北の旅愁
細川たかし Lyrics

In the song 北の旅愁 (Kita no tabishuu) by 細川たかし (Hosokawa Takashi), the singer is leaving the city, bidding farewell to their pain-stricken heart as they embrace the loneliness that comes with parting from their loved one. They arrive at a desolate station, under the snow-strewn skies of the town where their loved one resides. The singer reminisces about the times spent together as they gaze at the distant sunset, moved by the sights that they recall of their loved one's heart. In the spur of the moment, they pluck wild cotton flowers, perhaps as a symbol of the purity and fragility of their love.

The singer questions if forgetting love is equivalent to loving someone anew. They ponder if the sorrow of love would be vanquished by the one seagull that crosses the canal, a sight that perhaps represents their loved one. The singer boards a train, and as it traverses the calm seaside, they evoke their loved one's name, written on the deck. They recall the memories of the song played that day, and how their loved one will always be remembered. The singer promise that they will protect their loved one, even if it means guarding their feelings from far away, as they feel the journey flowing away from their heart.