Kawa no Uta

Song of the River

Kawa no Uta

Carrying sadness on this leaf boat
このはのふねにかなしみのせて
Kono ha no fune ni kanashimi nosete
If I float it on the old river
ふるいかわにうかべれば
Furui kawa ni ukabere ba
It'll take me somewhere far away
どこかとおくへはこんでくれる
Doko ka tooku e hakon de kureru
Oh river, oh river
かわよかわよ
Kawa yo kawa yo
Gentle river
やさしいかわよ
Yasashii kawa yo
You always sing in a soft voice
おまえはいつもひくいこえで
Omae wa itsumo hikui koe de
While singing old songs
むかしのうたをうたいながら
Mukashi no uta wo utai nagara
Flowing slowly, looking like it's dreaming
ゆっくりねむそにながれる
Yukkuri nemu so ni nagareru

I was dreaming by the riverbank
かわのきしべでゆめをみていた
Kawa no kishibe de yume wo mitei ta
Holding onto a ring of flowers
わっかのはなにつかまって
Wakka no hana ni tsukamatte
A dream that flew to a beautiful place
きれいなところへとんでったゆめ
Kirei na tokoro e tondetta yume
Oh river, oh river
かわよかわよ
Kawa yo kawa yo
Gentle river
やさしいかわよ
Yasashii kawa yo
You always sing in a soft voice
おまえはいつもひくいこえで
Omae wa itsumo hikui koe de
While singing old songs
むかしのうたをうたいながら
Mukashi no uta wo utai nagara
Flowing slowly, looking like it's dreaming
ゆっくりねむそにながれる
Yukkuri nemu so ni nagareru

Shall we set out as the sunset glows?
ゆうひをさしてたびにでようか
Yuuhi wo sashite tabi ni deyou ka
To that country I saw in my dreams
ゆめでみてたあのくにへ
Yume de mite ta ano kuni e
Please tell me where it is
どこにあるのかおしえておくれ
Doko ni aru no ka oshie te okure
Oh river, oh river
かわよかわよ
Kawa yo kawa yo
Gentle river
やさしいかわよ
Yasashii kawa yo
You always sing in a soft voice
おまえはいつもひくいこえで
Omae wa itsumo hikui koe de
While singing old songs
むかしのうたをうたいながら
Mukashi no uta wo utai nagara
Flowing slowly, looking like it's dreaming
ゆっくりねむそにながれる
Yukkuri nemu so ni nagareru