Donten

Cloudy Weather

Donten

The leaden sky
鉛の空
namari no sora
Heavily dripping down
重く垂れ込み
omoku tarekomi
Drunk on pure white
真白に酔った
mashiro ni yodonda
The sun shatters
太陽が砕けて
taiyou ga kudakete
Piercing through the ears
耳ありをとがらせる
mimiari wo togaraseru

Whirr, whirr
ひゅるり ひゅるり
hyururi hyururi
A low swallow
低いつばめが
hikui tsubame ga
Tracing a figure-eight
八の字なそって
hachi no ji nasotte
Races through the valley of buildings
ビルの谷を駆ける
biru no tani wo kakeru
The evening shower will come soon
もうじきに夕立ちが来る
moujiki ni yuudachi ga kuru

On the cloudy road
曇天の道を
donten no michi wo
Forgetting the umbrella
傘を忘れて
kasa wo wasurete
She walks
歩く彼女は
aruku kanojo wa
Afraid of the rain
雨に怯えてる
ame ni obieteru
So I too
ので僕も
node boku mo
With cowardice hanging
弱虫ぶらさげて
yowamushi burasagete
Look up at the sky
空を仰ぐ
sora wo aogu

Here and there
あちらこちら
achira kochira
The world is skillful
案世は上手
anyo wa jouzu
Depending on the coffee shop
コーヒー屋によって
kouhii-ya ni yotte
Once deciding to take a break
ひと休み決めたら
hitoyasumi kimetara
Can't go back, won't go back
帰れない 帰らない
kaerenai kaeranai

On the cloudy road
曇天の道を
donten no michi wo
Strolling aimlessly
ぶらり ぶらぶら
burari burabura
The two of us walk
歩く二人は
aruku futari wa
Like foot soldiers
足軽のごとく
ashigaru no gotoku
Pretending to be
危険好きの
kiken zuki no
Someone who loves danger
誰かのふりをする
dareka no furi wo suru
The merchants
商人者たち
shoushin monodomo

On the cloudy road
曇天の道を
donten no michi wo
Forgetting the umbrella
傘を忘れて
kasa wo wasurete
She walks
歩く彼女は
aruku kanojo wa
Afraid of the rain
雨に怯えてる
ame ni obieteru
So I too
ので僕も
node boku mo
With cowardice hanging
弱虫ぶらさげて
yowamushi burasagete
Look up at the sky
空を仰ぐ
sora wo aogu