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Here is a song to cheer you up! lol jk
I haven't yet featured an enka song here so I might as well start with this one, "Showa Kare Susuki" featured in the movie, "Robo-G."
It's a 1974 duet song by Sakura and Ichiro (Kawano Sakura and Tokugawa Ichirou). It was also covered by Misora Hibari and Jero.
Showa Period is from 1926-1989 while susuki is Eulalia grass or Chinese silver grass (often mistaken as Pampas grass which is actually native to South America). It is called "Showa" to differentiate it from its predecessor, Nakayama Shimpei and Noguchi Ujo's famous song "Sendo Ko-uta" (or "Boatman's Ditty" released in 1922), with similar lyrics regarding susuki grass ("I am withered susuki grass on the river bank... you and me, we will never bloom").
(info: a sheep's song; patrickhcc)
Lyrics are under the cut, with translation by danburi. ;D
( kanji, romaji and en lyrics )
I haven't yet featured an enka song here so I might as well start with this one, "Showa Kare Susuki" featured in the movie, "Robo-G."
It's a 1974 duet song by Sakura and Ichiro (Kawano Sakura and Tokugawa Ichirou). It was also covered by Misora Hibari and Jero.
Showa Period is from 1926-1989 while susuki is Eulalia grass or Chinese silver grass (often mistaken as Pampas grass which is actually native to South America). It is called "Showa" to differentiate it from its predecessor, Nakayama Shimpei and Noguchi Ujo's famous song "Sendo Ko-uta" (or "Boatman's Ditty" released in 1922), with similar lyrics regarding susuki grass ("I am withered susuki grass on the river bank... you and me, we will never bloom").
(info: a sheep's song; patrickhcc)
Lyrics are under the cut, with translation by danburi. ;D
( kanji, romaji and en lyrics )
