ひとり生まれて ひとり逝く
それが掟と 知りながら
何故ひとり 生きられぬ
永遠にやるせぬ 我がこころ
永遠にやるせぬ 我がこころ

Song of Sorrow

Lost love, oh, illusion,
In the dividing wind, I long for you.
I won't say anything, I won't speak,
For words would turn to tearful complaints.
I look back, but alas, your shadow is gone.

The unsent love letter,
Burns with thin white smoke.
Why are these lips so cold?
I call, but the streetlights give no answer.
Will I never see you again?

Born alone, die alone,
Knowing it's the law of life,
Why can't I live alone?
My heart is eternally distressed,
My heart is eternally distressed.