花ゆきの舟 (Hana Yuki no Fune)

==Lyrics==
Japanese 	Romaji 	English
「頭の垂れない稲穂を摘むも 	"koube no tarenai inaho o tsumu mo 	“There are too many ears of rice that haven’t yet started to droop;
口数多けりゃ楽ではなかろ 	kousuu ookerya raku de wa nakaro 	it oughtn’t be easy to pick them.
いかにもこいつは助けの舟さ 	ikanimo koitsu wa tasuke no fune sa 	This boat is truly a blessing, indeed.
お礼の代わりに花いちもんめ」 	orei no kawari ni hana ichi monme" 	Instead of simply my thanks, I shall offer you a single flower.花いちもんめ in this instance is used with its literal meaning, “a flower is one monme” (monme being a historical unit of currency). Hana Ichi Monme is also a children’s song.”
 	 	
きっともう会うこと叶わぬのでしょう 	kitto mou au koto kanawanu no deshou 	I expect there’s no way we’ll ever meet again.
いつまでも髪引く別れの袖よ 	itsumademo kami hiku wakare no sode yo 	My sleeve別れの袖 literally means “sleeve of parting;” it refers to the sleeve, probably of a yukata or kimono, with which you dry your tears after a tearful goodbye. is forever wet from the rueful髪引く refers to a feeling of lingering regret. Its literal meaning is “to pull hair” and the full phrase is 後ろ髪を引かれる “to feel something pull your hair from behind.” tears of our parting.
小鳥だっていつかは旅立つものさ 	kotori datte itsuka wa tabidatsu mono sa 	Even young birds must move on someday.旅立つ means “to depart” or “to set out on a journey,” but it’s also a euphemism for “to pass away.”
皆皆皆様いざさらば 	minna minna minna sama iza saraba 	Everyone, everyone, come now, and farewell.
 	 	
桜に梅かきつばた百合 	sakura ni ume kakitsubata yuri 	Cherry and plum blossoms, irises and lilies.
未だ見ぬ郷咲き誇るという 	mada minu kuni sakihokoru to iu 	The as yet unseen country,I’m pretty sure that 郷 is pronounced “kuni” in the song, so I used the word “country” in an effort to encompass all relevant meanings. said to be in full bloom.
御衣の色百花繚乱 	oonzo no iro hyakkaryouran 	The colors of splendid garments; a great gathering of beauty and talent.百花繚乱 literally means “one hundred flowers blooming in profusion” and is used to describe “a gathering of many beauties (usually women) and talents/achievements.”
何処まで行く旅の舟 	dokomade yuku tabi no fune 	How far will this journeying ship sail?
 	 	
水面に沈んだあてなき手鞠唄 	minamo ni shizunda ate naki temari uta 	It sunk beneath the water’s surface, an aimless children’s song,手鞠唄 refers to a song that children might sing while playing with 手鞠, a type of colorful handball. It literally means “temari song” or “handball song.”
調子の外れた侘しい子守唄 	choushi no hazureta wabishii komoriuta 	an off-key, miserable lullaby.
頭上で囀る鳥達仰ぎ 	zujou de saezuru toritachi aogi 	I look up at the birds singing overhead
いよいよ独りになったと思う 	iyoiyo hitori ni natta to omou 	and think that I’m alone at last.
 	 	
水に揺蕩う蕾この川を上ってく 	mizu ni tayutau tsubomi kono kawa o nobotteku 	The flower buds floating in the water drift upstream.
流された見失い元より道などなし 	nagasareta miushinai motoyori michi nado nashi	They’re swept away, and I lose sight of them. They never had a path to follow.
行き着くは何処だろう 	ikitsuku wa doko darou 	Where will they end up?
男に問いかけても 	otoko ni toikaketemo 	I ask the man,
ろくに返事もなしに 	roku ni henji mo nashi ni 	but receive no real answer
静々と舟を漕ぐ 	shizushizu to fune o kogu 	as he silently rows the boat.
 	 	
桜に梅かきつばた百合 	sakura ni ume kakitsubata yuri 	Cherry and plum blossoms, irises and lilies.
未だ見ぬ郷咲き誇るという 	mada minu kuni sakihokoru to iu 	The as yet unseen country, said to be in full bloom.
御衣の色百花繚乱 	oonzo no iro hyakkaryouran 	The colors of splendid garments; a great gathering of beauty and talent.
何処まで行く旅の舟 	dokomade yuku tabi no fune 	How far will this journeying ship sail?
 	 	
籠の中で小鳥大空を忘れ 	kago no naka de kotori oozora o wasure 	Trapped in the cage, the small bird forgets the open sky.
いつまでもその声響かせる 	itsumademo sono koe hibikaseru 	Its voice is forever forced to resound.
可憐に香を競う摘み取られた花は 	karen ni ka o kisou tsumitorareta hana wa 	Vying sweetly in fragrance, the plucked flowers,
根もなくし花瓶でしか咲かぬ 	ne mo nakushi kabin de shika sakanu 	without roots, cannot bloom anywhere but in the vase.
 	 	
籠の中で小鳥大空を忘れ 	kago no naka de kotori oozora o wasure 	Trapped in the cage, the small bird forgets the open sky.
いつまでもその声響かせる 	itsumademo sono koe hibikaseru 	Its voice is forever forced to resound.
可憐に香を競う摘み取られた花は 	karen ni ka o kisou tsumitorareta hana wa 	Vying sweetly in fragrance, the plucked flowers,
根もなくし花瓶でしか咲かぬ 	ne mo nakushi kabin de shika sakanu 	without roots, cannot bloom anywhere but in the vase.
 	 	
桜に梅かきつばた百合 	sakura ni ume kakitsubata yuri 	Cherry and plum blossoms, irises and lilies.
未だ見ぬ郷咲き誇るという 	mada minu kuni sakihokoru to iu 	The as yet unseen country, said to be in full bloom.
御衣の色百花繚乱 	oonzo no iro hyakkaryouran 	The colors of splendid garments; a great gathering of beauty and talent.
何処まで行く旅の舟 	dokomade yuku tabi no fune 	How far will this journeying ship sail?
 	 	
桜に梅かきつばた百合 	sakura ni ume kakitsubata yuri 	Cherry and plum blossoms, irises and lilies.
未だ見ぬ郷咲き誇るという 	mada minu kuni sakihokoru to iu 	The as yet unseen country, said to be in full bloom.
御衣の色百花繚乱 	oonzo no iro hyakkaryouran 	The colors of splendid garments; a great gathering of beauty and talent.
何処まで行く旅の舟 	dokomade yuku tabi no fune 	How far will this journeying ship sail?
 	 	
椿に桃おみなえし萩 	tsubaki ni momo ominaeshi hagi 	Camellias and peach blossoms, patrinias and bush clovers.
未だ見ぬ郷咲き誇るという 	mada minu kuni sakihokoru to iu 	The as yet unseen country, said to be in full bloom.
行く先などとうに知ってる 	yukusaki nado touni shitteru 	I’ve had my destination in mind for a long time now.
街に一つ花が咲く 	machi ni hitotsu hana ga saku 	In town, a single flower blooms.
==Translation Notes==
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