見上げてごらん夜の星を Miagete goran yoru no hoshi wo
坂本九 Kyu Sakamoto
Released in 1963, this classic song sounds almost like a lullaby. This song was originally the theme song in a musical of the same title. Kyu Sakamoto who is famous for his “Sukiyaki” song, was died due to the air plane crash in 1986 at the age of 43.
In 2003 Kohaku Utagassen (54th Red & White Song battle, annual song festival by selected artists since 1951), Ken Hirai sang this song in collaboration with Kyu Sakamoto, using the state-of-the-art video technology. It looks as though he is still alive and sings with Ken Hirai on stage.
坂本九 Kyu Sakamoto
Released in 1963, this classic song sounds almost like a lullaby. This song was originally the theme song in a musical of the same title. Kyu Sakamoto who is famous for his “Sukiyaki” song, was died due to the air plane crash in 1986 at the age of 43.
In 2003 Kohaku Utagassen (54th Red & White Song battle, annual song festival by selected artists since 1951), Ken Hirai sang this song in collaboration with Kyu Sakamoto, using the state-of-the-art video technology. It looks as though he is still alive and sings with Ken Hirai on stage.
There are so many artists who covered this song, namely Koji Tamaki, Ken Hirai, Noriyuki Makihara, Rimi Natsukawa and so on. It would be fun to compare listening this song by different artists. My favorite is by Aoi Teshima.
Ken Hirai album "Ken's bar"
Jake Shimabukuro album "Ichigo Ichie"
Any comment about this blog is highly appreciated. Requests to pick up any singer or song are always welcome!
<Lyrics>
Japanese
Japanese pronunciation
English translation
見上げて ごらん 夜 の 星 を
Miagete goran yoru no hoshi wo
Look up at the stars in the night sky
小さな 星 の 小さな 光 が
Chiisana hoshi no chiisana hikari ga
A small light from a small star
ささやかな 幸せ を うたってる
Sasayakana shiawase wo utaatteru
is singing small happiness
見上げて ごらん 夜 の 星 を
Miagete goran yoru no hoshi wo
Look up at the stars in the night sky
ボクら の ように 名もない 星 が
Bokura no youni namonai hoshi ga
Nameless stars just like us
ささやかな 幸せ を 祈ってる
Sasayakana shiawase wo inootteru
are praying modest happiness
手 を つなごう ボク と
Te wo tsunago boku to
Let’s hold hands with me
おいかけよう 夢 を
Oikakeyou yume wo
Let’s chase our dream
二人 なら 苦しく なんか ないさ
Futari nara kurushiku nanka naisa
If we are together, there will be no hardships
見上げて ごらん 夜 の 星 を
Miagete goran yoru no hoshi wo
Look up at the stars in the night sky
小さな 星 の 小さな 光 が
Chiisana hoshi no chiisana hikari ga
A small light from a small star
ささやかな 幸せ を うたってる
Sasayakana shiawase wo utaatteru
is singing small happiness
見上げて ごらん 夜 の 星 を
Miagete goran yoru no hoshi wo
Look up at the stars in the night sky
ボクら の ように 名もない 星 が
Bokura no youni namonai hoshi ga
Nameless stars just like us
ささやかな 幸せ を 祈ってる
Sasayakana shiawase wo inootteru
are praying modest happiness
Any comment about this blog is highly appreciated. Requests to pick up any singer or song are always welcome!
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