AC
4 min readOct 26, 2017

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From the Golden Gate Bridge, / a glimpse of what was golden / summer of ‘67

send me a postcard / of that City by the Bay / with gold in her hair.

Eikō no keshiki, / Gorudengetoburijji / Natsu Showa / 42

(Glorious scene / Golden Gate Bridge / Summer of / 67)

Sanfuranshisuko / Hagaki / Kanojo no kami no kin

(San Francisco / Postcard / Her golden hair)

I will love you in the manner / of good wives, in the manner / of our grandmothers who walked / in faithfulness. I will stand / by you each day in the manner / of good men. I will lie down facing / you each night in the manner of hearts.

Ī tsuma no you ni / Watashi wa itoshi teru / Chūjitsu ni / Watashi wa aruku / Watashitachi no sobo no michi / Otoko no you ni / Otetsudai shimasu / Mainichi / Maiban / Watashi wa anata no tonari ni nemuru / Kokoro no you ni

(Like a good wife / I love / Faithfully / I walk / Our grandmothers’ way / Like a (good) man / I support you / Everyday / Every night / I sleep next to you / Like a heart)

ii tsuma no you ni / watashi wa anata (w)o / aisuru / sobo-tachi no you ni / shinkou no michi (w)o / issho ni ayumu. / zennin no you ni / mainichi, soba de / shienshi-tsudzukeru / muki-au kokoro no you ni / maiban / kao (w)o awasenagara / soba de nemuru

(In the manner of good wives / I will love you / In the manner of our grandmothers / I will walk the path of faith with you / In the manner of good men (people) / Everyday, by your side, I will continue to support you / In the manner of hearts that face towards one another / Every night, while facing you, / I will sleep by your side)

ii tsuma no you ni / watashi wa anata aisuru / sobo-tachi no you ni / shinkou no michi wo issho ni ayumu / Meiyo aru hito no you ni / mainichi, soba de shienshi-tsudzukeru / maiban kao wo awasenagara / Hata de nemuru / Kokoro no you ni

(Like a good wife / I love you / Like our grandmothers / I walk the path of faith / Like honorable men / Everyday, I support you / Every night, I face you / Sleep beside you / Like a heart)

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AC

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