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“Spring Sea”Source: Ariwara no Narihira (The Tales of Ise, episode 68)
雁鳴きて 菊の花咲く 秋はあれど
春の海辺に 住吉の浜
Kari nakite kiku no hana saku aki wa aredo
haru no umibe ni Sumiyoshi no hama
Geese cry and chrysanthemums bloom — autumn has its glory,
but give me the shore of Sumiyoshi, by the sea in spring.
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Music Video

ミュージックビデオ

The Story

歌のものがたり
In episode 68 of the Tales of Ise, Ariwara no Narihira, challenged to compose on the beach at Sumiyoshi, answered on the spot: autumn with its crying geese and chrysanthemums is lovely — but I choose the spring seaside. It is a stylish declaration of values, choosing the quiet your own heart leans toward over the splendor everyone praises. Our song carries that spirit straight into the present: it is fine if what the world calls beautiful and what your heart chooses are not the same.

Lyrics

歌詞
Japanese

空には雁が 列をつくって

庭には菊が 咲き誇ってる

誰もが秋を 美しいと言う

確かにそうだ 間違いじゃない

それでも僕の 心が向かうのは

華やかさじゃない 別の場所

霞んだ住吉の あの浜辺へ

雁鳴きて 菊の花咲く秋はあれど

僕が選ぶのは 住吉の浜

波はおだやかに 松はやさしく

派手な季節じゃ ないけれど

ここにしかない 静けさがある

誰がなんと言おうとも 譲れない

胸の奥 静かに灯る場所

永遠に愛おしい 春の海辺

人が褒めるもの みんなが選ぶもの

正解みたいに 並べられても

心がふっと 軽くなる場所は

いつも誰かの 影にあった

それでも僕は 知っているんだ

本当に好きなものは 声が小さい

霞んだ住吉の あの浜辺のように

雁なきて 菊の花咲く秋はあれど

僕が選ぶのは 住吉の浜

波はおだやかに 松はやさしく

派手な季節じゃ ないけれど

ここにしかない 静けさがある

誰がなんと言おうとも 譲れない

胸の奥 静かに灯る場所

永遠に愛おしい 春の海辺

雁鳴きて 菊の花咲く 秋はあれど

春の海辺に 住吉の浜

雁鳴きて 菊の花咲く秋はあれど

僕が選ぶのは 住吉の浜

誰かの正解を 借りなくていい

胸が静かに 頷くままに

霞のむこうに 今日も光る

ずっと大切に していきたい

時を越えてなお 色あせない

かけがえのない 春の海辺

English

Wild geese form their rows across the sky

and chrysanthemums bloom proudly in the garden

everyone says autumn is beautiful

and yes, that's true — they are not wrong

and yet, the place my heart turns toward

is not that splendor, but somewhere else

to that hazy shore of Sumiyoshi

Though geese cry and chrysanthemums bloom in autumn

what I choose is the shore of Sumiyoshi

the waves are calm, the pines are gentle

it isn't a flashy season, but

there's a stillness found only here

whatever anyone says, I won't give it up

a place that quietly glows deep in my heart

the spring seaside, dear to me forever

What people praise, what everyone chooses

lined up before me as if they were the right answer

but the place where my heart feels suddenly light

was always there in someone else's shadow

and still, I know it well

the things we truly love speak in a quiet voice

like that hazy shore of Sumiyoshi

Though geese cry and chrysanthemums bloom in autumn

what I choose is the shore of Sumiyoshi

the waves are calm, the pines are gentle

it isn't a flashy season, but

there's a stillness found only here

whatever anyone says, I won't give it up

a place that quietly glows deep in my heart

the spring seaside, dear to me forever

Though geese cry and chrysanthemums bloom in autumn

my heart is at the spring shore of Sumiyoshi

Though geese cry and chrysanthemums bloom in autumn

what I choose is the shore of Sumiyoshi

I don't need to borrow anyone else's answer

just as my heart quietly nods yes

beyond the haze, it shines again today

I want to hold it precious, always

never fading, even across the ages

my irreplaceable spring seaside

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