Teru no Uta

Teru no Uta from Tales from the Earth Sea.
By Teshima Aoi

Far far above the clouds
against the setting sun

A falcon flies alone
soaring in the wind

I hear his lonely cry
so sad must he be

Riding the silent wind
a falcon flies alone

Reaching out with his wings
grasps the empty sky

Riding the silent wind
never can he rest

What is it within my heart
none can ever know

A heart like a falcon's
is this very heart

What is within my heart
none can ever know

Lonely falcon
in the empty sky

I walk alone
along deserted country roads

Walking with me side by side
you are always there

I feel your loneliness
lonely you must be

Crickets whispering
in the grassy fields

You walk there by my side
you walk the path with me

But you never say a word
never do you speak

What is it within my heart
none can ever know

Here inside this heart
that walks its path alone

What is it within my heart
none can ever know

The sadness of one
who always is alone.