Wednesday, 15 February 2012

The Moon Represents My Heart - Teresa Teng






Teresa Teng performs a Japanese song つぐない
 (Tsugunai). She is accompanied by a small orchestra.
This clip was aired in 1984.

Personally I think this is one of her best performances.

See more:
http://www.youtube.com/stunningnuts

Thank you eric33yt for the lyrics and translation:

窓に西陽が あたる部屋は
Mado ni nishibi ga ataru heya wa
いつもあなたの 匂いがするわ
Itsumo anata no nioi ga suru wa
ひとり暮らせば 想いだすから
Hitori kuraseba omoidasu kara
壁の傷も残したまま おいてゆくわ
Kabe no kizu mo nokoshita mama oite yuku wa

※愛をつぐなえば 別れになるけど
Ai o tsugunaeba wakare ni naru kedo
こんな女でも 忘れないでね
Konna onna demo wasurenai de ne
やさしすぎたのあなた
Yasashi sugita no anata
子供みたいなあなた
Kodomo mitai na anata
あすは他人同士に なるけれど※
Asu wa tanindoshi ni narukeredo

心残りはあなたのこと
Kokoro nokori wa anata no koto
少し煙草もひかえめにして
Sukoshi tabako mo hikaeme ni shite
過去に縛られ暮らすことより
Kako ni shibarare kurasu koto yori
私よりも可愛い人探すことよ
Watashi yori mo kawaii hito sagasu koto yo

愛をつぐなえば重荷になるから
Ai o tsugunaeba omoni ni naru kara
この町を離れ暮らしてみるわ
Kono machi o hanare kurashite miru wa
お酒のむのもひとり
Osake nomu nomo hitori
夢を見るのもひとり
Yume o miru nomo hitori
あすは他人同士になるけれど
Asu wa tanindoshi ni narukere do

TSUGUNAI (atonement)
1. Mado ni nishibi ga ataru heya wa
- The room exposed to the western sun
Itsumo anata no nioi ga suru wa
- always has the smell of you
Hitori kuraseba omoidasu kara
- If I live here alone, it will remind me of you
Kabe no kizu mo nokoshita mama oite yuku wa
- So I will leave the scatch on the wall as it is

2. Ai o tsugunaeba wakare ni naru kedo
- Atoning for what I have done to our love, I must leave you
Konna onna demo wasurenai de ne
- Please do not forget about me although I am such a poor (bad) woman."
Yasashi sugita no anata
- You have been too sweet to me
Kodomo mitai na anata
- You are as innocent as a little child
Asu wa tanindoshi ni narukeredo
- And we will be strangers starting tomorrow

3. Kokoro nokori wa anata no koto
- My anxiety is for you I leave behind
Sukoshi tabako mo hikaeme ni shite
- Please keep your smoking down a little
Kako ni shibarare kurasu koto yori
- Rather than living in the shadows of the past
Watashi yori mo kawaii hito sagasu koto yo
- Find someone who is sweeter than I

4. Ai o tsugunaeba omoni ni naru kara
- Atoning for what I have done to our love would be a millstone around my neck
Kono machi o hanare kurashite miru wa
- So I leave this town and live alone
Osake nomu nomo hitori
- I will drink by myself
Yume o miru nomo hitori
- I will dream my own dreams
Asu wa tanindoshi ni narukere do
- And we will be strangers starting tomorrow

Update: On 4 sept 2009 this video has passed the 1 milion mark.
Update: 2 million views on 5 March 2011.

1 comment:

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