Sake Is a Gift Sent to This World(酒はこの世の贈り物 Sakewa Kono Yono Okurimono) by Kitagawa Daisuke(北川大介)

歌名: 酒はこの世の贈り物

唄: 北川大介

作詞: さいとう大三

作曲: 叶弦大

発売日: 2015年7月01日

レコード会社: 日本クラウン

まわり道して 裏通り

ひとり背中の 男酒

遠く離れた 親父にも

酒が会わせて くれるだろ

あぁ…酔って

酔って 子供に帰ればいいさ

酔って 酔って

酔って あの日に戻ればいいさ

男の背中 揺らす

酒はこの世の贈り物

明日があるから 生きて行く

今日はがまんの ひとり酒

生きる力が ほしい時

酒が助けて くれるだろ

あぁ…酔って

酔って 忘れて眠ればいいさ

酔って 酔って

酔って 今夜を流せばいいさ

男の心 濡らす

酒はこの世の贈り物

あぁ…酔って

酔って 明日を夢見りゃいいさ

酔って 酔って

酔って 誰かを思えばいいさ

男の夢を くれる

酒はこの世の贈り物

Utamei: Sakewa Kono Yono Okurimono
Uta: Kitagawa Daisuke
Kashi: Saitō Daizō
Sakkyoku: Kanō Gendai
Hatsubaibi: 7/1/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Kuraun

Mawarimichishite uradōri
Hitori senakano otokozake
Tōku hanareta oyajinimo
Sakega awasete kurerudaro
Ā... yotte
Yotte kodomoni kaereba īsa
Yotte yotte
Yotte ano hini modoreba īsa
Otokono senaka yurasu
Sakewa kono yono okurimono

Asuga arukara ikite yuku
Kyōwa gaman'no hitorizake
Ikiru chikaraga hoshī toki
Sakega tasukete kurerudaro
Ā... yotte
Yotte wasurete nemureba īsa
Yotte yotte
Yotte kon'yawo nagaseba īsa
Otokono kokoro nurasu
Sakewa kono yono okurimono

Ā... yotte
Yotte ashitawo yumemirya īsa
Yotte yotte
Yotte darekawo omoeba īsa
Otokono yumewo kureru

Sakewa kono yono okurimono

Song name: Sake Is a Gift Sent to This World

Singer: Kitagawa Daisuke

Lyrics: Saito Daizo

Composer: Kano Gendai

Release Date: 7/1/2015

Record Label: Nippon Crown Co, Ltd.

Taking a detour and going along the back alley

With my back alone, drinking a man's sake

To my father living far away

The sake will surely let me see him

Oh... let's get drunk

Let's get drunk and go back to our childhood

Let's get drunk let's get drunk

Let's get drunk and go back to that day

Making a man's back waver

Sake is a gift sent to this world

I live on because there is a tomorrow

Today, I grin and bear it and drink sake alone

When I want the strength to go on living

I'm sure the sake will help me

Oh... let's get drunk

Let's get drunk, then forget, and go to sleep

Let's get drunk let's get drunk

Let's get drunk and wash tonight away

Wetting a man's heart

Sake is a gift sent to this world

Oh... let's get drunk

Let's get drunk and dream about tomorrow

Let's get drunk let's get drunk

Let's get drunk and think about someone

Giving a man's dream

Sake is a gift sent to this world

Town of Melancholy(哀愁の街 Aishūno Machi) by Kitagawa Daisuke(北川大介)

歌名: 哀愁の街

唄: 北川大介

作詞: 喜多條忠

作曲: 叶弦大

発売日: 2015年7月01日

レコード会社: 日本クラウン

港・長崎 なつかしい

出島あたりの なじみの店は

今日も夜霧に つつまれて

ネオンまたたく 思案橋

行こかやめよか 思案にくれて

いつも銅座に 朝がくる

今でもあの子は ひとりでいるか

どこかで幸せ みつけたか

長崎は 長崎は 哀愁の街

赤いランタン 揺れていた

新地あたりの あの子の店に

今もボトルは あるだろか

ふたり歩いた 眼鏡橋

旅の男に 惚れたら負けと

抱いた肩先 ふるえてた

涙と雨とで こころも濡れる

思い出ほろ酔い 石畳

長崎は 長崎は 哀愁の街

今でもあの子は ひとりでいるか

どこかで幸せ みつけたか

長崎は 長崎は 哀愁の街

Utamei: Aishūno Machi
Uta: Kitagawa Daisuke
Kashi: Kitajō Makoto
Sakkyoku: Kanō Gendai
Hatsubaibi: 7/1/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Kuraun

Minato-Nagasaki natsukashī
Dejima atarino najimino misewa
Kyōmo yogirini tsutsumarete
Neon matataku Shianbashi
Ikoka yameyoka shian'ni kurete
Itsumono Dōzani asaga kuru
Imademo ano kowa hitoride iruka
Dokokade shiawase mitsuketaka
Nagasakiwa Nagasakiwa aishūno machi

Akai rantan yureteita
Shinchi atarino ano kono miseni
Imamo botoruwa arudaroka
Futari aruita Meganebashi
Tabino otokoni horetara maketo
Daita katasaki furueteta
Namidato ametode kokoromo nureru
Omoide horoyoi ishidatami
Nagasakiwa Nagasakiwa aishūno machi

Imademo ano kowa hitoride iruka
Dokokade shiawase mitsuketaka

Nagasakiwa Nagasakiwa aishūno machi

Song name: Town of Melancholy

Singer: Kitagawa Daisuke

Lyrics: Kitajō Makoto

Composer: Kano Gendai

Release Date: 7/1/2015

Record Label: Nippon Crown Co, Ltd.

