Tenchijin - Kiyoshi Hikawa traduction en anglais

Tenchijin

命もらった 母から母へ
続く螺旋の 絆糸
この身粗末にするなと言った
親の言葉を たどれば遥か
天に愛され 地に生まれ来て
人は感謝と やさしさで
ああぁ 生きてゆく

胸に差し込む 朝日のように
つなぐ縁の 夫婦雛
険し二人の道にも凜と
芽吹く若葉の 伸びゆく空へ
天が笑えば 地で花となる
人は寄り添い しあわせを
ああぁ 生きてゆく

義理と人情 心が通う
汗と涙の 浮世坂
たとえ転んだ 茨の道で
痛む手足も 独りじゃないと
天が泣いたら 地で川となる
人は情けの 橋を架け
ああぁ 生きてゆく

Heaven, Earth, and Man

Life given, mother to mother,
A continuing spiral, a thread of connection.
Don't waste this life, she said,
Tracing my parents' words back to a distant past.
Loved by heaven, born on earth,
We live with gratitude and kindness, my love.
Ah, we live on.

Like the morning sun piercing my chest,
Connecting our fates, like a pair of dolls.
Even on our arduous path, standing tall,
Budding young leaves reach for the expanding sky.
When heaven smiles, the earth blossoms,
We draw close, living in happiness, my dear.
Ah, we live on.

Duty and compassion, hearts connecting,
Sweat and tears on the floating world's slope.
Even if I stumble on this thorny path,
My aching limbs are not alone, my sweet.
When heaven cries, the earth becomes a river,
We build bridges of compassion,
Ah, we live on.