old folk song

**caster51** · May 3, 2008, 21:26

at first ,my favorite is Kaguyahime.

Nagoriyuki
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=5FkYswllnLc
Eng version
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=4IOeqHBktyY
Kamo no nagare ni
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=qkNVM9y9LXI
Eng.
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=EyDPvVGRWts
Ano hito no tegami
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=8We6pQp2l30
Eng.
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=SP9QmpInkzY

Do you have a favorite Japanese folk song? please post it

**caster51** · May 4, 2008, 11:39

misaki-meguri

I visit the cape that you told me past time.
promised to go with you. It is not possible to do now.
The bus of the round in the cape runs with blue sea that stretches to the window.
when sinks deep sadness in my chest,
finish this travel and return to the town

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=bFFWXWJkfZM

**ASHIKAGA** · May 12, 2008, 18:20

Ahhhhh 「Misaki Meguri」 happens to be one of my favorite "folk" songs. The lyrics are so bitter-sweet it makes me teary-eyed everytime I hear it (it is in my i-Pod).
This song was very popular and I would hear it all the time on the radio/TV when I was a wee kid but back then, it did nothing for me. Now that I am a lot older, I GET it. The fast tempo of the song makes the lyrics even more poignant.

**Stella** · Jun 3, 2008, 17:30

Hello from Greece! I like Misaki Meguri too. It's my Japanese friend's favourite karaoke song! I wonder...Could you please post the (romanised) japanese lyrics so as to surprise him singing it with him this July when I am going to meet him?!
I can not find them anywhere, though I've tried! Thank you very much!

**ASHIKAGA** · Jun 3, 2008, 18:43

Originally Posted by Stella

Hello from Greece! I like Misaki Meguri too. It's my Japanese friend's favourite karaoke song! I wonder...Could you please post the (romanised) japanese lyrics so as to surprise him singing it with him this July when I am going to meet him?!
I can not find them anywhere, though I've tried! Thank you very much!

Misaki Meguri

1st Verse

Anata ga itsuka hanashite kureta
Misaki wo boku wa tabishite kita
Futari de iku to yakusokushita ga
Sore mo ima wa kanawanu koto

Chorus１

Misaki meguri no
Basu wa hashiru
Mado ni hirogaru
Aoi umi yo
Kanashimi fukaku mune ni shizumetara
Kono tabi oete machi ni kaerou

2nd Verse

Shiawasesou na hitobitotachi to
Misaki wo meguru, Hitori de, Boku wa
Kudakeru nami no ano hageshisa de
Anata wo motto aishitakatta

Chorus 2

Misaki meguri no
basu wa hashiru
Boku wa doushite ikite yukou
Kanashimi fukaku muneni shizumetara
Kono tabi oete machi ni kaerou

Repeat Chorus 1

**Stella** · Jun 3, 2008, 19:22

Thank you so much! I really appreciated your prompt reply and kindness!
Best regards!

**caster51** · Jul 19, 2008, 13:24

hi Ashikaga-san
Do you know Hayley Westenra sings Tsubasa wo kudasai?
how beautiful..

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=zJTo6pFKeBs

Akai tori(1971)
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=7in5rpYU584

**ASHIKAGA** · Jul 19, 2008, 13:54

I have heard of her name... Isn't she the quasi-classical singer who's just released a CD of cover versions of Japanese songs? I do remember the original. We had to sing that song in our elementary school choir.. lol

**epigene** · Jul 19, 2008, 20:42

Originally Posted by ASHIKAGA

I have heard of her name... Isn't she the quasi-classical singer who's just released a CD of cover versions of Japanese songs? I do remember the original. We had to sing that song in our elementary school choir.. lol

I saw Hayley last year. She came to Japan as a member of Celtic Woman on the "New Journey" tour in Tokyo. They were great!!

I wonder whether Matsutouya (nee Arai) Yumi falls in the folk song category? Her old songs coincided with my youth, so I love them.

"Ano hi ni kaeritai"
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=gaNT6mSbYg0
"Sotsugyou shashin"
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=QHX7AAA6KJc
Both songs remind me of my days in high school and university.

