Paroles et traduction Keiko Lee - 我が良き友よ

我が良き友よ

下駄をならして奴がくる 腰に手ぬぐいぶらさげて
学生服にしみこんだ 男の臭いがやってくる
夢よ よき友よ おまえ今頃どの空の下で

俺とおんなじあの星みつめて何想う
可愛いあの娘に声かけられて 頬をそめてたうぶな奴
語り明かせば下宿屋の おばさん酒持ってやってくる
恋よ よき友よ 俺は今でもこの町に住んで
女房、子供に手を焼きながらも生きている
男らしさと人が言う おまえの顔が目に浮かぶ
力ずくだと言いながら 女郎屋通いを自慢する
夢よ よき友よ 時の流れをうらむじゃないぞ
男らしいはやさしいことだと言ってくれ
家庭教師のガラじゃない 金のためだと言いながら
子供相手に人の道 人生などを説く男
夢よ よき友よ 便りしたため探してみたけど
暑中見舞が返ってきたのは秋だった
古き時代と人が言う 今も昔と俺は言う
バンカラなどと口走る 古き言葉を悔みつつ
友と よき酒を 時を憂いて飲みあかしたい
今も昔もこの酒つげば心地よし
学生達が通りゆく あいつ程ではないにしろ
まじめなのさと言いたげに 肩で風切って飛んでゆく
友よ よき奴よ 今の暮らしにあきたら二人で
夢をかかえて旅でもしないかあの頃へ

My Good Friend

He comes clacking his sandals, a towel around his waist
The smell of a student uniform soaked in sweat wafts through the air
Dream, my good friend, under which sky are you now

Staring at the same stars as me, what are you thinking?
That naive boy who blushed when that cute girl spoke to him
As we talked late into the night, the landlady would bring us sake
Love, my good friend, I still live in this town
Exhausted by my wife and children, but still living
Your manly face, as people would say, comes to mind
Despite saying you'd use force, you bragged about visiting prostitutes
Dream, my good friend, don't resent the passage of time
Tell me that being manly is about being kind
You were a tutor, but for money, you said
Lecturing children about morality and life
Dream, my good friend, I wrote to you and searched for you
But my summer greeting card was returned in autumn
People say it was a bygone era, but I say it's the same as it ever was
Regretting those old-fashioned words like "ban kara"
I want to drink with you, my friend, and lament the passage of time
This sake still feels good
Students walk by, not as reckless as you were
But they walk with a sense of purpose, as if to say they're serious
Friend, my good man, if you're tired of your life, let's run away together
Let's chase our dreams, like we did back then