Vow(契りChigiri) by Itsuki Hiroshi(五木ひろし)

歌名: 契り

唄: 五木ひろし

作詞: 阿久悠

作曲: 五木ひろし

あなたは誰と　契りますか

永遠（とわ）の心を　結びますか

波のうねりが岸にとどく

過去の歌をのせて

激しい想いが　砕ける涙のように

緑は今も　みずみずしいか

乙女はあでやかか

人の心は鴎のように

真白だろうか

愛するひとよ　美しく

愛するひとよ　すこやかに

朝の光が海を染める

生きる夢に満ちて

まぶしい願いが　きらめくいのちのように

ながれは今も　清らかだろうか

子供はほがらかか

人はいつでも桜のように

ほほえむだろうか

愛するひとよ　美しく

愛するひとよ　すこやかに

愛するひとよ　美しく

愛するひとよ　すこやかに

Utamei: Chigiri

Uta: Itsuki Hiroshi

Kashi: Aku Yuu

Sakkyoku: Itsuki Hiroshi

Anatawa dareto chigirimasuka

Towano kokotowo musubimasuka

Namino uneriga kishini todoku

Kakono utawo nosete

Hageshi'i omoiga kudakeru namidanoyōni

Midoriwa imamo mizumizushi'ika

Otomewa adeyakaka

Hitono kokorowa kamomenoyōni

Masshiro darōka

Aisuru hitoyo utsukushiku

Aisuru hitoyo sukoyakani

Asano hikariga umiwo someru

Ikiru yumeni michite

Mabushi'i negaiga kirameku inochinoyōni

Nagarewa imamo kiyorakadarōka

Kodomowa hogarakaka

Hitowa itsudemo sakuranoyōni

Hohoemu darōka

Aisuru hitoyo utsukushiku

Aisuru hitoyo sukoyakani

Aisuru hitoyo utsukushiku

Aisuru hitoyo sukoyakani

Song Name: Vow

Singer: Itsuki Hiroshi

Lyrics: Aku Yuu

Composer: Itsuki Hiroshi

Whom do you exchange vows with

Whom do you tie your hearts eternally with

Swelling waves reach the shore

Carrying the songs from the past

Like tears that break intense thoughts

Is the forest still lively

Are the maidens glamorous

Are the people's hearts like the seagulls

Pure white

Oh the one I hold dear, be beautiful

Oh the one I hold dear, stay in good health

The morning rays color the ocean

Filled with living dreams

As if the bright wishes were twinkling lives

Is the river still untainted

Are the children cheerful

Are the people always like the cherry blossoms

Smiling

Oh the one I hold dear, be beautiful

Oh the one I hold dear, stay in good health

Oh the one I hold dear, be beautiful

Oh the one I hold dear, stay in good health

Woman at the Water's Shores(渚の女 Nagisano On'na) by Itsuki Hiroshi(五木ひろし)

歌名: 渚の女

唄: 五木ひろし

作詞: 山口洋子

作曲: 五木ひろし

編曲: 若草恵

発売日: 2015年2月25日

レコード会社: ファイブズエンタテインメント

逢いたくなったら ひとりで海に来て

名前をお呼びと云ったひと

別れてはじめて あなたの優しさが

しみじみわたしにわかります

渚によせる

しろい哀しいさざ波

女ごころをぬらして

二度とかえらぬ 夢を呼ぶ

どんなに遠くに あなたが行こうとも

わたしの心は はなれない

愛した月日は そのままで生きている

わたしの胸にも瞼にも

まっ赤に燃えて

ひとりで泣いてる夕陽は

女ごころの切なさ

二度とかえらぬ 恋を呼ぶ

潮風はるか

空にちぎれる汽笛は

女ごころのさよなら

二度とかえらぬ ひとを呼ぶ

Utamei: Nagisano On'na
Uta: Itsuki Hiroshi
Kashi: Yamaguchi Yōko
Sakkyoku: Itsuki Hiroshi
Henkyoku: Wakakusa Kei
Hatsubaibi: 2/25/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Faibuzu entateinmento

