行く舟は　まだ来ず

空は夕焼けに染まり　れんげ畑の上を雲が行く

行く舟は　まだ来ず

空はオリオン傾き　金星は木蓮の彼方

赤い鉄橋の下に　川は流れて

その川の向こうに　君の家はあった

早くして　風に消えた

幼な友達の　君の墓は知らない

今日もまた　一日は　浅い眠りで始まる

今日もまた　一日は　浅い眠りで始まる

行く舟は　まだ来ず

空は雲一つなく　風は川のようだね

夜はいつだって　息をひそめて

まだ明けぬ星のなか

君よ静かに　死を生きよ

今日もまた　一日は　浅い眠りで始まる

今日もまた　一日は　浅い眠りで始まる

赤い鉄橋の下に　川は流れて

その川の向こうに　君の家はあった

早くして　風に消えた

幼な友達の　君の墓は知らない

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The Day That Remains, or in Remembrance

The boat that departs
has not yet come.

The sky is stained with sunset,
and clouds drift above the fields of Chinese milk vetch.

The boat that departs
has not yet come.

Orion hangs low in the sky,
and Venus lies beyond the magnolias.

Beneath the red iron bridge, the river flowed,
and beyond it stood your house.

Long ago, you vanished into the wind.

I do not know where your grave is,
my childhood friend.

Today again,
the day begins in a shallow sleep.

Today again,
the day begins in a shallow sleep.

The boat that departs
has not yet come.

The sky is without a single cloud,
and the wind is like a river.

Night always holds its breath,

among the stars
that have not yet faded into dawn.

My friend,
live quietly in death.

Today again,
the day begins in a shallow sleep.

Today again,
the day begins in a shallow sleep.

Beneath the red iron bridge, the river flowed,
and beyond it stood your house.

Long ago, you vanished into the wind.

I do not know where your grave is,
my childhood friend.