Текст и перевод песни Miyuki Nakajima - 帰省

帰省

遠い国の客には笑われるけれど
押し合わなけりゃ街は 電車にも乗れない
まるで人のすべてが敵というように
肩を張り肘を張り 押しのけ合ってゆく

けれど年に2回 8月と1月
人ははにかんで道を譲る 故郷(ふるさと)からの帰り
束の間 人を信じたら
もう半年がんばれる

機械たちを相手に言葉は要らない
決まりきった身ぶりで街は流れてゆく
人は多くなるほど 物に見えてくる
ころんだ人をよけて 交差点(スクランブル)を渡る

けれど年に2回 8月と1月
人は振り向いて足をとめる 故郷からの帰り
束の間 人を信じたら
もう半年がんばれる

けれど年に2回 8月と1月
人は振り向いて足をとめる 故郷からの帰り
束の間 人を信じたら
もう半年がんばれる

Comming Home

When visitors from distant lands look on and laugh
If we don't push, we can't move through the city or board the trains
As if all humans were our enemies
Our shoulders and elbows tense as we push and shove past each other

But twice a year, in August and in January
People blush and make way for others on their way home
For a brief moment, if we trust in humanity
We can keep going for another six months

Machines don't require words, their commands are absolute
Fixed gestures guide the flow of the city
The more people there are, the more they seem like objects
We avoid the fallen and cross the scramble intersection

But twice a year, in August and in January
People turn around and pause to let others pass, for they are coming home
For a brief moment, if we trust in humanity
We can keep going for another six months

But twice a year, in August and in January
People turn around and pause to let others pass, for they are coming home
For a brief moment, if we trust in humanity
We can keep going for another six months