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帰郷

あの頃は 島には仕事もなくて
遠縁の親戚 ハガキ一枚をたよりに
着いたのは 遥かコーヒーの国
三線の音になぜか涙がこぼれた

三年働いたら 帰れるから
ふるさと想いながら 汗を流した
初めて恋をして 洋服も買った
嬉しくて 楽しくて さみしさも忘れた

カチャーシーはうまく踊れないけど
彼女がいれば恥ずかしくなかった

五年経ち もうそろそろ帰ろうかと
二人で貯めたお金を 空き缶に集めた
指輪は買えないけど 子供が生まれて
神様に誓った 幸せにしますと

カチャーシーはうまく踊れないけど
夜明けに畑で 一人で踊った

十年はあっという間で 家族も増えて
街へ出て市場の中に 店が開けた
両親に送る写真は 新品の靴を履き
ふるさとはレコードの中 廻り続けた

カチャーシーはうまく踊れないけど
息子の手をとり 肩車をして

五十年 僕は帰れないけど
孫から届いた手紙 ふるさとの写真と

Homecoming

In those days, the island had no jobs,
A distant relative, guided by a single postcard,
Arrived in the distant coffee country,
Sanshin music somehow brought tears to my eyes.

I promised to return in three years,
And toiled hard, longing for my homeland,
I fell in love for the first time and bought some new clothes,
In the midst of joy and pleasure, I forgot my loneliness.

My Kachashi dance was far from graceful,
But with her by my side, I felt no shame.

Five years passed, and it was almost time to return,
We collected the money we had saved in an empty can,
We couldn't afford a ring, but with a child on the way,
I made a vow to God to make her happy.

My Kachashi dance was far from graceful,
But at dawn, I danced alone in the fields.

Ten years passed in a flash, and our family grew,
We moved to the city and opened a shop in the market,
In the photos we sent to my parents, we wore new shoes,
My homeland lived on in the records, playing over and over.

My Kachashi dance was far from graceful,
But I took my son's hand and gave him a ride on my shoulders.

Fifty years have passed, and I still cannot return,
But a letter from my grandson brought me photos of my homeland.