MOTHER

Today it's supposed to be my Mother's birthday. May my beloved mother rest in peace in heaven. I'm very interested in "MOTHER", a song by SEAMO which tells the story about mother in her children's daily lives.

MOTHER 

(A song from SEAMO-Japan Musician)

Hi Mother, Haikei, genki ni shitemasuka?

Saikin renraku shinakute gomen Boku wa nantoka yattemasu...

Chiisana karada ni chiisana te Shiraga mo majiri Marukunatte

Shikashi boku ni wa Nani yori mo ookikute Dare yori mo tsuyokute

Sasaete kureta kono ai Dakara kodomo ni mo tsutaetai

Chikaku ni iru to iradatsu kuse ni Tooku ni iru to sabishiku kanji

Anata wa sonna sonzai Donna mondai mo Mi wo kezutte kaiketsu suru

Soshite Boku no shitteru dare yori mo Ichi-ban gamandzuyoku TAFU desu

Itsumo massaki ni ki ni suru Jibun janaku boku no karada de

Suiji sentaku Souji ni ikuji Amatta jikan sara ni shigoto shi

Ichi-ban hikui basho ni aru mono shika Motomenakattano Anata yo

Atarimae sugi wakaranakatta Hitori de kurashi hajimete wakatta

Anata no sugosa Taihensa Sore wo omoeba Kyou mo boku ganbareru sa

Chiisana karada ni chiisana te Shiraga mo majiri Marukunatte

Shikashi boku ni wa Nani yori mo ookikute Dare yori mo tsuyokute

Sasaete kureta kono ai Dakara kodomo ni mo tsutaetai

"Ashita asa shichi-ji ni okoshite" to itte

Anata jikan doori ni okoshite kurete

Shikashi Rifujin na boku wa

Neboke nagara ni iu kotoba wa "Urusee!"

Konna kurikaeshi no RUUTIN Iyana kao hitotsu sezu ni

Anata Mainichi okoshite kureta

Donna mezamashi yori atatakaku seikaku datta

Sore de mo aru hi Gakkou wo ZURUyasumi "Ikitakunai" to ii

FUton kara ichido mo denu boku mae ni Kao wo ryoute de ooikakushi

Oogoe agete naita Boku mo kanashikute naita

Sono toki boku wa "Nante baka na koto wo shitan da" to jibun semeta

Chiisana karada ni chiisana te Shiraga mo majiri Marukunatte

Shikashi boku ni wa Nani yori mo ookikute Dare yori mo tsuyokute

Sasaete kureta kono ai Kanshashitemasu My Mother

Kodomo ni sakidattareru hodo Tsurai koto nante Kono yo ni nai no dakara

Tatta ichi-byou de mo Anata yori nagaku ikiru koto Kore dake wa mamoru

Kore dake wa...

Anata no kodomo de yokatta Anata ga boku no haha de yokatta

Itsu made mo kawaranai Zutto zutto kawaranai

Boku wa anata no ikiutsushi dakara...

Chiisana karada ni chiisana te Shiraga mo majiri Marukunatte

Shikashi boku ni wa Nani yori mo ookikute Dare yori mo tsuyokute

Sasaete kureta kono ai Dakara kodomo ni mo tsutaetai

Zutto boku no haha de ite Zutto genki de ite

Anata ni wa mada shigoto ga aru kara Boku no oyakoukou uketoru shigoto ga...

English Version:

Hi Mother, Dear Mother, how are you doing?

Sorry I haven’t called recently, I’m getting by okay…

*Your body is small and so are your hands

White hairs are mixed in and you’ve grown more genial

But to me you’re still bigger than anything, stronger than anyone

I want to tell my kids about this love that supported me

Even though I grow impatient when I’m near you

When you’re far away from me I grow lonely

That’s who you are to me, you can cut through any problem and solve it

And you have the most patience and toughness of anyone I know

You would always be concerned over my well-being before your own

Cooking, doing the laundry, cleaning, raising a child

You even worked during your free time

You would only require things from the lowest places

I didn’t understand even though it was so obvious

It wasn’t until I started living by myself that I understood

Whenever I think of how much you’ve accomplished

And how hard it must have been, I feel like I can try my best today

(Repeat*)

I’d say, “Wake me up at seven a.m.”

And you would wake me up right on time

But I would be unfair to you

And say the words “shut up” while I was still half-asleep

This was the daily routine

You never made one tired face

And woke me up every day

Warmer and more accurately than any alarm clock

But then one day I skipped school and said, “I don’t wanna go”

I wouldn’t leave my futon and you stood in front of me

Hid your face with both hands and cried loudly

I also felt sad and cried

At that time I blamed myself wondering, “How could I be so stupid?”

Your body is small and so are your hands

White hairs are mixed in and you’ve grown more genial

But to me you’re still bigger than anything, stronger than anyone

I give you thanks for this love that supported me, my mother

I know there’s nothing more painful in the world

Than a parent burying their child

So I’ll make sure it never happens

Even if I only live one second longer than you

I’ll make sure of it…

I’m glad I’m your child

I’m glad you’re my mother

And that won’t ever change

It won’t ever change for all time

Because I am the very image of you…

(Repeat*)

Be my mother forever

Be well forever

You still have one more job left to do

And that’s to accept your son’s love and respect for you…

Kalimalang, 27 Februari 2011