夜はいつも　静かに明ける
時には　懐かしく
時には　希望に満ち

夜はいつも　静かに明ける
時には　悲しみの中に
時には　変わらぬ太陽が街を照らす

天上に輝く月は　尚美しく
無言の銀河の星々は　尚美しく

漆黒の大空を　円を描き　雲を切り　影絵のように飛ぶ鳥の
その広げた両の羽に　溢れるばかりの思い出を載せて

海も大地も愛おしく　風のにおいも愛おしく

幾度かの冬が過ぎ　幾度かの春を迎へ
幾度かの夏の盛りの青い葉が　秋の黄色の画を描く時
幾千の幾万の鳥達が　その嘴に小さな思い出を携えて故郷に帰って来る

そのざわめきの中に　私達は　喜びが思い出の中から
静かに微笑んでいるのを見るだろう
そのざわめきの中に　私達は　人の心のつながりが木々を潤す水のように　
尊いことを知るだろう

そして又　夜はいつも　静かに明ける
時には　君がそばにいるように
そして又　夜はいつも　静かに明ける
小さな芽吹きが　希望に変わるように

夜はいつも　静かに明ける

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Full Moon Glide

Night always breaks into dawn,
quietly.
Sometimes, in remembrance.
Sometimes, full of hope.
Night always breaks into dawn,
quietly.
Sometimes, in sorrow.
Sometimes, beneath the unchanging sun
that lights the streets.

The moon shining above
is more beautiful still.
The silent stars
of the Milky Way
are more beautiful still.

Across the pitch-black sky,
birds wheel in circles,
cutting through the clouds,
flying like silhouettes in a shadow play,
their outstretched wings
laden with memories,
overflowing.

The sea, the earthー
so dear.
The scent of the windー
so dear.

Winter after winter passes,
spring after spring arrives,
and when the green leaves
of summer's height
paint the mountains
in autumn gold,
thousands upon thousands of birds
will return to their homeland,
each carrying
a small memory
in its beak.

Amid that stirring,
we will see
joy quietly smiling
from within our memories.
Amid that stirring,
we will come to know
how precious
the bonds between human hearts areー
like water
nourishing the trees.

And again,
night always breaks into dawn,
quietly.

Sometimes,
as though you were beside me.
And again,
night always breaks into dawn,
quietly.
as though small buds
were turning into hope.

Night always breaks into dawn,
quietly.