Sukiyaki -- Kyu Sakamoto

Ue o muite arukoo	I look up when I walk
Namida ga kobore nai yoo ni	So the tears won't fall
Omoidasu haru no hi	Remembering those happy spring days
Hitoribotchi no yoru	But tonight I'm all alone
Ue o muite arukoo	I look up when I walk
Nijinda hoshi o kazoete	Counting the stars with tearful eyes
Omoidasu natsu no hi	Remembering those happy summer days
Hitoribotchi no yoru	But tonight I'm all alone
Shiawase wa kumo no ue ni	Happiness lies beyond the clouds
Shiawase wa sora no ue ni	Happiness lies above the sky
Ue o muite arukoo	I look up when I walk
Namida ga kobore nai yoo ni	So the tears won't fall
Nakinagara aruku	Though my heart is filled with sorrow *
Hitoribotchi no yoru	For tonight I'm all alone
(whistling)	(whistling)
Omoidasu aki no hi	Remembering those happy autumn days
Hitoribotchi no yoru	But tonight I'm all alone
Kanashimi wa hoshi no kage ni	Sadness hides in the shadow of the stars
Kanashimi wa tsuki no kage ni	Sadness lurks in the shadow of the moon
Ue o muite arukoo	I look up when I walk
Namida ga kobore nai yoo ni	So the tears won't fall
Nakinagara aruku	Though my heart is filled with sorrow *
Hitoribotchi no yoru	For tonight I'm all alone
The Japanese lyrics are  about sadness and isolation; the original title means "I look up when I walk."                 (songfacts)