賀茂川しぐれ
多岐川舞子 Lyrics

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あなた私を捨てますか
ついてこいよと云えますか
好きで添えない運命なら
何故に逢わせた葵橋
傘はこの手でたためても
未練のたためぬ賀茂川しぐれ

ひとり焦がれる切なさを

知るや知らずや大文字
情けあるなら抱きしめて
淋しすぎますこのままじゃ
浮世泡沫水鏡
肩にそぼ降る賀茂川しぐれ

仕掛け花火で夏が往き
秋と一緒に冬がくる
あなた思えばこの胸が
日毎夜毎にやせてゆく

帯はひとりで結べても
えにし結べぬ賀茂川しぐれ

The lyrics to 多岐川舞子's song 賀茂川しぐれ tell the story of a person who is desperately struggling to come to terms with unrequited love. The first two lines ask the object of affection if they plan to leave the singer. The following lines express the singer's frustration with their inability to express their feelings to the other person. The mention of Aoi Bridge, a famous bridge in Kyoto, implies that the singer is located in that vicinity.

Line by Line Meaning

あなた私を捨てますか
Will you abandon me?

ついてこいよと云えますか
Can you tell me to follow you?

好きで添えない運命なら
If our fate is to not be together even if we love each other,

何故に逢わせた葵橋
Why did you make us meet on Aoi Bridge?

傘はこの手でたためても
Even if I can fold my umbrella with my own hands,

未練のたためぬ賀茂川しぐれ
I can't fold away my lingering affection like the Kamo River's drizzling rain

ひとり焦がれる切なさを
The pain of loving someone by oneself

知るや知らずや大文字
Whether you know it or not, it's written in capital letters

情けあるなら抱きしめて
If you have any mercy, hold me tight

淋しすぎますこのままじゃ
I'm too lonely like this

浮世泡沫水鏡
The fleetingness of the world, a bubble on the water's surface