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死んだ男の残したものは [All That The Man Left Behind When He Died]

Tōru Takemitsu / 武満 徹
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OriginalLa versione inglese di Ella Louise e Kirsti Kaldro.
死んだ男の残したものは [ALL THAT THE MAN LEFT BEHIND WHEN HE DIED]ALL THAT THE MAN LEFT BEHIND WHEN HE DIED
死んだ男の残したものは
ひとりの妻とひとりの子ども
他には何も残さなかった
墓石ひとつ残さなかった
A man died and left behind a widow and a child.
Oh, that was all the man left behind him when he died.
Oh, not another thing did he leave when he died.
His grave was left unmarked;
there was not a single gravestone.
死んだ女の残したものは
しおれた花とひとりの子ども
他には何も残さなかった
着もの一枚残さなかった
The widow died and left behind a child and a flower.
Oh, that was all the widow left behind her when she died.
Oh, not another thing did she leave when she died.
Her clothes had turned to dust;
there was not a single garment.
死んだ子どもの残したものは
ねじれた脚と乾いた涙
他には何も残さなかった
思い出ひとつ残さなかった
The child died and left behind his legs, a twisted tangle.
Oh, that was all the child left behind him when he died.
Oh, not another thing did he leave when he died.
His tears had dried to dust;
there was not a single mem'ry.
死んだ兵士の残したものは
こわれた銃とゆがんだ地球
他には何も残せなかった
平和ひとつ残せなかった
A soldier died and left behind the pieces of his rifle.
Oh, that was all the soldier left behind him when he died.
Oh, not another thing did he leave when he died.
The Earth was still at war;
there was no sign of peace there.
死んだかれらの残したものは
生きてるわたし生きてるあなた
他には誰も残っていない
他には誰も残っていない
And now in this empty world there's only you and me.
Oh, we are all the people left behind them when they died.
Oh, not another thing did they leave when they died.
Just you and me alive;
not another souls remains here.
死んだ歴史の残したものは
輝く今日とまた来るあした
他には何も残っていない
他には何も残っていない
When hist'ry died it left behind today and tomorrow.
Oh, that was all the hist'ry left behind it when it died.
Oh, not another thing did it leave when it died.
Today, this shining day,
not another thing remains here.


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