Camellia of Miyama(深山のつばき Miyamano Tsubaki) by Chiba Kazuo(千葉一夫)

歌名: 深山のつばき

唄: 千葉一夫

作詞: 馬場登代光

作曲: 三浦丈明

発売日: 2015年06月24日

レコード会社: キングレコード

冬の寒さに 耐えながら

俺の帰りを 待っている

可愛い奴だよ お前だけ

忘れはしない 今もなお

面影揺れる 深山のつばき

生まれ故郷の 丸木橋

にぎる手と手の あたたかさ

今も心の 片隅に

逢いたさつのる あかね雲

この胸泣かす 深山のつばき

人目忍んで 身をかくし

風が運んだ 春便り

俺を信じる いじらしさ

こもれび揺れて 山間に

夏まで咲いて 深山のつばき

Utamei: Miyamano Tsubaki
Uta: Chiba Kazuo
Kashi: Baba Toyomitsu
Sakkyoku: Miura Takeaki
Hatsubaibi: 6/24/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Kingu Reko-do

Fuyuno samusani taenagara
Oreno kaeriwo matteiru
Kawai'i yatsudayo omaedake
Wasurewa shinai imamo nao
Omokage yureru Miyamano tsubaki

Umare kokyōno marukibashi
Nigiru teto teno atatakasa
Imamo kokorono katasumini
Aitasa tsunoru akaegumo
Kono mune nakasu Miyamano tsubaki

Hitome shinonde miwo kakushi
Kazega hakonda harudayori
Orewo shinjiru ijirashisa
Komorebi yurete sankan'ni

Natsumade saite Miyamano tsubaki

Song Name: Camellia of Miyama

Singer: Chiba Kazuo

Lyrics: Baba Toyomitsu

Composer: Miura Takeaki

Release Date: 6/24/2015

Record Label: King Record Co., Ltd.

While withstanding the winter's coldness

Waiting for me to go back

You are such a darling, only you

I won't forget, even now

Your face wavers, camellia of Miyama

The log bridge in my home town

The warmth I feel when we held hands

Even now at the corner of my heart

My desire to see you grows, crimson cloud

Makes my chest cry, camellia of Miyama

Avoiding prying eyes and hiding myself

The message in spring brought by the wind

Your loveliness as you believe in me

The sunshine filtering through the foliage wavers among the mountains

Blooming until the summer, camellia of Miyama

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Hydrangea in the Drizzle(紫陽花しぐれ Ajisai Shigure) by Chiba Kazuo(千葉一夫)

歌名: 紫陽花しぐれ

唄: 千葉一夫

作詞: のせよしあき

作曲: 花笠薫

発売日: 2015年06月24日

レコード会社: キングレコード

藍染めの 浴衣に咲いた 花柄が

とても似合うと 言った人

しあわせですか どこかで今も

逢瀬のときめき 偲ぶよな

あの日と同じ 紫陽花しぐれ

近づけば 泣きだしそうで 辛いから

行きも帰りも 遠まわり

想い出だけは 捨てたくないの

ふたりで旅した 山あいに

せつなく浮かぶ 紫陽花しぐれ

路地あかり のれんが揺れる とまり木で

別れ涙が こみあげる

夢でもいいの 燃やした恋は

お酒の雫で 酔いしれる

おんなの胸に 紫陽花しぐれ

Utamei: Ajisai Shigure
Uta: Chiba Kazuo
Kashi: Nose Yoshiaki
Sakkyoku: Hanagasa Kaoru
Hatsubaibi: 6/24/2015
Reko-do gaisha: Kingu Reko-do

Aizomeno yukatani saita hanagaraga
Totemo niauto itta hito
Shiawasedesuka dokokade imamo
Ōseno tokimeki shinobuyona
Ano hito onaji ajisai shigure

Chikadzukeba nakidashisōde tsuraikara
Ikimo kaerimo tōmawari
Omoide dakewa sutetakunaino
Futaride tabi shita yama'aini
Setsunaku ukabu ajisai shigure

Roji akari norenga yureru tomarigide
Wakare namidaga komiageru
Yumedemo īno moyashita koiwa
Osakeno shizukude yoishireru

On'nano muneni ajisai shigure

Song Name: Hydrangea in the Drizzle

Singer: Chiba Kazuo

Lyrics: Nose Yoshiaki

Composer: Hanagasa Kaoru

Release Date: 6/24/2015

Record Label: King Record Co., Ltd.

The flower patterns that bloomed on the indigo yukata

The man who told me that it fits me very well

Are you happy somewhere even now

Making me recall the throbbing heart before a tryst

Just like that day, the hydrangea in the drizzle

If I get close it would be painful and I may cry, so

On the way and on the way back, I take a longer road

Memories are the only things I still want to keep

The valley where we both travelled together

Painfully floating, the hydrangea in the drizzle

The light in the alley, the noren wavers, on the bar stool with a tall leg

The tears of parting well up

It's all right even if it's a dream, the love which burned in me

Gets intoxicated from the drop of sake

To a woman's chest, the hydrangea in the drizzle

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Chiba Kazuo(千葉一夫)

Chiba Kazuo(千葉一夫)'s younger sister passed away when he was five years old. When he entered junior high school, he started to have desires to become an enka singer. However, his father was against this idea and he ends up working for the Japanese National Railways.

However, his father passed away the same year he started working for the Japanese National Railways. His desire to become a singer returned and he resigned from his job and moved to Tokyo when he was 25 years old. He worked for various companies including glass making factory, cardboard factory, and night club while looking for a chance to break into the music industry.

He finally made his debut in 1980 with the single "I Want to See You(君に逢いたい Kimini Aitai)." In 2003, his single "Rain Firefly(雨蛍 Ame Hotaru)" reached the sixth spot on the Oricon Enka Chart. Many other of his recent singles have reached the top ten spot on the Oricon Enka Chart including "Hydrangea in the Drizzle(紫陽花しぐれ Ajisai Shigure)" which was released on 6/24/2015.

This blog post takes and translates information from his profile listed at the Bluesky Inc web site