女房気質 - Fuyumi Sakamoto traduction en anglais

女房気質

夢を担いだ 天秤棒を
酔って今夜も 杖がわり
酒に勝てない あなたの弱さ
今日は愛想が 尽きました
実家(さと)へ明日は 暇を取ると
女房なりゃこそ 嘘をつく

心にもない 憎まれ口を
女房利(き)かずに アァ 誰が利く

薬効いたか 金毘羅さまに
酒を断つとの 願い事
持って生まれた 商売(あきない)上手
日每増えてく 得意先
夜明け前から 精出す背中(せな)に
女房なりゃこそ 手を合わす

苦労三年 店まで持てた
今日は収めの 大晦日
祝い酒よと 一本付けりゃ
あなた懲りたと 苦笑い
みんなお前の お蔭の声に
女房なりゃこそ うれし泣き

Wife Disposition

I'll carry my dreams on this shoulder pole,
And tonight, when I'm drunk, I'll use it as a cane.
Your weakness to alcohol,
Today, I've had enough.
Tomorrow, I'll take a leave of absence and go to my parents' house,
Only a wife would tell such a lie.

These hateful words don't come from my heart,
If my wife doesn't listen, oh, who will?

Did the medicine from Kompira-sama work?
Your wish to quit drinking,
A born businessperson,
Every day, your clientele grows.
From early morning, you work so hard,
Only a wife would pray for you.

Three years of hardship, and now we have a shop,
Today is the last day of the year.
As a celebratory drink, you pour yourself a glass,
And you smile wryly, saying you've learned your lesson.
Everyone says it's thanks to you,
Only a wife could cry tears of joy.