“Sarasara (Flowing Water)”
Sarasara sarasara Running brook
Sarasara sarasara Never ceasing
Sarasara sarasara Ever playful
Sarasara sarasara River song
Ah, how pleasant is the water!
Flowing without stagnation
A clear example for our hearts
Limitless, with perfect freedom
Ah, how pleasant is the water!
Running without hesitation
To join itself with the great blue sea
Ah, how pleasant is the water!
Sarasara sarasara Always flowing
Sarasara is the Japanese onomatopoeic sound for ‘running water’. The vowels are long – sah-rah-sah-rah. It is a beautiful and peaceful sound that has no direct equivalent in the English language.
<さらさら>
さらさらさらさら、流れて
さらさらさらさら、止まらない
さらさらさらさら、戯れて
さらさらさらさら、唄ってる
ああ、水っていいな
淀みなく流れてる
水は心のお手本
融通無碍で自由自在
ああ、水っていいな
迷うことなく向かってる
大海の青に溶け込むために
ああ、水っていいな
さらさらさらさら、流れてる