1981 I was invited to visit Japan, and during this trip, I had the opportunity to listen to him. I still listen to his songs, via youtube. Love his voice, but dont understand at all.
As a Japanese, thanks so much for your keeping loving his songs. Here is my rough translation of the lyrics of this beautiful song titled "出航--SASURAI", or maybe "Sailing Off--WANDERING AROUND" in English. If something is missing or misleading, it's not the lyrics' fault but all mine. So sorry: ひとつまたひとつ 港を出てゆく船 One by one, ships are setting out from the harbor 別れのしるしに 俺の影置いてゆく As a token of farewell, I'm leaving my shadow behind 自由だけを 追いかける Gonna pursue nothing but freedom 孤独と引き替えにして Accepting loneliness as a price おまえの匂いは 記憶の彩りだけど Sure, your scent is what colors my memories more or less vividly 生きてゆく道連れは 夜明けの風さ But, you know, I 'd rather carry on Just taking these dawn winds along 古い石畳 過ぎゆく時を見てる Old cobblestones (are) watching time going by どんな恋だって 色褪せ崩れてゆく Any love must gradually fade away and fall apart いつの日か この俺も Also, someday my time is gonna come 生命尽き果てるなら If that's true あの雲にまかせて 遥かに彷徨い歩く Just as those clouds tell me to, gonna ramble and wander far away 生きてゆく道連れは 夜明けの風さ And what I'll take along to carry on is just these winds at dawn そうさ 夜明けの風さ Yeah, these winds at dawn 蒼い 夜明けの風さ These blue winds at dawn That's all. Thanks.
@@Loutripe Thanks for the question. "SASURAI (さすらい/流離)" is a noun basically referring to what is called vagabondism: wandering from place to place without a certain purpose, home, or possibly job, like a rolling stone or tumbleweed. Do you know a Japanese MANGA or comic strip titled "Vagabond"? It's a story about a SAMURAI warrior named MUSASHI MIYAMOTO who leaves his home town and keeps wandering around across the main land of Japan, just pursing improved skills of using Japanese swords. He may be called a "SASURAI-BITO (さすらいびと/流離人)", meaning a person who keeps wandering around, that is, a vagabond. Actually, the main title 出航 usually isn't pronounced as "SASURAI (さすらい)" but rather as "SYUKKO(しゅっこう)", meaning departure of a ship from the harbor.