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Song of the River

Mitsuko Horie

Kawa no Uta

このはのふねにかなしみのせて
Kono ha no fune ni kanashimi nosete
ふるいかわにうかべれば
Furui kawa ni ukabere ba
どこかとおくへはこんでくれる
Doko ka tooku e hakon de kureru
かわよかわよ
Kawa yo kawa yo
やさしいかわよ
Yasashii kawa yo
おまえはいつもひくいこえで
Omae wa itsumo hikui koe de
むかしのうたをうたいながら
Mukashi no uta wo utai nagara
ゆっくりねむそにながれる
Yukkuri nemu so ni nagareru

かわのきしべでゆめをみていた
Kawa no kishibe de yume wo mitei ta
わっかのはなにつかまって
Wakka no hana ni tsukamatte
きれいなところへとんでったゆめ
Kirei na tokoro e tondetta yume
かわよかわよ
Kawa yo kawa yo
やさしいかわよ
Yasashii kawa yo
おまえはいつもひくいこえで
Omae wa itsumo hikui koe de
むかしのうたをうたいながら
Mukashi no uta wo utai nagara
ゆっくりねむそにながれる
Yukkuri nemu so ni nagareru

ゆうひをさしてたびにでようか
Yuuhi wo sashite tabi ni deyou ka
ゆめでみてたあのくにへ
Yume de mite ta ano kuni e
どこにあるのかおしえておくれ
Doko ni aru no ka oshie te okure
かわよかわよ
Kawa yo kawa yo
やさしいかわよ
Yasashii kawa yo
おまえはいつもひくいこえで
Omae wa itsumo hikui koe de
むかしのうたをうたいながら
Mukashi no uta wo utai nagara
ゆっくりねむそにながれる
Yukkuri nemu so ni nagareru

Song of the River

Carrying sadness on this leaf boat
If I float it on the old river
It'll take me somewhere far away
Oh river, oh river
Gentle river
You always sing in a soft voice
While singing old songs
Flowing slowly, looking like it's dreaming

I was dreaming by the riverbank
Holding onto a ring of flowers
A dream that flew to a beautiful place
Oh river, oh river
Gentle river
You always sing in a soft voice
While singing old songs
Flowing slowly, looking like it's dreaming

Shall we set out as the sunset glows?
To that country I saw in my dreams
Please tell me where it is
Oh river, oh river
Gentle river
You always sing in a soft voice
While singing old songs
Flowing slowly, looking like it's dreaming