Sora ni chikai Machi

To bira o akeruto
soko wa machidatta
kokochiyoi kaze ga
hoo o suberu
hajimete no basho
dakedo natsukashii
juusan-sai no majo ni aeru kamo
kotoba ni tayoranakute mo
wakari aeru kurai
odayakade heiwana hirusagari
kotae ga nai toyuu koto no
sono subarashi-sa o
hada de kanji teru

machi sonomono ga
hiroi kokoro o mochi
kodomo-tachi ga kakete asobu
kako wa owazu ni
mirai mo negawazu ni itara
ano kuro neko ni aeru kamo
kudamono-ya no misesaki ni narabu
kago-ippai no kajitsu ga
shikai o irodotte ku
'junsui' nante kigoo sura moo
wasureru kurai
kokoro ga harewataru

nigiyaka-sa ni furenagara
uchigawa ni hanayaida seijaku o
kanji rareru ima
ano pan-ya made no michi o
moosukoshi
toomawari shinagara
arukou ka