Текст песни и перевод на английский Kiyoshi Hikawa - 離郷しぐれ

離郷しぐれ

どうかお頼み いたします
残し置きゆく 父母の
明日を案じて 手を合わす
男には行かねばならぬ 時がある
離郷しぐれが 枯れ葉を連れて
俺を呼ぶよに 窓を打つ

父は行けよと 申します
たった一度の 人生を
広い世間で 頑張れと
男には口には出さぬ 夢がある
離郷しぐれが 別れの朝に
なんで門出を 濡らすのか

名残惜しいが 参ります
俺を見送る こともせず
母は気丈に 背を向けた
いつの日か迎えに来ると 振り向けば
離郷しぐれか 涙の露か
肩にハラハラ 降りかかる

Parting Drizzle

I ask you, please,
to care for my parents
I pray for their future, hands clasped tight.
A man has times when he must go.
The parting drizzle, carrying withered leaves,
beats against the window, as if calling me.

Father says, "Go, my son,"
"Live your one life to the fullest,"
"Strive in the wide world."
A man has dreams he doesn't speak aloud.
The parting drizzle, on this morning of farewell,
why does it wet my departure?

Though it pains me to leave, I must go.
Without even seeing me off,
Mother bravely turns her back.
I vow to return someday. As I turn to look back,
Is it the parting drizzle or tears of dew
that fall softly upon my shoulders?