Moritaka Chisato/Aoi Umi

Aoi Umi
(Blue Sea)

Moritaka Chisato

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Umi ga mioroseru sabireta machi de Chiisana honya wo itonamu kare wa Kotoshi rokujuugo hitori gurashi wo shite iru Hayaku okusan wo nakushita kare wa Hitori nokosareta kawaii musume wo Daiji ni sodatete kyonen oyome ni dashita no Totsuida saki wa tooku no machi de Kare wa hajimete hikouki de itta kedo Toosugite totemo tsukareta sono ue Tabemono no aji ga maru de chigatte ita Kare wa mou nido to koko ni wa hitori de Kuru koto wa nai darou to Kokoro ni kimeta kedo sabishikatta Hitori gurashi ni wa narete kita kedo Chiisana honya wa kaiten kyuugyou Kare wa maru ichinichi umi wo minagara kurashita Sonna aru hi ni kyuu ni musume ga Issho ni kurasou mise wo shimete kite yo to Totsuzen no hanashi ni tsui iya da to Koko de ore wa shinun da to okotta kedo Musume no nagasu namida ga kotaete Kare wa mainichi nayanda Dekiru naraba koko de kurashitai to Machi wo hanareru hi kare wa kinjo ni Sugu modotte kuru kara to aisatsu shita Sore kara shibaraku suru to honya wa Kowasarete chuushajou ni kawatte ita Umi ga totemo aoi

In a deserted town with a seaside view A man runs a little bookshop Sixty-five years old this year, he lives alone He lost his wife too young And raised his beloved daughter by himself But last year she got married Her husband's home was far away And the man took his first plane to visit her But it was too far and he was exhausted And the food all tasted wrong So in his heart he decided he'd never Come here again alone But he was sad He got used to living alone But his little bookshop saw few customers And he spent all day just staring at the sea Then one day his daughter suddenly said Close the shop and come live with us It was so sudden, he first got angry And said no, I'll live here until the day I die But his daughter's tears wore him down Every day he worried over it Saying, I'd like to stay here if I could When he left the town, he said goodbye to his neighbors And told them he'd be back soon But after a while, the bookshop Was torn down and turned into a parking lot The sea is very blue