Aitakunattara hitoride umini kite
Namaewo oyobito itta hito
Wakarete hajimete anatano yasashisaga
Shimijimi watashini wakarimasu
Nagisani yoseru
Shiroi kanashi'i sazanami
On'nagokorowo nurashite
Nidoto kaeranu yumewo yobu

Don'nani tōkuni anataga yukōtomo
Watashino kokorowa hanarenai
Aishita tsukihiwa sono mamade ikiteiru
Watashino munenimo mabutanimo
Makkani moete
Hitoride naiteru yūhiwa
On'nagokorono setsunasa
Nidoto kaeranu koiwo yobu

Shiokaze haruka
Sorani chigireru kitekiwa
On'nagokorono sayonara

Nidoto kaeranu hitowo yobu

Song Name: Woman at the Water's Shores

Singer: Itsuki Hiroshi

Lyrics: Yamaguchi Yōko

Composer: Itsuki Hiroshi

Arrangement: Wakakusa Kei

Release Date: 2/25/2015

Record Label: Five's Entertainment

If you want to see me, come alone to the sea and

Call my name, he said

After parting, I finally realized your kindness

I keenly understand

Lapping the water's shores

The white sorrowful ripples

Wetting a woman's heart

I call out the never-returning dream

No matter how far you go

My heart won't leave you

The days when I loved you still live on just like back then

My chest and eyelids

Burn bright red

The sunset that cries alone is

A woman's heart's sorrow

I call out the never-returning love

A distant sea breeze

A whistle that cuts off in the sky

Farewell to a woman's heart

I call out the never-returning man

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Seashell(桜貝 Sakuragai) by Itsuki Hiroshi(五木ひろし)

