★ The English lyrics are below the Japanese one ★

小学生の時、お家の近所に

ちいさなクリーニング屋さんがあった

パパのスーツもママのジーンズも

評判の仕上げでぴっかぴかさ

戦争で旦那さんが死んでから

お婆さん一人でお店　切り盛り

四人の子供　立派に育て上げ

皆に「ふなばー」って呼ばれてた

僕がお使いにいくといつも

カサカサの手で頭　撫でてくれて

でかいマスカットの飴玉一個

くしゃっと笑う、大好きなお婆さん

ふなばーはお店で一人暮らし

裏にはちっちゃい川が流れてる

台所の勝手口　開いてて

上から蠅取り紙がぷらぷら

昔この辺に蛍が沢山いたけど

もう一匹もいなくなったって

この前パパが言ってた！

今日も店の裏のビニイルパイプは

ものすごく黒い水を垂れ流す

今日も店の裏のあの川からは

ものすごく嫌な臭いがしてる

六月のある日「夜、店の前においで」

って言われて行ってみたら

店は真っ暗　不安定に光る電灯の下

あのいつもの笑顔

「山に行って採って来たんだけど

一匹ばっかしでごめんね」

柔らかく合わせていた両手　開き

ぱっと、何かを暗がりに放った

Ah～ Beautiful firefly, beautiful firefly, come over here

The water over there is bitter, the water over here is sweet

Ah～ Beautiful firefly, beautiful firefly, come over here

The water over there is bitter, the water over here is sweet

急にぐんっと上の方に舞い上がり

チカチカ電灯のあかりに重なり

瞬間、二人ともホタル見失い

しばらく探して　もうそれはいない

ふなばーは残念そうな僕に

「はい、きょうはもうおしまーい

あらちょっとまってて、飴ちゃんそこに」

そう言って電気ついてない勝手口

YO！

ゆっくり歩く曲がった背中の先に目をやると

暗い台所の天井で黄緑の光がちょっと

それさっきまで外、飛び回ってたやつじゃんかーきっと

元気に点滅するそれはじっとじっとじっとじっとずっと

…動かないまま（いらない…）

僕は家に向かい全力で走った

とにかく悲しくって、悲しくって

なんだか恐ろしくなった

きのうはごめんなさい、というと

「ええよ」

カサカサの手で頭　撫でてくれて

でかいマスカットの飴玉一個

くしゃっと笑う、大好きなお婆さん

ふなばーはお店で一人暮らし

裏にはちっちゃい川が流れてる

台所の勝手口　開いてて

上からは「新しい」蠅取り紙！

昔この辺に蛍が沢山いたけど

もう一匹もいなくなったって

この前パパが言ってた！

今日も店の裏のビニイルパイプは

ものすごく黒い水を垂れ流す

今日も店の裏のあの川からは

ものすごく嫌な臭いがしてる

Ah～ Beautiful firefly, beautiful firefly, come over here

The water over there is bitter, the water over here is sweet

Ah～ Beautiful firefly, beautiful firefly, come over here

The water over there is bitter, the water over here is sweet

…どっちの水も●ー●●●

▼▼▼▼　English　▼▼▼▼

When I was in elementary school

There was a small dry cleaning shop near my house

My dad's suits and my mom's jeans were kept shiny

With perfect cleaning skills of the shop

After her husband died in the war

Elderly madam ran the shop by herself

She raised four children

And everyone called her "Funa-bah"

When I went to the store to help my mom

My beloved old madam would always stroke my head with her dry hands

Gave me a big Muscat candy

And smiled crumpling her wrinkled face

Funa-bah lived alone in the shop

There was a small river flowing behind it

The kitchen back door was open

And a fly catcher was placed on top and dangling

The other day my dad said there used to be a lot of fireflies

But there aren't any left in this area！

Today, the vinyl pipe behind the store is still letting out very black water

Today, the river behind the store is still smelling very bad

One day in June, I was told to come to the store at night

And when I went

The store was pitch black, and under the unsteady light

There was her usual smile

She said, "I went to the mountains to catch some

but I'm sorry I only caught one."

He opened his hands, which had been clasped together gently

And suddenly threw something into the darkness

Ah- Beautiful firefly, beautiful firefly, come over here

The water over there is bitter, the water over here is sweet

Ah- Beautiful firefly, beautiful firefly, come over here

The water over there is bitter, the water over here is sweet

Suddenly it flew up high

It overlapped with the flickering light of the electric lamp

In an instant, both of us lost sight of the firefly

We searched for a while, but it was gone

Funa-bah said to me with a disappointed look

"Yes, that's it for today, wait a bit...candy..."

And with that, we headed to the back door

Where the lights were not on

I looked over at the tip of its curved back as it walked slowly

A yellow-green light was shining on the ceiling of the dark kitchen

That must be the one that was flying around outside just a moment ago

It was blinking energetically, still and still and still

...Still motionless！（I don't want a candy!）

I ran as fast as I could towards my house

Anyway, I was so sad, so sad

That I was kind of scared

I said I was sorry about yesterday

"It's okay"

She replied and stroked my head with her dry hands

Gave me a big Muscat candy

And smiled crumpling her wrinkled face

Funa-bah lived alone in the shop

There was a small river flowing behind it

The kitchen back door was open

"New" flypaper is hanging from above

The other day my dad said there used to be a lot of fireflies

But there aren't any left in this area！

Today, the vinyl pipe behind the store is still letting out very black water

Today, the river behind the store is still smelling very bad

Ah- Beautiful firefly, beautiful firefly, come over here

The water over there is bitter, the water over here is sweet

Ah- Beautiful firefly, beautiful firefly, come over here

The water over there is bitter, the water over here is sweet

...both waters are ●ー●●●

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