Thursday 26 July 2012

Sakamoto kyu

2 comments:

  1. Ue o muite arukou
    Namida ga kobore naiyouni
    Omoidasu harunohi
    Hitoribotchi no yoru

    Ue o muite arukou
    Nijinda hosi o kazoete
    Omoidasu natsunohi
    Hitoribotchi no yoru

    Shiawase wa kumo no ueni
    Shiawase wa sora no ueni

    Ue o muite arukou
    Namida ga kobore naiyouni
    [ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/k/kyu-sakamoto-lyrics/sukiyaki-lyrics.html]
    Nakinagara aruku
    Hitoribotchi no yoru

    Whistling

    Omoidasu akinohi
    Hitoribotchi no yoru

    Kanashimi wa hosino kageni
    Kanashimi wa tsukino kageni

    Ue o muite arukou
    Namida ga kobore naiyouni
    Nakinagara aruku
    Hitoribotchi no yoru

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  2. This is an old song that was popular in both Japan as well as in North America. Sakamoto Kyu, who popularized this song, also died in a plane crash in Japan. Researching his life and death would be an interesting project for a student. One of my Japanese classes in university memorized this song and performed it at an event that the Japanese language department held. Also, you can ask students to choose songs such as the sukiyaki song, practice it, and sing it karaoke style in front of the class. Lastly, there is an English cover of this song called "It's All Because of You" that has lyrics that are slightly different than the Japanese lyrics, so students can compare the two songs.

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