きせつのたより ♥ Kisetsu no Tayori ♥ Season's Tidings

ねゆきの　いとまに

neyuki no itoma ni

While snow takes its time to thaw

かすみは　ゆらり　たなびく

kasumi wa yurari tanabiku

a lingering mist gently sways

なのはの　あいだを

na no ha no aida o

Among the leaves of vegetable plants

ひらり　ちょうちょう　まいおどる

hirari chōchō maiodoru

butterflies float and flitter

さくらの　さくころ

sakura no saku koro

When cherry blossoms appear

ただ　なにもかも　いろめいて

tada nanimokamo iromeite

adding colour to simply everything,

あめあがりの　そら

ameagari no sora

the sky after the rain

にじをかける　はるのころ

niji o kakeru haru no koro

hosts a rainbow in springtime

また　ひとめぐり　きせつは　まわり

mata hitomeguri kisetsu wa mawari

Another cycle, a season comes round

ときを　きざむ　らせんのように

toki o kizamu rasen no yō ni

like a spiral beating the time

また　くりかえし　もう　もどらない

mata kurikaeshi mō modoranai

They repeat again but never go backwards,

いとしい　ひびを　うたおう

itoshii hibi o utaō

I'll sing of days that I love

かえるの　なくこえ

kaeru no naku koe

The croak of frogs,

こがねのなみに　ゆれるはた

kogane no nami ni yureru hata

fields billowing with golden waves,

のきさきの　ふうりん

nokisaki no fūrin

wind chimes hanging from the eaves,

よかぜをまねく　なつのころ

yokaze o maneku natsu no koro

summertime beckons the evening breeze

りょうふう　わたって

ryōfū watatte

A cool breeze weaves its way through

あさつゆ　きらり　はをつたう

asatsuyu kirari ha o tsutau

leaves that sparkle with morning dew

とおくの　やまやま

tōku no yamayama

Mountains in the distance

あかねにそまる　あきのころ

akane ni somaru aki no koro

stained russet tell of autumn

また　ひとめぐり　きせつは　まわり

mata hitomeguri kisetsu wa mawari

Another cycle and a season comes round again,

たわいない　ひびを　つみかさねて

tawainai hibi o tsumikasanete

one pointless day after another

いつもどおり　でも　あたらしい

itsumo dōri demo atarashii

Same as usual yet a day that's new,

あしたの　きみと　はなそう

ashita no kimi to hanasō

I'll talk with you tomorrow

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このはが　おちて

konoha ga ochite

Leaves fall

くさきは　ねむる　ゆきのした

kusaki wa nemuru yuki no shita

and vegetation sleeps beneath the snow

ふきのとう　めをだし

fuki no tō me o dashi

Impatient for spring, butterburs

はるを　まちわびる　ふゆのころ

haru o machiwabiru fuyu no koro

sprout their buds in wintertime