The only thing that bothers me more than retracing my steps is to find myself tracing them again.

The
second
most difficult
thing for
human beings
is to treat
and
remember
every thing
as
sacred.
As
we grow
old into
our
habits
we make
the regrettable
mostly uncon-
scious
mistake
of
taking
things
for granted.

What do you do if you
don't like
the person you're be-
coming?
Send
your self
back
and hope that
you receive
again
a better
model?
The most difficult
thing to accept
for a human being
is that
there is
no return address
for the
mis-
used
life.

The deigo flower has blossomed, and it has called the wind, and the storm has arrived.
The deigo flowers are in full bloom, and they have called the wind, and the storm has come.
The repetition of sadness, like the waves that cross the island.
I met you in the Uji forest.
In the Uji forest I bid farewell to Chiyo.

Island song, ride the wind, with the birds, cross the sea.
Island song, ride the wind, carry my tears with you.
The deigo blossoms have fallen, soft ocean waves tremble.
Fleeting joy, like flowers carried by the waves.
To my friend who sang in the Uji forest.
Beneath the Uji, bid farewell to Yachiyo.
Island song, ride the wind, with the birds, cross the sea.
Island song, ride the wind, carry my love with you.
To the sea, to the universe, to the gods, to life, forever ride on this dusk wind.
Island song, ride the wind, with the birds, cross the sea.
Island song, ride the wind, carry my tears with you.
Island song, ride the wind, with the birds, cross the sea.
Island song, ride the wind, carry my love with you.

translation provided by
bradr14 at www.jpopasia.com
(some corrections made by me)