緑の地平線
近江俊郎 Lyrics

These lyrics, from the song 緑の地平線 (Midori no Chiheisen) by 近江俊郎 (Omi Toshio), speak of a bittersweet joy that comes from a memory of a loved one. The first two lines express how tears mix with dance in a night under the stars. The next line talks about tears spilling and grieving through the night. The second stanza speaks of a memory of a lily flower and how nostalgic it feels. The third stanza talks about someone who puts on a brave face while drinking alone in a misty city, only to have their dreams scatter with the night. Finally, the fourth stanza speaks of missing the smoke from the mountains and the sound of a dove, while feeling a warm joy at the green horizon.

One interpretation of these lyrics is that they express a longing for a person who is not physically there anymore, but who has left a deep mark on them. The tears and the dance in the first two lines represent how the person's absence is felt but how they are still present in the memory. The lily flower in the second stanza represents the beauty and innocence of the past, while the misty city represents the uncertainty and loneliness of the present. The memories of the mountains and the dove in the final stanza represent the hope and comfort that can still be found in nature, even when everything else seems to have been lost.