Since the time I stepped off the train originating in Ueno
    Aomori Station is surrounded by snow
    The masses heading back to their homes back north are silent
    Listening only to the sea
    I get on the ferry, alone
    I stare at the gulls in the cold
    I am crying
    O, [bad word] Straits winter scene

    “Look! that’s the Tappi Headlands, far to the north!”
    Says a stranger, pointing
    I wipe the the window, which has steamed with breath
    All I can see is mist in the distance
    Farewell, my love! I am going home
    The sound of the wind sways my heart
    As [bad word] me to cry
    O, [bad word] Straits winter scene

    Farewell, my love! I am going home
    The sound of the wind sways my heart
    As [bad word] me to cry
    O, [bad word] Straits winter scene