Текст песни и перевод на английский Kiyoshi Hikawa - 磯千鳥

磯千鳥

むせぶ小島の 遠灯り
呼べど帰らぬ 父母恋し
ねえさん 追われるように 故郷を捨てた
寄る辺なきこの身の 行く末を
知るや片瀬の 磯千鳥

夢も仮寝の 捨て小舟
肩を寄せ合い 寒さをしのぐ
ねえさん くじけちゃ駄目と 心に沁みる
花ひとつ咲かずに 行く青春を
泣いてくれるか 磯千鳥

これが二人の 宿命なら
越えて行こうよ 浮世の波を
ねえさん 幸せあげる 命を賭けて
胸焦がす涙の 夕焼けに
濡れて飛び立つ 磯千鳥

Sandpipers on the Shore

The distant light of the choking small island,
I call, but my parents don't return, I miss them so.
Sister, as if chased, I abandoned my hometown,
This helpless me, where will I go?
Do the sandpipers on Katsura Beach know?

A discarded small boat, a temporary dream,
We huddle together, warding off the cold.
Sister, don't give up, it resonates in my heart,
A youth passing by without a single bloom,
Will the sandpipers cry for us?

If this is our destiny,
Let's overcome the waves of the floating world.
Sister, I'll give you happiness, I swear on my life,
In the sunset of burning tears,
The sandpipers take flight, drenched in the light.