Paroles et traduction Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi - かあちゃんの歌

かあちゃんの歌

18 半ばで故郷をすて
こんな田舎は嫌だよと
でっかい男になるんだと
かあちゃん見送る汽車の窓

19、20はひたむきに
ビルの掃除に明け暮れた
工事現場の親方が
怖くて怖くて嫌だった

行こうか 帰ろうか
どっちつかずの僕だった
かあちゃん僕をひっぱたき
「帰ってくるな！」と叱られた

それから3年 どさ回り
博多 小倉でどつかれて
長崎 佐世保で船に乗り
気がつきゃ大阪 花の街

働く先も見つからず
コンビニの前に座り込む
あかね色した夕焼けが
沈む向こうに故郷あり

行こうか 帰ろうか
どっちつかずの僕だった
かあちゃん「お金はあるのか」と
電話の向こうで泣いていた

あれから幾度も冬を越え
何とか大人になったけど
幼き我が子を胸に抱き
僕は立派になれたかな

行こうか 帰ろうか
どっちつかずの僕だった
かあちゃん 見ていてくれるかな
かあちゃん 僕だとわかるかな

かあちゃん 見ていてくれたかな
かあちゃん 僕だとわかるかな
手を引き川沿い歩いたら
かあちゃん 空みて歌ってる
かあちゃん 空みて歌ってる

Song of Mother

At 18, I left my hometown
I hated living in such a rural area
I was determined to become a big man
As I waved goodbye to Mother from the train window

At 19 and 20, I worked diligently
Cleaning buildings from morning till night
The foreman at the construction site
Was so terrifying, I was filled with dread

Should I stay or should I go?
I was torn
Mother slapped me in the face
And shouted, "Don't come back!"

For three years after that, I traveled around
Getting beaten up in Hakata and Kokura
Taking a boat to Nagasaki and Sasebo
Before I knew it, I was in Osaka, a city of lights

Unable to find a job
I sat down in front of a convenience store
The sky was ablaze with a sunset in hues of crimson
As my thoughts turned to my distant hometown

Should I stay or should I go?
I was torn
Mother asked, "Do you have any money?"
Her voice quivered with tears over the phone

Since then, I have endured many winters
And have somehow become an adult
As I hold my young child in my arms
I wonder if I have become a respectable man

Should I stay or should I go?
I was torn
Mother, are you watching over me?
Mother, would you recognize me now?

Mother, are you watching over me?
Mother, would you recognize me now?
If I took your hand and walked along the riverbank
Mother, you would be singing, gazing up at the sky
Mother, you would be singing, gazing up at the sky