I didn’t bother trying to interweave the part near the end. They overlap. Now you know.
English
The river flows
It reflects the sky…
As well as the season’s flowers…
And those evening showers…
The river flows
So do the dead, fallen leaves…
And the unceasing snow…
The river flows
Ah, don’t sweat the small stuff
The planet continues to spin
It changes at an absurd speed (This world)
Ah, today’s happiness and unhappiness
Will they disappear somewhere?
Someday it’ll feel so long ago (A passing thought)
All of creation is but a moment
I’ll live resigned to this fate
They flow down the river
The light and shadows
As well as the tears on our cheeks…
And somebody’s voice
They flow down the river
The times we laugh at an old memory
And those things we mutter to ourselves
They flow down the river
Ah, you try to hold them back with the palm of your hand
But the times keep changing
What do they leave in the depths? (Those memories)
Ah, living is hard
And painful
But we’ll all disappear and cease to exist someday anyway (Like a bubble)
What are you aiming for?
The unnecessary things sink and fall away
(Haa, haa)
As the seasons just keep on repeating
(Haa, haa)
We’re swept away by our pre-decided fates
(Haa, haa)
You can’t defy nature. You just have to see how things turn out
(Haa, haa)
They flow down the river
The light and shadows
As well as the tears on our cheeks…
And somebody’s voice
They flow down the river
The times we laugh at an old memory
And those things we mutter to ourselves
They flow down the river
The river flows
The river flows
The river flows
The river flows
The river flows
The river flows
The river flows
The river flows
Let your heart rejoice at the light of spring
Remember your passion when you see the summer sun
Lose yourself in thought over the stillness of autumn
Finally rise up come the despair of winter
How many dreams must we have before we’re satisfied?
Even if you call a friend’s name
Everyone around you has long since disappeared
Your life has ended before you know it
But I think
“Even so”
I want to go on living
I don’t want to die
There’s no mistake
My life is crying out
The river flows
Kanji
川は流れる
空を映して…
季節の花も…
あの夕立も…
川は流れる
落ちた枯葉も…
止まない雪も…
川は流れる
ああ 些細なことで悩まないで
地球は回ってるんだ
とてつもない速さで変わってく(この世界)
ああ 今日のしあわせもふしあわせも
どこかに消えるのか
いつの日にかそんなこともあったと(想うだけ)
森羅万象すべて一瞬だ
この身を任せ生きよう
川に流れる
光と影よ
頬の涙も…
誰かの声も
川に流れる
思い出し笑いも
あの独り言も…
川に流れる
ああ 掌(てのひら)で堰き止めようが
時代は移り変わってく
深い底に何を残すのだろう？(その記憶)
ああ 生きるということは辛くて
苦しいものだけど
どうせいつか消えてなくなるんだ(泡のように)
どこを目指しているのか？
要らないものは沈む
(ハーハー)
春夏秋冬って ただ ずっと繰り返しながら
(ハーハー)
決められた運命を 僕たちはただ流されて行く
(ハーハー)
自然には勝てないよ 成り行き次第ってことさ
(ハーハー)
川に流れる
光と影よ
頬の涙も…
誰かの声も
川に流れる
思い出し笑いも
あの独り言も…
川に流れる
川は流れる
川は流れる
川は流れる
川は流れる
川は流れる
川は流れる
川は流れる
川は流れる
春の光に心を弾ませて
夏の太陽に情熱覚えて
秋の静けさに物思いに更け
冬の絶望にやがて立ち上がり
僕たちは何度 夢見れば気が済む？
仮に友の名を呼んでみたところで
辺りはとっくに 人影も消えて
いつしか人生を終えているんだ
「それでも」と
僕は思う
生きていきたい
死にたくない
命は確かに
叫んでいるんだ
川は流れる
Romaji
kawa wa nagareru
sora utsushite…
kisetsu no hana mo…
ano yuudachi mo…
kawa wa nagareru
ochita kareha mo…
yamanai yuki mo…
kawa wa nagareru
aa sasaina koto de nayamanaide
chikyuu wa mawatteru nda
totetsumonai hayasa de kawatteku (kono sekai)
aa kyou no shiawase mo fushiawase mo
dokoka ni kieru no ka
itsunohinika sonna koto mo atta to (omou dake)
shinrabanshou subete isshun da
kono mi wo makase ikiyou
kawa ni nagareru
hikari to kage yo
hoho mo namida mo…
dareka no koe mo
kawa ni nagareru
omoidashi warai mo
ano hitorigoto mo…
kawa ni nagareru
aa tenohira de sekitomeyou ga
jidai wa utsurikawatteku
fukai soko ni nani wo nokosu no darou? (sono kioku)
aa ikiru to iu koto wa tsurakute
kurushii mono dakedo
douse itsuka kiete naku naru nda (awa no youni)
doko wo mezashiteiru no ka?
iranai mono wa shizumu
(haa haa)
shunkashuutou tte tada zutto kurikaeshinagara
(haa haa)
kimerareta unmei wo bokutachi wa tada nagasareteyuku
(haa haa)
jizen ni wa katenai yo nariyuki shidai tte koto sa
(haa haa)
kawa ni nagareru
hikari to kage yo
hoho mo namida mo…
dareka no koe mo
kawa ni nagareru
omoidashi warai mo
ano hitorigoto mo…
kawa ni nagareru
kawa wa nagareru
kawa wa nagareru
kawa wa nagareru
kawa wa nagareru
kawa wa nagareru
kawa wa nagareru
kawa wa nagareru
kawa wa nagareru
haru no hikari ni kokoro wo hazumasete
natsu no taiyou ni jounetsu oboete
aki no shizukesa ni monoomoi ni fuke
fuyu no zetsubou ni yagate tachiagari
bokutachi wa nando yume mireba ki ga sumu?
karini tomo no na wo yondemita tokoro de
atari wa tokkuni hitokage mo kiete
itsushika jinsei wo oeteiru nda
“soredemo” to
boku wa omou
ikiteikitai
shinitakunai
inochi wa tashikani
sakendeiru nda
kawa wa nagareru
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