Paroles et traduction Keisuke Kuwata - ほととぎす [杜鵑草]

ほととぎす [杜鵑草]

人は何故 戯れに
叶わぬ恋に身悶えて
せつなさと虚しさに
心を乱すのでしょう?

逢いたくて 恋しくて
あなたと共に添い遂げて
もし夢が叶うなら
生まれ変わりますように

川は流れ 水面(みなも) 煌(きら)めいて
木立そよぐ 緑麗しい
夏の日が蘇る

星の瞬きより儚い人生(いのち)と
君と出会って覚えた
砂の粒より小さな運命(さだめ)忍んで
見つめ合った日は帰らず

時は過ぎ 人は去(ゆ)き
すべてが思い出に変わり
幸せの意味さえも
サヨナラのあとで知る

長い旅の途中の車窓には
冬の風に吹かれてなびく
面影が揺れている

寂しがり屋の誰かを励ますように
こぼさぬように 涙を
あなたがいつも笑顔でありますように
たった一言の「お元気で」

星の瞬きより儚い人生(いのち)と
君と出会って覚えた
砂の粒より小さな運命(さだめ)忍んで
繋ぎ合った手を離して
振り向かないで 未来へ
見つめ合った日は帰らず

Hototogisu [Tricyrtis]

Why do people playfully
Wrestle with unrequited love,
Disturbing their hearts
With sadness and emptiness?

Longing to see you, yearning for you,
Wishing to spend my life with you,
If my dream could come true,
I would be reborn.

The river flows, the surface shimmers,
Trees rustle, greenery flourishes,
The summer days return.

A life more fleeting than the twinkling of stars,
I learned this after meeting you.
Enduring a fate smaller than a grain of sand,
The days we gazed at each other will not return.

Time passes, people depart,
Everything turns into memories,
Even the meaning of happiness,
I learn after saying goodbye.

From the train window on this long journey,
Swaying in the winter wind,
Your image flickers.

As if to encourage someone lonely,
Trying not to spill tears,
I pray that you are always smiling,
Just a single phrase, "Take care."

A life more fleeting than the twinkling of stars,
I learned this after meeting you.
Enduring a fate smaller than a grain of sand,
Releasing our clasped hands,
Don't look back, move towards the future,
The days we gazed at each other will not return.