Port Nagasaki it feels nostalgic

The familiar shops near Dejima

Covered in night fog again today

The blinking neon lights on the Shian Bridge

Unable to decide whether I should go forward or go back

The morning always comes to Dōza

Is she alone still now

Or did she find happiness somewhere

Nagasaki is Nagasaki is a town of melancholy

The red lantern wavered

Her store near Shinchi

Does it still have bottles (of sake)

The Megane Bridge where we both walked together

Saying she couldn't fall in love with a man on a journey

When I held her shoulders they were shivering

With the tears and the rain, even my heart gets wet

Getting tipsy from the memories the stone pavement

Nagasaki is Nagasaki is a town of melancholy

Is she alone still now

Or did she find happiness somewhere

Nagasaki is Nagasaki is a town of melancholy

Dancer in Yokohama(横濱の踊り子 Yokohamano Odoriko) by Kitagawa Daisuke(北川大介)

歌名: 横濱の踊り子

唄: 北川大介

作詞: 喜多條忠

作曲: 叶弦大

発売日: 2015年7月01日

レコード会社: 日本クラウン

港ヨコハマ 日は落ちて

街のあかりが ポツポツ灯るころ 汽笛

まぶた閉じれば なつかしい

ハマのクラブに イカした踊り子がいたね

照らすライトで 花と咲き

俺をトリコにしたのさ

Ha Ha Ha Ha… 胸の谷間に 汗落とし

あやしげに揺れる

ブルースカイ(BLUE SKY) 夜ふけまで

ブルースカイ(BLUE SKY) 夜明けまで

横濱(ハマ)の踊り子

港ヨコハマ 馬車道を

そぞろ歩けば あいつの面影が 見える

長い黒髪 ふり乱し

網のタイツが 男を釘づけにしたよ

ミラーボールの 雪が降り

夢の世界につれてく

Ha Ha Ha Ha… ルンバ・ジルバに チャールストン

あでやかに踊る

ナイト・アンド・ディ(NIGHT ＆ DAY)夜ふけまで

ナイト・アンド・ディ(NIGHT ＆ DAY)夜明けまで

横濱(ハマ)の踊り子

ハマのクラブの 踊り子も

みんな今では 想い出

Ha Ha Ha Ha… 金のピアスを海に投げ

旅に出たあいつ

チャイナタウン(CHINA TOWN)夜ふけまで

チャイナタウン(CHINA TOWN)夜明けまで

横濱(ハマ)の踊り子

Utamei: Yokohamano Odoriko
Uta: Kitagawa Daisuke
Kashi: Kitajō Makoto
Sakkyoku: Kanō Gendai
Hatsubaibi: 7/1/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Kuraun

Minato Yokohama hiwa ochite
Machino akariga potsupotsu tomoru koro kiteki
Mabuta tojireba natsukashī
Hamano kurabuni ikashita odorikoga itane
Terasu raitode hanato saki
Orewo torikoni shitanosa
Ha Ha Ha Ha... muneno tanimani ase otoshi
Ayashigeni yureru
Burū sukai yofukemade
Burū sukai yoakemade
Hamano odoriko

Minato Yokohama bashamichiwo
Sozoro arukeba aitsuno omokagega mieru
Nagai kurokami furimidashi
Amino taitsuga otokowo kugidzukenishitayo
Mirā bōruno yukiga furi
Yumeno sekaini tsureteyuku
Ha Ha Ha Ha... Runba-Jirubani Chārusuton
Adeyakani odoru
Naito-ando-dei yofukemade
Naito-ando-dei yoakemade
Hamano odoriko

Hamano kurabuno odorikomo
Min'na imadewa omoide
Ha Ha Ha Ha... kin'no piasuwo umini nage
Tabini deta aitsu
Chaina taun yofukemade
Chaina taun yoakemade

Hamano odoriko

Song name: Dancer in Yokohama

Singer: Kitagawa Daisuke

Lyrics: Kitajō Makoto

Composer: Kano Gendai

Release Date: 7/1/2015

Record Label: Nippon Crown Co, Ltd.