歌名: 桜貝

唄: 五木ひろし

作詞: 水木れいじ

作曲: 弦哲也

編曲: 南郷達也

発売日: 2014年3月19日

レコード会社: ファイブズエンタテインメント

おまえの口紅　とりあげて

あの海はるかに　投げたっけ

こころの傷は　かくすなよ

素顔のままで　いればいい

おもいでの...桜貝

さしだす白い　掌（て）の平の

このぬくもりは　もう離さない

ふりむきゃ涙の　人生を

ささえてくれたね　いつの日も

あなたは夢に　生きるのと

信じた道を　歩くのと

ありがとう...桜貝

口にはだして　言わないが

忘れはしない　そのやさしさを

ちいさな陽だまり　肩よせて

あの日の海辺へ　帰ろうか

ふたりで越えた　歳月も

明日からきっと　倖せに

離れずに...桜貝

もいちど　生まれかわっても

命はひとつ　いつまでも

Utamei: Sakuragai

Uta: Itsuki Hiroshi

Kashi: Mizuki Reiji

Sakkyoku: Gen Tetsuya

Henkyoku: Nangō Tatsuya

Hatsubaibi: 3/19/2014

Reko-do gaisha: Faibuzu entateinmento

Omaeno kuchibeni toriagete

Ano umi harukani nagetakke

Kokorono kizuwa kakusunayo

Sugaono mamade irebai'i

Omoideno...sakuragai

Sashidasu shiroi teno hirano

Kono nukumoriwa mō hanasanai

Furimukya namidano jinseiwo

Sasaete kuretane itsno himo

Anatawa yumeni ikirunoto

Shinjita michiwo arukunoto

Arigatō...sakuragai

Kuchiniwa dashite iwanaiga

Wasurewa shinai sono yasashisawo

Chi'isana hidamari kata yosete

Ano hino umibe'e kaerōka

Futaride koeta toshizukimo

Asukara kitto shiawaseni

Hanarezuni... sakuragai

Moichido umarekawattemo

Inochiwa hitotsu itsumademo

Song Name: (Pink) Seashell

Singer: Itsuki Hiroshi

Lyrics: Mizuki Reiji

Composer: Gen Tetsuya

Arrangement: Nango Tatsuya

Release Date: 3/19/2014

Record Label: Five's Entertainment

Your lipstick I took from you

Far away in that ocean I threw it

The wounds of the heart, don't hide them

Keep your true face

Filled with memories... seashell

The palm of the hand held out

This warmth, I won't let go again

Glancing back, a teary life

You supported me every day

You live for your dreams

Walk the path you believe

Thank you... seashell

I won't say it out loud but

I won't forget that kindness

A small sunny spot, place the shoulders close together

That day's seaside, let's go back

The years we climbed over together

From tomorrow we definitely will be happy

Without separating... seashell

Once more even if I'm reborn

Our lives are one forever

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Itsuki Hiroshi(五木ひろし)

Itsuki Hiroshi(五木ひろし)'s father was a mine engineer and as a result, his family moved frequently, chasing lodes. His desire to sing started when he was in elementary school. They eventually settled down after his father started a company dealing with stones used in construction. Some time later, he became a live-in student with the composer Uehara Gento(上原げんと).

In 1964, he won the fifteenth national Columbia singing contest and made a debut the following year with the song "From New Shinjuku/End of Shinano Road(新宿駅から/信濃路の果て Shinjuku-eki kara/ Shinano-ji no hate)" using the stage name "Matsuyama Masaru(松山まさる)." None of his six singles released with the company sold, and he switched companies to Nippon Grammophone Co., Ltd.(日本グラモフォン) in 1967.

He changed his stage name to Ichijō Eiichi(一条英一) and released the single "The Rain which Makes Me Cry(俺を泣かせる夜の雨 Orewo Nakaseru Yoruno Ame)." Once again, none of his three singles sold, and he was let go from the company.

In 1969, he was singing in Ginza when Endō Minoru(遠藤実) scouted him. He signed a contract with Minorufon(ミノルフォン), switched his staged name yet again to Mitani Ken(三谷謙) and released the singles "The Rainy Yokohama(雨のヨコハマ Ameno Yokohama)" and "Tokyo Nagasaki Sapporo(東京 長崎 札幌)." Unfortunately, neither singles sold well.

In 1970, taking the suggestion of the producer at Fukui Broadcasting Corporation, he entered the All Japan Singing Championship(全日本歌謡選手権 Zen Nihon Kayō Senshuken) to take one final shot at jump starting his singing career. He survived and won through the ten week competition. Afterwards, he became students under two judges for the competition, lyricist Yamaguchi Yōko(山口洋子) and composer Hirao Masa'aki(平尾 昌晃).

He signed a contract with Noguchi Promotion(野口プロモーション), which was actually a kick boxing gym and became its first artist. He also changed his stage name to Itsuki Hiroshi(五木ひろし). To come up with this name, he borrowed the name Itsuki from lyricist Itsuki Hiroyuki(五木 寛之), partly because he wanted to pick up good luck(いいツキをひろおう i'i tsukiwo hiro'ō).

His debut song with the company was "Yokohama Twilight(よこはま・たそがれ Yokohama Tasogare)," released in 1971. He held the mike with his left hand while making a fist with his right hand shaking his waist to the song's rhythm. He gained the idea to do this from a boxer at Noguchi Boxing Gym, Sawamura Tadashi(沢村忠). This action became synonymous with Itsuki Hiroshi(五木ひろし) and was copied many times. This song eventually reached the top spot on the Oricon Single's Chart, staying in the chart for 46 weeks, and eventually selling over 650,000 copies.

With this song, he made his debut appearance on the Kōhaku Utagassen and has appeared each year since then. He has sung in the tori(トリ) spot thirteen times and the torimae(トリ前) spot eight times (as of 2014).

This blog post translates information from the Wikipedia article 五木ひろし which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.