名も知らぬ 遠き島より
流れ寄る 椰子の実ひとつ
故郷の岸を はなれて
汝（なれ）はそも 波に幾月
旧（もと）の樹は 生（お）いや茂れる
枝はなお 影をやなせる
われもまた 渚（なぎさ）を枕
ひとり身の 浮寝の旅ぞ
実をとりて 胸にあつれば
新たなり 流離の憂い
海の日の 沈むを見れば
たぎり落つ 異郷の涙
思いやる 八重の汐々
いずれの日にか 国にかえらん
Oh, dear lonely coconut on the beach!
From which island did you come here?
How long have you traveled, is it far from here?
I suppose, you'd drifted across the ocean several months
I suppose your mother tree still grows thick now
On your island peacefully
Making shadow with leaves on a beach
I sleep listening to sounds of the waves like you
Holding the coconut in my arms
I remember my family living on an island far from here
I'm just the same like the coconut
Seeing the sunset, I miss the one that I loved
Far over thousands of waves, my home exists
I'll be sure, in the future, to return to my native land (2010.5.5)