Port Yokohama after the sun goes down

Around the time when the city lights start to come on one by one, the steam whistle

If I close my eyes I feel nostalgic

At the club in Yokohama, there was a cool dancer

She bloomed with the flowers as the spotlight shone on her

And made me her captive

Ha Ha Ha Ha... as the sweat ran down the valley between her chests

It shook mysteriously

Blue sky until late at night

Blue sky until dawn

Dancer in Yokohama

Port Yokohama along the carriage road

If I wander around aimlessly I can see her face

Her long black hair flowing carefree

Her fishnet tights grabbed men's attention

The snow from the mirror ball fell

And took us to the world of dreams

Ha Ha Ha Ha... rumba-jitterbug and Charleston

Dancing glamorously

Night and day until late at night

Night and day until dawn

Dancer in Yokohama

Even the dancer from the club in Yokohama

Is now just memories

Ha Ha Ha Ha... throwing the golden pierce into the ocean

She left on a journey

Chinatown until late at night

Chinatown until dawn

Dancer in Yokohama

Drink at the Wharf(波止場酒 Hatobazake) by Kitagawa Daisuke(北川大介)

歌名: 波止場酒

唄: 北川大介

作詞: 水木れいじ

作曲: 叶弦大

編曲: 前田俊明

発売日: 2015年1月07日

レコード会社: 日本クラウン

旅のさむさに　わびしさに

小瓶片手に　あおる酒

すすり泣いてた　あの娘（こ）の声が

海鳴り遥かに　呼んでいる...

俺も人の子　人恋しさに

泣けてきそうな　波止場酒

どんなやんちゃな　事でさえ

いつも許して　くれたっけ

たった二才（ふたつ）の　年の差なのに

おふくろみたいな　女（やつ）だった...

酔って見上げる　あの西空に

星が流れる　波止場酒

酒の力を　借りてさえ

おもいきれない　じれったさ

最後のひと口　飲み干しながら

しあわせ遠くで　祈ろうか...

はぐれカモメよ　おまえもひとり

どこへ帰るか　波止場酒

Utamei: Hatobazake

Uta: Kitagawa Daisuke

Kashi: Mizuki Reiji

Sakkyoku: Kanō Gendai

Henkyoku: Maeda Toshiaki

Hatsubaibi: 1/7/2015

Reko-do gaisha: Nippon Kuraun

Tabino samusani wabishisani

Kobin katateni aoru sake

Susuri naiteta ano kono koega

Uminari harukani yonde iru...

Oremo hito no ko hito koishisani

Nakete kisouna hatobazake

Don'na yanchana kotodesae

Itsumo yurushite kuretakke

Tatta futatsuno toshino sa nanoni

Ofukuro mitaina yatsudatta...

Yotte miageru ano nishizorani

Hoshiga nagareru hatobazake

Sakeno chikarawo karite sae

Omoikirenai jirettasa

Saigono hitokuchi nomihoshinagara

Shiawase tōkude inorōka...

Hagure kamomeyo omaemo hitori

Dokoe kaeruka hatobazake

Song name: Drink at the wharf

Singer: Kitagawa Daisuke

Lyrics: Mizuki Reiji

Composer: Kano Gendai

Arrangement: Maeda Toshiaki

Release Date: 1/7/2015

Record Label: Nippon Crown Co, Ltd.

From the journey's coldness, dreariness

A small bottle in one hand, fuels the sake

The sobbing girl's voice

Rumbling of the sea far away, calling me...

I'm also a man's offspring, from the desire to see people

I'm about to cry, drink at the wharf

No matter how mischievous,

(She) always forgave me

Only two years older than me but

She was like my mom...

Looking up after getting drunk, at that western sky

The shooting stars cross the sky, drink at the wharf

Even borrowing the power of the sake

I can't let go this impatience

While drinking the last sip

Perhaps pray for happiness from far away...

Oh lost seagull, you're also alone

Where are you returning to, drink at the wharf

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Kitagawa Daisuke(北川大介)

Kitagawa Daisuke(北川大介) was a pitcher on his high school's baseball team. While attending the Senshu University (専修大学 Senshū Daigaku), he was active as a member of the golf club. After graduating, he came to the United States hoping to become a professional golfer.

He has been certified by The Professional Golfers' Association of Japan(JPGA) as an A-level instructor.

In 1998, he made his debut as an enka singer with "Maebashi Blues(前橋ブルース Maebashi Burūsu)."

He won the Japan Crown Hit Award's Newcomer's Award and the Japan Singer's Association(日本歌手協会 Nihon Kashu Kyōkai) in 2000.

In the 50th Japan Record Awards, he won the Japan Composer's Association Award(日本作曲家協会奨励賞 Nihon Sakkyokuka Kyōkai Shōreishō) and the Excellence Award(優秀作品賞 Yūshū Sakuhinshō) in the 51st Japan Record Awards for his song "Taking You Along(おまえを連れて Omaewo Tsurete)."

He has acted as a "one day commissioner" at the Takasaki Police Station(高崎警察署 Takasaki Keisatsusho) in Gunma Prefecture and the Isezaki Police Station(伊勢佐木警察署 Isezaki Keisatsusho) in Kanagawa Prefecture.

In the show NHK Song Concert(NHK歌謡コンサート NHK Kayō Konsāto), he has appeared with Takeshima Hiroshi(竹島宏) and Yamauchi Keisuke(山内惠介) as part of the enka singer trio "Handsome Trio(イケメン3 Ikemen 3)."

This blog post translates information from the Wikipedia article 北川大介 which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.