Translation of the song さくら貝の歌 artist Chieko Baishō

麗しき桜貝ひとつ

As you go away now,

去り行ける君に捧げん

I give you this beautiful seashell.

この貝は去年の浜辺に

The seashell I found last year

われ一人拾いし貝よ

Walking alone on the beach.

ほのぼのと薄紅染むるは

In its light pink color

わが燃ゆるさみし血潮よ

See the passionate blood

はろばろとかよう香りは

Burning in sorrow under my skin.

君恋うる胸のさざなみ

In its scent from somewhere far away

ああなれどわが思いははかなく

Ah, my unrequited love for you

うつし世のなぎさに果てぬ

Is going to die on the beach of this desperate world.