八景Hakkei

ゆらゆらyurayura戻りmodoriをwo待つmatsu

Swaying, swaying, waiting for the tide to return

夜yoruをwo撫で過ぎるnadesugiru風kaze

The wind brushing past the night

たまゆらtamayura　響くhibiku汽笛kiteki

For a fleeting moment — a whistle echoes

波先namisakiでde頷くunazuku未来mirai

A future nodding at the crest of a wave

早歩きhayaarukiでde朝asaまでmade

Walking briskly until morning

防潮堤bouchouteiのno先sakiのno海umiへe

To the sea beyond the seawall

誰かdarekaのno不意なfui naジョークjookuでde

Someone's unexpected joke

僕らbokuraはwaまたmata息ikiをwo吹き返すfukikaesu

Brings us back to life again

波namiのnoないnai海umiじゃjaなんだかnandaka味気ないajikenaiようなyou na

A sea without waves would feel somehow bland —

そんなsonna気持ちkimochiにniなるnaruでしょうdeshou

That's the kind of feeling you'd get, right?

あれareからkara随分zuibun経つtatsu

So much time has passed since then

音otoをwo立て過ぎたtatesugita日々hibi

Days that made too much noise

またmata会えるaeruときtokiをwo待つmatsu

Waiting for the day we meet again

白波shiranamiをwo分け行くwake yuku未来mirai

A future parting through the whitecaps

ゆらゆらyurayura戻りmodoriをwo待つmatsu

Swaying, swaying, waiting for the tide to return

夜yoruをwo撫で過ぎるnadesugiru風kaze

The wind brushing past the night

たまゆらtamayura　響くhibiku汽笛kiteki

For a fleeting moment — a whistle echoes

どこまでもdoko made mo旗hataをwo立ててtatete　行きたいikitai

I want to plant my flag and keep going, as far as I can