白い船
井上陽水 Lyrics

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港を出る白い大きなこの船が
あなたを今つれてゆくのか
この船が
一度見たら忘れられぬ
白い船が僕の人をのせている
数えられぬテープの色があざやかだ
そんなテープの影に見える僕の人
それはまるで虹の中を

迷いながら僕を見てる鳥のよう

とても僕は見ていられずに
目をとじる
だけど船の汽笛は僕に泣けという
とじたまぶた涙流れ
白い船が僕の人をのせている

とじたまぶた涙流れ
白い船が僕の人をつれてゆく

井上陽水 (Inoue Yosui)’s song, 白い船, is a moving piece that tells a story about a massive white ship that is leaving the harbor and taking someone away. The singer wonders if the ship is taking the person he cares for. Once you see the white ship, you cannot forget it. The ship is carrying the love of his life, and his heart grieves as he sees her reflected in the vibrant colors of ribbons on the ship.

As the ship sets sail, the singer cannot bear to watch, and he closes his eyes. The ship's whistle signifies the ship’s departure and tells him to cry. The singer cannot hold back his tears as he sees the ship carrying the one he loves. The song's final lyrics repeat the same message that the white ship is taking his significant other away from him.

Line by Line Meaning

港を出る白い大きなこの船があなたを今つれてゆくのか
Is this big white ship leaving the harbor taking you away now?

この船が一度見たら忘れられぬ
Once you see this ship, you will never forget it.

白い船が僕の人をのせている
The white ship is carrying my loved one.

数えられぬテープの色があざやかだ
The colors of the countless ribbons are vivid.

そんなテープの影に見える僕の人、それはまるで虹の中を迷いながら僕を見てる鳥のよう
My loved one, who appears in the shadows of those ribbons, looks like a bird lost in the middle of a rainbow while looking at me.

とても僕は見ていられずに目をとじる
I can't keep watching anymore, so I close my eyes.

だけど船の汽笛は僕に泣けという
But the ship's whistle seems to urge me to cry.

とじたまぶた涙流れ白い船が僕の人をのせている
Tears stream down my closed eyes, while the white ship carries my loved one.

白い船が僕の人をつれてゆく
The white ship takes away my loved one.

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: 陽水井上

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