Paroles et traduction Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi - Nishi-Shinjyuku No Oyaji No Uta

Nishi-Shinjyuku No Oyaji No Uta

続けざまに苦しそうなせきばらいをしてた
西新宿の飲み屋の親父が昨日死んだ
「俺の命もそろそろかな」って
吸っちゃいけねえ タバコふかし
「日本も今じゃクラゲになっちまった」と笑ってた

わりと寂しい葬式で春の光がやたら目をつきさしてた
考えてみりゃ親父はいい時に死んだのかもしれねえ
地響きがガンガンと工事現場にいきわたり
やがて親父の店にも新しいビルが建つという

銭にならねえ歌を唄ってた俺に
親父はいつもしわがれ声で俺を怒鳴ってた
錆ついた包丁研ぎ
とれたての鯛をさばき
「出世払いでいいからとっとと食え」って言ってた

「やるなら今しかねえ やるなら今しかねえ」
66の親父の口癖は「やるなら今しかねえ」

古いか新しいかなんてまぬけな者たちの言い草だった
俺か俺じゃねえかで ただ命がけだった
酒の飲めない俺に無理矢理とっくりかたむけて
「男なら髪の毛ぐらい短く切れよ」ってまた怒鳴った

西新宿の飲み屋の親父に別れを告げて
俺は通い慣れた路地をいつもよりゆっくり歩いてる
すすけた畳屋の割れたガラスにうつっていた
暮らしにまみれた俺が一人うつっていた

「やるなら今しかねえ やるなら今しかねえ」
66の親父の口癖は「やるなら今しかねえ」

「やるなら今しかねえ やるなら今しかねえ」
66の親父の口癖は「やるなら今しかねえ」

やるなら今しかねえ やるなら今しかねえ
やるなら今しかねえ やるなら今しかねえ
やるなら今しかねえ やるなら今しかねえ
やるなら今しかねえ やるなら今しかねえ
やるなら今しかねえ やるなら今しかねえ
やるなら今しかねえ やるなら今しかねえ
やるなら今しかねえ やるなら今しかねえ
やるなら今しかねえ やるなら今しかねえ

Nishi-Shinjyuku No Oyaji No Uta

He kept on coughing so dolorously,
The tavern master from Nishi-Shinjuku died yesterday.
He used to say, "It's almost my time."
He coughed, even though he shouldn't have smoked.
He laughed and told me, "Japan was like a jellyfish now."

The funeral was rather lonely, but the spring sun was blindingly piercing.
Thinking about it now, maybe it was a good time for him to die.
The worksite thundered with the sounds of construction,
And a new tower will soon be built where his tavern stood.

I sang songs that wouldn't earn a dime,
And he would always berate me in his hoarse voice.
He sharpened his rusty knife,
Cleaned freshly caught sea breams,
And said, "Eat up. I'll get paid when you make it big."

"'Do it while you can. Do it while you can.'
The 66-year-old master always said, "'Do it while you can.'"

Whether it was old or new was the kind of silly talk that only fools spout.
It never mattered about anyone but me, and whether I had the guts.
I can't drink alcohol, but he made me hold a cup,
And shouted, "'If you're a man, cut your hair short!"

I bid farewell to the Nishi-Shinjuku tavern master
And walked slowly down the alley I was used to.
In the cracked glass of a dingy carpet store,
I saw myself reflected among the stains of life.

"'Do it while you can. Do it while you can.'
The 66-year-old master always said, "'Do it while you can.'"

"'Do it while you can. Do it while you can.'
The 66-year-old master always said, "'Do it while you can.'"

Do it while you can. Do it while you can.
Do it while you can. Do it while you can.
Do it while you can. Do it while you can.
Do it while you can. Do it while you can.
Do it while you can. Do it while you can.
Do it while you can. Do it while you can.
Do it while you can. Do it while you can.
Do it while you can. Do it while you can.