母恋しぐれ笠 - Kiyoshi Hikawa traduction en anglais

母恋しぐれ笠

片手拝みで 故郷をすてた
野暮を承知の 旅がらす
あの日ながめた まんまる月が
今宵無宿の 背を照らしゃ
おっかあ恋しや
風がおっかあの声になる

枯れたすすきの 葉擦れの音が
荒む心に なぜ優し
意地で流れた 二年と三月
飾る錦も ないままに
おっかあ達者か
せめて逢いたや 草枕

あすは東か それとも西か
ちびた草履の 向くままに
義理に引かれて 情けに揺れて
故郷は遠くに なるばかり
おっかあごめんよ
泣くな未練のしぐれ笠

Mother, Longing, and a Drizzle-Soaked Hat

With a one-handed prayer, I left my home behind,
A wandering vagabond, knowing I'm unrefined.
The full moon I gazed upon that day,
Tonight illuminates my homeless way.
Oh, Mother, I long for you so,
The wind whispers your voice, soft and low.

The rustling sound of withered pampas grass,
Brings unexpected solace, alas.
Two years and three months have flowed by in pride,
With no fine clothes to wear, nowhere to hide.
Oh, Mother, are you well?
I long to see you, even for a moment's spell, with my grassy pillow for rest.

East tomorrow, or maybe west I'll roam,
Wherever my worn-out sandals lead me home.
Pulled by duty, swayed by compassion's call,
My homeland grows ever more distant, and my heart starts to fall.
Oh, Mother, forgive me, I pray,
Don't cry, my longing, under this drizzle-soaked hat, far away.