Union Songs
Song for Father
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A poem by Hiroyuki Tanaka ©2006 Hiroyuki Tanaka
夢にまで見たこの生活になれてきた
今はこう思う
Now I'm living the life I dreamed ofあのころ気付かなかったぬくもりはここにはない
There was not the warmth here which I hadn't noticed at that time.
あなたを離れて気付くことなどいっぱいあって
I notice a lot of things after I left home.
１９を過ぎて少し大人になり
I became a little more adult when I passed 19.
ナイーブな自分を見つける
I find my self being supple.
手を焼く子供３人かかえ
You hold three uncontrollable children
汗流し犬に吠えられて
sweating barked at by the dogs
一枚のビラに込めた
One sheet of flier
あなたの心あなたの怒り
Including your heart your anger
無意味にでも叫び続けた
You continued to shout
あなたは打ち勝った
You over came
許せぬ事に意志を持ち
You have strong mind against unacceptable matter.
怒りを持つこと
受けついでしまいました
I inherited it疲れたからだひきずって
You dragged your tired body
わがままな僕らをあやした
And cradle us, spoilt children.
しわのよった働く手で
You hold us warmly with your wrinkled workers hands
温かく僕らを抱きしめて
横目で感じてたあなたの思いやりにはむかって
バカなことばかりしていた僕を
You forgave me though I resisted you and repeated stupid behavior, even I felt your feeling .
優しく許してくれましたね
Notes
Many thanks to Hiroyuki Tanaka for permission to add this song to the Union Songs website.
Hiriyoki is one of Tetsuro Tanaka's sons and this is a key song in Maree Delofski's 2008 documentary film Tanaka-san Will Not Do Callisthenics
union songs..........a selection by mark gregory