Tombo no megane
Tombo no megane wa mizuiro megane
Aoi osora wo tonda kara tonda kara
Tombo no megane wa pikapika megane
Otento sama wo miteta kara miteta kara
Tombo no megane wa akairo megane
Yuuyake gumo wo tonda kara tonda kara
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Glasses of Dragonfly
The glasses worn by the dragonflies are light blue glasses
Because it flies in the blue sky. Because it flies
The glasses worn by the dragonflies are shiny glasses
Because it was watching the glittering sun. Because it was watching
The glasses worn by the dragonflies are autumn colored glasses
Because it flies through the clouds in the sunset. Because it flies
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There is a saying in Japan, “Autumn days are like the falling of a tsurube”. The autumn sun sets and sets as early as the falling of a well bucket. It is a metaphor for the early dusk of autumn.
Children are chasing dragonflies in the clear blue autumn sky and shining sunlight, losing track of time. Then, in no time at all, it is sunset time. The poet and doctor saw such a scene on his way home from a house call four years after World War II. The artist expresses the peaceful passage of time, which has finally arrived, by comparing it to the reflection of the sun in the dragonfly’s large eyes.
It has been selected as one of “100 Best Japanese Songs”.
Words:NUKAGA,Seishi
Music:HIRAI,Kouzaburou
in 1948
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