最上川恋唄
音羽しのぶ Lyrics

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霧に抱かれたお山のように
わたしはあなたの腕の中
恋の一(いち)の瀬(せ)
また一(いち)の堰(せき)
運命(さだめ)まかせて川下り
エンヤコラマカショ
エ～エコラマカセ
夢の舟唄最上川

酒田港(さかたみなと)の
そこから先は
苦労は覚悟の
六十里(ろくじゅうり)
死ぬも生きるもまたこの人と
決めて結んだ川の帯
エンヤコラマカショ
エ～エコラマカセ
夢の舟唄最上川

舟が揺れれば
飛沫(しぶき)がかかる
飛沫は紅花(べにばな) 絞り染め
濡れりゃ思いもまたひとしおに
切り絵細工(ざいく)の川景色
エンヤコラマカショ

エ～エコラマカセ
夢の舟唄最上川

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to 音羽しのぶ's song 最上川恋唄 depict a couple in love as they float down the Mogami River in Japan. The singer compares herself to a mountain shrouded in mist, held by her lover's arms. The journey down the river is filled with rapids and small dams, which they navigate together, leaving their fate to the river's current. The repetitive chorus of "Enya kora makasho, E-e, kora makase, yume no funauta Mogami-gawa" roughly translates to "Leave it to fate, let the river take us, the dream boat song of the Mogami River."

Line by Line Meaning

霧に抱かれたお山のように
Wrapped in the fog, I am in your arms like a mountain

わたしはあなたの腕の中
I am in your arms

恋の一(いち)の瀬(せ)
This moment of love

また一(いち)の堰(せき)
Another obstacle

運命(さだめ)まかせて川下り
Let fate guide us down the river

エンヤコラマカショ
Enyakora Makasho

エ～エコラマカセ
Eh-eh, Koramakase

夢の舟唄最上川
A boatman's song of love on the Mogami River

酒田港(さかたみなと)の
Starting from Sakata Port

そこから先は
Beyond that point

苦労は覚悟の
I am prepared for hardships