"Shoshuu Yakyoku" was a song written by Ryoichi Hattori with a very interesting history originally sung by Yoshiko Yamaguchi in 1949 and recorded in 1953

Aya sang it in a duet with Yo Hitoto on a 2007 "Music Fair21" episode

Mus： Ryoichi Hattori (服部良一), Lyr: Saijo Yaso (西條八十)

TV version:

Kanji

君がみ胸に　抱かれて聞くは
夢の船唄　鳥の唄
水の蘇州の　花散る春を
惜しむか柳が　すすり泣く

花をうかべて　流れる水の
明日のゆくえは　知らねども
こよい映した　ふたりの姿
消えてくれるな　いつまでも

髪に飾ろか　接吻しよか
君が手折りし　桃の花
涙ぐむよな　おぼろの月に
鐘が鳴ります　寒山寺

Romaji

kimi gami mune ni dakarete kiku wa
yume no funauta tori no uta
mizu no soshuu no hanachiru haru wo
oshimu ka yanagi ga susuri naku

hana wo ukabete nagareru mizu no
asu no yukue wa shirane domo
koyoi utsushita futari no sugata
kiete kureru na itsumademo

kami ni kazaro ka kuchidzuke shiyo ka
kimi ga taori shi momo no hana
namidagumu you na oboro no tsuki ni
kane ga narimasu kanzanji

Translation

The song I listened to in your arms
A dreamy barcarole, a bird's ballad
Flowers of April were falling in Suzho
While willow trees swayed soft shedding tears in farewell

Scattered petals floating, carried by water
and the morrow made no promise
May the reflection of the two of us
Remain unvanished forever

Shall I put you in my hair? Or shall I kiss you?
The peach flower given to me
Tonight I look up to the teary moon
and hear the temple bells reply