The Sloped Path at Night by Mikasa Yūko(三笠優子)

歌名: 夜の坂道

唄: 三笠優子

作詞: 仲宗根洋一

補作詞: 多野亮

作曲: 仲宗根洋一

発売日: 2015年06月10日

レコード会社: キングレコード

ネオン 裏町 こぬか雨

涙 ためいき みれん酒

世間の風が 骨身にしみて

ことさら恋しい ねぇ貴方

一人たたずむ 夜の 夜の坂道

恋の 残り香 うしろ影

燃えた 想い出 水たまり

別れて知った 愛しさ憎さ

すべてはまぼろし ねぇ貴方

一人たたずむ 夜の 夜の坂道

うわさ 面影 路地あかり

恋は きまぐれ いつだって

むなしい愛の 運命(さだめ)にむせぶ

今でも逢いたい ねぇ貴方

一人たたずむ 夜の 夜の坂道

Utamei: Yoruno Sakamichi
Uta: Mikasa Yūko
Kashi: Nakasone Yōichi
Hokashi: Tano Ryō
Sakkyoku: Nakasone Yōichi
Hatsubaibi: 6/10/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Kingu Reko-do

Neon uramachi komuka'ame
Namida tameiki mirenzake
Seken'no kazega honemini shimite
Kotosara koishi'i ne'e anata
Hitori tatazumu yoruno yoruno sakamichi

Koino nokoriga ushitokage
Moeta omoide mizutamari
Wakarete shitta itoshisa nikusa
Subetewa maboroshi ne'e anata
Hitori tatazumu yoruno yoruno sakamichi

Uwasa omokage roji akari
Koiwa kimagure itsudatte
Munashi'i aino sadameni musebu
Imodemo aitai ne'e anata

Hitori tadazumu yoruno yoruno sakamichi

Song Name: The Slope at Night

Singer: Mikasa Yūko

Lyrics: Nakasone Yōichi

Supporting Lyrics: Tano Ryō

Composer: Nakasone Yōichi

Release Date: 6/10/2015

Record Label: King Record Co., Ltd.

Neon lights in the back street drizzle

Tears sighs sake of regrets

The winds of the world cuts into my flesh and bone

Especially yearning for love, dear

Nestling alone the night night sloped path

The love's lingering scent your figure as you left

The burned memories a puddle

The love and hatred I realized after we parted

Everything is a mirage, dear

Nestling alone the night night sloped path

Rumors vestiges the street lights

Love is capricious always

Quietly sobbing to the fate of the fruitless love

Even now I still want to see you, dear

Nestling alone the night night sloped path

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A Mother's Love Sandogasa*(母恋い三度笠 Haha Koi Sandogasa) by Mikasa Yūko(三笠優子)

歌名: 母恋い三度笠

唄: 三笠優子

作詞: 水木れいじ

作曲: 宮下健治

発売日: 2015年06月10日

レコード会社: キングレコード

逢いに戻ろか このまま行こか

伊豆の夜空に 呼子星(よびこぼし)

追われ鴉(がらす)も 祭りの笛に

故郷ふり向く 天城の峠…

なぜに越されぬ なぜに越されぬ 母恋い三度笠

「この峠を越えたら懐かしい故郷(こきょう)が待っている・・・

今頃おっ母さんはどうしていなさるか・・・

逢いてえナァ・・・ おっ母さん・・・」

泣いてさとした あの日の顔が

沖の白帆に 見え隠れ

宿場灯りに 新茶の香り

愚痴は言わぬが 一本刀…

俺も人の子 俺も人の子 母恋い三度笠

無理も道理と 世間は言うが

たぐり寄せたい あの絆

またも一雨 草鞋(わらじ)の紐に

しみてせつない 道中しぐれ…

明日(あす)は何処(どこ)やら 明日(あす)は何処(どこ)やら 母恋い三度笠

Utamei: Haha Koi Sandogasa
Uta: Mikasa Yūko
Kashi: Mizuki Reiji
Sakkyoku: Miyashita Kenji
Hatsubaibi: 6/10/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Kingu Reko-do

Aini modoroka kono mama yukoka
Izuno yozorani yobikoboshi
Owaregarasumo matsurino fueni
Kokyō furimuku Amagino tōge...
Nazeni kosareru nazeni kosarenu haha koi sandogasa

"Kono tōgewo koetara natsukashi'i kokyōga matte iru...
Imagoro okkasanwa dōshite inasaruka...
Aitēna... okkasan..."

Naite satoshita ano hino kaoga
Okino shirahoni mie kakure
Shukuba akarini shinchano kaori
Guchiwa iwanuga ippongatana...
Oremo hitono ko omremo hitono ko haha koi sandogasa

Murimo dōrito sekenwa iuga
Taguri yosetai ano kizuna
Matamo hitoame warajino himoni
Shimite setsunai dōchū shigure...

Asuwa dokoyara asuwa dokoyara haha koi sandogasa

Song Name: A Mother's Love Sandogasa*

Singer: Mikasa Yūko

Lyrics: Mizuki Reiji

Composer: Miyashita Kenji

Release Date: 6/10/2015

Record Label: King Record Co., Ltd.

Should I go back to see her or should I keep on going

In the Izu's night sky, the Yobiko Star

Even the crow on the run, the festival flute

Turning my head to the home town, Amagi's pass...

Why can't I cross it why can't I cross it, thinking of my mother sandogasa*

"If I cross this pass, my fond home town is waiting...

I wonder what my mother is doing right now...

I want to see you again... mother..."

The face from that day when she cried and made me understand

Appearing and hiding from the white sails at the offing

At the town inn, the light and the scent of the fresh tea

Though I won't complain, a single katana...

I am still someone's child, I am still someone's child, thinking of my mother sandogasa*

Even unfairness still passes in this world, though people would say

I want to pull close that bond

Yet another rain, to the strings of the straw sandal

Which gets soaked, the sad drizzle in the middle of the journey...

Where will I be tomorrow where will I be tomorrow, thinking of my mother sandogasa*

*A sandogasa is a hat made from bamboos or carex worn by travelers in olden Japan.

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Mikasa Yūko(三笠優子)

Mikasa Yūko(三笠優子) started studying rōkyoku from Matsudaira Kunijūrō(松平国十郎) but had to stop due to her illness.

Her song "The Dragon of Dokai Bay(洞海湾の竜 Dōkaiwan'no Ryū)" became popular and she made her professional debut with the song in 1977 with RCA Records, Inc.

Three of her songs with married couple as a theme, "Couple Ship(夫婦舟 Fūfu Bune)," "Couple River(夫婦川 Fūfu Gawa)," and "Couple Bridge(夫婦橋 Fūfu Bashi)" became popular.

She was married and had three children before her professional debut, but the recording company decided to keep her marriage a secret at the time. Her husband passed away in a traffic accident before Fūfu Bashi was released.

In the 24th Japan Record Awards, Fūfu Bune won the long seller award.

In the recent years, she was treated for hepatitis and suffered from bouts of depression.

This blog post translates information from the Wikipedia article 三笠優子 which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.