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A special gift for ゆうと
ゆうと
Winter light on the tatami
ゆうととふゆのひかり
Yuto and the Winter Light
Classical-style
Strings and piano behind a clear, unhurried voice - closer to an art song than a pop song.
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OriginalTranslation
ふゆのひかりがThe winter lightたたみをわたるCrosses the tatamiゆうとがそこにねるYuto is sleeping thereしかくいひだまりIn a square of sunそとはさむいけどIt is cold outsideここはあたたかいBut it is warm in hereほこりがひかりにDust in the lightゆっくりまわるTurning slowlyとけいのおとだけがOnly the sound of the clockへやにのこってるIs left in the roomなにもおこらないひA day when nothing happensいちばんいいひThe very best kind of dayゆうと ふゆのひYuto winter lightたたみのうえにHere on the tatamiゆうと ふゆのひYuto winter lightきみをのこしてくLeaving you behind itいつかこのへやをOne day you will leaveきみはでていくThis room behindとおいまちでふゆにIn a faraway town in winterこのひかりをおもうYou will think of this lightそのときここにあるAnd it will still be hereたたみとひだまりThe tatami and the sunゆうと ふゆのひYuto winter lightたたみのうえにHere on the tatamiゆうと ふゆのひYuto winter lightきみをのこしてくLeaving you behind it
Classical-style
Japanese
The story behind this song
Winter light slants low across the tatami in the afternoon, warm enough for a nap in its narrow stripe of sun.
Why this moment matters
Winter light has a particular low, warm angle that makes even an ordinary afternoon nap look deliberate.