Текст и перевод песни Kiyoshi Hikawa - 越後の雪次郎

越後の雪次郎

親を泣かせた 十五の春も
今じゃ霞んだ 駒ヶ岳
お尋ね者でも人の子あれば
熱い涙がこみあげる

いつか故郷に 恩義を返す
胸に越後の 雪次郎

蓑に藁沓 雪ン子見れば
遠いあの日を 思い出す
男をみがくと 古里捨てて
知った浮世のほろ苦さ

花も咲かない 浮草なれど
泣くな越後の 雪次郎

おっか許せと 一筆書いて
そっと置いたは 二十両
妹嫁ぐと人づて聞いて
爪に火ともしためた金

どうか幸せ 両手を合わせ
あばよ越後の 雪次郎

Echigo no Yukijiro (Snow Jiro of Echigo)

Fifteen springs ago, I made my parents cry,
Now it's a hazy memory, Mount Komagatake.
Even a wanted man has a heart, my love,
Hot tears well up inside.

Someday I'll repay my debt to my hometown,
This Echigo's Yukijiro, I swear to you.

Seeing a child in the snow, with straw raincoat and sandals,
Reminds me of those distant days.
To become a man, I left my home behind, my dear,
And learned the bittersweet taste of the world.

Like a rootless weed, I may never bloom,
But don't you cry, my Echigo's Yukijiro.

"Forgive me, Mother," I wrote in a letter,
And secretly left twenty ryo.
Hearing that my sister was getting married,
I worked hard, saving every penny.

I pray for your happiness, with clasped hands,
Farewell, my Echigo's Yukijiro.