"Umi o miteita gogo"
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=ar_twSQbTlc
"Yamate no Dolphin" is the place I went with my first boyfriend. (I lived in Yokohama until age 20.)
FYI, the restaurant Dolphin is not in Yamate, and there was no view of the sea from the place, even when it was still new and the land reclamation project was still in its infancy!

**ASHIKAGA** · Jul 20, 2008, 08:50

I used to listen to Yumi Arai a lot. My absolute favorite has to be Cobalt Hour. The musicianship displayed on that song was just incredible especially Haruomi Hosono on Bass and Masataka Matsutouya on Keyboard.

Umi wo miteita gogo is a great song, too. One thing I want to say about Arai is that while she gets bad raps for her singing, I think it is THAT VOICE that "makes" those songs. There are many singers out there who are considered "good singers". I tend to find those "good singers" rather boring.

Sadly, I don't have any memorable moments with my past girlfriends attached to any of her songs... I remember my colleague telling me about the first time he drove on "Chuou Freeway". He told me how excited it was when he saw "the horse racing track on the right" and "the beer factory on the left".

**caster51** · Nov 23, 2008, 01:11

Betsy & Chris　

Hayley Westenra

which one do you like?

**tinee92782** · Dec 1, 2008, 10:42

I like Japanese folk songs..I am a fan of Kaguyhime too...

**Hiroyuki Nagashima** · Jan 11, 2009, 20:12

Sukiyaki - Ue wo muite arukou - Kyu Sakamoto

The Lyrics:
I'll look up while I'm walking
Ue wo muite arukou
上を向いて歩こう

So the tears don't fall from my eyes
Namida ga koborenai youni
涙がこぼれないように

I think back to spring days
Omoidasu haru no hi
思い出す春の日

It's a lonely night
Hitoribocchi no yoru
一人ぼっちの夜

I'll look up while I'm walking
Ue wo muite arukou
上を向いて歩こう

And count the scattered stars
Nijinda hoshi wo kazoete
にじんだ星をかぞえて

I think back to summer days
Omoidasu natsu no hi
思い出す夏の日

It's a lonely night
Hitoribocchi no yoru
一人ぼっちの夜

Happiness is above the clouds
Shiawase wa kumo no ue ni
幸せは雲の上に

Happiness is above the sky
Shiawase wa sora no ue ni
幸せは空の上に

I'll look up while I'm walking
Ue wo muite arukou
上を向いて歩こう

So the tears don't fall from my eyes
Namida ga koborenai youni
涙がこぼれないように

Even while I cry I walk on
Naki nagara aruku
泣きながら歩く

It's a lonely night
Hitoribocchi no yoru
一人ぼっちの夜

Sadness is in the shadow of the stars
Kanashimi wa hoshi no kage ni
悲しみは星の影に

Sadness is in the shadow of the moon
Kanashimi wa tsuki no kage ni
悲しみは月の影に

I'll look up while I'm walking
Ue wo muite arukou
上を向いて歩こう

So the tears don't fall from my eyes
Namida ga koborenai youni
涙がこぼれないように

Even while I cry I walk on
Naki nagara aruku
泣きながら歩く

It's a lonely night
Hitoribocchi no yoru
一人ぼっちの夜

It's a lonely night
Hitoribocchi no yoru
一人ぼっちの夜

Miagete goran yoru no hoshi wo

The lyrics:
Miagete goran yoru no hoshi wo.
Chiisa na hoshi no, shiisana hikari ga,
Sasayaka na shiawase wo utatteru.

Miagete goran yoru no hoshi wo.
Bokura no you ni na mo nai hoshi ga,
Sasayaka na shiawase wo utatteru.

Teo tsuna no boku to, oi kake you,
yume o utarina ga kurushi kuna hunta na i so

Miagete goran yoru no hoshi wo.
Chiisa na hoshi no, shiisana hikari ga,
Sasayaka na shiawase wo utatteru.

