都落ちMiyako Ochi

花咲くやhanasaku ya　赤ら引くakarahiku頬hohoにni

Flowers bloom, on blushing cheeks

さざなみsazanami寄るyoruはwa海umi

Ripples draw near — the sea

貴方anataはwa水際mizugiwa一人hitori微笑むhohoemuだけdake

You just smile alone at the water's edge

今ima、、思い出omoideにni僕bokuはwa都落ちmiyako ochi

Now, I retreat to my memories, an exile from the capital

鼻歌hanauta、、綺麗kireiだねda ne

Your humming is beautiful

明日ashitaにniはwa往くんだぜyuku n da ze

I'll be gone by tomorrow

海猫uminekoがga鳴いたねnaita ne

The seagulls cried

鳥toriでもdemo泣くんだねnaku n da ne

Even birds can weep

心なしkokoronashi乾いたらkaita ra別れwakareのno時間jikanだぜda ze

When this heart dries out a little, it'll be time to part

夏風natsukaze揉まれてmomarete貴方anataにni浅いasai影kage

Tossed by the summer wind, a shallow shadow falls on you

さらりsarari花咲くやhanasaku ya　あから引くakarahiku頬hohoにni

Softly flowers bloom, on blushing cheeks

さざなみsazanami、、夜yoruはwa海umi

Ripples — by night, the sea

貴方anataはwa水際mizugiwa一人hitori手teをwo振るfuruだけdake

You just wave alone at the water's edge

今ima、、思い出omoideにni僕bokuはwa都落ちmiyako ochi

Now, I retreat to my memories, an exile from the capital

朝焼けasayake、、綺麗kireiだねda ne

The sunrise is beautiful

舟funeはwaもうmou発つんだぜtatsu n da ze

The boat is about to leave

海猫uminekoがga鳴いたねnaita ne

The seagulls cried

貴方anataもmo泣くんだねnaku n da ne

So you're crying too

人里hitozato離れてhanarete鳴るnaru音otoはwa向かい波mukainami

Far from the village, the sound that rings is the oncoming waves

飛ぶtobu鳥toriはwa遠くtookuへe明日ashitaからkara向こうmukouまでmade

Birds in flight go far away, from tomorrow to beyond

水mizuにni落ちochi流れnagareやがてyagate憂きuki

Falling into water, drifting, and in time, sorrow

貴方anataにni焦がれるkogareru舟funeはwa海umi

The boat that yearns for you is the sea

惜しみoshimi書くkaku指yubiはwa思う丈omou takeばかりbakari

Fingers writing reluctantly, full of longing alone

散るchiru思い出omoideはwa波namiかka都落ちmiyako ochi

Scattering memories — are they waves, or exile from the capital

都miyako離れてhanarete舟fune進むsusumu

Leaving the capital, the boat moves on

水mizuはwa流れてnagarete時tokiもmoまたmata

Water flows, and time flows too

僕bokuはwa貴方anataのno思い出omoideにni

I become your memory

ただのtada no記憶kiokuにni

Just a memory

恋ふらくkofurakuはwaあから引くakarahiku頬hohoのno

This love — on blushing cheeks

寄せ消ゆyose kiyu波namiのno花hana

Wave-foam that washes in and vanishes

貴方anataはwa水際mizugiwa一人hitori微笑むhohoemuだけdake

You just smile alone at the water's edge

今ima、、思い出omoideにni僕bokuはwa

Now, into my memories, I

さらりsarari花咲くやhanasaku ya　あから引くakarahiku頬hohoにni

Softly flowers bloom, on blushing cheeks

さざなみsazanami、、夜yoruはwa海umi

Ripples — by night, the sea

貴方anataはwa水際mizugiwa一人hitori手teをwo振るfuruだけdake

You just wave alone at the water's edge

今ima、、左様ならsayounara　僕bokuはwa都落ちmiyako ochi

Now, farewell — I am an exile from the capital