Chikuma Gawa
みずのながれにはなびらを
Mizu no nagare ni hanabira o
そーとうかべてないたひと
Sooto ukabete naita hito
わすれなぐっさにかえらぬこいを
Wasurena gussa ni kaeranu koi o
おもいださせるしんあののたびよ
Omoi dasaseru shinano no tabi yo
あっすはいずこかうきぐもに
Assu wa izuko ka uki gumo ni
けむりたなびくあさまやま
Kemuri tanabiku asama yama
よべどはるかにみやこはとうく
Yobedo haruka ni miyako wa tôoku
あきのかぜたつすすきのみちよ
Aki no kaze tatsu susuki no miti yo
ひとりただればくさぶえの
Hitori tadoreba kusabue no
ねいろかなしきちくまがわ
Neiro kanashiki tikuma gawa
よせるさざなみくれゆくきしに
Yoseru sazanami kureyuku kishi ni
さとのひともるしんあののたびよ
Sato no hi tomoru shinano no tabi yo
Chikuma River
In the flowing water, petals drift
A person crying, lost in thought
Memories of a love that won't return
Remind me of the journey of my heart
Where is the sun, hidden in the clouds?
Smoke curling up from Asama Mountain
Calling out, but the capital is far away
On the path lined with autumn winds and reeds
Alone, just me and the grass flute
The sad tones of the Chikuma River
Waves lapping at the shores that fade away
As the village lights flicker, the journey of my heart.