Chinsagu No Hana - Ryuichi Sakamoto video free download

Chinsagu no hana ya chinsachi ni sumiti uya no yushi gututoya chimu ni sumire (red of balsam flower colour finger tips but parents words colour one's mind)

yoru harasu funiya nirufabushi miate wannacheru uyaya wando miate (sailing in the dark, one is in need of the starlight but old parents are in need of me)

ten no muribusiya yumiba yumarisiga, uya no yushigutoya, yumin naran (One can count the number of stars, but one cannot count parents love and wisdom)

-- Chinsagu No Hana - Ryuichi Sakamoto, from Cherry Blossom - Hanami movie.

Although the stars in the sky are countable, the teachings of my parents are not.

Just as ships that run in the night are guided to safety by the North star,

I am guided by my parents who gave birth to me and watch over me.

There's no point in possessing magnificent jewelry if you don't maintain it;

people who maintain their bodies will live life wonderfully.

The desires of the person who lives sincerely will always run true

and as a result she will prosper.

You can do anything if you try, but you can't if you don't.

Just as my fingernails are stained with the pigment from balsam flowers,

my heart is painted with the teachings of my parents.