Paroles et traduction Fuyumi Sakamoto - あばれ太鼓

あばれ太鼓

どうせ死ぬときゃ 裸じゃないか
あれも夢なら これも夢
愚痴はいうまい 玄界そだち

男命を 情にかけて
たたく太鼓の 暴れ打ち

酒と喧嘩は あとへはひかぬ
意地と度胸の 勇み駒
惚れちゃならない 義理あるひとに
知って照らすか 片割れ月に
男泣きする 松五郎

櫓太鼓の 灯がゆれて
揃い浴衣の 夏がゆく
ばちのさばきは 人には負けぬ
なんでさばけぬ 男のこころ
小倉名代は 無法松

Ragging Drum

If I were to die, I'd be naked, anyway.
Both are only dreams.
I won't whine, I'm local to Genkai.

My life as a man, it's all for love.
I play my raging drum.

I'll never back down from a fight or sake.
A brave and proud warrior, a fearless man on a brave horse.
I can't fall in love with someone bound by duty.
I pretend I don't know, like the moon, split in half.
Matsugoro cries like a man.

The lanterns on the watchtower sway.
Summer is leaving with the yukatas in line.
No one can beat my drumming.
But why can't I control my mind?
My name is Mほうmatsu, and I'm famous in Kokura.