白い港
NIAGARA TRIANGLE Lyrics
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何かがこわれたよ
青空が眩しい
港の カフェーの椅子で
ぼくはふと
眼をふせながら
腕時計巻いた
無数の帆柱が
こわいほど綺麗だよ
離れて 生きてみようと
違う船
選んだ君に
こだわりもないさ
スーツケースくらい
自分で持つと
君はいつも強い
女だったね
港の カフェーの椅子で
ぼくはふと
眉を翳らせ
優しさを破く
青空が眩しい
かもめが 波をかすめる
触れもせず
ぼくをかすめた
君に似ているよ
帽子の陰から
流れる黒い髪
いつまでも見ていた
港の カフェーの椅子で
ぼくはふと
孤独なんだと
気がついて
苦いコーヒー飲むよ
The lyrics of "白い港" by Niagara Triangle speak of a broken heart, someone who has suffered a loss or a betrayal. Sitting at a café in the harbor, the singer reminisces about the past while looking out at the countless beautiful boat sails that have been lowered. He chose a different ship than the woman he loved, without any particular attachment. The woman, who was always strong enough to carry her own suitcase, now seems like a seagull that brushed past the singer without even a touch. The singer can see traces of her in the seagulls that skim the waves outside.
The beautiful blue sky and the backdrop of the harbor are almost too bright, bringing a sense of melancholic contrast to the singer's sorrow. The lyrics are starkly honest and the singer admits to himself that he is alone and drinking bitter coffee as he realizes his own isolation.
Through the metaphor of the harbor, the song speaks of the universal human experience of losing someone dear and the sense of loneliness that comes with it.
Line by Line Meaning
心の片隅
In a corner of my heart
何かがこわれたよ
Something has broken
青空が眩しい
The blue sky is bright
港の カフェーの椅子で
In a café chair by the harbor
ぼくはふと
Suddenly, I
眼をふせながら
Lowered my eyes
腕時計巻いた
Wound my watch
セイルをおろした
Lowered the sails
無数の帆柱が
Countless masts
こわいほど綺麗だよ
Are so beautiful it's menacing
離れて 生きてみようと
I'll try to live far away
違う船
On a different ship
選んだ君に
The you I chose
こだわりもないさ
I have no attachment to
スーツケースくらい
At least a suitcase
自分で持つと
When you carry it yourself
君はいつも強い
You are always strong
女だったね
Even though you are a woman
眉を翳らせ
Furrowed my eyebrows
優しさを破く
Breaking through my tenderness
かもめが 波をかすめる
Gulls skim over the waves
触れもせず
Without touching
ぼくをかすめた
They skim by me
君に似ているよ
They're like you
帽子の陰から
From behind my hat
流れる黒い髪
My flowing black hair
いつまでも見ていた
I had been looking at it all along
孤独なんだと
Realized I'm alone
気がついて
And
苦いコーヒー飲むよ
I drink bitter coffee
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Eiichi Ootaki, Takashi Matsumoto
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