北国の街
舟木一夫 Lyrics

These lyrics are from 舟木一夫's song 北国の街 (Kitaguni no Machi) which translates to "Northern Town". The song expresses the nostalgia and bittersweet emotions related to a farewell in a northern town. The first verse talks about the remaining feelings burning like embers and that the two people walking on an acacia tree-lined road want to be together, even for just tonight, and gaze at a single star. The next verse describes the memory of small hands being held, and how even if they part, their hearts will remain the same, as they had promised each other during the late-night love confession. The third verse mentions the night wind, the fading lights and walking shoulder-to-shoulder on the same acacia tree-lined road, wishing the girl they're leaving behind to be a good girl again tomorrow, hoping that happiness remains in that town, which was just for the both of them.