Migi no te ni kin no utsuwa,
Hidarite ni gin no utsuwa;
Dochiraka dake de wa taoreteshimau
Daremo ga motteiru futatsu no mienai utsuwa.
Kin no utsuwa wa...
Yorokobi wo tatae
Atatakana iro ni kagayaku;
Anata ni atte koi wa afurete
Kin no utsuwa ni hairikiranai.
Kin no yorokobi, gin no kanashimi;
Koremade no subete sutemashou
Anata no tameni, koi no tame dake...
Futatsu utsuwa wo kara ni shimashou.
Bowls of Silver, Bowls of Gold
(Translation)
The left hand holds a silver bowl; the right, a bowl of gold
Never one without the other
Two unseen bowls that we each bear
The bowl of gold -
It is filled with all my joys
It is radiant in its warmth
When I met you, so great was our love
The golden bowl could never hold it all
The gold is my happiness; the silver, my pain
All that I have ever had, I shall cast away
For you alone, for the sake of our love -
I shall empty out these bowls.
