Текст и перевод песни Kiyoshi Hikawa - 国境の町

国境の町

橇の鈴さえ 寂しく響く
雪の曠野よ 町の灯よ
一つ山越しゃ 他国の星が
凍りつくよな 国境

故郷はなれて はるばる千里
なんで想いが とどこうぞ
遠きあの空 つくづく眺め
男泣きする 宵もある

明日に望みが ないではないが
たのみすくない ただ一人
紅い夕日も 身につまされて
泣くが無理かよ 渡り鳥

行方知らない さすらい暮し
空も灰色 また吹雪
想いばかりが ただただ燃えて
君と逢うのは いつの日ぞ

Border Town

Even the sleigh bells ring with loneliness
Across the snowy wilderness, oh, the town lights
Over one more mountain, a star of another land
A freezing border, it is

Far from home, a thousand miles I've roamed
Why can't my feelings reach you, my love?
Gazing at that distant sky, endlessly I stare
Some nights, I cry like a man, for you

It's not that I don't have hope for tomorrow
But my only reliance is you, my dear
Even the crimson sunset pierces my heart
Is it so wrong for me, a migrating bird, to weep?

Living a wandering life, with no known destination
The sky is gray, another blizzard blows
Only my longing for you burns ever brighter
When will I see you again, my love?