Seto no hanayome

The Bride of the Seto Inland Sea

Seto no hanayome

The strait is calm, the evening tide, the sunset glowSeto wa higurete yuunami konami
I'm going to your island as your brideAnata no shima he oyome ni yuku no
Everyone worries about our youthWakai to daremo ga shimpai suru keredo
But love is there, so it's all rightAi ga arukara daidjoubu nano
Gradually, I'll say goodbye to the fieldsDan dan batake to sayonara suruno yo
My young brother cried, 'Don't go'Osanai otouto yukuna to naita
If you were a man, you wouldn't cry or hesitateOtoko dattara naitari sezuni
Take care of Mom and DadToosan Kaasan daiji ni shitene

The small boat goes around the capeMisaki mawaru no chiisana fune ga
The island where I was born becomes distantUmareta shima ga tooku ni naru wa
On the other side of the inlet, to the people seeing me offIrie no mukou de miokuru hito tachi ni
When I announce our parting, tears flowWakare tsugetara namida ga deta wa
From island to island, I'll cross overShima kara shima he to watatte yukuno yo
Living with you from now onAnata to korekara ikiteku watashi
The Seto Inland Sea, the sunset, tomorrow will be clearSeto wa yuuyake ashita mo hareru
We're exchanging vows at our homeFutari no kadode iwatte iru wa