Текст и перевод песни Kiyoshi Hikawa - 男の絶唱

男の絶唱

鬼も蛇も出る 浮世の川を
命からがら 度胸で渡る
浮いて沈んで 汚れても
泥に咲く花 睡蓮の
あゝ 睡蓮の
純なこころは 忘れまい

春の風吹く 桜の下で
惚れたあの娘と ふたりの宴
何度見ただろう そんな夢
苦労 く の字で 眠る夜は
あゝ 眠る夜は
遠い故郷が 近くなる

いかに時代が 移ってゆけど
見失うかよ こころの灯り
雪の如月 風弥生
越えて卯月の 酒酌めば
あゝ 酒酌めば
夢は千里を 駆け巡る

A Man's Lament

Through this world, where demons and serpents dwell,
I cross with my life, courage my only spell.
Floating, sinking, stained though I may be,
Like a lotus blooming in the mud, you see,
Ah, like a lotus,
My pure heart, I will never forget, my love.

Beneath the cherry blossoms, spring winds blow,
A feast with you, the girl I loved so,
How many times have I dreamed this dream?
On nights I sleep, curled up in misery's gleam,
Ah, on these nights,
My distant home feels so near, my love.

No matter how the times may change and flow,
I'll never lose my heart's guiding glow.
Through snowy February, windy March I stride,
And when April comes, let's drink sake side by side,
Ah, drinking sake,
My dreams soar for a thousand miles, my love.