青い月夜だ
春日八郎 Lyrics

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波止場(はとば)離れりゃ未練は捨てな
陸にゃ住めない海の鳥
あすはどこかの異国の港
待っているだろ一夜(ひとよ)の夢が
青い月夜だ甲板(デッキ)で語ろ

呼んでいたのか故郷の空を
わかるおぼえがないじゃなし

帰りたいとも思わぬくせに
たまにゃ夢見ていまでも泣ける
青い月夜だ甲板で語ろ

濡(ぬ)れてしょんぼり小雨(こさめ)の浜で
送るあの娘(こ)を俺(おれ)も見た
昔しのんでついつまされて

やけに痛むぜ心のきずが
青い月夜だ甲板で語ろ

The lyrics of the song "青い月夜だ" or "Aoi Tsukiyo da" by 春日八郎 is about a sailor who is unable to let go of the sea, and the memories associated with it. The first stanza talks about how he cannot leave without shedding all attachment and embracing his role as a sailor. The singer believes that he is destined to be a bird of the sea and cannot live on land; tomorrow he will be in a foreign port waiting for his one-night dreams to come true and to talk about them on the deck on a blue moonlit night.

The second stanza talks about nostalgia, where the singer's memories of his homeland's sky are vague and distant. He still yearns to go back home even though he knows it's not realistic. Occasionally, he still dreams and cries, holding the hidden pain in his heart that only comes to light. The third stanza talks about a melancholic memory of watching a girl in the rain from a beach, where the pain of his heart's wound feels alive. The singer relates to the girl in the sense that they both dream about something they can't have and how the pain of memories can hurt the soul.

Line by Line Meaning

波止場(はとば)離れりゃ未練は捨てな
Once you leave the harbor, don't hold on to any regrets

陸にゃ住めない海の鳥
I am a seabird that can't live on the land

あすはどこかの異国の港　待っているだろ一夜(ひとよ)の夢が
Tomorrow, I'll be waiting at some foreign port, hoping to find a dream for tonight

青い月夜だ甲板(デッキ)で語ろ
Let's talk on the deck of this blue, moonlit night

呼んでいたのか故郷の空を
Was I calling out for the sky of my hometown?

わかるおぼえがないじゃなし
I don't remember understanding what was going on

帰りたいとも思わぬくせに
Although I don't think about going back home much

たまにゃ夢見ていまでも泣ける
Sometimes I dream and cry even now

濡(ぬ)れてしょんぼり小雨(こさめ)の浜で
I'm soaking wet and downhearted on the small beach in the light rain

送るあの娘(こ)を俺(おれ)も見た
I also watched that girl leaving

昔しのんでついつまされて
I remember the old days and get caught up in my thoughts