Paroles et traduction Saori Yuki & Sachiko Yasuda - Shikino Ame

Shikino Ame

降るとも見えじ春の雨
水に輪をかく波なくば
けぶるとばかり思わせて
降るとも見えじ春の雨

俄に過ぐる夏の雨
物干し竿に白露を
名残りとしばし走らせて
俄かに過ぐる夏の雨

おりおりそそぐ秋の雨
木の葉木の実を野に山に
色さまざまにそめなして
おりおりそそぐ秋の雨

聞くだに寒き冬の雨
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聞くだに寒き冬の雨

Rain of the Seasons

Even if spring showers fall, they are invisible
Without the waves that create ripples in the water
Mistaking it for a haze
Even if spring showers fall, they are invisible

Summer rains pass by swiftly
Leaving behind white dew on the clothesline
A reminder of its brief visit
Summer rains pass by swiftly

Autumn rains fall intermittently
Painting the leaves and fruits of trees
In the fields and mountains with various colors
Autumn rains fall intermittently

Even the sound of winter rain chills me
As it whispers through the reeds outside my window
Visiting in the middle of the night
Even the sound of winter rain chills me