Ii Hi Tabidachi

Yukidoke majika no kita no sora ni mukai
Sugisari shi hibi no yume wo sakebu toki
Kaeranu hito-tachi atsui mune wo yogiru
Semete kyou kara hitorikiri tabi ni deru.

Aa nihon no dokoka ni
Watashi wo matte'ru hito ga iru
Ii hi tabidachi yuuyake wo sagashi ni
Haha no senaka de kiita uta wo michidzure ni.

Misaki no hazure ni shounen ga sakana tsuri
Aoi susuki no komichi wo kaeru no ka
Watashi wa ima kara omoide wo tsukuru tame
Suna ni kareki de kaku tsumori “sayonara” to.

Aa nihon no dokoka ni
Watashi wo matte'ru hito ga iru
Ii hi tabidachi hitsujikumo wo sagashi ni
Chichi ga oshiete kureta uta wo michidzure ni.

Aa nihon no dokoka ni
Watashi wo matte'ru hito ga iru
Ii hi tabidachi shiawase wo sagashi ni
Kodomo no koro ni utatta uta wo michidzure ni.

[Translation]

When i head for the northern skies, close to where the snow is melting
And cry out dreams of days gone by
The thought of people who shan't return home crosses my heated heart
At the very least, today i'll be going on a journey, all by myself.

Ah, somewhere in japan
Somebody is waiting for me
Setting off on a good day, in search of the sunset
Taking with me a song i heard on my mother's back.

A boy is fishing on the end of the cape
Will he go back home, down a path of green maiden grass?
In order to make memories starting now
I plan to write “goodbye” in the sand with a piece of deadwood.

Ah, somewhere in japan
Somebody is waiting for me
Setting off on a good day, in search of floccus clouds
Taking with me a song my father taught me.

Ah, somewhere in japan
Somebody is waiting for me
Setting off on a good day, in search of happiness
Taking with me a song i sang when i was a child.