HAMACHIDORI
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hamachidori

aoi tsukiyo no hamabe ni wa
oya o sagashite naku tori ga
nami no kuni kara umare deru
nureta tsubasa no gin no iro

yoru naku tori no kanashisa wa
oya o tazunete umi koete
tsukiyo no kuni e kiete yuku
gin no tsubasa no hamachidori


English Translation

Beach Plovers

On the beach beneath a blue moon night,
birds cry out, searching for their parents.
They emerge from the land of waves.
Their wet wings the colour silver.

Such grief from these birds, crying in the dark.
Crossing the sea, seeking their parents.
They disappear into the land of night.
Young beach plovers with silver wings.