Paroles et traduction Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi - LICENSE

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幼い頃俺は いつも海が好きだった
バラック小屋に4人暮らしで とても幸せだった
むき出しのプロパンガス コールタールの壁 壊れかけた雨戸
夕暮れの背中 あの路地口でいつもおふくろは泣いてた

週末になると 親父はいつも 俺をバイクに乗せた
人気のない海岸線に 親父は腰をおろした
黙ったままタバコをふかし ずっと遠くを見てた
生真面目だけの自分の人生に憤りを感じてた

遮断機が降り 錆た線路を蒸気機関車が走る
踏み切りを渡ると 河川が流れ 繊維工場の煙
回送列車が操車場へ入る その前に
駆け足で早く 駆け足で早く 家へ帰った

買い物篭を下げたおふくろが 俺の手を引いてゆく
昨日の涙の理由も言わず 優しく唄っていた
河川づたいに 大きな影と小さな影が揺れる
子供達の為だけに ただ優しく唄ってた

親元を離れ 戸惑いながら月日は流れていった
薄汚れた都会のベランダから 見えない海を眺めた
俺は初めて 親父やおふくろをたまらなく愛した
取ったばかりのカーライセンス 明日
羽田に迎えに行く

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I always liked the ocean when I was young
I was so happy in that shack with my family of four
Exposed propane gas, coal tar walls, broken shutters
At dusk, my mother always cried at the entrance to that alley

Every weekend my father put me on his motorbike
He parked on the deserted coastline
Puffing on a cigarette in silence, looking far into the distance
He resented his life, which was nothing more than earnest work

A steam locomotive runs across the rusty tracks as the barrier comes down
The train crosses the level crossing, the river flows, and the smoke of the textile factory
A shuttle train enters the railyard. Before it does,
Run quickly, run, run quickly, go home

My mother pulls me along as she walks with her basket in hand
She doesn't say why she cried yesterday, she just sings softly
A large shadow and a small shadow sway along the river
She only sang softly for the sake of the children

As I left home, the months passed as I struggled
I gazed at the invisible ocean from the dirty city balcony
For the first time, I loved my father and my mother so much
My brand new driving license
I'll pick you up at Haneda tomorrow