My Brother

words by Yoshiki Fukuyama and Kyoko Fukuyama
music by Yoshiki Fukuyama
sung by Yoshiki Fukuyama
from the Humming Bird album, “Humming Bird”

gerira no oniisan
bakudan shikake   abunaiyo   abunaiyo
kakume to ittatte
hito wo koroshicha   oshimaisa  oshimaisa
totemo kanashii ne
Oh My Brother

sensha no oniisan
taihou muketara   abunaiyo   abunaiyo
kuni wo mamoru to ittatte
hito wo koroshicha   abunaiyo   abunaiyo
totemo sabishii ne
Oh My Brother

chi wo suu kikai wo tsukureba
boro mouke   boro mouke
kodomo no egao wa
machi bouke
totemo kanashii ne
Oh My Brother

mi shiranu kuni no koto nado
shiranai yo   shiranai yo
dokoka de dareka ga nakou to
shiranai yo   shiranai yo
totemo sabishii yo
Oh My Brother
translation by Alinda Sue

My brother, the guerrilla
Bomb devices   Danger!  Danger!
Revolution, they say
Killing people   The end  The end
Isn’t he very sad
Oh My Brother

My brother in the tank
Firing artillery  Danger!   Danger!
Protecting the country, they say
Killing people  The end  The end
Isn’t he very lonely
Oh My Brother

If they make the blood sucking machines
Tattered gains   Tattered gains
A child's smiling face is waiting in vain
Isn’t he very sad
Oh My Brother

Regarding unknown countries and such
He doesn’t know   He doesn’t know
Somewhere someone cries
He doesn’t know   He doesn’t know
Isn’t he very lonely
Oh My Brother

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