死んだ男の残したものは [All That The Man Left Behind When He Died]

死んだ男の残したものは
Shinda otoko no nokoshita mono wa
[1965]
作詞:谷川俊太郎
作曲:武満徹
Lyrics by Shuntarō Tanikawa
Music by Tōru Takemitsu


ひとりの妻とひとりの子ども
他には何も残さなかった
墓石ひとつ残さなかった

死んだ女の残したものは
しおれた花とひとりの子ども
他には何も残さなかった
着もの一枚残さなかった

死んだ子どもの残したものは
ねじれた脚と乾いた涙
他には何も残さなかった
思い出ひとつ残さなかった

死んだ兵士の残したものは
こわれた銃とゆがんだ地球
他には何も残せなかった
平和ひとつ残せなかった

死んだかれらの残したものは
生きてるわたし生きてるあなた
他には誰も残っていない
他には誰も残っていない

死んだ歴史の残したものは
輝く今日とまた来るあした
他には何も残っていない
他には何も残っていない
ALL THAT THE MAN LEFT BEHIND WHEN HE DIED

A man died and left behind a widow and a child.
Oh, that was all the man left behind him when he died.
Oh, not another thing did he leave when he died.
His grave was left unmarked;
there was not a single gravestone.

The widow died and left behind a child and a flower.
Oh, that was all the widow left behind her when she died.
Oh, not another thing did she leave when she died.
Her clothes had turned to dust;
there was not a single garment.

The child died and left behind his legs, a twisted tangle.
Oh, that was all the child left behind him when he died.
Oh, not another thing did he leave when he died.
His tears had dried to dust;
there was not a single mem'ry.

A soldier died and left behind the pieces of his rifle.
Oh, that was all the soldier left behind him when he died.
Oh, not another thing did he leave when he died.
The Earth was still at war;
there was no sign of peace there.

And now in this empty world there's only you and me.
Oh, we are all the people left behind them when they died.
Oh, not another thing did they leave when they died.
Just you and me alive;
not another souls remains here.

When hist'ry died it left behind today and tomorrow.
Oh, that was all the hist'ry left behind it when it died.
Oh, not another thing did it leave when it died.
Today, this shining day,
not another thing remains here.