川の流れのように | Kawa no nagare no you ni | Like the Flowing River

知らず知らず 歩いて来た
細く長い この道
振り返れば 遥か遠く
故郷が見える
でこぼこ道や
曲がりくねった道
地図さえない
それもまた 人生
ああ 川の流れのように
ゆるやかに
いくつも 時代は過ぎて
ああ 川の流れのように
とめどなく
空が黄昏に 染まるだけ

生きることは 旅すること
終わりのない この道
愛する人 そばに連れて
夢探しながら
雨に降られて
ぬかるんだ道でも
いつかは また
晴れる日が来るから
ああ 川の流れのように
おだやかに
この身を まかせていたい
ああ 川の流れのように
移りゆく
季節 雪どけを待ちながら

ああ 川の流れのように
おだやかに
この身を まかせていたい
ああ 川の流れのように
いつまでも
青いせせらぎを 聞きながら

shirazu shirazu aruite kita
hosoku nagai kono michi
furikaere ba haruka tooku
furusato ga mieru
dekoboko michi ya
magarikunetta michi
chizu saenai
sore mo mata jinsei
aa kawa no nagare no you ni
yuruyaka ni
ikutsu mo jidai wa sugite
aa kawa no nagare no you ni
tomedonaku
sora ga tasogare ni somaru dake

ikiru koto wa tabi suru koto
owari no nai kono michi
aisuru hito soba ni tsurete
yume sagashi nagara
ame ni furarete
nukarunda michi demo
itsuka wa mata
hareru hi ga kuru kara
aa kawa no nagare no you ni
odayaka ni
kono mi wo makasete itai
aa kawa no nagare no you ni
utsuriyuku
kisetsu yukidoke wo machi nagara

aa kawa no nagare no you ni
odayaka ni
kono mi wo makasete itai
aa kawa no nagare no you ni
itsu made mo
aoi seseragi wo kiki nagara

Unknowingly, I’ve walked down
This long and narrow road
Whenever I look back
I can see my hometown in the distance
This is a rugged road
A winding road
And there’s no map
Well, that is life
Ah, like the flowing river
Gently
The long years will pass away
Ah, like the flowing river
The endless sky
Is coloured by the setting sun

To live is to go on a journey
On this endless road
With our loved ones by our side
We chase our dreams
Even if it rains
And the road gets drenched
There will come a time
When the sun will shine again
Ah, like the flowing river
Calmly
I will give up this body of mine
Ah, like the flowing river
As I await the changing seasons
When the snow begins to thaw

Ah, like the flowing river
Calmly
I will give up this body of mine
Ah, like the flowing river
As I continue to listen
To these youthful babbles