Songs for Children Sung in Japan/This Road

by Hakushū Kitahara

This Road

Hakushū Kitahara

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This is a road that I passed before.
Ah, I remember,
The acacia flower in bloom!

There is the hill that I’ve seen before.
Ah, I remember;
Look, look at the grey clock-tower!

This is the road that I passed before.
Ah, I remember—
In a carriage with my mother!

That is a cloud that I’ve seen before.
Ah, I remember;
The hawthorn branches droop so low!