片恋酒 (Katakoi-Zake) --- Teresa Teng
Please enjoy Teresa's performance of a Japanese song, "片恋酒 (Katakoi-Zake)", meaning "One-way-love wine", originally sung by 宮史郎 (Miya Shirou). 酒田稔 (Sakata Minoru) composed the song, and 小川道雄 (Ogawa Michio) wrote the lyrics.
The following are the Japanese lyrics, with my English translation.
好きで呑んでる お酒じゃないわ
Suki de nonderu osake ja naiwa
(I am taking Sake not because I love drinking)
ひとりが淋しい 片恋酒よ
Hitori ga samishii katakoi-zake yo
(This is one-way-love wine, I feel lonely)
遊び上手な あなたでも
Asobi jouzu na anata demo
(You may be a playboy)
噂を聞く度 逢いたくて
Uwasa wo kikutabi aitakute
(but, I miss you whenever I hear about you)
つらいのよ つらいのよ
Tsurainoyo tsurainoyo
(I am so lonely and lonely)
バカな女と 言われても
Baka na onna to iwaretemo
(I may be called a silly woman)
忘れられない 恋だから
Wasurerarenai koi dakara
(but, because this is unforgettable love,)
面影グラスに 忍びなく
Omokage gurasu (glass) ni shinobi naku
(I shed tears with the glass, thinking of you)
荒れた生活の 今日この頃は
Areta kurashi no kyou konogoro wa
(I am leading a rough life these days)
酔う程未練が 身にしみるのよ
You hodo miren ga mi ni shimiru noyo
(As I drink more, I have a lingering affection for you)
夢で激しく燃えるより
Yume de hageshiku moeru yori
(Instead of being torched in dreams,)
やさしい強さで 抱きしめて
Yasashii tsuyosa de dakishimete
(I want you to take me in your arms)
欲しいのよ 欲しいのよ
Hoshii noyo hoshii noyo
(with tender strength)
バカな女と言われても
Baka na onna to iwaretemo
(I may be called a silly woman)
忘れられない 恋だから
Wasurerarenai koi dakara
(but, because this is unforgettable love,)
面影グラスに 忍びなく
Omokage gurasu (glass) ni shinobi naku
(I shed tears with the glass, thinking of you)
「あなた命」と ボトルに書いて
Anata Inochi to botoru (bottle) ni kaite
("You are my life", I wrote on the wine bottle)
心に注ぎたす 片恋酒よ
Kokoro ni tsugitasu katakoi-zake yo
(I pour this Sake into my heart, one-way-love wine)
愛の傷あと 痛む夜は
Ai no kizuato itamu yo wa
(When the scar of love aches at night)
いい事ばかりを 思い出し
Iikoto bakari wo omoidashi
(I look back at only my happy past)
生きるのよ 生きるのよ
Ikiru noyo ikiru noyo
(I must keep living)
バカな女と言われても
Baka na onna to iwaretemo
(even if I am called a silly woman)
忘れられない 恋だから
Wasurerarenai koi dakara
(Because this is my unforgettable love,)
面影グラスに 忍びなく
Omokage gurasu (glass) ni shinobi naku
(I shed tears with the glass, thinking of you)
