Namidano Kauntā(涙のカウンター) by Kitayama Takeshi(北山たけし)

歌名: 涙のカウンター

唄: 北山たけし

作詞: 喜多條忠

作曲: 平尾昌晃

編曲: 伊戸のりお

発売日: 2015年3月18日

レコード会社: テイチクエンタテインメント

こころに雨の 降る夜は

街のあかりも 泣きべそあかり

港ホテルの カウンター

あの娘(こ)の席には 想い出だけが

さびしい背中で 座っているよ

もいちど (もいちど) もいちど (もいちど)

もいちど 逢いたいよ

わがまま言って 困らせた

それも愛だと 思っていたよ

昔なじみの マスターは

無口で変わらぬ 微笑みだけを

いつものお酒に 浮かべてくれる

バカだよ (バカだよ) バカだよ (バカだよ)

あの娘(こ)は 戻らない

なくしたあとで わかるもの

それは幸せ くやしいけれど

ふたり出会った カウンター

あの娘(こ)が最後に こぼした涙

今でもまぶたに 浮かんで消える

さよなら (さよなら) さよなら (さよなら)

グラスに 揺れる夜

Utamei: Namidano kauntā

Uta: Kitayama Takeshi

Kashi: Kitajō Makoto

Sakkyoku: Hirao Masa'aki

Henkyoku: Ido Norio

Hatsubaibi: 3/18/2015

Reko-do gaisha: Teichiku Entateinmento

Kokoroni ameno furu yoruwa

Machino akarimo nakibeso akari

Minato hoteruno kauntā

Ano kono sekiniwa omoidedakega

Sabishi'i senakade suwatteiruyo

Moichido (moichido) moichido (moichido)

Moichido aitaiyo

Wagamama itte komaraseta

Soremo aidao omotteitayo

Mukashinanjimino masutāwa

Mukuchide kawaranu hohoemidakewo

Itsumono osakeni ukabetekureru

Bakadayo (bakadayo) bakadayo (bakadayo)

Ano kowa modoranai

Nakushita atode wakarumono

Sorewa shiawase kuyashi'ikeredo

Futari deatta kauntā

Ano koga saigoni koboshita namida

Imademo mabutani ukande kieru

Sayonara (sayonara) sayonara (sayonara)

Gurasuni yureru yoru

Song name: The Counter of Tears

Singer:  Kitayaka Takeshi

Lyrics: Kitajō Makoto

Composer: Hirao Masa'aki

Arrangement: Ido Norio

Release Date: 3/18/2015

Record Label: Teichiku Entertainment, Inc.

On the nights when it rains in my heart

The city lights are crying lights

The counter at a harbor hotel

In the seat where that girl used to sit, only memories

Still sit there, with a lonely back

Once more (once more) once more (once more)

I want to see her one more time

She fretted and gave me fits

But I thought that was also love

The bartender whom I've known for many years

Silently still gives the same unchanging smile

And gives me the same cup of sake

I am dumb (I am dumb) I am dumb (I am dumb)

Knowing that she will not return here

I finally found after losing it

That is happiness, and though I have regrets

The counter where we met

The last drop of tears she shed

Appears in front of my eyelids and fades away

Good bye (good bye) good bye (good bye)

The night which shakes with the glass

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Katakurino Hana(かたくりの花) by Kitayama Takeshi(北山たけし)

