I’m not very familiar with the Japanese language, and I can’t make sense with the lyrics even when translated to English. It all just seems so metaphorical. The only thing I can be certain of (by listening to the song) is that it’s suppose to be something sorrowful. If you are familiar with the song and know the meaning, or can decipher the lyrics below, please tell me.
Here are the lyrics (translated):
In search of new lands, I build a new house
I thatch the house with reed stalks… gathered neatly in bundles
I thatch the house with reed stalks, gathered neatly in bundles
At the stone wall, let us celebrate the golden house, that was built by a hundred black kites.
At the stone wall, let us celebrate the golden house, that was built by a hundred black kites.
Let us celebrate the golden house, that was built by a hundred black kites.
(NOTE: When the above stanzas are translated, I find pages saying it’s “a hundred black kites” and other saying it’s “a hundred carpenters”)
The eighth month is fast approaching, and yet I have nothing to wear
I want to dress gaily, so brother, will you lend me just one sleeve?
I wish to dress my children and loved ones… in the one kimono that I own
As for me, I will wear vines… that I plucked deep in the mountains
The light of the full moon shines down, illuminating the world with its divine light
When my lover sneaks in to visit me, I wish that the clouds would hide that light just a little.
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“In search of new lands, I build a new house”
I came to this new place and came to make a living. It took a long time to be able to build my own house, though it is humble but new.
“I thatch the house with reed stalks… gathered neatly in bundles”
“I thatch the house with reed stalks, gathered neatly in bundles”
[Thatch is a material for the roof. Since the house itself is small and humble,] I’m going to justify the ends of thatch roof so that it may look still more neat and beautiful.
“At the stone wall, let us celebrate the golden house, that was built by a hundred black kites.”
“Let us celebrate the golden house, that was built by a hundred black kites.”
[Stone wall is a tall wall made of small stones piled up to prevent strong winds from the sea from blowing away the small house inside. It takes a lot of people to build the stone wall. He is thanking a hundred of his neighbors including several carpenters for having helped with it.
Golden house means, you know, his dream house.]
“The eighth month is fast approaching, and yet I have nothing to wear
I want to dress gaily, so brother, will you lend me just one sleeve?”
[August is a month when summer festivals are held. He doesn’t have anything special to wear on the day. He wishes he could join the meeting wearing something nice. And they send letters to ask for help.]
“Just one sleeve or just a hankachief of kimono” makes me feel sentimental!
“I wish to dress my children and loved ones… in the one kimono that I own”
“As for me, I will wear vines… that I plucked deep in the mountains”
[These are the same kind of letter asking their brothers for help.]
If it seemed impossible, again, we should be happy if you could lend us something nice at least for my child and my love to wear. I should give up my own. I should be happy with a coat made of vine.
“The light of the full moon shines down, illuminating the world with its divine light”
“When my lover sneaks in to visit me, I wish that the clouds would hide that light just a little.”
The moon is bright and beautiful, but I wish it would hide behind the clouds while we are together tonight.
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