この曲は、私の祖父がシベリア抑留中の1948年に作曲し、友人が作詞したものです。
This song was composed by my grandfather in 1948 when he was in detention in Siberia, and the lyrics were written by his friend.
「シベリヤ抑留の歌」
"Song of Siberian Detention"
lyrics: Jingo Sakuraghi
music: Akira Ambo
国を離れて幾千里 雁の便りもさらにない
奥シベリヤに囚われて 祖国を思う胸の内
誰が知るやら星月夜
Thousands of miles away from the country
There is no news at all, even from the geese in the sky
Imprisoned in the back of Siberia
Inside my heart is dreaming about my motherland
Who knows the starry moon night
老いの手合わせ日に夜に無事にと祈る父母や
つぶらな眼見開いて 父の帰りを待ちわびる
いたいけな子が目に浮かぶ
On the day and night, I can see fathers and mothers who pray for our safety putting their old hands together
And I can imagine innocent children who are opening their eyes wide, looking forward to their father's returning
世紀の戦闘って傷つき倒れた我が祖国
互いの胸に浮かぶのは 幾百万の英霊や
白衣の友の血の嘆き
Fought the battle of the century
My wounded and fallen motherland
What floats on each other's hearts is
Millions of heroic spirits and
The lament of the blood of friends in white coats
渦巻く戦禍の焼け土に 新しき国起こさんと
立ち上がりたる同胞の 打つ槌音が響きくる
海山越えて響きくる
The compatriots who stand up to a new country in the burnt soil of the swirling war disaster
The sound of the hammer resounds
It resounds beyond the sea and mountains
——
(祖母のメモ書き)
(my grandma’s note)
シベリヤ奥に国思う 大和男子の胸の内
Think of my country in the back of Siberia
Inside of a Yamato man's mind