歌名: かたくりの花

唄: 北山たけし

作詞: 喜多條忠

作曲: 平尾昌晃

編曲: 伊戸のりお

発売日: 2015年3月18日

レコード会社: テイチクエンタテインメント

夢をかなえる 人よりも

夢を追ってる あなたが好きと

そっと笑って ついてくる

春の始まり 教えるような

お前の好きな その花は

かたくり かたくり かたくりの花

涙もろくて 不器用で

なのにやさしい あなたが好きと

俺の弱さを かばう奴

夕陽みつめて ぬくもりくれる

お前の好きな その花は

かたくり かたくり かたくりの花

嘘に傷つく 暮らしより

嘘もつけない あなたが好きと

胸に飛び込み 眼を閉じる

薄いむらさき 日蔭に咲いた

お前のような その花は

かたくり かたくり かたくりの花

Utamei: Katakurino Hana

Uta: Kitayama Takeshi

Kashi: Kitajō Makoto

Sakkyoku: Hirao Masa'aki

Henkyoku: Ido Norio

Hatsubaibi: 3/18/2015

Reko-do gaisha: Teichiku Entateinmento

Yumewo kanaeru hito yorimo

Yumewo otteru anataga sukito

Sotto waratte tsuitekuru

Haruno hajimari oshieruyōna

Omaeno sukina sono hanawa

Katakuri katakuri katakurino hana

Namida morokute bukiyōde

Nanoni yasashi'i anataga sukito

Oreno yowasawo kabau yatsu

Yūhi mitsumete nukumori kureru

Omaeno sukina sono hanawa

Katakuri katakuri katakurino hana

Usoni kizutsuku kurashiyori

Usomo tsukenai anataga sukito

Muneni tobikomi mewo tojiru

Usui murasaki hikageni saita

Omaeno yōna sono hanawa

Katakuri katakuri katakurino hana

Song name: Trout Lily

Singer:  Kitayaka Takeshi

Lyrics: Kitajō Makoto

Composer: Hirao Masa'aki

Arrangement: Ido Norio

Release Date: 3/18/2015

Record Label: Teichiku Entertainment, Inc.

Rather than the person who makes his dreams come true

I like you who chases dreams, you told me

And you gently smile and follow me

As if telling me when the spring starts

The flower you like

The flower of trout lily, trout lily, trout lily

You cry easily and are clumsy

And yet I like you who are kind, you told me

You who shield my weakness

You stare at the sun and give me warmth

The flower that you love

The flower of trout lily, trout lily, trout lily

Rather than the life where we hurt each other with lies

I like you, who cannot lie, you told me

You jump into your bosom and close your eyes

The light purple flower which bloomed in a shade

A flower just like you

The flower of trout lily, trout lily, trout lily

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Long Path(路遥か Michiharuka) by Kitajima Saburō(北島三郎), Kitayama Takeshi(北山たけし)

歌名: 路遥か

唄: 北島三郎、 北山たけし

作詞: 大地土子

作曲: 大地土子

編曲: 丸山雅仁

発売日: 2014年8月06日

レコード会社: 日本クラウン

（北島）この人生を　ここまで歩いてくれば

（北山）ここまで歩いてくれば…

（北島）永き旅路の　出逢い　別れ

思い出　よみがえる

（北山）山を越え　（北島）谷を越えて

（北島、北山）鳴吸　陽はまた昇り　それが道なら

大地　踏みしめて

（北島）熱く　（北山）熱く　（北島、北山）熱く

（北島、北山）明日へ続く

（北山）この人生を　再（ここ）から歩いてみるさ

（北島）再から歩いてみるさ…

（北山）雨が降るたび　花は咲いて

緑は　芽吹くもの

（北島）夢一つ　（北山）胸に抱（いだ）いて

（北島、北山）鳴吸　季節は巡り　そこに詩（うた）あり

紡ぐ　足跡は

（北山）遠く　（北島）遠く　（北島、北山）遠く

（北島、北山）想いをつなぐ

（北島、北山）鳴吸　命の限り　炎と燃えて

共に　生きてたい

（北山）心　（北島）心　（北島、北山）心

（北山）遥かな路を　（北島）遥かな路を…

（北島）－北島 三郎

（北山）－北山たけし

（北島、北山）－北島 三郎、北山たけし

Utamei: Michiharuka

Uta: Kitajima Saburō, Kitayama Takeshi

Kashi: Daichi Tsuchiko

Sakkyoku: Daichi Tsuchiko

Henkyoku: Maruyama Masahito

Hatsubaibi: 8/6/2014

Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Kuraun

(Kitajima) Kono jinseiwo kokomade aruitekureba

(Kitayama) Kokomade aruite kureba...

(Kitajima) Nagaki tabijino deai wakare

Omoide yomigaeru

(Kitayama) Yamawo koe (Kitajima) taniwo koete

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Aa hiwa mata nobori sorega michinara

Daichi fumishimete

(Kitajima) Atsuku (Kitayama) atsuku (Kitajima, Kitayama) atsuku

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Ashitae tsudzuku

(Kitayama) Kono jinseiwo kokokara aruitemirusa

(Kitajima) Kokokara aruitemirusa...

