故郷 (ふるさと) FURUSATO – Hometown
日本語歌詞 (Japanese Lyrics)
兎(うさぎ)追いし かの山
小鮒(こぶな)釣りし かの川
夢は今も めぐりて
忘れがたき ふるさと如何(いか)にいます 父母
恙(つつが) 無しや 友垣(ともがき)
雨に風に つけても
思い出ずる ふるさとこころざしを 果たして
いつの日にか 帰(かえ)らん
山はあおき ふるさと
水は清き ふるさと
Transliteration
Usagi oishi kano yama
Kobuna tsurishi kano kawa
Yume wa ima mo megurite
Wasuregataki furusatoIkani imasu chichi-haha
tsutsuganashi ya tomogaki
ame ni kaze ni tsuketemo
omoiizuru furusatoKokorozashi o hatashite
itsunohinika kaeran
yama wa aoki furusato
mizu wa kiyoki furusato
Translation
I used to chase rabbits on that mountain
I used to fish for minnow in that river
I still dream of those days even now
Oh, how I miss my home townI wonder if my parents are doing well
I wonder if my old friends are alright
When it rains, when the wind blows
I think of my home townOnce I’ve done what I set out to do
I’ll return home one of these days
Where the mountains are green, my home town
And the water is clear, my home town
