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  Running water, running water,

  Running water, running water,

  Please let me ask, where are you running to?

  Where are you running to?

  I am quietly watching you,

  Watching you,

  Waiting, waiting for your answer,

  Waiting, waiting for your answer.

  Running water, running water,

  Running water, running water,

  Why are you always la-la-la-la-la running,

  Continuously running?

  Running and running,

  Running and running—

  Where are you running to?

  Running and running,

  Running and running—

  Where are you running to?

  I am quietly watching you, watching you,

  Quietly, quietly waiting for your answer,

  Waiting for your answer.

  La,

  La-la-la,

  La-la-la,

  La-la-la, la-la-la—

  Running water said,

  Running water said:

  I am running to the ocean at the end of the world,

  Running to great earth’s deep spaces,

  Letting everything be nourished,

  Letting life be full of spirit and vigor—

  This is my ideal, my ideal;

  This is also my good fortune and happiness!

  Take a look, take a look—

  The bright green of the great earth

  The liveliness of the fishes—

  And understand, understand my good fortune and happiness!

  Oh, oh—

  Running water, running water,

  Thank you, thank you!

  Thanks for your true revelation,

  Your affection running into my heart,

  Your ideal entering my heart.

  I am willing,

  I am willing

  To devote my share of true passion and ideal

  And together, to be as spirited as you!

  I am willing, I am willing

  To devote my share of true passion and ideals

  And together, to be as spirited as you!

  Running water,

  Running water, running water!

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