只有旅行和藝術可以自己決定

Carrying on the mood of “summer” last week, I kept thinking of Okinawa. So the music of the week must have an Okinawa mood.

Recent years, singers from Okinawa become popular in Japan. Natsukawa Rimi(夏川里美) is one of stars. She was made famous with the song Nadasousou (涙そうそう/淚光閃閃) in 2001. The song was written much earlier in 1998, words by Moriyama Ryoko(森山良子) and music by another Okinawa band BEGIN. Motif behind the song was about remembrance of the late brother --- you can cry, you can remember the old beautiful days. After tears, live with courage for a brighter tomorrow.

I want to go back to the original version of the song. Listen to the performance by two original creators of the song.

By BEGIN


By Moriyama Ryoko (森山良子)


作詞：森山良子
作曲：BEGIN

古いアルバムめくり　ありがとうってつぶやいた
翻著古老的相片簿　對著總是總是

いつもいつも胸の中　励ましてくれる人よ
在心中鼓勵著我的人　囁囁著謝謝兩個字

晴れ渡る日も　雨の日も　浮かぶあの笑顔
晴空翊爽也好　大雨滂沱也罷 那時時刻刻浮現的笑容

想い出遠くあせても
即使回憶已遠離褪色

おもかげ探して　よみがえる日は　涙そうそう
我依然追尋絲絲影跡　當他甦醒時總讓我　淚光閃閃

一番星に祈る　それが私のくせになり
對著第一顆升起的星星祈禱　已經變成我的習慣

夕暮れに見上げる空　心いっぱいあなた探す
在黃昏時仰望的天空裡　滿心尋找你的蹤跡

悲しみにも　喜びにも　想うあの笑顔
悲傷落淚也好　歡喜雀躍也罷 你的笑容總會浮上心頭

あなたの場所から私が 見えたら
我相信從你所在的地方看得到我

きっといつか　会えると信じ　生きてゆく
也相信我們總有重逢的一天而活著

晴れ渡る日も　雨の日も　浮かぶあの笑顔
晴空翊爽也好　大雨滂沱也罷 那時時刻刻浮現的笑容

想い出遠くあせても
即使回憶已遠離褪色

さみしくて　恋しくて　君への想い　涙そうそう
如此孤單　如此眷戀　對你的思念讓我　淚光閃閃

会いたくて　会いたくて　君への想い　涙そうそう
想見你一面　想見你一面　對你的思念讓我　淚光閃閃