Miagete goran yoru no hoshi wo.
Bokura no you ni na mo nai hoshi ga,
Sasayaka na shiawase wo ino teru.

-Translation-

Look up at the stars in the dark night sky.
Hear the little brilliant stars sing their happy songs,
Singing a little happy song high in the heavens.

Look up at the stars in the dark night sky.
Hear the nameless stars pray like us for happiness,
Praying for a tiny happy life high in the heavens.

My sweetheart, join hands with me.
Let's chase our dreams together.
I'm never worried as long as I'm with you.

Look up at the stars in the dark night sky.
Hear the little brilliant stars sing their happy songs,
Singing a little happy song high in the heavens.

Look up at the stars in the dark night sky.
Hear the nameless stars pray like us for happiness,
Praying for a tiny happy life high in the heavens.

**Dogen Z** · Jan 22, 2009, 17:47

Now these are classic folk songs, something Kintaro & Momotaro san (Can you spot Namie Amuro?)

I was going to add "yuuyake koyake" but it made me too melocholy.

**Dogen Z** · Apr 1, 2009, 21:50

Sakura, Sakura is a traditional Japanese folk song usually sung by a choir or played by a koto ensemble. The traditional version is very pretty, but here are a couple of different versions that are quite good.

First, by jazz legend, Thelonious Monk

And a more traditional version but played by guitarist, Kindgren.

(You should also listen to his version of J.S. Bach's Air...Vunderbar!

**ASHIKAGA** · Apr 2, 2009, 09:09

Dogen, the tune that Monk is playing is not Sakura Sakura but another beautiful tune titled Koujou No Tsuki (荒城の月). I didn't know he'd recorded it. Thanks for posting!

**Dogen Z** · Apr 3, 2009, 19:29

Originally Posted by ASHIKAGA

Dogen, the tune that Monk is playing is not Sakura Sakura but another beautiful tune titled Koujou No Tsuki (荒城の月). I didn't know he'd recorded it. Thanks for posting!

Oops, my bad. I was too laxy to take a look at all the kanji. But the 2 songs have some similarity, especially when all jazzed up. It's classic 60's jazz.

**caster51** · May 31, 2009, 14:59

Masashi Sada, tsugunai

Lyrics:
http://michiesougen.wordpress.com/20...shi-atonement/

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%84%...81%95%E3%81%97)

**Dogen Z** · Jun 16, 2009, 19:26

This is John Denver's classic folk song from the 70s sung in Japanese for Ghibli Studio's 1995 anime, "Whispers of the Heart" or "Mimi wo Sumaseba." Some Amerikajin might cringe after reading that but please give it a listen, it's not bad at all.

**biru san1** · Jul 5, 2009, 04:19

At the risk of dating myself, does anyone remember stars from the 1960's ? i.e. Kayoko Moriyama, Keiko Matsuyama, Frank Nagai.... Or, should I just consider myself too old to have membership in jref, and call the undertaker.... biru san1 in Boston.

**ASHIKAGA** · Jul 5, 2009, 09:32

Originally Posted by biru san1

At the risk of dating myself, does anyone remember stars from the 1960's ? i.e. Kayoko Moriyama, Keiko Matsuyama, Frank Nagai.... Or, should I just consider myself too old to have membership in jref, and call the undertaker.... biru san1 in Boston.

There are few of us here who like old skool Kayoukyoku that I know of. I was born in 1969 but my parents were and still are big fans of the music from the olden days so I grew up listening to it.

One of our members, Pachipro, has a weekly chatroom dedicated to Japanese oldies on PALTALK that may interested you.

Welcome to JREF, and GO SOX!!

**epigene** · Jul 5, 2009, 09:38

Originally Posted by biru san1

At the risk of dating myself, does anyone remember stars from the 1960's ? i.e. Kayoko Moriyama, Keiko Matsuyama, Frank Nagai.... Or, should I just consider myself too old to have membership in jref, and call the undertaker.... biru san1 in Boston.

You're not the only one....

Yeah, join us at the Paltalk J-oldies music and chat room every Friday night (Japan time)!!
I have some of the kind of music you like!!