(一）
あした　はまべを　さまよえば/Ashita hamabe o samayoeba

In the morning, walking along the seashore

むかしのことぞ　しのばるる/Mukashi no koto zo shinobaruru

I remember things from the past

かぜのおとよ　くものさまよ/Kaze no oto yo kumo no sama yo

The sound of the wind, the state of the cloud

よするなみも　かいのいろも/Yosuru nami mo kai no iromo

Flowing waves, and the colour of the shell



(二）
ゆうべ　はまべを　もとおれば/Yuube hamabe o motooreba

In the evening, wondering around the seashore

むかしのひとぞ　しのばるる/Mukashi no hito zo shinobaruru

I remember the old friends

よするなみよ　かえすなみよ/Yosuru name yo kaesu name yo

Waves flowing and ebbing

つきのいろもほしのかげも/Tsuki no iro mo hoshi no kage mo

With the colour of the moon, with the light of the stars



（三）
はやち　たちまち　なみをふき/Hayachi tachimachi name o huki

The blast of wind blowing the water up into the air,

あかものすそぞ　ぬれひじし/Akamo no suso zo nurehijishi

My red clothes get soaked

やみしわれは　すでにいえて/Yamishi ware wa sude ni iete

I have already been recovered from illness

はまべのまさご　まなごいまは/Hamabe no masago manago ima wa

Looking at the sand of the seashore, I recall my dear child.



[Background]
The lyrics were written by Kokei Hayashi, Japanese poet and lyricist. They are written in 1913, remembering his experience that he stayed in hospital. The writer is missing his home town, and worried about his family and children. The lyrics are mostly based on the old usage of Japanese.




朝、浜辺を散歩すれば
昔のことを思い出す
風の音や雲の様子
寄ってくる波も貝の色も

夕方、浜辺を徘徊していると
昔の仲間を思い出す
寄せては返す波も
月の色や星の影と一緒に

はげしい風が、波を吹き上げ
赤い着物のすそは 濡れてしまった
私の病気は なおってきたが
浜辺の砂、いや，私の子ども（愛しい子）はどうしているのだろうか