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Sōran Bushi (ソーラン節) is one of the most famous traditional songs and dance ( min'yō) in Japan. It is a sea shanty that is said to have been first sung by the fishermen of Hokkaido . The commonly known version of the song and dance is called Nanchū Sōran (南中ソーラン) and was created in 1991 at the Wakkanai Minami Junior High ...
Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) " Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) " (Japanese title: "手をとりあって", te o toriatte) is a song by Queen from their 1976 album A Day at the Races. Written by guitarist Brian May, it is the closing track on the album. The song is notable for having two choruses sung entirely in Japanese, and it ...
"Poupée de cire, poupée de son" music and French Lyrics were written by Serge Gainsbourg for France Gall. Its melody was inspired by the 4th movement (Prestissimo in F minor) from Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 1. As is common with Gainsbourg's lyrics, the words are filled with double meanings, wordplay, and puns.
Battōtai (song) Recording made on August 8, 1939 by the Imperial Japanese Army Band conducted by Ōnuma Satoru ja. The B and C sections of the march use the "Battōtai" melody. " Battōtai " (抜刀隊, Drawn-Sword Regiment) is a Japanese gunka composed by Charles Leroux [ ja ] with lyrics by Toyama Masakazu [ ja ] in 1877.
The original Japanese version "Toki no Nagare ni Mi o Makase" served as the lead single for Teng's Japanese studio album of the same name, released on July 31, 1986. "Toki no Nagare ni Mi o Makase" was one of the most popular songs in Japan in 1986, with its parent album selling over 2 million copies in the country. [ 2] The song was composed ...
Background. Tokunaga co-wrote "Saigo no Iiwake" after experiencing a painful breakup with someone he was dating at the time. As a result of the breakup, he involuntarily shed tears while performing the song on the TBS music show The Best Ten . The song was used as the opening theme of the Kansai TV / Fuji TV drama series Naokishō Sakka ...
Furusato ( Japanese: 故郷, 'old home' or 'hometown') is a well-known 1914 Japanese children's song, with music by Teiichi Okano and lyrics by Tatsuyuki Takano [ ja] . Although Takano's hometown was Nakano, Nagano, his lyrics do not seem to refer to a particular place. [ 1] Instead, they describe a person who is working in a distant land ...
Hotaru no Hikari (蛍の光, meaning "Glow of a firefly") is a Japanese song incorporating the tune of Scottish folk song Auld Lang Syne with completely different lyrics by Chikai Inagaki, first introduced in a collection of singing songs for elementary school students in 1881 (Meiji 14). The swapping of lyrics without substantial change to the ...