誕生 by 中島みゆき

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誕生
Tanjou
(Birth)
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ひとりでも私は生きられるけど
でもだれかとならば　人生ははるかに違う
強気で強気で生きてる人ほど
些細な寂しさでつまずくものよ
呼んでも呼んでもとどかぬ恋でも
むなしい恋なんて　ある筈がないと言ってよ
待っても待っても戻らぬ恋でも
無駄な月日なんて　ないと言ってよ
I can live alone
But living with another, life is clearly different
Even the people so strong, so strong
Stumble with simple loneliness
You call, you call, but love never arrives
Tell me this empty love cannot exist
You wait, you wait, but love doesn’t return
Tell me these pointless days aren’t so

めぐり来る季節をかぞえながら
めぐり逢う命をかぞえながら
畏れながら憎みながら
いつか愛を知ってゆく
泣きながら生まれる子供のように
もいちど生きるため　泣いて来たのね
Counting the seasons going round
Counting the souls I meet
Fearing and hating
But some day I’ll know love
Like a child born crying
I cry, to live again

Ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ　生まれた時
だれでも言われた筈
耳をすまして思い出して
最初に聞いた　Ｗｅｌｃｏｍｅ
Ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ　生まれたこと
Ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ　出逢ったこと
Ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ　一緒に生きてたこと
そして覚えていること
Remember when you were born
Someone must have said it
Listen carefully and remember
The first time you heard the word “Welcome”
Remember that you were born
Remember that you met
Remember that you lived together
And that you remember

ふりかえるひまもなく時は流れて
帰りたい場所が　またひとつずつ消えてゆく
すがりたいだれかを失うたびに
だれかを守りたい私になるの
Time passes so fast you can’t look back
Places you want to go back to, disappear one by one
When you lose someone you want to cling to
I become one who wants to protect another

わかれゆく季節をかぞえながら
わかれゆく命をかぞえながら
祈りながら　嘆きながら
とうに愛を知っている
忘れない言葉はだれでもひとつ
たとえサヨナラでも　愛してる意味
Counting the departed seasons
Counting the souls who’ve left
Praying and grieving
I’ve already known love
Everyone knows words they’ll never forget
Such as a good-bye, which means I love you

Ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ　生まれた時
だれでも言われた筈
耳をすまして思い出して
最初に聞いた　Ｗｅｌｃｏｍｅ
Ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ　けれどもしも
思い出せないなら
わたし　いつでもあなたに言う
生まれてくれて　Ｗｅｌｃｏｍｅ
Ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ　生まれたこと
Ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ　出逢ったこと
Ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ　一緒に生きてたこと
そして覚えていること
Remember when you were born
Someone must have said it
Listen carefully and remember
The first time you heard the word “Welcome”
Remember, but if
You can’t remember
I will always say to you
Be reborn, “Welcome”
Remember that you were born
Remember that you met
Remember that you lived together
And that you remember