桜 – Hana
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How happy, spring has come over the Sumida*,
How happy, spring has come over the Sumida*,
Rowing up, rowing down in the warm sunbeams,
Drops from the boatmen’s oars look like cherry blooms,
How can I describe for you the view o’er the streams?
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Lo, see the cherry trees that stand in the morning mist,
Lo, see the cherry trees that stand in the morning mist,
I hear them speak to me in a tender tone,
In the eve I love to see the waving willows,
They stretch their hands to me strolling alone.
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Oh, see the hazy moon rising o’er the banks,
Oh, see the hazy moon rising o’er the banks,
Rows of cherry trees standing o’er the stream,
How I love the cherry blossoms in the moonlight!
How can I describe for you the night like in a dream?
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*The Sumida River, which runs along the banks of Tokyo
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-Lisa
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