(Kitayama) Amega furutabi hanawa saite

Midoriwa mebuku mono

(Kitajima) Yume hitotsu (Kitayama) muneni idaite

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Aa kisetsuwa meburi sokoni uta ari

Tsumugu ashiatowa

(Kitayama) Tōku (Kitajima) tōku (Kitajima, Kitayama) tōku

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Omoiwo tsunagu

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Aa inochino kagiri honōto moete tomoni ikiteitai

(Kitayama) Kokoro (Kitayama) kokoro (Kitajima, Kitayama) kokoro

(Kitayama) Harukana michiwo (Kitajima) harukana michiwo

(Kitajima) - Kitajima Saburō

(Kitayama) - Kitayama Takeshi

(Kitajima, Kitayama) - Kitajima Saburō, Kitayama Takeshi

Song name: Long Path

Singer: Kitajima Saburo, Kitayaka Takeshi

Lyrics: Daichi Tsuchiko

Composer: Daichi Tsuchiko

Arrangement: Maruyama Hasahito

Release Date: 8/6/2014

Record Label: Nippon Crown Co, Ltd.

(Kitajima) Walking this life to this point

(Kitayama) Walking to this point...

(Kitajima) The eternal path's meetings, partings

Memories resurface

(Kitayama) Going over the mountain (Kitajima) going past the valley

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Oh the sun rises again, if that is the path

I step on the solid ground

(Kitajima) Passionately (Kitayama) passionately (Kitajima, Kitayama) passionately

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Continue towards tomorrow

(Kitayama) This life I will walk from here

(Kitajima) Walk from here...

(Kitayama) Every time it rain the flowers bloom

Shoots are things which sprout

(Kitajima) Holding a dream to my heart

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Oh the seasons change, and there you can find the songs

The spinning footprints are

(Kitayama) Distant(Kitajima) distant (Kitajima, Kitayama) distant

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Thoughts they connect

(Kitajima, Kitayama) Oh as long as I have life, I want to burn along with the flame

Live our lives together

(Kitayama) Heart (Kitayama) heart (Kitajima, Kitayama) heart

(Kitayama) The long path (Kitajima) the long path

(Kitajima) - Kitajima Saburō

(Kitayama) - Kitayama Takeshi

(Kitajima, Kitayama) - Kitajima Saburō, Kitayama Takeshi

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Kitayama Takeshi(北山たけし)

When Kitayama Takeshi(北山たけし) was nine years old, he sung Kitajima Saburō(北島三郎)'s Windy Snow Wandering Journey(風雪ながれ旅 Fūsetsu Nagaretabi), in the Kids' Amateur Singing Contest(ちびっ子のど自慢 Chibikko Nodo Jiman) hosted by Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (KBC)(九州朝日放送株式会社 Kyūshū Asahi Hōsō  Kabushiki Gaisha) and won.

He made his debut with Tokuma Japan Communications Co., Ltd.(株式会社徳間ジャパンコミュニケーションズ Kabushikigaisha Tokuma Japan Komyunikēshonzu) using the stage name Ōhira Kōichi(大平幸一) but he was unsuccessful and returns home.

He returned to Tokyo when he was 21 years old and studied under Kitajima Saburō(北島三郎) for eight years.

In 2004, he made his second debut, this time with Teichiku Entertainment, Inc.(株式会社テイチクエンタテインメント Kabushikigaisha Teichiku Entertainment), singing "One way ticket(片道切符 Katamichi Kippu)." That year, he won multiple awards.

In 2005, he made his first appearance on Kōhaku Utagassen with the song "A Man's Outgoing Ship(男の出船 Otokono Debune).

In 2009, he married his teacher Kitajima Saburō(北島三郎)'s second daughter. They had first fallen in love when she took care of injuries he sustained to the index finger of his left hand while cutting weeds from his teacher's yard. Worried about what might happen if people, especially his teacher, found out, they kept the relationship a secret for several years before making it public.

This blog post translates information from the Wikipedia article 北山たけし which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.